MRS. ABBY WILDER, LOT 64 
We are confident this is the old time favourite Camellia MRS. ABBY 
WILDER ... an American introduction by the Hon. M. P. Wilder, of 
Boston, who owned a large collection of Camellias the early part of the 
19th century. 
He was responsible for producing some very fine hybrid seedlings. 
Our LOT 64 resembles in every respect Mr. Wilder's description and 
the lithographic plate published in 1847, and named by him, in honor of 
his wife. 
His description of 88 years ago reads as follows: "full double, rose 
form with petals gradually diminishing in size to the center, arranged with 
great regularity; color azure white, with an occasional suffusion of light 
rose." 
Numerous propaqators of Camellias offer a peony form flower, under 
the name of MRS. ABBY WILDER. After reading Mr. Wilder's own descrip¬ 
tion, it is plainly evident a peony form Camellia can not be a genuine 
MRS. ABBY WILDER. 
It is a matter of history, Mr. Wilder received $1,000.00 for the riqhts 
of propagation of his two outstanding hybrid Camellias, MRS. ABBY 
WILDER and WILDERII. 
The nurserymen who bought these rights, sold the rooted cutting at 
$25.00 per pair. 
What florist today would be willing to pay $12.50 for a rooted Camellia 
cutting and then have to wait five or more years before the plant started 
to produce a commercial crop. 
You may think the prices of Camellia plants unreasonably hiqh. Such 
is not the case when you buy "GOOD" commercial varieties, plants five 
years old or older that will produce a marketable crop of cut flowers the 
first season. 
Remember this. The retail selling price of cut Camellia flowers, and 
not the cost of an individual plant, determines a bargain in a Camellia 
investment. 
Real profit with Camellias depends on selecting the "RIGHT" cut-flower 
varieties, old enough, and in bud, to produce an immediate crop. 
We have less than 50 plants of MRS. ABBY WILDER to sell. 
Considering their age, and character of this rare old named variety, 
you too wiil agree it is a priceless heirloom. 
It will prove to be a most profitab'e, permanent investment . . . one 
that will furnish flowers with a romantic past . . . and most important 
. . . increasing profits from the sale of an ever increasing crop, year 
after year. 
5 Yr. old, 6" Pot, 24-30" high, well branched.$6.00 
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