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discovered in Pyrenaria. On the other hand, the structure now discovered in Camellia 
(a definite number of free stamens surrounded by a series of monadelphous ones) was 
known to exist in Calpandria of Blume, placed by Endlicher (Genera Plantarum, n. 5546) 
among the “ genera dubia ” of Meliaceæ, and removed to Ternstræmiaceæ by Choisy, who, 
however, did not suspect that it was so intimately related to Camellia as to render a 
generic separation impossible. True, in Camellia the filaments of the monadelphous 
series of stamens are more free towards their upper extremity than those of Calpandria; 
but it must be admitted this is a mere matter of degree; and no one would like to keep up 
Calpandria as å separate genus on that account only, especially as it agrees in habit and 
all other respects with Camellia. 
The number of styles in Thea I have always found to be three, whilst in Camellia there 
are normally five, or by abortion four or three. I here use the term ‘styles’ for what 
some authors have called stigmas ; and I justify this application by pointing to Camellia 
Hongkongensis, where the styles are quite free to their very base. There is, besides, 
another feature, which, though it cannot be admitted into the technical characters of the 
two genera, serves to distinguish them by their habit; I mean that in Camellia the 
flowers are always erect, whilst in Thea they are nodding. Thus, if we sum up the 
distinguishing peculiarities of the two, we have the following :— 
CAmELLIA, Linn. Tura, Kempf. 
Calyx polyphyllus, sepalis deciduis. Stamina in- | Calyx bracteatus, 5-sepalus, sepalis persistentibus. 
teriora duplo petalorum numero. Styli 5 (ab- Stamina interiora petalorum numero æqualia. 
ortu 4 v. 3).—Flores sessiles, erecti. Styli 3.— Flores pedunculati, declinati. 
When we apply these characters to the aggregate body of Camellias and Theas as it now 
stands, we are enabled to retain all the older typical species under their respective genera. 
Thus Camellia Japonica of Linnæus, together with C. reticulata, Lindl., C. Sasanqua, 
Thunb., and drupifera, Lour., are kept under Camellia, whilst Thea Chinensis, Linn., 
remains undisturbed under Thea. Only four modern species of Camellia are placed with 
Thea; and that is all the change required. A-few other species, which have nothing to do 
either with Camellia or Thea, are referred to their proper systematie position: Camellia 
avillaris, Roxb., is admitted to be the same as Polyspora axillaris, Sweet; C. integrifolia, 
Chois., proves itself to be a Laurinea (Actinodaphne Chinensis, Nees), according to sped 
mens kindly transmitted by Prof. Choisy himself; C.? Scottiana, Wall., is held to be Andi- 
nandra dumosa, Jack; whilst a plant which had been considered to be allied to the Wild 
Tea of Assam, and had been distributed by Wallich under the name of Freziera? atte- 
nuata, I found to be a species of Pyrenaria*. | 
I now proceed to give the generic characters of Camellia and Thea, and a synopsis of 
* Pyrenaria attenuata, 
; Seem. in * Bonplandia,” vii. p. 49 [1 859] (name only) ; foliis obovatis acuminatis serratis 
basi attenuatis glabris, 
; floribus solitariis pedunculatis, pedunculis medio bracteis lunulatis obtusis alternis instructis, 
sepalis (5) suborbiculatis obtusis bracteisque ciliolatis, petalis (5) cohærentibus obovatis v. oblongis obtusis, 3 "E. 
— paulo majoribus, omnibus dorso sericeis, staminibus interioribus liberis 5, exterioribus monadelphis numerosis 
yp glabris, stylis 5 liberis glabris, stigmatibus capitellatis, ovario ovato acuminato 10-suleato hirsuto, fructu - + + ' 
Affinis P. masocarpe, Korth.— Freziera ? attenuata, Wall, an Camellia?, Wall. Cat. n.1451!—Thea Assam 
affinis sp., Chois. in Mém. Soc. Gen. xiv. i. p. 156 (1855).—Thea viridis, var. Assamica ?, Planch. in Herb. Hook. 
Chois, J. e. p. 179.—Hab. in Tavoy (Gomez! in Wall. Cat. n. 1451 ). ; 
