Welcome and introduction by Phillip E. Bloom, June and Simon K.C. Li Curator of the Chinese Garden and Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington, and Nicholas Menzies, Research Fellow, Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington

Closing Panel

Session Discussion

The King of Flowers in the Flower Kingdom: The Domestication of Tree Peonies and Their Influence on the Chinese Culture of Flowers, by Dr. Yong-Hong Hu, Executive Director, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden

Love of Nelumbo nucifera (蓮 Lian), Sacred Lotus: From the Mountains to the Gardens, by J. Shen-Miller, Plant Biologist and Senior Scientist, Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Department of Earth, Planetary, Space Sciences, UCLA

Changing Names for the Camellia in Chinese History by Zhonglang Wang, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science

The Resurrection of Ginkgo: Cultural Co-option and the Multiple Values of Trees, by Sir Peter Crane, President, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Virginia

Bringing Ornamentals from the Mountains to Your Garden: Plant Hunters, Botanists, and Botanical Gardens, by Bill McNamara, President and Executive Director, Quarryhill Botanical Garden

Keynote address, The Domestication of Plants: Insight into Chinese Gardens—From the Wild to the Garden, by Georges Métailié, Honorary Director of Research, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris

Welcome and introduction by Phillip E. Bloom, June and Simon K.C. Li Curator of the Chinese Garden and Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington, and Nicholas Menzies, Research Fellow, Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington

A Centurial Domestication of Kiwifruit: From a Wild Plant of Actinidia to the Worldwide Orchard Production of Kiwifruit, by Hongwen Huang, Professor, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Closing Panel

Session Discussion

The King of Flowers in the Flower Kingdom: The Domestication of Tree Peonies and Their Influence on the Chinese Culture of Flowers, by Dr. Yong-Hong Hu, Executive Director, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden

Changing Names for the Camellia in Chinese History by Zhonglang Wang, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science

Bringing Ornamentals from the Mountains to Your Garden: Plant Hunters, Botanists, and Botanical Gardens, by Bill McNamara, President and Executive Director, Quarryhill Botanical Garden

A Centurial Domestication of Kiwifruit: From a Wild Plant of Actinidia to the Worldwide Orchard Production of Kiwifruit, by Hongwen Huang, Professor, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Love of Nelumbo nucifera (蓮 Lian), Sacred Lotus: From the Mountains to the Gardens, by J. Shen-Miller, Plant Biologist and Senior Scientist, Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Department of Earth, Planetary, Space Sciences, UCLA

The Resurrection of Ginkgo: Cultural Co-option and the Multiple Values of Trees, by Sir Peter Crane, President, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Virginia

Keynote address, The Domestication of Plants: Insight into Chinese Gardens—From the Wild to the Garden, by Georges Métailié, Honorary Director of Research, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris

Welcome and introduction by Phillip E. Bloom, June and Simon K.C. Li Curator of the Chinese Garden and Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington, and Nicholas Menzies, Research Fellow, Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington

Keynote address, The Domestication of Plants: Insight into Chinese Gardens—From the Wild to the Garden, by Georges Métailié, Honorary Director of Research, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris

Welcome and introduction by Phillip E. Bloom, June and Simon K.C. Li Curator of the Chinese Garden and Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington, and Nicholas Menzies, Research Fellow, Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington

Closing Panel