CAMELLIAS, THE JEWELS OF THE GARDEN, 
Portland Camellia Nursery 
P.L. VAN DER BOM, Proprietor 
Seasou 1950 and 1957 
3307 N. WILLIAMS AVENUE 
PORTLAND 12, OREGON 
Dear Customer: 
We offer this catalog in the hopes that it will help you in selecting plants 
for your gardens and landscapes. We specialize in Camellias and have over 5300 
varieties to select from. We have one of the finest selections of Rhododendrons 
available, including the newest varieties. We also have lovely specimen plants 
of Azaleas. 
We have some of the newest ideas out for the use of Camellias. ‘‘Espalier 
Camellias” in all different shapes, sizes and forms. Then we have ‘‘Tree Form”’ 
and ‘‘Umbrella Form’”’ grafted Camellias. We have grafted Camellias with dif- 
ferent varieties on one plant. We are proud to say that we also have the World’s 
Wonder Camellia’? which has over 100 Fall Sasanqua and Japonica varieties 
grafted on it. This plant starts to bloom in October and blooms until the end of 
May. This is truly a sight to see. 
We have a fine selection of evergreen shrubs listed in our catalog this 
year. The prices are very reasonable. Also you will find special sale prices listed 
on many articles. 
Due to the high cost of living and shipping rates we have cut our prices 
on Camellias, Rhododendrons and Azaieas 10% to 20% from our 1948 and 
Spring of 1949 prices. THIS CUT SHOULD PAY SHIPPING COSTS TO OUR 
CUSTOMERS. 
We send our catalog to prospective customers all over the U.S.A. Many 
of these flower lovers are unable to visit our Nursery and wish to have their 
plants shipped to them. We wish to assure these customers that no plant leaves 
our Nursery that we would not wish to receive ourselves. We guarantee our 
stock to be true to name, healthy and of the size specified. We may give an 
oversize plant but never undersize. All plants are balled and burlaped and the 
ball is wrapped in waterproof paper to insure moisture. Every precaution is 
taken in packing. No extra charge for packing unless notified. We are not 
responsible for breakage in transit. Claims should be settled with your carrier 
immediately. Cost of transportation for all shipments is paid by purchaser. We 
are unable to give Parcel Post rates as they change so often. All orders are 
shipped as promptly as possible. During the peak season an order may take a 
little longer but we try to get them shipped within two weeks after receipt of 
your order. Customer will be notified by Nursery the date shipment is made. 
Please order plants by their name, size, and price. Allow plenty of time for 
shipping. We accept money orders or check. C.O.D. orders must pay at least 
25% of total value before order is shipped. We do not ship on open accounts. 
Please state if we may substitute an equally good variety or a larger or 
smaller size if we are sold out on the size or variety you wish. 
We can safely ship plants to points all over the U.S.A. from the 15th of 
October to the end of May. As our flowering shrubs bloom later than the Southern 
states you can still order during the months of February, March and April and 
still get budded plants of some varieties. 
Sincerely yours, 
P. L. VAN DER BOM 
(Prop. ) 
Welcome to All Visitors 
Open 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. 
Including Sundays 
Tel.: TUxedo 28838 
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