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		<title>Sun Camellias &#8211; a book published by Southern California Camellia Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern California Camellia Society published a 50-page book called Sun Camellias about Fall-blooming Camellia sasanqua. I contributed to this book 28 photo pictures (mostly from my garden) and a small text about camellia breeders from my website www.sazanka.org. If you are interested in purchasing this book from the Camellia Society, you can do it on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2011/12/24/sun-camellias/"></a></div><p><a href="http://www.socalcamellias.org">Southern California Camellia Society</a> published a 50-page book called Sun Camellias about Fall-blooming Camellia sasanqua. I contributed to this book 28 photo pictures (mostly from my garden) and a small <a href="http://sazanka.org/2007/10/09/breeders">text about camellia breeders</a> from my website <a href="http://sazanka.org">www.sazanka.org</a>. If you are interested in purchasing this book from the Camellia Society, you can do it on their website <a href="http://www.socalcamellias.org">www.socalcamellias.org</a> in the section <a href="http://www.socalcamellias.org/custom.html">Make a Purchase</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.socalcamellias.org">Общество Камелий Южной Калифорнии</a> опубликовало книжку на 50 страниц под названием &#8220;Камелии солнца&#8221; oб осеннецветущей камелии горной или Camellia sasanqua. Я сам внес вклад в эту книжку &#8211; 28 сделанных мною фотографий камелий (преимущественно из моего сада) и небольшой <a href="http://sazanka.org/2007/10/09/breeders">текст о селекционерах камелий</a> с моего сайта <a href="http://sazanka.org">www.sazanka.org</a>. Если вы хотите приобрести книжку Общества Камелий, вы можете сделать это на их сайте <a href="http://www.socalcamellias.org">www.socalcamellias.org</a> в разделе <a href="http://www.socalcamellias.org/custom.html">Make a Purchase</a>.</p>
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		<title>An article in The Camellia Journal about the convention of American Camellia Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I contributed some photo pictures to The Camellia Journal, a quarterly publications of the American Camellia Society (ACS). I made those pictures during the March ACS convention in Foster City, California. You can see one of the pictures published in the last issue of the magazine &#8211; a picture with the group of ACS attendies. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2009/08/20/camellia-journal-acs-2009/"></a></div><p><a href="http://sazanka.org/periodicals/the_camellia_journal/2009_06_07/large/the_camellia_journal_2009_06_07_1.jpg"><img border=0 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 src="http://sazanka.org/periodicals/the_camellia_journal/2009_06_07/small/the_camellia_journal_2009_06_07_1.jpg"></a>I contributed some photo pictures to The Camellia Journal, a quarterly publications of <a href="http://www.camellias-acs.com/">the American Camellia Society (ACS)</a>. I made those pictures during the March ACS convention in Foster City, California. You can see one of the pictures published in the last issue of the magazine &#8211; a picture with the group of ACS attendies. I included both the cover of the magazine and the article about the convention below. You can see my other posts about the convention here: </p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/08/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart_s_garden/">Part 1. Bob Ehrhart&#8217;s Camellia Garden.</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_modesto">Part 2. Gallo Camellia Garden.</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_group">Part 3. Group pictures and the first reception.</a></p>
<p>All pictures are clickable:</p>
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		<title>A new book about camellias is published in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new book about camellias is published in China. It is written by Shen Yinchun 沈荫椿, a Chinese American living in the San Francisco Bay Area. I (Yuri Panchul) contributed more than 30 photo pictures to this great publication. The preface is written by Barbara Tuffy, a recent president of the American Camellia Society. American [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2009/06/14/shen_yinchun/"></a></div><p>A new book about camellias is published in China. It is written by Shen Yinchun 沈荫椿, a Chinese American living in the San Francisco Bay Area. I (Yuri Panchul) contributed more than 30 photo pictures to this great publication. The preface is written by Barbara Tuffy, a recent president of the American Camellia Society. American camellia people usually call Shen Yinchun &#8220;Y.C. Shen&#8221; or simply &#8220;Y.C.&#8221;</p>
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<p>This picture shows me, my younger son and Mr. Shen in University of California at Berkeley Botanical Garden, near the Asian section of the garden.</p>
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<p>My daughter with this book:</p>
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<p>Another Chinese book about camellias has a picture of young Y.C. Shen with his father Shen Yuanru 沈渊如. This picture was taken back in 1967, one year before both of them were arrested by Chinese Communists during Mao&#8217;s &#8220;Cultural Revolution&#8221;:</p>
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		<title>The history of camellias</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 01:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian weekly “Novoye Vremya” (The New Times) published my article about the history of camellias in Japan, China, Europe and the United States. Российский журнал &#8220;Новое Время&#8221; (The New Times) опубликовал мою статью об истории камелий. http://newtimes.ru/articles/detail/3288/ To read my article in English using automatic translation by Google Translate, you can click here &#8211; http://tinyurl.com/mtroq5 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2009/05/30/camellia_history/"></a></div><p><a href="http://newtimes.ru"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;" title="the_new_times" src="http://panchul.com/periodicals/logo/the_new_times.gif" alt="The New Times magazine logo / Логотип журнала Новое Время" /></a>Russian weekly <a href="http://newtimes.ru">“Novoye Vremya” (The New Times)</a> published my article about the history of camellias in Japan, China, Europe and the United States.</p>
<p>Российский журнал <a href="http://newtimes.ru">&#8220;Новое Время&#8221; (The New Times)</a> опубликовал мою статью об истории камелий.</p>
<p><a href="http://newtimes.ru/articles/detail/3288/">http://newtimes.ru/articles/detail/3288/</a></p>
<p>To read my article in English using automatic translation by Google Translate, you can click here &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mtroq5">http://tinyurl.com/mtroq5</a><br />
Japanese &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/nzfn8e">http://tinyurl.com/nzfn8e</a><br />
Traditional Chinese &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/n2tegh">http://tinyurl.com/n2tegh</a><br />
Simplified Chinese &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/npclos">http://tinyurl.com/npclos</a></p>
<p><big><b>Цветок на все времена</b></big></p>
<p><b>Романтическая красота и древность происхождения камелий стали источником множества мифов и загадочных историй, связанных с этой «царицей сада». В разные века камелия была символом и богини солнца Аматэрасу — прародительницы японских императоров, и символом Иисуса Христа, она олицетворяла то долголетие, то роковую переменчивость судьбы. При этом мало кто знает, что роскошный цветущий куст камелии — ближайший родственник чайного куста, источника экономического благополучия многих регионов Азии. <font color=red>Откуда взялись камелии и в чем тайна этого великолепного цветка — разбирался The New Times</font></b></p>
<p><img src="http://panchul.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/camellia1.jpg" alt="Camellia" title="Camellia" width="300" height="277" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-327" /><i>— Сэр Джон поднялся наверх и принес шкатулку с драгоценностями. Когда я открыл шкатулку на столе и все собрались вокруг него, леди велела мне зажечь лампы в оранжерее, так как гости вскоре должны были идти смотреть красные камелии. Но красных камелий там не было!<br />
— Я не понял вас.<br />
— Они исчезли, сэр! Исчезли все до одной! — хрипло выкрикнул наш посетитель. — Когда я вошел в оранжерею, то так и прирос к мес­ту, держа лампу над головой: мне показалось, что я сошел с ума. Знаменитый куст был в полной сохранности, но от дюжины больших цветов, которыми я восхищался днем, не осталось даже лепестка.<br />
Шерлок Холмс протянул свою длинную руку за трубкой.<br />
— Прелестно, прелестно, — сказал он. — Эта история доставляет мне чрезвычайное удовольствие&#8230; </p>
<p>Адриан Конан Дойл, Джон Диксон Карр. «Рубин Авас» </p>
<p>Маргарита бывала на всех первых представлениях и все вечера проводила в театрах и на балах. Каждый раз, когда давалась новая пьеса, ее наверняка можно было встретить в театре с тремя вещами, с которыми она никогда не расставалась и которые лежали всегда на барьере ее ложи в бенуаре: с лорнетом, коробкой конфет и букетом камелий.<br />
В течение двадцати пяти дней каждого месяца камелии были белые, а остальные пять дней они были красные, никому не известна была причина, почему цветы менялись… </p>
<p>Александр Дюма-сын. «Дама с камелиями»</i></p>
<p>Камелии — самый яркий пример разницы в восприятии красоты на Востоке и на Западе. Если поставить рядом цветки, которые были популярны среди японских самураев, и те, которыми любовались английские аристократы XIX века, то может показаться, что перед нами совсем разные растения. Но и те и другие прекрасны. </p>
<p><b>Цветок самураев</b></p>
<p><img src="http://panchul.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/camellia2.jpg" alt="Camellia" title="Camellia" width="200" height="214" class="alignright size-full wp-image-328" />Первое упоминание о камелиях относится к I веку нашей эры, когда губернатор провинции острова Кюсю лично прикончил главарей банды преступников дубиной, сделанной из древесины камелии. С тех пор эта часть Кюсю называется Цубаки по японскому названию камелии японской (Camellia japonica), а само поле битвы названо «Кровавое поле». Возможно, в названии отразилось то, что цветки дикой Цубаки — ярко-красного цвета, а первый в истории белый цветок этого вида появился только в VII веке и вызвал такой интерес, что его даже принесли показать императору Тэмму.<br />
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Культура камелий пережила в Японии несколько взлетов и падений. В XI веке японцы почему-то забыли о камелиях и вспомнили о них только в период Муромати (1333–1568), время становления традиционного стиля японского сада. Разведение камелий стало распространенным занятием сословия самураев. Кроме Цубаки популярной была осеннецветущая камелия горная — Сазанка (Camellia sasanqua). Она меньше по размеру, чем Цубаки, цветок более асимметричной формы, но цветет она обильнее и не боится открытого солнца, в то время как ее «сестре» нужно притенение. </p>
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<p><small><b>Camellia sasanqua &#8216;White Doves&#8217;</b>. По-английски этот культивар называется &#8216;White Doves&#8217; (&#8220;Белые Голуби&#8221;), а по-японски &#8216;Mine-no-yuki&#8217; (&#8220;Снег на гребне горы&#8217;)</small></p>
<p>За свою историю камелии были культурными символами с зачастую противоположными значениями. Сначала камелия Цубаки была одним из символов богини солнца Аматэрасу, а во время запрета христианства в Японии она же стала символом… Иисуса Христа у подпольных японских католиков, которым было запрещено носить крест.<br />
