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M. d’Offoy. Paul, 1871, The Journal of Horticulture, p.159. R. Società Toscana di Orticultura
Bollettino, 1877. Abbreviation for Monsieur d’Offoy.
M. de Annie van Langenhove. C. Mariotti Nursery Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Orthographic error for
Madame Aimé van Langenhove.
M. de Cachet. Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Abbreviation for Madame Cachet.
M. de Cauvart d’Hamor. G. Mariotti Nursery Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Orthographic error for
Madame de Cannart d’Hamale.
M. de De Ambrose Verschaffelt. G. Mariotti, Nursery Catalogue, 1914, p.16. Orthographic error
for Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt.
M. de Lebois. G. Mariotti Nursery Catalogue, 1926, p.16. Abbreviation for Madame Lebois.
M. de Louise van Houtte. G. Mariotti Nursery Catalogue, p.16. Abbreviation for Madame Louis
van Houtte.
M. de Pepin. G. Mariotti Nursery Catalogue, p.16. Abbreviation for Madame Pépin.
M. de Rudolphe Abel. Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Abbreviation for Madame Rudolph Abel.
M. de William de Proterve.
William de Proterve.
G. Mariotti Nursery Catalogue, p.16. Abbreviation for Madame
M. de Wolf Groe. G. Mariotti Nursery Catalogue, p.16. Abbreviation for Madame Wolf Groe.
M. Faucillon. van Houtte Catalogue, 1875-1876. Abbreviation for Monsieur Faucillon.
M. Francillon. de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, ca.1930. Orthographic error for Monsieur Faucillon.
M. Grandiflora. Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.199. Abbreviation for ‘Myrtifolia Grandiflora’,
synonym for Myrtifolia.
M.L. Spencer. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Mar. 2005, p.24 with colour photo, Reg. No.
2634. A chance seedling that first flowered in 2001. Originated by John L. Spencer, Lakeland,
Fla., USA and propagated by Marine Cove Camellias, Lakeland. The light pink formal double
flower has lavender shading and is 7.5 cm diameter. Flowers fall whole. Early flowering.
American Camellia Yearbook, 2005, p.44 and colour photo p.c6. Average upright growth.
Light green leaves 9 cm x 3.8 cm.
M. Paugam. F. Delaunay, Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1965-1966, p.32. Orthographic error for
‘Monsieur Paugham’, synonym for Surpasse Nobilissima.
M. Pendula. Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.199. Abbreviation for ‘Myrtifolia Pendula’, synonym
for Myrtifolia.
Ma Belle. (C.japonica), Fairlight Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1987: Pink. Mid-season. Bears masses of
pink flowers, Originated in England. ICS Journal, 2002, p.86, Reg. No.33: A seedling of Bow
Bells x Dainty Maiden, originated in UK by Dr J.A.Smart, Marwood Hill, Devon. First
flowered 1980 at circa 3 years. A bushy shrub of slow growth rate, with twisting foliage 6 cm
long x 5 cm wide. Blooms very floriferously mid-season. Flower buds deep pink. Colour is
deep pink, fading with age (RHS.CC.57A fades to 62A). Anemone form with few visible
stamens, 5 cm across x 5 cm deep.
Ma-Dot-Cha. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1965, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.20, No.3, Inside front cover.
No description. American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.230, Reg. No.915: A 10 year old
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chance seedling that first bloomed 1962, originated by Mark S. Cannon, Dotham, Alabama,
USA. The light green leaves average 10 cm x 5 cm. Plant growth is upright and rapid. Flower
is peony form, similar to Debutante, and averages 14 cm across x 9 cm deep. Colour is pink
and white with golden stamens. Flowers early. SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature reports that it
is the same as Doris Freeman.
Ma Fille Marguerite. (C.japonica), Thoby et al., 1988, Tsubaki - A Propos de Camellia, p.13. Les
Camellias Nantais. Originated by Jean Gouillon, Nantes, France in 1833. (Believed extinct.)
Ma Nao Cha. Ichijima, 1906, Kokon Yôrankô.; Yashiro, 1841 Reprint. Different reading for Manao
Cha. Japanese reading ‘Menocha’.
Ma-nao Chü-pan. Yü & Bartholomew, 1980, American Camellia Yearbook, p.26. Different reading
for Manao Juban.
Ma-nao Shih-tzu-t`ou. Yü & Feng, 1958, Yunnan Shancha Hua Tuchih. Different reading for
‘Manao Shizitou’, synonym for Damanao.
Ma Nao Sung Tsu Lin. Waterhouse, 1970, ACRS., Camellia News, No.40, p.8. Orthographic error
for ‘Ma-nao Sung-tsu-k’o’, different reading for Manao Songzike.
Ma Nao Sung Tzu Ke. Ikeda, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.143. Different reading for
Manao Songzike.
Ma-nao Sung-tzu-k’o. Chuang, Mao-Chang, 1959, Yunnan Shancha Hua. Different reading for
Manao Songzike.
Ma-nao Tsu-p’ao. Yü & Bartholomew, 1980, American Camellia Yearbook, p.26. Different reading
for Manao Zipao.
Ma-yeh T’ao-hung. Yü & Bartholomew, 1980, American Camellia Yearbook, p.24. Different
reading for Maye Taohong.
Ma-yeh Tieh-ch’ih. Feng et al., 1981, Yunnan Shancha Hua, p.202. Different reading for ‘Maye
Diechi’, synonym for Maye Taohong.
Ma-yeh Yin-hung. Yü & Bartholomew, 1980, American Camellia Yearbook, p.24. Different
reading for MayeYinhong.
Mabel Blackwell. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1958: White shading to soft pink on the
margins of the petals. Medium sized, full peony form. Vigorous, upright growth. Flowers
midseason. Originated in USA by Ralph E. May, Florida.
Mabel Bryan. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, p.166, Reg. No.1083: A 10 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1962, originated by Stephen T. Bryan, Mount View,
California, USA. Plant growth is upright and average with dark green leaves. The
semi-double, Frizzle White type, bloom is variegated red and white with yellow anthers and
white filaments. It measures 11 cm across x 7 cm deep with 32 petals and 5 petaloids. The
flower colour is variable, white or pink ground, spotted or striped red, occasionally solid red,
occasionally fimbriated petals. Flowers mid-season to late. Orthographic error: ‘Mabel
Bryant’. Sport: Mabel Bryan Strawberry. Chinese synonym: ‘Meibuer’.
Mabel Bryan Strawberry. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1989-1990, p.10: Sport of
Mabel Bryan. Large semi-double. Red and pink stripes on a light pink field, veined deeper;
lighter on edge. Blooms mid-season. Originated at Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California,
USA.
Mabel Bryant.
Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1974-1975. Orthographic error for Mabel Bryan.
Mabel Morse Marshall. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.226, Reg. No.558: A 7
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1960; originated by Ben Marshall, Mobile,
Alabama, USA. Plant growth is upright, open and medium in rate, with dark green leaves, 7.5
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cm x 3.8 cm. The semi-double flower, similar to ‘Donckelaeri’ (Masayoshi), is 12.5 cm
across x 3.8 cm deep and is dark red with red filaments and white anthers. The flower has 30
petals and 3 petaloids. Blooms mid-season.
Mabel Ragland. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1964, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.19, No.1, rear
cover. Orthographic error for Maybelle Ragland.
Mable Barnsley. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1969, pp.163, 165, Reg. No.1055: A 12
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1960; originated by W.H. Barnsley, Apopka,
Florida, USA. Plant growth is upright and medium with light green leaves averaging 7.5 cm x
3.5 cm. The anemone form flower is 12.5 cm across x 6 cm deep with 20 petals and 10
petaloids. The colour is rose-pink with yellow anthers and white filaments. Blooms
mid-season.
MacArthur. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1954-1955, p.27. Abbreviation for Aspasia Macarthur.
Macayana.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for Mackayana.
Maccayana Vera.
Mackayana.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.5. Orthographic error for
MacDonald. (C.japonica), Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.45. No description.
Orthographic error ‘MacDonell’. (Believed extinct)
MacDonell. Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1844, p.11. Corrected to MacDonald in the 1845
catalogue.
Macchuchelli. van Houtte Catalogue, 1857. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
Machayana. Notiziaro della Societa Italiana della Camelia, No.4, 1992, p.17. Orthographic error
for Mackayana.
Machettii. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.143. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
Macey Taylor. Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1946-1947. Synonym for Enrico Bettoni (US).
Machi. (Town), (C.japonica), Hino, Sukekatsu, 1637, Sukekatsukyôki: Chinka Zufu, (before 1700),
Watanabe, 1969, pl.86,147: Deep, rose form double white with gold anthers. Originated in
Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Machi-akari. (Town Light), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.143, colour photo,
p.248, description, as ‘Machiakari’: Medium sized, white, with a pale pink cast, open,
informal double to semi-double with 24-28 petals, notched, translucent; stamens with
orange-yellow anthers mixed with a few small, erect petals. Originated in Kashiwazaki City,
Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Collected by Susumu Ishizawa, named and released by Kaoru
Hagiya. Sport: Tamayura.
Machi-bito. (Expected Visitor). (C.japonica), Funaki-en Camellia Catalogue, 1993-1994, No.243: Bright
red single, tubular to trumpet form. Medium size. Mid-season blooming. Originated in Kantô
District, Japan.
Machiu. (obscure), (C.japonica), Hamamatsu, 1825, Setsuyô Kikan, vol.23. No description. Originated in
Japan. (Believed extinct)
Mackayana. (C.japonica), Burdin, Chambery Nursery Catalogue, 1834, p.19. No description. Berlèse,
1840, Monographie, ed.2, pp.96-97: Leaves 8 cm x 6 cm, rounded, curved in a cup-shape,
thick, pronounced venation, strongly serrate, dark green, sometimes with patches of yellow.
Flower, 8.5 cm across, double, rose colour, in the form of a star. Exterior petals are in 4-5
rows; those of the first three rows are oblong, rounded, others separate with small tips
projecting from the petals apices and a veining of blood-red. The others are strap-like,
lanceolate, narrower than the first, but also long and interspersed with those at the centre,
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where the stamens have been converted to small, twisted, erect petals. Originated in England.
Orthographic errors: ‘Mackeyana’, ‘Mackey’, ‘Makayana’, ‘Macayana’, ‘Maccayana Vera’,
‘Maclaynii’. Synonym: ‘Mackayii’.
Mackayii. Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Synonym for Mackayana.
Mackei. (C.japonica), Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29, 18951896, p.51: Rose form double, bright rose. Synonym for Makoy de Low.
Mackensiana.
Trillon, 1843, Catalogue, p.7. Orthographic error for Mackenzieana.
Mackenzie Green. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Mar. 2007, p.29 with colour
photo; Reg. No.2701. A cross of C.reticulata Arch of Triumph x C.reticulata hybrid Jean
Pursel which first flowered 1988. Originated by Jack Mandarich, Garner, N.C., USA, and
propagated by Hulyn Smith, Valdosta, Ga. A 16.5 cm diameter, rose pink, semidouble to rose
form double with golden anthers and white filaments. Heavy petal texture and flowers midseason. Plant is upright with average growth rate. American Camellia Yearbook, 2007, p.70
with colour photo.
Mackenzie’s Mammoth. (C.japonica), Feast’s Catalogue, 1858, p.17. No description. Originated in
USA. (Believed extinct.)
Mackenzie’s Tricolor. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.143. Synonym for Fairhope.
Mackenzieana. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:12. An extra large white from America.
Jean Verschaffelt, 1862-1863, Price List, p.39 as ‘Mackenziana’: Pale pink spotted white.
Orthographic error ‘Mackensiana’.
Mackey.
Loureiro Catalogue No.9, 1872-1873. Orthographic error for Mackayana.
Mackeyana.
Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.96-97. Orthographic error for Mackayana.
Mackeyii. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.143. Orthographic error for Mackayana.
Mackoii. Standish & Noble Nursery Catalogue, 1848-1849. Orthographic error for Makoy.
Mackoyi.
Maclaynii.
Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for Makoy.
Downing Catalogue, [before 1858]. Orthographic error for Mackayana.
Maclenii. (C.japonica), Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Maconna.
Sea Islands Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Orthographic error for Madonna.
Macquarie. (C.reticulata hybrid). What Camellia Is That?, Macoboy, Stirling, 1997, p.232 with colour
photo; Strong upright growth, more C.sasanqua than C.reticulata in appearance.Large semidouble flowers with crinkled petals, deep pink with a purplish undertone. Sprayed stamen
centre. A chance seedling of Dream Girl, raised by Paradise Plants, Kulnura, NSW,
Australia.
Macrantha.
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.109. Synonym for Latifolia Nova.
Macrantha Flore Plena. (C.japonica), Ridolfi, 1843, Catalogue of Camellias Cultivated at Bibbiani, as
‘Macrantha Fl. Pl. No description. Originated at Bibbiani, Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Macrantha Latifolia.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:14. Synonym for Latifolia Nova.
Macrantha Superba. (C.japonica), Gheldorf, Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.9:
Peony form, salmon red, tinted deep red. Originated in Belgium.
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Macrophylla. (C.japonica), Anon. 1830, "Ueber die Cultur der Kamellien" in Der Blumen Gaertner,
1830, p.52. No description. Burdin, Chambery Nursery Catalogue, 1834, p.19. No
description. Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.128: There are offered for sale several
varieties of Camellias under this name; the oldest has a single flower of little merit; the
second has beautiful foliage and a little, insignificant semi-double flower; the third resembles
Humboldtiana and the last, which I consider the true one, has leaves 13 cm. long x 10 cm
wide, ovate, prominent venation and a beautiful green. The flowers are very well formed,
cherry red with broad, rounded petals; those at the centre, rumpled, distorted and spirally
arranged with some short stamens showing. Flower is about 8 cm in diameter. Note: This
name has been used for forms of different camellia species such as C.saluenensis f.
macrophylla, C.sinensis f. macrophylla, and C.chrysantha var. macrophylla. These have no
relationship to the C.japonica cultivar above which originated in Italy. Sealy, 1937, Botanical
Magazine named a form of C.saluenensis f. macrophilla, but later established that it was the
cultivar St Ewe. See p.185, Sealy’s A Revision of the Genus Camellia, 1958.
Macrophylla. (C.saluenensis),
for St Ewe.
SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.113. Erroneous synonym
Macula Perfecta. Chidamian, 1959, Camellias for Everyone. Orthographic error for Maculata
Perfecta.
Maculada Perfecta.
Perfecta.
Loureiro Catalogue, No.9, 1872-1873. Orthographic variant for Maculata
Maculata. (C.japonica), Prince, 1823, Catalogue, p.99: This has leaves spotted or blotched with white
and double white flowers. Originated in USA by Fraser. Synonyms: ‘Maculata de Fraser’,
‘Maculata de Frezer’, ‘Blotched Leaves’, ‘Maculata de Frazer’.
Maculata Alba Superba. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845: Peony form, white.
Originated in Belgium. (Believed extinct.)
Maculata de Fraser.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Synonym for Maculata.
Maculata de Frazer.
Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue No.50, p.26. Synonym for Maculata.
Maculata de Frezer.
Seidel, 1846, Pflanzen Catalog, p.9. Orthographic error for ‘Maculata de
Fraser’, synonym for Maculata.
Maculata Grandiflora.
Jacob Makoy et Cie Catalogue, 1839, p.17. Synonym for Sweetiana.
Maculata Perfecta. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1849, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VIII, pl.I: By the
arrangement of its numerous, erect and imbricated petals, it resembles a large, hundred
petalled rose; to this is added a pink colour, streaked a pure white. At the centre it has upright,
serried petals and it measures 12 cm or more in diameter. Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881: Imbricated flower, sometimes silky rose with white stripes, sometimes white with red streaks,
sometimes striped and marbled. It was originated in 1846 by M. Ch. De Loose of Ghent,
Belgium as a sport of Cruciata. In 1849 van Houtte published the name ‘Cruciata Nova, de
Pronay’ as a synonym. Other synonyms: ‘Cruciata Panaché’, ‘Maculata Perfecta’(de Loose),
‘Varische Vera’. Orthographic errors: ‘Maculata Perfetta’, ‘Maculada Perfecta’, ‘Macula
Perfecta’, ‘Manculata Perfecta’. Van Houtte Catalogue, 1859, 77:53 gives this variety as a
synonym for ‘Contessa de Spauri’ (as ‘Spaur’) but this is rejected as the evidence is not
conclusive.
Maculata Perfetta.
Scarlatti Catalogue, 1891-1892. Orthographic variant for Maculata Perfecta.
Maculata Superba. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1839, 15. No description. Berlèse, 1840,
Monographie, ed.2, pp.204, 235: Buds, very large, obtuse, scales green; flower over 9 cm.
across, full, whitish rose with longitudinal streaks of deep cherry-red at the centre of the
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petals. A formal double similar to ‘Punctata Major’. Originated in England. See colour pl.142,
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie.
Maculosa. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.I: This variety
resembles a large, hybrid remontant rose. Its ample petals, the exterior rounded, those interior
lanceolate-acute are spirally inserted but grouped regularly. The colouring is cherry-crimson,
liberally streaked with white, with sometimes the white predominating. Originated in the USA
and not connected with the Herbert ‘Maculosa’, a synonym for Calypso.
Maculosa.
Herbert, 1837, Amaryllidaceae & Suppl., p.367. Synonym for Calypso.
Macye Justice. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.240, Reg. No.673: A 6 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1960; originated by the Justice Nursery, Fitzgerald,
Georgia, USA. Growth is upright, dense and medium in rate with medium, light green leaves,
8 cm x 3 cm. The anemone form flower is 12.5 cm across x 7 cm deep with 13 deep, velvet
red petals and multiple, rose coloured petaloids, variegated white. Stamens have white
filaments and yellow anthers. Flowers mid-season.
Mad. A. Van Wassenhove. van Houtte Catalogue, 1876-1877, p.169. Abbrevation for Madame A.
Van Wassenhove.
Mad. A. Verscheffelt. van Houtte Catalogue, 1868, 123:55. Abbreviation for Madame Ambroise
Verschaffelt.
Mad. A. Verschaffeltii.
Pacific Nursery Catalogue, 1895-1896. Abbreviation for Madame
Ambroise Verschaffelt.
Mad. Aime. van Houtte Catalogue,1875-1876, 163:297. Abbreviation for Madame Aimé van
Langenhove.
Mad. Aimé van Langenhove.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1869-1870, 129:167. Abbreviation for
Mad. Ambroise Verschafelti. Volonte Catalogue, 1888. abbreviation and orthographic error for
Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt.
Mad. Ambroise Verschaffelt. Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1896. p.42. Abbreviation for Madame
Mad. Cachet.
van Houtte Catalogue. 1873-1874, 150:32. Abbreviation for Madame Cachet.
Mad. Cealonie. van der Vis, Boskoop; Special Camellia List, 1964-1965. p.1. Orthographic error
and abbreviation for Margherita Coleoni.
Mad. Cochet. van Houtte Catalogue No.106, 1909. Abbreviation and orthographic error for
Madame Cachet.
Mad. Corsi.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1865-1866. 110:30. Abbreviation for ‘Madame Corsi’,
synonym for Isolina Corsi.
Mad. d’Offay. Oriental Importing Co. Catalogue. 1887. p.26. Orthographic error for Monsieur
d’Offoy.
Mad. de Strekaloff.
van Houtte Catalogue. 1872. p.363. Abbreviation for Madame de Strekaloff .
Mad. Domage. Linderman’s Pacific Nursery Catalogue, 1895-1896. p.5. Abbreviation for Madame
Domage.
Mad. Dombrain. Oriental Importing Co. Catalogue. 1887. p.26. Abbreviation for ‘Madame Dombrain’. synonym for Mrs Dombrain.
Mad. L. van Houtte. van Houtte Catalogue, 1879-1880. 184:239. Abbreviation for Madame Louis
van Houtte.
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Mad. Le Bois. Hume. 1948. Camellias in America, p.334. Orthographic error for Madame Lebois.
Mad. Lebois.
van Houtte Catalogue. 1872, p.364. Abbreviation for Madame Lebois.
Mad. Linden.
van Houtte Catalogue. 1906, 307:240. Abbreviation for ‘Madame Linden’,
(Virginia Marini).
Mad. Miellez.
Mad. Pepin.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1865-1866, 110:30. Abbreviation for Madame Miellez.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1872, p.364. Abbreviation for Madame Pépin.
Mad. V. de Bisschop. Carter’s Tested Seed Catalogue, 1957. Abbreviation for ‘Madame Victor de
Bisschop’, synonym for Le Lys.
Mad. Verhaeghe de Naeyer.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1881-1882, 194:246. Abbreviation for
Madame Verhaeghe de Naeyer.
Mad. Verschaffelt.
Verschaffelt.
Rovelli Catalogue, 1896, p.39. Abbreviation for Madame Ambroise
Madalaina. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Madaleine. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. Orthographic error
for Madalena.
Madalena. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy et Cie Catalogue, 1849, p.20. No description. Originated in Italy.
Orthographic error: ‘Madaleine’. (Believed extinct.)
Madaline d’Italie.
Downing, 1858, Catalogue. Orthographic error for Maddalina d’Italie.
Madalone. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.4: Formal double red, 7.5 cm in
diameter. Blooms mid-season. Hearn Nursery Catalogue, 1944: Deep red, medium sized,
formal double. Upright, medium growth. Mid-season to late flowering. Originated in USA by
Hearn.
Madam Ancta Gropallo. (C.japonica), Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. No description.
Originated in Australia. (Believed extinct.)
Madam Beauvois. Halliday, 1880, Camellia Culture, p.139. Orthographic variant for Madame
Beauvois.
Madam Boschi.
Boschi.
Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Synonym for Madame Rosalie
Madam Cachet. Hume, 1946, Camellias in America, p.334. Orthographic variant for Madame
Cachet.
Madam Charles Blard. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.31. Orthographic variant for
Madame Charles Blard.
Madam de Strek. Deep Pink.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research II, p.4. Abbreviation for
Madame de Strekaloff Deep Pink.
Madam Dora.
Dora.
Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Orthographic variant for Madame
Madam Faucilon. Lindo Nursery Price List, 1940-1941. Orthographic error for ‘Madame Faucillon’, synonym for Caleb Cope.
Madam Faucillon. Hume, 1946, Camellias in America, p.334. Orthographic variant for ‘Madame
Faucillon’, synonym for Caleb Cope.
Madam Haas. Gerbing’s Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1943-1944. Orthographic variant for Madame
Haas.
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Madam Hahn.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1949-1950. Orthographic variant for Madame Hahn.
Madam Hovey. SCCS., Bulletin Vol.11, No.3, p.2, 1950. SCCS, 1952, Classification of Camellias,
p.4. Orthographic variant for Madame Hovey.
Madam Jannock.
Jannock.
Lindo Nurseries Price List, 1947, pp.5, 7. Orthographic variant for Madame
Madam Kurtz. Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12. Orthographic variant
for `Madame Kurtz’, synonym for Mary Kurtz.
Madam Le Bois.
Lebois.
Madam Lebois.
Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Orthographic variant for Madame
Lindo Nursery Price List, 1940-1941. Orthographic variant for Madame Lebois.
Madam Leonie van Houtte. van Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1891, 244:235. Orthographic error for
Madame Louis van Houtte.
Madam Maintenon.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.31. Orthographic error for
Madame de Maintenon.
Madam Masson. Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Orthographic error for Madame
Mason.
Madam Niehart. Camellia Digest, 1(3),1943. Orthographic variant for Madame Niehart.
Madam Niehat. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Madame
Niehart.
Madam Nihart.
Niehart.
Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1940-1941, p.5. Orthographic error for Madame
Madam Pepin. Anderson & Co. Ltd. Catalogue, 1918, p.76. Orthographic variant for Madame
Pépin.
Madam Peppin. Duncan & Davies Nursery Catalogue, 1924, p.31. Orthographic error for Madame
Pépin.
Madam Picouline.
Picouline.
Hume, 1946, Camellias in America. Orthographic variant for Madame
Madam Strekaloff.
Haskin’s Nursery Main Catalogue, 1954, p.9. Orthographic variant for
Madame de Strekaloff.
Madam Therese. Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Synonym for Impératrice Marie
Therese.
