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crimson, striped with white ; the inner petals irregular, close, 
rumpled with spots of white. 
C. speciosa. — Leaves rounded, slightly acuminated, of a clear 
green, glossy, finely veined ; flower large, beautiful, full, of a 
deep cherry-red ; petals of the interior in two or three rows, 
regular, re-curved upon the calix ; those of the centre irregular, 
numerous, close, rumpled, having a small white spot upon the 
upper part. 
C. Elphinstonia. — Leaves roundish, oval, a little dentated ; 
flower large, cherry-red, shaded with carmine, sometimes splashed 
with white; heart arched; exterior petals pretty large, well 
arranged in a cup-like form ; those of the centre, small, nume- 
rous, united, presenting a regular and pleasing sphere. 
C. pomponia plena. — Leaves acute, recurved downwards, 
finely dentated, of a dull green; shrub vigorous; branches nu- 
merous, and disposed to shoot out irregularly ; flower very large, 
full, and of a pure white; the petals of the circumference are 
flat, or undulating ; those of the centre concave ; red at the base ; 
occasional shades of light yellow. This beautiful variety is not 
uniform in the colour of its flowers; for, often, there are seen 
upon the same plant, red, rose and white. 
C. Welbankiana, or heptangularis. — Leaves oval, lanceolated, 
reflexed, slightly dentated, of a yellowish-green; flower white, 
double, irregular; petals of the first row, broad, crenated at the 
summit, grouped in the centre, as in imitation of the union of 
several flowers contained in a common calix; those of the inte- 
rior are smaller, erect, rumpled, intermingled with stamins. 
We could extend the description to a great length, far beyond 
the bounds which this little book would warrant ; the young 
amateur may safely order from those we have referred to, or if 
the “ Monography of the Genus Camellia ,” translated from the 
French, by H. A. S. Dearborn of Boston, be within his reach, he 
can have full information on all that relates to this delightful 
tribe of plants. But so far as a choice of kinds go, it is better to 
see them in bloom, taste is so various. 
Cineraria ( the Cape Aster). — There are many recent addi- 
tions to this old genus, which form a pleasing variety, blooming 
during winter and spring. 
Cinnamomum camphora (formerly Lauras camphor a), — is a 
tender evergreen shrub ; the leaves are strongly impregnated by 
a camphorean scent, and from its gum the well known drug, 
camphor, is procured. 
Cistus ( Rock Rose). — It is unfortunate that this plant, which 
is so great an ornament to the parterre, in central Europe, should 
