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is Parks's Rose-striped Camellia, which will be hereafter 

 noticed. 



It was imported about the year 1816, but by whom I 

 have not been able to ascertain. Mr. Colvil, of the King's 

 Road Nursery has the merit of being the first who brought 

 it into notice. A figure of it is published in Loddiges's 

 Botanical Cabinet, t. 1103. The plant in the Society's col- 

 lection was received from Mr. Colvil in 1820. 



3. Camellia Japonica variegata. 

 Double Striped Camellia. 

 This variety which is always the first that comes into 

 blossom, was brought from China along with the preceding in 

 1792. It is of a robust habit, with comparatively strong dark 

 coloured spreading branches. 



The leaves are 3| inches long and 2 inches broad, roundish-ovate, somewhat 

 convex, with moderately large serratures, and a bluntish recurved point. They 

 are of a very dark shining green, and have a strong prominent pale coloured 

 midrib. The Petioles are short and thick, a little flattened on the upper side, 

 otherwise round, and of a pale green colour. Flowerbuds numerous, roundish- 

 oval, rather more than an inch long, covered with roundish-cordate pale green 

 densely pubescent scales. The flowers are of a fine dark rose or red colour, irre- 

 gularly blotched with white, but in this respect they vary considerably, the 

 autumnal, or early flowers, being always most elegantly variegated, whilst those 

 which appear in the spring are generally plain red. They are from 3 to 4 inches in 

 expansion. The outer petals are each about 1 J inch in diameter, almost flat, round- 

 ish-cordate, thick and fleshy at their base, and sometimes a little divided at their 

 extremity; when the flower is fully expanded, they become recurved. The centre 

 petals are often small, narrow, and upright, confusedly arranged, many of them 

 being disposed in tufts, with small parcels of stamina intermixed, appearing as if 

 they were twisted together. Some flowers are particularly handsome, and as 

 double as a rose ; others again will be found of an irregular shape, and little 

 more than semi-double. In the latter state there is a good representation of one, 

 having the centre filled with stamina, among the Chinese Drawings in the collec- 

 tion of the Society. This however is seldom or ever seen in the flowers produced 

 in this country, as almost all the stamina are converted into small petals. The 

 parts of each of them which are red are faintly marked with darker coloured veins, 

 and when touched by cold, or as the flower begins to fade, the edges of the petals 

 become slightly tinged with purple. 



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