references to the plant nursery originally on the site of the course. Rabindranath Tagore wrote a poem entitled "Camellia" about a youth's longing for a young woman he sees on the train. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes after she insults his family, yet he later receives a camellia bud from the dying woman. A white camellia flower is an iconic symbol of Chanel haute couture, a tradition started by Coco Chanel herself who identified with the heroine of Dumas' work. Camellias have major significance in the Akira Kurosawa film Sanjuro, likely due to their association with the concept of "a noble death" in samurai culture. White camellias became a symbol of the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand and appears on the country's ten-dollar note. The Knights of the White Camelia was an organization similar to the Ku Klux Klan. Temple City, California's slogan since 1944 has been "Temple City, Home of Camellias", and the city has become well-known for its Camellia Festival. In Brazil, the camellia was a symbol of abolitionist movement during the Imperial Age. It was common practice for abolitionists to plant camellias in a show of solidarity. An Argentinian military march is called "Avenida de las Camelias". Camellia flowers are featured on the cover of The Silent Circus, the second studio album by American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. See also List of Award of Garden Merit camellias References Further reading (2005): Mechanisms of action of emodepside. Parasitology Research 97(Supplement 1): S1-S10. (HTML abstract) (2009): The True History of Tea. Thames & Hudson. . F. Camangi, A. Stefani, T. Bracci, A. Minnocci, L. Sebastiani, A. Lippi, G. Cattolica, A.M. Santoro: Antiche camelie della Lucchesia (Storia, Botanico, Cultura, agronomia novità scientifiche e curiosità; Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca). Edition ETS; Lucca, 2012. Italian. External links The International Camellia Society The American Camellia Society The Southeastern Camellia Society Website with many Camellia illustrations from European and Japanese Camellia Books First Public Camellia Show historical marker Ericales genera Symbols of Alabama