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SOIL TESTING LABORATORY AT LONGVIEW 
Science, which more and more rules the world and 
regulates our daily lives, reaches its climax in 
chemistry. It is said there are 1,600 industrial 
research laboratories in this country, not including 
the one at LONGVIEW. 
While no new or startlingly scientific developments 
have come from our modest soil testing laboratory, 
the test tubes in this laboratory have been responsible 
for helping many of our customers to grow better 
Camellias. Just as success in big industries today, 
have been built on revelations of test tubes, the 
product of research laboratories, we too felt the need 
of a soil testing laboratory for our own benefit as 
well as our customers. 
There are countless places in this country where 
natural soil and water used for irrigation proves 
more or less toxic for Camellias. A laboratory test 
is the quickest means of diagnosing toxic conditions 
of soil and water as well as plant food deficiencies. 
The laboratory services at LONGVIEW are available only 
to buyers of LONGVIEW Camellias. A charge of $3.00 per 
sample is made for a complete soil test, with report giving 
scientific recommendations for proper treatment. 
While Camellias are very easy to grow and bring into 
flower, if one caters to their simple cultural needs, we know 
our laboratory has played a big part in helping us, and 
others, grow better Camellias. 
For a full double, variegated flower of regal 
beauty, this variety will appeal to the most fastidious 
flower lover. 
The precise arrangement of the petals, reflect the 
utmost dignity and atmosphere of refinement. The 
brilliancy of rose-pink with blotches and suffusion 
of white variegations, appeals to the lovers of floral 
beauty where character and geometrical formality is 
portrayed. 
This free blooming, vigorous growing Camellia 
has not been identified by a variety name, although, 
old Camellia monographs illustrate and describe 
numerous similar varieties. 
Flower 3 to 3 Yi inches in diameter, blooms 
January thru March. It has proved to be a most 
popular cut flower among florists catering to an ultra 
smart clientele. 
You will be enraptured by the elegance and 
charm of these beautiful flowers. Their exotic 
beauty will add a note of sparkle to your winter 
garden or greenhouse, bringing you pleasures and 
enthusiastic appreciation during the drab winter 
months. 
“Blame yourself if you have no branches 
or leaves; don't accuse the sun of 
partiality/* 
—A bit of wisdom from the Ancient Chinese. 
Northampton. Mass. 0-25-40 
We followed your advice and the 
Camellias look the best ever and we are 
now picking about 25 flowers a day. 
A. B. n. 
My Camellias have done exceptionally 
well, thanks to your instructions as to soil. 
It certainly gives one a great, deal of 
satisfaction to know results can be had by 
application of scientific methods. 
Dr. H. S. B. 
