Camellia, Mathotiana alba 
CAMELLIAS 
ARISTOCRATS OF SOUTHERN GARDENS 
T WO centuries or more ago, when merchantmen sailed the seven seas and explorers wandered into far-away lands, rare 
plants were numbered among the treasures sent to the home-land. China—a land of mystery—yielded the beautiful 
Camellias to the gardens of America and the Continent. “Japonicas,” as we in the South know them, at once became 
popular and held favor for years. Then their popularity waned, and they disappeared except in the oldest gardens. 
Now they are resuming their old-time popularity. 
Camellias are easily grown in the South, and their rich, glossy foliage and colorful flowers make them unusually attractive. 
There are many named varieties, but not all are desirable. We have imported from France some of the very best, and from 
this importation offer only a limited number of varieties. We are sure that our friends and customers will find those listed 
here extremely desirable, both for color and quantity of blooms. 
WHITE 
Alba-plena. Early. Full, double, wax-like, very regular flowers. 
Free bloomer. 
Candidissima. Fate. Double. Free flowering. Light green 
foliage. 
Lilyii. White, but sometimes spotted with palest pink. 
Mathotiana alba. Double; very pure white. One of the loveliest. 
Nobilissima. Double; petals interspersed with yellow stamens. 
Perugiana. Midseason. Double. 
RED 
Auguste Delfosse. Double. 
Carswelliana. Double; deep crimson. 
Duchesse de Nassau. Flowers large, of good form. 
Henri Favre. Flowers small, with light stripe at end of petals. 
Lady Campbell. Very double, large flower. 
Pompeian Rubra. A good double, large flower. 
Professor Sargent. Very double, peony form. 
PINK 
Casatti. Double; deep pink. 
Dixie. Double; rose-pink. 
Pink Perfection (Frau Minnie Seidel). Medium size; shell-pink; 
wax-like. Free flowering. 
Sacco. Double; beautiful soft shade of rose. Free flowering. 
Sarah Frost. Late. Very double; deep pink. Free flowering. 
Wilderi. Double; bright rosy pink. Symmetrical and free 
flowering. 
Wilder’s Rose. Double; soft rose. Free blooming. 
VARIEGATED 
Americana. Double; flesh color, striped with deeper shade. 
Bonomiana. One of the newer varieties of Camellias that is both 
novel and beautiful. The flowers are white, with red variegations; 
the petals are loose, with stamens interspersed. 
Chandler! elegans. Flowers are double, very large, and of a 
cherry-red to rose-pink color, splotched with white. The 
center petals are interspersed with yellow stamens, making a 
flower beautiful in all its details. 
Feastii. Double; white, striped and spotted with pink. 
Honneur d’Amerique. Flowers of both regular and irregular 
formation. First-row petals imbricated, others small, compact, 
ruffled. Color a tender pink, delicately dotted or granulated, 
and often crossed with stripes of vivid rose. 
Horken. A recent variety with semi-double flowers; variable in 
coloring, but white usually predominates, with pink or rose 
markings. Interesting and attractive. 
La Reine. White, striped with carmine. 
Mme. de Strekaloff. A variable, peony-flowered, blush-pink 
with darker blotches and streaks. 
Marie Louise. Double; variegated white with red. 
Stiles’ Perfection. Double; white with small stripes of rose. 
Prices of named varieties. Each 
8 to 12 inches.$1 25 
12 to 18 inches. 1 75 
18 to 24 inches. 2 50 
2 to 3 feet. 3 75 
20 
