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Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of 
Camellia. 
The Camellia is not sufficiently hardy for open air culture and requires artificial 
warmth and protection. It blooms through the Winter and early Spring months, and 
requires a soil of rich loam and well rotted 
Alba Plena — White ; one of the best known 
and best varieties in cultivation. 
Carswelliana — Variegated. Fine. 
Chandlerii — Red and white. 
Elata — Dark crimson. 
Duchess d’Orleans— Flesh colored, striped 
with white. 
compost, thoroughly mixed. 
Jeffersonii — Bright crimson. Fine form. 
Lady Hume’s Blush — Flesh color. 
Sherwood — Rosy crimson. 
William IV. — Splendid ; variegated red 
and white. 
William Penn — Cherry red. Fine. 
Wilderii — Bright rose.' Fine form. 
Hardy Ghent Azaleas. 
This class of Azaleas are sufficiently lmrdy for open air culture and will stand oui 
winters without protection, though a mulching of straw or loose litter is desirable, at 
least until they become established. They are among the most beautiful of flowering 
shrubs, presenting the best effect where massed in beds. They require no other than an 
ordinary garden soil, with moderate fertilizing each year. 
LIST OF VARIETIES WITH BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS. 
Amoena — Bright purple and double. 
Calandulacea Flammea — Scarlet. 
Coccinea — Dark orange. 
Cordon — Light orange. 
Bouquet de Flore — Pink and white ; fine. 
Cruenta — Scarlet ; fine. 
Dr. Gray — Scarlet. 
Ne Plus Ultra — Orange; fine. 
Penicellata Stellata — Straw color and 
salmon. 
Wm. C. Bryant — Pink and orange. 
Narcissa Flora — Splendid yellow, double. 
Nudi Flora — Pink and white. 
CHINESE AZALEAS. 
These are less desirable, half hardy and require the protection of conservatory, 
greenhouse or frames during Winter. Otherwise they may be treated the same as the 
Ghents. 
Alba Perfecta — Fine “White. 
Amarantina Splendida — Rosy purple. 
Adolphe de Nassau — Large rose. 
Coloris Nova — Superb crimson. 
Georgiana — Copper red scarlet. 
Louise Margottin — White, semi-double, 
striped with crimson, 
iveryana — White, striped with rose. 
Marie Van Houtte — Large, semi-double; 
white, striped and blotched with rosy 
salmon. Extra fine. 
Madam Perrine — Variegated. 
Marie Vervaine — Variegated, crimped. 
Fine. 
Symmetry — Good form ; rosy salmon. 
Triomphe de Ledeburg— Scarlet crimson 
Fine. 
