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PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Jan. 25, 1968
History of
camellias in
U. S. given
Horticulturists and garden lov
ers who visit Rosedown Plan
tation and Gardens in St. Fran-
cisville, La. to see century old
camellia forests and azaleas
planted in the mid 1800’s as
sume that these enormous spec-
imens are the oldest extant in
America.
They could be, and manage
ment at Rosedown would like
to know for sure.
John Stevens, a wealthy res
ident of Hoboken, New Jersey
brought the first camellias to
America in 1798. There were
an ordinary wild variety, C
japonics, bearing single red
flowers. In 1800, Michael Foy,
imported Alba Plena, a variety
which is still popular and de
sirable. From this beginning,
camellias became popular in
the north where they were
growm, by necessity, in green
houses. Large collections ex
isted in New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Among these varieties grown in
greenhouses were Alba Plena,
Tricolor, Lady Hume’s Blush
and Donckelarii, all of which
today rank among the finest
grown.
Because they flourished out
doors and provided color in
the winter months, camellias
became quite popular in South
ern gardens between 1830 and
1800. Ships which transported
cotton crops to England re
turned with these ornamental
plants for trans-planting in the
warm climate of tidewater
states and those borddring the
Gulf of Mexico.
Rosedown Plantation was
built during this golden age of
the South, when mansions and
magnificent gardens reflected
the sophisticated tastes of
European capitals. After com
pleting the construction of
Rosedown House, Daniel and
Martha Turnbull planned a 25-
acre garden which was to be
come the most distinguished
horticultural collection of the
1800’s.
Old invoices show that the
Turnbulls imported azalea
bushes from the Orient for
their gardens in 1836, exactly
40 years earlier than the Am
erican Horticulture Society
credits the introduction of az
aleas in American gardens. The
diary of Martha Turnbull often
refers to the propagation of
japonicas for the gardens of
Rosedown. Historians, recognize
that Rosedown was one of the
first Louisiana plantations to
have camellias.
The spread of camellia cul
ture has been stimulated by
commerce from the beginning.
Native to China and Japan,
the plants were often exchang
ed by Buddhist monks centuries
ago. Later, they were taken a-
long with other Oriental exotics
to Portugal and England by the
trading companies which domi
nated international commerce.
It was natural that camellias,
which were popular in England,
would find their way to Brit
ain’s most important colonies
along the Atlantic coast, and
later to Southern gardens, most
of which were developed by set-
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tiers of English descent.
If there are other plantations
of camelllias and azaleas still
in existence in the South which
were planted before the Civil
war, the management of Rose
down would like to know about
them. Address information to
R. 0. Butler, General Manager,
Rosedown Plantation and Gar
dens, St. Francisville, La.
Rosedown is an eternal mus
eum of the Old South, and is
open daily with hostesses and
guides in attendance.
SCAT camp is
again slated
at Winthrop
ROCK HILL.—What makes
the Winthrop Summer Camp
for Academically Talented
(SCAT) junior high school
students w r orth-while ?
Alumni of the Camp say,
“many things,” and follow that
by a torrent of praise for the
marvelous recreation program,
the fun of living on campus and
getting to meet students from
all over the state.
They even offer some en
thusiastic comments about the
academic program—and it isn’t
an easy one. In fact, it’s de
signed to be tough, to make
the students think, to force
them to explore new possibili
ties for learning.
Again this summer, some 100
scholastically outstanding 8th
and 9th grade students, both
boys and girls, will attend
Winthrop’s Summer Camp and
participate in the exciting
world of study.
This fifth SCAT Camp will
begin July 8 and continue thru
August 2. Costs for room, in
surance, board and medical fees
—excluding drugs, will be $235.
The superior students will
participate in an enrichment
program in modern chemistry
or biology and choose either
introductory Chinese or con
versational French. There will
be instruction in tennis, swim
ming, golf or bowling.
SCAT students will use the
College’s science and language
laboratories and the facilities
of the physical education de
partment .
Information concerning the
camp may be obtained from
school principals.
MARRIAGES
James Earl Morris and Cyn
thia Diane Crumpton of Pros
perity were married January 3
at Prosperity.
Eugene W. Wallen and Janice
P. Roddy of Whitmire were
married there on Jan. 16.
Herbert Boins and Mary L.
Harrison of Newberry were
married here January 18 by
Probate Judge Frank Ward.
Paul Gann and Joy Jones of
Cayce were married by Pro
bate Judge Frank Ward here
on January 18.
HAPPY
birthday
Jan. 28: Mrs. J. B. Coward,
David Boyd Parr, Jake Boozer,
Sandra Boland, Mrs. J. V.
