36. 
CAMELLIA JAPONICA ROSA-SINENS1S. 
China Rose Camellia. 
Camellia Japonica Rosa-sinensis. Loddiges’s Botanical Cabinet, t. 1455. 
OUR present subject, which is unquestionably one of first-rate excel¬ 
lence, was raised by Mr. Chandler, about the year 1819- It is described 
in the work we have just quoted, as being a bold-flowering variety, 
apparently blooming freely, and, in even the present state of extended 
cultivation of these splendid plants, may be considered as sufficiently 
distinct to merit a place in any green-house. 
The branches are numerous, and grow very compact and erect. 
The leaves are of a deep shining green colour, moderately large, roundish 
oval, much pointed, and sharply serrated. They usually measure about 
three inches in length, and rather more than an inch and a half in 
breadth. The midrib and veins are strong and prominent on the 
upper side, and of a pale yellowish green; beneath, they are less conspi¬ 
cuous, and of a duller colour. The footstalks are almost round, excepting 
the upper side, which is a little flattened. They are about half an inch 
in length, and of a dull green colour, like the veins and midrib. 
The flower buds are large, roundish oval, and blunt at the point. 
The scales are also large, of a pale yellowish green colour, not very 
pubescent. 
The flowers are extremely handsome, a good deal resembling those 
of Elegans, represented at folio 26, in the size and arrangement of the 
petals. Their colour is also similar, but when compared together, the 
difference is obvious and striking. That of the one now before us is 
more of a pale purplish red than the other, and not quite so bright. 
When fully open, they measure no less than four inches in expansion. 
The outer petals are large, flat, and spreading. The inner ones are 
