This photo 
by Robert O. Rubel, is 


Glorists’ Cut Glower 
Louguiew Lot No.1 3 
This tree blooming, vigorous store % 
Camelifta,resembles vartety CHANDLER! _ 
ELEGANS, fn form of flowers,however, j 
the coloring ts more gllttering and 
has more radiant, sparkling, beauty, as 9 corsage tlower,KELLINGTONIA has 
because of the purity and brilllancy proved to be In popular demand In the 
of white and vivid red color combine past ten or more years,and distribue 
atlonse ted by wholesalers, to the florist's 
trade, commanding $ 9e00 to $ 18-00 a 
If has been tdentitied by HeHarold dozen for the bloomse 
Hyme, author of the new monograph, 
CAMELLIAS IN AMERICA, as varlety Flowers 4 to a inches tn diameter, 
KELLINGTONIA’ blooming freely trom mid-November 
thru Febuary, on plants grown oute 
We have not been able to find docum= doors tn this southern latitudee 
entary proof, of the origin, of this Grown under glass tn colder climates 
name, and this vartety should not be earlier or later production of blooms 
contused with an entirely diftterent can easily be managed. 
vartety,sold as Camellia KILWINGTONIA, 
Camellia KELLINGTONIA fs tolerant to 
As early as 1930,a prominent florist  subefreezing winter temperatures when 
and Camellta grower, at Charleston, tn bud, opening the flowers with no 
Soe Carey saw the parent plant from apparent Injury to flower petals, tf 
which we propagated our stocke plants are shaded from morning sune 
At that time, he said It was variety shinee 
KELLINGTONIA.’ This Camellia, has splendid keeping 
qualities, and the tlower petals are 
In 1932,he authorized us to buy this not easily brul sed tn handling,which 
Camellta for him, agreetng to pay adds to Its value, when blooms are 
$ 400.00 tor the plant, as tt grew in BRI. to distant marketse 
a garden near Mobile, Alabama. 
This Camellia measured 54 feet In New York state, Sept, -8—1 947 
circumference (17 teet In diameter), Your Lot 73 Kellingtonta takes my 
and was 12 feet high, when measured breath away. JI an really proud of 
this past September, 1947. Longview camellias. Fd. 
“LONGVIEW” CRICHTON STA., ALA., U. 5S. A. Robt. O. Rubel, Jr., Camellia Specialist 
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