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C. Queen Victoria (Priestley's), crimson, occasionally 

 marked with white ; flower large, perfectly imbricated ] fo- 

 liage strong, dark green. Ma(jnificent. 



C. rdsd sinensis, a large double flower, four inches in dia- 

 meter ; color bright rosy pink, petals long and full, closely 

 imbricated to the centre : a very distinct variety, with beauti- 

 ful dark green shining foliage, two inches wide and three 

 and a half long ; grows and flowers freely. Magnificent. 



C. rosccl (^C/iina'), petals regularly and perfectly imbri- 

 cated, flower frequently star-shaped, like Hume's Hush, about 

 three inches in diameter ; color bright rose, changing to 

 rosy purple ; foliage pale green ; leaves one and a half 

 inches wide and three inches long; plant of slender habit, 

 though well-formed, and a profuse bloomer. Magnificent. 



C. riihra-pleno, or Grreavill's double red, is a strong-grow- 

 ing and free-flowering variety. The flowers are large, 

 irregular, and very double, and are of long duration ; foliage 

 of a yellowish-green, leaves two inches wide and three 

 inches long; plant of a stiff" habit. Superb. 



C. Saccoi, bright rose, imbricated form, very perfect, 

 fading to a pale rose; a free bloomer. Magnificent. 



C. Saccoi cle nova and Magnifii are the same, very 

 similar to the former, merely a shade paler in color ; foliage 

 more distinctly nerved and serrated. Magnificent. 



C. Sarah Frost, rich crimson, of perfectly imbricated 

 form, very full, a profuse bloomer, growing freely, of upright 

 habit. Magnificent. 



G. Sherwoodii, rosy crimson, frequently spotted with 

 pure white; very doable; petals reflexei when fully open; a 

 free grower and profuse bloomer. Magnificent. A seedling 

 by Mr. Sherwood, of Laurel Hill. 



C. sesdnqua rosea. See among the species. 



C. speciosa is a most splendid variety, has been called 

 Chinese striped Wa.ratah. The guard petals are large, round, 

 and bold; color crimson with stripes of white; the centre is 

 full of irregular small petals, and spotted ; the foliage three 

 inches wide and four inches long, and more heart-shaped 

 than any of the others; grows freely, flower persistent, four 

 inches in diameter, and highly esteemed, and considered one 

 of the finest of the colored Camellias. Magnificent. 



C. spUndens ; rosy red, flower full and bold, nearly four 

 inches in diameter; petals few, but very large and round, 

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