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“Longview" 
Crichton, Ala, U. S. A. 
c&he eJYCagic of (Camellias 
Camellias are magical plants. You will marvel at the brilliancy 
and purity of their colors. You’ll revel in the exquisite and numerous 
forms of different varieties of flowers. 
When you have grown a few of these floral gems from China, 
and feel the glorious sensation of their coming into bloom in your 
own greenhouse or garden, you will have attained new happiness 
in the fullest measure. 
Camellias are available in such a diversity of varieties, forms, 
and color combinations, it would be a hopeless task to describe the 
many enchanting sorts. 
The radiant colors of these gem-like flowers affect all individuals 
both physiologically and psychologically. The very sight of their 
exhilarating colors excite our emotional sensations. 
It was Sherwood Anderson who said he liked women, color and 
good prose. 
“I am fond of color, and that is why I like flower 
gardens and bowls of cut flowers. 
“Today, I have a vase of tulips on my desk. I cut 
them yesterday. They are big blooms on long stems. 
Red, lavender, pink, yellow, purple, gray and brown. 
“Occasionally, when I have been bitten by the desire 
to buy etchings and paintings for the walls of my house, 
I have resisted the impulse so that I might afford more 
flowers. Fresh flowers give me more pleasure than 
pictures. 
“Pictures to me are something like books. I rarely 
read a book twice, and after I have studied and felt a 
picture I am no longer particularly interested in it. A 
garden changes every day, and every bowl of flowers 
is different.” 
Surely Mr. Anderson was not familiar with Camellias, 
or he would have mentioned them. 
Colors, and especially when associated with the perfect 
formed flowers of Camellias, will make you happy . . . 
they will cheer you and have a brightening effect on all 
who are privileged to see their wide range of colors. 
In many varieties, the color of these flowers change to 
lighter tints, or darker shades in various stages of 
development. In selecting Camellias for yourself or as 
a gift, your own good judgment dictates the wisdom of 
buying from a specialist. 
At LONGVIEW, there’s a wide range of choice . . . 
varieties from simple, singles to prim, mid-Victorian 
formal types. In fact, you will find no end of varieties, 
colors, color combinations, sizes and forms, in LONGVIEW 
pot grown Camellias. Whatever your choice may be, if 
your Camellias come from LONGVIEW, you can be sure 
of an investment in a lifetime pride of ownership. 
LOT 79 
Word description as well as the accompanying 
illustration is inadequate to convey the true 
perfection and gleaming elegance of this Camellia. 
We located the parent plant in an abandoned 
rural garden about ten years ago. Two years later, 
we bought it for a South Carolina customer, 
propagating and growing a very few plants for 
seven years, before seeing the beauty of its flowers. 
The buds unfolded for the first time, January 
2nd-1940, revealing the unusual form and color 
markings. 
Grown last season in an unheated, shaded 
greenhouse, the flowers had lovely light pink petals, 
incurved at the outer circumference, and the tips 
shaded with dark pink. The contrast between th Q 
light pink petals and dark shaded tips, added to 
the harmonious color and formal character of this 
outstanding Camellia. 
This variety set and produced a large number 
of flowers after the plants were seven years old 
Plants we offer this season also have an abundance 
of flower buds at the time this catalogue was 
prepared. 
Blossoms 3 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter, of good 
keeping quality. 
In years past, we have seen many varieties of 
Camellias, but none that compared with the chick 
and charm of this enchanting variety. 
If you are a Camellia connoisseur, we are sure 
you will be enthused each season when this 
distinctive variety displays its floral beauty. 
f Cl'veland. O. April 13-1940 
The Camellias 1 bought from you early 
In the winter came in wonderful shape, 
and were a source of joy all winter. 
Mrs. R. E. B. 
Scarsdale. N. Y. Jan. 25-1939 
1 have several Camellias in my sun 
porch which have been a great pleasure 
and I should like to add to my collection. 
Mrs. G. S. 
Greenwood, S. C. March 11-1940 
I received the Camellia and It is a 
beauty. It makes the rest of my 
Camellias sink into insignificance. 
H. W. B. 
