24 JACK HOLMES, INC., Tampa 1, Florida 

CAMELLIAS, continued 
HAKU-RAKUTEN. Large, semi-double, pure white; loose 
peony form. Rare. 
HARLEQUIN. Peony-type flowers of white, white striped 
pink, or solid pink. Late in bloom. Class A. 
HERME (Hikara Gengi; Jordan’s Pride; Jenny Lind; 
Souv. de Henri Guichard). White with red and pink 
stripes; large, loose peony form; fragrant. Late November 
to mid-April. Class A. 
K. SAWADA. Very double, fully imbricated flowers 4 to 
5 inches across; 50 to 70 petals with edges rolled inward. 
White. Very beautiful, spectacular flowers. New. 
Pat. No. 431. Rare. 

LADY CLARE (Empress; Grandiflora Rosea). Very 
large, single pink blooms. November through February. 
Rare. 
LADY VANSITTART VARIEGATED. Rosy red streaks 
on white petals. Rare. 
LAUREL LEAF. Soft pink blooms of formal or loose 
shape. Late November to March. Rare. 
MATHOTIANA RUBRA (Julia Drayton; Purple Em- 
peror; Purple Dawn; W. S. Hastie). Large, rose- 
shaped flowers of deep red. Easy to grow. Rare. 

MATOSIA. Full double, light pink marbled pure white. 
Early. Class A. 
MME. STREKALOFF. Peony-formed; light pink striped 
lightly with crimson. Class B. 
MONJISU. Semi-double, bright carmine blooms with a 
satiny sheen. December to March. Rare. 
MRS. CHARLES COBB. Coppery bronze. A strong, heavy 
grower. December to March. Rare. 
POPE PIUS IX (Prince Eugene Napoleon). Large, 
double flowers of flame-red. Very popular. Class A. 
PROF. C. S. SARGENT. Heavy, peony-formed, crim- 
son flowers with a very double center of curled petals. 
October to the end of April. Very hardy. Class A. 

PURITY (Neige d’Ore). Dazzling white flowers of the 
fori type; petals slightly waved. November to April. 
are. 
REV. JOHN BENNETT (True). Gorgeous large semi- 
double pink blooms. Rare. 
REV. JOHN G. DRAYTON. Perfectly formed, deep pink 
blooms of loose peony shape. February to April. Rare. 
MRS. K. SAWADA. Heavy flower 3 to 3% inches 
across, with 70 to 100 petals. Double, imbricated gar- 
denia type, delicate pink shaded on white. We consider 
this a real gem. February, March. Pat. No. 481. Rare. 
ROSEA SUPERBA (Mathotiana Rosea). Large flowers 
of rosebud form, deep pink. Late December through 
March or early April. Rare. 
ROSE DAWN. Large, very double, rose-pink. Rare. 

ROSEA SUPERBA VARIEGATED. A_ pink form of 
Mathotiana Rubra, variegated white. New. Rare. 
Camellias prefer some shade and rich, moist but well- 
drained soil. 
