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GERBING'S AZALEA GARDENS 
Chandeleri Elegans 
Diakagura Variegated 
the true Donkaleri), Gunellie (Monarch, Honor of America, 
Red Ball), Celtic Rosea (Semi-Double Blush), Rubel Virgin- 
alis (Pink Mrs. Abby Wilder), Duchess De Rohan (Countess of 
Nieuport), Prince Eugene Napoleon (Imbracara Rubraplena), 
Horkan (Varabilis), Elisabeth (Teutonia), Haley’s Monarch 
(Elata, Onreco Bettoni), Due De Orleans (Margurite Gullion), 
Tricolor Seboldi (Wakanura). 
The following cultural information is based on actual prac¬ 
tice here in our Gardens and nursery. 
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO FOR YOUR CAMELLIAS 
Plant them in good rich soil with a liberal amount of fresh 
Dairy Fertilizer mixed with the soil. Plant them shallow so that 
the crown roots are near the surface./HEacH^spring give them 
a mulching of 2 inches of well chopped fresh dairy fertilizer 
around the base of the plants. Keep them uniformly moist. 
Keep a mulch of leaves or Peat Moss under the plants at all 
times. Spray with Volk each May or June to control Scale 
pests. Spray with Bordeaux if Formopsis Blight appears. Dust 
with S. A. T. Dust to control red spider. Prune out all irregular 
growth and dead branches. Plant them on well-drained soil. 
Plant them in shade or full sun, either will give good results 
though we prefer semi-shade. When buying Camellias do so 
while they are in bloom that you may know what you are buying. 
WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT DO WITH YOUR CAMELLIAS 
Do not plant them in wet soggy soil. Do not plant them too 
deep. Do not use fertilizers that will burn. Do not remove or 
loosen the burlap when planting. Do not lift a Camellia by 
the trunk; always pick it up by the burlapped ball. Do not 
spray your Camellias with oil spray in the fall or winter. This 
is important. Many fine plants have been killed with late 
spraying. Do not plant too near buildings or large shrubbery. 
Do not plant clay soil grown plants into loose porous soil as 
they will not give satisfactory results. Do not let them dry out 
completely nor drown them with too much watering. Do not 
water from a hose if using artesian water; rather use a sprinkler 
which areates the water before entering the soil. In cold weather 
when a freeze is reported be sure to have your Camellias good 
and wet. Do not buy Camellias that look unhealthy though they 
are cheap. Unhealthy Camellias hardly ever recover. If you 
are not familiar with varieties do not buy unless there is a 
bloom so that you may see what you are buying. 
PLEASE NOTE 
Prices quoted in this catalog are based on Free Delivery to 
Jacksonville, Fla., and vacinity, and crating and delivery to 
carrier for distant shipments. If you come to the nursery and 
buy direct where crating and delivery is omitted we give not 
less than 20% off from quoted prices. Quotations in this cata¬ 
log cancel all previous quotations. 
