Lovely THOMASVILLE CAMELLIAS 
Betty Sheffield. A charming new Camellia 
from Quitman, Ga., raised by Mrs. Albert 
Sheffield, long Chairman of the Park and Tree 
Commission and active in garden club and 
civic affairs, and named in her honor. Large, 
very regular, semi-double, pure paper-white 
with few red and pink splotches or stripes. 
The flower is of exquisite form, with petals 
slightly waved; golden stamens are mostly 
in the center, but somewhat interspersed in 
petals. The bush ts a strong, vigorous grower, 
and the foliage is large and dark green. Betty 
Sheffield is superior to many other Camellias 
of its type. Collectors and amateurs alike are 
high in praise of this variety. 2-yr., grafted, 
well branched, 18 to 24 in., $20.00; 12 to 18 in., 
$15.00; 1-yr., well branched, $10.00. AIlI freld- 
grown plants on strong stocks. 
Bryan Wright. The popularity of this Camellia 
grows. Those who have it are delighted with 
it, and the large specimen plants in bloom in 
our Woodland were greatly admired by visitors 
last winter. Bryan Wright is a lovely, very 
light pink Camellia, in color half way between 
Lady Hume’s Blush and Pink Perfection. It ts 
a fairly early bloomer, and the first flowers 
are often formal; later they are almost double 
peony form, and at the end of the season they 
open and show a few very golden stamens 
interspersed in the petals. At all stages the 
flowers are lovely. Grafted, compact, 2 to 3 ft., 
$17.50; 18 to 24 in., compact, $12.50; 1-yr., 
grafted, well branched, 12 to 18 in., $10.00; 
3 Wo) WF same, SSV/ABLO) 
Ecstasy. A brand-new, very beautiful rose-pink, 
semi-double Camellia, raised by Miss Beatrix 
Hoyt of Thomasville, who also produced the 
Bryan Wright. It is a cross of an old semi- 
double pink, Martha Wright, with an unknown 
variety. The flower is large, and the showy 
golden stamens are in one compact ring in the 
center of the flower. Like the other Camellias 
introduced from Thomasville, Ecstasy is a 
strong grower, as well as a good bloomer. 
Grafted, 2-yr., 18 to 24 in., $20.00; 1-yr., 12 to 
Martha Brice. Not so new, this one has been 
in circulation about ten years. The Martha 
Brice is a large, semi-double, light Iavender- 
pink Camellia, a color not found in other va- 
rieties. The growth is compact, and foliage is 
large and distinctive. One of the most beau- 
tiful of pink Camellias. Own-root plants, 
field grown, in all sizes, and at prices of Group 
B Camellias, page 29. 
Pearl Maxwell. Here is a very lovely new regu- 
larly tmbricated (formal double) Camellia that 
we believe has come to stay a long, long time. 
It supplies the need for a large formal flower 
of light pink color; many blooms of it measured 
51% inches across. It has none of the defects 
of streaking or folding back like Otome and 
several others. While not as heavy as the 
Mathotianas, it is not far behind in size, and 
for exquisite, soft color it is quite superior to 
other varieties of its form. Pearl Maxwell is a 
seedling of the vigorous Enrico Bettoni and 
like the parent is a vigorous grower and late 
bloomer, fine for extending the flowering season. 
This outstanding Camellia was raised from a 
seed by Mrs. C. O. Maxwell, Cairo, Ga., and 
named in her honor. Several years ago she 
showed blooms at the Cairo and Thomasville 
Camellia shows which were greatly admired, 
and led us to seek propagating rights. See 
color illustration on page 21. 2-yr. grafts, 18 
to 24 in., compact, $17.50; 1-yr. grafts on heavy 
stocks, $10.00. 
Vashti. A lovely Camellia from Vashti School, 
Thomasville, Ga. Easily the most choice 
variegated Camellia in the standard, complete 
double, imbricated form. Medium size; light 
rose-pink, splashed with deep pink and red. 
Bush of compact, symmetrical growth. Own- 
root, 12 to 15 in. to 18 to 24 in., specimen, at 
prices of Group B Camellias, page 29. 
This fall and winter we are offering 
only specimen sizes of Camellias. 
18 in., $15.00; 8 to 12 in., $10.00. These are all 
Orlando, Fla.: ““We did so much enjoy our visit to your 
field-grown plants, well branched and of the 
nursery; it was so kind of you to take time on a Saturday 
afternoon to show it to us.’—Mrs. R.B.G. 
finest quality. 
MRS. F. L. GIBSON 
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MARTHA BRICE 
