CAMEL'LIA JAPONICA. 
Variety: Donckeleri. 
DONCKELER’S ego a 
Sue 4 on _ DICOTYLEDONE &. 
{ Natura division ~ 1 4 Q \ / if) 
this bey Lae: 
= ORDER, cnnsancea 
THALAMIFLORZ2, —"* divisions — MONADELPHIA, 
ee which POLYANDRIA, _ 
DOLLE. _ this vile belongs. OF LINNEUS, — 
‘ : “No. 145, ae ; 
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GENUS. Bet: Einnzus. Catyx i snbricali, nempe bract Be- 5 
valvis medio septiferis, axim trique- 
tibus, 
tabilis I, p. 529. 
SPEC IES, Cie JAPONICA. a; Forts Satis acuminatis ie 
bid. 
acute-serratis, floribus terminalibus su 
CHARACTER OF THE GENUS, Gaetis. CaLyx imbricated, that 
is, surrounded by some accessory bracts or sepals. STAMENs either 
poly- or mon- adelphous at the base. ANTHERS elliptical. Capsute 
having the valves with the septa in the middle, and leaving after the 
dehiscence | a free three-sided axis. 
- Description OF THE ‘Species, CAMELLIA JAPONICA, Vinee 
Doxexereni. A SHRUB of several] feet in height, branched, branches 
LEAvES alternate, petiolate, persistent, rigid, ovate, acute, 
setrated, dark green on both sides. FLowers axillary and terminal. 
Caxyx of several imbricated sepals, light green, marked externally 
with several veins converging towards the apex. Coro ta of nume- 
rous large petals, round, spreading, notched or slightly emarginate, of 
a rich red or crimson ground, blotched in a very remarkable manner 
with white irregular spots. STAMENS numerous, monadelphous; fila- 
ments and anthers yellow. STyYLe one. 
PoputaR aND GeocrapuicaL Notice. The genus Camellia is 
limited to Asia, and the least known species are natives of China and 
Japan. They have long been favourite subjects of cultivation in the 
former country, where they sometimes form trees, forty feet high, 
covered, from October to April, with flowers exhibiting the most 
perfect symmetry. Numerous varieties are produced in China, as 
well as by cultivators in our own country, and the one represented in 
our plate is considered an original Japan variety. It certainly is one 
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