SEMMES NURSERIES - Semmes, Alabama 

Camellia Sasanqua 
CAMELLIA SASANQUA 
One of the newer and finest of all the broad-leaved 
evergreens. Similar to Camellia aponica, but looser and 
faster growing. Very profuse bloomers, the flowers 
commencing to open the latter part of September and 
continuing on through November—a time when very 
few flowers can be had. 
Sasanquas are very hardy and can be grown without 
protection in the Iatitude of Memphis, Tenn., Birming- 
ham, Ala., Atlanta, Ga., Charlotte, N. C., and even 
much farther north along the Atlantic Seaboard. They 
are extremely satisfactory in landscape work, as indi- 
vidual specimens, m foundation plantings, and for 
hedges, and their popularity is only just beginning. 
From many thousands of seedling plants, we have 
originated a few outstanding kinds which we offer in 
the following list, along with and at the same prices 
as for the named varieties. 
CLEOPATRA. Large, beautiful cherry-red flowers, often 
double, and having crinkled petals. Foliage thick, dark 
and glossy. A vigorous and compact grower. Sizes 
LOiZito.> tt. 
MINE-NO-YUKI (Snow on the Mountain). The large, 
double, white flowers resemble a carnation and are 
borne in such profusion as to literally cover the entire 
plant. When young, it is a loose, open grower, but as 
it gets older it develops into a symmetrically round 
and compact specimen. Sizes to 2 to 3 ft. 
NEGISHEKO. Flowers very large, single, deep pink and 
very showy. Strong, upright grower with dark glossy 
foliage. 
ROSEA. A graceful and upright grower with very large 
single flowers of brilliant pmk. 
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