been brought from China. The flowers are upwards of 3 in. in diameter, and are very regular in form, the petals being arranged one above another, and gradually diminishing in size towards the centre, exactly in the manner of the double white. The colour is of a fine crimson red, and remarkably showy. When the flowers first begin to open they are concave, but, as they expand, they become quite flat. The outer petals are nearly round. The centre petals are rather pointed, and rise upright." (Don's Mill., i. p. 576.) Introduced in 1824. Price, in London, 7s. 6d. each. C. j. 20 Párksii Hort. Trans. Parks's Japanese Camellia, Parks's stripedRose Camellia. The flowers are of a bright rose colour, 4 in. in diameter, irregularly striped or blotched with white, and they are slightly odoriferous, like the flowers of the myrtle-leaved variety. In this and other respects, it differs from C. j. variegàta (No. 2.). Introduced in 1824. Price, in London, 10s. 6d. each. C. j. 21 Sabiniàna Hort. Trans. Sabine's Japanese Camellia, Sabine's white Camellia-The flowers are of a pure white, 3 in. across, and they resemble in form those of the pompone. Introduced in 1824. B. Chinese and other Foreign Varieties not in general Cultivation, but in all probability as hardy as the others. C. j. 22 candidissima is noticed, in G. M., vol. xi. p. 78. and 190., as one that assimilates to C. j. 24 francofurtensis.-Flowers dark and light red, quite as large as those of C. reticulata. C. j. 25 hybrida Makoy.-M. Jacob Makoy sent us, previously to March, 1835, a dried specimen of this kind of camellia, which he informed us was a hybrid from C. japonica var. insignis and C. euryöldes. By the specimen, it assimilates in habit to euryoides: the leaves are ovate, acuminate, serrate, and slightly pubigerous; the sprig and buds densely pubigerous; the flower 1 in. across, perhaps more; and the petals 5, orbicular, and centred by the cluster of stamens. The petals, in a dried state, were of a buff colour; they might be, when living, white, tinted with red: nothing was stated of their colour when living. M. Makoy deemed the hybrid a fine variety. (Gard. Mag., vol. xi. p. 143,) Other names of Foreign Varieties of C. japonica. In Gard. Mag., vol. xi., varieties of camellia, by the following names, are mentioned as extant on the Continent, which, it seems, are not yet so in Britain: C. argentea, in p. 265.; C. Gunnélli, in p. 543.; C. Pronayana, in p. 544; and C. violacea supérba, in p. 544. The semidouble white was purchased in 1822, on the Continent, by Mr. Palmer, and is considered a distinct variety; but it has not yet flowered in England. The rose-coloured waratak was introduced, by the London Horticultural Society, from China, in 1824; but it has not yet flowered. C. j. herangularis, the hexangular-flowered Japanese Camellia, is a very singular variety, only known by the Chinese drawings in the possession of the London Horticultural Sociery, it not having been yet introduced. There are, doubtless, other varieties in China; but, from our increased intercourse with that country, in consequence of the trade being thrown open, there can be no doubt that they will all, sooner or later, find their way into Britain. C. Varieties of Caméllia japónica originated in Britain. The varieties of the common camellia originated in Britain are exceedingly numerous. The first seeds ripened were those of C. j. anemoneflòra, about the year 1818, in the Count de Vandes's garden at Bayswater; and, subsequently, a great number of varieties have been raised by Messrs. Loddiges; Messrs. Chandler, of the Vauxhall Road Nursery; Mr. Press, gardener to Edward Gray, Esq., at Harringay, Hornsey; and various other nurserymen and gardeners. In Sweet's Hortus Britannicus, 2d edit., published in 1830, sixty-five sorts of camellias are enumerated; of which upwards of fifty are varieties of C. japónica. The following selection of these is taken from the Illustrations of Booth and Chandler, already mentioned; from the Gardener's Magazine, and from Don's Miller. a. Varieties raised in Britain that are figured and described in Chandler and Booth's Illustrations of the Camellieæ. C. j. 26 corúllina Chandl. Ill. The coral-coloured-flowered J. C.- Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 10., and Chandler's Camellia Britannica, t. 5. A fine variety; its habit, like that of the waratah. Originated in 1819. Raised from seed by Messrs. Chandler of the Vauxhall Nursery. Price, in London, 7s. 6d. ; and at Bollwyller, 10 francs. C. j. 27 eximia Chandl. Il The choice J. C., Chandler's choice-flowering Camellia-Figured in Chandler's Ill., t. 12.; described there; whence the following traits are drawn. Of free growth, resembling, in some respects, the waratah. Flowers of a deep rose colour, very double, and 4 in. across. It also resembles C. j. imbricata; but the foliage of the two is totally distinct. Price, in London, 7s. 6d. C. j. 28 Wiltoni Chandl. Ill. Lady Wilton's J. C.-Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 13., and described there; where it is stated that it is a desirable well-marked variety, and distinct from either the double-striped, Parks's rose-striped, or the C. j. Elphinstoni. Flowers 2 in, or 24 in. across, similar to those of the double-striped. Raised from seed by Mr. Knight of the Exotic Nursery, about 1814, probably from the single red, impregnated with the doublestriped. Price, in London, 7s. 6d.; and at Bollwyller, 50 francs. C. j. 29 Chándleri Chandl. Ill., synon. " versicolor Bot. Reg., t. 887." (Swt., in his Hort. Brit. p. 74.) Chandler's J. C., Chandler's striped waratah C.-Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 16., Chandl. Cam. Brit., t. 1 and 2., and Bot. Reg., t. 887. In ChandÏ. Ill. it is stated of it, that it approaches nearer to the waratah than to any other variety, and is one of the very best which has been raised; and that it was originated by Mr. Chandler, in the Vauxhall Nursery, in 1819, from the seeds of the waratah, crossed with the double-striped. Price, in London, 78. 6d. ; and at Bolwyller, 20 francs. C. j. 30 flore albo Chandl. Ill. The white single-flowered J. C.- Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 17., and Bot. Reg., t. 353. In Chandl. Ill. it is stated that it is more robust than almost any other variety. It abounds in flowers, and these usually open earlier than those of most other varieties; they are nearly 3 in. across, white, and not unfrequently striped or spotted with red. It seeds freely, and some fine varieties, with double flowers, of different colours, have been raised from it. It was raised from seed of the double-striped, by Messrs. Rollisson of the Tooting Nursery, in about 1814. C. j. 31 althææflòra Chandl. Ill. The Hollyhock-flowered J. C.- Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 20., and Chandl. Cam. Brit., t. 4. Flowers red. It is stated that it resembles the waratah in some respects, and is well deserving of a place in every collection. Raised by Mr. Chandler, from seed of the waratah, in 1819. Price, in London, 7s. 6d.; and at Bollwyller, 15 francs. C. j. 32 anemoneflòra álba Chandl. Ill. The Anemone flowered white-flowered J. C., the white Waratah C. Figured in Chandl. III., t. 21., and Chandl. Cam. Brit., t. 8. This, from the account of it in Chandl. Ill., is a most elegant variety, with blossoms of a delicate white colour, a little striped; occasionally spotted with pale red, from 3 in. to 4 in. over. It was raised from the pompone. Price, in London, 7s. 6d. ; and at Bollwyller, 15 francs. C. j. 33 Woodsii Chandl. Woods's J. C.-Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 23. A seedling, raised by Mr. Chandler, who named it in compliment to Mr. Woods of Camberwell Grove, a great admirer of camellias. Its flowers are very handsome, symmetrically formed, and nearly 4 in. across. Their colour is pale red, similar to those of the common Provence rose, which, at a distance, they resemble, except in being larger, although not so double. (Chandl. Ill., adapted.) Price, in London, 7s. 6d. ; and at Bollwyller 50 francs. An C. j. 34 punctàta Chandl. II. The dotted-flowered J. C., Gray's invincible C. — Figured in Chandl. I., t. 24., whence the following particulars are derived. The expanded blossoms are from 3 in. to 4 in. over; of a very delicate blush colour, almost white; striped, and slightly spotted with pale rose, in the manner of a rose-flake carnation. extremely fine variety. It was raised, in 1824, by Mr. Press, gardener to E. Gray, Esq., from a seed of the semidouble red, the flowers of which had been fecundated with the pollen of the single white. C. j. 35 élegans Chandl. Ill. Chandler's elegant J. C.-Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 26. Of free growth; the flowers of a very delicate rose colour, and from 3 in. to 4 in. across; in form between those of the waratah and those of the pæony-flowered, but, in other respects, distinct from those of both varieties. Raised from seed of the waratah, by Mr. Chandler, about 1822. C. j. 36 florida Chandl. III. The flowery J. C., the cluster-flowering C.- Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 28., and in Chandl. Cam. Brit., t. 7. The flowers are not large, but very beautiful; 3 in. in diameter; of a deep rose colour, intermediate between the deep red of the waratah and the bright rose of the pæony-flowered. They are produced in great abundance at the extremity of the branches, and open pretty early in the season. This variety was produced in 1819, from seed of the waratah, from a flower that had been fertilised with the pollen of the pæony-flowered. Price, in London, 7s. 6d; and at Bollwyller, 15 francs. C. j. 37 ròsea Chandl. Ill. Middlemist's rosy-coloured-flowered J. C., Middlemist's red C.Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 29. The flowers open late, and are of a rich rose colour; more than semidouble, and $ in. or more across. The stamens are sometimes perfect, but oftener transformed into small petals; so that the flower altogether resembles that of a full-blown rose. C. j. 38 eclipsis Chandl. Ill. Press's eclipse J. C. — Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 30. The following is abridged from the description of it in Chandl. Ill. The flowers are handsome and well-formed, the petals being numerous, and neatly imbricated; the ground colour white, which is striped and feathered with pale red, in the manner of a flake carnation. One of the very fine varieties originated by Mr. Press, and noticed in Gard. Mag., vol. ii. p. 358. Both Č. j. eclipsis and C. j. punctata were raised from seeds contained in one capsule. Price, in London, 7s. 6d. ; and at Bollwyller, 100 francs. C. j. 39 insignis Chandl. Ill., syn. C. f. dianthiflora Hort. Brit., p. 592. The remarkable J. "C., Chandler's splendid C., the Carnation Waratah C.- Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 31., and Chandl. Cam. Brit., t. 6. It is stated that this is a favourite variety with most cultivators, and that there are few collections in which it does not hold a conspicuous place. Its flowers are large and red. Price, in London, 7s. 6d. ; and at Bollwyller, 20 francs. C. j. 40 álba sémi-duplex Chandl. Ill., t. 33. Palmer's white-semidouble-flowered J. C. Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 33., and described there; whence it appears that the flowers average more than 4 in. in breadth, and consist of 8 or more petals, disposed in 2 or more rows; the largest round, and about 1 in. across; the others roundish, oblong, and a little smaller; all are extremely delicate in texture, like those of Welbank's white, Price, in London, 10s. 6d. C. J. 41 concinna Chandl. Ill. The neat J. C.-Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 34. The flowers open well, are very regularly formed, and of a fine rose colour; they exceed 3 in. in diameter, and are little inferior in appearance to those of C. j. exímia, or of C. j. imbricata; the petals being nearly as numerous, and arranged with equal symmetry. Raised from seeds of the waratah, by Mr. Chandler, in 1819. It possesses much beauty; but its flowers are less brilliant than those of some others: it is not so well known as it should be. (Ill., t. 34.) Price, in London, 10s. 6d. C. j. 42 splénden; Chandl. Ill., synon. C. j. coccinea Hort. Brit., p. 293. Allnutt's splendid J. C. Figured in Chandl. I., t. 35. A much admired and most desirable variety. The flowers are of a brilliant red, 3 in. broad, very showy, and produced abundantly on both young plants and old ones. The petals are all deeply veined, and, though less numerous than in some varieties, are so arranged in the centre as to form flowers to all appearance perfectly double. The petals, also, are so remarkable for their roundness as to give the flowers a peculiar character; by which the variety may be readily distinguished. The plant, in habit, is similar to the single red (C. japónica L.), but is stronger and more bushy; the branches are upright and twiggy. Price, in London, 5s. C. j. 43 Rosa sinensis Lodd. Bot. Cab. The Chinese Rose (? Hibiscus-flowered J. C.Figured in Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 145., and Chandl. Ill., t. 36. This is a bold-flowering, freely blooming, first-rate variety Its pale purplish red flowers are tolerably full of petals, extremely handsome, 4 in across, and bearing considerable resemblance to those of C. j. elegans. It was raised by Mr. Chandler about 1819. Price, in London, 7s. 6d; and at Bollwyller, 15 francs. C. j. 44 Róssii Chandl. Ill., t. 37 Ross's J. C. Figured in Chandl. Ill., t. 57., and described in that work. This is a desirable variety: it is briefly described in Gard. Mag., vol. i. p. 211., under the name of Ross's Camellia gloriosa. The flowers are often 4 in. in diameter; in form they resemble those of C. j. elegans; but in colour they are of a much darker and deeper red. C. j. 45 Aitoni Chandl. Cam. Brit. Aiton's J. C. Aiton's large single red C.-Figured in Chandl Ill., t. 38., and in Chandl. Cam. Brit., t. 3. It is a very striking variety, and a most valuable one to the cultivator of camellias, on account of its producing seeds more freely than any other kind whatever. This and four others were raised at the Vauxhall Nursery, from seeds contained in one capsule of the pompone camellia, and sown in Nov. 1819. It was named in compliment to Mr. Aiton, the king's gardener. (IL) Price, in London, 78. 6d.; and at Bollwyller, 50 francs. C. j. 46 epsoménsis Chandl. Ill. The Epsom J. C, Young's semidouble red C.- Figured in Chandl. I., t. 40. Raised by Mr. Young of Epsom, previously to 1824. It is robust in habit; its flowers are much like those of the semidouble red, but of a deeper colour, and with more petals. It is prone to vary in the number of petals: when they are nu merous, some of the stamens are transformed into small, roundish, spathulate, striped, red petals, all of which, as well as the large outer ones, are tolerably evenly arranged over one another, and distinctly marked with dark-coloured veins. The usual colour of the flowers is a deep red, approaching to scarlet, and their width about 3 in. (IU). b. Varieties raised in Britain that are figured and described in British Works, exclusive of those figured and described in Chandler and Booth's Illustrations of the Camellier. C. j. 47 Colvilli Swt. Br. Fl-Gard., 2 ser. Colvill's J. C.-Figured in Swt. Br. Fl.-Gard, 2. s. t. 2., and described there; whence it appears that its petals are striped like those of the carnation, and that, when Mr. Sweet wrote the description, published in June, 1829, he deemed it to be the finest and most beautiful variety that he had seen this was previous to the flowering of C. j. Sweetiana. G. Don has described C. j. Colvillii, as "an elegant hybrid, with the petals regularly disposed, blotched with white on a red ground." Don's Mill, i. p. 376.) Price, in London, 10s. 6d. C. j. 48 Sweetina Sr. Br. FL-Gard., 2. ser. Sweet's J. C., Sweet's painted-flowered C.