RETICULATA 
LION’S HEAD 
She Yunnan Province Reticulaltas 
Introduction to the spectacular beauty of this whole 
wonderful new collection of camellias has been eagerly 
awaited by all of us. Heretofore, these Chinese Reticu- 
latas have been available only in the COMPLETE SET 
of one each of the fifteen varieties, priced at $1,000.00 
each collection, F.O.B., California. Our offering is for the 
most part on the larger three gallon or five year old 
understock, although we do have one gallon plants of 
these, also. Stocks of these varieties are complete but 
quite limited and will be sold on a first-come, first-served 
basis. 1 gal. 1 yr. gfts. - $15.00; 3 gal. 1 yr. gfts. - $25.00. 
Information of varieties still available will be sent upon 
request. We will accept orders now for delivery in FALL 
of 1953. Plants will be reserved for you upon receipt of a 
10% deposit, which will be applied to the purchase price 
at the time plants are ready for shipment. 
DESCRIPTIONS 
BUTTERFLY WING X PEONY A large, loosely petaled 
rose pink semi-double. 
CHANG’S TEMPLE Six to eight inches in diameter, bril- 
liant pale pink semi-double. 
GREAT BUTTERFLY WINGS Rose pink, many broad 
and beautifully waved petals. Up to six inches in 
diameter. 
GREAT PEACH BLOOM Crepe textured petals, wavy 
crinkled carmine red. Very large. 
GREAT SHOT SILK Brilliant semi-double pink, loosely 
set and informally arranged petals. Wonderfully de- 
tailed texture. 
LARGE CORNELIAN Very full petaled, deep rose, 
heavily marbled with white. 
LION’S HEAD (See Cut Page 15) A very large semi- 
double, deep red, generously variegated with white. 
NOBLE PEARL Semi-double, crinkly deep red petals. 
Diameter six inches or better. 
PEONY FLOWERED Six to eight inches, wavy, crepe- 
textured bright pink petals, with white veins and 
stripes. Formal double. 
PINE CONE A beautiful double, rich crimson and very 
similar to Purple Gown, except that the flowers are 
more petaled and smaller. 
PURPLE GOWN Deep purple red with pin stripes of 
white. Formal at opening, enlarging to a huge peony 
form, wine red at maturity. Six to eight inch blooms. 
QUEEN OF TALI Six inch blooms, rose pink, lightly 
variegated with white. 
ROSE FLOWERED Full double imbricated. Solid pink 
to about four inch diameter. 
SHOT SILK Large, pale pink, beautifully waved petals. 
A silky-velvet texture. 
SMALL OSMANTHUS LEAF Medium size rose form 
double, an unusual orchid pink. Rather small leaves. 
LITHOGRAPHED IN U.S.A. BY SCHWABACHER-FREY 
