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We wish we knew the name of this jewel-like Camellia 
ot eye-intriguing beauty. 
r requentiy it has been mistaken for the true TEUTONIA 
Not the “TUTONIA” sold as the variety ELIZABETH. 
There is an exquisite loveliness about the pure white full 
double flowers marked with an occasional penciling of pink, 
then too, individual plants have produced two distinct 
varieties of magnificent pink flowers. 
a 6 P aren t P^ht grew in a garden at Monroe County, 
Alabama, and was sold to a So. Carolina Camellia collector. 
We have counted 160 to 190 petals, regularly imbricated, 
diminishing in size toward the middle with two distinct full 
double centers made up of smaller petals. 
Flowers 3i/ 2 inches in diameter, blooming freely from 
Christmas to March, recommended especially for conserva¬ 
tory culture where the flowers reach the acme of perfection. 
This is a rare Camellia that leaves you breathless, with 
its charm . . . beauty and elegance. 
The Bible photographed with the two flowers was pub¬ 
lished in London, 1599, just 140 years before Camellias 
were brought from China to England. 
WHAT! 
AN X-RAY OUTFIT AT A NURSERY? 
Employees at LONGVIEW often remark: 
“They’ve got everything here; everything except 
the boss is a bachelor.” 
Dorothy Dix said: “Bachelors are men who haven’t 
any wives and troubles, etc.” While the same writer’s 
mother remarked long ago: “Bachelors are mean, 
hateful, selfish old things to spend all of their money 
on themselves, etc.” 
Being a bachelor may be an excuse for having an 
X-ray outfit in the research laboratory at LONGVIEW. 
If you are curious to know what can be done with 
an X-Ray outfit at a nursery, we can cite ample 
scientific data on X-Ray induced modification of flower 
color, seedling growth and change in chromosomes. 
By X-radiation of Camellia pollen, seed, as well 
as newly germinated seeds, we have hopes of producing 
at least a few new and distinct varieties. 
The earliest worker applying X-Ray treatment to 
Camellia seed was my good friend and eminent 
surgeon, the late Dr. Jos. Hume of New Orleans. 
While visiting him in 1930, he demonstrated by aid 
of microscopic slides, how X-Rays affected the 
chromosomes of Camellia seeds. Since then I have 
had the good fortune of meeting Dr. Eleazar R. Bowie, 
Roentgen specialist also of New Orleans. 
His interest in Camellias likewise “runs at fever 
heat.” With his continued help and unselfish 
cooperation, I am very much indebted as my mentor 
on applied radiology. 
With the aid of X-Ray treatments, we have hopes 
something worthwhile might develop in finer varieties 
of new seedling Camellias. 
Edison, Pa. Feb. 10-1937 
The LADY HUME BLUSH Camellia I bought 
from you about four years ago is doing good. I 
would be loth to part with it. . . . What beautiful 
blooms it has. every one that sees it, marvels. 
H. M. O. 
Marion, Ind. Nov. 25-1937 
In Oct. 1936 we bought an ALBA PLENA 
Camellia of you. It had twenty-four blooms 
during November and was beautiful. It is 
in bloom now and has eighteen buds and 
blooms. McD. Greenhouse. 
