Location Desirable—Half shady location is prefer- 
able, especially when the plants are young. Free 
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 Black 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. 
Our 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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