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TERNSTRCEMIACEjE. XXVI. CAMELLIA. 



larger the nearer they approach the centre ; from these proceed 

 8 or 10 petals, nearly as large as those at the extremity, and sur- 

 round another set of small incurved petals, thus having the 

 appearance of two flowers, one formed in the centre of the other ; 

 nearly the whole of the petals have a little white stripe at their 

 base, and some will even be variegated ; all are tipped with 

 white in the same manner as those of the Waratdh, 



u> cdrnea. Middlemist's Red Camellia. Clt. 1808. This 

 variety is also known under the name of Rose-coloured Ca- 

 mellia. The flowers are similar in colour to the semi-double 

 red but larger. The outer petals are roundish-cordate, arranged 

 in circles over each other, they are not numerous, although the 

 flowers may be said to be more than semi-double. The centre 

 petals are short, and vary in form, generally they are roundish 

 and a little twisted, as well as marked with dark-coloured veins, 

 and all of them have more or less a small white-coloured stripe 

 down their centre. The stamens are at times perfect, but usually 

 changed into petals, and the whole altogether resemble a full- 

 blown rose. Ker. hot. reg. 22. Andr. bot. rep. 660. f. 1. 



a a imbricata. Crimson Shell Camellia. Clt. 1827. This 

 is without doubt the best variety that has been brought from 

 China. The flowers are upwards of 3| inches in diameter, and 

 very regular in form, the petals being arranged one above ano- 

 ther, and gradually diminishing in size towards the centre, 

 exactly in the manner of the Double White. The colour is of 

 a fine crimson-red and remarkably shewy. When the flowers 

 first begin to open they are concave, but as they expand they 

 become quite flat. The outer petals are nearly round. The 

 centre petals are rather pointed and rise upright. 



/3/3 Pdrksii. Park's Striped Rose Camellia. Clt. 1824. 

 This differs from the common striped. The flowers open well, 

 and measure 4 inches in diameter. They are of a bright rose- 

 colour, irregularly striped or blotched with white. The outer 

 petals are very large, slightly cordate, occasionally having a 

 fringed ed<re. Those towards the centre are irregular in their 

 form, partly twisted and disposed in a similar manner to those 

 of the Common Striped, giving the whole flower the same con- 

 fused appearance, and shewing a few imperfect stamens in the 

 hollows formed by the twists of the petals. It is upon the 

 whole a very handsome variety. It possesses a slight but plea- 

 sant scent, which has also been remarked in the Myrtle-leaved. 



yy Sabiniana. Sabine's White Camellia. Clt. 1824. The 

 flowers are pure white, 3 inches in expansion, and resemble in 

 their form those of the Pom-pone. The outer petals are dis- 

 posed in 2 series and spread nearly flat, about 20 in number ; 

 they are round, and but a very little cordate. Those towards 

 the centre of the flower are small and narrow, confusedly ar- 

 ranged, like the centre petals of Walbank's White, and rise nearly 

 upright, a few of them are small and incurved, with their sides 

 compressed so as almost to have a tubular appearance. In the 

 centre of the flower several small parcels of stamina sometimes 

 appear, but they are not always discernible, unless closely ex- 

 amined. 



To these 24 varieties may be added the Semi-double White 

 and Rose-coloured Waratah, which have been ascertained to be 

 different from any of those described above. The first was 

 purchased on the Continent in 1822 by Mr. Palmer. The 

 second was introduced from China by the Horticultural Society 

 in 1 824, neither of which has yet produced perfect flowers in 

 the gardens. 



N.B. There are numerous other names for varieties known 

 by gardeners, but they appear to be all synonymous with those 

 described above unless they are seedling varieties. 



* Names of seedling varieties nihich have been raised in the 

 gardens of Britain. 



1 Colvillii (Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. with a figure). Colvill's 

 Striped Camellia. An elegant hybrid, with the petals regu- 

 larly disposed, blotched with white on a red ground. 



2 Rosa Sinensis (Lodd. bot. cab. 1455.). China Rose Ca- 

 mellia. Flowers red. 



