Mathotiana (Purple Emperor, Wm. S. Hastie, Julia Dray- 
ton, etc.). (M-L). Very large imbricated double, with 
rose-bud center, sometimes showing stamens when 
fully opened. Flower is deep red, outer edge of petals 
turning purple as the flower gets older. Dr. H. Harold 
Hume, in his Camellias in America, published by J. 
Horace McFarland Co., of Harrisburg, Pa., states: “‘This 
variety was originated by M. Mathot, Belgian nursery- 
man. It has been misnamed and renamed many times 
and a variant of it has been distributed as C. M. 
Hovey.’ We have all sizes listed at the end of group 
plus following lath sizes B&B or in 4-gal containers. 
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Mathotiana Variant (C. M. Hovey, Paulina). (M-L). Simi- 
lar to Mathotiana, mottled with white. All sizes listed 
at end of group plus following sizes in 4-gal containers 
18-24” own-root = 
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Mrs. Chas. Cobb. (E-M). Large peony, deepest crimson 
with golden stamens. One of the darkest colored va- 
rieties. Own-root all sizes; Grafts 15-18” to 3-4’. 
Red Hibiscus. (EF). Usually semi-double, but sometimes 
stamens are transformed into petaloids. Deep pink to 
red, blooming early. Own-root all sizes; Grafts 15-18” 
to 3-4’. 
Rev. John Bennett. (M). Large semi-double of beautiful 
salmon pink, petals deeply veined. Own-root to 12-18”; 
Grafts 24-30” to 3-4’.” 
Robert Norton (M). Large semi-double white, with one 
or two narrow pink stripes. Rapid compact growth. 
Own-root all sizes; Grafts 18-24” to 3-4’. 
Rose Dawn. (E-L). Large regular double, rose pink, vigor- 
ous grower, blooming freely even when young. We 
have blooms from November through March. Own-root 
all sizes; Grafts 18-24” to 3-4’. 
Rose Dawn Vari. (E-L). Flowers vary in color from rose 
pink to lavendar, and are marked with white in vary- 
ing degrees. Own-root all sizes; Grafts 24-30” up. 
Shiro-Daikagura. (E). Incomplete double, white, very 
early. Not a form of the true Daikagura. Grafts 15-18”, 
18-24”. 
Smiling Beauty. (M). Semi-double, delicate pink of a 
deeper shade than Magnoliaeflora. Own-root all sizes; 
Grafts 15-18” to 30-36”. 
Souvenir de Bahad Litou. (M). A soft rose pink sport 
of Mathotiana Alba. Grafts 15-18”, 18-24”. 
White Giant. (M). Large semi-double white, vigorous up- 
right growth. Grafts 24-30” to 3-4’. 
White King. (M). Semi-double white, with petals ar- 
ranged in a more regular fashion than those of White 
Giant. Own-root all sizes; Graft all sizes. 
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