C. the if era

(Tea-bearing). fl. white, spreading, of five sepals and five petals, axillary. November to spring. l. elliptical-oblong, obtuse, serrated, more than twice as long as broad, dark green. h. 2ft. to 6ft. China, Japan, and India, 1780. This species varies very considerably. In different countries, it has become modified by cultivation. The Green and Black Teas, from the same bushes, but subjected to different proce es. Le -known species are: drupifera , lanceolata , rosæflora , and Sasanqua . The true species are rarely seen in cultivation. The following is a selection of the best forms of C. japonica ; the list is a limited one, and is capable of great extension: A LBA PLENA ,* double white; A RCHIDUCHESSE A UGUSTA , petals deep red, veined with blue, a white band; A RCHIDUCHESSE M ARIE ,* flowers bright red, banded with white, imbricated; A UGUSTE D ELFOSSE , bright reddish-orange, stripes down the centre of petals; A UGUSTINA SUPERB A ,* flowers clear rose, free bloomer; B EALII ROSEA , one of the best and latest deep crimson varieties known; B ICOLOR DE LA R EINE , white and rose; B ONOMIANA ,* ground colour white, banded with intense deep red; C ARYOPHYLLOIDES ,* white, marbled with rosy-carmine, flowers very large; C HANDLER I I ELEGANS ,* flowers large, light rose; C OMTE DE G OMER ,* petals soft rose, striped with crimson, beautifully imbricated; C OMTE DE P ARIS , rich pink, large and full; C ONTESSA L AVINIA M AGGI , pure white, broadly flamed with rosy-cerise; C ONTESSA L AVINIA M AGGI R OSEA , flowers rich rosy-red, fine form, a superb variety; C ORRADINO , rose, veined with salmon, centre delicate blush pink; C OUNTESS OF D ERBY ,* beautifully imbricated, white, striped with rose; C OUNTESS OF E LLESMERE ,* colour varying from pure white to flesh, streaked with carnation; C OUNTESS OF O RKNEY , pure white, striped with carmine, sometimes pink, shaded with deep rose; C UP OF B EAUTY ,* pure white and rose, a beautifully imbricated flower; D AVID B OSCHI , clear pink, shaded with deep rose; D E LA R EINE , petals white, striped with carmine; D ONCKELAARII ,* large flowers, semi-double, rich crimson, marbled white; D UCHESSE DE N ASSAU ,* flowers light pink, very large, and of superb form; D UCHESS OF B ERRY , pure white, and cupped, beautifully imbricated, one of the most beautiful of all the double whites; E MPEROR OF R USSIA , large crimson; F ANNY B OLIS , white, striped and splashed with deep crimson; F IMBRIATA ALBA ,* similar to Alba plena , outer petals notched at the edges; G ENERAL C IALDINI , beautifully imbricated, bright carmine, flaked with red; H ENRI F AVRE , flowers rosy-salmon, finely imbricated; H OVEY , C. H.,* bright crimson, well imbricated; H OVEY , C. M.,* deep velvety crimson, darkly shaded, very distinct; H OVEY , M RS .,* delicate pink, very smooth in outline, medium size; I L C YGNO , flowers pure white, petals Ranunculi-formed and imbricated; I L 22 M ARZO , clear rose, the petals sometimes banded with white; I MBRICATA , deep carmine, occasionally variegated; J ARDIN D 'H IVER , a fine variety, flowers beautifully imbricated, colour bright rose; J EFFERSONII , fine crimson; J ENNY L IND ,* flowers imbricated to the extreme centre, broad, and of good substance, white, striped and marbled with rose; J UBILEE ,* flowers very large, with broad, round, imbricated petals, white, marbled with rose, centre pure white; L ADY H UME ' S B LUSH ,* flowers flesh-colour, and of excellent form; L A M AESTOSA , rose, mottled with white; L EEANA SUPERB A , flowers salmon-red, very fine; L EON L EGUAY , rich crimson; M ADAME A MBROISE V ERSCHAFFELT ,* white, shaded with blush, and dotted with red; M ADAME L EBOIS , bright rose, finely imbricated, and of good form; M AT HOT I AN A ,* flowers brilliant red, and beautifully imbricated, extra fine; M AT HOT I AN A ALBA , flowers large, finely imbricated to the centre, pure white; M ONTIRONI ,* a fine pure white flower; M RS. A BBEY W ILDER , ivory-white, striped with rose, well imbricated; M RS . C OPE ,* white, delicately shaded with pink, and striped with rose; M RS . D OMBRAIN ,* shape and substance excellent, colour beautiful soft pink; N APOLEON III., flowers rose, beautifully veined with deep rose, and edged with pure white; P RINCE A LBERT , white, beautifully flaked with carmine; P RINCESS B ACCIOCCHI ,* rich velvety carmine; P RINCESS F REDERICK W ILLIAM ,* flowers white, tipped with bright carmine; Q UEEN OF R OSES , flowers delicate rose; R EINE DES B EAUT é S ,* very delicate clear rose, fine form, extra fine variety; R EINE DES F LEURS ,* finely imbricated, petals of good substance and perfect symmetry, colour vermilion-red, flaked occasionally with white; R UBENS , deep rose-white stripes; S ACCOIANA ,* a finely imbricated flower, colour very variable, occasionally clear rose, at other times spotted with pure white; S ARAH F ROST , flowers bright red; S TORYI , outer petals bright rose, centre almost white; T ARGIONI , flowers beautifully imbricated, pure white, striped with cerise; T EUTONIA , flowers sometimes red, at other times white, but occasionally half red and half white; T HOMAS M OORE ,* flowers 4½in. acro , perfectly round, and well imbricated, petals also round, and well filled up in the centre, colour rich carmine, shaded with crimson; T RICOLOR DE M ATHOT , flowers red, marbled with white, semi double; T RICOLOR IMBRICATA PLENA , blush white, flaked with carmine and rose; V ALTEVAREDA , colour bright rose, often spotted with snowy white; W ILDERII ,* soft rose, of excellent form. IMG:7081556231692414330_i_252.jpg: 1. C. lactiflora. 2. C. rotund i folia Hostii. 3. C. car pathic a turbinata. 4. C. car pathic a alba. F IG . 339. G ROUP OF C AMPANULAS .