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goes a second roasting, winnowing, packing, &c. and 

 many hundred women are employed for these purposes.'* 

 Kaernpfer asserts that a species of Camellia as well as 

 Oleafrdgrans is used to give it a high flavour. ,^4 



C. oleiferia is cultivated principally in China for the 

 oil which is expressed from its seeds, which is much 

 used in the domestic cookery of the country ; flower 

 single white. 



C. Sesdnqua^ Lady Banks's. The foliage of this 

 species is very small, and paler, and the green not so 

 fine as any of the others. It seeds freely, and is often 

 used as the female parent in producing new varieties ; 

 flowers small white and single, with many anthers. 

 There are a Semi-double, and Double variety of it of 

 the same colour. 



C. maliflbra is figured in the Botanical Register, under 

 the name of C. Sesdnqua rosea. The foliage is about 

 the same shape as C. Sesdnqua, but the appearance and 

 habit of the plant are completely different, growing very 

 freely and quite erect ; flowers very abundant. A large 

 plant of it will continue in bloom for the space of three 

 months. The flowers are of about six weeks' dura- 

 tion, colour and shape of Nose de meaux ; has been 

 highly esteemed. One plant of it has been sold for 

 one hundred and eighty dollars. 



C. Kissii. We believe it is single white, has not come 

 under our observation, the only species that is a na- 

 tive of Nepaul. 



C. reticuldta was brought from China by Capt. Rawes. 

 The foliage is very characteristic, being rougher than 



