Camellias 
C AMELLIA JAPONICA, com¬ 
monly known throughout the 
South as Japonica, is a native 
of China where it is an evergreen 
tree 35 to 40 feet tall. 
Camellias have been grown in 
southern gardens for a century or 
more, and at one time were probably 
the most popular shrub in the 
South. They had a lull for a while 
but noware becoming more popular 
than ever! 
We have a large collection of the 
finest named Camellias in all types 
from four-petaled singles to the 
fully double, heavy-petaled varieties 
so perfect in form that they look as 
though made of wax. 
CLASS 1 
We also grow thousands of seed¬ 
lings from seed saved from all the best named varieties. These are offered as 
assorted seedlings and will produce some splendid things. 
Caleb Cope. Delicate light pink, full, 
double blooms, opening flat. One of the 
most beautiful pink Camellias. Very 
rare. December to February. 
Chandleri elegans. Large, loose, peony- 
type Camellia, cherry-red in color, with 
white variegations and blotches. 
Coral Simplex (Hibiscus). Single 
blooms, 6 inches across, of an exquisite 
coral-pink color. One of the most deli¬ 
cately colored of all Camellias. 
Hite’s Pink. Lovely large pink flowers 
with yellow stamens, some 4-petal single, 
while others are semi-double peony 
type. Very desirable. 
Mrs. Eulalia Salley. Large, single, deep 
crimson flower with crinkled petals like 
crepe paper. Blooms are 4 to 5 inches 
across and have a very decided and 
pleasing fragrance. We consider this one 
of the very finest Camellias ever grown. 
The plant is hardy and a fine grower. 
Stock is very limited. See back cover. 
8 to 12 in.$2 00 
12 to 15 in. 2 75 
15 to 18 in. 3 75 
18 to 24 in., bushy. 5 00 
CAMELLIA CULTURE 
The Camellia is a sour-soil 
plant, needing much the same 
soil as an azalea. 
Good garden soil, to which 
has been added liberal 
amounts of leaf-mold and 
manure, so that it has an 
acid reaction, is good 
Camellia soil. 
Heavy soils should be 
lightened by adding sand. Be 
sure the drainage is good as 
Camellias will not grow in 
boggy ground. 
