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usually called Middlemist's red Camellia. The flowers open late, are of 

 a rich rose colour, more than semidouble, and 3 in. or more in expansion. 

 The stamens are sometimes perfect, but oftener transformed into small 

 petals, so that the flower resembles altogether a full-blown rose. 



30. Camelhfl japonica eclipsis. Press's Eclipse Japanese Camellia. One 

 of the charming hybrids originated by Mr. Press, noticed in Vol. II. p. 358. 

 Both C. eclipsis and C. punctata were raised from seeds contained in one 

 capsule. " The flowers of C. eclipsis are handsome and well formed ; the 

 petals being numerous, neatly imbricated, and their ground colour white, 

 which is striped and spotted with pale red, in the manner of a run carna- 

 tion." Mr. Booth considers the flowers not superior in form to those of 

 the double white, as stated in Vol. II. p. 358., as he deems the flowers of 

 the double white unsurpassed in form by those of any variety in cultiva- 

 tion. 



31. CamellM japonica inslgnis, Chandler^ s splendid Japanese Camel- 

 lia. " This is a favourite variety with most cultivators, and there are 

 now few collections in which it does not hold a conspicuous place." To 

 this variety Camellia japonica Knightii approximates closely; the latter 

 was raised by Mr. Knight, of the King's Road, Chelsea, and is figured in 

 Loddiges's Botanical Cabuiet, 1463. It is also the variety No. 19. dianthi- 

 flora of Loudon's Hortus Britannicus. 



32. Camellia japonica *speci6sa. Showy Japanese Camellia, or Rawes's 

 variegated Waratah. The flowers of this, the Camellia Rawesiawa of 

 the gardens, are exceedingly handsome, of a very deep red, open very regu- 

 larly, and are usually 4 in. in diameter. It was imported by Captain 

 Richard Rawes, in 1824, and by him presented to his relation, T. C 

 Palmer, Bromley, Kent, whence all the plants in the country have eman- 

 ated. The Horticultural Society has two plants, sent from Canton, by 

 John Reeves, Esq., in 1828, which are expected to prove the same. 



Tlie Fhmt's Guide and Cultivator'' s Directory, 8fc. By Robert Sweet, 

 F.L.S. &c. In 8vo Numbers, monthly. 3s. coloured j 2s. plain. 



No. XL VII. for May, contains 



185. Rose Bacchus Tulip. " Flower spreading open ; sepals (petals of 

 old) obovate, rounded and emarginate at their tips, white, marked with 

 numerous broken purplish or chocolate-coloured marks up the centre, the 

 edges of the same colour, feathered inwards with a sort of rosy stripes." 

 Drawn from Mr. Pile's collection, Cambridge Road, Mile End. — 186. 

 Hogg's Magnificent Auricula. " Umbel or truss large and spreading, 

 many-flowered. Limb of the flowers spreading flatly open ; the mouth 

 large, and of a pale greenish yellow, surrounded by a circle of pure white, 

 and this white encircled by a ring of dark purple ; from the purple to the 

 margin is bright green, and the margin itself is white." Mr. Hogg's price 

 for this fine variety is Is. 6d. — 187. Robert Bruce Ranunculus. "Flowers 

 very double, and handsomely formed, the petals of a pale straw-colour, 

 more j-ellow towards the centre, edged with a brownish purple that is 

 feathered inwards." Raised by Mr. Waterston, of Paisley. — 188. Prinz 

 von Oranien Picotee. " A fine variety of yellow picotee, drawn from 

 Mr. Hogg's i-ich collection, at Paddington Green, who sells it at 10.?. a 

 plant. The " flowers are large, consisting of several circles of petals 

 having a yellow ground, very much stained and lined with red and dark 

 purple." The following remark by Mr. Sweet well deserves the attention 

 of the philosophic florist and gardener: — "As the yellow picotees ai'e 

 rather more tender than the other varieties, tliey are generally cultivated 

 in pots, in light soil : we should think lime rubbish, mixed with peat, 

 would suit them best, as all of the family of Dianthus arc fond of growing 



