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M r. K e n t ’s Camellia.
Camellia Ja p o n ica Crassine rv is. L o d d ig e s ’s B o ta n ic a l C a b in e t, t. 1475.
T r a n s a c tio n s o f H o r t . Soc . v ol. 7. L o u d o n ’s H o r tu s B rita n n ic u s ,
p. 293. N o . 22.
THIS beautiful variety is believed to have been imported by Captain
Rawes, about the year 1820, and to have flowered first in this country
in the collection of William Kent, Esq. when a t Clapton.
I t is so extremely like the Wa ra táh , represented a t folio 8, in its
flowers, as to render a minute description of them unnecessary. The
only difference appears to be th a t, in the flowers of th e variety now
before us, th e outer petals ai-e more cupped, and paler in colour than
those of the Wa ra táh. The hab it and foliage of the two sorts are, however,
perfectly d is tin c t; so tha t, when not in flower, they may easily be
distinguished from one another. The present is of free growth, peculiarly
stiff aud erect, with pale-coloured branches. The leaves, which
are nearly flat, are comparatively th in n e r and rounder th an those of
th e Wa ra táh ; they are also more veiny on the upper side, as well as
more sharply serrated, and have short, slightly-flattened (not round) and
slender footstalks. In colour and other respects th e two sorts appear
the same.
All excellent flgure is given of it in th e Botanical Cabinet, above
referred to, under the name we have adopted. I t is, however, generally
cultivated, and known by the name of •“ Ken t’s Hexangular,” from its
having been supposed, on its first introduction, to be the hexangular
variety so much esteemed by the Chinese.