94 MONOGRAPHY OF THE GENUS CAMELLIA. 



a parasol, obtuse, very much veined, with strong nerves, teeth of the borders 

 very large and of rather a clear green j flower of a medium size, double, 

 ground yellowish carnation, as in No. 2, of this gamut; petals arranged in 

 three rows, veined vertically or rather sprinkled with orange-red. No. 3; 

 the borders are white, some of them double, crenate at the summit j those of 

 the centre small, not numerous, cut into narrow lines, erect, of the same 

 color as the others, and intermixed with a few sterile stamens. — Magnificent. 



SECOND GAMUT. 



BICOLORED FLOWERS. 

 Ground clear or deep orange-red, striped or spotted with white. 



SECOND DIVISION. 



276. C. Chandlerii striata. See C. Chandlerii. 



277. C. Cuninghammi mutabilis. — Leaves oval, broad, slightly acumi- 

 nate, finely dentated; flower rather large, double, ground orange-red, No. 

 7 ; petals arranged gracefully, imbricated, and of different sizes, deeply cre- 

 nated at the summit, some of them marked with cross lines of pure white; 

 a few stamens in the centre. — Very pretty. 



278. C. Imhricata tricolor. — We possess two Camellias of this name, the 

 first was received from Mr. Knight, of London. It differs but little in its 

 leaves from C. Imhricata rubra; its flower is handsomely imbricated, double 

 and of a deep orange-red, spotted with white; in the centre are a few 

 stamens. — Very beautiful. 



The second is a variety, which was imported by Mr. Siebold; its flower 

 is semi-double, very handsomely formed, large, and shaded with several 

 varieties of red and rose. — Very beautiful. 



279. C. Loukiana. — Shrub vigorous, of an elegant port; flower very 

 double, of a beautiful orange-red. No. 3 ; the petals of the centre, erect and 

 curled, sometimes striped a little with white, which gives the flower a very 

 agreeable form and appearance; occasionally the whole flower is spotted with 

 white. — Magnificent. 



280. C. Master double red. — Leaves somewhat large, ovate-obtuse, 

 rolled under, others inclined towards the stock, strongly nerved, of a deep 



