CAMELLIA CLASSIFICATION 
As Based on the Form of Coroilo by Abbe Berlese 
PLATES COPIED FROM THE BOOK BY THE SAME AUTHOR 
The corolla is T 
(flower) 
The corolla is^ 
single Has one row of petals. 
ex. Camellia Aitonia 
semi-double Has only two rows of petals and some petaloid 
ex. Camellia Reticulata anc j natural stamens. 
double Has several rows of intermingled petals with a 
ex. Camellia Derbiana centerof fertile or apparently petaloid stamens. 
Full .Has sexual organs all transformed into com- 
ex. Camellia imperials plete or more or less perfect petals. 
regular All parts uniform, equidistant from common 
ex. Camellia Alba plena center. The whole symmetric and uniform. 
Flower may be single or have a great number 
of petals equal and overlapping. 
semi-regular Has three or four rows of wide petals, doubled, 
ex. Camellia Derbiana center more or less regular and concave. 
irregular Is formed of several dissimilar pieces, unequal 
ex. Camellia imperials between themselves. 
The corolla type is further: 
1. Simple 
2. Anemoniform 
3. Peony form 
4. Rose form—semi-regular 
5. Rose form—irregular 
6. Ranunculiform 
7. Warathiform or Pompon form 
Example of Classification: 
Double 
Irregular 
Rose 
SIMPLE 
Camellia Aitonia 
I. Simple —(ex. Japonica)—is one which has a single 
or at most two rows of petals, with distinct sexual parts. 
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