Foreword 
Providing distinctive specialties for Southern gardens continues to afford a challenge 
and opportunity for service that we at Thomasville are always striving to meet. In 
Roses we have for many years been a source of the Old-Fashioned Tea and Noisette 
varieties, and in recent years we have constantly grown the newer ones, too. As a mem- 
ber of All-America Rose Selections we are testing new varieties and offer those best 
adapted for Lower South gardens. 
Likewise, in Camellias we have held on to the best of the older varieties but steadily 
tested new ones. We have introduced seven new varieties originating in the Thomasville 
area, selected from hundreds of seedlings under observation. Thomasville is in the ideal 
Camellia belt, not too cold, not too hot—the area including South Georgia and North 
Florida. Not all the fine Camellia blooms are produced in this area, but over a long 
period of years the quality of plants and blooms is superior in this section. We have 
long felt the best service we could render our customers is to grow the finest stock of 
these specialties in a range of varieties comprising all forms to be desired. 
Thomasville, with its lovely gardens, its 
annual Rose Festival, Camellia Show, picturesque 
plantations, famous Glen Arven golf course and 
many other attractions, is always a delightful 
place to visit. Since 1898 the Rose and Camellia 
acreage of our nursery has been a special attrac- 
tion, as has been Hjort’s Azalea Woodland. 
There is always something of interest to see here, 
and we invite visitors. For those who buy plants, 
every effort will be made to give the best value. 
THOMASVILLE NURSERIES 
INCORPORATED 
By Sam. C. Hjort, President 
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA 
September 1, 1953 
FLORIBUNDA ROSE 
Litibet 
1954 All-America Winner 
A charming new Rose in the 
increasingly popular Floribunda 
class. See page 11. 
