GROUP C CAMELLIAS 
C. M. HOVEY (Col. Firey) 
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 tmbricated; 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. AIl 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. 
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. 
GRADING OF GROUP C CAMELLIAS 
We can’t divide our Camellias Into many 
groups. So, in grading, we grade closely on such 
as Monarch and Monjisu but Itberally on others 
like Carnation and Derbiana. 
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Own-Root Plants 
Kumasaka. Medium size; semi-double; deep rose- 
pink. Even the smallest plants are free bloomers. 
Late. 15 to 18 in., 18 to 24 m. 
Lady Vansittart. Medium _ size; semi-double, 
almost single; cherry-red. Glossy, pointed, some- 
what twisted foliage; thrifty bush. 18 to 24 in. 
Lilyi. Small; complete imbricated double. Very 
profuse bloomer, midseason to late. The fastest- 
growing pure white Camellia. 15 to 18 in., 18 to 
24 in. 
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 along season. 15 im. to 2 to 3 ft. 
Mrs. F. L. Gibson. Small; single; white striped, 
pink, with many solid red or solid pmk 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 in., 18 to 24 in. 
Mrs. F. L. Gibson, Herme-Colored Sport. Like 
the parent bush from which it ts a sport, but has 
the white edge and same stripes as seen in Herme. 
18 to 24 in., 2 to 3 ft. 
Pink Perfection. AII that the name implies, and 
the most generally loved and appreciated of all 
Camellias. Small; complete tmbricated double; 
shell-pmk. 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 tmbricated 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. 
of the older varieties. 
One of the best 
18 to 24 in. 
PROF. C. S. SARGENT 
THOMASVILLE NURSERIES 
