CAMELLIA 
ee icy years, Camellias have heed one of ue 
* world’s most honored flowers. This is as it should) 
be. Not alone for their great beauty of blossom and 
foliage are they noteworthy, but, as has been dis- 
cov red in recent years, they are one of the hardies! 
plants in cultivation and require ie the simplest 
Lo -@uliaaes ye 
There are: the cppedling site with their large 
petals sy.nmetricall y arranged around showy yel- © 
low stamens, semi- -doubles ond full doubles, either 
ie Oban paeony or formal flat types. The color scale 
ae runs from the purest white through many shades of 
pink and red and cm infinite number of variegations. 
_ There is a type for every conceivable taste and no 
garden is too humble to offer an appropriate aoe 
fer some of the simpler informal kinds. ; 
i sone location on the north or east side of a bisildine 
or any semi- -shady position protected from the after- 
noon sun should be selected; and do remember that 
-a well drained soil is of first importance. The re- 
quired acid condition can be supplied by mixing 
Ys, each of peat, well rotted leaf-mold and good 
sandy loam. Fertilize in April, June ond August with 
a balanced commercial. food, with a cotton: -seed 
_ base, specially prepared for Camel ios. Work it in ; 
lightly « as the roots are near the surface. | 
Flowering of the different varieties begins in Oe 
hee and continues through the winter to the end of - 
April, As a cut flower, the Camellia is a worthy 1 rival 
of the orchid, and, as a decozative evergreen that 
may be depended upon for Juxuriont: ou 
_ throughout the year, it is unsurpassed, _ | 
we, PRICES, aesording tc size and variety: 
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Standard New and Rare 
were Varieties Varieties . 
a gal. conte: ae FT 75 to 1.50 $ 2.00 to: 3.50 
7 ond 8 in. pots... Cte city 200 40; 380) 5:2) SG ieee 
+9 gal. containers... iacets "250 to 9.00 5.00 to 10.00 
be oe Lathe Meer 3.90 to 10.00 : 7.99 to 15.00 
Ses 3.00 ond up  _7.50"end up 
Large specimens A . 12,50 end ue 216, .00 and up 
‘The new and rare varieties. marked with an asterisk * 
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