106 CAMELLIA CULTURE. 



season, and these were ordered before the twenty-first of 

 December. 



Between that date and the twenty-seventh of this 

 month, I received orders for over fifteen hundred, which I 

 was compelled to refuse on account of my retail orders, 

 which at this time were large. 



I usually have on hand one thousand Camellias for 

 Christmas, and one thousand for New Year's, to supply 

 my home demand. 



The prices they are now bringing are fully equal to 

 that of former years. 



The prices I have named are for the white varieties. 



The red Camellia flower is only worth half as much 

 as the white. 



After the holidays the prices are considerably lower, 

 being worth from eight to ten dollars per hundred. 



They usually remain at these prices until the first of 

 March. 



About this time alba plena is becoming scarce. 



Although there may be many buds on the bush, very 

 few will come to perfection. 



The sap will now be running freely, and the plants 

 will be preparing to make their young growth for the 

 season. 



The late-blooming variety, Candidissima, will now take 

 the place of alba plena, for double white Camellia flowers, 

 and will continue to bloom until May. 



The price for the flowers during these months ranges 

 from three to six dollars per dozen. 



