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gerated, and that the purple or violet color is only to be seen 

 when the flower is on the decline, and caused by the action of 

 the air upon it. 



45. Camellm j. var. oxoniensis. Fr. ^^ Eng. Cat. 



A most splendid variety, and probably the best of all the rose 

 colored camellias. The flower is quite large and full, the petals 

 gradually decreasing towards the centre, and there faintly striped 

 with white; sometimes the petals are in a loose mass, after the 

 manner of the English elegans, to which it bears a strong re- 

 semblance. 



46. Camelh'a j. var. conchiflora alba. Eng. Cat. 



Wiiite Shell-floivered Camellia. 

 Conchiflora alba is said to have been raised from the seed of 

 the single white, by Mr. Smith, of Islington. It is of the purest 

 white color; the petals round, bold, and perfectly cupped, re- 

 taining their shape and consistency until the flower drops from 

 the bush. It is, however, quite persistent, and remains several 

 weeks in perfection. 



47. Camelh'rtj. var. Tryphosa unica alba. Fr. Ca^. 



A French seedling of great beauty, raised at Bolwiller, in 

 France, and presented me for dedication. The flower is quite 

 large, full and round, the petals gracefully arranged after the 

 manner of Welbankii, and filled with scattering stamina. It is 

 of the most lovely white color, of the pompone formation, and 

 decidedly the best of any thing in this way. 



48. Camellia j. var. compacta. Eng. Cat. 



This is a small double white camellia, seldom measuring more 

 than two and a half inches in diameter, and of no great merit. 



49. Camelh'a j. var. Lindleyi. Fr. Cat. 



The color of this flower is of the most exquisite pink, the 

 petals long and few in number, but well arranged. A desirable 

 variety. 



50. Camelh'a j. var. conchiflora. Loud. Hort. Brit. 



Shell-jiowered Camellia. 

 Conchiflora is an old but desirable variety, of a dark rose 

 color. The petals are ^ew., but systematically arranged like shell 

 work, from which circumstance it derives its name. A Chinese 

 variety. 



51. Camellia j. var. 726sa sinensis. Lodd. Bot. Cab. 



China Rose Camellia. 

 This is a seedling raised by Mr. Chandler, of Vauxhall, and 

 merits a place in every collection. It is a free flowering variety, 

 of a pale rose color, and distinctly marked with dark colored 



