IF YOU FAILED 
TO GET A REPLY 
when you wrote to “LONGVIEW” about Camellias, perhaps you wondered 
if your inquiry went astray, or just why you failed to receive an answer. 
“LONGVIEW” is not operated as a modern business organization . . . 
with the sole purpose of trying to produce and sell large quantities of 
Camellias, with a hope of getting rich. 
Camellias are grown here as a hobby since 1915, because I love them. 
Year after year, as the buds unfold and reveal their exotic beauty, my 
enthusiasm, like other collectors of Camellias, knows no bounds. 
AN EXPLANATION 
Those who come to “LONGVIEW”, at any season, understand our 
inability to reply promptly to all inquiries. 
While Camellias are blooming, visitors from Coast to Coast flock to 
“LONGVIEW”. Here they are amazed at the breath-taking magnificent 
collection. Tens of thousands of pot grown Camellias, five to twenty-five 
years old, in the greatest luxuriance, covered with brilliant flowers, and 
beautiful dark-green, shining evergreen foliage . . . happy . . . healthy 
plants . . . the richest floral treat one can imagine to be seen. 
If you happen to be one of those persons interested in Camellias, 
naturally you would want to ask many questions about this or that variety. 
Hours slip by like fleeting minutes, while inspecting the many excitingly 
beautiful blooms. 
Then, too, you may wish to inspect the numerous rare old tomes, with 
Camellia plates illustrated in color, dating back more than 150 years. To 
hurriedly walk through the slat sheds; greenhouses; visit the photographic 
studio where I photograph individual flowers, get a glimpse of a most 
elaborate chemical soil testing laboratory, requires hours of time. 
If you fail to 
proverb: 
get a prompt reply, let me remind you of an old Chinese 
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(^O^I^ESrONDENCE 
When you write for further information about Camellias (and your 
inquiries or comments are most welcome), please enclose a self-addressed, 
stamped envelope, for a prompt reply. 
To facilitate better service in replying to your letters, 
I recently purchased a dictaphone for my office. 
It is hoped many letters can be answered promptly 
between the numerous daily interruptions. 
Whether you buy one Camellia, or a carload, your order 
with remittance, always receives my immediate personal 
attention. 
Address all Inquiries and Orders to 
"Longview" Crichton, Ala.' 
RQBT. O. RUBEL, Jr., Prop._ Camellia Specialist U.S.A. 
Macon, Ga., Feb. IS, 1937 
I enjoyed very much my visit to 
LONGVIEW and am of the opinion you 
have the finest Camellias In this country. 
—R. L. W.—a prominent nurseryman. 
Green- Farms. Conn.—I cannot thank 
you sufficiently for the w'anderful hour 
.s)>ent with y.,u and your Camellias. We 
lioth feel it was quite worth the entire 
trip down from New York.—“Mrs. J. H. H. 
Every testimonial in this book, is from unasked for letters. Original 
copies in our file shown on request. LONGVIEW. 
