WHO KNOWS THE CORRECT 
HORTICULTURAL NAMES OF CAMELLIAS? 
Numerous Camellia collectors have been innocent vic¬ 
tims, buying Camellias with high-sounding names . . . only 
to learn when they bloomed, the name was not correct. 
For example, various nurseries sell one strikingly beautiful 
semi-double Camellia under the following names, in different 
parts of the country. 
AUGUSTA DELPHONSE, JORDAN’S PRIDE, GUICHARD 
SOEURS, HERME, HIKARI GENGI,' JENNY LIND, MER¬ 
CEDES, PRINCE ALBERT, ALBERTUS, and GIARDINO 
FRANCHETTI. 
Thousands of Camellia plants shipped from nurseries 
in this neighborhood, sold under the name of MRS. ABBY 
WILDER, are gross misrepresentations, nothing like the 
genuine, well known, original introduction MRS. ABBY 
WILDER as illustrated in 1847 by Marshall P. Wilder who 
introduced it. Also illustrated in 1848 and 1853 VERSCHAF- 
FELT monographs, as well as the late Standard Cyclopedia 
of Horticulture by Bailey, and Halliday’s Practical Camellia 
Culture 1880. The ABBY WILDER sold today by all nur¬ 
series is described as “peony form, white, or pink, with rose 
stripes”. 
Wilder described this introduction as: “Full double, rose 
form, with oetals gradually diminishing in size to the center, 
arranged with great regularity; color azure white, with an 
occasional suffusion of light rose”. 
Further proof of confusion in horticultural names of 
Camellias is readily apparent, by comparing any two or 
more catalogues listing even a few sorts of Camellias. One 
can’t help but note the corruption in spelling of names. 
This might be overlooked if one had assurance of getting 
stock true to description, color, form and structure of flowers. 
We could cite Camellia after Camellia, sold under two to 
five aliases. Is it any wonder, the uninitiated collectors ex¬ 
perience so much grief in their attempt to get Camellias 
true to name, when nurserymen who propagate and sell 
them know so little about these plants? 
Here at “LONGVIEW”, we have a six-foot fireproof 
safe, filled with more than 100 old books on Camellias. 
They are printed in Latin, Italian, French, German and 
English. Most of these old tomes were published 90 or more 
years ago. The oldest is dated 1784. 
All “LONGVIEW” Camellias are sold by a Lot Num¬ 
ber. Horticultural names are mentioned only when we have 
more than “hear-say authority for the names. 
To the careful buyer, who wants to be sure of getting 
Camellias true to description, and the finest varieties . . . 
different from nursery-run, there is but one choice. 
To avoid this disappointment, come to a specialist, where 
growing Camellias receive our entire attention. 
For more than 20 years, Camellias have been grown at 
“LONGVIEW”. 
It is with assurance you get GOOD VALUES, in the 
RIGHT VARIETIES here. 
CAMELLIAS FROM “LONGVIEW” WILL SATISFY 
YOU. 
There is unmistakable evidence of satisfaction, in the 
large number of unasked for letters we receive from our 
customers in the United States, as well as all over the world. 
DON’T BE MISLED BY HIGH SOUNDING NAMES 
WHEN BUYING CAMELLIAS. 
The question to ask is, who is the authority for the name? 
And bear this in mind. Nearly all authoritative litera¬ 
ture on Camellias was published prior to 1860. 
ORLANDO, FLA.—“Shipment of Camellia japon- 
ica plants arrived in the most superb condition. I 
have purchased lots of shrubbery, but never before 
have I obtained any plants selected, packed and 
shipped with such art. The joy which my family and 
I experienced when the shipment was opened was 
worth the entire cost.” 