Madam Victor de Bishop. Haskins Nursery Main Catalogue, 1954, p.4. Orthographic error for
‘Madame Victor de Bisschop’, synonym for Le Lys.
Madama. (C.japonica), Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16: White with pink outlines. Originated in Italy.
Madama Adelaide. Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.179 (Index). Orthographic variant
for Madame Adèlaide.
Madama De Ambrose Verschaffelt. Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.179 (Index).
Orthographic error for Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt.
Madama De Ami van Langenhov. Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.179 (Index).
Orthographic error for Madame Aimé van Langenhove.
Madama Oneto. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.25. Orthographic variant for Madame
Oneto.
Madama Ulrich. Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.21. Orthographic error for Madame Ulrich.
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Madame Abby Wilder. Notiziario della Società Italiana della Camelie Mar. 1990, vol. XXVI,
No.1, p.18. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Madame A Van Wassenhove. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1876-1877, 169:PP as ‘Mad. A. Van
Wassenhove’: Very large flower, superbly imbricated, white, very slightly tinted with rose,
spreading gradually to the centre which is carnation coloured. Originated in Belgium by Van
Houtte. Abbreviations: ‘Mad. A. Van Wassenhove’.
Madame A. Verschaffelt. Veitch Nursery Catalogue, 1868. Abbreviation for Madame Ambroise
Verschaffelt.
Madame Abby Wilder.
Wilder.
Henricq, 1848, Revue Horticole. Orthographic variant for Mrs Abby
Madame Abbey Wilder. Shepherd & Co. Catalogue, 1883-1884, p.37. pp.14, 15. Orthographic
error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Madame Adèlaide. (C.japonica), Berlèse 1835, Annales Société d’Horticulture de Paris, 16:287-289. as
‘Mme. Adèlaide’: Shrub pyramidal; leaves resembling those of the double white (Alba
Plena), a little more acute and serrated at the extremity, deep green; buds very large, like that
of Aitonia; flower large, spherical, double, of a cherry-red; petals rounded, imbricated, some
in the centre slightly distorted; those of the circumference, horizontal and those of the centre.
erect. Originated from seed by M. Tamponet. Paris, France. See colour pl.46, Berlèse, 1841.
Iconographie. Synonym: ‘Madame Adelaide de France’. Abbreviation: ‘Mme. Adèlaide’.
Orthographic error: ‘Madama Adelaide’.
Madame Adelaide de France. Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.165. Synonym for Madame
Adèlaide.
Madame Adele. Thomasville Nursery Catalogue. 1942, p.10 as ‘Mme. Adele’. Synonym for
Marguerite Gouillon Rose, as ‘Stardust’.
Madame Adelle. McIlhenny, 1941, 700 Varieties of Camellia, p.9. Synonym for ‘Stardust’, itself a
synonym for Marguerite Gouillon Rose.
Madame Aimé van Langenhove. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue. 1869-1870, 129:167 as ‘Mad.
Aimé Van Lagenhove’: Flower white, exceptionally well covered with a very vivid carmine
network and all the petals are bordered with a white band. Abbreviations: ‘M.de Aimé van
Langenhove’, ‘Mad. Aimé’, ‘Mad. Aimé Van Lagenhove’, ‘Mme. Aime Van Langenhove’,
‘Madame Van Langenhove’. Orthographic errors: ‘Madame Van Lagenkove’, ‘Madama de
Amiè Van Lagenhove’, ‘Madame Van Langenhave’, ‘Madame de Ami van Langenhove’.
Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt. (C.japonica), William Bull Retail Catalogue, 1868-1869, p.76: Imbricated flower, very full. white tinted blush, veined and spotted with rose and red. Lemaire, ed.,
1868, L’Illustration Horticole, vol.15, pl.546: Originated as a seedling in Italy by Conte
Bernardino Lechi. The flowers are above average in size, petals numerous. small, rounded,
fully imbricated. The colour is a delicate pink, veined and dotted a more vivid tint with
splashes of crimson. The Floral Magazine, 1868, pl.391: Large size, the general colour of
light pinkish blush, each petal has one or more distinctive flakes of bright pink. E.G.
Henderson Nursery Catalogue, 1868. p.70: Flowers finely imbricated, full, not thin. petals of
good substance. round in outline, colour white, suffused with a warm, inner, blush tint and
occasionally striped with rose or red. Won first prize for a new seedling at the International
Exhibition at Ghent, March, 1868. Sport: Virginia Marini. Abbreviations: ‘Mme. Ambroise
Verschaffelt’, ‘Madame A. Verscheffelt’, ‘Madame Verschaffelt’, ‘Mad. Verschaffelt’, ‘Mme
Verschaffelt’, ‘Mad. A. Verschaffelt’, ‘Mme Verschafft.’, ‘Mad. Ambroise Verschaffelt’,
‘Madame Ambrose’. Orthographic errors: ‘Madame Ambrose Verschaffelt’, ‘Madama de
Ambrose Verschaffelt’, ‘Madame Ambrose’, ‘Madame Werschaffelt’, ‘Madame Ambrose
Verschaffelt’.
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Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt Pink. Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens,
vol.III, pp.154, 155 as ‘Mme Ambroise Verschaffelt Pink’. Synonym for Virginia Marini.
Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt Rosea. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars
from Nursery Catalogues, p.143. Synonym for Virginia Marini.
Madame
Ambroise Verschaffelt Variegated. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972,
Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.143 as ‘Madame Ambroise
Verschaffelt Var.’: A virus variegated form of Virginia Marini. Pink edged and blotched
white. Originated in USA.
Madame Ambrose. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1868-1869. Orthographic error for Madame Ambroise
Verschaffelt.
Madame Ambrose Verschaffelt. Rollisson’s Plant Catalogue, 1877-1878. Orthographic error for
Madame Ancta Gropallo. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.143. Originated in Australia. Orthographic variant for Madam Ancta
Gropano.
Madame Annetta. (C.japonica), Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. No description. Originated in
Italy by Franchetti. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Annie Maria Hovey. Feathers, ed., 1961, NCCS., Bulletin, 14(3):9 as ‘Mme Annie Maria
Hovey’. Orthographic error for Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Madame Appoline. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Abbreviation for Madame Appoline
Guichard.
Madame Appoline Guichard. (C.japonica), Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, ca.1920 as ‘Mme Appoline
Guichard’: White, very large, semi-double to loose peony form. Originated in France by
Guichard Soeurs, Nantes. Abbreviations: ‘Madame Appoline’, ‘Madame Guichard’, ‘Mme.
Appoline Guichard’.
Madame Bauhaud. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Orthographic error for ‘Madame
Cormerais-Bahuaud’, synonym for Souvenir de Bahuaud-Litou.
Madame Bauhuaud. De Bisschop, [before 1935], Catalogue pour horticulturalists & marchands.
Abbreviation for ‘Madame Cormerais- Bahuaud’, Synonym for Souvenir de Bahuaud-Litou.
Madame Beauvois. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1873-1874, 150:32, as ‘Mad. Beauvois’: A light
rose coloured, formal double. Auguste van Geert Catalogue No.23, 1882-1883: A very pale
pink, imbricated flower. Originated in France by Miellez. Orthographic variant: ‘Madam
Beauvois’.
Madame Boschi. Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1854, Catalogue, p.19. von Biedenfeld, 1856, Practische
Grundlehren der Cultur von Camellien, p.46. Abbreviation for Madame Rosalie Boschi.
Madame Bosqui. Louis Leroy, 1868, Catalogue, p.124. Orthographic error for ‘Madame Boschi’,
synonym for Madame Rosalie Boschi.
Madame Bosschi. Auguste van Geert Catalogue No.65, 1869-1870, p.55. Synonym for Madame
Rosalie Boschi.
Madame Boursault. (C.japonica), Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.45. No description.
Originated in France. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Butterfly.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Chô Chô San.
Madame “C”. (C.japonica), Dodd Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944, p.7. No description. Originated in
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Madame C. Biard. Arnold-Foster, 1948, Shrubs for Milder Counties, p.25 as ‘Mme C. Biard’.
Orthographic error for Madame Charles Blard.
Madame Cachet. (C.japonica), Lemaire, ed., 1872, L’I1lustration Horticole, vol.19, p.241, pl.103 as
‘Mme Cachet’: A good shaped bush with average sized leaves, acute apex, serrate, thick, flat
and strong, and of a good colour. The flowers are large with the petals regularly imbricated,
orbicular with a notched apex. The colour is white with a transparent flesh tint, some petals
touched with fine stripes of deep pink. This variety was originated from seed by M. A. Cachet
of Angers, France. Abbreviations: ‘Mad. Cachet’, ‘Mme Cachet’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mme
Cochet’, ‘Mad. Cochet’, ‘M.de Cachet’, ‘Souv. Madame Cochet’. Orthographic variant:
‘Madam Cachet’, ‘Madame Cacket’. Sport: Madame P. de Pannemaeker. The cultivar
described in SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature and The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature
from 1947 and on, is not the valid variety, as it is a semi-double, not a formal double as
shown in all early illustrations. This would seem to have originated with McIlhenny’s release
of an erroneous variety as listed in 600 Varieties of Camellias, 1937.
Madame Cachet (US). (C.japonica), SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature
erroneously as ‘Mme. Cachet’: White to flesh with some petals spotted or striped pink.
Medium, semi-double. Medium, open growth. Mid-season blooming. McIlhenny’s
description, 1937: Semi-double, white with lemon cast at base.
Madame Cacket. Clibrans Nursery Catalogue, 1956-1957, p.4. Orthographic error for Madame
Cachet.
Madame Caleonie. Hewton, 1878, Trees and Shrubs. Orthographic error for Margherita Coleoni.
Madame Calonie. E.B. Champernowne Catalogue, 1972-1973, p.3. Orthographic error for
Margherita Coleoni.
Madame Calusant. SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature as ‘Mme Calusant`.
From the description this is synonymous with ‘Madame Marguerite Calusaut Pink’.
Madame Calusant Variegated. River View Nursery Catalogue, 1957-1958 as ‘Mme Calusant Var.’.
Synonym for Madame Marguerite Calusaut.
Madame Calusaut. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.143. Abbreviation for ‘Madame Marguerite Calusaut Pink’.
Madame Calusaut Variegated. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Nursery Catalogues, p.143 as ‘Madame Calusaut Var’. Synonym for Madame Marguerite
Calusaut.
Madame Canaert. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Orthographic error for Madame de
Cannart d’Hamale.
Madame Canaert d’Hamale. da Silva & Filhos Catalogue, No.49, 1927, p.27 as ‘Mme. Canaert
d’Hamale’. Orthographic error for Madame de Cannart d’Hamale.
Madame Cannart d’Hamate. Nantes, Services des espaces, Collections, 1980 as ‘Mme. Cannart
d’Hamate’. Orthographic error for Madame de Cannart d’Hamale.
Madame Cannart d’Hamule. Shirley Hibbert, 1871, The Floral World and Garden Guide, vol.6,
New Series, p.218. Orthographic error for Madame de Cannart d’Hamale.
Madame Cannart D’Humale. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Nursery Catalogues, p.143. Orthographic error for Madame de Cannart d’Hamale.
Madame Cavalho. Lower Comb Royal Gardens Catalogue, 1977. Orthographic variant of ‘Madame
Cavallo’, synonym for De la Reine.
Madame Cavallo.
Reine.
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Waterhouse, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue, p.92. Synonym for De la
Madame Cavallo (Pink Form). Turner, 1963, RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook,
No.17, p.94. Synonym for De la Reine Rosea.
Madame Cavello. Killiow Gardens Catalogue, 1965-1966, p.2. Orthographic error for ‘Madame
Cavallo’, synonym for De la Reine.
Madame Chambard.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for
Madame de Chambord.
Madame Charles Blard. (C.japonica), Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, ca.1920 as ‘Mme Charles Blard’:
White, medium size semi-double to open peony form. Medium, upright growth. Blooms midseason. Originated in France by Guichard Soeurs, Nantes. See colour photo, p.122, Fairweather, 1979, Rhododendrons and Azaleas and p.55, Jean Laborey, 1986, Les Camellias. See
black and white photo, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I, p.24.
Abbreviations: ‘Mme Charles Blard’, ‘Charles Blard’, ‘Madam Charles Blard’, ‘Mrs Chas.
Blard’. Orthographic variant: ‘Mrs Charles Blard’. Orthographic error: ‘Madame C. Biard’.
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. Fruitand Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944, p.28. Synonym for Frau
Geheimrat-Oldevig.
Madame Clausant Variegated. River View Nursery Catalogue, 1957-1958 as ‘Mme. Clausant Var’.
Orthographic error for Madame Marguerite Calusaut.
Madame Cochet.
Charles Vuylsteke, 1899-1900, Trade Catalogue, p.7. Waterer Nursery
Catalogue, 1930-1931, p.31 as ‘Mme. Cochet’. Orthographic error for Madame Cachet.
Madame Coleonie. Newton’s Nursery Trade Price List, 1978. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
Madame Coletti Van Wassenhove. The Pacific Camellia Society, 1946, Camellia Nomenclature,
p.22. Orthographic error for Souvenir de Madame Colette van Wassenhove.
Madame Constantine Tretiakoff. Law, Somner & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1884, p.46. Orthographic
error for Constantin Tretiakoff.
Madame Cormerais. Treseder’s Special Camellia List, 1968-1969 as ‘Mme Cormerais’. Abbreviation for Madame Cormerais-Bahuaud.
Madame Cormerais-Bahuaud. (C.japonica), Bahuaud Litou Catalogue, 1914-1920 as ‘Mme CormeraisBahuaud’: Bright pink peony form. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in France by
Bahuaud-Litou..
Madame Corsi. Verschaffelt, 1857, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.IV. Abbreviation: ‘Mad.
Corsi’. Synonym for Isolina Corsi.
Madame Cygasline. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. No description. (Believed
extinct.)
Madame d’Offoy. Gardeners’ Chronicle, Mar.23rd, 1891. p.404. Orthographic error for Monsieur
d’Offoy.
Madame d’Ulrich. Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono, 18671868. Orthographic variant for Madame Ulrich.
Madame de Ami van Langenhove. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars
from Nursery Catalogues, p.144. Orthographic error for Madame Amié van Langenhove.
Madame de Beauregard. (C.japonica), Le Texnier, 1911, Le camellia, essais sur 1’histoire de quelques
fleurs d’ornement, p.28. Grown in France by Henri Courtois, 1859. No description.
Madame de Bois.
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Seidel, 1870, Pflanzen Catalog, p.9. Orthographic error for Madame Lebois.
Madame de Canaert d’Harnale. SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.69 as
‘Mme de Canaert d’Hamale’. Orthographic error for Madame de Cannart d’Hamale.
Madame de Cannart d’Hamale. (C.japonica), Lemaire, ed., 1870, L’I1lustration Horticole, vol.17,
p.225, pl.41 as ‘Mme de Cannart d’Hamale’: Obtained as sport of Cup of Beauty and grafted
by M. Linden, Ghent, Belgium. The colour is an even, delicate pink, relieved by a border of
white and band of light, salmon pink in the centre of rounded petals. The flowers are closely
imbricated. Synonym: ‘Pink Cup of Beauty’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mde de Cauvart de
Hamor’, ‘Madame Canaert d’Hamale’, ‘Mme de Cannart d’Hamale’, ‘Madame Canaert’,
‘Madame Canaert d’Hamale’, ‘Madame de Canaert d’Hamale’, ‘M de Cauvart d’Hamor’,
‘Madame Cannart d’Hamule’. Sport: ‘Myrtifolia’ (Australia).
Madame de Cauvart d’Hamor.
Mariotti Catalogue, 1924 as ‘Mde. de Cauvart d’Hamor’.
Orthographic error for Madame de Cannart d’Hamale.
Madame de Chambard. McIlhenny. 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellia. Orthographic error for
Madame de Chambord.
Madame de Chambord. (C.japonica), McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellia as ‘Madame de
Chambard’: Very double, peony type. Deep crimson. Originated in France. Orthographic
errors: ‘Madame Chambard’, ‘Madame de Chambard’.
Madame de Champtoceaux. (C.japonica), Pépinières Thoby, Carquefou, France, Plant List, 2003, p.18;
No description.
Madame de Louis van Houtte. Mariotti Catalogue, 1925 as ‘M. de Louise van Houtte’. Orthographic error for Madame Louis van Houtte.
Madame de Maintenon. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943 as
‘Madame Maintenon’, renamed ‘Madame de Maintenon’ in 1945 catalogue and on: Large,
cup-shaped, light pink, semi-double, 11 cm across, with a few white blotches. There are 4
rows of petals. Centre petals form a cup with several groups of stamens, filaments white,
anthers yellow. Leaves mid-green, finely serrate, 7 cm x 3.8 cm. Originated in the USA at
Magnolia Gardens, South Carolina. Orthographic variants: ‘Madame Maintenon’, ‘Madam
Maintenon’. Abbreviation; ‘Mme de Maintenon’. For black and white photo see; Hertrich,
1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III, p.156. For another form see Madame de
Maintenon Variegated.
Madame de Maintenon Variegated. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 19501951 as ‘Mme de Maintenon Var.’: A virus variegated form of Madame de
Maintenon - Light pink blotched white. Originated at Magnolia Gardens, South Carolina.
Madame de Rambuteau. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1843, Revue Horticole, p.376-378, no description;
Schweidweiler ed., 1843, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique Belge, as ‘Mme de Rambuteau’:
Very large, white, double, the petals of the circumference, very large, round, while those of
the centre are elegantly contorted. Scheidweiler, Brussells, 1843, Journal d’Horticulture
Pratique, p.122: Flower more than 10 cm across, rounded, double, snow-white. Petals in 7-8
rows, broad, elongated, some indented, others entire. almost all dotted with red, The first 4
rows horizontal, the others broad, indented, twisted, segmented, forming a protruding corolla
of a certain regularity. Synonym: ‘Comtesse de Rambuteau’. Abbreviation: ‘Mme de
Rambuteau’. Originated in France by M. Tamponet, Paris.
Madame de Saumarez. Lenten, 1964, Gardeners’ Chronicle, p.447 as ‘Mme de Saumarez’, synonym for Lady de Saumarez.
Madame de Sèvignè. (C.japonica), Franchetti, 1855, Collezione de Camellia, p.42: Flesh coloured, all
spotted and lined with carmine. Imbricated. Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book
IX, pl.I: It is conspicuous amongst the perfections by its quite convex bloom formed of
numerous petals, unusually convex, rounded, almost all equal, very regularly imbricated, all
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of a vivid pink. The foliage is small. It is believed to be an Italian variety in spite of its French
name.
Madame de Strakeloff. Volonte Catalogue, 1888 as ‘Mad. de Strakeloff’. Orthographic error for
Madame de Strekaloff .
Madame de Strechhaloff. Contini & Nava Catalogue, 1900. Orthographic error for Madame de
Strekaloff.
Madame de Streckaloff.
Strekaloff.
Contini & Nava Catalogue, 1915. Orthographic error for Madame de
Madame de Streekaloff.
Strekaloff.
Scarlatti Catalogue, 1891-1892. Orthographic error for Madame de
Madame de Strekaloff. (C.japonica), Luzzatti Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855,
Collezione di Camelie, p.42: Admirable flower, bright, soft pink, the margins of the petals
veined a more vivid pink; many slender, white lines cover the flower, with wide, yellowish
white stripes on the central petals; imbricated. Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie,
Book VIII, pl.III: We obtained this camellia from Italy. The arrangement of its petals with the
exterior rows regularly imbricated, and the central rows irregular. The central petals are very
small and imbricated, but differ to the exterior due to the spiral insertion of the intermediate
petals. A delicate pink colouring is variegated by white stripes. Abbreviations: ‘Mad. de
Strekaloff’, ‘Madame Strekaloff’, ‘Mme de Strekaloff’. Orthographic errors: ‘Madame de
Strakeloff’, ‘Madame de Streekaloff’, ‘Madame de Streckaloff’, ‘Madame Strekaleff’,
‘Madame Strakaloff’, ‘Madame Stretakoff’, ‘Madame de Strakeloff’, ‘Madame Detr.
Sekaloff’. Synonym: ‘Madame de Strekaloff Variegated’. Sport: Madame de Strekaloff,
Deep Pink.
Madame de Strekaloff, Deep Pink. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.4 as
‘Madam de Strek. Deep Pink’. A deep pink sport of Madame de Strekaloff . Originated in
USA.
Madame de Strekaloff Variegated. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for
Madame de Strekaloff .
Madame de Vatry. (C.japonica), Scheidweiler, ed., 1843-1844, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique, p.123
as ‘Mme de Vatry.’: Almost 10 cm in diameter, full, white base with pink tints and a few red
lines or stripes. Outer petals in 5 rows, ovate, rounded, indented, widely imbricated, central
petals yellow, numerous, incomplete and intermixed with the stamens, tending to a peony
form. Anonymous, Aug. 1843, Revue Horticole, p.376-378. Grown from seed by M.
Tamponet, Paris, France. Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.288: Leaves 9 cm long x 6 cm
wide, acuminate, horizontal, venation of average prominence, finely serrulate, deep green;
bud oblong, solid, scales greenish. Flower nearly 10 cm, in diameter, full, rose form, of a soft
white with reflections of rose, and sometimes streaks or red rays, rare and small marks; outer
petals in 4-5 rows, round-ovate, notched and imbricated, standing apart; centre straw yellow,
incomplete petals in groups with stamens intermingled; corolla round with a tendency to
develop into a peony form. Abbreviation: ‘Mme de Vatry’.
Madame Debois. van den Heede, May. 1882, Revue Horticole, p.196. Orthographic error for
Madame Lebois.
Madame Detr. Sekaloff. Tregrehan Camellia Nursery, 1970 as ‘Mme. Detr. Sekaloff’. Orthographic error for Madame de Strekaloff.
Madame Dickers. (C.japonica), Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.55. No descripton.
Madame Domage. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1859, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pI.I: It was
obtained from seed in Italy from where was received by M. Miellez of Lille, France. Its form
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is that of a rose of perfect regularity, composed of numerous, rounded, imbricated petals with
upturned edges of paler pink than the uniform, vivid pink of the background. Abbreviation:
‘Mme Domage’, ‘Mad. Domage’.
Madame Dombrain. Hovey, ed., 1867, Magazine of Horticulture. Orthographic variant for Mrs
Dombrain.
Madame Dora. (C.japonica), Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91 as ‘Madam Dora’. No description. Originated in Australia. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Drouard Gouillon.
lon.
Madame Du Bois.
Lebois.
G.D. Bahuaud Catalogue, ca.1935. Synonym for Marguerite Gouil-
Champernowne Catalogue, 1972-1973. Orthographic error for Madame
Madame Dumoustier. (C.japonica), Bruneau Catalogue, 1858. No description. Originated in Nantes,
France. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Elisa Centurioni. (C.japonica), Van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.105, 1848, p.113. Ibid,
No.117, 1850, p.6 as ‘Elisa Centurioni Marquess’: Imbricated. Pure white, variegated blood
red. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.16 as ‘Eliza Centurioni’: Large size flower,
white with some splashes of blood red, imbricated. Verschaffelt, 1853, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.II. The arrangement of its blooms in spiral, concentric lines, which are
regularly imbricated, compact, small rounded and deeply emarginate. A pure white colouring,
tinged a delicate pink at the centre with a few scarse spots of the same shade, medium size,
formal double. Orthographic errors: ‘Elira Centurioni’, ‘Elisa Centuriana’, ‘Elisa Centurion’.
Abbreviations: ‘Mme Elisa Centurioni’, ‘Elisa Centurioni’, ‘EIiza Centurioni’. Orthographic
variant ‘Marchesa Elisa Centurioni’. Sport: Docteur Boisduval. Originated by Borsone,
Genova, Italy. André Leroy, 1873, Catalogue. Des arbres, frutiers et d’ornement.
Madame Faucillon. (C.japonica), Lindo Nursery Price List, 1940-1941 as ‘Madam Faucilon’. No
description. Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1946-1947: Light rose-pink, sometimes
spotted white. Medium, full, symmetrical double. Vigorous, loose, upright growth. Medium,
dark green foliage. Mid-season blooming. Abbreviation: ‘Madam Faucillon’. Orthographic
error: ‘Madame Francillon’. Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II,
p.52 gives this as a synonym for Caleb Cope but it appears to be rather the variegated form.
