FRANK GIBSON 
Mew “Sromasuille Camellia 
°° FRANK GIBSON e 
Yellow is a color long sought in Camellias, and the new Frank Gibson has more of it than any 
variety to date. For charm and distinctiveness, Frank Gibson ts acclaimed the most outstanding 
new Camellia in years. There is a single row of large, pure paper-white outer petals and a striking 
center of petaloids, often two sizes, most of which have a gold band, giving it an almost solid yellow 
center. There are no stamens in the original, select Frank Gibson Camellia. It has been called the 
one and only “triploid” Camellia, with three sizes of petals. 
Camellia Frank Gibson is vigorous and compact in growth, and the foliage is unique—dark green 
and rather pointed. It blooms early, beginning the last week in October, and is very hardy, having 
withstood the severe cold of the winter of 1950-51 along with the most resistant. The plant was raised 
as a seedling by Mrs. F. L. Gibson, Thomasville, Ga., and named in honor of her late husband, one of 
Thomasville’s leading businessmen, whose hobby was gardening and for whom the Camellia was al- 
ways the favorite flower. A seedling found under a Mrs. F. L. Gibson bush, it is believed to be a cross 
of Elegans (Chandler) X Mrs. F. L. Gibson. 
2-yr., grafted, 2 to 3 ft., compact, $25.00; 18 to 24 in., compact, $20.00; 12 to 18 in., well branched, 
$15.00; 1-yr., $10.00. All these grafted plants are field grown, on heavy stocks, and well above the 
average in quality. 
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