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P L A T E DCLXII.
CAMELLTA JAPONICA. Far. petalis plicatis.
Plicate-petalled or Warratta Camellia.
CLASS XVI. ORDER VL
MONADELPHIA MONOGYNIA. Threads united. Many Chives.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX imbricatus, polyphyllus : interioribus majoribus.
EMPALEMENT tiled, many-leaved} the inner ones
the largest.
SPECIFIC CHAR.ACTER.
CAMELLIA foliis lato-lanceolatis apice reflexis, nitidissimis
: corollis rubris, fulgentibus : petalis
quinque exterioribus magnis, patentibus : interioribus
nnmerosis, parvis, plicatis, erectis.
CAMELLIA with broadly lance-shaped leaves reflexed
at the end, very shining : blossoms red
and brilliant: the five outer petals are large and
spreading; the inner ones are numerous, small,
folded together, and upright.
THE flowers of this Camellia very much resemble those of the genus Anemone, and it is certainly the
most distinct variety at present known. By cultivators it is denominated the Warratta Camellia, from
the brilliance of its flowers resembling the Embothrium speciosum, or Warratta. Our drawing was
made from a plant in the conservatory of Mr, Alnutt of Clapham Common, where it flowered in February
1813 in great perfection. It also blossomed again last winter, but, from the severity of the
season, inferior in colour, and much reduced in size.