Kare Camellias 
GROUP II 
Casa Blanca. Medium _ rose-pink; formal, 
double. This Camellia opens over a long 
period and is beautiful in every stage. Its 
lasting qualities will make it a good cut-flower 
variety. 
Catherine Catheart. Medium size, double, 
light pink, marbled white. Large, round, light 
green foliage. A good grower and a fine 
Camellia. 
C. N. Hastie. Medium to large, very dark red, 
peony-like flower. Dark green, round foliage 
and good grower. A very nice dark red 
Camellia. 
Colonel Firey. Very double, well-shaped flower, 
5 to 6 inches across, of brilliant crimson. One 
of the best red Camellias. Said to be true C. 
M. Hovey. 
Debutante (Sara C. Hastie). Large, peony- 
form, light pink blooms; early. Fast grower 
with large, serrated leaves of dull green. Very 
desirable. 
Emperor of Russia. Very large, deep scarlet, 
peony-form flower, with stamens intermixed. 
Large, dark green foliage. Excellent grower. 
Firebrand. Large, scarlet-red, semi-double 
flower with rich golden stamens in center. 
Very upright growth, and one of the hardiest 
bloomers over a long period—starts early and 
blooms late. Cold doesn’t seem to damage 
the flower buds. 
H. A. Downing. Large, semi-double, bright 
red, with stamens in center. Medium dark 
green foliage and loose spreading growth. 
Free bloomer. 
Il Tramonto. Not Laurel Leaf. Medium-sized, 
formal double, rose type. Resembles Laurel 
Leaf but smaller flower, stockier growth and 
foliage is round. 
Imura White. Very showy, semi-double flower 
about 5 to 6 inches across, with large petals. 
Fast grower with long, narrow, shiny leaves. 
Lady Clare (Empress; Grandiflora Rosea). 
Clear rose-pink, with two rows of petals and 
golden stamens. One of the largest, sometimes 
measuring 6 inches across. Dark green foliage; 
spreading growth. 
Lady Van Sittart Variegated. Large, semi- 
double, red flower with white variegation. 
Small, narrow, pointed, dark green foliage. 
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Laurel Leaf. A very large, full double variety 
of beautiful texture; incurved petals. Most 
flowers have rose-pink centers and merge into 
deeper pink at edge, but sometimes come with 
white blotches. Excellent for greenhouse 
culture. 
Marchioness of Exeter. Large pink flowers of 
peony form, resembling a bouquet. 
Margaret Higdon. Large, semi-double, pink 
bloom, fading to almost white around edges of 
petals, with stamens intermixed. Large foliage, 
somewhat serrated. 
Mathotiana Rubra (Purple Emperor; Purple 
Dawn; Wm. S. Hastie). Very large, deep 
red flowers turning purple as they age, and 
showing stamens when fully open. Fast 
grower with large, dark green foliage. 
Mathotiana Variant (C. M. Hovey). Very 
large-flowering type, similar to Purple Em- 
peror except for white blotches through the 
flower. One of the very best in flowering as 
well as growth. Large, dark green foliage with 
some variegation. 
Rey. John Bennett. True stock from original 
plant in Magnolia Gardens. Large, semi- 
double, salmon-pink. Fast, willowy grower. 
An excellent Camellia. 
Shiro-Botan. Local seedling. 
Good grower. Medium-sized, 
foliage. A very good white. 
Large; white. 
light green 
White Hibiscus. Local seedling. Large, single 
to semi-double flower with long, narrow, snow- 
white petals. Foliage is long, narrow, and 
crinkled. 
PRICES OF RARE CAMELLIAS, GROUP II 
12 to 18 in., mostly grafts..... 
18 to 24 in., mostly grafts..... 
24 to 30 in., mostly grafts..... 
SIEMMES, ALABAMA. Wholesale Only 
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