FOR 
FLORISTS 
Good varieties of Camellias will produce more profit 
per square foot of greenhouse space occupied, than any 
other crop you may grow. 
The ease and economy of culture makes it a delight 
to grow them. 
A “cool” house, with night temperature above freez¬ 
ing, and maximum day temperature 45 to 50 degrees in the 
winter, is needed. 
These old time favorites of yester-years, appeal instant¬ 
ly to both men and women flower buyers. 
Where ever the finer varieties of Camellia flowers are 
shown, dignity, formality and beauty prevades. They are 
winter blooming flowers in wonderful combination of forms, 
rich in colors, and size, unrivaled for their magnificance, 
nor surpassed by the grandeur of exquisite beauty and 
charm. 
To the younger generation of growers who do not know 
Camellias, (and who does?) we can say without fear of 
contradiction, they are the most beautiful flowering ever¬ 
greens in commerce. 
And they are rapidly becoming the vogue in winter 
flowers. 
We made the statement that Camellias are the most 
profitable flowering plants you can grow. Seven year old 
plants occupy less than 4 square feet of space. Normally 
they will produce two dozen markatable flowers, worth $6.00 
per dozen wholesale. Good varieties of cut Camellias readily 
retail at $1.00 to $1.25 each. These prices prevailed Feb¬ 
ruary 1934 at New Orleans, where Camellias are commonly 
grown in the open as winter flowering garden ornamentals. 
We too, shipped cut Camellias via air express to New 
York last winter and netted $6.00 per dozen. 
Although orders for cut Camellias were not solicited, 
we turned down many opportunities to ship other northern 
markets. 
Since Quarantine 37, it has been difficult for the trade 
to locate varieties of Camellias for cut florist flowers in 
this country. 
We have been growing Camellias since 1915, gradually 
working up sufficient stock of the finer sorts to take care 
of the florists’ trade. 
In recent years, many florists’ have bought small Cam¬ 
ellia plants from various sources, and after growing them 
four or five years, learned to their sorrow, the individual 
varieties were not satisfactory cut flower types. 
And right here let us stress this truth—the production 
of cut Camellia flowers will not prove profitable to florists 
who start with one or two year old lining-out size stock. 
Such a purchase ties up your capital investment and space 
they occupy in a greenhouse, with the added expense of 
their care until they are at least six or seven years old. 
Some florists think the cost of Camellias are unreason¬ 
ably high. 
Such is not the case, if one selects five to seven year old 
plants in bud. 
Quick returns on your investment depends on starting 
with Camellias old enough to produce markatable cut flow¬ 
ers the first year. 
Many good varieties can be had in bud at a cost low 
enough to promptly repay the entire initial purchase price 
from the sale of flowers produced the first season. 
Copyright 1934 ROR JR—All rights reserved. 