Originated in USA.
Madame Félicie. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1845. Imbricated pink, marbled and
variegated white. Orthographic error ‘Madame Feliere. Originated in Italy.
Madame Feliere. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for Madame Félicie.
Madame Feter. Prudente Besson Catalogue, 1860. Orthographic error for Mrs Fetters.
Madame Feters. Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono, 18671868. McIlhenny, 1935, List of Camellias for Sale, p.9. Orthographic error for Mrs Fetters.
Madame Fetters. van Houtte Catalogue, 1846-1847, 27:27. Orthographic variant for Mrs Fetters.
Madame Francillon.
Faucillon.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue..Synonym for Madame
Madame Garland. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue, No.94, 1875 as ‘Mme. Garland’. No description.
Madame Gouillion. E.B. Campernowne Catalogue, 1979, p.2. Orthographic error for Marguerite
Gouillon.
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Madame Grisi. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1840-1841, p.3. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Madame Guichard. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Abbreviation for Madame Appoline
Guichard.
Madame Haas. (C.japonica), Menoreau Nursery Catalogue, 1890: Formal double, light red, veined
deeper, occasionally marked light pink in the centre. Vigorous, upright growth. Leaves dark,
glossy green, 8 cm x 5 cm, apex acuminate, coarsely serrate. Originated in France by E. Haas
in 1879. Black and white photo, p.247, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens,
vol.1. Colour photo facing p.114, 1954, American Camellia Yearbook. Abbreviations:
‘Madam Haas’, ‘Mme. Haas’. Synonym: ‘Mrs Haas’.
Madame Hahn. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1945, Camellias, p.15 as ‘Mme. Hahn’: Rose-pink, semi-double.
Mid-season blooming. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949: Large cup-shaped, bright pink mottled white, with petaloids. Vigorous, upright growth. Believed to have
come from Japan to the Star Nursery, California about 1915. See black and white photo,
p.246, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I. Sport: Sierra Spring.
Madame Hahn Variegated. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.31 as
‘Mme. Hahn Var.’. Synonym for Sierra Spring.
Madame Harrison. van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:14 as ‘Madame Harrisson’: Enormous, white
flower. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société d’Horticulture de Paris, 40:309: Peony form.
10-11 cm across, milk-white around the circumference. The outer petals few in number,
broad, loosely imbricated, notched. Those are, at the centre, of various shapes, numerous,
intermixed with stamens which give the interior a yellow cast. Originated by Harrison, USA.
Orthographic error: ‘Madame Harrisson’. Abbreviation: ‘Mde. Harrison’.
Madame Harrisson. van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:14. Orthographic error for Madame
Harrison.
Madame Henri Bahuaud. (C.japonica), Jean Laborey, 1986, Les Camellia, p.53 in a list of plants
cultivated by M. Bahuaud in his nursery in 1900. Originated in France. (Believed extinct).
Madame Henri Cormerais. (C.japonica), Jean Laborey, 1986, Les Camellias, p.52, colour photo:
Medium size, white, semi-double to rose form double, 3-4 rows of imbricated, outer petals
with the centre a mixture of stamens and a few petaloids and 2-3 small, crinkled petals.
Originated in France by Bahuaud-Litou about 1900 as a sport of Nobilissima. Chinese
synonym ‘Heli Nüshi’.
Madame Henri Cormerias-Litou. Bahuaud-Litou Catalogue, ca. 1925. Synonym for Souvenir de
Bahuaud-Litou.
Madame Herbelin. (C.japonica), Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.42: Transparent, rosy white,
delicately lined with pink; imbricated. Originated in Italy.
Madame Herman. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:17: Circumference bright vermilion,
centre pink; petals lined down the centre and lightly bordered; very beautifully imbricated.
Verschaffelt, 1860. Nouvelle Iconographie, Book V, pl.IV: An Italian variety introduced two
or three years ago, recommended for the pink colouring and good form of the blooms which
measure at least 11 cm across and are composed of very large, biform petals, all regularly
imbricated; the central ones ovate, full; the others, towards the circumference, fully rounded,
scarsely emarginate. A few white stripes appear here and there on the pink ground.
Madame Hovey. (C.japonica), Nicholson, 1892-1893, Dictionary d’Horticulture, p.478 as ‘Hovey
(Mme)’: Medium pink, fading lighter in the centre. Large formal double. Vigorous, upright
growth. Mid-season flowering. Synonyms: ‘Ecstacy’(Hearn), ‘Ecstacy’, ‘Ecstacy’(California),
‘Nassisiana’. Orthographic variants: ‘Madam Hovey’, ‘Mme Hovey’, ‘Mrs Hovey’.
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Madame Ingrad. (C.japonica), Portland Camellia Nursery Camellia Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.6: White,
semi-double, medium size. Weeping growth, Mid-season blooming. Orthographic error:
‘Madame Ingrid’. Abbreviation: ‘Mme. Ingrad’.
Madame Ingrid. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Madame
Ingrad.
Madame J. Linden. Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense Catalogue, No.40, ca. 1904, p.70.
Orthographic variant for ‘Madame Linden’, synonym for Virginia Marini.
Madame Jannock. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.1 as ‘Mme Jannock’: Red
semi-double, 8 cm diameter. Blooms mid-season. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Cultivation
and Nomenclature, p.51: Light red. Large semi-double. Vigorous, compact, upright growth.
Early flowering. Originated at Huntington Gardens, San Marino, California as an unidentified
plant imported from Japan about 1918 and renamed by the Jannock Nursery. See black and
white photo, p.252, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens. vol.I. Chinese
synonym ‘Jiannuoke Furen’.
Madame Jeanne Osmond. Anonymous, Aug.1843, Revue Horticole, pp.376, 378 as ‘Mme Jeanne
Osmond’. Synonym for Mademoiselle Jeanne d’Osmond.
Madame Jules Mechlynch. (C.japonica), Loureiro Catalogue Suppl.#24, 1888 & No.25, 1889-1890,
p.94: Double, delicate pink with carmine veining, edged white. Originated in Portugal by
Alfredo Allen at Quinta de Villar d’Allen, Porto.
Madame Kurtz. Wilmot Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12 as ‘Madam Kurtz’.
Synonym for Mary Kurtz.
Madame L. van Houtte. van Houtte Catalogue, 1879-1880, 184:239 as ‘Mad. L. van Houtte’.
Abbreviation for Madame Louis van Houtte.
Madame La Bois. Chandler & Son Nursery Catalogue, ca.1945, p.5-7. Orthographic error for
Madame Lebois.
Madame La Duchesse de Nemours. Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.153. Orthographic variant for
Duchesse de Nemours.
Madame Langelier. (C.japonica), Proceedings of the RHS., 1861, p.167: Exhibited Mar.1860 at the RHS
by Messrs J. & C. Lee, Hammersmith. A variety of fine habit, free blooming, producing large
blooms. The flower is upwards of 10 cm in diameter, full, imbricated and reflexed, of a deep
pink to pale rose colour.
Madame Le Bois.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1857, 67:44. Orthographic error for Madame Lebois.
Madame Le Bois Variegated. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic variant
for ‘Madame Lebois Variegated’, synonym for Admiration.
Madame Le Monnier. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.144. Orthographic variant for Madame Lemonnier.
Madame Leblois.
Lebois.
de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.4. Orthographic error for Madame
Madame Lebois. (C.japonica), Leguay, Jan.1853, Revue Horticole, p.39: Very large, formal double;
petals sometimes dark cherry-red, sometimes light violet red with dark, cherry-red margins.
Verschaffelt, 1854, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VII, pl.II: Of French origin by M. Miellez;
blossoms of medium size, full-bodied, perfectly imbricated. The colouring of the exterior
petals, which are ample and rounded, is a deep cherry-red; the interior ones, which are
sub-oval, are a beautiful pink. See black and white photo, pp.242, 244, Hertrich, 1954,
Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I. Orthographic errors: ‘Madame Le Bois’,
‘Madame Leblois’, ‘Madame Debois’, ‘Mme. Le Bois’, ‘Mme Lesbois’, ‘Madame Laboise’,
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‘Madam Le Bois’, ‘Madame La Bois’, ‘Madame de Bois’. Abbreviations: ‘Mme Lebois’,
‘Mad. Lebois’, ‘M.de Lebois’. Synonyms: ‘Carl Rosenquist’, ‘Rosedale’s Beauty’, ‘Carlo
Rosenquist’. Sport: Admiration.
Madame Lebois Variegated. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Yearbook. as ‘Madame Le Bois
Variegated’. Synonym for Admiration.
Madame Leboise.
Henderson Nursery Catalogue, 1868. Orthographic error for Madame Lebois.
Madame Lemischez.
(C.japonica), Auguste van Geert, 1855, Catalogue, No.38, p.27. No
description. Originated in France. Synonym for Lemichezii.
Madame Lemischez. Joseph Baumann, 1856, Prix Courant, p.4. Synonym for Lemichezii.
Madame Lemonnier (C.japonica), Lemaire, ed., 1883, L’Illustration Horticole, vol.30, p.59, pl.483:
Originated by M. Lemonnier, from a seedling of Lavinia Maggi…perfection of form, the
softness of its colour of pale cream, lightly streaked iridescent pink. The plant is vigorous and
floriferous. Orthographic variant: ‘Madame Le Monnier’. Originated in Lille, France.
Madame Léontine Mosca. (C.japonica), Sgaravatti Catalogue, 1896. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Madame Lesbois. Wallace & Barr Nursery Catalogue, 1957-1958. Orthographic error for Madame
Lebois.
Madame Linden. Lemaire, ed., 1878, L’Illustration Horticole, vol.25, p.42, pl.308: A sport of the
variety Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt. Synonym for Virginia Marini. This sport occurred
in Linden’s Nursery, Belgium and Franchetti’s Nursery, Italy and were given different names
in the same year. Orthographic variant: ‘Madame J. Linden’. Abbreviation: ‘Mad. Linden’.
Madame Louis van Houtte. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1879-1880, 184:239 as ‘Mad. L. van
Houtte’. A flesh pink sport of Jenny Lind. A first class novelty which was figured in
vol.XXIII of van Houtte’s Flore des Serres .... A very beautiful, large flower, imbricated
almost to the centre, of the most mellow flesh pink, all petals edged with white and netted
pale carmine with small carmine spots on some petals. See illustration on p.289, van Houtte’s
Flore des Serres..., vol.XXIII. Mid-season blooming. Originated in Belgium by van Houtte.
Abbreviations: ‘Mad. L. van Houtte’, ‘Madame L. van Houtte’, ‘Mme. van Houtte’, ‘Mme. L.
van Houtte’, ‘M.de Louise van Houtte’, ‘Mme Louis van Houtte’. Synonym: ‘Marie van
Houtte’.
Madame Louise Mouthu. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete,
p.12. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Lourmand. (C.japonica), Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1910 as ‘Mme. Lourmand’: Large, single flower, pure white. Originated in France. Abbreviation: ‘Mme. Lourmand’. Orthographic
error: ‘Madame Lourmond’. Synonym: ‘Magnolyoeflora’.
Madame Lourmond. Thoby et al., 1988, Tsubaki - A Propos de Camellia, p.46. Orthographic error
for Madame Lourmand.
Madame M. Calusaut Pink. Coolidge Gardens Wholesale List, 1942-1943, p.4, as ‘Mme. M.
Calasaut Pink’. Synonym for Pink Calusaut.
Madame Maintenon. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943. Orthographic error for
Madame Marguerite Calusant. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949 as ‘Mme.
Marguerite Calusant’. Orthographic error for Madame Marguerite Calusaut.
Madame Marguerite Calusant Pink. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949 as
‘Mme. Marguerite Calusant Pink’. Synonym for Pink Calusaut.
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Madame Marguerite Calusaut. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery, 1948-1948, p.15 as
‘Mme. Marguerite Calusant’ - corrected to ‘Madame Marguerite Calusaut’ in 1950-1951 catalogue and thereafter. A white, striped pink, large, irregular semi-double with medium, upright
growth. Early to mid-season flowering. Originated as a seedling at Magnolia Gardens, South
Carolina, USA. Orthographic errors: ‘Madame Marguerite Calusant’, ‘Madame Calusant’,
‘Mme. Margherite Calusaut’, ‘Mme. Marguerite Calusant’. ‘Madame Marguerite Clausant’,
‘Calusant’. Abbreviations: ‘Mme. Marguerite Calusaut’, ‘Marguerite Calusaut’. Synonyms:
‘Marguerite Calusaut Variegated’, ‘Madame Margurite Calusaut Variegated’. Sport: Pink
Calusaut.
Madame Marguerite Calusaut Variegated. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.144 as ‘Madame Marguerite Calusant Var.’. Synonym for
Madame Marguerite Calusaut.
Madame Marguerite Clausant. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for
Madame Maria Louisa Motie. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert, 1857, Catalogue No.43, p.35. No
description. Originated in Italy. Orthographic error ‘Madame Maria Louisa Motti’.
Madame Marie Louisa Motti. Auguste van Geert Catalogue, No.65, 1869-1870, p.55. Orthographic
error for Madame Maria Louisa Motie.
Madame Martin Cachet. (C.japonica), Bahuaud-Litou Catalogue, 1914-1920: as ‘Mme. Martin Cachet’:
Rose pink. Medium large peony form with creped petals. Onillon, Angers Nursery Catalogue,
1939, p.3: Peony form, light red, very double and very floriferous. Originated in France.
Orthographic error: ‘Madame Martin Cochet’. See colour photo, p.61, Jean Laborey, 1986,
‘Le Camellias’.
Madame Martin Cochet. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for
Madame Martin Cachet.
Madame Mason. (C.japonica), Nicholls, R.U. Nursery Catalogue, 1880-1881. Synonym for
Madame Masson.
Madame Masson. (C.japonica), Brunning’s Nursery Catalogue, 1876. R.U. Nursery Catalogue, 18801881, as ‘Madame Mason’. No description. Shepherd & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1883-1884,
p.6 as ‘Mdme. Masson’: Pure white. Full and fine shape. Originated in Australia.
Orthographic error ‘Madame Mason’. Abbreviation ‘Mdme Masson’.
Madame Miellez. (C.japonica), Jean Vervaene fils, 1864, Price Lists p.7. No description. van Houtte
Catalogue, 1865-1866, 110:30 as ‘Mad. Miellez’: Imbricated almost always in a spiral;
carmine rose, becoming brighter towards the centre. E.G. Henderson & Son, 1867, Catalogue,
p.33: Crimson with white blotched. Orthographic error: ‘Madame Niellez’. Originated in
France by Pepin.
Madame Miller. (C.japonica), Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867, p.71: Soft rose-pink, veined, imbricated.
Originated in Italy.
Madame Monique Peer.
McIlhenny Catalogue, 1954. Name changed to Monique Peer.
Madame Movette. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845. No description. Originated
in Belgium. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Niehart. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5 as ‘Mme Niehart’. No
description. McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941, p.9: White flecked red. Medium sized, rose form
double. Originated in USA at Azalea Glen Nursery. Orthographic errors: ‘Mme. Nyhart’,
‘Madam Niehat’. Abbreviations: ‘Mme Niehart’, ‘Madam Niehart’.
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Madame Niellez. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.144. Orthogaphic error for Madame Miellez.
Madame Nyhart.
Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1942, p.10 as ‘Mme. Nyhart’. Orthographic
error for Madame Niehart.
Madame Oneta.
Auguste van Geert, 1863, Catalogue No.54, p.43. Orthographic error for
Madame Oneto.
Madame Oneto. (C.japonica), Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.25 as ‘Madama Oneto’: Flower
large, dark carmine; imbricated. Originated in Italy. Abbreviation: ‘Mme. Oneto’.
Orthographic errors: ‘Madame Oneta’, ‘Madame Onetto’.
Madame Onetto. Joseph Baumann, 1856, Prix Courant, p.4. Orthographic error for Madame Oneto.
Madame Oreta. (C.japonica), Giles Nursery Catalogue, 1881. No description. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.)
Madame Orolle. (C.japonica), Sgaravatti Catalogue, 1896. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Madame P. de Pannemaeker. (C.japonica), Lucien Linden, ed., 1885, L’I1lustration Horticole, vol.32,
p.61, pl.554: This Camellia is a sport of Madame Cachet discovered by M. Linden. Flowers
of average size, numerous petals, even, rounded, slightly bilobate, regularly imbricated, of a
bright pink with paler venation, the colour fading to the edge of the petals which are bordered
with white. Originated in Belgium.
Madame Paling. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanical Papers, p.26. No description. Shepherd & Co.
Catalogue, 1883-1884, p.31: Brilliant crimson, cupped. Originated in Australia.
Madame Patti. Camellias at Eaton Hall, 1939. Synonym for ‘Angela Patti’.
Madame Pépin. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:17. From Pépin. Not described.
Verschaffelt, 1859, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.IV: A distinctive variety, the
introduction of which we owe to M. Miellez ... Its blossoms, larger than medium, have a
double form, two kinds of petals and triple colouring with perfect imbrication. The petals of
the rows of the circumference are ample and rounded, full, a vivid cherry-red; the
intermediate ones of similar form, are a delicate pink; near the centre they become suddenly
smaller, oval, outspread in the form of a delicate pink dahlia, of a more delicate pink edged
with white; at the centre they are smaller still, hooded, red with recurved edges. Originated in
Italy by Sr. Pepin, Pisa. Orthographic errors: ‘Madam Peppin’, ‘Madame Peppin’.
Abbreviation: ‘Mme. Pepin’, ‘Madam Pepin’, ‘de Pepin’, ‘M. de Pepin’. Synonyms:
‘Madame Pépin de Pise’, ‘Madame Pépin’(Miellez). Orthographic variant ‘Signora Pepin’.
Madame Pépin de Pise. André, 1864, Plantes de terre de bruyéres..., p.245. Synonym for Madame
Pépin.
Madame Pépin (Miellez). Vervaene, J. Catalogue No.11, 1888. Synonym for Madame Pépin.
Madame Peppin. Nobelius Nursery Catalogue, 1930, p.57. Orthographic error for Madame Pépin.
Madame Paucillon. Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1928. Orthographic error for ‘Madame Faucillon’,
synonym for Monsieur Faucillon.
Madame Picauline. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Orthographic error for Madame
Picouline.
Madame Picouline. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book IX, Pl.II: Blooms
above average in size, petals innumerable, serried, twisted all ways to form a maze; deep
cherry-red. Full informal peony form. Originated by M. Francotte Sr. Liege, Belgium. Synonym: ‘Akaroa Rouge’. Abbreviations: ‘Mme. Picouline’, ‘Madame Picouline’. Orthographic
errors: ‘Madame Picauline’, ‘Madame Picoulini’.
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Madame Picoulini. Jose Loureiro, 1872-1873, Catalogue No.9, p.56. Ingram, 1951, American
Camellia Yearbook, p.97. Orthographic error for Madame Picouline.
Madame Place. (C.japonica), Le Texnier, 1911, Le camellia, essais sur 1’histoire de quelques fleurs
d’ornement, p.28 as “grown in 1856 by Henri Courtois”. No description. Originated in
France.
Madame Raymond Lemonier. The Garden, 1883. Orthographic error for Madame Lemonnier.
Madame Reuss. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p. 145. No description. Originated in Belgium. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Rambuteau. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12.
No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Robillant. (C.japonica), Mercatelli Catalogue, 1894. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Madame Rosalie Boschi. (C.japonica), Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1854, Catalogue, p.19, as ‘Madame
Boschi’. No description. Burnier Catalogue, 1855-1856. No description. Franchetti, 1855,
Collezione di Camelie, pp.42, 43: Pure white, almost flesh coloured, very full double,
imbricated in the form of Incarnata. Originated in Italy. Abbreviations: ‘Madame Boschi’,
‘Madam Boschi’. Orthographic error ‘Madame Bosqui’.
Madame Rothschild. Forrest, 1985, Trees and Shrubs Cultivated in Ireland. Orthographic error for
Elizabeth de Rothschild.
Madame Rudolph Abel. (C.japonica), Lemaire, ed., 1869, L’I1lustration Horticole, vol.16, pl.596: A
variety from the establishment of M. Ambroise Verschaffelt, Belgium. It belongs to the class
of perfections. The flower is large with petals rounded and oblong, pink with violet reflections
and which have large, whitish streaks down the centre. Abbreviations: ‘M.de Rudolph Abel’,
‘Mde. Rudolph Abel’. Orthographic error ‘Madame Rudolpheafel’.
Madame Rudolpheafel.
Shirley Hibbert, The Floral World and Garden Guide, vol.5, p.89.
Orthographic error for Madame Rudolph Abel.
Madame Schmitz. (C.japonica), Mercatelli Catalogue, 1894. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Madame Streakaloff. Gerbing’s Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1938-1939. Orthographic error for
Madame Strekaleff. McIlhenny, 1935, List of Camellias for Sale. Orthographic error for Madame
de Strekaloff.
Madame Strekaloff. Leguay, Jan.1853, Revue Horticole, p.30. Orthographic error for Madame de
Strekaloff.
Madame Strekaloff Variegated.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue, as an invalid
synonym for Bella Romana.
Madame Stretakkoff. Dombain, 1865, Floral Magazine, 4: text following pl. Othographic error for
Madame Stretreloff. Leguay, Jan.1853, Revue Horticole, p.30. Orthographic error for Madame de
Strekaloff.
Madame Tamponet. (C.japonica), Anonymous, Aug.1843, Revue Horticole, pp.376-378. No
description. Berlèse et al., May 1843, Annales Royale d’Horticulteur, Paris, 32:311-317,
Yield of camellias from seed by M. Tamponet. Lemaire, Ch., 1843, L’Horticulteur Universil,
pp.369-372; Scheidweiler, Brussels, 1843, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique, p.122 as ‘Mme
Tamponnet’: Flower 8-10 cm across, rounded, rose-form, milk-white exterior with yellowish
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centre. Outer petals entire, elongated and loosely imbricated. Central petals ill-shaped, aborted
and cramped in clusters, intermingled with stamens. Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.109:
Leaves 10 cm long x 5.5 cm wide, some round-ovate, others long, shell-like, twisted; buds
obtuse, numerous, solid with green scales; flower about 10 cm across, full, round, rose-form,
of a milk-white colour at the exterior and yellowish at the centre; petals in 6 rows, ample,
long, entire, loosely imbricated; centre composed of deformed, aborted, tight groups of petals
so that the corolla is in between ranunculiform and peony form. Orthographic error: ‘Mme
Tamponnet’. Originated in France.
Madame Therese. Giles & Son Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Synonym for Impératrice Marie-Therese.
Madame Tretiakoff. (C.japonica), Jean Verschaffelt, 1879, Catalogue, No.21, p.72: Magnificent pink
variety washed and veined white with a broad pure white border. Originated in Russia by
M.Tretiakoff.
Madame Ulrich. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1845: p.42. No descripton. Ibid,
1849-1850, Catalogue Général: Immense pale red flower. Lichtenthal, 1852, Manual
enciclopedico botanico: Very large double of pale rose. Originated in Italy. Synonym:
‘Blanche Ulrich’. Orthographic error ‘Blanche Ullrich’.
Madame Valentin. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. Orthographic
error for Madame Valentine.
Madame Valentine. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1856-1857. No description.
Originated in Italy. Orthographic error: ‘Madame Valentin’. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Van Langenhove. de Bisschop Catalogue, 1935, p.10. Orthographic error for Madame
Aimé van Langenhove.
Madame Van Langenkove.
Bahuaud-Litou Nursery Catalogue, 1914-1920 as ‘Mme. Van
Langenkove’. Orthographic error for Madame Aimé van Langenhove.
Madame Van Longenhave. Vanderbilt, 1940, -Camellia Research-, p.5. Orthographic error for
Madame Verger. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. No
description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Verhaeghe de Naeyer. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1881-1882, 194L:17 as
‘Mme.Verhaeghe de Naeyer’: Formal double white, shaded with rose and bordered pure
white. Originated in Belgium by Louis van Houtte. Abbreviation: ‘Mad. Verhaeghe Naeyer’.
