




PINK PERFECTION 
Alba Plena. The acme of perfection in double, 
imbricated whites. Pure white, wax-like. Very 
early flowering. 12 to 15 in. to 18 to 24 in. 
Bealei Rosea. Small flower; complete double; 
clear rose-pink color. Dark, pointed foliage; vigor- 
ous, compact and rounded growth. Hardy, and a 
profuse bloomer over a long period. All sizes. 
Bella romana. Medium size; complete double; 
peppermint-candy pink and white variegated. 
18 to 24 in. 
Candidissima. Small; tiered double flower; pure 
white. One of the loveliest of all double-flowering 
Camellias. Slow-growing, compact bush, well 
worth a place in any garden for its distinctiveness. 
12 to 15 in. to 18 to 24 in. 
Carnation (Christmas Glory). Medium size; 
complete double, trregular, high-centered form; 
glowing bright red. Almost invariably at Its 
height of bloom at Christmas time. Bush vigor- 
ous and compact, profuse in blooming. AII sizes. 
C. M. Hovey (Col. Firey). Large; complete double, 
regular tmbricated; deep red. Very hardy. One 
of the fastest growers of large-flowered Camellias. 
All sizes. 
Derbiana. Large; complete double of irregular, 
high-centered form; very dark red. One of the 
fastest-growing and most symmetrical of Camel- 
lias. All sizes. 
Elegans (Chandler). The standard of perfection 
in Camellias. An old variety but here to stay; 
always hardy, always satisfactory. Large; in- 
complete double, large outer petals, petaloids In 
center; deep pink with white splotches, occa- 
sionally a solid pink flower. Sets flower buds while 
small. AII sizes. 
Elizabeth. Medium size; complete double, in- 
completely imbricated; pure white. An occasional 
flower has a pink stripe. AII sizes. 
Gloire de Nantes (Leeana Superba). Medium 
large; incomplete double with large petals; deep 
watermelon-pink color. Late bloomer. Bush vigor- 
ous; foliage very large, dark green and showy. 
One of the best of the older varieties. All sizes. 
Gloire de Nantes, Variegated (Latifolia). A 
sport of the watermelon-pink variety, with white 
flecks and spots, and all the good characteristics 
of the parent. All sizes. 
Gov. Mouton. Medium size; incomplete double, 
large outer petals with petaloids in center; deep 
red, mottled white. Very vigorous. 18 to 24 in. 
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GROUP C CAMELLIAS 
Own-Root Plants 
Herme. Here is one of the best of the older varie- 
ties. One of the hardiest, always lovely. Large; 
incomplete double with petal sizes intermixed, 
light pink with white edges and pmk and red 
splotches. 8 to 12 in. to 18 to 24 in. 
Imperator (Georgia). A Camellia of deep pink to 
light red color, not to be confused with the deep 
red French Imperator. We need a better name 
for one of these varieties. Georgia Imperator has 
perfectly formed, complete double flowers with 
incomplete imbrication. Foliage is dark and 
glossy; bush compact in growth. 12 to 15 in. to 
18 to 24 in. 
Jarvis Red. Medium large; produces flowers of 
both semi-double and tncomplete double form 
with petaloids in center; very dark red. Bush very 
compact and vigorous in growth. All sizes. 
Kumasaka. Medium size; semi-double; deep rose- 
pink. Even the smallest plants are free bloomers. 
ates torte. 
Lady Vansittart. Medium size; semi-double, 
almost single; cherry-red. Glossy, pointed, some- 
what twisted foliage; thrifty bush. 18 to 24 in. 
Lady Vansitti (Davis Dark Red). Medium size; 
incomplete double with large outer petals and 
petaloids in center; very dark red. Smooth, 
pointed foliage. Very late bloomer. An _ old 
variety; we think the true name has been lost. 
8 to 12 mn 12 to 15iin: 
Lilyi. Small; complete tmbricated double. Very 
profuse bloomer, midseason to late. The fastest- 
growing pure white Camellia. All sizes. 
Maurice Hurst. Very fast-growig Camellia. 
Large; produces both semi-double and irregular 
double flowers on same bush; salmon-rose color. 
Very hardy, and profuse for a_ large-flowered 
variety. All sizes. 
Monarch (Honneur d’Amerique). Very large; 
complete double, irregular with high center; deep 
pink to light red, usually marbled white. Slow 
grower but develops into an attractive, almost 
completely round bush, and the immense flowers 
are produced over a long season. 2 to 3 ft. 
Monjisu, Red. Small; semi-double; dark red. 
Even the smallest bush blooms heavily. Lustrous, 
dark foliage. 18 to 24 in. 
Monjisu, Variegated. Like the above, but with 
splotches and spots. 18 to 24 in. 
Mrs. F. L. Gibson. Small; single; white striped, 
pink, with many solid red or solid pink flowers on 
same bush. A very unusual Camellia, raised by 
the late Mr. Frank L. Gibson of Thomasville 
and named in honor of his wife. Exceptionally 
long flowering season. A large bush will bloom 
from October to March. AII sizes. 
Mrs. F. L. Gibson, Herme-Colored Sport. Like 
the parent bush from which it is a sport, but has 
the white edge and same stripes as seen in Herme. 
18 to 24 in. 
Mrs. F. L. Gibson, Pink Sport. A solid pink 
sport of the above, producing somewhat larger 
flowers than the parent bush. 18 to 24 in. 
GRADING OF GROUP C CAMELLIAS 
We can’t divide our Camellias mmto many 
groups. So, in grading, we grade closely on 
such as Alba Plena and Elegans, but liberally 
on others like Carnation and Derbiana. 

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