GROUP C CAMELLIAS 
C. M. HOVEY (Col. Firey) 
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. AIlI sizes. 
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, irregular, 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 imbricated; deep red. Very hardy. One 
of the fastest growers of large-flowered Camellias. 
All sizes. 
Elizabeth. Medium size; complete double, in- 
completely imbricated; pure white. An occasional 
flower has a pink stripe. All 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. AIl sizes. 
Gov. Mouton. Medium size; Incomplete double, 
large outer petals with petaloids in center; deep 
red, mottled white. Very vigorous. 18 to 24 in. 
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 pink and red 
splotches. 18 to 24 in. 
Jarvis Red. Medium large; produces flowers of 
both semi-double and incomplete double form 
with petaloids in center; very dark red. Bush very 
compact and vigorous in growth. AII sizes. 
Kumasaka. Medium size; semi-double; deep rose- 
pink. Even the smallest plants are free bloomers. 
Late. 15'to 18im., 18 to 24 an. 
Lady Vansittart. Medium size; semi-double, 
almost single; cherry-red. Glossy, pointed, some- 
what twisted foliage; thrifty bush. 18 to 24 in. 
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Own-Root Plants 
Lilyi. Small; complete imbricated double. Very 
profuse bloomer, midseason to late. The fastest- 
growing pure white Camellia. AII 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 Iong season. 2 to 3 ft. 
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 Iate 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. 15 to 18 m., 18 to 24 in. 
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., 2 to 3 ft. 
Pink Perfection. All that the name implies, and 
the most generally loved and appreciated of all 
Camellias. Small; complete imbricated double; 
shell-pink. Very hardy for a light-colored variety 
and blooms profusely over a very long season. 
Grows into a very compact and symmetrical 
bush. One cannot have too many Pink Perfections 
as long as there is a place to plant them. AII sizes. 
Prince Eugene Napoleon (Pope Pius IX). Large; 
complete imbricated double: rose-red. When 
grown in full sun some petals are tipped white. 
Makes a very uniform and attractive bush. Very 
hardy, and blooms profusely. One of the best 
of the older varieties. 18 to 24 in. 
Prof. C. S. Sargent. One of the greatest of all 
Camellias. Large; complete double, irregular, 
with high, pin-cushion center; very dark red. 
Early flowering. Bush is thrifty and symmetrical 
and produces blooms in great abundance over a 
long period. Nobody can lose in planting Prof. C.S. 
Sargent. A very vigorous understock on which to 
grow any other kind by grafting. All sizes. 
Being an “old” variety is nothing against a plant. 
Rather, the old varieties that remain in favor occupy a 
unique position, for they stay with us strictly on merit. 
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