— Figured in Swt. Br. Fl-Gard, 2. s. t. 133., in March, 1832. The flower bears a strong resemblance to a beautiful variegated rose: it is generally very double, more spreading than that of many varieties, and elegantly marked and variegated with white, blush, and deep rosy red. It was the finest variety Mr. Sweet had seen, and one of numerous hybrid varieties that he had fertilised and raised from seeds, several years before (perhaps about 1824), in the nursery of Mr Colvill. This was the offspring of the double-striped, fer. tilised by the pompone: the foliage resembles most that of the latter, but the leaves are larger; and the plant, if not seen in flower, might be mistaken for a strong-growing single.flowered one. Sweet's camellia assimilates with Gray's invincible; but its flower bud is larger, and its flower larger, and of a deeper colour, than those of that variety. C. j. 49 Knightii Lodd. Bot. Cab. Knight's J. C. — Figured in Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 1463. It is stated in Chandl. Ill., t. 31., that this approximates closely to C. j. insignis, and that it was raised by Mr. Knight of the King's Road, Chelsea. c. Varieties raised in Britain, of which some Description has been published. C. j. 51 Préssii Don's Mill. Press's J. C. - Flowers single red. (Don's Mill., i. p. 576. C. j. 53 Elphinstoniana. Miss Elphinstone's J. C.- Flowers red. Raised by Mr. Knight. ✯ C. j. 54 single-striped and dotted. Burnard, in Gard. Mag., vol. ii. p. 358., has described its flowers as having a clear white ground, with pink stripes, and dotted all over with small dots: they are large and beautiful; and the variety was raised by Mr. Press, along with the varieties punctata, Rosa múndi, Préssi, and eclipsis, from seeds saved from a plant of the semidouble red, the flowers of which had been fecundated with pollen of the single white. C. j. 55 aucubæfolia Loudon's H. B. The Aucuba-leaved J. C.-Splendid; its flowers red, and produced from February to May. Flowers of it were exhibited at a meeting of the London Horticultural Society, on March 3. 1835, from the Society's Garden. (G. M., vol. xi. p. 216.) C. j. 56 expánsa Loudon's H. B. The expanded-flowered J. C.- Described to be splendid; its flowers red, and produced from February to May. C. j. Susánna, C. j. Mártha, and C. j. Wadicàna were raised from seeds of this variety. (G. M., vol. xi. p. 294.) C. j. 57 Susanna Gard. Mag., vol. xi. p. 294. Miss Susanna Thomson's J. C.-The flower assimilates to that of C. j. Sweetiàna, and some have thought that it equals or surpasses it in merit. The petals have a white ground, with pink stripes, in the manner of those of the carnation, but fewer and fainter: the centre of the flower is pretty well filled with petals. The flowers are produced in plenty. It was raised in Thomson's Nursery, Mile End, from seed of the variety termed C. expánsa, produced in 1827, and sown in 1828. C. j. 58 Mártha Gard. Mag., vol. xi. p. 294. Martha Poole's J. C. Its flower assimilates to that of C. j. Colvilli. The mode of its formation is somewhat that of the waratah. The petals have a blush ground and pink stripes; the centre of the flower is filled with petals. The flowers are produced in plenty. The foliage is fine. Named after Mrs. Poole, formerly Martha Thomson. C. j. 59 Wadieàna.-Petals of a dead white colour. The flower large; formed differently from either the flowers of C. j. álba plèna, or C. j. fimbriata: the petals are larger and less compactly disposed; though the centre is filled. The flowers stand long on the plant. The leaves are large and healthy. It was raised from the same stock of seeds as C. j. Susánna. Named after Mr. Wadie, propagator in Thomson's Nursery, Mile End. d. Names of Varieties of Camellia japónica that are mentioned in Gard. Mag., vol. xi., but without any Description of them being given. C. Cliveana, conspícua, decòra, prínceps, rotundifolia, Pálmeri, Reevèsii, longifolia, are mentioned in p. 215. In p. 216., C. Dorseti, péndula. In p. 326., C. Allnútta álba, and supérba. Eight