И сейчас католическую церковь в Нагасаки украшает орнамент из цветков Цубаки. Изначально эта камелия была также символом долголетия. А в XV веке возникло поверье, что прикоснувшемуся к ней самураю отрубят голову. Поверье объясняли тем, что цветок Цубаки падает на землю целиком, как отрубленная голова, а не осыпается дождем из лепестков, как Сазанка. Члены японского общества камелий Хиго считают, что это суеверие было частью «черного пиара» одних самурайских кланов против других. Еще более странно, что в Америке XIX–XX веков члены расистской организации «Ку-клукс-клан» использовали японскую камелию как символ белой расы и называли себя Рыцарями белой камелии. </p>
<p>Контакт с Америкой — прибытие на острова в 1858 году коммодора Перри и последующее открытие Японии для мира вызвало спад интереса к камелиям в Японии, так как японцы принялись быстро копировать все западное, от западных роз до военных кораблей. С разрушением феодализма многие самураи, которые были хранителями культуры выращивания камелий, лишились своих коллекций, а молодое поколение стало воспринимать камелии как цветы для кладбищ. Только через столетие, в 1958 году, группа цветоводов в Кюсю решила возродить традицию Хиго, цветов самурайского клана Кумамото. Они нашли около сотни сортов, многие из которых росли на древних могилах. Благодаря энтузиазму этой группы, а также итальянскому цветоводу Франко Гирарди камелии Хиго распространились в Европе и США. Этот цветок идеально передает японский вкус, основанный на простоте, асимметрии и близости к природе. Традиционно Хиго выращивается как бонсаи,<sup>1</sup> хотя любители Хиго в Европе выращивают их и как камелии обычного размера. </p>
<p><b>Родина камелий</b></p>
<p>Японские камелии более известны, чем китайские, но именно Южный Китай является родиной камелий как биологического рода. Из Японии произошли только два вида (C. japonica и C. sasanqua), а из Китая — более двухсот.<sup>2</sup> Хотя изображения и упоминания камелий встречались в китайской живописи и литературе более тысячи лет назад, для китайцев эти цветы были всего лишь одной группой из многих растений для сада. Китайцы предпочитали пышные красные цветки сортов камелии сетчатой (C. reticulata), которые часто высаживали у буддийских монастырей. </p>
<p>В наше время дикие камелии из лесов Южного Китая — бесценный материал для селекционеров, позволяющий выводить разные сорта: с расширенной палитрой цветов; с сильным запахом; разновидности камелий, цветущие круглый год; сорта, устойчивые к холодному или, наоборот, слишком солнечному климату. Многие из видов были открыты только в 1970–1980-х годах и пришли на Запад, когда Китай стал более открытым для остального мира. </p>
<p><b>В Европу по ошибке</b></p>
<p><img src="http://panchul.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/camellia3.jpg" alt="Camellia" title="Camellia" width="300" height="206" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-329" />Историки называют самые разные даты появления камелий в Европе — от 1550 до 1730 года. Одна из версий: камелии были привезены вместо растений чайного куста, которые также относятся к роду Camellia. Возможно, китайский торговец совершил подмену сознательно, но, скорее всего, это произошло по ошибке, так как по-китайски и чай для питья, и декоративные камелии обозначаются одним и тем же иероглифом «ча». </p>
<p>Латинское название рода Camellia предложил в 1753 году сам «отец» ботанической классификации Карл Линней. Он назвал растение в честь ботаника Георга Джозефа Камела, который работал на Филиппинах и наверняка никогда в жизни не видел ни одной камелии. Одновременно Линней придумал название рода Thea для чая. Ботаники решили объединить роды Camellia и Thea только в 1935 году. </p>
<p>«Золотым веком» камелий стал XIX век. Среди представителей английской элиты стало модно выращивать новинку в оранжереях, потому что англичане ошибочно полагали, что камелия не переносит заморозков. На самом деле в Англии камелии могут расти в открытом грунте: они легко переносят небольшие морозы и продолжают свое зимнее цветение, когда температура повышается выше нуля. </p>
<p>Вкус европейцев викторианской эпохи принципиально отличался от вкуса японцев — европейцам нравились махровые цветки, похожие на чайные розы. Возможно, это и привело к упадку культуры камелий в начале XX века: их стали считать слишком искусственными и холодными. После Первой мировой войны произошла культурная революция с отрицанием чопорного викторианского стиля XIX века, и про камелии временно забыли. </p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/glen40_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/glen40_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><small><b>Camellia japonica &#8216;Glen 40&#8242; (&#8216;Coquettii&#8217;)</b></small></p>
<p><b>Голубая мечта</b></p>
<p>И чайные кусты, и декоративные камелии появились в США еще в конце XVIII века. Американские чайные плантации не выдержали конкуренции с азиатскими, а вот декоративные камелии прижились. Сначала их выращивали в теплицах в Нью-Йорке, Бос­тоне и Филадельфии — в основном на срезку. Затем камелии стали еще более популярными среди плантаторов юга США. В конце XIX века интерес к камелиям пошел на спад, как и в Европе. Возрождение наступило только в 1930-е годы, когда было создано Общество азалий и камелий Америки, часть которого после реорганизаций превратилось в Американское общество камелий, выпустившее в 1946 году свой первый сборник статей. </p>
<p>Задача Американского общества камелий, как и большого количества региональных обществ, — поддерживать культуру разведения камелий, регистрировать сорта, организовывать выставки и лекции селекционеров. В прошлом главный акцент делался на организацию выставок срезанных цветков: цветоводы соревновались, кто сможет вырастить цветок наиболее идеальной формы. Сейчас все больше людей хотят любоваться кустами камелии в саду, все больше цветоводов выращивают более «живые», «неформальные» камелии Сазанка, которые оказались идеально приспособленными для солнечных и сухих мест вроде Калифорнии и Австралии. Новое поколение камелиеводов пробует скрещивать новые виды камелий, привезенные из Китая, а наиболее продвинутые исследователи, например, генетик Такаюки Танака из Кумамото, используют молекулярную биологию, чтобы расшифровать «фамильное дерево» камелий. Возможно, в будущем исследователи смогут вывести голубые цветки — пока ни одна из камелий не способна вырабатывать голубой пигмент. </p>
<p><b>Зимняя роза</b></p>
<p>В России в открытом грунте камелии растут в Сочи. Выращивают их также в Грузии и Крыму. Но можно ли разводить их севернее? Генетик профессор Вильям Акерман считает, что можно. Он заинтересовался морозоустойчивыми камелиями после того, как необычайно холодная зима 1977 года уничтожила почти все камелии Национального ботанического сада США в Вашингтоне. Единственным растением, которое перенесло морозы без проблем, оказалась камелия масляная (C. oleifera), плоды которой используются в Китае для получения вкусного масла для приготовления пищи.<sup>3</sup> С тех пор профессор Акерман вывел три десятка морозоустойчивых камелий, скрещивая различные сорта Цубаки и Сазанки с их морозоустойчивой сестрой. Некоторые из этих сортов, например, миниатюрная Зимняя роза (Winter’s Rose, выведенная из классического японского сорта Отоме), могут выдержать до –25o C(!), что дает возможность старинному цветку самураев расти не только в Сочи, но и гораздо севернее. </p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/oleifera_seedling_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/oleifera_seedling_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><small><b>Сеянец дикорастущей Camellia oleifera</b></small></p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/winter_s_rose_6.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/winter_s_rose_6.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><small>Акермановский гибрид <b>Winter&#8217;s Rose</b>, &#8220;Зимняя Роза&#8221;. C. oleifera &#8216;Plain Jane&#8217; x C. x hiemalis &#8216;Otome&#8217;. Выдерживает очень низкие зимние температуры, согласно Вильяму Акерману, до -26 градусов по Цельсию.</small></p>
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<sup>1</sup> Технология выращивания миниатюрных деревьев. </p>
<p><sup>2</sup> Род Camellia нас­читывает более 200 диких видов, но только три из них — C. japonica, C. sasanqua и C. reticulata использовались для выведения подавля­ющего большинства из тысяч культурных сортов. </p>
<p><sup>3</sup> Чайное масло от масляной камелии не следует путать с так называемым маслом чайного дерева, которое добывается из растения Melaleuca alternifolia, не имеющего никакого отношения к чаю или камелиям. </p>
<p><b>Автор</b> — член Американского общества камелий, Международного общества камелий, обществ камелий округа Санта-Клара и Сан-Францисского полуострова. Выполняет функцию младшего судьи на выставках камелий в Калифорнии и поддерживает веб-сайт, посвященный осеннецветущим камелиям Сазанка http://sazanka.org. </p>
<p><img src="http://panchul.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/camellia4.jpg" alt="Pearl Maxwell and Yamato Nishiki" title="Pearl Maxwell and Yamato Nishiki" width="200" height="283" class="alignright size-full wp-image-331" />Японский канон красоты — простые, слегка асимметричные камелии Хиго с небольшим количеством плоских лепестков и облаком из пары сотен ярких тычинок (Yamato Nishiki). Европейский канон красоты — строго симметричные камелии с несколькими рядами лепестков и без тычинок (Pearl Maxwell. C. japonica). И тот и другой канон — воп­лощение желаний цветоводов, которые скрещивали разные сорта и отбирали сеянцы по своему вкусу. </p>
<p><a href="http://newtimes.ru/authors/detail.php?ID=469"><i><font color=red>Панчул Юрий</font></i></a></p>
<p><b>Источники информации:</b></p>
<p>1. Sealy, Robert J. 1958. A Revision of the Genus Camellia. London: The Royal Horticultural Society.</p>
<p>2. Chang Hung Ta and Bruce Bartholomew. 1984. Camellias. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press.</p>
<p>3. Gao Jiyin, Clifford R. Parks and Du Yueqiang. 2005. Collected Species of the genus Camellia. An illustrated outline. China.</p>
<p>4. Macoboy, Stirling and Roger Mann. 1998. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press.</p>
<p>5. Trehane, Jennifer. 2007. Camellias. The Gardener’s Encyclopedia. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press.</p>
<p>6. Japan Camellia Society. 1999. The Nomenclature of Japanese Camellias and Sasanquas (Nippon Tsubaki . Sasanqua Meikan). English Translation supervised by Thomas J. Savige.</p>
<p>7. Franco Ghirardi. Higo Camellia. Italia, 2000. http://www.higocamellia.it</p>
<p>8. Ackerman, William L. 2007. Beyond the Camellia Belt. Breeding, Propagating, and Growing Cold-Hardy Camellias. Batavia, Illinois: Ball Publishing.</p>
<p>9. Ackerman, William L. 2002. Growing Camellias in Cold Climates. Baltimore, Maryland, Noble House.</p>
<p>10. International Camellia Journal No. 40 2008. Takayuki Tanaka, and Takayuki Mizutani, Michio Shibata, Natsu Tanikawa and Clifford Parks. Estimation of the seed parent of C. x vernalis.</p>
<p>11. International Camellia Journal No. 40 2008.Tama-no-ura Camellia: the current situation, history and future possibility</p>
<p>12. The International Camellia Register &#8211; 30,000 культиваров.</p>
<p>13. Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalog. 2008-2009. Altadena, California.</p>
<p>14. Camellia Forest Nursery Catalog. Fall 2008. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</p>
<p>Дополнительные абзацы, не вошедшие из-за ограничения на размер:</p>
<p><b>Камелии встречают молекулярную биологию</b></p>
