No. 140. 
CAMELLIA JAPONICA in 
Class, , 
MONADELPHIA 
This very elegant variety was first intro- 
duced by the late Lady A. Hume, about the 
year 1806 ; hence it has been generally known 
by the name of Lady Hume's blush. 
Within “the last fifteen years the green- 
houses in Europe have received a wonderful 
accession of splendour in the numerous va- 
rieties of Camellia, which form such a mag- 
nificent display in the early spring. There 
can hardly be a grander sight in nature than 
a large house full of these beautiful plants 
when in bloom. We have sometimes bad 
upwards o of twenty thousand flowers of the 
different varieties all open at once. They 
“continue for a considerable time, especially 
if shaded a little from the sun. 
Twelve distinct sorts are at present culti- 
tivated in this country. They have all been 
originally imported from China, where it is 
