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163. C. Corollina. — Leaves from two to three inches wide and five long, 

 lanceolate, acuminate, a little inclined towards the stock, sometimes consid- 

 erably dentated for one half, and then almost entire towards the summit, of 

 an obscure green j bud large, obtuse, scales yellowish j flower three and a 

 half inches in diameter, and often more, double, deep cherry-red. No. 6j 

 petals large, broad, not numerous, sometimes spotted with white j some 

 stamens in the centre. The seeds of this Camellia have produecd very 

 beautiful sub-varieties. — Superb. 



164. C. Dilecta. — Leaves small, of different forms, very little dentated; 

 bud small, scales blackish; flower small, semi-double, of a very beautiful 

 deep cherry-red, No. 6 ; a few petaloid stamens is the centre. — Passable. 



165. C. Dernii, or Augusts. — Leaves elongate, horizontal, profoundly 

 dentate; bud oval, pointed; scales yellowish; flower full, three inches in 

 diameter, of a handsome form, deep cherry-red. No. 4; vivid crimson; ex- 

 terior petals in two rows, broad, flattened, gracefully twisted, reflex, and 

 crenate; those of the middle, form a flattened bowl, are numerous and united 

 in irregular groups. — Very beautiful. 



166. C. Egertonia. — Leaves oblong, acuminate, eighteen lines wide and 

 three and a half inches long, obscurely veined, the point inclined toward the 

 earth, flat, of a deep shining green; bud elongate, scales blackish on their 

 borders, green in the middle and whitish at the summit; flower two inches 

 and nine lines in diameter, full, deep cherry-red. No. 5; petals of the ex- 

 terior disposed in three rows, broad, recurved, much crenated at the summit; 

 those of the centre, smaller, unequal, separated from the first; slit into nar- 

 row portions, the first slit at the top, contorted, short and compact, forming 

 an open centre; enveloped by a few more regular petals. — Very beautiful. 



167. C. Elphinstonia. — Leaves two inches four lines wide and three 

 inches eight lines long, roundish-oval, a little dentated; bud large, scales of 

 a blackish green; flower large, cherry-red. No. 5; almost poppy colored, 

 shaded with carmine, sometimes splashed with white, three inches in di- 

 ameter, heart arched; exterior petals pretty large, well arranged in a cup 

 and notched at the summit; those of the centre, small, numerous, rolled like 

 a cornet, grouped and united, presenting a regular and pleasing sphere. — 

 Very beautiful. 



