SEMMES NURSERIES .- Crichton, Alabama 

In most soils, especially on clay lands, cottonseed 
meal alone, or a mixture composed of 24 cottonseed 
meal and 14 acid phosphate, is an excellent fertilizer. 
Other good fertilizing materials, which are likewise 
acid in their reaction, are well-rotted cow-manure, 
tankage, castor pomace, sulphate of ammonia and 
muriate of potash. 
The Camellia is less subject to disease and insect 
enemies than most other evergreen shrubs, but some- 
times the foliage is attacked by scales. When this 
occurs, they should be sprayed with a miscible oil 
preparation and care taken to thoroughly wet the 
underside of the leaves as well as the top. Volck, used 
at the rate of 1 part to 50 parts of water, has proved 
effective. 
The Camellia is the handsomest of all the broad- 
leaved evergreen blooming plants for southern gardens. 
It is long-lived and its beauty and monetary value 
increases rapidly as the plants grow older. The many 
new and fine varieties of recent introduction have 
added enormously to its popularity, and its use as a 
high-class cut-flower has opened up a much broader 
field for its distribution. 
On the following pages we are listing a complete 
range of sizes, from very small plants suitable for 
growing on under Jath or in greenhouses, to finished, ~ 
well-rounded specimens for immediate landscape effects. 
Still Iarger sizes are available in many varieties and 
full particulars will be supplied upon request. 

3 to 5-in. 8 to 12-in. 18 to 24-in. branched 
from coldframe pots but without buds 
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