*rwith
such regularity. They are seldom more than half the len g th of
the outer petals, y e t the centre of the flower is considerably elevated, in
consequence of their rising nearly upright, aud being a little incurved
at the point.
A tolerably good figure is given of it in the Camellia Britannica,
which has been the means of bringing it into general cultivation, 'fhe
date of its origin we believe to be 1819-