Camellia japonica

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Camellia japonica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Camellia japonica. Linn. (Thea japonica, Nois.). Figs. 758- 761. Shrub or tree, sometimes to 40 ft., glabrous: lvs very shining and dark green above, ovate or elliptic, acuminate, sharply serrate, 2—4 in. long: fls. red in the type, 3-5 in. across: petals 5-7, roundish. China, Japan. B.M. 42. S.Z. 82. F.S. 20:2121. S.I.F. 1:73. Gn. 24, p. 411; 28, p. 203; 36, p. 241. Var. alba. Lodd. Fls. white. L.B.C. 7:636. Gn. 54, p. 243. J.H. III. 54:227; 64:397. Var. alba-plena, Lodd. Fls. white, double. L.B.C. 3:269. Gn. 53, p. 244. Var. anemoniflora, Curtis. Fls. red, with 5 large petals, the stamens changed into numerous smaller and narrow petals; the whole fl. resembling that of a double anemone. L.B.C. 537. B.M. 1654. Gn. 44, p. 329. Var. magnoliaeflora, Hort. Fls. pale rose, semi-double, with 12-15 petals rather narrow and half upright. Gn. 76, p. 31. Var. apucaeformis, Rehd. (C. apucaeformis, Jacob Mackoy). Lvs. bifid at the apex.—For the numerous other garden forms, see the above-mentioned monographs; also, Flore des Serres, L'Illustration Horticole, and other older horticultural publications contain a large number of varieties with illustrations. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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