<p>В истории камелий есть много загадок, для решения которых приходится совмещать изучение исторических японских текстов с молекулярной биологией. Например откуда взялись розовые сорта «солнечной камелии» Сазанка? Ведь в диком состоянии цветки этой камелии имеют белый цвет – они генетически неспособны синтезировать розовый пигмент. Может быть, розовый пигмент взялся из красной камелии Тцубаки? Такое предположение долго считали невероятным, так как Сазанка и Цубаки цветут в разное время года и практически не скрещиваются, так как у них разное количество хромосом.</p>
<p>Профессор Такаюки Танака из Кумамото за 20 лет провел целое детективное исследование проблемы происхождения розовой Сазанка. Сначала он выделил розовый пигмент и показал, что пигмент взялся именно из Цубаки, а не из других, например китайских, видов камелий. Потом он исследовал ДНК и составил «фамильное дерево» сортов камелии Сазанка с разным количеством хромосом. Затем Танака-сенсеи нашел место (остров Хирадо в провинции Нагасаки), в котором время цветения Цубаки пересекается с временем цветения Сазанки. Одновременно оказалось, что розовая Сазанка впервые упомянута в книге, изданной 400 лет назад. Вооруженный этими знаниями, Танака-сенсеи поехал на остров Хирадо и действительно нашел там 400-летнее дерево, которое по-видимому является прародителем миллионов камелий Сазанка розового цвета, которые выращивают цветоводы всего мира – от Калифорнии до Новой Зеландии (сноска: International Camellia Journal No. 40 2008. Takayuki Tanaka, and Takayuki Mizutani, Michio Shibata, Natsu Tanikawa and Clifford Parks. Estimation of the seed parent of C. x vernalis.). К сожалению, история не сохранила, был этот прародитель естественным гибридом, или его создал средневековый цветовод с помощью искуственного опыления.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/shishigashira_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/shishigashira_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><small><b>Camellia x hiemalis &#8216;Shishigashira&#8217;</b>. По японски &#8220;шишигашира&#8221; означает &#8220;львиная голова&#8221;.</small></p>
<p>Другой загадкой является история камелии Тама-но-ура, которую нашел в 1947 году в лесу житель провинции Нагасаки. Этот пурпурно-розовый цветок не был похож ни на какой другой – его лепестки обрамляла белая полоса. Новинку быстро импортировали калифорнийские цветоводы семьи Нуччио, которые создали на ее основе сорт Тама-Американа и другие. Генетический анализ Тама-но-ура, проведенный в наши дни профессором Хироси Окубо (сноска: International Camellia Journal No. 40 2008.Tama-no-ura Camellia: the current situation, history and future possibility), показал, что ДНК ее хлоропластов (сноска: хлоропласты – органеллы клетки, которые выполняют фотосинез и содержат хлорофилл) отличается от всех китайских камелий и почти от всех японских разновидностей Цубаки. Было бы заманчивым предположить, что Тама-но-ура произошла из-за мутации обычной камелии под влиянием ядерного взрыва в Нагасаки в 1945 году (сноска: Иногда клетки меристемы (зоны роста новой ветки) мутируют и на кусте камелии появляется ветка с новой формой или окраской цветка. Полученный таким способом сорт называется «спорт»). К сожалению, такое предположение маловероятно, так как камелия, очень похожая на Тама-но-ура, изображена в книге периода Эдо, опубликованной 250 лет назад. Где камелия с белым ободком скрывалась почти 200 лет – не знает никто.</p>
<p><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/tama_no_ura.jpg" /></p>
<p><small><b>Исходная Тама-но-ура</b></small></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311351048/" title="A camellia hybrid created by John Wang by panchul, on Flickr"><img border=0 src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/3311351048_dda629f7cc.jpg" width="500" height="378" alt="A camellia hybrid created by John Wang" /></a></p>
<p><small><b>Гибрид на основе Тама-но-ура. Селекционер &#8211; известный гибридизатор камелий Джон Ван (John Wang), китайский американец, живущий в Области Сан-Францисского Залива</b></small></p>
<p><b>Галереи фоток и другие ссылки:</b></p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/sazanka">Сазанка &#8211; Цветок Осеннего Солнца</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/sazanka/camellia">Камелия – капризна? Вовсе нет!</a><br />
<a href="http://www.camelias.net">Camelias en Galicia</a></p>
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		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continued from Part 1 and Part 2. Back in March 19-21 I attended the annual meeting of the American Camellia Society. This year it was in Foster City near San Francisco. You can also read about the event on the website of the American Camellia Society. At the end of the conference I made two [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_group/"></a></div><p>Continued from <a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/08/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart_s_garden/">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_modesto/">Part 2</a>.</p>
<p>Back in March 19-21 I attended the annual meeting of the American Camellia Society. This year it was in Foster City near San Francisco. You can also read about the event on the <a href="http://www.camellias-acs.com/display.aspx?catid=7,229,240">website of the American Camellia Society.</a></p>
<p>At the end of the conference I made two group photos. You can click to enlarge:</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_group/large/acs_2009_group_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_group/medium/acs_2009_group_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_group/large/acs_2009_group_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_group/medium/acs_2009_group_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>I also made <a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_groupacs_2009_group/">many photo pictures of the conference attendees during the first reception on March 19</a>:</p>
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<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/alma_buffkin_bob_logan.jpg" /></p>
<p>Alma Buffkin (North Carolina) and Bob Logan (California)</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/matt_hunter_pat_gregory.jpg" /></p>
<p>Matt Hunter (North Carolina) and  Pat Gregory (California)</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/roger_vinson.jpg" /></p>
<p>Roger Vinson, Florida</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/deane_hall.jpg" /></p>
<p>Deane Hall, Colorado</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/tod_gregory.jpg" /></p>
<p>Tod Gregory, California</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/richard_buggeln.jpg" /></p>
<p>Richard Buggeln, North Carolina</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/garland_bayley_2.jpg" /></p>
<p>Garland Bayley, Oregon</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/patti_perkins_larry_barlow.jpg" /></p>
<p>Patti Perkins (Mississippi) and Larry Barlow (Virginia)</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/ann_walton.jpg" /></p>
<p>Ann Walton, Georgia</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/brenda_beach.jpg" /></p>
<p>Brenda Beach (South Carolina)</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/william_bennett.jpg" /></p>
<p>William Bennett, Florida</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/garland_bayley.jpg" /></p>
<p>Garland Bayley, Oregon</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/grace_bayley.jpg" /></p>
<p>Grace Bayley, Oregon</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/celeste_richard_patrick_andrews.jpg" /></p>
<p>Celeste Richard (Georgia) and Patrick Andrews (Florida)</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/jim_dickson.jpg" /></p>
<p>Jim Dickson, South Carolina</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/john_newsome.jpg" /></p>
<p>John Newsome, Georgia</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/ellen_vinson.jpg" /></p>
<p>Ellen Vinson, Florida</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/carolyn_dickson.jpg" /></p>
<p>Carolyn Dickson, South Carolina</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/dickson_newsome_vinson.jpg" /></p>
<p>Carolyn and Jim Dickson (South Carolina), John Newsome (Georgia), Ellen Vinson (Florida)</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/bob_weidman_2.jpg" /></p>
<p>Bob Weidman, Florida</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/lynn_king.jpg" /></p>
<p>Lynn King, California</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/brad_king.jpg" /></p>
<p>Brad King, California</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/nancy_mefford.jpg" /></p>
<p>Nancy Mefford, California</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/miles_beach.jpg" /></p>
<p>Miles Beach, South Carolina</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/miles_beach_patrick_andrews_brad_king.jpg" /></p>
<p>Miles Beach (South Carolina), Patrick Andrews (Florida) and Brad King (California)</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/lynn_king_nancy_mefford_steve_mefford.jpg" /></p>
<p>Lynn King, Nancy Mefford and Steve Mefford, all from California</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/bob_weidman.jpg" /></p>
<p>Bob Weidman, Florida</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash/content/bin/images/large/brenda_beach_garland_bayley_patti_perkins.jpg" /></p>
<p>Brenda Beach (South Carolina), Garland Bayley (Oregon) and Patti Perkins (Mississippi)</p>
<p>Slide show with all photo pictures &#8211; <a href="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception">with Flash-player</a> and <a href="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_first_reception/no_flash">without Flash-player</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/08/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart_s_garden/">Part 1. Bob Ehrhart&#8217;s Camellia Garden.</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_modesto">Part 2. Gallo Camellia Garden.</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_group">Part 3. Group pictures and the first reception.</a></p>
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		<title>American Camellia Society &#8211; 2009 Annual Meeting. Part 2. Gallo Camellia Garden.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continued from Part 1. Back in March 19-21 I attended the annual meeting of the American Camellia Society. This year it was in Foster City near San Francisco. On Saturday, March 21 all the conference attendees went to the city of Modesto, California for the National Camellia Show hosted this year by the Camellia Society [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_modesto/"></a></div><p>Continued from <a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/08/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart_s_garden/">Part 1</a>.</p>
<p>Back in March 19-21 I attended the annual meeting of the American Camellia Society. This year it was in Foster City near San Francisco. On Saturday, March 21 all the conference attendees went to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesto">the city of Modesto, California</a> for the National Camellia Show hosted this year by the Camellia Society of Modesto. The show was in <a href="http://www.historicmodesto.com/ejgallotimeline.html">the Administrative Building of Gallo Winery</a>. As a part of the conference we took a tour in the beautiful Gallo Camellia Garden and had a party inside <a href="http://gallo.com/">Gallo Wine Cellar</a>. You can also read about the event on the <a href="http://www.camellias-acs.org/display.aspx?catid=7,229,240&#038;pageid=898">website of the American Camellia Society.</a></p>
<p>My photo pictures of the Gallo Camellia Garden, National Show and Gallo Wine Cellar:</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-104.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-120.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-133.jpg"></p>
