


CAMELLIA EMPEROR 
A CAMELLIA for THE CONNOISSEUR 
- "A title of dignity, superior to 

Websters dictionary defines ‘EMPEROR! 
that of a king.” 
Camellia EMPEROR,Is truely entitled to this name, because of the dignity, 
regal beauty, and royal splendor, of Its Immense blossomSe 
For those who Insist on authentic variety names, when buyIng Camelltas, 
documentary proof Is offered below, that "Longview" Lot 109 Is the true 
Camellia EMPEROR. 
reproduced from Verschaffelt monograph as 
Read the original French text, 
1850, describing this remarkable Camelllae 
published In Book 10, Plate Il, 
On the outside cover page of this folder, ts a monotone reproduction from 
the original colored lithograph of Camelila EMPEROR,as It sepeated with the 
descriptive text, printed below. 
Compare this original monotone picture on outside cover page with photo= 
graph of "Longview" Camellia Lot 109, I lustrated on right hand Inside page. 
This photograph, made at "Longview" Febuary 6=1942, 30 days after parent 
plant,growing outdoors without protection, had been subjected to 18 degrees 
Fe, temperature, or 14 degrees below freezinge 


NOUVELLE 
ICONOGRAPHIE DES CAMELLIAS. 
te LIV. PL. I. 1850. 
Tipteers TRANSLATION OF FRENCH DESCRIPTION. 
CAMELLIA “Bxtremely lovely trregularity, very 
EMPEROR. pr oe er are AEE 
Fort belle irrégularite, a tres un C. colulli: par le reticulata, fading toa whitish tint at the edges. 
grands petales, serrés, contour- 
nes. chiffonnes, diversement 
groupés, dun rouge cramoisi 
fonce, passant presque au blane 
vers les bords. 
Ce Camellia.dans le commerce 
depuis quelques années deja, 
est dia M. Davies, horticulteur, 
pres de Liverpool , qui l'a obte- 
nu, nous a-t-il dit, en féeundant 

Entrance to 
Les individus que nous avons 
vbserveés chez lui dans le teinps 
avaient deux a trois metres de 
hauteur et étaient littéralement 
couverts de fleurs; sa floraison 
successive dans nos serres a 
prouve que c’est la une variété 
constaute , d'un port superbe et 
Wune fertilité flurale peu or- 
dinaire. 
We owe this Camellia, which has been 
grown for several years, to Mr. Davies 
horttoulturist near Liverpool, who obtain- 
tt by pollenating a Camellta *Colullit by 
the Camellia rettoulata. 
Phe individual plants which we observed 
tn hts establishment at the time were two 
or three meters high, and were literally 
covered with blossoms; tts successtve 
blooming tn our greenhouse has proved tt 
ts a constant vartety of splendid floral 
Sertiltty.® 
No Business Transacted on Sundays. 
“LONGVIEW” CRICHTON | STA., ALA, U. 5. A. 
) Xo) 0} a OF 
Camellia Specialist 
Rubel, Jr, Prop. 

