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CAMELLIA JAPONIC A ELEGANS. 
Mr. Chandler's Elegant Camellia. 
THIS is another variety which we owe to Mr. Chandler, who raised it 
from seed of the Warat&h, about eight years ago. It first came under 
our observation in the beginning of April, 1830, when the plant from 
which the accompanying figure and description were made, was in high 
perfection at the Yauxhall Nursery. It appears to be of free growth, 
and at first sight has some resemblance in its foliage to the Waratdh ; 
the two sorts, however, are very different, when compared together. 
The leaves of the one now before us are large, flat, roundish-oval, with 
a short recurved point, and numerous small sharp serratures. The mid¬ 
rib is strong, and the veins, which in the War at ah are scarcely percep¬ 
tible, are in this variety rather prominent, and of a pale green colour. 
The footstalks are round and slender, like those of the Waratah. 
The flower buds are nearly oval, or only a little pointed ; the scales 
are large, thin, and round, of a palish green, slightly pubescent, and 
occasionally tinged with red, like the petals. 
The flowers are of a very delicate rose colour, and measure from 
three and a half to four inches in expansion. They may be said to 
rank between the Waratah and the Paeony-flowered, in their form; 
but, in other respects, they are distinct from either. The petals are 
not very numerous, excepting in the centre of the flower, where they 
are small, and thickly set together ; all of them are faintly veined. The 
outer ones, which are generally arranged in three distinct rows, are 
large and spreading, few of them being less than an inch in diameter. 
They are each roundish cordate, and, in the flowers which have been 
sometime open, are much recurved at the edges. The inner petals are 
