New and Rare Camellias 
The Finest of Over 100 Varieties $ 50 
We Have Tested! 3: 
All the beauty of Camellias is yours in stur- UP 
dier, heavier plants when you buy at Holmes. They’ve 
spent their whole lives in our nursery—are “native” to our 
Central Florida. That’s why you’re surer with Holmes 
camellias. These listed here and 40 more varieties await 
your choice at our nursery. Come—see them, enjoy them! 
AUNT JETTY. Bright red. January through March. Rare. 
CATHERINE CATHCART. Delicate pink marbled with 
white. Formal type. February, March. Rare. 
MATHOTIANA VARIANT. Large, rose-formed flowers of 
rose-red marbled white. December through March. Out- 
standing among variegated sorts. Rare. 
C.M. HOVEY (Wm. S. Hastie). Very large, double, glowing 
crimson. Late February to April. Rare. 
DAIKAGURA. Large rose-red blooms of loose peony form. 
Early October through December. Rare. 
GOVERNOR MOUTON. Deep red marbled white, in loose 
peony form or semi-double. January to March. Rare. 
K. SAWADA. Very double, fully imbricated flowers 4 to 
5 inches across; 50 to 70 petals with edges rolled inward. 
White. Very beautiful, spectacular flowers. New. 
Pat. No. 431. Rare. 
MATHOTIANA RUBRA (Julia Drayton; Purple Em- 
peror; Purple Dawn; W. S. Hastie). Large, rose- 
shaped flowers of deep red. Easy to grow. Rare. 
MRS. K. SAWADA. Heavy flower 3 to 3% inches 
across, with 70 to 100 petals. Double, imbricated gar- 
denia type, delicate pink shaded on white. We consider 
this a real gem. February, March. Pat. No. 481. Rare. 
ROSEA SUPERBA (Mathotiana Rosea). Large flowers 
of rosebud form, deep pink. Late December through 
March or early April. Rare. 
ROSE DAWN. Large, very double, rose-pink. Rare. 
SCARLETT O’HARA. Dee |: scarlet, occasionally splotched 
with white. March, April. Rare. 
VASHTI. Flat double flower 4 to 5 inches across. White 
with red stripes, sometimes pinkish white with red, and 
occasionally solid red or pink. Rare. 
VICTOR EMMANUEL. Large, dark red blooms of loose 
peony to semi-double form. Late February to April. Rare. 
WHITE CRANE (14B). Semi-double, pure white, with sta- 
mens in the center. Rare. 
Prices of New and Rare Camellias 
Sto 2s pots Co ee eee $3 50 to $5 00 
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Almost every Camellia in our Nurseries has 
been transplanted once or more 
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