
CAMELLIA, ADOLPH AUDUSSON 
Camellia Japonica 
Presenting a grand array of color in the bleak and 
otherwise blossomless winter, Camellia Japonica, 
“Aristocrat of the South,” is gaining rapid favor in 
other sections of the country. Its beauty and importance 
has been definitely recognized on the West Coast, and 
favorable comments from the Northern Florists con- 
tinue to increase. 
Camellia culture presents no particular difficulties. 
but special care will be rewarded with beautiful, last- 
ing blossoms. First, they must have a soil that is acid 
in reaction, and if this condition is not already present 
it may easily be obtained by addition of leaf-mold, peat 
moss and applications of aluminum  sulphate—one 
quarter pound to a square yard. 
Keep soil moist, yet not soggy. Camellias are 
shallow rooted and deep cultivation is not advisable. 
Full sun, only after plants are two or more years old, 
is advisable for best bloom-buds. Partial shade gives 
more growth and a glossier green color. 
Camellias may be fertilized with a mixture of 
cotton-seed meal, super-phosphate, potash, and well- 
rotted manure in the respective parts of 10-2-1-5. 
Aluminum sulphate should be added one-half part if 
soil needs acidifying. 
TOM DODD NURSERIES 

