CAMELLIA JAPONICA 
Horticultural names of Camellia Japonicas are 
so* badly confused that we are still not sure of many 
of them, but we have enough kinds which are 
recognized by leading nurserymen by such names 
as we list, that we are offering these named Cam¬ 
ellias under three classes. 
We are the fortunate possessors of “Ncuvelle In- 
conographae des Camellias”, published in 1848-1860, 
with more than five hundred natural colored illustra¬ 
tions with names and we follow their names as t^r 
as possible. 
Many names, however, will have to be revised 
yet, and in order not to mislead you, we are illus¬ 
trating several types of flowers and by referring to 
them, you can form a better idea of what we mean 
by “peony form”, “very double”, etc. 
Camellias are not difficult to grow. Many fine 
old specimen plants are to be found scattered 
throughout the lower South, where they have been 
growing for years with but little care, and thriving 
on practically all types of land characteristic to the 
region. However, they prefer, and do best on a good, 
well drained soil that has a. slight acid reaction. Good 
garden soil is suitable, but it can be made better by 
adding leaf mold and peat moss. In heavy, stiff soils 
a small quantity of sand is also beneficial. Leaf 
mold and peat help to maintain an acid condition and 
a mulch of leaves is good to retain moisture and to 
furnish plant food the next year. The addiiton of 
sand makes stiff soils more porous and provides bet¬ 
ter drainage. 
In most soils, especially on clay lands, cotton seed 
meal alone, or used with acid phosphate, is an ex¬ 
cellent fertilizer. Other good fertilizing materials 
which are likewise acid in their reaction are well 
rotted cow manure, tankage, castor pomace, sulphate 
of ammonia and muriate of potash. 
The Camellia is less subject to disease and insect 
enemies than most other evergreen shrubs, but some¬ 
times the foliage is attacked by scales. When this 
occurs, they should be sprayed with a miscible oil 
preparation and care taken to thoroughly wet the 
underside of the leaves as well as the top. Volk, 
used at the rate of 1 part to 50 parts of water has 
proven very effective. 
The Camellia is the handsomest and finest of all 
the broad leaved evergreen blooming plants for 
Southern gardens. It is long lived and its beauty 
and monetary value increases rapidly as the plants 
grow older. The many new and fine varieties of re¬ 
cent introduction have added enormously to its pop¬ 
ularity and its use as an aristocratic cut flower has 
greatly enhanced its prestige and opened up a much 
broader field for its distribution. 
It 
