
CHANDLERI ELEGANS 
The irresistible charm and beauty of the flowers of the 
Camellia has won them a high place in the hearts of all. 
However, because of their almost ethereal beauty, many people 
have been a little timid about trying their hand at them. Or 
perhaps you may have tried to grow Camellias without finding 
out just a little about their likes and dislikes. Stop being afraid 
of them. Follow the few simple rules outlined below and you'll 
find them as easy to grow as sunflowers. 
They may be grown in containers or out in the open 
ground. Select a partially shaded area, and if the soil is heavy, 
provide drainage for your plants by placing a generous supply 
of coarse gravel in the bottom of the hole before planting. 
While they will grow in any good reasonably light soil, they 
will do much better if planted in a mixture of one-fourth each 
of the following: imported peat, leaf mold, topsoil, sandy loam. 
Feed your plants regularly every 60 days with Bandini Ca- 
mellia food, Long’s Camellia food, or any good plant food suit- 
able for acid loving plants. 
Keep your plants on the acid side with occasional treatment 
of Aluminum Sulphate or soil sulphur, as they do best in a soil 
where the Ph is around 5.5 to 6.5. Do not feed until 3 weeks 
after applying acid treatment. 
Keep your plants well watered at all times, but do not give 
them so much water that the soil becomes soggy. Above all, do 
not fuss over your Camellias, give them reasonable care, but do 
not kill them with kindness. 
ALBA PLENA: Beautiful, animated double white flowers of 
perfect form that do not show the stamens even when full open. 
The plant is a good grower and very free flowering. It is one 
of the most sought after camellias of the day, and rightly so. 
Blooms January to March. Plants in l-gallon containers, 10 to 
12-inches tall, $1.50 each. 
ALBA SUPERBA: Immense semi-double, pure white flowers, 
with large petals and yellow stamens showing through the petals 
at the center. This variety is also sold under the name of JOHN 
G. DRAYTON. 4-inch pots, 65c each. 
AMABILIS: A fine tall grower with good foliage. Exquisite 
single white flowers, showing rich golden yellow anthers. Flow- 
ers January to April. l-gal. containers, $1.00 to $1.50, 
ANNA ZUCHINI: Exquisite double white that is sure to be 
used extensively when better known Flowers January to March. 
Specimen plants in 5-gallon containers, $4.00 and $5.00 each. 
APPLE BLOSSOM: From December to February this compact 
plant is covered with bright, opalescent-pink trumpet-shaped 
blossoms. Plants in 1l-gallon containers, $1.25 each; plants in 4- 
inch pots, 75c each. 
AURORA BOREALIS: Semi-double, sheer white with red dots. 
A very striking flower. Commences to bloom in January. 1-gal- 
lon container, $1.00 each. 
BELLA ROMANA: The large, full, double flowers are 4 inches 
in diameter. Their color is rose pink, overlaid with pencil mark- 
ings of deeper rose. A rare and very choice variety. Plants in 
4-inch pots, 75c¢ each; larger plants in 5-gallon containers, 24 to 
36 inches, $3.50 to $4 each; specimen plants from $6 to $10 each. 
BRIAR ROSE: A single sasanqua of soft, clear pink resembling 
wild rose. The foliage is small, dark green, and the plant has 
: habit of growth. Flowers October to January. l-gallon 
-oniainers, 51 each; plants in 5-gallon containers, $3.50 to $5 each. 
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wis a good grower, and blooms very early in the fall. 
October to March. 
BAAKES FINE 
CHANDLERI ELEGANS: A beautiful peony-flowered type of 
soft rose. The center is a tightly curled ball of overlapped 
petaloides, edged with a broad double frill of larger petals. The 
flowers average 6 to 7 inches across. The plant is.«@ superb 
grower with handsome dark green foliage. Flowers ins December 
to March. Plants in 4-inch pots, 75c each; l-gallon containers, 
$1.50 to $2.00 each; 5-gallon containers, 24 to 30 inches; $5.00 each; 
larger specimen plants, $7.00 to $10.00 each. 
CHEERFUL: A clear, bright cherry red. The flowers are only 
medium size, but this is compensated for by the great profusion 
of bloom. The plant is a good sturdy grower with showy dark 
green foliage. Plants in l-gallon containers, 75c each; larger 
plants in 5-gallon containers, $4.50 each. 
CHIFFON: The name gives one a hint of the clear, transparent 
texture of this lovely semj-double flower. Clear pink, without 
shadings or markings of any sort. Flowers January to March. A 
vigorous grower and a good bloomer. 1-gallon container, $1 each. 
Cc. M. HOVEY: (See Julia Drayton.) 
COLONEL FIREY: Here is, without question, one of the finest, 
if not the finest, of all the Camellias. The double flowers are a 
rich, glowing crimson of perfect form, 5 to 6 inches across. The 
plant is an easy grower, though somewhat dwarf. Stock very 
limited. l-gallon containers, small, $1.50 each; large, $3.75 each; 
specimen plants in 5-qgallon containers, $7.00 to $10.00 each. 
COVINA: An informal double rose-red of bright and lasting 
color. Blooms freely and makes a fine compact plant. 4-inch pots, 
50c each; l-gallon containers, 85c each; 5-gallon containers, $3.50 
each. 
DAI KAGURA: A large, full-double Camellia with smaller cen- 
ter petals often twisted and curled. Bright rose-red flowers 
splotched with white. The plant has strikingly beautiful foliage, 
Flowers 
l-gallon containers, $1.75 to $2.00 each; 5- 
gallon containers, $5.00 each. 
DONKELAERI: A rare and splendid large petalled double. 
Deep cherry-red marbled with pure white. The stamens stand 
erect and open at the center to show a mass of deep gold 
anthers. Intense, unfading color. The plant is compact and shape- 
ly. Blooms January to March. Stock limited. 1l-gallon contain- 
ers, $1.75 each. 
ECSTASY: Medium large, very double flower of exquisite pink. 
The plant has good foliage and grows well. 4-inch pots, 55c 
each; 5-inch pots, 65c each. 
ELLA DRAYTON: Large, double red flowers. Strong grower. 
Very popular because of its quantities of flowers and long bloom- 
ing season. 4-inch pots, 60c each. . 
FANNY BOLIS: A large, semi-double, admired by all Camellia 
growers. The flowers are a soft rose-red, blotched with white. . 
Inner petals are smaller and curled about the showy mass of 
golden anthered stamens. A large bushy grower. Blooms Janu- 
ary-March. Plants in 4-inch pots, 75c each; l-gallon containers, 
$1.25 each; large plants in 5-gallon containers, $5.00 to $7.00 each. 
FRANCINE: A huge, clear rose-pink of the peony type. Simi- 
lar to Chandleri Elegans in flower and foliage, but has no varie- 
gation. Plants in 4-inch pots, 85c each; in l-gallon containers, 
$2.00 each; larger plants in 5-gallon containers, $5.00 to $7.00 each. 
HERMI: (See Hikara Gengi.) 
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