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<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-103.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-107.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-110.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-111.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-112.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-114.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-115.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-117.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-122.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-123.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-134.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-136.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-132.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/medium/acs_2009_modesto-138.jpg"></p>
<p>Slide show with all photo pictures &#8211; <a href="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/">with Flash-player</a> and <a href="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_modesto/no_flash">without Flash-player</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/08/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart_s_garden/">Part 1. Bob Ehrhart&#8217;s Camellia Garden.</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_modesto">Part 2. Gallo Camellia Garden.</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_group">Part 3. Group pictures and the first reception.</a></p>
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		<title>American Camellia Society &#8211; 2009 Annual Meeting. Part 1. Bob Ehrhart&#8217;s Camellia Garden.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in March 19-21 I attended the annual meeting of the American Camellia Society. This year it was in Foster City near San Francisco. During the first day we went to the garden of Robert and Linda Ehrhart in Walnut Creek, California. Bob Ehrhart&#8217;s garden is one of the largest private collections in the United [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/08/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart_s_garden/"></a></div><p>Back in March 19-21 I attended the annual meeting of the American Camellia Society. This year it was in Foster City near San Francisco. During the first day we went to the garden of Robert and Linda Ehrhart in Walnut Creek, California. Bob Ehrhart&#8217;s garden is one of the largest private collections in the United States. It has several thousand large plants growing mostly in containers. Bob&#8217;s website is <a href="http://www.camelliagrower.com">www.camelliagrower.com</a>. You can also read about Bob Ehrhart on the <a href="http://www.americancamellias.org/display.aspx?catid=7,229,240&#038;pageid=896">website of the American Camellia Society.</a></p>
<p>My photo pictures of the event:</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/medium/bob_ehrhart_s_garden-121.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/medium/bob_ehrhart_s_garden-125.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/medium/bob_ehrhart_s_garden-118.jpg"></p>
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<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/medium/bob_ehrhart_s_garden-101.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/medium/bob_ehrhart_s_garden-103.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/medium/bob_ehrhart_s_garden-127.jpg"></p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/medium/bob_ehrhart_s_garden-139.jpg"></p>
<p>Seedlings:</p>
<p><img src="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/medium/bob_ehrhart_s_garden-106.jpg"></p>
<p>Slide show with all photo pictures &#8211; <a href="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart">with Flash-player</a> and <a href="http://sazanka.org/events/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart/no_flash">without Flash-player</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/08/acs_2009_bob_ehrhart_s_garden/">Part 1. Bob Ehrhart&#8217;s Camellia Garden.</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_modesto">Part 2. Gallo Camellia Garden.</a><br />
<a href="http://sazanka.org/2009/04/10/acs_2009_group">Part 3. Group pictures and the first reception.</a></p>
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		<title>John Wang &#8211; a camellia hybridizer living in San Francisco Bay Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 25, 2009 I visited a well known camellia hybridizer John Wang, a Chinese American living in San Francisco Bay Area. John Wang places camellias inside the house to hand pollinate them. Room temperature increases the chance of success and no insects can interfere. John does not believe in open pollination of camellias &#8211; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2009/02/28/john-wang/"></a></div><p>On January 25, 2009 I visited a well known camellia hybridizer John Wang, a Chinese American living in San Francisco Bay Area.</p>
<p>John Wang places camellias inside the house to hand pollinate them. Room temperature increases the chance of success and no insects can interfere. John does not believe in open pollination of camellias &#8211; he chooses parents very carefully because he cannot afford to plant thousands of chance seedlings like for example Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries does:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311344390/" title="John Wang places camellias inside the house to hand pollinate them by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/3311344390_d88a8141a4.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="John Wang places camellias inside the house to hand pollinate them" /></a></p>
<p>This camellia hybrid, created by John Wang, is a seedling of Tama-no-ura:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311351048/" title="A camellia hybrid created by John Wang by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/3311351048_dda629f7cc.jpg" width="500" height="378" alt="A camellia hybrid created by John Wang" /></a></p>
<p>Another seedling from John Wang has a rare yellow tint:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311351506/" title="A camellia hybrid, created by John Wang, has a rare yellow tint by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3311351506_134dc02256.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="A camellia hybrid, created by John Wang, has a rare yellow tint" /></a></p>
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John grows most of his camellias in plastic containers. He constructed an elaborate shading structure using PVC pipes and shade cloth:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311345936/" title="A path in John Wang's camellia garden by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3311345936_351f94e0e2.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="A path in John Wang's camellia garden" /></a></p>
<p>John uses fish tanks to grow camellia seedlings. Under room temperature, high humidity and the absence of wind, the seedlings germinate and grow very fast:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311347054/" title="John Wang uses fish tanks to grow camellia seedlings by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3311347054_e2ee859626.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="John Wang uses fish tanks to grow camellia seedlings" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311347710/" title="John Wang uses fish tanks to grow camellia seedlings by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3311347710_353d890413.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="John Wang uses fish tanks to grow camellia seedlings" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3310518431/" title="John Wang uses fish tanks to grow camellia seedlings by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3310518431_84ff153993.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="John Wang uses fish tanks to grow camellia seedlings" /></a></p>
<p>John quickly grafts all his seedlings. This significantly reduces time needed to evaluate the seedlings. Without grafting a seedling typically starts to bloom after 4-6 years, sometimes 15 years or more. Grafted seedling may start to bloom in a couple of years.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3310526499/" title="John Wang quickly grafts all his seedlings by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3310526499_a432b2b672.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="John Wang quickly grafts all his seedlings" /></a></p>
<p>A small-leaved Camellia species from the garden of John Wang. Neither John nor I can recognize this species. I suspect it is related to C. lutchuensis or even possible C. sinensis. Anybody has any idea?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3310527115/" title="A small-leaved Camellia species from the garden of John Wang by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3310527115_3cc6259cf3.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="A small-leaved Camellia species from the garden of John Wang" /></a></p>
<p>More pictures:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311355150/" title="John Wang, a well known camellia hybridizer by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3311355150_e466126af9.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="John Wang, a well known camellia hybridizer" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311354138/" title="John Wang, a well known camellia hybridizer by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3311354138_764d4dbb33.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="John Wang, a well known camellia hybridizer" /></a></p>
<p>An unidentified red camellia from the garden of John Wang:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311349478/" title="An unidentified red camellia from the garden of John Wang by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3311349478_998fb5a502.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="An unidentified red camellia from the garden of John Wang" /></a></p>
<p>An unidentified camellia from the garden of John Wang:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3310522915/" title="An unidentified camellia from the garden of John Wang by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3310522915_ffa65fb340.jpg" width="468" height="500" alt="An unidentified camellia from the garden of John Wang" /></a></p>
<p>Wild Camellia yuhsienensis Hu (攸县油茶) from the garden of John Wang.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/panchul/3311352364/" title="Wild Camellia yuhsienensis Hu (攸县油茶) from the garden of John Wang by panchul, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3311352364_5887d53f36.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Wild Camellia yuhsienensis Hu (攸县油茶) from the garden of John Wang" /></a></p>
<p>See also an article about Camellia hybridization written by John Wang: <a href="http://www.jhnews.com.cn/gb/content/2003-03/02/content_158713.htm">http://www.jhnews.com.cn/gb/content/2003-03/02/content_158713.htm</a></p>
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		<title>A new catalog from Camellia Forest Nursery, Fall 2008 &#8211; my review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Camellia Forest Nursery is a nursery in North Carolina managed by Kai Mei and David Parks. Kai Mei is a wife of Dr. Clifford Parks (one of the authors of &#8220;Collected Species of the Genus Camellia&#8221;, 2005) and David Parks is their son. Mieko Tanaka The most interesting sasanqua hybrid offered this year is a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2008/10/04/camforest/"></a></div><p><a href="http://camforest.com"><img alt="" src="http://www.sazanka.org/catalogs/small/camforest_2008.jpg" title="Camellia Forest Nursery Catalog, Fall 2008" class="alignright" width="170" height="225" /></a>Camellia Forest Nursery is a nursery in North Carolina managed by Kai Mei and David Parks. Kai Mei is a wife of Dr. Clifford Parks (one of the authors of &#8220;Collected Species of the Genus Camellia&#8221;, 2005) and David Parks is their son.</p>
