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ENGLISH VARIE TIES OF CAMELLIA JAPONICA.
Eufflish Name. Where fy u r e d .
C. j . F lo r e a l b o .................S in g le W h i t e C am e llia .........................................................P la te 17
........................................M r. A l to n ’s C am e llia ...................................................................... 38
A lthm iflo ra ..........................H o lly h o c k -flow e re d C am e llia .................................................... 20
A n em o n iflo ra a l b a W h i t e A n em o n e -flow e red C am e llia ......................................... 21
C h a n d l e r ! ...............................M r . C h a n d le r ’s C am e llia ............................................................... 16
C o n c in n a ...............................M r . C h a n d le r ’s n e a t C am e llia ................................................... 34
C o r a llin a ...............................C o r a l- c o lo u r e d C am e llia ........... ................................................. 10
E c lip s is ................................. P r e s s ’s E c lip s e C am e llia ............................................................. 30
E l e g a n s ...................................M r . C h a n d le r ’s E l e g a n t C am e llia .......................................... 26
E p som en sis .......................... H r . Y o u n g ’s S em i-d o u b lo R e d C am e llia ............................ 40
E x im ia ........................................M r . C h a n d le r ’s choic e -flow e red C a m e l l i a ................................ 12
F l o r i d a ...................................C lu s te r - f low e r in g C am e llia ................................................... 28
In s io -n is ...................................S p le n d id C am e llia ................................................................................. 31
P u n c ta t a ................................G r a y ’s In v in c ib le C am e llia ........................................................ 24
R o s a S in en s is ......................C h in a R o s e C a m e l l i a ....................................................................... 36
E^QSsii.......................................M r . R o s s ’s C am e llia ...................................................................... 37
S p l e n d e n s ..............................M r . A l ln u t ’s C am e llia .................................................................... 35
Y F jlto jii..................................L a d y W i l to n ’s C am e llia ............................................................... 13
W o o d s i ..................................M r . W o o d ’s C am e l l i a ........................................................................ 23
D ir e c tio n s fo r th e P ro p a g a tio n a n d T r e a tm e n t o f C am e llia s , &c ...............
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INTRODUCTION.
A m o ng the various plants which have been introduced into this
country, there are few, perhaps, more interesting, or more highly
ornamental, than those which constitute the natural order Camelliete.
The whole o f them, so far as we know a t present, are indigenous to
China, the islands of J a p a n , and th e E a st Indies. In these countries
they are held in great estimation; so much so, th a t their culture is
regarded as an object o f the utmost importance; particularly the genus
T h e a : th e leaves o f which, after undergoing a certain process, is tlie
well-known Tea, which constitutes one o f th e chief articles of our commerce
with the Ea st, and the source from which a considerable portion
of our national revenue is derived. This, of itself, is sufficient to recommend
the Theas to the care an d attention of every cultivator;
whilst th e Camellias, on the other hand, will always bo esteemed for
their b eau ty , especially the varieties o f the Camellia Jap ó n ic a, wliich
are universally admired, and form, during tlie winter and early spring
months, the most attractive ornament o f the greenhouse and con-
servatory.
The order consists o f only two genera, Thea and Camellia, which,
from their great affinity to one another, has occasioned much diversity
o f opinion among botanical writers respecting them. By some, the
Theas have been referred to Camellia; while others, with more propriety,
regard them as forming a genus closely allied to, h u t differing