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... .TO E s ofnfMtuditJnat Vol. 1 No.3 May ENGLAND 1965 '-r sllpply this season er introductions of ers, vigorous and rlm'Iers, occasionally armed Ilowers of soft pink. Ie dowers, white striped red, lte pink semi-double medium iomsii 'MARY CHRISTIAN'). )f glistening deep rose pink, '.1 EGANT BEAUTY' A.G.M. 1958. Lorge semi rOm 301- to 35/-. 'er and will gladly be sent 1d Office. An Official Publication of the ~ CRISP, LTO. ~-!!' ..... - . BERKSHIRE International Camellia Society North Woles-33741 • .. _- I :_ -- '•- '-.. • 1'\ -' -. .... ~ - ~_: t ".; J.J ". ilFirst Selection Stonehurs Camellias of 01/ THE WORLD'S FINEST OLD FAVOURITES j CAMELLIAS Camellia japoni and their associated plants Camellia reticul Magnolias Evergreen Available Azaleas - Pieris - Heathers 'Aaron's Ruby' 'Betty Sheffield Supreme' 'Charlean' • 'Drama Girl' 'Emmett Barnes' DISTRIBUTION: 'Geisha Girl' 'High Wide'n Handsome' BRITISH ISLES, EUROPE 'King's Ransom' 'Lady Macon' 'Mrs. D. W. 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Camellia Specialists TRURO CORNWALL UNITED KINGDOM Telephone Truro 4371/2 VII By Appointment Nurserymen and Seedsmen to H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother HILLIER'S CATALOGUE OF TREES AND SHRUBS (Centenary Edition) We offer the most complete descriptive catalogue published since the war, comprising nearly 5,000 species, hybrids and cultivars, representing 530 genera. The nomenclature of this unique catalogue conforms to the International Code for cultivated plants. The taxonomy has been thoroughly revised, the fami lies indicated and, where known, the authority for the names. Plants of hybrid origin are shown with parentage. Notes are given on hardiness, Iime tolerance, correct siting, etc., and major Awards of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, are shown. Price, including postage, 7s. 6d. or $1.15. Price list only free on request. HILLIER 6' SONS WINCHESTER ENGLAND V1Ll VOLUME I NUMBER 3 An Official Publication a/the International Camellia Society EDITED BY CHARLES PUDDLE • Articles may nor be reproduced without the permission of the Author and Editor. International Camellia Society * PRESIDENT: E. G. WATERHOUSE, 17, McInlOsh Street, Gordon, New South Wales, Australia VICE-PRESIDENT: ALBERT FENDIG, SI. Simons Island, Georgia, USA. DIRECTORS: J. HOWARD ASPER, Green Valley Nurseries, Escondido, California, U.S.A. R. E. DEAN, Central Government Offices, West Wing, Hong Kong. T. DURRANT, Mayhills Farm, Tirau, New Zealand. H. G. HILLIER, Hillier & Sons, Winchester, Hams., United Kingdom KIYOSHI ISHIKAWA, 100 Fusuma-cho, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Le Vicomte de NOAILLES, Villa Noailles, Grasse, France. RALPH N. PHILBRICK, Sama Barbara Botanic Gardens, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. CHARLES PUDDLE, Bodnam Garden, Tal-y-Cafn, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, United Kingdom. T. J. SAVIGE, 141 Prospect Hill Road, Camerbury E.7, ViclOria, Australia. ANDREW C. SOFFE, Murambi House, 1/3 SlOrford Avenue, UmtaIi, Southern Rhodesia. * The International Camellia Society has been inaugurated with the following motives; • To foster the love of camellias throughout the world and 10 maintain and to increase their popularity. • To undertake hislOrical, scientific and horticultural research in connection with climellias. • To co-operate with all national and regional camellia societies and with other horticultural societies. • To disseminate information concerning camellias by means of bulletins anJ other publications. • To encourage a friendly exchange between camellia emhusiasts of all nationalities. 2 Vol. 1, No.3 MAY, 1965 The Secretary's Page 4 Camellia Hybrids Way Down Under Les Jury 5 Gibberellic Acid for Early Blooms Stewart C. Forbes ... 12 Camellias and Cicadas F. T. Clere 15 Madeira-An Island Paradise H. Pa'yne ... 17 Some Thoughts on Picture Taking in General and Flower Close-ups in Particular George Du Brul, Marjorie Washburne} Alvin Cooter 19 Camellias Cultivated in Taiwan E. G. Waterhouse 25 Camellias around Cape Town Herbert Nash 29 The Story of Sacramento's Camellia Festival E. A. Combatalade 32 Camellias in the Sub-Tropics and Tropics of Queensland R. ]. E. Dcwidson 39 The International Camellia Society and Camellia Nomenclature Albert Fendig 43 How Tea is Grown and Manufactured Boh Plantations 44 Can Chimaeras Occur in Camellias? C. Blumenthal 50 Advice to Beginners on Propagation Geoffrey R. Wakefield 52 Camellias Outdoors in the North David Gurin 55 Camellias in Jersey Violet Lort-Ph-illips 57 Camellia Enemy Number One Jack Clark 61 On Nor Running the 'Gauntlerrii' Dorothea W. Newton 63 Australian Camellias of the Nineteenth Cenrury Tom Savige 64 Growing Camellias as a Hobby Tom and Alice Clower 80 Colour Plates and Nomenclature of some Japanese Camellias E. G. Waterhouse 81 Camellias in the Natal Midlands Trevor Schofield 85 First Show H.