Orthographic error ‘Madame Verhoeghe de Naeyer’.
Madame Verhoege de Naeyer. Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29,
1895-1896, p.51. Orthographic error for Madame Verhaeghe de Naeyer.
Madame Verrier-Cachet. (C.japonica), Bahuaud-Litou. Nursery Catalogue, 1914-1920 as ‘Mme.
Verrier-Cachet’. No description. Originated in Fance. (Believed extinct.)
Madame Verschaff.
Verschaffelt.
Linden Catalogue, 1871, p.22. Abbreviation for Madame Ambroise
Madame Verschaffelt.
Verlot, May 1868, Revue Horticole, p.176 as ‘Mme. Verschaffelt’.
Abbreviation for Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt.
Madame Victor de Bischop. The Fairlight Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1983. Orthographic variant
for ‘Madame Victor de Bisschop’, synonym for Le Lys.
Madame Victor de Bisschop. de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1958 as ‘Mme. Victor de Bisschop’.
Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs V. de Bisschop’, ‘Mrs Victor Bishop’, ‘Mrs V. de Bischop’,
‘Madame Victor de Bischop’. Synonym for Le Lys.
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Madame Victor de Bisschop Alba.
Lys.
Jean Laborey, 1986, Les Camellias, p.78. Synonym for Le
Madame Victor de Bisschop Rubra. (C.japonica) de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1975: Medium size,
semi-double red. Late flowering. Originated by Roger de Bisschop, Belgium. Note: This
name is illegal according to the Horticultural Code as it is part latin and originated after the
cut-off date, 1959.
Madame Werschaffelt. Louis Leroy’s Nursery Wholesale Price List, 1893, p.100. Orthographic
error for Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt.
Madame William de Proterve. (C.japonica), Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16 as ‘M. de. William de
Proterve’: Flesh rose with cherry spots and white margins. Originated in Italy.
Madame William Thompson.
de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1958 as ‘Mme. William
Thompson’. Orthographic variant for Mrs William Thompson.
Madame Wolf Groe. (C.japonica), Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16 as ‘M. de. Wolf Groe’: A lovely rosy
white. Originated in Italy.
Madame Yves Latioulie. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Nursery Catalogues, p.145: Lemon yellow. Formal double. Originated in France.
Madamoiselle de Libert.
Schrynmakersii.
Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1839, p.18. Synonym for
Madaonna Pink.
Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1940-1941, p.5. Orthographic error for ‘Madonna
Pink’, synonym for Comte de Gomer.
Madarairi-kankashibori-mikenjaku. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue as ‘Mandarairikanka-shibori-mikenjaku’. Different reading for ‘Fuiri-kankashibori-mikenjaku’. Error for
Fuiri-mikenjaku.
Madarairi-kankashibori-shiragiku. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue as ‘Mandarairikanka-shibori-shiragiku’. Different reading for ‘Fuiri-kankashibori-shiragiku’. Error for
Fuirishiragiku.
Madarairi-kingyo-tsubaki. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Different reading for
Fuirikingyo-tsubaki.
Madarairi-kochotakai. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Different reading for ‘Fuirikochotakai’, corruption for Fuiri-kochô-wabisuke.
Madarairi-otome.
Fuiri-otome.
Madara-otome.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Different reading for
Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyôkan. Different reading for Fu-otome.
Maddalena. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France,
40:226: There are two camellias sold under this name, one from Milan, the other from
Brescia. The first is red marked with white lines, 10 cm. in diameter, formal double, crimson
red with pinkish veins, (Maddalena d’Italie) the other is white occasionally streaked with red
and resembling ‘Punctata Major’. Franchetti, 1955, Collezione di Camelie, p.43: White with
straw yellow streaks, imbricated. Synonym ‘Procrastinans’.
Maddalena Benucci. (C.japonica), Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.25. From Florence. No
description. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.43: Delicate red tinted brighter at the
centre; imbricated. Very distinctive leaves. Originated in Florance, Italy.
Maddalena Cajani. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1879, R. Società Toscana di Orticultura Bollettino, 4:99102. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
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Maddalena d’Italie. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:zz. No description. Von
Biedenfeld, 1856, Practische Grundlehren der Cultur von Camellien…,p.46: Vivid cherry-red
with even more vivid white veins. van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:17 as ‘Maddalena’(Lechi):
First class imbrication, outer petals bright pink, centre petals the same colour; intermediate
petals pink with a white, satiny sheen, the entire flower striped with white. Synonyms:
‘Margarita’(Lechi), ‘Victoria Magna’, ‘Victoria Magnosa’, ‘Maddalena’(Lechi), ‘Maddalena
Lechi Vera’, ‘Maddalena’(d’Italie), ‘Margherite Lechi’, ‘Marguerita Lechi’, ‘Margarita
Lecchi’. Orthographic error ‘Madelina d’Italie’.
Maddalena (d’Italie).
d’Italie.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1848, 33-15. Orthographic variant of Maddalena
Maddalena di Francia. (C.japonica), Luzzatti Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855,
Collezione di Camelie, p.43: Bright rosy pink, deeper at the circumference, central petals
lined with white; imbricated. It is thought that this may be a synonym for Cachet’s
Madeleine. Originated in France.
Maddalena Lecchi. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. Synonym for
Maddalena d’Italie.
Maddalena(Lechi).
Maddalena Lechi.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:17. Synonym for Maddalena d’Italie.
Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1845. Synonym for Maddalena d’Italie.
Maddalena Lechi Vera.
d’Italie.
Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.27. Synonym for Maddalena
Maddalena Legnani. (C.japonica), Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.26. No description.
Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.43: Ivory white. Perfect imbrication. Originated in
Italy. Orthographic error: ‘Maddalena Leguani’.
Maddalena Leguani. de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de Culture du Camellia, p.112. Orthographic error
for Maddalena Legnani.
Maddalena Manasse. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. No
description. Castagnola & Casabona Catalogue, 1861-1862: Flower dark red, sometimes
spotted with white. Imbricated. Orthographic error: ‘Maddalena Manassi’. Originated in Italy.
Maddalena Manassi. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1880-1881, p.74. Orthographic error for
Maddalena Manasse.
Madeleina.
Louis Leroy, 1868, Catalogue, p.124. Orthographic error for Madeleine.
Madeleine. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.7. No description. Originated in France.
Orthographic errors: ‘Madaleine’, ‘Madeleina’. (Believed extinct.)
Madelin Nadeau. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1969, p.165, Reg. No.1027: A 12 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1960; originated by Harold Harwood, Americus, Georgia,
USA. Plant growth is upright, spreading and medium with light green leaves, 10 cm x 4.5 cm.
The semi-double flower is 11 cm across x 7 cm deep. Crimson with yellow anthers and white
filaments. Variable flower formation. Blooms mid-season.
Madeline Bayors. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature. p.75: Light pink, large size,
semidouble with irregular petals. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in USA.
Madeline Bryars. (C.japonica), Hillcrest Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Description not seen. Originated in
the USA.
Madeline Perrow. (C.japonica), Turner, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, pp.164, 165: Amongst the
many old specimen plants is one which has borne perfect double, self red flowers. However
for the past 15 years it has produced red and white, mottled blooms, intermingled with solid
red ones. Originated by Perrow Jones, Thompson, Georgia, USA.
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Madeline Roberts. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1968, Camellia Nomenclature, p.88: Deep rose-red. Large
anemone form. Vigorous, upright growth. Early to mid-season blooming. Originated in USA
by Mrs C.H. Roberts, Adel, Georgia.
Mademoiselle. (C.japonica), Feray’s Fine Flowers Catalogue, 1960. No description. Originated in
USA. No valid listing located.
Mademoiselle Caroline. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.7 as ‘Mlle. Caroline’. No
description. (Believed extinct.)
Mademoiselle de Libert.
(Schyrnmakersii).
Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.196. Synonym for ‘Sckrimakersii’
Mademoiselle Jeanne d’Osmond. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1843, Journal d’Horticulteur Pratique
Belge: Double, around 10 cm in diameter, pure white; outer petals broad, rounded and entire.
Central petals numerous. Annales de la Société d’Horticulture de Paris, 32:311-317. Raised
from seed by M. Tamponet. Flower double, 12 cm diameter. Outer petals in 5 rows, pure
white, rounded, some entire, some indented, the central petals numerous. Orthographic error:
‘Madame Jeanne Osmond’. Abbreviation: ‘Mlle. Jeanne d’Osmond’.
Mademoiselle Leonie van Houtte. (C.japonica), van Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1896, 265P:107 as
‘Madem. Leonie van Houtte’: Latest novelty. Large, splendid flower, well imbricated, fleshy
white, streaked and shaded rose, petals bordered with white. Originated in Belgium.
Mademoiselle Marguerite Barrat. Jean Laborey, 1986, Les Camellias, p.53. Synonym for
Mademoiselle Marie Barrat.
Mademoiselle Marguerite Calusant. Hastie, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.51 as ‘Mlle.
Marguerite Calusant’. Orthographic error for Madame Marguerite Calusaut.
Mademoiselle Marguerite Calusant Pink. Griffiths & Strothers, 1954, ACS., Nomenclatural Cross
Reference List as ‘Mlle. Marguerite Calusant Pink’. Synonym for Pink Calusaut.
Mademoiselle Marie Barrat. (C.japonica), Crézé, 1986, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.41, No.1, p.18
as raised by Ferdinand Favre in France in 1862. Synonym: ‘Mademoiselle Marguerite Barrat’.
Mademoiselle Marie Bouturlin. (C.japonica), Scarlatti Catalogue, 1888 as ‘Mad. Marie Bouturlin’:
Originated by Sodini, Florence, Italy. Flower large, imbricated, perfect, dark red, inner petals
clear, shaded violet on petal edge with blue spots. A new variety.
Madge Burt Miller.
Synonym for Madge Miller.
Madge Miller. (C.japonica), McIlhenny, 1941, 700 Varieties of Camellias, p.10: Synonym, ‘Chandlerii
Alba’- Pure white.; double. Fendig, 1952, American Camellia Catalogue: Medium, white,
incomplete double, 8 cm across x 3.2 cm deep. Outer petals clover-leaf shaped, 3.8 cm wide x
3.5 cm long. Inner petals semi-erect, twist, swirl and intermingled with short stamens.
Filaments cream coloured, anthers yellow-brown. Buds round to oval. Leaves mid-green, 8
cm x 4 cm, elliptic. Apex short and narrow, texture thin, serrations coarse, venation recessed
and obscure. Plant habit, bushy, upright and medium in rate. Originated by H.K. Miller,
Monticello, Florida, USA from seed of unknown parents. However believed to be a seedling
of Elegans which it resembles in form. Synonyms: ‘Madge Burt Miller’, ‘Chandleri Alba’,
‘Chandleri White’, ‘Chandleri Alba II’. For black and white photo see p.220, Hertrich, 1954,
Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Madge Rouse. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.30, No.3, p.36, Reg. No.2331: Very
large, clear light pink, anemone to peony form to rose form double C.japonica chance
seedling. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in USA by R. Dennis Rouse, Auburn,
Alabama. ACS 1995, American Camellia Yearbook, p.6 with colour photo: The 10 year old
seedling first flowered 1989. Average flower size is 12.5 cm across x 5 cm deep with 10
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petals, 20-60 petaloids, bright yellow anthers and yellowish cream filaments. Plant growth is
upright, dense and vigorous with dark green leaves 11 cm long x 5.5 cm wide.
Madici. Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.7. Orthographic error for Medicea.
Madicea.
Longone Catalogue, 1846. Orthographic error for Medicea
Madieana. (C.japonica), Harrison ed., 1838, Floricultural Cabinet, vol.6, p.28: Double, white; large
flower. Originated in England.
Madina. (C.japonica), William Paul, 1879, Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser.2, 11:688: Flowers dark red with
band of white down the centre of each petal, of medium size, flat, full, petals rounded. (Under
exact or symmetrical flowers for Florists).
Madioanensis. (C.japonica), Prince & Co. Catalogue, 1844, p.104; Hovey, 1844, Magazine of Horticulture. No description. Originated in USA.
Madison. (C.hybrid). SCCS Camellia Nomenclature 2009, p.182; Small white semi-double with vigorous
upright growth. A seedling of C.hybrid Snow Flurry. Flowers early. Originated in 2008 by
CamelliaShop, Savannah, Ga., USA.
Madison Tea. (C.sinensis) ACS, Yearbook 2011, p.133. Miniature, single, light pink flower. Vigorous,
compact plant has a crinkled leaf. Offered by CamelliaShop, Savannah, Ga., USA.
Madison’s Holly. (C.japonica), SCCS Camellia Nomenclature 2009, p.79. A large to very large pink
peony form sport of Francis Eugene Phillips. Vigorous, upright growth. Flowers mid-season
to late. Unusual holly-like foliage with heavy serrations. Originated in 2008 by CamelliaShop,
Savannah, Ga, USA.
Mado-akari. (Sunlight through Window). (C.japonica), Nagoya Camellia Society Bulletin, 1992, No.25,
p.11, colour plate 36: Originated by Kôji Funakoshi, Nagoya, Japan. A chance seedling of
Mado-no-tsuki, medium size, 8-9 cm across, white semi-double with a massive cylindrical
stamen cluster, making a double Mado-no-tsuki. Pure white early in the season, changing to
pale pink in late season. No fragrance.
Madoka. (Round or Harmonious), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.161, p.81,
description, p.136: Large flowered snow Camellia. Leaves very dark green, elliptic, shortly
acuminate, roughly serrate, 7-8.8 cm long x 2.9-4.1 cm wide; petioles 5-7 mm long, hairy.
Flowers single, red (carmine 21/1),5-6, loosely wavy, irregularly lobated petals; largest, 6.6
cm x 5.1 cm; stamens spreading, filaments creamy. Originated in Japan in the wild at Mount
Zaôzan, Niigata Prefecture. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.246 with colour
photo; English translation p.172.. Late flowering. Irregular, round leaves mixed with trumpet
shaped ones. Zigzagged and bent growth. A natural seedling from a wild population of
yukibata camellia (C.japonica ssp. rusticana). Named and released by Yoshitaka Fujii around
1985.
Madona. Oudin Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.45. Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie,
Book I, pl.III: Orthographic error for Madoni.
Madona. (C.japonica), Bahuaud, A.D., Catalogue, 1935: Peony form, flesh white. Late blooming.
Originated in France.
Madona Ambroise.
Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.54. Synonym for Madame
Madona Rosea. (C.japonica), Bahuaud, A.D., Catalogue, 1935: Pale rose bordered with white. Late
flowering. Originated in France by A.D. Bahuaud, Nantes as a sport of Madoni. Synonyms:
‘Pink Madonna’, ‘Madonna Pink’.
Madoni. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue, No.50, p.26. No description. Burdin
Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1845-1846. No description. Oudin Nursery Catalogue,
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1845-1846, p.45 as ‘Madona’: Large size, imbricated, pure white, carmine stripes. Auguste
van Geert Catalogue. 1848, p.19 as ‘Madonna’: Very large size, irnbricated, pure white
circled carmine. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de Paris, 40:81:
A formal double about 10 cm across. White with a margin of pale carmine red. Petals in 6
rows, large, shell-like, serried and imbricated with admirable symmetry. Flowers of the above
colours are usually quite variable and the modern cultivar associated with this name is a blush
white formal double, pencilled and speckled rose. Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie,
Book I, Pl.III. There is some confusion regarding the names ‘Madona’, ‘Madonna’, and
‘Madoni’ as, although the first and second have been used as orthographic variants of the
third, they are the valid names of separate and distinct cultivars. ‘Madoni’ is an Italian family
name, the others refer to the Virgin Mary. Originated in Italy. Synonym: ‘Madonna
Variegated’. Pseudonyms: ‘Madonna’, ‘Madona’. Sport: Madona Rosea. Received an RHS
First Class Certificate in 1865 as ‘Madonna’. From Madoni according to Rovelli, 1852.
Madonna. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945. A late blooming semidouble, vivid red marked with white. Originated in Magnolia Gardens, South Carolina, USA.
Madonna.
Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Royale d’Horticulture de Paris, 40:81 as a
synonym for Madoni. In America this name has been used erroneously for Comte de Gomer
and Anna Frost.
Madonna della Neve. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.121 with
colour photo; Medium size formal double, white (RHS.CC.155D). Pale yellow tinge to central
petals. A seedling of Alba Simplex x ‘Giorgia Bianca’, first flowered in 1995. Originated by
Dott. Guido Cattolica, Livorno, Italy.
Madonna Pink. The Pacific Camellia Society, 1946, Camellia Nomenclature, p.9. Erroneously
used as a synonym for Comte de Gomer.
Madonna Variegated. Feray’s Fine Flowers Catalogue, 1960 as ‘Madonna Vari.’. Synonym for
Madoni.
Mado-no-tsuki. (Moon at the window), (C.sasanqua), Minagawa, Iza’emon, 1885, Nisshôen Chabaifu as
white with reddish margins. Nobelius Catalogue, 1939, p.36: Medium size, semi-double, pure
white, slightly tipped with pink; short, broad, pointed petals form a lovely bloom. Slender,
spreading, vigorous growth, with round leaves. Autumn blooming: Yashiroda, 1950. Originated in Tokyo, Japan. Chinese synonym: ‘Chuangzhongyue’.
Mado-no-tsuki. (Moon at the Window), (C.japonica), Usami, Na’ohachi, ca.1910, Nagoya Chinzu’e. See
Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1967, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.6, p.127 as a synonym for Iori-no-tsuki
and Rôgetsu. Minagawa, 1933, Chinkashû. See following colour photos: Tuyama, 1966,
Camellia Cultivars of Japan, pl.51. Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.14, p.7. Andoh,
1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.58. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, 1972,
vol.I, pl.85. Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.33: Leaves broadly oblong, base rounded,
cuspidately acute apex, side veins raised. Flowers widely cup-shaped; petals 5-7, laxly
undulate and wrinkled. Stamen cylinder, large and simple with big, yellow anthers and style
protruding above. Originated in the Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Very similar to, or synonym for,
Kamo-honnami and Manazuru (Chûbu).
Mado-no-yuki. (Snow at the Window) , (C.rusticana), Izu-Ohshima Hawaii Botanical Gardens, 1980,
List of Plants, p.17 as ‘Madonoyuki’. No description. Originated in Japan.
Madre Teresa di Calcutta. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.122
with colour photo; Medium to large flower, semi-double with tall central column of stamens,
pink (RHS.CC.57D). A seedling of ‘Rosa Simplex’ (Aitonia) x Moshio, first flowered in
1984. Originated by Dott. Guido Cattolica, Livorno, Italy.
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Madrépora. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.33, & No.9, 1872-1873, p.45:
Regular rose form, white with splashes of vivid rose. Originated in Portugal.
Mae Robichaux. (C.japonica), ACS., Aug.1986, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.41, No.3, colour pl.
and description, front cover: Large to very large, medium pink, semi-double to peony, with a
striking glow. A chance seedling originated by Sam. & Ferrol Zerkowsky, Slidell, Louisiana,
USA. The 7 year old seedling first bloomed 1984. Average flower size is 15 cm wide x 10 cm
deep with 16 large petals in 5 rows, yellow anthers and filaments. Mid-season blooms. Plant
growth is erect and medium with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 5 cm. ACS. Reg. No.2028,
American Camellia Yearbook, 1986, p.92.
Maehata-shiro. (Maehata’s White Camellia). (C.japonica), "Camellias in Kurume", ICS Congress,
Kurume 2010, p.84 with colour photo; A seedling of Kantô-tsukimiguruma, raised by S.
Hisatomi, Japan, named in 2001. Small white tubular single. Columnar stamen cluster.
Upright growth. Leaves large, elliptic, revolute at margins, and recurved at both extremities.
Late flowering.
Maelaniana. Le Texnier, 1911, Le camellia, essais sur 1’histoire de quelques fleurs d’ornement,
p.22. Orthographic error for Maeleniana.
Maeleniana. (C.japonica), Scheidweiler, 1837, L’Horticulteur Belge, IV, p.17, pl.73. Originated by Fr.
Van der Maelen, Brussels, Belgium. Dull red, double with numerous centre petals. Charles
van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.9: Imbricated with a central cluster, vermilion red, the
centre usually washed with white. Orthographic variant: ‘Maelenii’. Orthographic errors:
‘Maeliana’, ‘Maelaniana’, ‘Maelenii’.
Maelenii.
L.L. Liebig, 1839 Verzeichnis von Warmen und Kalten Hauspflanzen…, p.10. van
Houtte Catalogue, 1839, 1:6 as ‘Maeleni’. Orthographic variant for Maeleniana.
Maeliana. Scheidweiler, 1837, Horticuteur Belge Journal, 4:17, pl.74. Orthographic error for
Maeleniana.
Maencii. Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, No.118. Synonym for Cardinalis.
Mae-no-sode. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Mai-no-sode.
Maester Rosea. Dombrain, 1864, Floral Magazine, 3: text following pl.147. Orthographic error for
Mastiani Rosea.
Maestosa. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, vol.3, pl.274: The flower is 10 cm across and
more, double, irregular, cherry-red, sometimes pale, sometimes quite dark. The
circumferential petals, in 3 rows, are 6 cm x 5 cm, oblong-ovate, deeply notched at apex and
cupped, finely veined deep red; those from the third row are deformed, small, numerous,
strap-like, with fasciated and striped pinkish white. Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle
Iconographie, Book VII, Pl.III as ‘La Maestosa’. Orthographic errors: ‘Maetosa’, ‘La
Maetosa’, ‘La Maestoza’, ‘La Maestacca’. Received a First Class Certficate from the RHS. in
1869 as ‘La Maestosa’. Synonyms: ‘Maestosissima’, ‘La Maestosa’. Originated by Mariani,
Italy.
Maestosissima. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845. p.9. No description. Charles
van Geert Catalogue, 1848, p.9: Imbricated, pale pink. Originated in Italy.
Maestro Secondo Casadei. (C.japonica), Italian CS, Notiziario, 2008, No.1, pp.4-5 with colour photo;
Anemone form, diameter 9-10 cm x 5.5 cm deep. Petals 14, elliptic, blade smooth, margin
serrate, slightly reflexed, colour RHSCC 52A. Petaloids 35-40 colour RHSCC 52A with
variegations of 49D. 41 stamens dispersed among the petaloids, anthers deep yellow,
filaments pale yellow. Leaves 8.5 cm x 4 cm, elliptic, apex cuspidate, margin finely serrate,
upper surface dark green, lower surface light green. Raised by Vincenzo Bianchi, Zoverallo
(VB), Italy, first flowered 2003. Flowers early to mid-season. Upright growth.
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Maetosa.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Maestosa.
Maffay de Lainatte.
Maffeis di Lainate.
Maffei.
Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono, 1867-1868.
Orthographic error for Maffeis di Lainate.
Maffei Lainatensis.
Charles van Geert, 1850, Catalogue, No.117, p.10. Orthographic error for
Maffeis di Lainate.
Maffeis di Leinate. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1856-1857. Orthographic error for Maffeis
di Lainate.
Maffeis.
Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue,1852, p.21. Abbreviation for Maffeis di Lainate.
Maffeis di Lainate. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert, 1850, Catalogue, No.117, p.10 as ‘Maffei
Lainatensis’. Regular snow white flower lined with pink. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di
Camelie, p.27: Flower white lined with rose. Regular form. Originated in Italy by Tagliebue
according to Rovelli, 1848. Abbreviation: ‘Maffeis’. Orthographic errors: ‘Maffeis di
Leinate’, ‘Maffay de Lainatte’, ‘Maffei Lainatensis’, ‘Mafiay de Lainette’, ‘Maffei’.
Mafia. (C.japonica), Alexander Dean. “Camellias”, 1891, Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser.3, 9:404. Sharp
pointed petals and a very perfect flower. Originated in Italy.
Mafiay de Lainette.
Maffeis di Lainate
Magalhaes Variegated. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1987, Camellia News, No.103, p.22, Reg. No.347:
Originated by Quentin Wollaston, Raywood Nursery, Delamere, South Australia. A virus
variegated form of Dona Herzilia de Freitas Magalhaes that was produced when this
cultivar was grafted onto Odoratissima in 1970. The 12 cm informal to anemone, red flowers
are marbled and striped with a white variegation that is spread evenly over the bloom and is
specially high lighted when the flowers turn violet blue when grown in acid soils.
