Show ABOUT YOUR HOME One of the most interesting things about growing camellias is starting new plants from seeds A seed never comes true to the flower from which it drops This is because the bees which transmit the pollen may have picked it up from rom romany any plant YOU WILL obtain the best results from seed planting if you will plant the seeds as soon as they are ripe This will be around the lath of August inmost in inmost inmost most sections Place the seed in the sun for a few da days s 's before be fore planting The pods will willo o open n and should be planted immediately immediately im im- im mediately in a mixture of oC peat and a small amount of oC rich black dirt Keep them damp and exposed to half haIC day sun The seeds will germinate in six to ten weeks In one year they will be about six inches tall At this time the plants can be removed to lo plant beds Before planting cut the root septum back nearly to lo the seed BE SURE SUItE to feed the plants Use your favorite camellia fer fertilizer fertilizer fer- fer cr and continue to lo give the Hie plants plenty of water There is some indication that the plants will grow more rapidly rapid ly if some type of oC divi division on between between be tween each plant is s set up MOST l OF OI the plants will bloom during year on their own if they are well wen taken care of It is possible to force them to bloom by scoring the lower lowel limbs with a knife |