<p><strong>Mieko Tanaka</strong></p>
<p>The most interesting sasanqua hybrid offered this year is a true red <a href="http://www.camforest.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=1_3_10&#038;products_id=34">&#8216;Mieko Tanaka&#8217;</a>. Almost all previous &#8220;red&#8221; sasanquas were actually dark pinks (for example <a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/species-and-cultivars-gallery/dark-pinks">&#8216;Bonanza&#8217; and &#8216;Reverend Ida&#8217;</a>). The only previous true red was <a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/species-and-cultivars-gallery/yuletide-and-hiryu/">&#8216;Yuletide&#8217;</a>, a chance seedling of Hiryu, originated in <a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/breeders/nuccio">Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries</a> back in 1963.</p>
<p>The basic problem with red color is that wild C. sasanqua has no red (or pink) pigment &#8211; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthocyanin">anthocyanin</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/200px-anthocyanines_svg.png"><img src="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/200px-anthocyanines_svg.png" alt="" title="Anthocyanines" width="200" height="146" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-113" /></a></p>
<p>According to Dr. Takayuki Tanaka and other researchers, all pink sasanqua cultivars probably originated from an ancient C. japonica x sasanqua hybrid approximately 400 years ago almost definitely in Japan. The estimation 400 years comes from chloroplast genome DNA (cpDNA) analysis. Additionally, athocyanin chromatography demonstrates that all pink sasanquas (together with x hiemalis and x vernalis hybrids) share the form of anthocyanin with C. japonica and does not have pigments specific for C. reticulata and C. saluensis. </p>
<p>Based on this information, Dr. Tanaka was working on sasanqua-japonica hybridization and finally he developed a <a href="http://www.camforest.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=1_3_10&#038;products_id=34">cultivar &#8216;Mieko Tanaka&#8217; (C. x vernalis ‘Gaisen’ x C. japonica)</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Plain Jane, O&#8217;Nishiki, Winter’s Rose and Winter&#8217;s Red Rider</strong></p>
<p>Another important cultivar now available for sale in Camellia Forest Nursery is <a href="http://www.nichollsgardens.com/wOLIEFER.jpg">C. oleifera &#8216;Plain Jane&#8217;</a>. This plain white flower has two distinctive quantities.</p>
<p>First of all, it is one of the most cold-hardy camellias, used by Dr. William Ackerman for his cold-hardiness hybridization program. For example, Dr. Ackerman claims that his cultivar &#8216;Winter’s Rose&#8217; (C. oleifera ‘Plain Jane’ x C. x hiemalis ‘Otome’) can survive winter temperatures down to -15 F / -26 C.</p>
<p>Second, according to Dr. Ackerman, ‘Plain Jane’ may be used to create dwarf cultivars that are useful as patio and bonsai plants. Particularly, &#8216;Winter’s Rose&#8217; is also a dwarf camellia. When Dr. Ackerman crossed ‘Plain Jane’ with C. sasanqua &#8216;O&#8217;Nishiki&#8217;, he got 3:1 mendelian ratio between normal and dwarf seedlings. This suggested that both ‘Plain Jane’ and &#8216;O&#8217;Nishiki&#8217; carry heterozygous alleles of a dwarfiness gene. (Yes, I know that both plants are hexaploids &#8211; so an additional explanation from Dr. Ackerman is needed).</p>
<p>Luckily I got cuttings of &#8216;O&#8217;Nishiki&#8217; last Summer from Mr. Garet Uemura who lives in Hawaii. Thank you, Mr. Uemura!<br />
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This year I also bought two more plants of another semi-dwarf Ackerman hybrid &#8211; &#8216;Winter&#8217;s Red Rider&#8217; (C. ‘Shishigashira’ × C. oleifera ‘Lu Shan Snow’).</p>
<p>Here is a picture of &#8216;Winter&#8217;s Rose&#8217; (C. oleifera &#8216;Plain Jane&#8217; x C. x hiemalis &#8216;Otome&#8217;). William Ackerman claims that it survives very low winter temperatures &#8211; down to -15 F / -26 C:</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/winter_s_rose_6.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/winter_s_rose_6.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Further reading:</p>
<p>1. Parks, C R, Griffiths, A, and Montgomery, K R. 1968. A possible origin of anthocyanin (red) pigmentation in the flowers of Camellia sasanqua. American Camellia Yearbook, 229–242.</p>
<p>2. Parks, C R, Kondo, K, and Swain, P. 1981. Phytochemical evidence for the genetic contamination of Camellia sasanqua. Thunberg Jap J Breed, 31, 168–182.</p>
<p>3. Jian-Bin LI, Fumio HASHIMOTO, Keiichi SHIMIZU and Yusuke SAKATA, “Anthocyanins from Red Flowers of Camellia reticulata LINDL.”, Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., Vol. 71, 2833-2836 (2007) .<br />
<a href="http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/71/11/71_2833/_article">http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/71/11/71_2833/_article</a></p>
<p>4. Takayuki Tanaka, Takayuki Mizutani, Michio Shibata, Natsu Tanikawa and Clifford R. Parks. 2005. Cytogenetic Studies on the Origin of Camellia × vernalis. V. Estimation of the Seed Parent of C. × vernalis that Evolved about 400 Years Ago by cpDNA Analysis. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 74: 464-468<br />
<a href="http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjshs/74/6/74_464/_article">http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjshs/74/6/74_464/_article<br />
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<p>5. Nobumine Tateishi, Yukio Ozaki and Hiroshi Okubo. Occurrence of Ploidy Variation in Camellia ×vernalis. Laboratory of Horticultural Science, Division of Agricultural Botany,Department of Plant Resources, Faculty of Agriculture,Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812–8581, Japan (Received November 2, 2006 and accepted December 1, 2006).<br />
<a href="https://qir.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2324/9273/1/p011.pdf">https://qir.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2324/9273/1/p011.pdf</a></p>
<p>6. Murakami Yukie, Tanaka Jun&#8217;ichi, Yamaguchi Satoshi. Hybridity detection of cultivars of Camellia vernalis by RAPD markers. Breeding Research, vol. 1, page 169 (1999). In Japanese.</p>
<p>7. William L. Ackerman. Beyond the Camellia Belt: Breeding, Propagating, and Growing Cold-Hardy Camellias. Ball Publishing, 2007.</p>
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		<title>Found an interesting article about a Japanese-American nurseryman Toichi Domoto</title>
		<link>http://sazanka.org/2008/09/17/toichi-domoto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toichi Domoto A Japanese-American nurseryman&#8217;s life in California: floriculture and family, 1883-1992 With Introductions by Julius Nuccio and Ernest Wertheim Interviews Conducted by Suzanne B. Riess in 1992 The Bancroft LibraryUniversity of California, Berkeley http://tinyurl.com/4ohuw6 Copy at http://sazanka.org/pages/toichi_domoto This sasanqua cultivar, &#8216;Dwarf Shishi&#8217;, was originated by Toichi Domoto in 1988: It is excellent for bonsai. [...]]]></description>
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<h2>Toichi Domoto</h2>
<p>A Japanese-American nurseryman&#8217;s life in California: floriculture and family, 1883-1992</p>
<p><i>With Introductions by Julius Nuccio and Ernest Wertheim</i><br />
<i>Interviews Conducted by Suzanne B. Riess in 1992</i></p>
<p><small>The Bancroft Library<br />University of California, Berkeley</small></p>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/4ohuw6">http://tinyurl.com/4ohuw6</a><br />
Copy at <a href="http://sazanka.org/pages/toichi_domoto">http://sazanka.org/pages/toichi_domoto</a></p>
<p>This sasanqua cultivar, &#8216;Dwarf Shishi&#8217;, was originated by Toichi Domoto in 1988:</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/dwarf_shishi_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/dwarf_shishi_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>It is excellent for bonsai.</p>
<p>Also I found a very likely photo pictures of Toichi Domoto (need to check with Tom Nuccio) on <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4795g8">http://tinyurl.com/4795g8</a>. I am almost sure this is the same one (born 1902, high school in East Bay):</p>
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<a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/toichi_domoto_1.jpg"><img src="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/toichi_domoto_1.jpg" alt="" title="Toichi Domoto" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-62" /></a></p>
<p>Another mention (click to enlarge):</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/toichi_domoto_2.jpg"><img src="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/toichi_domoto_2.jpg" alt="" title="A page from the school album mentioning Toichi Domoto" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-64" /></a></p>
<p>This is probably his sister (click to enlarge):</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/toyoko_domoto.jpg"><img src="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/toyoko_domoto.jpg" alt="" title="Toyoko Domoto" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-65" /></a></p>
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		<title>&#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; &#8211; a Higo-like sasanqua</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Camellia sasanqua &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217;. Introduced by Domoto Nursery, California, 1934, but is originally from Japan. Stirling Macoboy believes that the name means &#8220;a backward glance&#8221; in Japanese, but he is probably incorrect. Since I cannot find this name in Japanese sources and my Japanese wife tells me that Japanese people are not likely to name [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2008/09/16/nodami-ushiro/"></a></div><p>Camellia sasanqua &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217;. Introduced by Domoto Nursery, California, 1934, but is originally from Japan. Stirling Macoboy believes that the name means &#8220;a backward glance&#8221; in Japanese, but he is probably incorrect. Since I cannot find this name in Japanese sources and my Japanese wife tells me that Japanese people are not likely to name a flower this way (&#8220;mi&#8221; meaning &#8220;body&#8221;), I guess that the original name was different. From <a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/2008/09/17/toichi-domoto/"> browsing the history of Toichi Domoto</a> I got an impression that he did not know Kanji well because he was a second-generation Japanese-American. Because of it, Toichi Domoto probably made a naming mistake when he imported it.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/large/nodami_ushiro_1.jpg"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/nodami_ushiro_1.jpg" title="Nodami Ushiro" /></a></p>
<p>It is difficult to explain what is so special about &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217;. It is a single pink camellia with a lot of single pink competitors &#8211; &#8216;Plantation Pink&#8217;, &#8216;Cleopatra&#8217;, &#8216;Tanya&#8217; and others. However Jennifer Trehane in her camellia book calls  &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; &#8220;a subtle, sophisticated camellia&#8221;. Where does this sophistication come from? I have an explanation.<br />