(RHS.CC.71A). Flowers over a long period on a medium, upright plant. Leaves ovate, 9 cm x
7 cm, olive green, fine serrations.
Magali. (C.japonica), Sander’s St Albans Nursery Catalogue, [before 1914]. No description. Louis van
Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1937, 380:35: Beautiful single flower of perfect form, a pure rose.
Originated in Belgium by Sander and named for the sister of Roger Sander. Orthographic
errors ‘St. Magili, ‘Magdali’. See colour photo, Thoby et al., 1988, Tsubaki, A propos
Camellia, p.13.
Magali Variegated. (C.japonica), J & F Thoby, Gaujacq, France, Catalogue, 2009, p.4, as ‘Magalie
var’; Virus variegated form of Magali, Rose mottled white.
Magami. (obscure), (C.rusticana), Izu-Ohshima, 1980, Hawaii Botanical Gardens List of Camellias. No
description. Originated in Japan.
Magdaleine. Medici Spada, 1858, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.6. Orthographic error
for Magdalene.
Magdalena. Auguste van Geert, 1848, Catalogue, p.19. Verschaffelt, 1851, Nouvelle Iconographie,
Book VII, pl.I. Orthographic variant for Magdalene.
Magdalena d’Italie.
Alexis Dalliere, 1852, Price List, p.19. Synonym for Magdalene.
Magdalena Lechi. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert, 1848 Catalogue, p.19. No description. Originated in
Italy.
Magdalene. (C.japonica), Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. No description. Verschaffelt, 1851, Nouvelle
Iconographie, Book VII, pl.I as ‘Magdalena’: We received it a few years ago from Italy. A
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bright green foliage of medium size sets off profuse flowering. The blossom is anemone
shaped; that is with numerous, ample, rounded, bilobate petals all concave, upright and
compact, of a vivid cherry-red colouring, veined in a brighter shade, intersected in the centre
by a contiguous white stripe, bordered and fasciated pure white. Synonym ‘Magdalena
d’Italie’. Orthographic variants: ‘Magdalena’, ‘Magdaleine’. Orthographic error
‘Magdelaine’.
Magdali.
Nantes, Services des Espaces, Collections. 1980. Orthographic error for Magali.
Magdelaine.
Alex Verschaffelt, 1846, Catalogue, p.55. Orthographic error for Magdalene.
Magderii.
Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogue nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. Orthographic error
for Magteri.
Magenta. (C.japonica), Rovelli Catalogue, 1874. No description, Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Magestosa de Villar. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro, Catalogue No.1, 1865, & No.9, 1872-1873,
p.45; Formal double, salmon pink, streaked and blotched with white. Oliviera Jr., 1873,
Jornal Horticolo Pratica, 4:51-52: Formal double, salmon rose with stripes and splashes of
white. Originated in Portugal.
Maggie. E.T.Cook Catalogue, 1899-1900, pp.234-235. Abbreviation for ‘Pauline Maggie’,
orthographic error for Paolina Maggi.
Maggie Bush. (C.reticulata hybr.), ACS., 1985, The Camellia Journal, vol.40, No.2, Reg. No.1968: A
very large orchid pink, semi-double to peony form C.reticulata hybrid (‘Cornelian’
[Damanao] x Jean Pursel). Blooms mid-season. Originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland,
California, USA. The 7 year old seedling first bloomed 1980. Average flower size is 17.5 cm
across x 10 cm deep. Plant growth is upright and rapid.
Magharita. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist -Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.145. Orthographic error for ‘Margharita’, synonym for Campbellii (Guichard).
Maghutinin. SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Orthographic error for
Maghuttina.
Maghutinna. Peer, 1959, American Camellia Yearbook, p.55 footnote. Orthographic error for
Maghuttina.
Maghuttina. (C.japonica), Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1910: White, medium size, formal double.
Originated in France by Guichard Soeurs, Nantes. Orthographic errors: ‘Maghutinin’,
‘Maghutinna’.
Magic City. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.94, Reg. No.902: This peony form,
chance seedling first bloomed 1961 at the age of 7 years. Originated by Dr Robert T. Cale,
Hueytown, Alabama, USA, its colour is fire truck red, variegated, with yellow anthers and
white filaments. Bloom is 12.5 cm across x 7 cm deep with 95 petals. The white variegation is
moired. Blooms mid-season. See colour photo front cover, ACS, 1965, The Camellia Journal,
vol.20, No.4. Synonym: ‘Magic City Variegated’. Orthographic error: ‘Magpie City’, Chinese
synonym: ‘Moshucheng’.
Magic City Variegated. Cannon, 1970, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.25, No.1 as ‘Magic City
V.’. Synonym for Magic City.
Magic Moments. (C.japonica), Dekker, 1960, American Camellia Yearbook, p.2: Originated by Harvey
Short, Pasadena, California, USA. A seedling of ‘English Magnoliaeflora’, (‘Fléur de Pêché’)
(Fleur Dipater). This is a soft, clear peach pink, very large, semi-peony with two rows of
guard petals, building to a higher centre, almost hiding yellow stamens. Blooms mid-season
on an upright, compact plant with large, ovate, rounded leaves.
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Magic Touch. (C.japonica) ACS, Yearbook, 2013, p.125 with colour photo, Regn No.2914; Originated
and registered by C.M. and Lillian Gordy, Ocala, Fla., USA. Propagated by Loch Laurel
Nursery, Valdosta Ga. A 10 year old seedling, parentage unknown, first flowered 2008. Large
size, 12cm diameter x 5cm deep flower is semidouble to loose anemone form, and soft pink.
Light gold anthers and pink filaments. Flowers fall whole. Upright plant with average growth.
Mid-green leaves average 7cm x 3.8cm with medium serration. Flowers midseason.
Magna Dux Etruriae.
Magnaflora.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1846. Synonym for Granduchessa d’Etruria.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for Magniflora.
Magnaflora Plena. Cels, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1836-1837, p.9. Orthographic error for
Magniflora Plena.
Magnanima. (C.japonica), Bergami Catalogue, 1858. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Magnard de Lavalette. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert Catalogue, No.105, 1848, p.13: The form of
Triumphans. Globular, purplish red. Originated in Belgium.
Magneana. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1849-1850, p.47. No description. Originated in France.
(Believed extinct.)
Magnifii.
Buist, 1852, The American Flower Garden Directory, p.217. Synonym for Sacco Nova.
Magnifica. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy Nursery Catalogue, 1836, p.16. No description. Rousseau, Angers
Nursery Catalogue, 1841-1842, p.3: White variegated with pink. Trillon, Le Mans Nursery
Catalogue, 1845, p.5: White variegated with pink. Superb. Originated by Negri, Italy.
Synonyms: ‘Alba Superba’, ‘Magnifica Alba’, ‘Magnifica Plena’, ‘Magnificans Alba’,
‘Magnificans’.
Magnifica. (C.japonica), Sacco, 1830-1833, according to Schiavone, 1981, Il Giardino nel Camelie,
pl.43. No description. Ridolfi Catalogue, 1848, p.7: Dark red double. Originated by Dr Sacco,
Milan, Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Magnifica Alba.
Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. Synonym for Negri’s Magnifica.
Magnifica de Fiaes. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.32, as ‘Magnifica
(Fiaes)’; Anemone form, scarlet or dark orange red. A.d’Almeida Catalogue, 1892. No
description. Originated in Portugal.
Magnifica Maiden Blush. Jose Maria Serra, Establecimiento de Horticultura Catalogo, 1855, p.6
as ‘Magnifica Meiden Blush’. Synonym for Incarnata.
Magnifica Nova. Jacob Makoy et Cie Catalogue, 1839, p.17. No description. Berlèse, 1843,
Iconographie. vol.2, pl.147. Synonym for Magnifica Rubra.
Magnifica Plena.
Prince & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1846-1847, p.9. Synonym for Magnifica.
Magnifica Rosea. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:12. No description. Berlèse, 1845,
Monographie, ed.3, p.260: Flower, formal double, sometimes rose-form, regular, 10-11 cm.
across, pure carmine red; petals in 8-9 rows, numerous, large, rounded or notched at apex;
full, similar to Lowii. Originated in Italy. Synonyms: ‘Tancredi’, ‘Tancredo’, ‘Tancréde’.
Magnifica Rosea Nova. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59. No description.
Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Magnifica Rosea Striata. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1849-1850, p.48. No description.
Magnifica Rubra. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1840. Monographie, ed.2, pp.190-192, 234: Originated in Italy
by Dr Sacco, Milan. The leaves are over 5 cm. wide x 7 cm long, oval, strongly serrated, dark
green; the bud is round, flattened, the scales blackish at the base, whitish at apex. The flower
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is over 9 cm across, salmon red. The exterior petals, in several rows, are wide,, short,
irregular, reflexed; the following ones are small, of the same form, numerous, in irregular
groups, confused and mixed with sterile stamens and forming a wide, convex flower, similar
in form to Lefévriana. Synonyms: ‘Magnifica Nova’, ‘Magnifica. Rubra d’Italie’. See colour
pl.IV, Book IV, 1849, Nouvelle Iconographie.
Magnifica Rubra d’Italie.
Rubra.
Magnificans.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59. Synonym for Magnifica
Standish & Noble Nursery Catalogue, 1848-1849. Synonym for Magnifica.
Magnificans Alba. Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1841. Advert. of T. Ansell, Camden Town, England.
Synonym for Magnifica.
Magnificans Smith’s. (C.japonica), Standish & Noble Nursery Catalogue, 1848-1849. No description.
Originated in England. (Believed extinct.)
Magnificat. (C.japonica), Loddige’s Catalogue, 1849, p.34. No description. Originated in England.
(Believed extinct.)
Magnificens.
Koch, 1862, Belgique Horticole, p.119-120. Orthographic error for Magnificent.
Magnificent. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1852-1853, 48:41, as ‘Magnificent’(C.Borghi): Large
flower, intensely imbricated, colour deep lake to rose and white at the circumference.
Verschaffelt, 1856. Nouvelle Iconographie, Book IX, pl.I: Blossoms of the largest size, of a
velvety pink, growing whiter towards the centre; a distinctly double floral form - that of the
circumference and middle parts having the petaline arrangement of the perfections; while that
of the centre forms a rose. The petals of the first row are all rounded, emarginate, outspread,
while, at the centre, they are slightly ruffled. Originated in Italy by Borghi. Orthographic
error: ‘Magnificens’.
Magnificent (C. Borghi). van Houtte Catalogue, 1852-1853, 48:41. Synonym for Magnificent.
Magnificent (Naidong). (C.japonica), Collected Papers, ICS Congress, Jinhua 2003, Naming new
Cultivars of "Naidong" Camellias..., Chen Junzhi and Chen Jinshui, p.47 as ‘Magnificent’;
Red gem pendent form, red flower, cupped form.
Magnificent (Chandler’s). van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:14. Synonym for Superba as
‘Superba’(Palmer’s).
Magnifii. Buist, 1839, Camellias, p.10. Synonym for Saccoi Nova.
Magniflora. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1831, Annales de la Société Horticulture de Paris, 9:47:
“Camellia ‘Magniflora’ en fruit.” No description. Berlèse, 1841, Iconographie, p. facing
pl.66, as ‘Mastersii’ or ‘Master’s Double Red’ or Magniflora: Cherry-red bordering, first on
crimson, but later, poppy red. The petals of its circumference, imbricated in 3 rows, are
notched, cordiform, convex and reflexed at the edge; those in the centre are wide,
rose-shaped, small, rounded and short, some curled. Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.90
as ‘Masterii’: Leaves rounded, acuminate and dark green: buds elongate with reddish scales:
flower 9 cm across, full, well formed, of deep cherry-red or deep crimson; exterior petals
oblong, cordiform, convex and recurved; those at the centre smaller and strap shaped, not
numerous, some white marks. In this publication ‘Master’s Double Red’ was treated as a
separate cultivar, but the 1841, Iconographie, pl.66, combined them as the same variety.
Synonyms: ‘Mastersii’, ‘Master’s Double Red’, ‘Mesteri’, ‘Splendens’(Magniflora).
Orthographic errors: ‘Marter’s Double Red’, ‘Magnaflora’, ‘Masteri’. Originated in England.
Magniflora Plena. (C.japonica), Cels, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1836-1837, p.9 as ‘Magnaflora Plena’.
No description. Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, pp.103, 110, 130: Leaves large, oval,
thick, still, glossy, reflexed, dark green; flower very double, regular, 9 cm across, of a deep
cherry-red approaching a poppy colour; exterior petals imbricated in 3 rows, very broad,
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crenate; those at the centre, rounded, regularly arranged. Orthographic error: ‘Magnaflora
Plena’. Originated in England by Hamet, Clapham.
Magniflora Simplex. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.128 as ‘Magniflora Simpl’.:
Flower large, cherry red, single. A sedling raised in France by M. Tamponet, Paris.
Magnolia. (C.japonica), Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1936-1937, p.16: Semi-double, medium size, vivid
rose. Da Silva & Filhos Nursery Catalogue, 1948: Red sport of ‘Magnoliiflora’ (Hagoromo).
Originated in Portugal. Renamed ‘Magnoliaeflora Rubra’ in 1963. The same sport occured in
the Huntington Gardens, San Marino, California and was named ‘Rudy’s Magnoliaeflora’ in
Nuccio’s 1989-1990 catalogue. The same sport has also occured in Japan where it was named
‘Tennyo-no-mai’. Another synonym is ‘Magnolia Rubra’. Note: The cultivar Benihagoromo
from Japan is not related to Magnolia.
Magnólia (A.M. da Silva). (C.japonica), Catalogue No.84, 1949, p.18, ref 68A; Flowers similar to
Magnolias, dark pink. Ferreira & Celina, 2000, O Mundo da Camélia, p.95 with colour photo;
Red, semi-double, medium size, Blooms mid-season. Originated in Portugal in 1948 as a sport
of Hagoromo. May be the same as the American Magnolia.
Magnolia Alba. Waterhouse, 1965, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, vol.IV, No.2, p.16. Synonym
for Yukimiguruma.
Magnolia Blush. (C.japonica), SCCS 1993, Camellia Nomenclature, p.71: Originated by Max Schultz,
Edwardstown, South Australia. White centre shading to blush to red on outer edge. Large
semi-double. Mid-season blooming. Slow growth.
Magnolia Camellia.
Feng et al., 1981, Yunnan Shancha Hua. Western Synonym for Yulan Cha.
Magnolia Flora. Gerbing Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1943-1944. Orthographic error for
‘Magnoliiflora’, synonym for Hagoromo.
Magnolia Flora Alba. Portland Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1947-1948. Orthographic error for
‘Magnoliiflora Alba’, synonym for Miyakodori.
Magnolia King.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1937-1938, p.18. Synonym for Gigantea.
Magnolia King Red.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research II, p.4. Synonym for Gigantea Red.
Magnolia Moon. (C.synaptica) SCCS Camellia Nomenclature 2009, p.195. White, very large and very
fragrant. Vigorous spreading growth. Flowers mid-season. Originated in 2008 by
CamelliaShop, Savannah, Ga., USA. Note: The stated parentage is most unlikely to be
correct. C.synaptica is closely allied to C.tsaii, and has similar sized tiny flowers. Plants
distributed in the USA as C.synaptica appear to be a form of C.yunnanensis.
Magnolia Number 25. (C.japonica), Gerbing Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1941-1942 as ‘Magnolia
No.25’; An unusually large, cup-shaped, peony formed flower of the deepest red. It has short
stamens in the centre and measures 13-15 cm across. Rounded, deep green foliage and slow
symmetrical growth. Late flowering. Originated in USA.
Magnolia Pixie. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2006, p.28, colour photo p.29, Reg.
No.2674. A chance seedling that first flowered 1971. Originated by Magnolia Plantation &
Gardens, Charleston, S.C., USA. The 5 cm diameter, vibrant pink, semi-double flower has
yellow anthers and white filaments. Plant is upright and open, with average growth rate.
Flowers mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 2006 p.60 with colour photo; Dark green
leaves are 6.5 cm x 2.5 cm.
Magnolia Queen.
Brooks.
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Magnolia Gardens & Nursery Catalogue, 1945-1946. Synonym for Priscilla
Magnolia Queen Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.56: Deep pink sport of
Priscilla Brooks as ‘Magnolia Queen’. Originated in USA at Magnolia Gardens, John’s
Island, South Carolina. Synonym: ‘Magnolia Queen Sport’.
Magnolia Queen Sport. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. Synonym for Magnolia
Queen Pink.
Magnólia Rosa. (C.japonica), Alfredo Moreira da Silva Catalogue, No.103, 1968-1969, p.27, ref 138:
Salmon pink semi-double. Ferreira & Celina, 2000, O Mundo da Camélia, p.95 with colour
photo; Medium size, blooms early to late. Originated in Portugal in 1968. Orthographic
variants: ‘Rose Magnolia’, ‘Rose Pink Magnolia’, ‘Magnolia Rose’, ‘Magnoliflora Rosea’..
Magnólia Rubra. Alfredo Moreira da Silva, Catalogue No. 105, 1970-1971, p.27, ref 141. Red.
Synonym for Magnólia (A.M da Silva).
Magnoliaeflora.
Becalli, 1886, R. Società Toscana di Orticultura Bollettino, 31 of 2nd ser.4,
pp.13-15. This is the Japanese cultivar Hagoromo, imported into Italy and renamed.
Orthographic errors: ‘Magnolia Flora’, ‘Magnoliaflora’. The correct orthography of this name
is ‘Magnoliiflora’. Note this cultivar has been confused with ‘Celtic Rosea’, ‘Fléur de Pêché’
and ‘Cho-no-hagasane’.
Magnoliaeflora (I). Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research II, p.4 as ‘Magnoliaef.(I)’. Orthographic
error for ‘Magnoliiflora (I)’, pseudonym for ‘Celtic Rosea’.
Magnoliaeflora (II). Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research II, p.4 as’Magnoliaef.(II)’. Orthographic
error for ‘Magnoliiflora (II), pseudonym for ‘Fléur de Pêché’.
Magnoliaeflora Alba. Wada Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.26. Orthographic error for ‘Magnoliiflora
Alba’, synonym for Miyakodori. Orthographic error: ‘Magnolia Flora Alba’. Synonyms:
‘Magnoliaeflora White’, ‘Magnoliaeflora Alba I’.
Magnoliaeflora Alba 1.
The Pacific Camellia Society, 1946, Camellia Nomenclature, p.23.
Orthographic error for ‘Magnoliiflora Alba 1’, synonym for Miyakodori.
Magnoliaeflora Alba 2. The Pacific Camellia Society, 1946, Camellia Nomenclature. p.23.
Orthographic error for ‘Magnoliiflora Alba 2’. Synonym for Furansujiro.
Magnoliaeflora Bianca. Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1987-1988. p.13, with colour photo. Orthographic error for ‘Magnoliiflora Bianca’, synonym for Miyakodori.
Magnoliaeflora (English).
Rhodellia Nursery Catalogue, [before 1945] as ‘Magnolia
Flora’(English). Orthographic error for ‘Magnoliiflora’(English), synonym for ‘Fléur de
Pêché’ as ‘Peach Blossom’.
Magnoliaeflora Flora. Tammia Nursery Catalogue. 1965-1966. Orthographic error for ‘Magnoliiflora’, synonym for Hagoromo.
Magnoliaeflora (Kiyono’s). SCCS., 1946. Camellias, p.14. Orthographic error for Magnoliiflora’,
synonym for Hagoromo.
Magnoliaeflora Pink. Doty & Doerner Catalogue, 1950 as ‘Magnoliaflora Pink’. Orthographic
error for ‘Magnoliiflora Pink’; synonym for ‘Fléur de Pêché’ (Fleur Dipater).
Magnoliaeflora Rosa. Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1987-1988. p.13, colour photo. Orthographic error
for ‘Magnoliiflora Pink’; synonym for ‘Fléur de Pêché’.
Magnoliaeflora Rossa. Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1984-1985, p42. Orthographic error for
‘Magnoliiflora Rosa’; synonym for ‘Fléur de Pêché’.
Magnoliaeflora Rubra. Urquhart. 1956, The Camellia in discussion on ‘Magnoliaeflora’
(‘Magnoliiflora). Synonym for Magnolia.
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Magnoliaeflora Southern. Valley Garden Supplies Nursery Catalogue, 1946-1947. Orthographic
error for ‘Magnoliiflora Southern’; synonym for Hagoromo.
Magnoliaeflora White. Doty & Doerner Nursery Catalogue. 1942 as ‘Magnoliaflora White’.
Orthographic error for ‘Magnoliiflora White’; synonym for Miyakodori.
Magnoliaflora. McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias, p.4. Orthographic error for
‘Magnoliiflora’; synonym for Hagoromo.
Magnoliaflora Alba. Valley Garden Supply Nursery Catalogue, 1949. Orthographic error for
‘Magnoliiflora Alba’; synonym for Miyakodori.
Magnoliflora.
Lord, 1986, The Plant Finder, p.60. Orthographic error for ‘Magnoliiflora’;
synonym for Hagoromo.
Magnoliiflora. Waterhouse, 1977, ACRS., Camellia News, No.64, p.18. Correct botanical latin for
‘Magnoliaeflora’; synonym for Hagoromo. Chinese synonym: ‘Mulanwang’.
Magnoliiflora Alba. Wada Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.26 as ‘Magnoliaeflora Alba’. Synonym for
Miyakodori.
Magnoliiflora Pink. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.146. Synonym for ‘Fléur de Pêché’.
Magnoliiflora (England). Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.146. Synonym for ‘Fléur de Pêché’ as ‘Peach Blossom’.
Magnoliiflora (Southern). Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.146, Synonym for Hagoromo.
Magnoliiflora Red. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.146. Synonym for Magnolia.
Magnoliiflora White. Doty & Doerner Nursery Catalogue, 1942 as ‘Magnoliaflora White’; synonym for Miyakodori.
Magnolissifera.
Magnolissiflora.
Magnosa.
Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Synonym for ‘Celtic Rosea’.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.4. Synonym for ‘Celtic Rosea’.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1872-1873, No.144. Synonym for Magdalene.
Magpie City. Loder, 1970, RHS., The Rhododendron & Camellia Yearbook, p.57. Orthographic
error for Magic City.
Magrantha. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for ‘Macrantha’;
synonym for Latifolia Nova.
Magriço. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue, No.1, 1865, p.35, & No.9, 1872-1873, p.45:
Formal double. Pale, delicate rose colour, striped white. Originated in Portugal.
Magteri. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, pp.209-210 as ‘Magterii’: Leaves 6.8 cm wide
x 8.1 cm. long, thick, pronounced venation, uneven serrations; buds oval with green scales;
flowers over 8 cm across, full, with a rose ground, striped and peppered a deep cherry-red,
exterior petals in 3 rows, wide, flat. twisted, reflexed, notched, those of the centre, numerous,
twisted, serried, long and forming a flower resembling Colvillii. See pl.171, Berlèse, 1843,
Iconographie, vol.2. Orthographic error ‘Magderii’. Originated 1835 by Baron Reinders,
Brussels, Belgium.
Magu Shoutao.
Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.44 with colour
photo; Synonym for Shoutao.
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Mahas.
Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.21. Synonym for Lowii.
Mahata.
Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Orthographic error for Mihata.
Mahdenblusch. Anonymous, 1843, Horticulteur Belge Jornal Garden Amateurs. Orthographic
variant for ‘Maiden’s Blush’; synonym for Incarnata.
Mahelani.
Maheli.
Prince & Co Catalogue, 1844, p.104. Orthographic error for Mahleni.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for Mahleni.
Mahelenii.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.6. Orthographic error for Mahleni.
Mahleni. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1840, Monographie. ed.2, pp.190, 234: Leaves 6 cm wide x 13.5 cm
long, twisted at apex, prominent venations, irregular serrations, dark green; buds oblong,
scales pale green; flower 10.8 cm across, full, orange red, petals of exterior rows, wide, over
5.4 cm, not very numerous, well imbricated, notched, those of the interior, very narrow,
long-oval, spoon shaped, centrally there are 3 or 4 similarly narrow, erect and long petals.
