PLATE CXCIX. 
CAME LLIA JAPONI CA. Var. Jo. rubro pleno. 
oy Double red Camellia. 
CLASS XVI. ORDER VI. of Schreber’s 8th edit. of Gen. Plant. 
_MONADELPHIA POLYAN DRIA. Threads united. Many Chives. 
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ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARAC TER. 
ALEMENT tiled, many-leaved ; the inner leat- 
Carrx imbricatus, polyphyllus; foliolis interi- | Emp 
. lets the largeft. 
oribus majoribus. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER OF VARIETY. 
Camellia foliis fenioribus bafi attenuatis, juni- Camellia with the older leaves tapered at the 
oribus rubentibus ;_petalis interioribus diva. bafe, the younger ones reddifh; the inner 
ricato-eretis ; floribus plenis, rubris. petals ftand upright fpreading different 
ways; flowers double and red. : 
Acatn have we to call upon the indulgence of our Botanical friends for their fufferance, in a third 
intrufion on the forms of our own prefcription. But, as we had given the two other varieties of this 
fine plant ; and taking it for granted, by judging from our own feelings, that-a figure of this very 
{carce variety would be agreeable to moft; that they might be (by comparifon) able to decide upon 
the difference which does exift, but has been denied by many, between this, and the Striped Var. ; 
fee our figure, Vol. II. Pl. XCI. It has been thought by moft, who have not {een this plant ; that it 
was but the Striped Var. which had loft its variegation. This is certainly not the cafe; for, it ftands as 
diftin@ from the Striped, as from the White variety; which may be readily traced, either from the” 
plants themfelves, or our figures; by comparing the {pecific, or rather differing character we have 
affigned to each. The Double red Camellia was introduced about the year 1794 from China, by R. 
Prefton, Efq. Woodford, Effex. ee , 
_ ‘The largeft plant now in Europe, of this variety, is in the felect and moft valuable colle@tion of the 
_ Hon. T. Greville, Efq. Paddington, imported, laft year, from China in the higheft perfection. It 
is Propagated by cuttings, or layers; and delights ina light, fandy loam; with about one-third of the 
pot, from the bottom, filled with peat earth. It flowers from November, till February, in the Hot- 
 houfe; or from January, till April, if kept in the Green-houfe, Our figure was taken, in November, 
__ this year, at the Hammerfmith Nurfery, | 
