By Mr. William Beattie Booth. 525 



It has some distant resemblance to the Camellia Sasanqua, 

 but is readily distinguished from that species, being of a much 

 more robust habit, and larger in every respect. 



The branches are round, somewhat pendulous, of a dark brown colour and 

 when in a young state densely clothed with pubescence. The leaves are thick, 

 smooth, veiny and flat, about four inches long, and tv/o inches broad, elliptic, 

 tapering to both ends, but sharpest at the point, with moderately large sharp 

 serratures, which become blunt and indistinct towards the base of the leal'. 

 They are of a dull dark green above, and of a pale shining green beneath, 

 covered with numerous small dots. The midrib is slightly villous on the upper 

 side, and of a pale green colour, together with the footstalks, which are short, 

 channelled above, and very pubescent. The flower buds are larger than 

 those of the C. Sasanqua, nearly oval, and covered with upwards of 7 roundish 

 concave pubescent pale yellowish-green scales, which become brown before they 

 drop. The flowers usually open in November, and are not very conspicuous in 

 comparison with those of"C. Japonica. They measure, when fully expanded, 

 rather more than 2 inches in diameter, and are composed of 5, sometimes 6, or 

 even a greater number of roundish -oblong white petals, slightly tinged with pale 

 yellow at their base. On first opening the flowers are cupped, but afterwards the 

 petals spread almost flat, and ultimately become much twisted and recurved ; 

 each of them is thick and fleshy at the base, from which they gradually enlarge, 

 and become thinner towards the extremity, which is about half an inch in breadth, 

 in some flowers deeply divided, and in others only partially so. The stamina are 

 short and numerous, and rise in a close cylindrical cup round the styles, which are 

 pale green, usually 3 in number, united almost their whole length, but divided at 

 the top, and a little recurved. The anthers are large, and of a deep yellow colour. 

 The fruit has not yet been known to come to maturity in this country. 



Besides the figures in the Bot. Register, and in Abel's 

 Journey in China, above-mentioned, another will be found in 

 Loddiges's Botanical Cabinet, t. 1065. It is very easily 

 increased by grafting on the single red Camellia ; when 

 in a growing state the plants require a plentiful supply of 

 water. 



III. Camellia Kissi. Wallich. 

 Nipal Camellia. 



C. Kissi ; foliis ovato-oblongis attenuato-acuminatis acute serrulatis basi tu- 

 tegerrimis, petiolis ramulisque novellis villosulis, floribus axillaribus terminali- 

 busque subternis, stylo brevissimo, stigmatibus elongatis, capsulis trivalvibus tri- 

 spermis glabris. Wallich, in Asiatic Researches, vol. xiii. page 42M. 



This plant is but little known in our gardens, having only 



