AUGUSTA WILSON —We take great pleaasure in naming 
this valuable variety “Augusta Wilson” in memory of a 
famous writer of Mobile. She loved this variety and 
planted it at her beautiful Ashland Place home many 
years ago. 
Flower is double, peony type, 3^ to 4 inches in dia¬ 
meter, with 15 large guard petals and 220 to 240 small 
petals mixed with a few yellow stamens divided into 
four or five compartments by 10 to 12 medium sized 
petals. The color is soft pink. Some of the flowers are 
marked with faint white spots. It blooms before Christ¬ 
mas. The leaves are large, roundish and thick. 
CHANDLERIl EL EGA NS — Semi-double to double. 
Flowers very large, sometimes its measure reaches 
seven inches across. Pink variegated with white, some¬ 
what of a peony form mixed with yellow stamens. 
l*eaves medium to large, thick, pointed and somewhat 
curled. Dark glossy green. Rather slow grower, but 
blooms freely at an early age. 
COUNTESS OF ORKNEY —Very double, pink stripes on 
white ground. Leaves medium, pointed, shiny green. 
Very slow grower but it blooms very young. Best va¬ 
riety for pot culture. 
EMPEROR —Large semi-double to double flower with a 
few yellow stamens. Color is most pleasant brilliant red. 
Leaves are roundish, thick texture and very dark shiny 
green. One of l)est red varieties. 
GOVERNOR MOUTON —One of tlie very popular varieties 
in Louisiana. Flower medium to large, with color of 
most pleasant oriental red marked with white spots. 
Somewhat of peony form, many small petals mixed 
with yellow stamens, middle season, free bloomer. 
Leaves light green and not so thick. 
HERME —Semi-double, very large flower, variegated pink 
and white, generally white margin in the petals. Leaves 
rather small and pointed. 
^ LADY VANSITTi VARIEGATA— One of the most beau¬ 
tiful variegated Camellias. Semi-double, rose type, 3% 
to 4 inches in diameter. Flower is composed of 19 petals 
and 80-90 yellow stamens. Color, white striped with 
shades of red. It blooms at middle season. The leaves 
are small and narrow and very crinkled—extra dark 
shiny green. 
PINK PERFECTION —Medium sized flower, shell pink, 
very full double with immense small petals symmetri¬ 
cally arranged. Very early and free bloomer 
PROF. SARGENT —Full double, peony form, very tight 
in center. No yellow stamens mixed, color dark red. 
Leaves roundish, large, thick glossy green. 
RUBRA VIRGIN A LIS —One of the outstanding varieties. 
The flower is to inches in diameter. Eight large 
guard petals and numerous incurved small petaloids 
form the flower. Peony shaped, it resembles Prof. Sar¬ 
gent, but is slightly looser. Late flowers in the season, 
occasionally semi-double Avith yellow stamens. Color is 
a very pleasing soft pink, but once in a while the guard 
petals have very narrow white stripes at the center. 
The leaves are very small. Early and a very free 
bloomer. 
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