Tormey 
Copel tan of Wert 
Quality in camellias is inbred. From selected 
top-strain parents come the finest blooms, the health- 
iest most productive plants. Over the years Tormey's 
have spared no expense in developing their own 
strains of the choicest varieties carefully selected 
and improved by controlled propagation until they 
can no longer be compared to the commonly grown 
plants. The result in superb root structure, vigorous 
growth, rich foliage, resistance to disease, and large, 
bright blooms is the hidden value passed on to you 
in every Tormey plant. 
Choice tip cuttings from these outstanding parents 
are skillfully rooted in controlled propagating frames 
until they develop a compact mass of vigorous 
feeder roots. Like the bristles of a porcupine they 
grow out of the body of the cutting in every di- 
rection, wiry and active. No camellia can be better 
than its root system. These countless searching 
mouths have been carefully developed to feed the 
young plant. The most modern techniques and 
equipment are used in building this sturdy root 
system, for Tormey’s know they are laying the foun- 
dation for your camellia success. Top growing per- 
formance and satisfaction are rooted into every 
Tormey camellia. 
Potted off in a specially compounded growing 
medium the cuttings soon begin lush cycles ot 
growth, more cycles than ordinarily secured. Grown 
in cool lath houses, watered overhead by an auto- 
matic sprinkler system through which nutrients are 
fed regularly as prescribed by our staff chemist, 
the young plants develop vigorously and uniform- 
ly. They will continue to grow as vigorously from 
the day they reach you. 
The priceless ingredient in every product is the 
integrity of the producer. Tormey’s proudly present 
Camellias of Merit for those who want the very best. 
