PICKING 
A Camellia bush can be ruined by improper removal of the 
flowers. Flowers wanted for floating in a shallow bowl 
should be twisted off and leaves from other parts of the 
plant inserted where required in the arrangement. Those 
for corsages should be cut with shears or sharp knife, taking 
only two or three leaves with the flowers. Make the cut 4 
inch above a leaf on the new wood which shows a dormant 
bud in the leaf axil. 
PLANTING SEASON 
Under favorable conditions 
Camellias can be planted dur- 
ing almost any month of the 
year if bought in containers 
and the root system is not dis- 
turbed in transplanting. Ball- 
ed plants are taken up in the 
nursery during the winter and 
early spring when the plants are dormant, and should be set 
out in the garden at that time. In our nursery we normally 
ball Camellias from the first of November to the middle of 
April—depending upon weather conditions. 

BALLS OR CONTAINERS 
Some Camellia buyers prefer to buy plants grown in con- 
tainers and to accommodate this trade we grow a certain 
amount of stock in gallon cans. By far the lion’s share of 
our stock, however, is grown in the ground under lath, and 
must be balled before shipment. This applies especially 
to the larger sizes. Because of the light friable condition of 
our soil it fuses easily with the soil in the new location to 
which our plants are moved when sold. This adds much to 
the ease with which our plants grow and become established 
in their new homes. We pride ourselves on the vigor of our 
plants. 
GOUBEGT@RS- OF GAMELEIAS 
For people collecting Camellias and those interested in a 
large number of varieties we have prepared a mimeographed 
list covering most of the varieties in our collection. 
We invite your further inquiries and will be very pleased to 
send you the additional list mentioned above. 
Where our stock is very limited we will take orders and 
graft plants for customers for future delivery. Small grafted 
plants can be delivered next Spring and large grafted plants 
on five and six year understock can be delivered next Fall, 
1947. 
