CAMELLIA JAPONICA 
The most charming of all flowering evergreen shrubs, 
blooming from the first of October through March. 
Camellias are not difficult to grow. Many fine old 
specimen plants are to be found scattered throughout the 
Lower South, where they have been growing for years 
with but little care, and thriving on practically all types 
of Iand characteristic to the region. However, they prefer 
and do best on a good, well-drained soil that has a slight 
acid reaction. Good garden soil is suitable, but it can be 
made better by adding leaf mold and peat moss. In 
heavy, stiff soils a small quantity of sand is also beneficial. 
In most soils, especially on clay lands, cottonseed meal 
alone, or a mixture composed of 24 cottonseed meal and 
lg acid phosphate, is an excellent fertilizer. Other good 
fertilizing materials, which are likewise acid in their re- 
action, are well-rotted cow manure, tankage, castor pom- 
ace, sulphate of ammonia and muriate of potash. 
The Camellia is less subject to disease and insect enemies 
than most other evergreen shrubs, but sometimes the 
foliage is attacked by scales. When this occurs, they 
should be sprayed with a miscible oil preparation and 
care taken to wet the underside of the leaves thoroughly 
as well as the top. Volck used at the rate of 1 part to 
50 parts of water Is effective. 
The Camellia is the handsomest of all the broad-leaved 
evergreen blooming plants for southern gardens. It Is 
long-lived and its beauty and monetary value increases 
rapidly as the plants grow older. The many new and fine 
varieties of recent introduction have added enormously 
to its popularity, and its use as a high-class cut flower 
has opened up a much broader field for its distribution. 
CAMELLIA JAPONICA 
GROUP A 
Admiral Nimitz. A recent introduction of great promise. 
Foliage and habit of growth similar to Laurel Leaf, 
and the large, full double flowers are a beautiful shade 
of pink. Grafts only. 
Amabilis. Semi-double, white with cluster of yellow 
stamens, 
Arejishi. Peony-centered, medium to large, brilliant red 
flower, which shows some stamens among the small inner 
petals. Large, long, deeply serrated, apple-green foliage. 
Early. 
Aspasia. Flower, foliage, growing habit same as Emperor 
of Russia but the flower is variegated with white. Mid- 
season. Grafts only. 
Bessie McArthur. A large, semi-double, clear pink va- 
riety with three or four layers of very large petals and 
prominent stamens intermingled with small petaloids. 
The flowers measure 5 inches across. Large, glossy, 
long foliage. Low, bushy growth; very hardy. 
Bessie Morse Bellingrath. This fine new Camellia has 
been named in memory of the late beloved wife of the 
founder of Bellingrath Gardens. Flowers semi-double, 
white with faint blush, somewhat like Snowdrift in 
form but with more petals, and color is more delicate 
than Magnolieflora. 
Big Beauty. White blotched and dashed pink. Large, 
semi-double to semi-peony form. Vigorous, upright. 
Black Dragon. An outstanding Camellia. Flowers are 
very large and very dark red, resembling Mrs. Charles 
Cobb in color and Victor Emmanuel in form. The edges 
of the petals are crimped and of a much deeper shade 
than the remainder of the flower. 
CATO’S NURSERY, BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA 9 