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I noticed &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; when I was walking across Nuccio&#8217;s nursery in Southern California. The first thought was &#8220;A-ha! It is a Higo-like sasanqua&#8221;. Higo camellias are japonicas originated by samurai clan  Kumamoto<sup>1</sup>. They are single asymmetrical somewhat triangular flowers with a cloud of golden stamens. Their simplicity and slight irregularity create a feeling of delicate harmony. I got the same feeling from &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; and this feeling was very real, especially if you take into account the fact that I noticed this flower among thousands of other flowers.</p>
<p>&#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; flowers are large (up to 90 mm), single or sometimes semi-double, with 20 mm yellow stamens. Many flowers look bubbly and frequently irregular in shape. Trehane wrote that the petals have &#8220;wavy, sometimes notched edges&#8221;. Macoboy stated that &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; blooms during the early season, while Trehane believes it is mid-season. This year (2008) in my garden &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; started to bloom on September 16 (early season) but last year (2007) mass blooming occurred during November (mid-late season).</p>
<p>Leaves are large, up to 40&#215;70 mm.</p>
<p>I like this flower the most on a small container plant. However the main &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; plant in my garden is large and very spreading. According to Macoboy, &#8220;the shrub is compact in size, but vigorous in growth so it may be readily pruned to whatever shape you choose&#8221;. But Trehane is saying &#8220;forming a tall, upright bush&#8221;. I believe the habit of this shrub is not &#8220;compact&#8221; and not &#8220;upright&#8221;. Looks like all three of us (Macoboy, Trehane and me) had different garden environments and applied different pruning. One thing is for sure &#8211; the plant is fast-growing and flexible.</p>
<p><sup>1</sup> In addition to Higo japonicas there are Higo sasanquas, but they are very different from Higo japonicas and people outside Japan usually do not call them Higo camellias. &#8216;Nodami Ushiro&#8217; is not one of them. When I say &#8220;a Higo-like sasanqua&#8221;, I mean &#8220;a sasanqua that has a feeling of Higo japonica&#8221;.<br />
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		<title>2008 National Camellia Show at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania</title>
		<link>http://sazanka.org/2008/02/25/national-show-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got two awards on 2008 National Camellia Show at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. I took part in photography competition. The first photo picture is of species Camellia puniceiflora from section Paracamellia: Camellia puniceiflora (粉红短柱茶 in Chinese) Chang 1981. A wild species distributed in China: Zhejiang, Hunan. Small leaves, grows up to 2 m [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="right" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 5px 5px;"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://sazanka.org/2008/02/25/national-show-2008/"></a></div><p>I got two awards on 2008 National Camellia Show at <a href="http://www.longwoodgardens.org">Longwood Gardens</a>, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. I took part in photography competition.</p>
<p>The first photo picture is of species Camellia puniceiflora from section Paracamellia:</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/puniceiflora_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/puniceiflora_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><b>Camellia puniceiflora</b> (<big>粉红短柱茶</big> in Chinese) Chang 1981. A wild species distributed in China: Zhejiang, Hunan. Small leaves, grows up to 2 m (6 f) high.</p>
<p>The second photo picture is of sasanqua cultivar called Chojiguruma:</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/chojiguruma_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/chojiguruma_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><b>Chojiguruma</b>, <big>丁子車</big> in Japanese. Means “a wheel of anemone” in Japanese. Introduced in 1789. Originated in Kansai, spread to many places. This anemone form is very rare for C. sasanqua cultivars.</p>
<p>The complete list of all results of the Camellia Photography Show is below:<br />
<span id="more-49"></span><br />
Dear Exhibitors,<br />
Here are the results of the Camellia Photography Show at Longwood Gardens  this weekend.</p>
<p>Focus on Color: Class I</p>
<p>Red.</p>
<p>1. Dianne Schilling<br />
2. Ashley Higgenbotham<br />
3. Fred Shermer</p>
<p>White</p>
<p>1. Manisse Newell  *  Best in Show *<br />
2. Joanne Rosen<br />
3. Jane Ruffin<br />
4. Mary Wood</p>
<p>Pink</p>
<p>1. Jane Ruffin<br />
2. Penny Ross<br />
3. Don Bergamini<br />
4. Yuri Panchul</p>
<p>Bicolor</p>
<p>1. Ashley Higgenbotham<br />
2. Suzanne P  Hyatt<br />
3. Phyllis Reynolds<br />
4. Deane Hall</p>
<p>Elegant Beauties:</p>
<p>Class A</p>
<p>1. Joanne Rosen<br />
2. Marnah Lund<br />
3. Don Bergamini<br />
4. Jane Ruffin</p>
<p>Class B</p>
<p>1. Phylllis Reynolds<br />
2. Fred Schermer<br />
3. Yuri Panchul<br />
4. Ashley Higgenbotham</p>
<p>It was a beautiful exhibit, staged at the entrance to the main conservatory, and much admired by the public. Our thanks to everyone who sent entries: Your participation is what made the show a success.</p>
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		<title>Semi-formal pinks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alabama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8593; Chansonette. Introduced in 1958. A seedling of &#8216;Shishigashira&#8217;. &#8593; Enishi. Means &#8220;Charming Appearance&#8221; in Japanese. It is probably a synonym of 艶姿 (あですがた, Adesugata, &#8220;Sexy female body&#8221;).　Originated in Kumamoto. A seedling of a seed given to Kiyofusa Saito by Shigeru Sugiyama. This cultivar is recognized by Higo Sasanqua Society. &#8593; Sarrel. A recent origination [...]]]></description>
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<p>&uarr; <b>Chansonette</b>. Introduced in 1958. A seedling of &#8216;Shishigashira&#8217;.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/enishi_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/enishi_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Enishi</b>. Means &#8220;Charming Appearance&#8221; in Japanese. It is probably a synonym of 艶姿 (あですがた, Adesugata, &#8220;Sexy female body&#8221;).　Originated in Kumamoto. A seedling of a seed given to Kiyofusa Saito by Shigeru Sugiyama. This cultivar is recognized by Higo Sasanqua Society.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/sarrel_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/sarrel_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Sarrel</b>. A recent origination from Bobby Green in Fairhope, Alabama. Available from Camellia Forest Nursery, North Carolina. Very spreading, can be kept under 2 feet tall with pruning.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/sarrel_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/sarrel_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Sarrel</b>. A recent origination from Bobby Green in Fairhope, Alabama. Available from Camellia Forest Nursery, North Carolina. Very spreading, can be kept under 2 feet tall with pruning.</p>
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		<title>Peony pinks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bert Jones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8593; Showa Supreme. A seedling of &#8216;Showa-no-sakae&#8217;, originated in Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1956. &#8593; Showa-no-sakae. C. x hiemalis. The name means &#8220;Glory of Showa Era&#8221; in Japanese. This cultivar was named after Japanese Emperor Hirohito, whose reign got the title &#8220;Showa&#8221;, &#8220;the era of enlightened peace&#8221;. According to Ishii&#8217;s Engei Daijiten (1950), Showa-no-Sakae was [...]]]></description>
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<p>&uarr; <b>Showa Supreme</b>. A seedling of &#8216;Showa-no-sakae&#8217;, originated in Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1956.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/showa_no_sakae_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/showa_no_sakae_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Showa-no-sakae</b>. C. x hiemalis. The name means &#8220;Glory of Showa Era&#8221; in Japanese. This cultivar was named after Japanese Emperor Hirohito, whose reign got the title &#8220;Showa&#8221;, &#8220;the era of enlightened peace&#8221;. According to Ishii&#8217;s Engei Daijiten (1950), Showa-no-Sakae was introduced by Jisuke Minagawa in Saitama in 1937 from a seedling originated in Kansai area (?).</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/rosette_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/rosette_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Rosette</b>. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1980.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/rosette_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/rosette_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Rosette</b>. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1980.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/bert_jones_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/bert_jones_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Bert Jones</b>. Introduced in 1967</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/bert_jones_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/bert_jones_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Bert Jones</b>. Introduced in 1967</p>
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		<title>Dark pinks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alabama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8593; Bonanza. C. x hiemalis, seedling of &#8216;Crimson Bride&#8217;. Originated by Tom Dodd Jr, Semmes, Alabama in 1962. &#8593; Bonanza. C. x hiemalis, seedling of &#8216;Crimson Bride&#8217;. Originated by Tom Dodd Jr, Semmes, Alabama in 1962. &#8593; Reverend Ida. A seedling of Shishigashira with deeper and more reddish color. A recent origination from Bobby Green [...]]]></description>
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<p>&uarr; <b>Bonanza</b>. C. x hiemalis, seedling of &#8216;Crimson Bride&#8217;. Originated by Tom Dodd Jr, Semmes, Alabama in 1962.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/bonanza_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/bonanza_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Bonanza</b>. C. x hiemalis, seedling of &#8216;Crimson Bride&#8217;. Originated by Tom Dodd Jr, Semmes, Alabama in 1962.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/reverend_ida_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/reverend_ida_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Reverend Ida</b>. A seedling of Shishigashira with deeper and more reddish color. A recent origination from Bobby Green in Fairhope, Alabama. Available from Camellia Forest Nursery, North Carolina.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/reverend_ida_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/reverend_ida_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Reverend Ida</b>. A seedling of Shishigashira with deeper and more reddish color. A recent origination from Bobby Green in Fairhope, Alabama. Available from Camellia Forest Nursery, North Carolina.</p>
