INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLANTING BALLED CAMELLIAS 
1. The ground must be level, clean and smooth before 
digging the hole. 
2. The hole must be dug no deeper than the depth of the 
ball but considerably larger so that there is at least six 
inches between the side of the ball and the edge of the 
hole the entire distance around. If the hole is dug in ad- 
vance, it must be dug shallow and then deepened according 
to the depth of the ball, after it has been carefully measured. 
This must be the exact measurement from the bottom of the 
ball to the top of the ball. If the hole is dug too deep and 
filled in, the ball will settle. If the plant is planted even 
one inch too deep, it will never grow well. Even after 15 
years the plant will not grow if it is planted too deep. It 
is better to have it a half inch too high than a half inch 
too low. 
3. The dirt that is filled in around the ball must be packed 
tightly as it is filled, but this must be done without break- 
ing the ball so the dirt must be pushed towards the ball 
and no strain put on the ball. When the dirt is about three 
inches from the top of the ball, the hole should be filled 
with water and then completely filled with dirt. Immedi- 
ately after this is done, a dam of dirt should be built around 
the plant larger than the ball so that there is at least three 
inches between the inside of the dam and the outside of the 
ball at all places. When this is done, the basin inside the 
dam must be filled with water and the dam must be high 
enough so that the water is at least four inches deep. It is 
important to make a good dam that will not leak. The pur- 
pose of this is to have the water settle in the crack between 
the ball and the dirt which not only packs the dirt but keeps 
the ends of the roots moist until they have put out new 
moisture feeding roots. Each day for at least three or four 
weeks the basin must be filled with water. 
4. If the ball is soft, the burlap should not be removed 
and it should never be unpinned until the dirt has been 
packed around the edges of it to support it. 
5. If the plant is tall and has a lot of foliage, stakes must 
be driven around the plant and beyond the edge of the ball. 
If they are driven in the ball they will break the roots 
and kill the plant. Generally three stakes are enough. The 
branches of the plant should be tied with rope to the stakes 
so that when the wind blows the branches cannot sway. 
This must be done as soon after planting as possible. 
1955 WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 35 