Kneece, Rose H. Wallace.
Jan. 29: Mrs. R. C. Williams,
Charlie Wallace Epps, Mrs.
John W. Waldrop, Mrs. Belle
Bouknight, Sid Waldhour III,
Claude Counts, Mrs. James C.
Abrams, Doyle Long, Walter L
Bouknight.
Jan. 30: Mrs. Duncan John
son Jr., Mrs. J. Chesley Ab
rams, R. B. Shealy.
Jan 3.1: John T. Norris,
Houseal Norris, Robert Ezell
Dawkins, John Jordan McCul
lough, Kenneth Shealy, Mrs. A.
C. Ward, Jesse Lewis, Mary L.
Williams, Kaye Rinehart, Mrs.
B. V. Chapman, Mrs. H. J.
Looney, R. B. Kennerley, Mrs.
J. M. Pool.
Feb. 1: Eugene Griffiah,
Peggy Pitts Marlow, Ralph
Bedenbaugh, Mary Ann Moore,
Margaret S. Koon.
Feb. 2: Peggy Sue Price,
Seth Meek, R. C. Neel, Jr.
Larry A. Milstead, Mrs James
G. Clamp.
Feb. 3: Bernard Hawkins,
Mrs. Frank Sligh, Clem I.
Youmans, Mrs. Claudia Suber,
Arthur Pitts, Mrs. Mildred S.
Harmon.
Miss Folk is
congratulated
A Concurrent Resolution con
gratulating Miss Cheryl Folk
on being selected Miss Coastal
Empire at the. Watermelon
Festival has been adopted by
the State House of Representa
tives. Introduced by Mr. Light-
sey, the resolution reads as
follows:
WHEREAS, Miss Cheryl
Folk, daughter of Representa
tive and Mrs. D. Paul Folk
was recently honored by being
selected Miss Coastal Empire
at the Hampton Watermelon
Festival; and
WHEREAS, Miss Folk was
chosen from many contestants
and keen competition. NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the
House of Representatives, the
Senate concurring:
THAT the General Assembly
desires to congratulate Miss
Cheryl Folk on being selected
Miss Coastal Empire at the
Hampton Watermelon Festival
and wishes for her every suc
cess in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLV
ED that a copy of this Resolu
tion be sent toMiss Folk.
New Addresses
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webb
have moved to Apartment 3 at
1721 Johnstone street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Evans
are residing at 718 O’Neal St.
Brochure lists
State events
COLUMBIA. — The most
complete brochure ever pub
lished on South Carolina’s an
nual events is now available.
The brochure lists more than
100 annual events that will be
held in 1968 with their exact
dates, brief description and the
name, address and telephone of
the sponsors.
Included in the annual events
is information on historic home
and plantation tours, horse
shows and r aces, festivals,
sporting events and gardens.
For a free copy of the broch
ure, write: Events, Department
of Parks, Recreation and Tour
ism, Box 1358, Columbia, S. C.
29202, or pick up copies at any
South Carolina Chamber of
Commerce office.
Mrs. Hawkins
rites Saturday
Mrs. Louise Stockman Haw
kins, 58, died Thursday after
noon at her home on Route 4,
Newberry, after several years
of declining health.
Mrs. Hawkins was born and
reared in this county and was
the daughter of the late Sidney
and Inez Dominick Stockman,
and was the widow of the late
Allen S. Hawkins Sr. She was
a member of St. Luke’s Luth
eran church.
Mrs. Hawkins is survived by
three sons, Edward Hawkins,
Fred W. Hawkins, and Allen S.
Hav/kins Jr., all of this city;
one sister, Mrs. Dudley Hunter,
Prosperity; her step-father,
Hayne Morris, Prosperity.
Funeral services were held
Saturday from her church with
Rev. J. Hilton Roof and Rev.
H. J. Harmon, conducting the
service. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Ansel Minor
service held
N. Ansel Minor, 67, passed
away Thursday after a short
illness.
Mr. Minor was born in this
county, a son of the late Pope
and Agnes Bishop Minor. Prior
to his retirement, he was em
ployed at Newberry Mills. He
was a veteran of World War II.
He attended O’Neal St. Metho
dist church and was a member
of the WLW Sunday School
Class.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Annie Gray McMeekin
Minor and two brothers, Wil
liam Minor of Newberry and
James Minor of Whitten Vil
lage.
Funeral services were held
Saturday at Whitaker Funeral
Home by Rev. Hoyt Graham
and Rev. Ralph Rhyne. Burial
was in Newbery Memorial Gar
dens.
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