3 Aitoni (Chandl. cam. 3.). Alton's Large Single Red. 



4 althceiflbra(C\iand]. cam.4.). Hollyhock-flowered. Flowers 

 red. 



5 corallina (Chandl. cam. 5.). Coral-flowered. 



6 insignis (Chandl. cam. 6.). Splendid Red. 

 6 fiorida (Chandl. cam. 7.). Florid Red. 



8 anemoneflora-dlba (Chandl. cam. 8.). White Anemone- 

 flowered Camellia. 



9 Chandleri (Chandl. cam. 1-2.). Chandler's Striped Waratah. 



10 punctata. Gray's spotted. Flowers pink spotted with white. 



1 1 Rosa mundi. The Rose of the World. Flowers white and 

 crimson. 



12 Pressii. Presse's Single Red. 



13 eclipsis. Presse's Eclipse. White and red. 



14 rubro-punctata. Single Red Spotted. Flowers white 

 spotted with red. 



Common or Japan Camellia. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1739. 

 Tree 20 feet. 



2 C. RETICULA V TA (Lindl. bot. reg. 1. 1078. Hook, bot. mag. t. 

 2784.) leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated, flat, reticulated ; 

 flowers axillary, solitary ; calyx 5-leaved, coloured ; ovary 

 silky. Jj . G. Native of China. A splendid species, distin- 

 guished from C. Japonica in the strongly reticulated leaves, 

 and in the silky ovarium. The flowers are large and elegant, 

 containing from 17-18 petals, which are loosely arrayed, wavy, 

 and generally entire, they are of a clear bright purple, darker 

 towards the base and paler towards the edges ; stamens irre- 

 gularly monadelphous, in several bundles ; ovary 2-4-celled ; 

 style 2-4-cleft. 



Reticulated-leaved or Captain Rawes's Camellia. Fl. Feb. 

 May. Clt. 1824. Shrub 10 feet. 



3 C. MALIFLORA (Lindl. bot. reg.. 1078. in a note) leaves 

 obovate, convex, bluntly serrated ; flowers terminal and axillary, 

 usually solitary ; branches and petioles pubescent ; ovary smooth. 

 Tj . G. Native of China. C. Sasanqua flore-pleno, Ker. bot. reg. 

 vol. 7. t. 549. Sims, bot. mag. 2080. An elegant species with 

 small semidouble red flowers. 



Apple-flowered Camellia. Fl. Jan. May. Clt. 1816. Sh. 8 ft. 



4 C. SASA'NQUA (Thunb. fl. jap. p. 273. t. 30.) leaves ovate- 

 oblong, serrated ; flowers terminal and axillary solitary ; branches 

 and ovary villous. fj . G. Native of Japan and China. Sasanqua, 

 Ksempf. amcen. 853. Staunt. icon. chin. 2. p. 466, with a figure. 

 This is a tree of middling size, with much smaller leaves and 

 flowers than C. Japonica. The leaves dried in the shade have a 

 sweet smell ; a decoction of them is used by the women in Japan 

 to wash their hair with, and they are mixed with tea to give it a 

 grateful odour ; indeed they are hardly to be distinguished from 

 the leaves of that plant. The flowers vary from single to semi- 

 double and double, white. This plant is also cultivated to a 

 great extent by nurserymen on account of the fragrance and 

 elegance of its flowers. 



Var. a ; semidouble white. Ker, bot. reg. t. 12. 

 Var. ft; double white. Ker, bot. reg. t. 1091. 

 Sasanqua or Lady Bank's Camellia. Fl. Jan. May. Clt. 1811. 

 Tree 10 feet. 



5 C. KI'SSI (Wall, asiat. res. 13. p. 429.) leaves elliptical, 

 serrulated, bluntly acuminate ; flowers sessile, generally soli- 

 tary, axillary, and somewhat terminal, usually 4-petalled, and 

 with 3 distinct, furrowed, woolly styles, which are about equal in 

 length to the stamens. I? . G. Native of Nipaul at Narain- 

 hetty, where it flowers in September, and where it is called 



