
RARE CAMELLIAS, GROUP 2 
ALBA SUPERBA. Beautiful, semi-double, pure white 
Camellia, 4 to 5 inches across. Vigorous and spreading 
in growth. This variety is often known on the Pacific 
Coast as Rev. John G. Drayton. 
C. M. HOVEY (Mathotiana Rubra Variant). In habit of 
growth, and shape and form of flowers, it is very much 
like Purple Emperor, but the beautiful, double, large 
red flowers are mottI_d white. 
COLONEL FIREY (Wm. S. Hastie). Very large, extremely 
double flowers, with many small petals of glowing rich 
crimson. A late bloomer. See illustration on inside back 
cover. 
DAIKAGURA. Probably the earliest bloomer of all 
Camellia japonicas. In the Mobile section it is nearly 
always in bloom in September and often is showing 
color in August. Flowers large, thick peony type, 
deep rose color with large white blotches, sometimes 
imbricated. 
DAIKAGURA 

