and its Varieties. 133 



warratah form, and resembles, both in color and shape, a provins 

 rose. Raised by Mr. Chandler, in 3 819. 



31. Camelh'a j. var. ahha^aeflora. CItand. <^* Bootli's III. 



Hollyhock-Jlowered Camellia. 

 Another seedling of ]Mr. Chandler's, raised in 1819: the color 

 of this flower is a very dark, shining crimson; the petals are 

 rather long and recurved when in full flower; the outer rows, two 

 or three in number, are broad and heart-shaped; the inner ones 

 are arranged in a loose tasselled manner, interspersed with the 

 stamina, and usually striped with white. It is of short duration. 



32. Camellia j. var. Welbankn. Chand. ^ Booth'' s III. 



Luteo albicans. Bot. Reg. 

 Capt. Welbank^s White Camellia. 

 This is an old but most beautiful white variety, inclining to a 

 yellowish hue. The form is that of Pomponia; the petals round 

 and irregularly arranged, with the stamina distributed through the 

 whole flower. It is a Chinese variety, and was imported in 

 1820. 



33. Camellia j. var. aucubm(d\\?i. Loud. Hort. Brit. 



Aucuba-leaved Camellia. 

 A good, double, dark rose-colored camellia: a Chinese vari- 

 ety, with variegated foliage, resembling, in that respect, the 

 Jlucuha japonica, from which it receives its name. 



34. Camellia j. var. speciosa. Chand. ^ Booth^s III. 



Rawes'ikna of the Gardens. 



Raives'ikua, Rossi. Fr. Cat. 



Rawes variegated Camellia. 

 This is the speciosa of the English: the color is of the dark- 

 est crimson, and, when the flower is well developed, it is one of 

 the most magnificent of all the camellias. It is of the warratah 

 formation; the outer rows of petals are broad and flat, the inner 

 ones folded and irregular, and very thickly set together, the 

 whole frequently blotched and striped with white. An imported 

 camelha from China. 



35. Camellia j. var. speciosa. Fr. Cat. 



A large dark crimson single camellia; a good variety for seed, 

 and not inferior in beauty to many of the double sorts. 



36. Camellia j. var. florida. Chand. ^' Booth^s III. 



Cluster-Jloicered Camellia. 

 Florida resembles the French corrallina, described at No. 21, 

 (vol. ii, p. 94,) and probably is the same variety. A beautiful 

 flower. 



37. Camellia j. var. Floyi. Floy^s Cat. 



Mr. Floy's Camellia. 

 This is an American seedling, raised by Mr. Floy, of New 