hybrid camellias, raised in the gardens of W. F. Campbell, Esq., M. P., Woodhall, Lanarkshire, the names of which are not given, are mentioned in Gard. Mag., vol. xi. p. 295. D. Varieties of Camellia japónica included in the foregoing Lists, but placed here in the Order of their Hardiness in the Vauxhall Nursery, with the Retail Prices of Messrs. Chandler in 1836, for Plants of the smallest Size, affixed to each. a. Varieties of C. japónica planted out against a North-west Wall, and which have grown and flowered well without any Protection, for Eight Years. Camellia japónica, or single red, 3s. 6d. álba plena, 3s. 6d. variegata, 3s. 6d. pæoniæflora, 3s. 6d. b. Varieties of C. japonica considered the finest and most desirable, of all of which there are in the Vauxhall Nursery Stools planted in Cold-pits, and protected in severe Weather with only the Lights. The Names in the List are placed according to the Hardiness of the Sorts, and their Vigour of Growth. Identification. Lindl. Bot. Reg., t. 1078.; Hook. Bot. Mag., t. 2784.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 576. Spec. Char., &c. Leaves oblong, acuminated, serrated, flat, reticulated. Mill., i. p. 576.) Introduced from China in 1824, and still scarce and highpriced. The plant is of vigorous growth, and appears as hardy as any of the other species and varieties. It is generally propagated by inarching on the common species. It appears to flower rather later than C. japonica; and, when it becomes more frequent, it will probably, on that account, be found well adapted for the open air, or a conservative wall. Messrs. Chandler and Booth express themselves of opinion that "it will be found to be hardier than the C. japónica, and that at no distant period, perhaps, it may ornament our shrubberies." There are stools of it in a cold-pit, in the Vauxhall Nursery, where plants cost a guinea and a half each. 3. C. MALIFLO'RA Lindl. The Apple-blossom-flowered Camellia. Identification. Lindl. Bot. Reg., 1078, in a note; Don's Mill., 1. p. 576. Synonymes. C. Sasanqua of Bot. Mag., t. 2080., Bot. Reg., t. 547., and Bot. Cab., t. 1134.; C. Sasán- Spec. Char., &c. Leaves obovate, convex, bluntly serrated. Flowers terminal and axillary, usually solitary. Branches and petioles pubescent. Ovary smooth. (Don's Mill., i. p. 576.) Introduced from China, in 1816, by Captain Richard Rawes, into the garden of T. C. Palmer, Esq., at Bromley, in Kent, where it flowered in 1818, and was afterwards published in the Botanical Magazine as a variety of C. Sasánqua. An elegant shrub, with a slender fastigiate habit of growth, and a very free flowerer. It seldom exceeds 8 ft. in height; but, in the flowering season, its numerous semidouble apple-blossom-like flowers are extremely beautiful. The leaves are obovate, and thinner, and of a smaller size, than those of C. japónica, or any of its varieties. It is propagated by inarching on the single red, or by layers. Though this species will stand against a wall with very little protection, yet, to grow it properly, and to flower it in the best manner, it requires a little more heat than C. japónica and its varieties. In the Vauxhall Nursery there are stools of it in cold-pits. Price of plants, in London, 5s. each. 4. C. SASA NQUA Thun. Sasanqua, or Lady Banks's, Camellia. Identification. Thun. Fl Jap., p. 273. t. 30.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 576. In 98 Synonymes. Sasanqua Kampf. Amoen, 853.; Cha-wha, Chinese, Staunt. Icon. Chin., 2. p. 466. for oil, and using the leaves for adulterating tea. In China, it is said to grow on the debris of rocks and stones: here it succeeds best in moderately strong, rich, sandy soil, and is readily increased by inarching or grafting on C. japónica. 5. C. KI'SSI Wall. The Kissi Camellia. Identification. Wall. Asiat. Res., 13. p. 429.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 376. Synonyme. C. Keina Hamil. MSS. in D. Don's Prod. Fl. Nep., p. 924. Engravings. Wall. Pl. Asiat. Rar., t. 256., and our fig. 99. |