66 MONOGRAPHY OF THE GENUS CAMELLIA. 



inches wide and five and a half long, roundish-oval, nerves very salient, and 

 of a beautiful green j flower very well formed, of a cherry-red. No. 1 j petals 

 rounded, broad, those of the centre rumpled, distorted, and spirally ar- 

 ranged j some very short stamens in the middle j corolla three and a half 

 inches in diameter. — Superb. 



115. C. Miss Rosa. — A very vigorous shrub j leaves horizontal, oval, 

 almost round, two inches and four lines wide, and four inches long, acumi- 

 nate, very much dentated, thick, strong nerves j petiole longer than in the 

 other varieties: buds numerous, pointed, like those of C. Variegata plena; 

 flower two and a half inches in diameter, semi-double, of a cherry red. No. 

 1 ; exterior petals, to the number of from eight to ten, very broad j those of 

 the centre small, depressed, and arranged in spirals j blooms full and easily. 

 — Very beautiful. 



11 6. C. Magni flora simplex. — Leaves very nearly like those of the single 

 red Camellia} port pyramidal, vigorous and elegant} flower five inches in 

 diameter} single, of a cherry-red. No. 2} many stamens in the centre. Mr. 

 Tamporet obtained it from the seed — Very beautiful. 



117. C. Mutabilis Traversii. — A vigorous shrub} leaves large, of a 

 beautiful green, a little curled, resembling those of C. Rubra plena^ nerves 

 very conspicuous} flower regular, double, very large, three and a half inches 

 in diameter, at first, on expanding, of a delicate rose tint, immediately it 

 becomes deeper, and shaded with violet} petals from 60 to 70, the exterior 

 side of which is margined with white, and most of them are traversed by a 

 whitish line, which regularly extends from the extremity to the claw. — 

 Superb. 



118. C. Nannetensis. — Leaves rather large, obtuse-oval, reflex, a little 

 acuminated, veined, of a faded green} flower double, handsomely imbri- 

 cated, two and a half inches in diameter, cherry-red. No. 1, sometimes dark- 

 er} petals not numerous, arranged in a vase form, nearly all equal. — Very 

 pretty. 



119. C. New-imported. — Leaves very nearly like those of C. Rawsiana; 

 bud rounded, scales blackish} flower of medium size, double, well formed, 

 of a cherry-red, No. 2. — Very beautiful. 



120. C. Osburnea. — Leaves one inch and three lines wide and three 

 inches six lines long, oblong, glossy, flat, a little acuminated, recurved to- 



