390 



AllBOREIUM AND FIIUTICETUM. 



I'AUT III. 



Mill., i. p. 57G.) Introduced from China in I8.i+, and still scarce and liigh- 

 priccd. The plant is of" vigorous grovvtli, and a[)i)eari as hardy as any of 

 the other species and varieties. It is generally propagated by inarching on 

 the common species. It appears to Hower rather later than C. japonica ; 

 and, when it becomes more frequent, it will probably, on that account, be 

 found well adapted for the open air, or a conservative wall. Messrs. 

 Chanillcrand IJootli express themselves of opinion that "it will be found to 

 be hardier than the C. japonica, and that at no distant perioil, perhaps, it 

 may ornament our shrubberies." There are stools of it in a cold-pit, in 

 the Vauxhall Nursery, where plants cost a guinea and a half each. 



• 3. C. .Valiflo'ra Lindl. The Apple-6/owom-flowered Camellia. 



Identification. LiiuH. Bot. Hcg., 1078, in a note; Don's Mill., 1. p. 57b". 



Synuni/tnes. C. Sas(in<ina of Hot. MaR., t. 2080., Bot. Heg., t. 547., and Bot. Cab., t 1134. ; C. Satdn. 



qua rhsea Hor/. ; l'alnier'.>; double" Sasaiiqua. 

 EngravinsiS. Bot. Ifcf,'., t. 1078. ; Cliandl. HI., t. 2. ; and, as C. Sasanqua, Bot Mag.,t. 2o80. ; Bol. 



Keg., t. 547. ; Bot. Cab., 1134. ; and oxxx fi^. 97. 



Spec. Char., S^c. Leaves obovate, convex, bluntly ser- 

 rated. Flowers terminal and axillary, usually solitary. 

 Branches and petioles pubescent. Ovary smooth. {Dun's 

 Mill.,\. p. 57G.) Introduced from China, in iSlti, by 

 Captain Richard Rawes, into the garden of T. C. Pal- 

 mer, Esq., at Bromley, in Kent, where it flowered in 

 1818, and was afterwards published in the Bofanica/ 

 ]\Ia<iazine as a variety of C. Sasanqua. An elegant 

 shrub, with a slender fastigiate habit of growth, and a 

 very free flowerer. It seldom exceeds 8 ft. in height , 

 but, in the flowering season, its muiierous semidouble 

 apple-blossom-like flow ers are extremely beautifid. The 

 leaves are obovate, and thinner, and of a smaller size, than those of C. ja- 

 ponica, or any of its varieties. It is propagated by inarching on the single 

 red, or by layers. Though this species will stand against a wall with very 

 little protection, yet, to grow it properly, and to flower it in the best man- 

 ner, it requires a little more heat than C. japonica and its varieties. In 

 the Vauxhall Nursery there are stools of it in cold-pits. Price of plants, in 

 London, bs. each. 



• 4. C. Sasa'nqua Than. Sasanqua, or Lady Banks's, Camellia. 



Identification. Than. Fl Jap., p. 'J73. t 30. ; Don's Mill, 1. p. 576. 



Synonynics. Sasdnqua Ka-nipf. Amoen, 85.>. ; Clia-wha, Cliiticse, .Staunt. Icon. Chin., 2. p. 466. 



Engravings. Thun. Fl. Jap., t. .SO. ; Ksenipf. Ainocn., t. 853. ; Chandl. 111., t. 5. ; and our fig. 98. 



Sjwc. Char., <^-c. Leaves ovate-oblong, serrated. 

 Flowers terminal and axillary, solitar}'. Branches 

 and ovary villous. (Don's Mi//.,i. p. 576.) In- 

 troiluced by Ca[)tain Wcllbank, of the East India 

 Company's service, in 181 1. It forms a loose strag- ^ 

 gling bush when left unsupported, seldom rising 

 higher than .3 ft. or 4 ft.; but, when tied to a stake, 

 attaining the height of Oft. or 8 l"t. It produces 

 its white flowers in November and December, 

 which very much resemble those of the tea tree. 

 It is extensively cultivated in China, for the same 

 object as C. oleifera ; that is, for crushing the seeds 

 for oil, and using the leaves for adulterating tea. In China, it is said to 

 grow on the debris of rocks and stones : here it succeeds best in motlerately 

 strong, rich, sandy soil, anil is readily increased by inarching or grafting on 

 C. japonica. 



• 5. C. Ki'ssi Wall. The Kissi Camellia. 



Idfniifiralion. Wall. Asiat. Rp»., \X p. 4-'9. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 376. 

 Synonyme. C Kfina Ilamil. MS.S. in D. Don's Prod. Fl. Sep., p. 924. 

 Engravings. Wall. PI. .\siat. Rar., t. 256., and our fig. VJ. 