Colour off-white. Originated in Belgium. Orthographic errors: ‘Mahelani’, ‘Mahelenii’,
‘Maheli’.
Mahogany Glow. (C.japonica), Thompson, 1953, American Camellia Yearbook, p.79: (Seedling of
Covina x Kuro-tsubaki). Raised by Harvey Short, Ramona, California, USA. The flower is
7.5-8.5 cm across, formal double of dark red. Foliage the same as Kuro-tsubaki.
Mahomet. (C.japonica), Naudin, Apr.1847, Revue Horticole, pp.159, 160. M. Porcher obtained a silver
medal for a collection of camellias which included Mahomet. No description. (Believed
extinct.)
Mahometa.
Louis Leroy, 1868, Catalogue, p.124. Orthographic error for Mahometto.
Mahometo. Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.4. Orthographic error for Mahometto.
Mahometto. (C.japonica), Gheldorf, Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.9: Well
imbricated, velvety, blackish red. One of the most beautiful known. de Jonghe, 1851, Traité
de la Culture du Camélia, p.112. Orthographic variants ‘Mahometo’ and ‘Mahometa’.
Mahoroba. (Excellent, Good Country). (C.japonica), Latest Illustrated Book of Japanese Camellias,
(Camellias of Japan), 2010, p.170 with colour photo; Large formal double, imbricated petals,
deep pink bordered white. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, thick.
Vigorous, upright growth. A cross of Beni-hagoromo x Etenraku, named and released by
Soshin Hirai in 2007. Orthographic error ‘Mahonoba’.
Mahotiana Alba.
Alba.
Gexplant, Angers Catalogue, 1970-1971. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Mahratta. (C.sasanqua),
Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.255. No description. What Camellia Is That?, Macoboy, Stirling, 1997, pp3839 with colour photo; Loose peony form, hot pink, outer petals somewhat recurved. Pink and
gold stamens mixed with inner petals.
Mai. (Dancing), (C.rusticana), Ô’oka, Tokuji, 1985-1986, Chinka-en: Catalogue. On the cover page and
p.2: Small red, campanulate single. Very early flowering. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon
no Chinka, p.201, colour photo and description: Small size, red, campanulate single with 5
irregular petals and a central, yellow stamen column. Leaves mid-green, broad-elliptic to
broad-ovate, apices abrupt acute, margins serrate. Originated in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
A seedling of Hinazuru.
Mai Tai. (C.reticulata Hybr.), ACS., Feb.1989, The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.1, p.12, Reg. No.2111:
Miniature size, soft, baby pink, semi-double, chance seedling of Nuccio’s Ruby. Originated
by Houghton Hall, California, USA.
Maibulide.
Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.10. Chinese
synonym for the USA C.japonica Barbara McBride.
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Maid of Honor. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Shell pink. Medium large,
formal double. Medium, bushy growth. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in the USA by
Harvey Short, Ramona, California.
Maid of Mist.
Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. Abbreviation for Maid of the Mist.
Maid of Orleans. (C.japonica), Rubel, 1933, Wholesale Price List, No.60 and Choice Pot Grown Camellias, 1933, List No.63: Double white, rose form, striped with rose-pink. Has rose coloured
sports. For colour pl. see Hume, 1946, Camellias of America, facing p.37, erroneously as
‘Countess of America’ and Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I, p.93
for black & white photo. Synonyms: ‘Countess of Orkney’(United States), ‘Mackenzie
Variegated’. Erroneously equated with Countess of Orkney and Americana.
Maid of the Mist. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.321 Reg. No.170: An 11 year old
seedling of unknown parentage, originated by Hugh Shackelford, Albany, Georgia, USA.
First flowered 1948. Plant growth is slow and compact. Leaves large, rounded, green. Flower
buds very large, white. Flowers incomplete doubles with small petaloids, similar to Elegans,
with 50-60 petals. Colour white. Size 13-15 cm. across, Early flowering. Abbreviation: ‘Maid
of Mist’.
Maiden.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.4. Synonym for Kumasaka.
Maiden. (C.sasanqua), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.255: Single, white with light pink tipped petals. Originated in USA.
Maiden Blush.
Merten & Fontaine Catalogue, 1845. Synonym for Incarnata.
Maiden Blush. Sawada, Overlook Nurseries Catalogue, 1951-1952. Orthographic variant for the
sasanqua Maiden’s Blush.
Maiden Lane. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.201, Reg. No.440: An 8 year old
seedling of unknown parentage that first bloomed 1957; originated by Camelliana, Antioch,
California, USA. Plant growth is upright, open and rapid. The dark green leaves are 8 cm.
long x 3.8 cm, wide. The clear, light pink flowers are semi-double, 8.5 cm. across x 7 cm deep
and have long, narrow petals, overlapping each other to form a pine-cone effect. Flowers
mid-season.
Maiden of Great Promise. (C.japonica), Collected Papers, ICS Congress, Kurume 2010, p.106,
“Somatic embryogenesis…..” Matthew Taylor et al, Longwood Gardens; Camellia Forest
Nursery Catalogue, 2008, p.16 as ‘Maidens of Great Promise’; Reputed to have originated in
Ohio, USA, therefore very cold hardy. Medium to large pink peony flowers Late season.
Compact plant.
Maidenblusch.
Maidenblush.
Anonymous, Jan.1837, Revue Horticole, p.381. Synonym for Incarnata.
Courtois, 1833, Magazin d’Horticulteur, 13pt.D4:310. Synonym for Incarnata.
Maiden’s Blush.
Incarnata.
Curtis, Samuel, 1819, Monograph on the Genus Camellia. Synonym for
Maiden’s Blush. (C.sasanqua), Sawada, Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1933. A small size, blush pink,
single, 5.5 cm across with 5 fluted petals, spreading, slender stamens with yellow anthers.
Leaves mid-green, narrow-elliptic, 5 cm. long x 2 cm. wide. An old Japanese variety imported
by Sawada, Alabama, about 1909. See colour photo, Sharp, 1957, Camellias Illustrated, p.89.
Maiden’s Blush. (C.hiemalis), Haskins Nursery Ltd Catalogue, 1980: Shell pink, veined carmine. Originated in England.
Maiden’s Blush. (C.japonica), Sawada, Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1938-1939: Flesh pink veined
deeper pink; medium size, formal double with incurved petals. Blooms mid-season. Believed
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to have been imported from Japan by Sawada, Alabama, USA. Synonym: ‘Japonica Flore
Plena Virginia Rubra’.
Maiden’s Blush. Rigall, Leslie, 1989. ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.3, p.16. An invalid
synonym for Otome, used in South Africa.
Maidens of Great Promise. Camellia Forest Nursery Catalogue, 2008, p.16;
Longwood Gardens as Maiden of Great Promise.
Obtained from
Maidôrô. (Votive Lantern Dance), (C.pitardii var. yunnanica hybr.), JCS., 1989, Japan Camellia, No.33,
p.13 with colour photo: Medium size, ivory white semi-double to peony form with 12-14
irregular, emarginate, waved and fluted petals in two rows, with a small, uneven, central
stamen group with brownish-yellow anthers. Leaves small, elliptic, dark green, finely serrate.
A seedling of C.hiemalis Kanjirô x C.pitardii var yunnanica. Originated in the Niigata
Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.244 with colour photo;
English translation p.171. Parentage stated to be C.hiemalis x C.granthamiana. Named and
released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1989.
Maidzuru. Chûgai Nursery Catalogue, 1936-1937, p.19. Different reading for Maizuru.
Maifalan. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413; Chinese synonym
for the New Zealand C.japonica Billie McFarland, as ‘Bill McFarland’.
Maiginu.
Inazawa Nurseries Co. Ltd Catalogue, 1980-1981. Different reading for Maigoromo.
Maifubuki. (Dancing Snowstorm), (C.japonica), Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972,
pl.314: Medium size, peony form double, white with dense crimson speckles and dashes.
Leaves elliptic, apex long-acuminate, shallowly serrate, olive green, prominent venation. See
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.142 as ‘Mai-fubuki’ and Yokoyama & Kirino,
1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.385. A pure white form is Shiro-daikagura. Named by Yoshizawa
Chinju’en Nursery around 1967. From Saitama Prefecture. Chinese synonym ‘Wuchuixue’.
Maigeshô. (Make-up for Dancing). (C.hybrid). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.244 with
colour photo; English translation p.171. Medium to large, white semi-double to peony,
occasionally with petaloids. Flowers early. Leaves broadly elliptic, medium size. Upright
growth. A cross between C.sasanqua Hitomaro and C.yuhsienensis. Named and released by
Kaoru Hagiya in 1982. From Niigata Prefecture.
Maigoromo. (Dancing Robe), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.142, colour photo,
p.248, description: Large size, white with a faint pink cast, semi-double with streaks of soft
pink and light red, 3 rows of petals, broad, emarginate, with a small, compact stamen cluster.
Leaves small, lanceolate, serrations shallow. Different reading: ‘Maiginu’. Originated in the
Kantô district, Japan.
Maihime. (Pretty Dancer), (C.rusticana), Hagiya, 1967, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.8;
Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, p.213: Medium size, open peony form.
Flowers peach pink with dark red streaking and deeper pink veining, petals with white borders. As the flower first opens it is cone centered, opening to an irregular centre with 120 stamens with dark yellow anthers. Leaves are short, petioles lightly hairy. Blooms late to very
late. See Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.142, colour photo, p.248, description.
Originated in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Note: The colour pl.180 in Andoh’s Tsubaki,
Meika no Shôkai to Saibai is incorrect. Note: This name can mean “Prima Ballerina”.
Collected by Susumu Ishizawa, Named and released by Kaoru Hagiya.
Maijuru. Wada Nursery Catalogue, 1941. Corruption of Maizuru.
Maihua Guniang.
Chinese synonym for USA C. reticulata hybr. Flower Girl.
Maika. Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, No.370, p.79. Chinese
synonym for the USA C.japonica Billie McCaskill.
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Maikirin. (Dancing Giraffe), (C.japonica), Minagawa, 1933, Chinkashû. Wada, 1941, Garden Treasures
of Japan: Intense crimson, semi-double with large, smooth petals, cup shaped. Tuyama, 1966,
Camellia Cultivars of Japan, pl. 118: Deep red, medium size, incomplete double with 4-5
rows of imbricated outer petals, about a small irregular group of stamen. A seedling of
Kôkirin raised by Minagawa, Iza’emon in the Kantô district, Japan. Note: Kirin also means
an imaginative creature, often alluding to an infant prodigy.
Mailin. (C.oleifera hybrid). Das Deutsche Kamelien Buch, 2014, Lucas Dhaeze-Van Ryssel; A seedling
of C.sasanqua x C.oleifera hybrid Survivor (Parks) x C.oleifera. First flowered 2005.
Originated by Peter Fischer, Wingst, Germany. A 6cm diameter, cup-shaped, white flower
with 5-7 petals and yellow stamens. Dark green leaves, 8cm x 3.5cm, with prominent
serration.
Mailinda. (Melinda),
Gao, Jiyin, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Melinda Hackett. Later
changed to ‘Hakete’.
Mainoni. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co., 1849-1850, Catalogue General: Flowers self white or
self Rose. Semi-double. Lichtenthal, 1852, Manuele botanico enciclopedico popolare:
Semi-double, white and rose. Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.21: Self white flowers,
others self pink. Originated in Italy at Monza.
Mai-no-sode. (Dancing Sleeve), (C.sasanqua), Minagawa, Iza’emon, 1885, Nisshôen Chabaifu; Tokio
Catalogue, 1897, p.13: Pink shaded white. Pink is in irregular stripes. Large size, semi-double
with curled petals. Originated in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Said to come from seedlings raised
by Tomejiro Itô in 1850. Corruption of the name: ‘Mae-nosode’. Synonym:
‘Fukuzutsumi’(NZ). Chinese synonym: ‘Xiuwu’
Mai-no-tamoto. (Dancing Sleeve), (C.reticulata hybrid), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar
List, p.29: Medium to large size, very pale blush pink, lotus form semi-double. Originated in
the Niigata Prefecture, Japan as a seedling of C.hybrid Barbara Clark x C.japonica
Senbazuru. Named and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1980.
Mai-no-utena. (Dance Stage). (C.hybrid). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.244 with colour
photo; English translation p.171. Medium size, pink graduating to white at the centre, white
stripes on inner petals, cupped semi-double, split stamens. Flowers early. Leaves narrowly
elliptic, medium size. Spreading growth. A cross between C.x williamsii Elegant Beauty and
C.rusticana Yuki-oguni. Named and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1984. From Niigata
Prefecture.
Mainuosa. Gao, Jiyin, 1993, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.66, No.523. Chinese
synonym for the New Zealand C.x williamsii Mimosa Jury.
Maio Agi. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.146. Corruption of the Japanese name Mai-ôgi.
Mai-ôgi. (Dancing Fan), (C.japonica), Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, p.213 as ‘Maioôgi’: Small size, campanulate single of 5 petals, blush ground with a fine peppering of red and
occasional streaks. A compact, central cylinder of stamens with yellow anthers and pale
cream filaments. A seedling of Shûfûraku. Originated by Sakuragi, Shun’ichi in 1970. See
colour photos: Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.25: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour,
vol.I, 1972, pl.121; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.142 as ‘Maiôgi’(Chûbu).
Different reading ‘Maiohgi’. Synonym: ‘Maiôgi’(Chûbu).
Mai-ôgi. (Dancing Fan), (C.sasanqua), Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.45; ICS., Apr.1990,
Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.34: Medium size, white shading to red, single. Early
blooming. The original tree is growing in Kumamoto City, Japan. Designated as a Higo
sasanqua by the Higo Sasanqua Society in 1968.
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Maiôgi (Chûbu).
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.142. Synonym for Mai-ôgi.
Mai-ôgi (Niigata). (Mai-ôgi from Niigata), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.142,
colour photo, p.248, description: Medium size, red, anemone form with 9-11 outer guard
petals in two rows, broad, irregular, notched with a cushion of small, erect, folded petals and
petaloids. Originated in Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Maiohgi.
Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, p.213. Different reading for Mai-ôgi.
Mai-rôgetsu. (See Note), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, pp.376, 377, colour
photo and description: Large size, light pink with densely peppered and streaked red, open
peony form with a centre of golden stamens. Blooms mid-season. Leaves dark green, elliptic
apices acuminate, margins serrate. Originated in the Hyôgo Prefecture, Japan. A seedling of
Rôgetsu x Maifubuki. Note: This camellia was named after its parents, giving a translation
of ‘Dancing December’. Originated and named by Yoshihiko Mishima, released by Nobuo
Sasai in 1982.
Maise Chettle. (C.reticulata), ACRS., 1982, Camellia News, No.83, p.22, Reg. No.281: Originated by
T.E. Pierson, Hurstville, NSW, Australia. Parents C.reticulata Buddha x ‘Cornelian’
(Damanao) that first bloomed 1979. The 14 cm across x 10 cm. deep, lolly pink, loose,
informal double flower, blooms mid-season to late. The open, upright plant has 12 cm x 5.5
cm lanceolate, dark green leaves, medium pointed apex, tapered base, distinct venation,
prominent serrations and a short, medium stout petiole.
Maisugata. (Dancing Figure), (C.hybrid), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.29:
Medium size, white and pink, single with 5 incurved petals. Blooms mid-season. A seedling
of C.hiemalis Shishigashira x C.oleifera ‘Youxian’. Originated in the Niigata Prefecture,
Japan.
Maize.
Chinese synonym for USA C. reticulata Edith Mazzei.
Maizuru. (Dancing Crane), (Higo), Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyôkan: Greenish white, very large.
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.142, colour photo, p.248, description: Large size,
white, single of 6 petals and a spreading burst of about 120 stamens with light yellow anthers.
Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Synonym: ‘Higo-maizuru’, ‘Maizuru-Higo’.
Note: “Maizuru” is also the name of a Japanese city.
Maizuru. (Dancing Crane), (C.sasanqua), Minagawa, Iza’emon, 1885, Nisshôen Chabaifu; Chûgai Nursery Catalogue, 1936-1937, p.19 as ‘Maizuru’: Rose shaded pink. Large semi-double.
Prostrate, slow grower. Originated in Japan. Corruption of Japanese name: ‘Maijuru’.
Different reading: ‘Maidzuru’. Note: “Maizuru” is also the name of a Japanese city.
Maizuru-Reikanji. (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.281, p.141. Although
published first, this name is now regarded as a synonym for Reikanji-maizuru.
Majestic. SCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Synonym for ‘Kôbotan’ and
‘Herme Pink’, all are synonyms for Benibotan.
Majestic Queen. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1990, Camellia Nomenclature, p.70: Light pink, very large size,
semi-double to loose peony. Medium, compact, upright growth. Blooms early to mid-season.
Originated at Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA.
Majestic Snow. (C.japonica), SCCS 1993, Camellia Nomenclature, p.71. Originated at Nuccio's
Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. White, medium to large size semi-double. Average
upright growth. Blooms early to mid-season.
Maji. (Maggi). Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.79, No.370.
Chinese synonym for the Italian C.japonica Lavinia Maggi. Later changed to ‘Kenmaji’.
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Majiao. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413; Chinese synonym
for the USA C.japonica Marjorie Magnificent.
Major A.H. Walter. (C.japonica), Dodd, 1968, Adventure in Camellia Seedlings: p.16, colour photo:
Large, irregular, peony form; blush white ground, streaked and splashed carmine. Seedling of
Yobikodori, originated by Richard Dodd, Marshallville, Georgia, USA.
Major Arthur T. Collette. (C.japonica), Mellette, 1953, American Camellia Yearbook, p.295. No
description. Originated in USA.Orthographic error ‘Major Arthur Collett’.
Major Arthur Collett.
Levi, 1967, American Camellia Yearbook, p.41. Orthographic error for
Major Arthur T. Collette.
Major Lawrence Lewis. (C.japonica), Gunnel, 1840, Magazine of Horticulture, 6:337: Originated by
Gunnel, USA. It is a seedling of the old Variegata. The flower is a fine crimson, with 15
large, rose edged petals and 8 smaller, irregular petals, an imperfect style and a few anthers,
green pericarp and foliage nearly like the ‘Old Striped’.
Majorette. (C.japonica), America Camellia Yearbook, 1959, p.277, Reg, No. 402: An 11 year old chance
seedling, originated by A.M. Hartman, San Fernando, California, USA, that first bloomed
1954. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 5 cm. The
formal double flower is rose-pink, 10 cm across x 3.8 cm deep with 70 petals with a slight
border of white on the edge and slightly darker veining. Blooms mid-season to late.
Majorie’s Dream.
Dream.
SCCS 1996, Camellia Nomenclature, p.161. Orthographic error for Marjorie’s
Major’s Sawtooth. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.1, p.17, Reg. No.2311:
Originated in USA by B.P. Livingston, and registered by Malcolm D. Smith, Prattville,
Alabama. Red with white splotches, very large semi-double. ACS 1995, American Camellia
Yearbook, p.7 with colour photo: The 30 year old seedling first flowered 1964. Average
flower size is 12.5 cm across x 5.5 cm deep with 16 petals, 2 petaloids, yellow anthers and
white filaments. Plant growth is upright with sawtooth edged dark green leaves 11 cm long x
6 cm wide. Synonym: ‘Major’s Sawtooth Variegated’.
Major’s Sawtooth Variegated.
Sawtooth.
Makade.
SCCS 1996, Camellia Nomenclature, p.73. Synonym for Major’s
Chinese synonym for Australian C. japonica, Aspasia Macarthur.
Makalasi. Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, No.318, p.75.
Chinese synonym for the Portuguese C.japonica Dona Herzilia de Freitas Magalhaes.
Previously misspelled ‘Makalari’.
Makang Furen.
Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413; Chinese
synonym for the USA C.japonica Lady Macon.
Makayana.
Berlèse, 1840, Monographie ed.2, p.277. Orthographic error for Mackayana.
Makay’s (Low). Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1846, p.55.
Orthographic error for Makoy.
Makeslo.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1849-1850, 38:45. Synonym for Makoy.
Makeyi. (McCoy).
Gao, Jiyin, 1993, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.68, No.555.
Chinese synonym for the USA C.reticulata hybrid James McCoy.
Makiginu. (Roll of Silk), (C.japonica), Itô, Tokuemon, 1788, Tsubaki Hanagata Tsuki Obo’echo. ShiraiBunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô; see Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, p.5,
p.79; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki as a red, double large size; see
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JCS., 1969, Tsubaki, No.7, p.28: Large size, semi-double in two rows,, deep red, stamens
spread like a bamboo whisk. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Makihashira. (Scroll Support), (C.japonica), Itô, Toku’emon, 1788, Tsubaki Hanagata Tsuki Obo’echo.
Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô as an egg coloured, formal double; see: Kyôto
Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.77, as ‘Maki-hashira’. No description.
Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Makino-o. (Place name), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.157: Red with
paler petal edges; rose form double. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Makinowara-wase. (obscure), (C.sinensis) Kondô, 1978, International Camellia Journal, No.10. p.64.
No description. Originated in Japan.
Makoy. (C.japonica), Loudon, 1835, The Gardeners’ Magazine, p.143, as a hybrid between C.japonica
Insignis x C.euryoides. However descriptions indicate that it is more likely a straight
C.japonica. Oudin Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.45 as ‘Makoyi’: Beautiful form. Vivid
red. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France. 40:80 as Makoy
de Low: There are two camellias with the name Makoy de Low, one from M. Cels and the
other from M. Verschaffelt. The second with a flower 10 cm across, formal double, loosely
imbricated, cherry-red. The petals in 7 rows, deeply notched. The other is a peony form of
clear red, almost rose, closely resembling Triumphans. The formal double form is considered
the valid cultivar of Makoy and the name Makoy de Low is retained for the peony form Cels
cultivar. Orthographic errors: ‘Mackoii’, ‘Makeslo’. Synonyms: ‘Makoyi’, ‘Makoy’s Low’,
‘Makay’s’ (Low), ‘Makay’ (Low’s).
Makoy de Low. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France:,
40:80: A peony form, clear red, almost rose, closely resembling Triumphans. The name is
also a synonym for Makoy but used here as the valid name for the Cels variety. Synonyms:
‘Makoy’(Low), ‘Makoyi’(Low) ‘Mackei’. Orthographic error: ‘Mckay’s Lowii’.
Makoyana. (C.japonica), Baumann, Mulhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1841-1842, p.41. No description.
Makoyi.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:12. Orthographic error for Makoy.
Makoyi (Low).
Low.
Makoy’s Low.
Rousseau, Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1842-1843, p.3. Synonym for Makoy de
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1849-1850, p.48. Synonym for Makoy de Low.
Malbis Emperor. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1947-1948. No description.
Originated in the USA by Malbis.
Malcolm Burke. (C.reticulata). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1992, Issue No.112, vol.XVII, No.5,
p.36, Reg. No.313. Originated by T.E. Burke, Whakatane, New Zealand. The 7 year old
seedling first flowered in 1990. The plant is upright, open and of rapid growth with light
green leaves 7 cm long x 3 cm wide. The semi-double flowers are 13 cm across x 7 cm deep
with 17 petals and a few petaloids. The colour is cyclamen pink (RHS.CC.61D), with darker
veining, some of the centre petals being tinged with white, especially the petaloids. The
yellow stamens are mingled with the petals. Flowers mid-season to late.
Malcolm Roper. (C.japonica), SCCR, 1984, Camellia Nomenclature, p.68: Reddish pink. Large formal
double. Medium, upright growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by L.C. Treston,
Walnut Creek, California.
Maldtiana Rosea. van Houtte Catalogue, 1887-1888, 224:258. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Rosea.
Maleflora.
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J.W.D., 1835, Floricultural Cabinet, p.99. Orthographic error for Maliflora.
Malenii.
Seidel, 1847, Pflanzen Catalog, p.9. Orthographic error for Malhaeni.
Malesii. (C.japonica), Cachet, 1840-1841, Catalogue, p.3. No description. Originated in France.
(Believed extinct.)
Malhaeni. (C.japonica), Porcher, Dec.1847, Revue Horticole ser.3, vol.1, p.450: Flower red, pom pom
form, very regular, large and serried. Flowers of long duration. Orthographic error ‘Malenii’.
