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CAMELLIA HAFILDA. MYANTHUS FIMBRIATUS. 
ceolate greenish leafy lobes. Native of the 
woods of Brazil. Introduced in 1848. Flowers 
in the spring months. It is the Nematanthus 
corticola (Schrader), and N. Morrelliana, of 
gardens. — CvMure. — Requires a hot moist 
stove ; turfj peat soil, in pots, or in open 
suspended baskets ; propagated by cuttings 
placed in a moist heat. 
CAMELLIA HAFILDA. 
At page 384 will be found a very lau- 
datory article on Camellia Hafilda. Perhaps 
an account of the history of that plant will 
be acceptable to your readers. It was raised 
from seed in Milan, by M. Sacco, a cele- 
brated grower of that genus of plants. It 
was introduced into commerce under the 
name of Saccol nova, to distinguish it from 
another variety, raised some time before, by 
the same horticulturist, and named by him 
C. Saccoi. When C. Saccoi nova was first 
received in this country, the S of its name 
was mistaken by some people for a J, and in 
consequence it was sold as C. Jacco, or C. 
Jacco 'prima. Since that time, have succes- 
sively appeared C. Afilda, C. Hafilda, C. 
Alunia rosea, C. Alcina "rosea, C. Augustina, 
C. Auqustiniana superha, C. Amedina, C. 
Rosa nova vera, &c., all which supposed no- 
velties have proved so much identical with the 
original C. Saccoi nova, that I do not the 
least hesitate to bring them all under that last 
name. The flowers of C. Saccoi vera are Avell 
imbricated ; their petals of a pale or more or 
•less deep rose colour, sometimes translucid, 
now of a uniform hue, now variegated with 
white round spots. My next prix courant, 
which may be found at Mr. George Rahn's, 
52, Mark-lane, will afford information about 
the synonymy of many other Camellias, the 
nomenclature of which ten years' observation 
has enabled me to elucidate. — Louis Van 
Houtie, Nurseryvxa^, Ghent. 
MYANTHUS EIMBRIATTJS. 
In a former notice of this plant, we stated, 
on the authority of the "Annals of the Ghent 
Horticultural Society," that little was known 
as to the native country of the species. The 
translated passage was, "We have no infor- 
mation respecting the native country of this 
species, nor any historical particulars respect- 
ing its introduction to Europe." We have 
since received a communication supplying us 
with some interesting facts, from which it 
appears we had unwittingly re-published a 
sentence which did an injustice to the eifter- 
prising individual who was the cause of its 
introduction ; and this is the more to be 
regretted, as Mr. T. de Jonghe, of the Exotic 
Nursery at Brussels, says, in reference to that 
notice — 
" The writer, Mr. Morren, knew perfectly 
well all the particulars concerning the country 
and the origin of the said Myandius, the date 
of its introduction, the name of the discoverer, 
as well as that of the establishment which first 
received this new plant. In concealing all 
these particulars he has certainly derogated as 
a writer, and has acted in a very blameable 
manner as a precedent in thus concealing from 
his colleagues that information which is so 
extremely necessary for the acquirement of 
botanical knowledge. I think it therefore my 
duty to inform you that the Myanthus fim- 
briatus was found in flower by my collector, 
M. Libon, in November 1846, in a marsh not 
far from the Villa Franca, province of St. Paul, 
in the Brazils, This plant was sent to Europe 
the following year, and reached me ticketed 
No. 389, in a lot of plants from St. Paul in 
the month of Nov. 1847. It flowered for the 
first time in September 1848. Mr. Legrelle, 
of Antwerp, in visiting my collection of plants, 
particularly remarked this plant, and bought 
it in order to exhibit it at the great exhibition, 
both horticultural and agricultural, taking 
place at Brussels in the month of September, 
1848, where it obtained a first-rate prize. 
" The plant of Mr. Heynderycx, President of 
the Horticultural Society, was also among the 
lot of plants received and cultivated in my 
grounds. Mr. Legrelle paid for his plant 40 
francs, and Mr. Heynderycx, of Ghent, whose 
plant was stronger, paid 50 francs." 
We are glad of this opportunity of impart- 
ing the facts, and we feel greatly indebted to 
M. Jonghe for sending in the same communi- 
cation a few particulars as to cultivation ; and 
as his conclusion is quite to the point, we take 
this further extract from his letter . — 
" This sort of Orchidese is cultivated on 
wood, and comes kindly on in pots, or planted 
in rotten soil formed of tree-roots, &c. In 
the hot-houses they require a more shady 
situation, as well as more damp, than the 
other Myanthuses. These are the particulars, 
exact and precise, concerning the name of the 
place the Myanthus fimbriatus belongs to, the 
date of its introduction to Europe, and that of 
its appearance in the trade, as well as its cul- 
tivation." 
We are exceedingly anxious to be accurate 
upon such subjects ; and in these days, when 
too many are endeavouring by misrepresenta- 
tion or concealment to deprive men of the 
credit which belongs to those who advance 
the science, we are glad of an opportunity of 
" giving unto Cassar that which is Ceesar's." 
The particulars we formerly gave will be 
found at page 281. 
