
CAMELLIA 
DEBUTANTE 
PRICES 
Prices are based on both size and variety; the newer and rarer 
kinds naturally being higher than the better known varieties. 
Extra heavy specimens from $10.00 to $25.00 and large speci- 
men plants in tubs and boxes from $25.00 to $150.00. 
CULTURE 
Their culture is simple. During the spring, summer and autumn 
months they should be kept well supplied with water by thorough 
and deep irrigation, and the foliage well hosed off from time to 
time to keep the plants fresh and healthy. Of capital importance 
is good drainage, so that excess water does not stand around their 
roots and, preferably shelter from the sun during the hottest hours 
of the day. They like and should have a soil on the acid side. If 
the ground is heavy it can be improved by incorporation of leaf 
mold, manure, bean straw, etc. If the soil is very light, peat moss, 
leaf mold, manure or bean straw should be added. Light applica- 
tions of fertilizer should be given every 30 days after the plants 
have finished blooming, until about September. 
While it is true that they are (compared wtih many plants) 
relatively slow growing, this characteristic is in fact an asset, as 
they do not repidly outgrow the situation in which they are placed. 
As specimen plants for the porch, patio, or lath house, they con:ze- 
quently have no superior. With intelligent treatment, they can be 
grown in the original pot, tub or box for a long time. Should you 
pick the flowers? Yes! Use them in the house, wear them, and 
enjoy them to the utmost. Remember only to use care in the 
picking, taking not more than three or four inches of stem, as 
Camellia wood replaces itself more slowly than, for example, that 
of roses. 
