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Camellia axillaris. Axillary- flowering 



Camellia, 



Class and Order. 



MONADELPHIA PoLYANDRIA. 



Generic Character. 

 Cal. imbricatus, polyphyllus : foliolis interioribus majoribus. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Camellia axillaris ; foliis obovato-oblongis serratis : supe- 



rioribus integerrimis, floribus solitariis subsessilibus tetra- 



gynis. 

 Camellia axillaris ; arborea, foliis oblongis acutis serrulatis, 



pedunculis axillaribus solitariis unifloris, calyce 5 — 6- 



phyllo villoso. Roxb.fi. Ind. inedit. 



Descr. Flowers solitary, axillary, in our specimen nearly 

 terminal. Calyx of five leaves, obcordate, sphacelated at the 

 tip, imbricate. Corolla five-petaled: petals obcordate, yel- 

 lowish white, partly crumpled. Stamens very many, yellow : 

 filaments unequal, connected at the base, falling off with, 

 and holding- the petals together: anthers ovate, versatile. 

 Germen subglobular, four-celled : style erect, shorter than 

 the longer stamens ; stigmas four, divaricate. Properly in- 

 deed there are four styles closely approximate but separable 

 without tearing ! The lower leaves are serrate, the upper 

 quite entire. 



Whether the germen is constantly four-celled, we have not 

 yet had an opportunity of ascertaining. 



An evergreen shrub. Appears to be rather more impatient 

 of cold than the other Camellias, but Mr. Milne thinks it will 

 succeed very well in a good conservatory. 



Has been several years in the Fulham Nursery, and is 

 supposed to have been brought from China by Mr. Robarts, 

 and presented by him to Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and 

 Milne, with other Camellias. #It flowered for the first time 



D ecember last. 