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		<title>Yuletide and Hiryu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kanjiro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8593; Yuletide. C. x vernalis. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1963. A seedling of &#8216;Hiryu&#8217;. &#8593; Yuletide. C. x vernalis. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1963. A seedling of &#8216;Hiryu&#8217;. &#8593; Yuletide. C. x vernalis. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1963. A seedling of &#8216;Hiryu&#8217;. &#8593; Yuletide. C. x vernalis. Originated by [...]]]></description>
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<p>&uarr; <b>Yuletide</b>. C. x vernalis. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1963. A seedling of &#8216;Hiryu&#8217;.</p>
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<p>&uarr; <b>Yuletide</b>. C. x vernalis. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1963. A seedling of &#8216;Hiryu&#8217;.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/yuletide_3.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/yuletide_3.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Yuletide</b>. C. x vernalis. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1963. A seedling of &#8216;Hiryu&#8217;.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/yuletide_4.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/yuletide_4.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Yuletide</b>. C. x vernalis. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1963. A seedling of &#8216;Hiryu&#8217;.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/yuletide_5.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/yuletide_5.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Yuletide</b>. C. x vernalis. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1963. A seedling of &#8216;Hiryu&#8217;.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/hiryu_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/hiryu_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Hiryu</b>. C. x vernalis. Introduced in Nakayama, Japan in 1847. Originated from Kansai, spread to many places. In Australia it is called &#8216;Kanjiro&#8217; (the real &#8216;Kanjiro&#8217; is different). A parent of &#8216;Yuletide&#8217;.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/hiryu_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/hiryu_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Hiryu</b>. C. x vernalis. Introduced in Nakayama, Japan in 1847. Originated from Kansai, spread to many places. In Australia it is called &#8216;Kanjiro&#8217; (the real &#8216;Kanjiro&#8217; is different). A parent of &#8216;Yuletide&#8217;.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/hiryu_3.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/hiryu_3.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Hiryu</b>. C. x vernalis. Introduced in Nakayama, Japan in 1847. Originated from Kansai, spread to many places. In Australia it is called &#8216;Kanjiro&#8217; (the real &#8216;Kanjiro&#8217; is different). A parent of &#8216;Yuletide&#8217;.</p>
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		<title>Egao group</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Egao]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fukuoka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grady's Egao]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kurume]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8593; Egao. C. x vernalis. Name means &#8220;smiling face&#8221; in Japanese. Originated in Kurume or Fukuoka. Imported to the United States by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in either 1972 or 1977 (?). &#8593; Grady&#8217;s Egao. C. x vernalis. A sport of Egao.]]></description>
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<p>&uarr; <b>Egao</b>. C. x vernalis. Name means &#8220;smiling face&#8221; in Japanese. Originated in Kurume or Fukuoka. Imported to the United States by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in either 1972 or 1977 (?).</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/grady_s_egao_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/grady_s_egao_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Grady&#8217;s Egao</b>. C. x vernalis. A sport of Egao.</p>
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		<title>Other species and hybrids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8593; C. kissii. Wallich 1820. Was callected by botanist named Kiss. Wide range in Southeast Asia &#8211; SE China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan), Myanmar, Bhutan, northern India, Kampuchea, Laos, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand and Vietnam. Highly variable, flowers have creamy yellowish tint, flowers in winter. &#8593; C. kissii. Wallich 1820. Was callected by botanist named [...]]]></description>
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<p>&uarr; <b>C. kissii</b>. Wallich 1820. Was callected by botanist named Kiss. Wide range in Southeast Asia &#8211; SE China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan), Myanmar, Bhutan, northern India, Kampuchea, Laos, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand and Vietnam. Highly variable, flowers have creamy yellowish tint, flowers in winter.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/kissii_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/kissii_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. kissii</b>. Wallich 1820. Was callected by botanist named Kiss. Wide range in Southeast Asia &#8211; SE China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan), Myanmar, Bhutan, northern India, Kampuchea, Laos, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand and Vietnam. Highly variable, flowers have creamy yellowish tint, flowers in winter.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/kissii_3.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/kissii_3.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. kissii</b>. Wallich 1820. Was callected by botanist named Kiss. Wide range in Southeast Asia &#8211; SE China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan), Myanmar, Bhutan, northern India, Kampuchea, Laos, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand and Vietnam. Highly variable, flowers have creamy yellowish tint, flowers in winter.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/buttermint_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/buttermint_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Buttermint. A hybrid of C. kissii. Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California in 1997. Keeps creamy yellowish tint, inherited from C. kissii parent.</b></p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/grijsii_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/grijsii_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. grijsii</b>. Hance 1879. Was collected in 1861 in Fujian by C.F.M. de Grijs. Distributed in China: Fujian, Hubei, Sichuan, Guangxi. Tidy upright bushes, impressed veins, related to C. yuhsienensis that has larger flowers, there is a double form called &#8216;Zhenzhu Cha&#8217;. Grows to 11 ft (3 m) high, flowers winter to spring. C. yuhsienensis. Hu 1965. Discovered on the mountain Yuh Shan (You Xian) in Hunan in 1960s. Distributed in China: Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guangdong. Best quality oil of any species, grows to 11 ft (3 m) high, flowers winter to spring, parent of &#8216;Yume&#8217;. Chromosome numbers: 2n = 30, 45, 75 and 90 (Gu, et al., 1988; Kondo, 1990; Xiao, et al., 1991).</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/yume_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/yume_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Yume</b>. C. x hiemalis &#8216;Shishigashira&#8217; x C. yuhsienensis. The name means &#8220;Dream&#8221; in Japanese. The flower has a very unusual alternation of white and pink petals. Originated in Japan.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/yume_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/yume_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Yume</b>. C. x hiemalis &#8216;Shishigashira&#8217; x C. yuhsienensis. The name means &#8220;Dream&#8221; in Japanese. The flower has a very unusual alternation of white and pink petals. Originated in Japan.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/puniceiflora_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/puniceiflora_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. puniceiflora</b>. Chang 1981. Distributed in China: Zhejiang, Hunan. Small leaves, grows up to 2 m (6 f) high.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/puniceiflora_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/puniceiflora_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. puniceiflora</b>. Chang 1981. Distributed in China: Zhejiang, Hunan. Small leaves, grows up to 2 m (6 f) high.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/puniceiflora_3.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/puniceiflora_3.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. puniceiflora</b>. Chang 1981. Distributed in China: Zhejiang, Hunan. Small leaves, grows up to 2 m (6 f) high.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/puniceiflora_4.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/puniceiflora_4.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. puniceiflora</b>. Chang 1981. Distributed in China: Zhejiang, Hunan. Small leaves, grows up to 2 m (6 f) high.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/puniceiflora_5.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/puniceiflora_5.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. puniceiflora</b>. Chang 1981. Distributed in China: Zhejiang, Hunan. Small leaves, grows up to 2 m (6 f) high.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/brevistyla_rubida_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/brevistyla_rubida_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. brevistyla form. rubida</b>. C. brevistyla (Hay.) Cohen Stuart (1916) form. rubida P. L. Chiu (1987). Distributed in China in hilly areas of Longquan in Zhejiang Province. Chromosome number: 2n = 30 (Kondo, 1977).</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/brevistyla_rubida_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/brevistyla_rubida_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>C. brevistyla form. rubida</b>. C. brevistyla (Hay.) Cohen Stuart (1916) form. rubida P. L. Chiu (1987). Distributed in China in hilly areas of Longquan in Zhejiang Province. Chromosome number: 2n = 30 (Kondo, 1977).</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/gingetsu_perkins_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/gingetsu_perkins_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Gingetsu Perkins</b>. A misnamed cultivar, sent to Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California. Possibly a sasanqua-reticulata hybrid.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/gingetsu_perkins_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/gingetsu_perkins_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Gingetsu Perkins</b>. A misnamed cultivar, sent to Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California. Possibly a sasanqua-reticulata hybrid.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/gingetsu_perkins_3.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/gingetsu_perkins_3.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Gingetsu Perkins</b>. A misnamed cultivar, sent to Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California. Possibly a sasanqua-reticulata hybrid.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/kai_mei_s_choice_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/kai_mei_s_choice_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Kai Mei&#8217;s Choice</b>. C. sasanqua x (C. sasanqua x C. reticulata). Originated in Camellia Forest Nursery, North Carolina.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/stars_n_stripes_1.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/stars_n_stripes_1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Stars&#8217;N'Stripes</b>. A chance seedling of &#8216;Christmas Rose&#8217; (Williams&#8217; Lavender x Shishigashira). Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/stars_n_stripes_2.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/stars_n_stripes_2.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Stars&#8217;N'Stripes</b>. A chance seedling of &#8216;Christmas Rose&#8217; (Williams&#8217; Lavender x Shishigashira). Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/stars_n_stripes_3.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/stars_n_stripes_3.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Stars&#8217;N'Stripes</b>. A chance seedling of &#8216;Christmas Rose&#8217; (Williams&#8217; Lavender x Shishigashira). Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/desc/stars_n_stripes_4.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/cultivars/medium/stars_n_stripes_4.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>&uarr; <b>Stars&#8217;N'Stripes</b>. A chance seedling of &#8216;Christmas Rose&#8217; (Williams&#8217; Lavender x Shishigashira). Originated by Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, California.</p>
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		<title>Sasanqua breeders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well-known sasanqua breeders include: 1. Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries&#8217;s founders Joseph and Julius Nuccio, and their children Tom, Jim, and Julius, all living in Southern California. The best-known Nuccio&#8217;s sasanqua cultivar is Yuletide &#8211; the only really red sasanqua. We wrote an article about their operation and maintain a list of sasanqua cultivars and Camellia species available [...]]]></description>
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<p>1. <a href="http://www.nucciosnurseries.com">Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries&#8217;s</a> founders Joseph and Julius Nuccio, and their children Tom, Jim, and Julius, all living in Southern California. The <nobr>best-known</nobr> Nuccio&#8217;s sasanqua cultivar is Yuletide &#8211; the only really red sasanqua. We wrote an <a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/breeders/nuccio">article</a> about their operation and maintain a <a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/breeders/nuccio/catalog">list of sasanqua cultivars and Camellia species</a> available from Nuccio&#8217;s.</p>
<p>2. Dr. William L. Ackerman studied genetics of camellias since 1960s and created cold-tolerant cultivars using Camellia oleifera as a parent. Our favorite Ackerman&#8217;s hybrid is &#8216;Winter&#8217;s Rose&#8217; &#8211; a beautiful formal pink miniature sasanqua. Dr. Ackerman lives in Maryland, pictures of some of his cultivars are available on the website of a local <a href="http://www.cspv.org/ackerman.htm">Camellia Society of the Potomac Valley</a> and on the website of <a href="http://www.usna.usda.gov">the National Arboretum</a>. We also prepared a <a href="http://sazanka.org/ackerman/index.htm">photo album</a> of some of his cultivars based on pictures Dr.Ackerman donated to us for publication.</p>
<p>3. <a href="http://www.camforest.com/">Camellia Forest Nursery</a>, Clifford Parks, David Parks and Kai Mei created sasanqua-reticulata hybrids, including &#8216;Kai Mei&#8217;s Choice&#8217;. Clifford Parks wrote <a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/botany#ref10">many articles about Camellia genetics</a>. They are located in North Carolina.</p>
<p>4. <a href="http://www.liddlewonder.co.nz/profiles/CamelliaParadise">Paradise Plants</a>, John Robb created beautiful sasanqua cultivars in Australia, including Paradise Sayaka<br />
and dwarf Paradise Baby Jane. Unfortunately Paradise Camellias are not available in the United States at this moment, but will be available soon via <a href="http://www.ballseed.com">Ball Seed Company</a>, the contact name is Peter Kruger.</p>
<p>5. <a href="http://www.tomdodd.com">Tom Dodd Nurseries, Inc</a> was started in 1920 with 40 acres of land by Tom Dodd, Sr. The nursery remained owned by the Dodd family until August of 2004 when it was purchased by Jack Williams and John Williams, owners of Twin Oaks Nursery in Wilmer, AL. Tom Dodd Nurseries introduced a dozen of new sasanqua cultivars.</p>
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		<title>Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 05:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri Panchul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: This is not an official Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries web site. Their web site is www.nucciosnurseries.com We are friends of Nuccio&#8217;s Nursery but do not represent their business. If you have any questions to Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, please contact Tom, Jim or Julius at (626) 794-3383 Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, Inc. 3555 Chaney Trail Altadena, California 91001 Tel: (626) [...]]]></description>
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<p>Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries, Inc.<br />
3555 Chaney Trail<br />
Altadena, California 91001</p>
<p>Tel: (626) 794-3383<br />
Fax: (626) 794-3395</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/nurseries/nuccio/desc/nuccio_2_tom_jim_nuccio_elizabeth_panchul.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/nurseries/nuccio/medium/nuccio_2_tom_jim_nuccio_elizabeth_panchul.jpg"            alt="Tom Nuccio, Jim Nuccio and Elizabeth Panchul. Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, California, December 13, 2003."/></a></p>
<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries is a medium-size family-owned wholesale and retail nursery specializing in growing and hybridizing Camellias and Azaleas. Nuccio&#8217;s is well known as one of the richest Camellia nursery in the United States in terms of number of cultivars and species available for sale &#8211; more then 600. Nuccio&#8217;s family is one of the most recognized sources of Camellia and Azalea introductions worldwide.</p>
<h2>History</h2>
<p>Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries started as a backyard operation in Alhambra, California by two brothers, Joseph and Julius Nuccio, who obtained a nursery license from the State of California back in 1935.</p>
<p>In 1946 the brother&#8217;s father, Giulio Nuccio, bought 40 acres of land in Altadena, north of Pasadena. This is the current location of 6 acres large Nuccio&#8217;s Nurseries that is now managed by Julius&#8217; and Joseph&#8217;s children &#8211; cousin Julius and brothers Tom and Jim. Nuccio&#8217;s has total of 13 people &#8211; 3 owners and 10 workers.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/nurseries/nuccio/desc/nuccio_4.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/nurseries/nuccio/medium/nuccio_4.jpg" alt="Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, California, December 19, 2005."/></a></p>
<h2>Facilities</h2>
<p>Nuccio&#8217;s has five greenhouses 11&#215;57 feet, one greenhouse 12&#215;60, one greenhouse 9&#215;45 feet and one small glass greenhouse. Four of 11&#215;57 greenhouses and one 9&#215;45 greenhouse have misting systems and are used primarily for cuttings. During the winter they are used for grafting. One 11&#215;57 greenhouse and 12&#215;60 are used for grafting.</p>
<p>Most of plants are grown under large 50% shade cloth. An exception is Camellia sasanqua that can be grown in full sun. Nuccio&#8217;s uses manual irrigation for adult plants and misting system for cuttings.</p>
<h2>Growing Camellias from cuttings</h2>
<p>Cuttings are collected during the beginning of summer (end of June, beginning of July) and put into 50% peat moss 50% perlite in greenhouses under misting systems. Cuttings usually root in 3 months.</p>
<p>After 2-4 more months rooted cuttings are transplanted into 2-inch pots and stay there for 6-9 months. Plants in 2-inch pots should be watered every 3-4 days depending on weather. The potting mix used is 3/2/1 peat moss/topsoil/perlite.</p>
<p>Then young plants are transplanted into 4-inch pots and stay there for another 6 months to a year. Sometimes young plants are moved directly into #1 containers.</p>
<p>Then plants are transplanted into #1 containers and stay there for 2-3 years. At that moment they are available for sale.</p>
<p>Some of plants are transplanted into #5 containers and stay there for another 2-3 years. Tom Nuccio recommends for hobby growers to transplant from #1 to #2 containers before transplanting to #5. Some of the slow growing sasanquas, like Shishi-Gashira, are transplanted from #2 containers to #3 containers.</p>
<p>Plant fertilization schedule is every 6-8 weeks from April through September using Cottonseed Meal, chemical fertilizer Pete Light 20-10-20 or Fish Fertilizer. Convenient fertilization dates to remember are Easter, 4th of July and Labor Day.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/nurseries/nuccio/desc/nuccio_5.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/nurseries/nuccio/medium/nuccio_5.jpg" alt="Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, California, December 19, 2005."/></a></p>
<h2>Hybridizing and growing Camellia seedlings</h2>
<p>Nuccio&#8217;s uses mostly open pollinations with some hand pollinations. Camellia fruits ripen in September-October. After fruit breaks, seeds are immediately collected and sown into large #3 containers filled with a soil mix that consists of 50/50 peat moss and sand. Seeds germinate after 6-8 weeks but they don&#8217;t come out of the soil until March. They develop very long taproots that must be cut during the first transplantation. Otherwise plants will not be able to grow normally in containers.</p>
<p>Seedlings are transplanted 1 year after sewing into 3 or 4-inch pots and treated just like young plants grown from cuttings.</p>
<p>During its history Nuccio&#8217;s introduced over 130 camellia cultivars and over 150 azalea cultivars.</p>
<h2>Pest and disease management</h2>
<p>Nuccio&#8217;s uses Integrated Pest Management. They spray only as needed and use a lot of beneficial insects to control pests. Nuccio&#8217;s uses Trichogramma Wasps against larva of moths and caterpillars, Ladybugs against Aphids and Lacewings against soft-bodied insects. Camellia spider mites are controlled using ultra fine oil spray; Hexagon is used to kill eggs of spider mites. Other insecticides and miticides used only on as-needed basis include Talstar, Floramite and Avid.</p>
<h2>Sales</h2>
<p>Nuccio&#8217;s has both wholesale and retail sales. The volume of wholesale is somewhat more than the volume of retail. Most of retail sales happen in the nursery rather then through mail order. Nuccio&#8217;s ship internationally. Nuccio&#8217;s has many cultivars not available in large-volume nurseries. Many Camellia societies order from Nuccio&#8217;s for their annual show sales events.</p>
<p>We maintain a <a href="http://sazanka.org/wordpress/nuccio/catalog">list of sasanqua cultivars and Camellia species</a> available from Nuccio&#8217;s.</p>
<p><a href="http://sazanka.org/nurseries/nuccio/desc/nuccio_3_tom_nuccio.htm"><img border=0 src="http://sazanka.org/nurseries/nuccio/medium/nuccio_3_tom_nuccio.jpg" alt="Tom Nuccio. Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, California, December 13, 2003."/></a></p>
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