Magnolia Gardens and Nurseries Catalog
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FALL 1946 SPRING 1947 Charleston, S. C. Located aL MAGNOLIA GARDENS on S. C. Route 61 Twelve Miles from ChariesLon. S. C. :luil Addres.: R.I'.D. No.2, Jolm's Island, :. BUSINESS TERMS SPECIAL NOTE: No orders to be crated and shipped under ten dollars can be accepted. ' PRICES: Prices in this list supersede all former quotations and are subject 'to change without notice. PAYMENT: Cash with order except to those of, known respon sibility. All charge accounts due in 30 days. CRATING: No charge. DISCOUNTS: A 10% discount will be allowed on BaJled and Burlapped orders picked up at t~e nursery: SHIPMENTS: We recommend camellias to be shipped only by: Railway Express until transportation conditions definitely im prove. ,We will db our best to make shiPments every: week. Due to our distance from the railroad, we crate only when we have, enough ' orders 'to fill ou~ truck. Do not ask Jor' delivery between Dec~mber 15 and January 1st: Camellias will suffer travelling with the Christ mas congestion'. C.O.D. SHIPMENTS: 25% deposit required as guarantee of acceptance on arrival. DAMAGED SHIPMENTS: The carrier is responsible for a~y damage in transit. File your claim with them. We will do ail we can to help you. SUBSTITUTIONS: None made unless instructed to do so. 'Our finest' varieties are so scarce and in such demand that we sug guest you name second choices in case any you ask for happen to be sold 'out. 'This 'will save ,much, time and' correspondence.' GUARANTEE: We guarantee camellias to be well rooted healthy 'sc~le~free' plants, properly packed and shipped. As we have no control over growing conditions after plants have left the ,nursery, we cannot guarantee camellias to live---that, is ,entirely up to the knowledge and skill of the purchaser. PACKING: All camellias are crated Balled and Bitrlapped. If your order is not acknqwledged promptly, please advise us cat once. NOTICE TO NURSERYMEN: We have not been in business long enough to build uP sufficient stocks of fine camellias 't<;> sell wholesale. However, we do invite a close comparison of our prices of rare camellias with those of wholesalers. Large orders will be given discounts; 'rrite us your needs and we will make you a price., CHARLESTON, S. C. MAGNOLIA GARDENS AND NURSERIES MAGNOl.iIA GARDENS CALIFORNIANS Magnolia Gardens were made world-famous, by its azaleas be Due to your quarantine restrictions, only defoliated camellias ing se~n by the thousands of people who visited every spring-few can be shipped into California unless you obtain a special permit ever realizing the magnificent camellias they walked by were even from the California Department of Agriculture. growing there--their glory had passed with the coming of the azaleas. Those who really know the Gardens feel that the place should be GRAFTED PLANTS famous for its camellia collection which so few people see in the winter and early spring. Due, to some influence" in the understock beyond our control, These camellias were imported by the Reverend John G. Dray occasionally a heretofore solid color variety will bloom variegated.' ton, creator of Magnolia Gardens, during the 1840's from France We guarantee the scion as to variety, but if it blooms true or not and Belgium. We have a letter of his written to a fellow minister is another matter. In every case 'r'eported, the variegated 'form has dated 1858 in which he states "I was afraid the other day that I had been'far more desirable than the' solid one. There are many theOl;ies been exaggerating when in answer' to his inquiries, I told a friend as to this behavior, but we have drawN. no conclusions as to the cause~ r that I supposed their might be some 120 varieties of camellias at Our understocks were heavily root pruned before grafting. Magnolia. So I sat down and summed up the count afterwards and When you receive one of our grafts, you will be sure to hav", every found that number of fine double varieties and how mimy more, root which grew the top. I do not pretend to know-their name seems to be something like legion. Many of the plants are near 10 feet high and as thick as Grafted camellias are, graded according to their own' merits. a holly bush-with almost as many flowers as leaves--". Some A straight stem graft will not be priced the same as a bushy one of these have reached colossal proportions, one double variety now the same height but will be sold in a ,lower grade. measuring 28 feet in height, 23 feet through, and 16 inches in trunk The Tea Garden, Summerville,' S. C. ,diameter. We have the sole camellia .propagating nights at the Tea Garden. A few of our varieties have been on the market for years, and I Please addreS& all camellia inquiries to us, as the Tea Garden is not ,I ,You will be surprised to find you probably have some of- them in yoUI' a commercial enterprise. • l collection. JOIN THE AMERICAN CAMELLIA SOCIETY! ! A CORDIAL INVITATION 'A 'non-profit organization whose purpose is "to promote inter est in the Camellia, standardization of-,ts varietal' names, certification is extented to our custom,ers to visit the Garden and Nursery during of new varieties, and disseminatio'n of information concerning the the camellia seasonr- Besides the magnificient camellias'in the Gar above and to promote the organiz'ation and affiliation of',local Cam den, there is the added attraction of a greenhouse full of blooming ellia Societies in the United States." camellias. A year'book is provided for all paid up members. Dues: Annual Many customers visit us every year-the trip actually costing ~ members 3.00 per annum, Commercial members, 10.00. Write R. J. them nothing. The ten per cent discount allowed on camellias pick; Wilmot, Secretary, Box 2398, University Station, Gainesville~ Fla. ed up at the nursery usually more than covers all expenses incurred. , , CATALOGS- Anyone who has been listed in our Catalog lilt file will' receive a new catalog every Fall without having to request I one. ;;1 ~.. .._.~". CHARLESTON, S. C. MAGNOLIA GARDENS AND NURSERIES Josephine Hearn Catherine Cathcart CAMELLIA SLIDES Ellen Doubleday Cup of Beauty His Majesty Daybreak We have slides of some 160 varieties of camellia in full color which Mme de Maintenon Louise Centurion we will be glad to lend. Garden Clubs or any other responsible groups. Royal Beauty Marquis and Marchioness They are the "Bantam" or No. 828 size slides, mounted in the standard Pink Chandleri of Exeter Z x Z inch mountings which can be shown in most projectors. Peonyflora Lord Ferndale It has been brought to our attention that 160 slides are too many SET "B" to view at one sitting; therefore, we are dividing the collection in two, namely Set A and Set B, with no one variety appearing in both sets. Pink Perfection Galatea Any club desirous of seeing all our slides will have to choose dates for Radiance each set. We will be glad to reserve dates for both sets if the schedule Duchess of Windsor Lady de Vere II Tramento , will permit. As we have many more r~quests that we can schedule, it Fantasy Rose Mallow will be worthwhile to reserve them early to avoid disappointment. Adolphe Audusson ':1 Elizabeth Boardman I, There is no charge for the use of these slides, but we do request Elizabeth Arden Monarch il Victor Emanuel l' that a conscientious and competent operator handle them. It took Conflagration i several years to photograph this collection, so a misplaced slide is a Celestina Var. Pink Glory I: Eleanor McCrady serious loss. Iwane Shibori 11 Black Prince California .set "A" consists of the following varieties: Mrs. Charles Simons Hussar Alabama Glen 40 Debutante Pixie Japanese Import-Our #583 Ii Colletti Maculata Elizabeth Fleming· Horry Frost Tiara Princess Nagasaki Alba Plena Duke of Wellington Cardinal Richelieu_ Henningham Smith Williams Middleton II Captain Martin's Favorite Alba Splendens Henry Middleton Alba Fimbriata . Torch Rosea Mundi Marion Mitchell, Var. Var. Adophe Audusson Constellation Helen of Troy Colonel Fiery Queen's Delight Julia Nafe Ruffled Beauty Kathleen Read Pearl Harbor Triphosa Donckelaari Tea Garden No. 113 Mathotiana Rubra Eleanor Hagood Joseph Holland Dr. Shepherd Josephine Duell Queen Victoria Communist Kumasaka Lady Hume's Blush J. R. Cantelou Akebono Arthur Middleton II Prof. Sargent Bonne Chance Vedrine Charles' Duell Lady Nancy Adare Gigantea Eugene Lize 11 Louise Weick Monjisu 11 Marchioness of Salisbury Dearie Mealing iI Rose Marie Lady Vansirtart Pink Daikagura Imura Ii Princess Irene Lady Vansirtart, Var. Vat. Daikagura Lactea Alba if Mme Chaing Kai-Shek Magnoliaflora Tricolor Seiboldi Lurie's Favorite i' Aitonia Favorita Lady Charlotte II Herme Elizabeth Grandy Sunrise Semi-Double Blush Abundan~e Tina Gilliard Gloire de Nantes Rubra Plena Jarvis Red Mrs. Freeman Weiss Leana Superba Pink Star Mrs. Charles Cobb La Belle Peche Boutonniere Lotus Emperor of Russia Lady Mary Cromartie Mena Ladinier Duchess of Sutherland Marquis de Montcalm Var. Kumasaka Ella Drayton Rose Dawn Rev. John Drayton Belle Neige Enrico Bertoni Derbiana Bohlen's Late Tricolor Mrs. K. Sawada Alba Superba Grenadier White Crane Laurel Leaf Gov. Mouton Caroline Mikell Perfection Alba. Rev. John Bennett Duke of Burgundy Firebrand Helen of Troy,Var. C. N. Hastie Troubadour Herme Sport Robert E. Lee General Washington· Empress Fernanda Prince Albert Feasti Var. Mathotiana Rubra Lawrence Walker Saturnia Surprise :j J i~ MAGNOLIA GARDENS AND NURSERIES CHARLESTON, S. C. I We are listing below·a number of varieties of which there· are too few to run in the catalog.