Yunnan Camellia Flowers
Sonnet JOHN PATON Killara, NSW, Australia August 1982 TO A CAMELLIA Sweet Celestial Flower, Which burst from green-ed womb so ripe: What awe I feel that Life Produced in you such hues superb From dull brown earth and greying stem, To so delight my eyes, Where curves and shapes, your nuanced forms Are consummate of Flora's art. My heart and mind expand so full To contemplate your sight: A yellow'd sere is not your fate! Your life and memory of you their troth will plight! . Oh, I shall love you with the purest thought And will your presence to my very being brought. The International.Camellia Society was inaugurated in 1962 with the following motives: 1. To foster the love of Camellias throughout the world, and to maintain and increase their popularity. 2. To undertake historical, scientific and horticultural research in connection with Camellias. 3.. To co-operate with all national regional Camellia Societies and with other Horticultural Societies. 4. To disseminate information concerning Camellias by means of bulletins and other publications. 5. To encourage a friendly exchange between Camellia enthusiasts of all nationalities. The International Camellia Journal No. 14 OCTOBER 1982 An Official Publication of The International Camellia Society DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY 1982 PRESIDENT Mrs Violet Lort-Phillips, Channel Islands VICE·PRESIDENTS· Mrs Violet Stone, Baton Rouge, USA Mr John Tooby, Worcester, England Mr Eric Craig, Sydney, Australia REGIONAL DIRECTORS Africa Mr Leslie Riggall, South Africa America Mr Lewis Fetterman, North Carolina Mr Thomas Perkins III, Mississippi Mr William D. Stewart, California Asia Dr Kaoru Hagiya, Japan Mr Yoshiaki Sakakura, Japan Australia Mr John Alpen, New South Wales Mr Ray Garling, Victoria Dr John Pedler, South Australia France M.
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