CAMELLIAS, THE JEWELS OF THE GARDEN, 
Portland Camellia Nursery 
P.L. VAN DER BOM, Proprietor 
SEASON 1955 and 1956 
Two Locations: 
824 N.E. 102 nd Ave. 
Mail Address: 3307 N. Williams 
Portland, Oregon 
Dear Customer: 
We offer this catalog in the hopes that it will help you in selecting plants 
for your gardens and landscapes. We specialize in Camellias and have over 350 
varieties to select from. We have one of the finest selections of Rhododendrons 
available, including the newest varieties. We also have a wide assortment of 
Azaleas and other broad-leaved evergreens. 
We have some of the newest ideas out for the use of Camellias. ‘‘Espalier 
Camellias’’in all different shapes, sizes and forms. Then we have ‘‘Tree Form’’ 
and ‘‘Umbrella Form’? grafted Camellias. We usually have grafted Camellias 
with different varieties on one plant; but we are all sold out on these this year: 
We hope to have a nice stock of them next year. We are proud to say that we 
also have the World’s Wonder Camellia’? which has over 100 Fall Sasanqua and 
Japonica varieties grafted on it. This plant starts to bloom in October and 
blooms until the end of May. This is truly a sight to see. 
We send our catalog to prospective customers all over the U.S.A. Many of 
these flower lovers are unable to visit our Nursery and wish to have their plants 
shipped to them. We wishto assure these customers that no pant leaves our 
Nursery that we would not wish to receive ourselves. We guarantee our stock to 
be true to name, healthy and of the size specified. We may give an oversize plant 
but never undersize. All plants are balled and burlaped. Every precaution is tak- 
en in packing. No extra charge for packing unless notified. We are not respon- 
sible for breakage in transit. Claims should be settled with your carrier immed- 
iately. Cost of transportation for all shipments is paid by purchaser. We are un- 
able to give Parcel Post rates as they change so often. All orders are shipped 
as promptly as possible. During the peak season an order may take a little longer 
but we try to get them shipped within two weeks after receipt of your order. 
Customer will be notified by Nursery the date shipment is made. 
Camellias can safely be grown in temperatures that get no colder than 9° 
above zero. See page three for indoor culture. 
Please order plants by their name, size, and price. Allow plenty of time for 
shipping. We accept money orders or check. C.O.D. orders must pay at least 25% 
of total value before order is shipped. We do not ship on open accounts. 
Please state if we may substitute an equally good variety or a larger or small- 
er size if we are sold out on the size or variety you wish. 
We can safely ship plants to points all over the U.S.A. from the 15th of Oct- 
ober to the end of May. As our flowering shrubs bloom later than the Southern 
states you can still order during the months of February, March and April and 
still get budded plants of some varieties of shrubs. 
Sincerely yours, 
Welcome to all Visitors P. L. VAN DER BOM 
Open 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. in Spring (Prop.) 
Including Sundays 
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