Originated in Belgium.
Mali
Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413; Chinese synonym for
the USA C.japonica Mary Alice Cox.
Mali Bulaxi. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the USA. C.japonica Marie
Bracey.
Mali Makeer. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the USA. C.japonica Marie
Mackall.
Mali Xiaojie. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the USA. C.japonica Mary
Agnes Patin.
Mali Yuedui. Gao, Jiyin, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.69, No.562. Chinese
synonym for the USA C.reticulata hybrid Mary Stringfellow.
Malian.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr. 25-6-1990. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Mariann.
Maliana.
Gao, Jiyin, 1998, The World's Best Camellia Cultivars, p.63. Chinese synonym for
Mariana.
Malibran. (C.japonica), Cels, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1838, p.30; Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclatore
Camelliae. No description. Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, pp. 132, 229 as ‘Malibrani’:
Leaves 5 cm wide x 9 cm long, long-lanceolate, prominent venation, finely serrulate, deep
green; bud obtuse, scales blackish at base, whitish at apex; flower is 13.5 cm across, double,
cherry-red, sometimes a little darker, petals numerous, wide and very long, poorly imbricated,
deeply notched, glazed; those at the centre, small, about 3 or 4 short, irregular with some
stamens. There exists another Camellia of this name which is the same as Sacco’s
Superbissima. Orthographic errors: ‘Malibrani’, ‘Malibrand’, ‘Malibraniae’. For illustration
see pl.198, Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie.
Malibrand. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. Orthographic error
for Malibran.
Malibrani.
Malibraniae.
Berlèse,1840, Monographie ed.2, pp.132, 229. Orthographic error for Malibran.
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, p. facing pl.198. Orthographic error for Malibran.
Malien.
Marion Edwards.
Maliflora. (C.maliflora), Edward’s Botanical Register, 1827, t.1078: This species was imported from
China to England in 1816 by Captain Richard Rawes for T.C. Palmer of Bromley. It was first
illustrated in Curtis’s Monograph, 1819 as ‘Camellia Sasanqua flore pleno’, or ‘Double Blush
Sasanqua’. Other early Pseudonyms were ‘Sasanqua Rosea’, ‘Palmer’s Double Sasanqua’,
‘Sasanqua Stricta’, ‘Sasanqua Rosea Plena’, ‘Sasanqua Roseo-Carneo’, ‘Sasanqua
Multiflora’, ‘Sasanque Palmer’s Double’, ‘Rose Coloured Sasanqua’. Synonym: ‘Mrs
Palmer’s Camellia’. It was established as the species Camellia maliflora by Lindley in the
Botanical Register, 1827. It is a densely leafed shrub, up to 2.5 meters tall; leaves
oblong-elliptic, or broadly-elliptic; bluntly acute, 3.7-5 cm long x 1.8-3 cm wide, minutely
denticulate, thinly leathery, dark green. Flowers semi-double, 3.5-4 cm across, blush rose,
composed of numerous petals, stamens few, filaments white, anthers yellowish. It was later
confused with the species C.rosiflora and was grown at Kew for many years under the name
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C.rosiflora var. flore pleno. ‘Temari-tsubaki’ is the Japanese synonym. Others synonyms used
were ‘Maliflora Rosea Pleno’ and ‘Maliflora Lindley’, ‘Multiflora’, ‘Florida’(Multiflora)
‘Betty McCaskill’, ‘Apple Flowered’. Orthographic errors: ‘Malifolia’, ‘Maleflora’,
‘Malliformis’, ‘Malleflora’. Chinese synonym ‘Yinghuacha’.
Maliflora Lindley. Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens Catalogue, 1950. Synonym for Maliflora.
Maliflora Rosea Plena.
Malifolia.
Prudente Besson Catalogue, 1865. Synonym for Maliflora.
Denard Nursery Catalogue, 1944, p.5. Orthographic error for Maliflora.
Maliformis.
Malimeiqi.
Paige.
Herbert, 1837, Amaryllidaceae & Suppl., p.369. Orthographic error for Maliflora.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr 5th August 1992. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Mary
Malinar. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.9. No description. (Believed
extinct.)
Malinuo. (Marino). Gao, Jiyin, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.68, No.543.
Chinese synonym for the USA C.reticulata hybrid San Marino.
Maliqiao. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413; Chinese synonym
for the USA C.japonica Mary Jo.+
Malissa Duggan.
Shackelford, 1967, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.22, No.1, p.14.
Orthographic error for Melissa Duggan.
Malita.
Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413; Chinese synonym
for the Italy C.japonica Marchesa Margherita Serra.
Maliya. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413; Chinese synonym
for the USA C.japonica Ave Maria.
Malliflora.
Rafinesque, 1838, Sylva Tellur. as Sasanqua malliflora. Synonym for Camellia
maliflora.
Malliformis.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.6. Orthographic error for Maliflora.
Mallot. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.4. Orthographic error: ‘Mallott’, synonym for
Chiyoda-nishiki.
Mallot Variegated. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Orthographic error: ‘Mallott
Variegated’, synonym for Chiyoda-nishiki.
Mallot’s Variegated.
nishiki.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.27. Synonym for Chiyoda--
Mallott. Lindo Nursery Price List, 1948, p.7. Orthographic error for ‘Mallot’, synonym for
Chiyoda-nishiki.
Mallott Variegated. Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1940-1941, p.7, as ‘Mallott Var.’. Orthographic
error for ‘Mallot Variegated’, synonym for Chiyoda-nishiki.
Malmaison. (C.japonica), Stewart, 1965, Handbook of Trees and Shrubs: Formal double pink, striped
red. Originated in England.
Malvina. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1853, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book I, pl.III: Ivory white with a few
blood red splotches, softening here and there to a delicate pink. Perfectly imbricated. Originated in Italy. Orthographic error: ‘Malvinia’.
Malvina Brunetti.
Malvina Campana.
Campana.
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Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879, No.99, p.10. Synonym for Marchesa Brunetti.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879, No.99, p.10. Synonym for Marchesa
Malvina Davia.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879. No.99, p.10. Synonym for Marchesa Davia.
Malvina Garbaroni.
rini.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879, No.99, p.10. Synonym for Marchesa Garba-
Malvina Luigia Durazzo. Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879. No.99, p.10. Synonym for Marchesa
Luigia Durazzo.
Malvina di Savoya. Linden Catalogue, 1880, p.99. Synonym for Marchese di Savoya.
Malvina Luigi Torrig. Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879, No.99, p.10. Orthographic error for ‘Marchesa Luigi Torrigiani’, (Marchese Torrigiani).
Malvina Marchese Ignazio Pallavicini.
Ignazio Pallavicini.
Malvina Montalvi.
Montalvi.
Linden Catalogue, 1880, p.99. Synonym for Marchese
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879, No.99, p.10. Synonym for Marchesa
Malvina Natta.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879, No.99, p.10. Synonym for Marchese Natta.
Malvina Sauli.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879, No.99, p.10. Synonym for Marchesa Sauli.
Malvinia.
Ellis, 1953, Old Camellia Varieties, p.215. Orthographic error for Malvina.
Mama Baby. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.3, p.36, Reg. No.2329: Large,
white washed pink to rose on outer petal edges. Loose peony form C.japonica chance
seedling. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in USA by A. Fendig and Jane F. Ledbetter,
St Simons Island, Georgia. ACS 1995, American Camellia Yearbook, p.7 with colour photo.
The 11 year old seedling first flowered in 1979. Average flower size is 10 cm across x 6 cm
deep with 25 petals, 7 petaloids, yellow anthers and white filaments. Plant growth is upright,
dense and average in rate with dark green leaves 7.5 cm long x 3 cm wide.
Mama Dot. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 1998, p.23, Reg. No.2468. A medium size,
blush, semi-double chance seedling. Flowers early to late. Originated by Charles T. Elliott, Sr,
Swainsboro, Ga., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1998, p.5, colour photo before p.1. The
12 year old seedling first flowered in 1990. Average flower size is 7.5-9 cm across x 3.8 cm
deep, with 15 petals, 2 petaloids, golden anthers and white filaments. Plant growth is upright,
dense and slow, with dark green leaves 7 cm long x 3.2 cm wide.
Mama Joe. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1964-1965, p.10. No description.
Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Mama Sans. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature. p.67: White striped pink. Small. semidouble. Medium, open, upright growth. Mid-season blooming to late. Originated in USA by
Edward Metcalf, California. Sport: Janie Sans.
Mamam Cochet. SCCS.. 1942. Classification of Camellias, p,4. Orthographic error for Maman
Cochet.
Maman Cachet. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.47. Orthographic
error for Maman Cochet.
Maman Chachet. Stonehurst Estate Nursery Catalogue. 1966. Orthographic error for Maman
Cochet.
Maman Cochet. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Nurseries Wholesale Price List, 1940. p.3: Semi-double white,
yellow base. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.47 as ‘Maman
Cachet’: White. Large, peony form. Vigorous. upright growth. Mid-season blooming. McIlhenny recived this cultivar from Bobbick & Alkins, Rutherford, New Jersey who are believed
to have imported it from France. While the name appears to be a corruption of Madame
Cachet, this is a formal double and not peony form.
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Mameli.
Franchetti 1855, Collezione di Camelie. Orthographic error for Mamelli.
Mamelli. (C.japonica), Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue. 1852, p.21: Rovelli 1851, Imbricated, almost pure rose
carmine. a new colour. Originated in Italy by Rovelli. Orthographic error: ‘Mameli’.
Mameng. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413; Chinese synonym
for the Australia C.sasanqua Marmion.
Mamie. (C.japonica), SCCS, 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.64: White with two or
three light pink petals. Large, semi-double. Mid-season flowering. Originated in USA by C.
Thomas, San Dimas, California. Sport: Mamie Lou.
Mamie Brewer. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958. Camellia Nomenclature, p.56: White with white stamens.
Large, semi-double. Originated by Mrs R.W. Brewer, McComb, Mississippi, USA.
Mamie Lou. (C.japonica), SCCS. 1984, Camellia Nomenclature. p.69: Sport of Mamie - Light pink,
edged white. Originated in USA by Mrs L.Rowe, Upland. California.
Mamithé. (C.japonica), Pépinières Thoby, Carquefou, France, Plant List, 2003, p.18; Red, single to
semi-double.
Mammoth. (C.japonica). Henderson, E.G., Catalogue. 1867, p.33: Very large flower. Proceedings of the
RHS, 1861, p.168: Exhibited March 18th, 1860 at the RHS. A fine variety of American
origin. flowers very large with 2 or 3 series of remarkable, broad, smooth deep crimson petals,
sparingly blotched with white and having a close anemone centre. Originated in USA.
Mam’selle. (C.japonica), Wylam, 1957, American Camellia Yearbook, p.29: A semi-double seedling
with flowers 11-12.5 cm across. delightfully cupped. The dainty, pointed petals of soft pink
are flushed lavender. A compact, spreading plant with dark green leaves. A seedling of
Madge Miller raised by McCaskill Gardens, Pasadena, California, USA.
Man Sixe.
Bob Wine’s Nursery Catalogue, 1985-1986, p.2. Orthographic error for Man Size.
Man Size. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.226. Reg. No.581: A 9 year old chance
seedling of ‘Magnoliiflora’ (Hagoromo) that first bloomed 1957. Originated by W.R Wilson
Jr., Hammond, Louisiana, USA. Plant growth is upright. open and medium in rate with midgreen leaves, 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm. The anemone form flowers are miniature. 5-6 cm across x
2.5-3.2 cm deep. The flowers are white with yellow stamens and have 12 petals and 98
petaloids. Blooms mid-season. Won the “William E Wylam Miniature Award”, 1978, The
“John Illges Award”, 1979; The “John A. Taylor Miniature Award”, 1979 and the “National
Camellia Hall of Fame Award”, 1979. Orthographic error: ‘Man Sixe’. For colour photos see
p.132, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias and pl.104, p.56, Encyclopedia of
Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978. Chinese synonym: ‘Nanzihan’.
Man To Lo. Chinese group name for camellia. Different reading: ‘Manduole’. Synonyms: ‘Shancha’, ‘Shancha Hua’.
Man To Lo Shu.
Chinese group name for camellia. Different reading: ‘Manduo Leshu’.
Synonyms, ‘Shancha’, ‘Shancha Hua’.
Mana Chaffin. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.1, p.15, Reg. No.2308:
Medium size, bright rose outer petals fading to light pink, formal double C.japonica chance
seedling. Originated in USA by Dr O.V. Lewis, Picayune, Mississippi. ACS 1995, American
Camellia Yearbook, p.7 with colour photo: The 19 year old seedling first flowered 1975.
Average flower size is 8 cm across x 2.5 cm deep with 40 incurved and swirled petals. Plant
growth is upright with light green leaves 8 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Manana. (C.japonica), SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.5, p.5, 1950: An Imperator seedling registered by
R.C. Carr, Tulare, California, USA. Dark red, medium to large size semi-double to peony.
Blooms early to mid-season. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1950-1951, p.32. No description.
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Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Yearbook with colour pl.: Large, dark, clear red (scarlet to
crimson), incomplete double (anemone form) to complete double (formal), 10-11 cm across x
7.3-8 cm deep. Stamens are intermixed with petals. Bud is large and round. Leaves large, dark
green, broad oval, 11 cm x 5.6 cm. Stiff. Tip prominent, veins raised, serrations medium
coarse. Plant habit vigorous, sturdy flower long lasting. Originated by R.C. Carr, Carrs
Camellia Garden, Tulare, California, USA from seed of Imperator. First flowered 1947.
Registered with ACS., as No.43, 1954. See black and white photo, p.139, Hertrich, 1959,
Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III.
Manao. (Cornelian), (C.reticulata), Yü & Feng, 1958, Yunnan Shancha: The leaves are long-oval and
undulating, curved inwards, light green, 9.7 cm. x 4.6 cm with 54 serrations each side of leaf.
Flower is bright red wth an occasional white spot, some extensively spotted, and some self
red. Flowers mid-season. Originated in Yunnan, China.
Manao. (Cornelian), (C.japonica), Wang & Yü, 1981, Shancha Hua: Red marbled white, formal double.
Originated in China.
Manao Cha. (Cornelian Camellia), (C.japonica), Wang, Xiangjin, 1621, Qunfangpu. No description.
Ichijima, 1906, Kokon Yôrankô: Originated in Chekiang Province, China. Pinkish yellow
looking like powdery white. Stamens large with red petaloids. Different readings: ‘Marnao
Cha’, ‘Ma-nao-cha’.
Manao Juban. (Cornelian Chrysanthemun Petal), (C.reticulata), Chungkuo Shantung Moutan, Yunnan
Chahua Chanlan, 1974. No description. Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.84,
colour photo and description: Leaves elliptic to elliptic-ovate, reclinate in a V-shape, apices
obtusely rounded, bases obtusely rounded to broad-cuneate, 5-7 cm long x 3-3.5 cm wide.
Flowers light pink (RHS.CC. 52C), diameter 7-10 cm. Petals about 37 in 7-8 whorls with
white spots, outer whorls comparitively large, inner whorls smaller, regularly imbricate.
Stamens very few, undeveloped, pistils rudimentary. This is a new cultivar selected from a
bud mutation of Juban from which it differs by having white spots. Flowers early. Different
readings: ‘Manaojuban’, ‘Marnaotsueban’, ‘Ma-nao Chü-pan’. Synonyms: ‘Cornelian Rose’,
‘Cornelian Rose Flower’, ‘Cornelian Chrysanthemum’.
Manao Shizitou. Yü & Feng, 1958, Yunnan Shancha Hua Tichih. Different reading: ‘Ma-nao Shihtzu-t’ou’, ‘Mamaoshihzetou’. Synonym: ‘Cornelian Rose Flower’. Synonym for Damanao.
Manao Songzike. (Cornelian Pine Cone), (C.reticulata), Chuang, 1959, Yunnan Shancha Hua: A variegated form of Songzike- Rose-red blotched white. Blooms about 30 petals in 5-6 whorls, 8-10
cm across. Originated in China. Different readings: ‘Na-nao Sung-tzu-k’o’, ‘Marnaosungtzeke’. Synonym: ‘Cornelian Pine Cone’.
Manao Zipao. (Comelian Purple Gown), (C.reticulata), Chungkuo Shangtung Moutan, Yunnan Chahua
Chanlan, 1974. No description. Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.82, as
‘Manaozipao’, colour photo and description: Leaves large, thick, brittle, flat, oblong, apices
short-pointed or short-acuminate and slightly recurved, bases orbicular or obtusely rounded,
8-9 cm long x 4-5.2 cm wide. Flowers purple, (RHS.CC.53A-13) diameter 12-14 cm. Petals
about 45 in 6-8 whorls, white spotted above, outer whorls flat, slightly reclinate at apex, inner
whorls folded and erect to form a raised centre. Stamens mostly form small petaloids, a few
being rudimentary. Pistils rudimentary. The flower is similar to Zipao but differs in having
white spots on its petals. It is a bud mutation of Zipao which originated in Kunming, Yunnan,
China. Flowers early to mid-season. Different readings: ‘Ma-nao Tzu-p’ao’, ‘Manaozipao’,
‘Marnaotzepao’. Synonym:-‘Cornelian Purple Gown’.
Manara. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.112. No description.
Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie p.26: Magnificent, imbricated flower, bright pink
spotted with white. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.43: Imbricated flower, bright
rose speckled with white, deeper centre. Verschaffelt, 1857, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VI,
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pl.I: The blossoms, larger than average, are formed of numerous rounded or ovate petals,
scarsely lobulate, outspread, convex, of a vivid, almost uniform, cherry-red, with a few faint
white stripes at the centre. Originated in Italy by B. Lechi. Orthographic error: ‘Mannara’.
Manaro Ferdinando. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert, 1857, Catalogue, p.43, p.35. Ibid, 1863-1864,
Catalogue, No.54, p.43: Imbricated rose.
Manasse.
Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum. Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.3.
Synonym for Maddelena d’Italie.
Manaza. (C.japonica), Escoula de Agricola Catalogue, 1882. No description. Originated in Spain.
(Believed extinct.)
Manazuru. (Place Name), (C.sasanqua). Satomi. 1958, Nomenclature List of Sasanqua of Japan, p.12:
Pink shaded white to edge. Large, semi-double with rather long petals. Originated in Japan.
Manazuru. (Place Name), (Higo), Adachi, 1960, Camellia. Its Appreciation and Artistic Arrangement.
p.69 as ‘Mana-zuru’: Flower white, 10 cm across, 6 petals. Stamens spreading, filaments
white, anthers pale yellow. Petals curled to outside when fully open. Leaves, medium size,
ovate. For colour photo: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.143 as ‘Manazuru’(Higo).
Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Manazuru. (Place Name), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki as
white with small streaks, double, large size. Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: White spotted
rose-pink, large, double. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Manazuru (Chûbu). (‘Manazuru’ from Chûbu), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû,
p.248: White, sometimes with red lines and small variegation, single, tubular to bowl shaped
flowers with large, cylindrical stamen cluster. Size medium large. Early flowering. Leaves
medium sized, wide-ovate, dark green; petioles hirsute. Plant habit tall, upright growing, vigorous. Originated in the Chûbu District, Japan. Sport of Kamo-honnami except for the red
markings. It also resembles Hakutsuru.
Manchada. (C.japonica), La Camelia .....Diputación Provincial de Pontevedra, 2004, p.147, Register
No.112. Small formal double, about 50 petals in varying shades of pink, with large white
spots. Petals concave early, ageing to almost flat or convex. Leaf mid-green, glossy on both
upper and underside, 8 cm x 4 cm, elliptic, denticulate, pointed apex. Flowers mid-season.
Dense, compact, slow, upright growth. Originated by Maciñeira Nursery, Galicia, Spain.
Manchurian Crane.
Camellias, Y.C. Shen, 2009, p.216 with colour photo; Synonym for Tanchô.
Mandalay. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Red, irregular double,
mid-season. SCCS, 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.61: Rose-red.
Large, full peony form showing distinctly separate anemone form flower in the centre.
Vigorous, compact, upright gowth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Harvey
Short, Ramona, California.
Mandalay Queen. (C.reticulata), Shade & Shadow Nursery Catalogue, 1963. No description. American
Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.230, Reg. No.958: A 10 year old chance seedling of ‘Tali Queen’
(Dali Cha) that first bloomed 1961. Originated by the Shade & Shadow Nursery, Mountain
View, California, USA. Plant growth is upright, open and rapid in rate with dark green leaves,
12 cm x 6 cm. The semi-double flowers, similar to Frizzle White, are 14.5 cm across x 8 cm
deep with 38 petals and 4 petaloids. Colour is rose-pink with yellow anthers. Petaloids
variegated. Blooms mid-season. Received the “Aubrey Harris Hybrid Award”, 1975 and the
“Frank L. Stormont Reticulata Award”, 1970. For colour photo see Macoboy, 1981, The
Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.161.
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Mandalay Queen Variegated. (C.reticulata), Gentry, 1969, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.24, No.4
as ‘Mandalay Queen V.’ A virus variegated form of Mandalay Queen - Rose-pink blotched
white. Orignated in USA.
Mandarin. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1948, American Camellia Yearbook p.168: McCaskill Gardens’
seedling No.73. This full, complete double, irregular camellia is a brilliant, glowing red. The
flowers are 10 cm. across. Growth habit, upright, bushy and vigorous. Leaves are mid-green,
elliptic, serrate, 8 cm x 3.8 cm. First flowered 1941. Blooms early to late. Unknown
parentage. Originated at McCaskill Gardens, Pasadena, California, USA. Registered as No.42
with the SCCS. in 1949.
Mandarin Variegated. (C.japonica), Levi, 1958, American Camellia Yearbook-, pp.241, 251 as
‘Mandarin Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mandarin - Glowing red marbled white.
Originated in USA.
Mandi.
Mandy Smith.
Mandi Xiaojie.
synonym for the USA C.japonica Miss Mandie.
Mandie Shuman. (C.japonica), ACS., 1988, The Camellia Journal, vol.43, No.1, p.6, Reg. No.2073: A
very large, pink with white edges, streaked deep pink, anemone form C.japonica chance
seedling. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated in USA by Johnny Aldrich, Brooklet,
Georgia. American Camellia Yearbook, 1988, p.189, colour photo between pp.186-187: The
15 year old seedling first bloomed 1978. Average flower size 13 cm, across x 6 cm. deep with
12 petals, 18 petaloids, yellow anthers and white filaments. Plant growth is upright and
medium with light green leaves, 7.5 cm. x 2.5 cm.
Mandokoro. (see below), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.183, p.93, description,
p.143: Large leaved snow Camellia. Leaves dark green, flat, 7.8-10.8 cm long x 3.8-6.6 cm
wide; petioles 7.5-9 mm long, very hairy. Flowers semi-double, widely cup-shaped,
ultimately recurved, rosy claret (Claret rose 021). Petals 12-16, largest 5.6 cm x 5.7 cm,
widely undulate outside the stamens, with 1-3 petal-like petaloids. Flowers mid-season.
Originated by Mr Hiroji Togashi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The name alludes to a woman of
ancient times who was noted for her strong political power in the government. Seibundô
Shinkôsha 1979 Senchinshû, p.144 colour pl.
Mandosa. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.7. No description. (Believed extinct.)
Mandy. (C.rosiflora hybr.), ACRS., 1984, Camellia News, No.91, p.22, Reg. No.322: Originated by
Edgar R. Sebire, Wandin North, Victoria, Australia. A seedling of C.rosiflora that first
flowered 1982. Semi-double, pale pink, miniature, perfumed flowers produced abundantly,
mid-season to late. The plant has an open, weeping habit with mid-green, 8 cm x 3 cm,
lanceolate leaves with long, tapering apex and fine serration.
Mandy Lane. (C.japonica), SCCS 1996, Camellia Nomenclature, p.73. Pink, medium to large size,
formal double with incurved petals. Average, open, upright growth. Blooms mid-season.
Originated in USA by E. Attains, Shalimar, Florida.
