March.'] GREEN-HOUSE REPOTTING. 213 



for tufted yellow heads of flowers, which come out at the 

 axils, and continue from May to July. The foliage is 

 ovate, lanceolate, deeply serrated and opposite. (Soil No. 

 6.) 



Camellias. There are about eight distinct species of 

 this plant, known in our collections ; and the varieties of 

 japonica approach to one thousand, to which many are 

 yearly added; but, unfortunately, their merits are not fully 

 scrutinized before they are sent forth to the floral world, 

 under names representing and expressing every quality 

 that is grand or beautiful in floral imagination. Such has 

 been the rapid increase of varieties in Europe, and even in 

 this country, that, in many instances, three or four distinct 

 plants have come out under the same name; consequently, 

 a great confusion of names has been the result, which has 

 caused much difficulty in attaining the best of the names. 

 The collections of this country were kept comparatively 

 pure till within the last few years, when the anxiety of our 

 cultivators to obtain variety caused them to import from the 

 French and German markets, which has thrown the no- 

 menclature into an almost impenetrable chaos. But still 

 we can unite in saying, "What species of plant is there 

 which better merits the intelligent and vigilant care of the 

 amateur and horticulturist ?" The elegance of its form, 

 the beautiful verdure of its foliage, and the pure and bril- 

 liant colours of the large and elegant flowers, sufficiently 

 justify the admiration of all. In fact, we may say, there is 

 not a green-house in which this lovely plant has not found 

 a place, where it stands in the first rank of floral popula- 

 tion. To give a full description of all the varieties we 

 know would occupy this volume. However, we will give 

 lucid details of nearly one hundred of the finest we have 

 seen in cultivation. But, in regard to the shades and spots 

 of colour, we must throw ourselves on the charity of our 

 readers ; for many sorts are very capricious in that particu- 

 lar, though styled self-coloured, may come spotted, and 

 even those that are generally spotted sometimes show them- 

 selves of one colour. 



Camellia euryoides, flowers small, single white, and a 

 little fragrant ; plant of a slender growth. 



C. olciferia is cultivated principally in China for the oil 



