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Art. VII. Observations on the Camellia, with a descriptive 

 account of all the finest varieties which have been introduced, 

 or raised from seed, in this country. By M. P. Wilder, 

 President of Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



(Continued from Vol. VI., p. 53.) 



No. 106. Camellm japonica var. ochroleuca. Abbe Ber- 

 lese Monographic. 



This splendid camellia was brought out to Germany in 

 1832, from Japan, by Dr. Van Siebold, with those distin- 

 guished favorites, C. var. Donckelaerii and tricolor, and 

 although the latter are of great merit, they do not detract from 

 the excellence of the present subject. The flower is large, 

 full, and bold, nearly of regular formation, with a peculiar un- 

 dulating or wavy appearance. 



The color is not a true yellow, as its name would indicate, 

 but a white, deeply tinged with this shade of coloring, the in- 

 tensity of which is much increased by the combination of a 

 few golden anthers at the centre. A foreign correspondent 

 remarks, that, under favorable circumstances, this variety has 

 bloomed with him as dark as the yellow Tea rose. 



107. Camellm j. var. tricolor. Abbe Berlese Iconogra- 

 phie. 



A true Japanese variety, imported at the same time, and 

 by the same celebrated botanist, as the foregoing sort. The 

 flower is semi-double, with two rows of petals, and perfect 

 sexual organs. The ground color is white, with distinct and 

 broad stripes of vermilion red. A few days after expansion, 

 these stripes assume two shades of coloring, a light and dark 

 red; from this circumstance the name of the variety has aris- 

 en. Desirable for any collection. 



108. CamelhVt j. var. Nicholsii. French and German Cat- 

 alogues. Abbe Berlese Monographic. 



The color and form of the flower resembles the C. var. ru- 

 bra plena, but far more regular, larger, thicker, and of a bright- 

 er color. It is an abundant bloomer, and a valuable kind. 



109. Camellm j. var. King. Ger. and Fr. Cat. 



King^s Royal. Abbe Berlese Icon. 

 The Camellia King, or King of the Camellias, was pro- 



