



recommend spraying every three weeks until the scale is 
killed.* 
Sometimes camellias are affected by the disease com- 
monly known as “die-back.” This is due to a fungus. We 
have had satisfactory results in controlling this disease by 
spraying with Bordeaux mixture three times in the Spring, 
at ten-day intervals, when the first new growth starts. It 
is very important that the spraying be done at the time the 
new growth starts, and the plant should be sprayed thor- 
oughly. so as to wet all the branches and the trunk. See 
spray schedule page. 
A thin mulch of oak leaves or pine straw is good for 
camellias. Almost any fertilizer that does not have an alka- 
line reaction can be used. 
In planting camellias it is absolutely necessary to avoid 
planting them too deep. The importance of this cannot be 
stressed too much. If the stem is one inch deeper than it 
was formerly grown, the growth of the plant will be greatly 
retarded, and if it is planted several inches deeper the plant 
will die. In setting the plant in its new position, the ball 
should be level with the ground. 
In the past few years many growers in sections where 
camellias will not survive planted outside have become 
aware of the value of growing camellias in their green- 
houses as a source of cut flowers for corsages, etc. These 
plants increase in value from year to year as they grow 
larger and cover more profusely with blooms. We think all 
growers would find it profitable to stock a part of their 
houses with the varieties of camellias that adapt themselves 
best to greenhouse culture, and make the nicest cut flowers, 
as the demand for them is growing each year. We have 
one greenhouse completely stocked with camellias, and 
have been growing them in our greenhouses ever since 
Flowerwood Nursery was established. It is not a difficult 
matter to grow them in the greenhouse, and if you should 
be interested in planting some camellias in your green- 
houses, either directly in the ground, or growing them in 
pots or tubs, where they can be moved out in the summer, 
we shall be very glad to advise you of the varieties that 
we believe are best suited for this purpose, and also to give 
you what ever advice we can from our experience in grow- 
ing these plants in the greenhouse. 
* See our spray schedule on page 30. 
1950-1951 PRICE LIST 9 
