blooming cannot be expected in a place entirely 
shaded. 
Root System, Transplanting—The root system of 
the Camellia is rather coarse and not quite so 
easily transplanted as the Azalea. 
Fertilization Effective—The Camellia is a gross 
feeder; it responds well to fertilization. At the 
time of planting, if the soil is not fertile enough, 
use a mixture of one-half of garden soil, one- 
fourth of well rotted cow manure and one-fourth 
of peat or leaf mold. Every winter or early 
spring apply well rotted cow manure; bone meal 
or cotton seed meal, or similar commercial ferti- 
lizer may be added if necessary. Mulching with 
half rotted leaves or peat is also beneficial. 
Proper Watering—The Camellia loves a humid at- 
mosphere. Do not neglect the watering. Frequent 
syraying on the leaves helps a great deal during 
the dry summer months. 
Pruning Right—Proper pruning is also essential. 
Prune with care such as water shoots, dead or in- 
jured branches and branches growing too close 
together. General pruning should be done in the 
month of February; otherwise it may have a bad 
effect on the flower buds. 
Spraying Advisable—Red spider and various scales 
may attack Camellias. We have been using 
‘“‘Volck Jr.”’ at the ratio of 1 to 40 in the sum- 
mer and 1 to 25 in winter, mixing one teaspoon- 
ful of Biack Leaf 40 to every gallon of solution. 
Thorough spraying twice a year controls these 
pests satisfactorily. The strong sun has to be 
avoided after spraying as it may cause the leaves 
to burn. ’ 
NEW CAMELLIAS 
For many years we have devoted much of our 
time and care to produce new varieties of Camellias. 
Gur tireless efforts in this enterprise have been re- 
warded. We are proud to introduce to our custom- 
ers this year a number of these unusual and very 
exquisite new creations. 
As our supply of these new varieties is very 
limited, we are able to ofer them only to the pur- 
chasers of standard varieties of Camellia. No dis- 
count of prices. 
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