CAMELLIA CULTURE. 



CHAPTER I. 



WHY I DO NOT GROW SINGLE STOCK. THE BEST WHITE 



CAMELLIAS, AND HOW THEY ARE GROWN BY MANY 

 FLORISTS. 



THE single red Camellia Japonica, whose flower is rep- 

 resented by the colored plate, is generally used by florists 

 as the " stock " on which to " work " the double varieties 

 by marching or grafting. 



Inarched or grafted plants 

 are usually spoken of by florists 

 as the " worked " plants. 



The single red is generally 

 propagated by cuttings of well- 

 ripened wood placed in the 

 sand-bed during the month of 

 November. 



Fig. i represents the cut- 

 ting from a single eye or joint. 

 Cuttings of this variety will 

 root freely in from two to three 

 months, but it will be three 

 years before they are fit to use 



Fig. i. 

 Cutting from a single eye. 



