190 WINDOW GARDENING 
In the Southern States and in California Camellias grow into large shrubs or 
tree?, and need no protection in the winter They are propagated from seeds, 
cuttings, grafting, and in arching. 
The seeds are a long time in vegetating; sometimes two years will elapse before 
the first leaf is developed, and then the blossom may not repay the care it has 
demanded ; but a graft from a handsome variety will make a fine plant. 
The cutting should be taken from the base of a leaf, or at a joint, as soon aa 
the wood is ripened, and placed in damp sand under glass. When it shows signs 
of growth, transplant it to a small pot filled with rich, dark soil. If you desire 
large flowers, allow only one bud to remain on each terminal shoot. The best 
time to graft the Camellia is from the middle of August to the middle of Sep- 
tember. The chief care is in making a perfect junction of the parts, and care- 
fully tying the graft in place. The graft having nothing to support it, must not 
only be firmly secured to the branch, but moisture and shade must be given it so 
as to promote its growth, and the roots must not be soddencd with water. 
Inarching, or grafting by approach, is generally done in July. A thin portion 
of the stock is sliced off, and a corresponding portion of the variety to be 
inarched. The slice should be made so deep that it will take ofl a slit of the 
stock, with bark attached, for about two inches; the graft is cut to fit exactly, 
and the parts fastened closelj'^ together and wound about with zephyr wool; 
moss can then be tied over it to keep it damp, and this must be moistened as it 
dries until they have grown together. 
CameUias are most extensively grown in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, 
by the florists, and are highly prized for house and table decorations, wedding 
ornaments, and funeral wreaths, crosses, and anchors. 
The Double White, Fimbriata, candidissima, Mont Blanc, and alba plena 
are all very desirable for window culture, and if their pure, spotless white flow- 
ers are protected from the sun they will retain their exquisite beauty for a fort- 
night. Among the colored varieties are : 
Imbricata, crimson and white. 
Landrethii, the richest rose color. 
Dutchess of Orleans, striped pink and white. 
Juliana, a rosy blush color. 
Benneyii, crimson, striped with white. 
Conspersa, striped carmine. 
Prince Albert, pink, striped with rosy carmine. 
Heine des Fleurs, of the riche.st crimson. 
Sacco Nora, exquisite pink, blotched with rose. 
Jubilee, rosy pink, striped with cherrj' color. 
Storyi, a waxen rose color. 
History, dtc. — A sketch of the history of this flower calls up some very mte- 
resting facts. The Camellia Japonica was introduced into Europe by Father 
Kamel, a Moravian missionary who traveled in Asia, and saw the beautiful tree 
growing in China; and the plant was Latinized into Camelhis in honor of him 
