14-15. Only ideal soil with special treatment will in¬ 
duce such development and it cannot be produced on 
sandy soil where roots will be long and coarse with¬ 
out much fibrous root close to trunk of the plant. 
Advocates of potted Camellias are on very sandy and 
poor soil they cannot grow plants with good root 
systems. 
In describing varities, where no mention of sea¬ 
son of flowering is made, they are mid-season var¬ 
ieties. 
CLASS A CAMELLIAS 
MRS. ABBY WILDER—Peony shaped white flow¬ 
ers of medium to large, with tiny sprashes of pink. 
Compact and good grower. (See illustration). 
MRS. 
ABBY 
WILDER 
CHANDLERI ELEGANCE—One of largest peony 
flowering Camellia of cherry-red with white varie¬ 
gated. Some are thick peony flowers with 500 
petals but some flowers are loose peony form with 
yellow spemens. See illustration. 
CHANDLERI 
ELEGANCE 
Peony Form 
EMPRESS OF INDIA—Very late dahlia-shape flow¬ 
ers have unusually pleasing salmon color which 
is not often found in any other Camellia. 
ENRICO BETTONI — Very fast grower making 
great deal of summer growth. Flower is clear 
light pink, but form varies from semi-double to 
peony form on same bush but always very large 
size. 
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