That very morning he had passed a window where he had seen all sorts of beautiful blossoms, many of them lying in cotton wool-pink and white camellias, white hyacinths, scarlet geraniums, lilies of the valley, and what not.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
Cornwall as a whole must have an equable climate, or we should not see the growth of exotic plants out of doors-myrtle, tree-geranium, aloes, palms, and camellias, to name only a few of the most abundant-but the whole county is by no means a hot-bed of warmth, and the winds are frequently very cold indeed.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton
I love a bouquet A few camellias for color, and some violets for odor.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever