78 MONOGRAPHY OF THE GENUS CAMELLIA 



clear green, as in C. Spectosa vera; bud very large, obtuse, scales greenish; 

 flower large, four inches and eight lines in diameter, full, cherry-red. No. 

 4 J exterior petals broad, not numerous, recurved, sometimes curled, doubly 

 crenate at the summit; those of the interior of diflFerent sizes, some large, 

 others small and slit into narrow strips like the Spectosa vera. — Magnificent. 



182. C. Minuta. — Shrub vigorous; leaves three inches long, almost 

 orbicular, a little attenuated at the base and summit, very glossy and veined; 

 flower two inches and eight lines in diameter, of a deep cherry-red. No. 4; 

 arranged into a perfect vase, regular, petals imbricated, emarginate in the 

 middle, slightly cordiform; those of the centre, very irregular, of a uni- 

 form vivid red. — Superb. 



183. C. MyrtifoUa or involuta. — Leaves smaller than in the other va- 

 rieties, one inch and a half wide and two long, oval, slightly lanceolate, o£ 

 a dull green; bud of a medium size, egg-shaped, acute, of a yellowish green; 

 flower large, full, well formed, of a handsome red; exterior petals deep 

 amaranth, and those approaching the centre, a pale rose color; petals broad, 

 beautifully imbricated, numerous. The flowers of this variety emit an agree- 

 able odor when they are struck by the solar rays. — Magnificent. 



184. C. Myrtifolia grandiflora. — A shrub of rather a slow growth and 

 not very tall, branches of a greyish green, slim and diverging; leaves two 

 inches long, a little contorted into the form of a boat, and deeply dentated; 

 of a deep and glossy green; flower very double, four inches in diameter, of 

 a cherry-red. No. 5; spotted and striped with carmine; petals very ample, 

 rounded, borders of a pale rose ; corolla regular, and approaches very nearly 

 the form of the hundred-leaf rose; like the latter it is a little open and forms 

 a cup in the centre; blooms very late. — Superb. 



185. C. Mastererii. — Leaves rounded and acuminate, of a very dark 

 green; bud elongate and has reddish calycinal scales; flower three and a half 

 inches in diameter, full, well formed, of a deep cherry-red. No. 5, or deep 

 crimson; petals of the circumference oblong, cordiform, convex and re- 

 curved; those of the centre smaller, cut into strap-shaped portions at the 

 summit, not numerous and sometimes marked with white. — Very beautiful. 



186. C. Papaveracea. — Leaves of ordinary size, oval, contracted at the 

 summit, nerves salient, of a pale green, often shaded with yellow; flower 

 single, five inches in diameter, cherry-red, No. 4; petals from 5 to 7, broad, 



