FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 
C. RETICULATA (net-veined). Stems, 10 feet; leaves oblong, with 
veins forming a network pattern, flat. Flowers large, rosy, semi-double 
(also a form with fully double flowers); April to June. Native of China. 
C. SASANQUA (Japanese name). Stems, 4 feet; leaves ovate-lance¬ 
shaped ; flowers small, white, scentless; February to November. Native 
of China and Japan (introduced 1811). 
C. theifera (Tea-bearing). Tea shrub. Stems, 2 to 6 feet; leaves 
narrow-oblong, saw-toothed; flowers, axillary, white, drooping; sepals 
and petals five, spreading; November to May. Native country uncertain, 
but probably India, whence introduced to China and Japan. The Chinese 
plant, now called var. chinensis, differs from the Indian plant, or 
type, in having narrower, more pointed and thicker leaves. 
Garden varieties The list of Garden Camellias is now so long, that a 
short selection is the most serviceable to those amateurs 
who can grow but a few plants. The names we give are among the best. 
Whites. 
Alba plena, doable. 
Candidissima, imbricated. 
Fimbriata alba, outer petals notched. 
Mathotiana alba, large, imbricated. 
Montironi. 
Myrtifolia alba. 
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ti, rosy striped. 
iiMsous and Reds. 
Whites, flaked or streaked. 
Bonomiana, flaked and striped carmine. 
Countess of Orkney, striped carmine. 
Jenny Lind, striped and marbled rose. 
Jubilee, marbled rose. 
Madame A. Verschaffelt, shaded blosh, 
dotted red. 
Mrs. Cope, striped crimson. 
Chandleri elegans, light rose, large. 
Comte de Gomer, soft rose, crimson striped. 
Donkelaarii, rich crimson, marbled white. 
Imbricata, deep carmine. 
Mathotiana, brilliant red, very fine. 
Princess Bacciocci, rich carmine. 
Rubens, deep rose, striped white. 
Thomas Moore, very large, rich carmine. 
Culture ^ ie South of England, the Camellia may be grown 
in the shrubbery border, provided the soil is not too light 
and dry, and the position not too hot. A northern aspect is the best, 
and if against a north wall, all the better. For Camellia-growing out of 
doors the ordinary soil of the border should be removed to a depth of 
two feet, and the space filled with a compost of peat, loam, and cow- 
manure, with a little silver sand and leaf-mould. In severe winters the 
plants may need a little protection, and this may be secured by sticking 
in a few branches of fir around them. They must never be allowed to 
suffer from drought, and after flowering, they should be liberally 
supplied with manure-water. But the Camellia succeeds most when 
grown in pots—or if the plants are large, in tubs—in the greenhouse or 
