82 MONOGRAPHY OF THE GENUS CAMELLIA. 



having a little white spot on the superior partj corolla three inches in di- 

 ameter. — Suferb. 



204. C. Tamponeana. (Berb.) — Leaves close, oval, a little lanceolate, 

 two inches three lines wide and three inches four lines long, with apparent 

 nerves, of a dull green j bud large, oblong, with apple-green scalesj flower 

 three and a half inches in diameter, cherry-red. No. 5, approaching ama- 

 ranth, double, well formed j petals rounded in the circumference, regularly 

 recurved upon the calyx, the second row gracefully elevated j those of the 

 centre, smaller, rumpled, sometimes marked with white spots j a few sterile 

 stamens in the centre j flowers abundantly and easily obtained from the 

 seed by Mr. Tamponet of Paris. 



205. C. Warrata or Anemones jlora. — Leaves two inches wide and three 

 long, obtuse-oval, of a deep and brilliant green, flat, thick, dispersed, reflex 5 

 bud of medium size, elongate, with scales always blackish; flower large, 

 double, of a deep cherry-red. No. 6, approaching a purple; petals of the cir- 

 cumference broad, nearly rounded, in number 6 or 7, those of the interior 

 numerous, small, arranged with admirable regularity in the form of a de- 

 pressed bowl. This variety flowers with facility in warm climates, but in 

 Paris, it is sufficiently inconstant in this respect. When the buds exhibit at 

 their summits a white spot, it is an indication of a certain and easy florescence. 

 This variety has produced very beautiful sub-varieties; they are covered 

 with fruit in Italy. 



SECOND GAMUT. 



UNICOLORS. 



CARNATION COLORS. 



Dominant color, rose lake and cinnabar, as in the numbers 1, and 2 of 

 the colored table. 



206. C. Alba lutescensy or Roseojiorescens. — Leaves oblong, reflex, and 

 rolled downwards towards the summit, regularly dentated, almost flat, of 

 the form and color of those of C. Wilbanksiana; bud obtuse-oval, with yel- 

 lowish scales, flower three and a half inches in diameter, of a dingy white, 

 yellowish, carnation. No. 2, full, totally deprived of sexual organs; petals 

 broad, arranged in several rows. — Very beautiful. 



