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their species. I have considerably reduced the number of species, and only describe a single 

 new one ; but I trust the smalluess of the number of species that remain will be regretted 

 the less, as we may anticipate ere long a considerable increase from China and Japan, 

 since both these countries are now open to a more unrestricted intercom-se with Europe. 

 I must also beg to apologize for the many imperfections to be found in my enumeration ; 

 but it must be borne in mind that, although the great herbaria of London, Paris, Berlin, 

 and Vienna contain treasures which were carefully examined, yet these materials are in 

 many cases not so complete as could have been wished ; and, as all the species are not repre- 

 sented in om- gardens, much is left for future investigation. Nor must it be forgotten that 

 the plants under consideration have a tendency to form double or semi-double flowers, and 

 that theii- normal type is traced out only after a great deal of close study and observation. 



Camellia, Linn. 



Char. Gen. emend. — Calyx polyphyllus, foliolis imbricatis, interioribus sensim majoribus, deciduis. 

 Corolla: petala 5 (vel in floribus semiplenis et plenis 6-plurima), hypogyna, imbricata, interiora 

 majora. Stamina hypogyna biserialia, exteriora numerosa petalis adhaerentia in tubo concreta, inte- 

 riora petalorum numero dupla, libera ; filamenta subulata, anlhera incumbentes, biloculares, ob- 

 longae, connective crassiusculo, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Pollen sphEericum vel ovato- 

 oblongum. Ovarium liberum, 5- (vel abortu 4- vel 3-) loculare. Omla in loculis 4-5, angulo centrali 

 alternatim inserta, pendula. Slyli 5, abortu 4 vel 3, liberi vel plus minusve connati ; stigmata 

 capitellata. Capsula b- (abortu 4- vel 3-) locularis, dehiscens, loculicide 5-, vel in abnormis 3-i- 

 valvis, valvis medio septiferis, axi centrali persistente, faciebus seminifero. Semina in loculis abortu 

 solitaria, rarius getnina, inversa, testa nucamentacea, umbilico apicali impresso. Embryonis ex- 

 albuminosse cotyledones crassae, inaequales, radicula brevissima, supera. 



Arbores velfrutices sempervirentes, Indiae orientalis, Cochinchinae, Chinas et Japoniae; foliis alternis, 

 petiolatis, coriaceis, nitidis, serratis, gemmis magnis, perulis distiche imbricatis, floribus solitariis vel 

 aggregatis, axillaribus, erectis, saepe speciosissimis, albis, roseis vel purpureis. 



Camellia, Linn. Gen. Plant, n. 848 ; Endl. Gen. n. 5425 (excl. sp.) ; DeCand. Prodr. i. p. 529 (excl. sp.). 



Sasanqua, Nees in Sieb. Nipp. ii. p. 13 (excl. sp.). 



Calpandria, Blum. Bijdr. bl. 178 ; Endl. Gen. n. 5546. 



Obs. Nees von Esenbeck has proposed to divide Camellia into two genera {Camellia 



and Sasanqua), adopted as subgenera {Kissi and Sasanqua) by Endlicher; to the one is 



assigned a dehiscent, to the other an indehiscent fruit ; but as all Camellias have a 



dehiscent fruit, though in Camellia Sasanqua the dehiscence takes place rather late, they 



fall to the ground. 



1. C. Japonica; arborea; ramulis petiolisque glabris, foliis ovatis vel ovato-oblongis 

 acutis vel acmninatis, subtus subaveniis, floribus inodoris, petalis (rubris, albis, fla\adis 

 Variegatisve) rotundatis emarginatis (vel in var. hortens. fimbriatis), staminibus, 

 ovariis, styUs connatis capsulisque glabris. (v. s. sp. et v. c.) 



Camellia Japonica, Linn. Sp. Plant, p. 698 (1753), non Champ.; Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 272 (1784); De 

 Cand. Prodr. i. p. 529 (1824) ; Booth in Hort. Soc. Trans, vii. p. 529. t. 14 (1830) ; Sieb. et Zucc. 

 Fl. Jap. p. 155. t. 82 (1835-44) ; Chois. in Mem. Soc. Gen. xiv. p. 147 (1855) ; Seem, in Bonplandia, 

 vi. p. 278 (1858). 



Thea Chinensis pimentie Jamaicensis folio, flore roseo, Petiver, Gazophylacium, t.33. f. 4 (1702). 