Mandy Smith. (C.reticulata hybrid). Valdosta Camellias, ACS., Nov.1990, The Camellia Journal,
vol.46, No.4, p.22. No description. American Camellia Yearbook, 1992, p.35, Reg. No.2227:
A very large, heavily frosted red, peony form C.reticulata [Damanao (‘Cornelian’) x Jean
Pursel]. Originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California, USA. The seedling first bloomed in
1984. Average flower size is 115 cm across x 9.5 cm deep with golden stamens and red
filaments. Plant growth is upright, average and rapid in rate with dark green leaves 13 cm
long x 5 cm wide.
Man-e.
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Different reading for Manshu.
Mane Ghini. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues.
p.147. Orthographic error for Meneghini.
Maneghini.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, 23:7. Othographic error for Meneghini.
Maneghirii.
von Biedenfeld, 1856, Practische Grundelhren der Cultur von Camelien..., p.46.
Orthographic error for Meneghini.
Man’e-kasuri. (Myriad-fold Variegation), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanbe, 1969,
pl.689 as ‘Man-e-kasuri’: Large, anemone form, white with crimson streaks and a cushion
centre of petaloids. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Synonym: ‘Shibori-man’e’.
Manetii.
Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.181. Orthographic error for Manetti.
Manetta.
Menoreau Catalogue, 1886, p.11. Orthographic error for Manetti.
Manetti. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1839, p.17 as ‘Manettii’. No description.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:14: Very full, globe-shaped flower. Berlèse, 1843,
Iconographie text facing pl.209 as ‘Manettii’. Flower full, formal double with the petals in
7-8 rows, perfectly imbricated. Colour deep rose. Originated by Dr Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Orthographic errors: ‘Manetii’, ‘Manetta’, ‘Manettii’, ‘Manotti’, ‘Monettii’, ‘Manettiana’.
Manetti Nova. (C.japonica), Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.21: Imbricated; lilac pink, large,
rounded, minutely fimbriated petals. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, pp.43, 44:
Large, imbricated, mauve pink flowers with large, rounded petals. Originated in Italy by
Croff.
Manettiana.
Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum.... Orthographic error for Manetti.
Manfredini. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1862. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Manganji-no-tsubaki. (Camellia in the Mangan Temple), (C.japonica), Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no
Shôkai to Saibai, pl.190, p.62: Large red, semi-double with purplish veinings. Petals 4 rows,
emarginate, around a small, irregular stamen cluster. Originated at the Mangan Temple, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Mangetsu. (Full Moon), (Higo), Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyôkan; Hiratsuka, 1964, Higo Camellias,
p.20, black and white photo, p.9, description: Flower, white, 7-10 cm across, 5-6 petals.
Stamens fully opened, white. Originated in the Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. See colour
photos: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.144. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour,
vol.I, 1972, pl.91. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.58: Leaves dark green,
broad-elliptic, apices acuminate, margins serrulate.
Mangetsu. (Full Moon), (C.sasanqua), Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.44; ICS., Apr.1990,
Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.34: Large size, single, white. Early flowering. Raised by
the Seto family of Musahi-sakai, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, early 1970s. Chinese synonym
‘Manyue’.
Mangetsu (Niigata). (‘Mangetsu’ from Niigata), (C.rusticana), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no
Chinka, p.172: Leaf ovate, golden variegated. Snow Camellia with single, red flowers. Late
blooming. Originated in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. See colour photo: Seibundô Shinkôsha,
1979, Senchinshû, p.144 as ‘Mangetsu’(Niigata). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998,
p.247 with colour photo; English translation p.173. Named and released by Jitarô Nagao in
1960s. Synonym ‘Nishikiba-mangetsu’.
Mangoni. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1840-1841, p.3. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Mangte. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.411 Chinese synonym
for the Portugal C.japonica Marquêsa de Montfalin, as ‘Marques de Monfalim’.
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Mani Pulite. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.123 with colour photo;
Small single flower, cup-shaped, with large group of central stamens. Pale pink
(RHS.CC.65B). Parentage unknown. Originated by Dott. Guido Cattolica, Livorno, Italy.
Manju.
Different reading for Manshu.
Mannara.
Rollison Nursery Catalogue, 1871. Orthographic error for Manara.
Mannende-ôgon-tsubaki. (Mannen’s Golden Camellia), (C.japonica), Mizurio, 1829, Sômoku Kinyôshû,
in the section for camellias with golden variegated foliage. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct).
Mannyosaki.
Different reading for Manyôzaki.
Manoel de Souza Carqueja. (C.japonica), Jacintho de Mattos Catalogue No.14, 1900, p.68: Formal
double, purple-vermilion, sometimes striped with white. Originated in Portugal.
Manoela Rey. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue, No.9, 1872-1873, p.45: Vivid scarlet,
formal double. Originated in Portugal. Orthographic errors: ‘Manuel Rey’, ‘Mannela Rey’.
Manoelinho d’Evora. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.32, & No.9,
1872-1873, p.45: Medium sized, crimson. Peony form, similar to Pompone. Originated in
Portugal.
Manotti.
Baumann, Mulhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1841-1842, p.14. Orthographic error for
Manetti.
Manpuku-ji. (Manpuku Temple), (C.japonica), JCS., 1989, Japan Camellia, No.31, p.13, pl.(D):
Medium size, campanulate single with 7-8 petals, reflexed waved, pink toning to almost white
at the centre; compact, central stamen column, joined for the lower third, with dull gold
anthers, filaments pale cream. Blooms mid-season. Nagoya Camellia Society Bulletin, 1992,
No.25, p.11, colour plate No.40: A chance seedling of Seiôbo. 10 cm across with 5 light rose
pink petals. Highly fertile Originated by Dr Kôji Funakoshi near Manpuku-ji. Nishikama-gun,
Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The original tree grows at the temple, and is situated on the left of the
main gateway.
Mansha. American Camellia Yearbook, 1969, p.94. Corruption of the Japanese name Manshu.
Manshu. (Uncertain), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #161: Eight-fold, medium large,
red flower, mixed with white spots and the margin of the corolla is daubed with white.
Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô vol.306; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose
Irotsuki: Red. double with 4-5 petal rows, with white spots and streaks, bellflower form.
Different readings: ‘Man-e’, ‘Nansyu’, ‘Manju’. Corruption of name: ‘Mansha’. (Believed
extinct.)
Mansyu.
Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki, Tokushû, No.10, p.143. Different
reading for Manshu.
Manteo. (C.japonica), Greenbrier Farms Catalogue, [before 1945]. No description. Originated in USA.
(Believed extinct.)
Mantica. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert, 1857, Catalogue, No.43, p.35. No description. Ibid, 18631864, Catalogue No.54, p.43: Bright pink, some petals spotted white, the apex of the central
petals paler. Imbricated in beautiful cluster. Note: Rovelli 1852 gives ‘Mantica’ as a synonym
for Il 22 Marzo 1848. Auguste van Geert Catalogue, No.65, 1869 & 1870, p.55: Deep pink,
spotted white on some of the outer petals. Tips of inner petals paler. Imbricated in cluster.
Mantironi.
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SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.4. Orthographic error for Montironi.
Mantokuji. (Mantoku Temple), (C.rusticana), Ôoka, Tokuji. Chinka-en, 1985-1986, Catalogue p.1 on
section on new varieties. Small, deep crimson, long, tubular single of graceful shape. Blooms
mid-season. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.219, colour photo and
description: Small size, brilliant crimson, tubular to campanulate single, with 5 ovate,
emarginate petals and broad, central column of yellow stamens. Leaves mid-green,
narrow-elliptic to narrow-lanceolate, long, tapering acuminate apices, serrate margins.
Originated in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Tokuji Ôoka in
1984.
Mantosa. (C.japonica), Rousseau. Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1842-1843, p.3: Imbricated cherry-red.
Originated in Italy. Orthographic variant: ‘Mantoza’.
Mantoza.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic variant for Mantosa.
Manuel da Silva Fernandes. (C.japonica), Ferreira & Celina, 2000, O Mundo da Camélia, p.95 with
colour photo; White semidouble with broad incurved petals. Small to medium size, flowers
midseason. Originated in Portugal.
Manuel Pinto Vieira. (C.japonica), Horto Dias Ferreira, Catalogue No.25, 1940-1941. Pink.
Manuela Couso. (C.reticulata hybrid). Sociedad Española de la Camelia, Camelia, No.13, Dec. 2008,
p.34 with colour photo; Large flower, 10-12 cm diameter, deep red (RHS.CC.45B). Rose
form double opening to semi-double. 20-25 petals, some of the inner, smaller petals flecked
with white. 2-5 very light pink petaloids in a central column of 90-100 stamens, filaments
pink and anthers yellow. Originated by Manuela Couso, Cuntis, Pontevedra, Spain in 1998,
first flowered 2002, parentage not stated. Leaves large, 10.5-13 cm x 5-5.5 cm, dark green
(RHS.CC.147A), lanceolate-elliptic. Dense, compact plant of medium growth rate. Flowers
mid-season to late.
Manuela Rey.
Escuela di Agricultura Catalogue. 1882. Orthographic variant for Manoela Rey.
Manuroa Road. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2001, Issue No.138, vol.XXII,
No.2, p.21, as ‘Manuroa Rd’. Reg. No.423. Registered by N. Haydon, Takanini, New
Zealand. A chance seedling of C.japonica Takanini, pollen parent unknown, which first
flowered 1994. Flowers are formal double, 11 cm diameter x 4 cm deep, with 85-90 petals.
The outer petals are imbricated as a formal double, the inner petals are much smaller, the
outer petals are occasionally slightly lobed, and reminiscent of Mark Alan petals in shape.
Flower colour is a deep blood red (RHS.CC.53C). The dense foliage is an attractive dark
green, with leaves 10 cm long x 4.5 cm wide. The plant is upright, and of average growth rate.
Flowers mid-season to late.
Manwu. (C.reticulata) Fine Camellia Garden, Chuxiong, 2012, p.22 with colour photo. No details.
Photo shows a semidouble with unusual wide, heavily notched and fluted petals in separated
layers. Some petals separately fluted on each side of the notch. Some central stamens.
Manyô (Myriad Petals), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1989, Senchinshû, p.144, colour photo,
p.249, description: Medium small, palest pink, formal double with incurved petals. Leaves
elliptic, olive green, serrate. Originated in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by
Minoru Takeuchi. Synonyms: ‘Momoiro-manyô’, ‘Take-no-uchi’. Manyô is the title of the
oldest 8th century anthology in Japan.
Manyô-sazanka. (Myriad Petalled Sasanqua), (C.sasanqua), Chinka Zufu (before 1700), Watanabe,
1969, pl.693: Medium size, white flower with 8-9 rounded petals and a centre of mixed
yellow stamens and small, white petaloids. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Manyôzaki. (Versatile flower), (C.sasanqua), Yashiroda, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.13:
Among 50 varieties of sasanqua named in Itô.1695, Kadan Chikinshô we find... Manyôzaki.
Large size, colour pale and not pretty, full bloom but untidy. Satomi, 1958, Nomenclature List
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of Sasanqua of Japan, p.12 as ‘Man’nyo-zaki’: Pale pink. Large semi-double with narrow
twisted petals. Originated in Japan. Different reading: ‘Mannyôzaki’.
Manyue. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.429; Chinese synonym
for the Japan C.sasanqua Mangetsu.
Manzairaku. (Theme of Japanese Court Music), (Higo), Hiratsuka, 1964, Higo Tsubaki, colour photo,
p.41, description, p.42: White spots on rose-pink, 12 cm across, 5-6 petals, 110 stamens with
white filaments, cylindrical. A variegated form of Dewatairin. See colour photos: Andoh,
1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.168, p.57 and Encyclopedia of Camellias in
Colour, vol.1, 1972, pl.30. Originated in Chûbu district, Japan. Synonym: ‘Daitairin
Variegated’. Chinese synonym ‘Wankaile’.
Manzhouhe. Gao, Jiyin, 1998, The World's Best Camellia Cultivars, p.89. Chinese synonym for
Tanchô.
Manzoni. (C.japonica), Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclatore Camelliae. No description. Baumann, Mulhouse
Nursery Catalogue, 1841-1842, p.14. No description. Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue,
1841, p.10. No description. van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:zz as ‘Manzoni d’Italie’:
Clear pink, imbricated and very beautiful. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.26:
Transparent pink, with many veins, dark shading to whitish; magnificent imbricated flower.
Originated in Italy by Dr. Sacco, Milan. Synonyms: ‘Alessandro Manzoni’, ‘Manzoni
d’Italie’.
Manzoni d’Italie. van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12-zz. Synonym for Manzoni.
Manzoni Nuova. (C.japonica), Luzzatti Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di
Camelie, p.44 as ‘Manzoni Nova’. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Manzoni Vera. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France,
vol.40, p.308: Flower 10-11 cm across, formal double, of a deep orange red with blood red
veining. Petals in 7-8 rows, numerous, ample, flat, others wide and long, a little notched,
serried, close-set, forming a round flower, cup-shaped, similar to Coquettii. Originated in
Italy.
Maocha Zhidu. (H.M. City), (C.hybrid). Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias,
p.368 with colour photo; Originated by the Xinzhu Camellia Society, Taiwan. Very light pink
with some red stripes, formal double, medium size.
Maofurong. (Feather Hibiscus), (C.japonica), Shanghai Botanical Gardens List, 1985: Large red, complete double, peony form with a high centre of small, folded and twisted petals. Originated in
China.
Maometa.
Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21. Orthographic error for Maometto.
Maometha.
Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue No.50, p.26. Orthographic error for Maometto.
Maometo.
Charles van Geert, 1848, Catalogue, No.105, p.114. Orthographic error for Maometto.
Maometto. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:zz: Buds easily, flowers exquisitely
formed and, although a little stiff, an example in imbrication; poppy red, very full. Formal
double, 10-11 cm across, dark orange-red, veined blood red. Petals broad, entire, cupped, thin,
imbricated with regularity and forming a corolla of great perfection. Originated in Italy by
Mariani. Orthographic errors: ‘Maometa’, ‘Maometo’, ‘Maometha’.
Maori Maid. Cannon, 1979, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.34, No.4. No description. No valid
listing located.
Maoyuan Daheihong.
Clark Hubbs.
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Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 25-5-1990. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica,
Maoyuan Damanao. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 25-6-1990. Chinese synonym for USA C.japonica, Clark
Hubbs Variegated.
Maoyuhe. (Pubescent Jade Lotus). (C.pubipetala). Collected Papers, International Symposium on
C.chrysantha, 8-11th January 1994; “A Sum-up Report” by Cheng Jinshui, Chen Jinyu and
Zhao Shiwa. A special clone of C.pubipetala selected for breeding purposes. Originated in
China.
Mapimo d’Azalie. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.147. Orthographic error for Mapimo d’Azelio.
Mapimo d’Azelio. (C.japonica), The Garden, 1878. No description. Originated in Italy. Orthographic
errors: ‘Mapimo d’Azalie’ and ‘Mapino d’Azelie’.(Believed extinct.)
Mapino d’Azelie.
Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist -Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.147. Orthgraphic error for Mapimo d’Azelio.
Maquachu. Waterhouse, 1965, International Camellia Journal. No.3, p.26. Taiwanese for ‘Meigui
Cha’, synonym for Rosea Superba.
Maraja. Gerbing Azalea Garden, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18, No.4, inside front
cover. No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Maramatsu.
ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.16. Orthographic error for
Muramatsu.
Maranoa Pink.
Catalogues, p.147. Orthographic error for ‘Maranui Pink’, synonym for Leviathan.
Maranui. SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.67. Synonym for Leviathan.
Maranui Pink. SCCS., 1962, American Camellia Nomenclature, p.67. Synonym for Leviathan.
Marasaki-tsubaki. Treseder Nursery Catalogue, 1968. Corruption of the Japanese name
Murasaki-tsubaki.
Maraschino. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. No description. McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941: Small, fully imbricated, tyrian pink, each petals blotched in the centre,
sometimes from base to tip with white; small, rose-bud like centre. Blooms mid-season.
Originated in USA by Doty & Doerner. See black and white photo, p.218, Hertrich, 1955,
Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Marble Column. (C.sasanqua hybrid). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 1999, Issue No.132,
vol.XXI, No.1, p.13, Reg. No.395. Registered by N. Haydon, Takanini, New Zealand. A
seedling of the C.sasanqua x C.fraterna cross Yoimachi x an unknown pollen parent, which
first flowered in 1992. The plant is fast-growing, has a slender, fastigate, upright form, can set
several buds at each leaf axil, and flowers early to late. Flower is single, 6 cm diameter x 1.5
cm deep, having 6-7 recurving, obcordate petals of heavy texture. Petals are pink
(RHS.CC.65B) at the outer edge shading to near-white at the centre, giving an overall colour
impression of light pink (RHS.CC.65C). The name evokes the spire-like appearance of the
plant when in flower.
Marble Halls. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1956, The Camellia, Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.64: White,
pink, rose and variegated. Medium size, semi-double. Vigorous, bushy growth. Blooms
mid-season to late. Originated by Harvey Short, Ramona, California, USA.
Marbled White. (C.japonica), Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945, p.27. No description. Originated
in USA. (Believed extinct.)
Marbury’s 100.
Cannon, 1966, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.21, No.l. No description.
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Marc Den Blauch. (C.japonica), Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.56. No description.
Marc Eleven. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1970, Camellia Nomenclature, p.91: Cherry red. Large semi-double
with wavy, upright petals. Vigorous, spreading, upright growth. Blooms mid-season to late.
Originated by J.L. Mandarich, Menlo Park, California, USA. This cultivar was registered by
the ACS. under the orthographic error: ‘March Eleven’, in American Camellia Yearbook,
1972, p. 132, reg. No.1192. Sport: Marc Eleven Variegated.
Marc Eleven Variegated. (C.japonica), Gentry, 1969, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.24, No.4 as
‘Marc Eleven V.’: A virus variegated form of Marc Eleven - Cherry red and white.
Originated in USA.
March Eleven. American Camellia Yearbook, 1972, p.132, Reg. No.1192. Orthographic error for
Marc Eleven.
Marcehal Mac-Mahon. Rovelli Catalogue, 1874, p.29. Orthographic error for Maréchal MacMahon.
Marcel Valois. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.221, Reg. No.605: A 9 year
old chance seedling that first bloomed 1959. Originated by T.C. Patin, Hammond, Louisiana,
USA. Plant growth is upright, and medium with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 4.5 cm. The
semi-double flowers, similar to Frizzle White, are 6 cm across x 3.8 cm deep with 19 petals
and 16 petaloids. The ruby red (HCC.827/1) flowers have white filaments and golden yellow
anthers. Blooms early to mid-season.
Marcella Hovey. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1966, Camellia Nomenclature, p.86: Light pink, veined and spotted deep red. Large formal double. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Mid-season blooming.
Orignated in USA by J.D. O’Connor, Red Bluff, California.
Marcellina. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844-1845, No.50, p.26. Orthographic error for Marcellino.
Marcellino. (C.japonica), Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. No description. Originated in Italy. Orthographic
error: ‘Marcellina’. (Believed extinct.)
March. Teresa d’Ambra. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1856-1857, Abbreviation for ‘Marchesa Teresa d’Ambra’, synonym for Theresa, Marchesa d’Ambra.
March. Natta. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1856-1857. Abbreviation for Marchese Natta.
Marchesa Amalia Faraggiana. (C.japonica), Burnier Catalogue, 1855-1856. No description. Franchetti,
1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.44: Formal double, imbricated, brilliant red at the
circumference, centre petals a little brighter, star-like imbrication. Verschaffelt, 1856,
Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.I: A formal double with 6 concentric petal rows, vivid
carmine at the centre, cherryred at the circumference. Originated in Italy by Franchetti.
Orthographic variant: ‘Marchese Amalia Faraggiana’. Orthographic error: ‘Marchesa Amalia
Faragiana’.
Marchesa Amalia Faragiana.
Amalia Farragiana.
Linden Catalogue, 1875, p.23. Orthographic error for Marchesa
Marchesa Andrea Spinola. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert, 1862, Catalogue, No.62, p.42 as
‘Marchessa Andrea Spinole’. Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.65, 1869-1870, p.55.
No description. Del Lungo e Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.158 as ‘Andrea Spinola’: Vivid red
with white stripes. Linden Catalogue No.94, 1875, p.23. Abbreviation: ‘Andrea Spinola’. No
description. Orthographic variant: ‘Marcheze Andrea Spinola’. Orthographic errors:
‘Marchessa Andrea Spinole’, ‘Marchese Andrea Spinola’, ‘Marchesa Andrea Spinosa’.
Marchesa Andrea Spinosa. Charles Vuylsteke, 1877-1878, Catalogue, p.9. Orthographic error for
Marchesa Andrea Spinola.
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Marchesa Brunetti. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue No.94, 1875, p.23. No description. Synonym:
‘Malvina Brunetti’. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Marchesa Camilla Crapello. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.73, 1875-1876,
p.69. No description. van Houtte Catalogue, 1877-1878, 174:246 as ‘Marchesa Camillo
Gropallo’: Creamy white, a beautiful formal double with well rounded petals. Orthographic
errors: ‘Marchesa Grapello’, ‘Marchesa Camellia Grapallo’, ‘Marchesa Camillo Gropallo’,
‘Marchusa Grapello’, ‘Marchusa Camillo Grapello’, ‘Marcheza Camella Crapello’,
‘Marchese Camilla Gropallo’, ‘Marchesa Camilla Crepello’. Abbreviation: ‘Marchese
Camella’. Originated in Italy.
Marchesa Camillo Grapello. Charles Vuylsteke, 1877-1878, Catalogue, p.9. Orthographic error
for Marchesa Camilla Crapello.
Marchesa Camella Grapallo. de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.8. Orthographic error for
Marchesa Camilla Crapello.
Marchesa Camilla Gropallo. van Houtte Catalogue, 1877-1878, 174:246: Orthographic error for
Marchesa Camilla Crapello.
Marchesa Campana. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1858, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.6.
Originated by E. Richter, Rome, Italy. Large flower, perfectly imbricated, small, numerous
petals in the manner of ‘Iride’ (Dryade), colour deep rose, veined with carmine, sometimes
uniform, often splashed and enlivened from circumference to centre and bearing a few
off-white streaks. Synonym: ‘Malvina Campana’.
Marchesa Carega. (C.japonica), Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.26: Large flower, flesh
coloured, streaked and dotted with red. Originated in Italy. For colour illustration see
Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VI, pl.II as ‘Marchesa Curega’.
Orthographic errors: ‘Marchesa Carrega’, ‘Marchesa Curega’, ‘Marchese Carega’, ‘Marchese
Curega’, ‘Marchez Carega’, ‘Marchesa Carera’, ‘Marchesa Caegha’.
Marchesa Carera.
Volonte Catalogue, 1888, p.113. Orthographic error for Marchesa Carega.
Marchesa Carrega.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:18. Orthographic error for Marchesa Carega.
Marchesa Castiglioni. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1851, 44:17. as ‘Marchesa Castigioni’. No
description. Originated in Italy by B. Lechi. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchesa Castigioni’
‘Marchesa Castilloni’, ‘Marchesa Castilioni’, ‘Marchesa Castillioni’. (Believed extinct.)
Marchesa Castigioni.
Castiglioni.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1851, 44:17. Orthographic error for Marchesa
Marchesa Castilioni.
Castiglioni.
Joseph Baumann, 1853, Prix Courant, p.4. Orthographic error for Marchesa
Marchesa Castillioni. Auguste van Geert, 1856, Catalogue, No.40, p.35. Orthographic error for
Marchesa Castiglioni.
Marchesa Castilloni.
Castiglioni.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:18. Orthographic error for Marchesa
Marchesa Clelia Rossi. (C.japonica), Mercatelli Catalogue, 1894. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Marchesa Clelia Serra. (C.japonica), Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881, p.27: Large imbricated flower of most
perfect form, delicate, ivory white petals, small, reflexed with some rose spots. Very distinct
and beautiful variety. Originated in Italy.
Marchesa Clementine Botta. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1886. No description.
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Marchesa Coccapani. (C.japonica), Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867, 91: Brilliant red at the centre and
circumference, intermediate petals a little paler. Perfectly imbricated in a spiral. Originated in
Italy. Tirocco, 1928 lists what appears to be a different variety as Marchese Coccapani.
Note: “Marchese” is masculine; “Marchesa” feminine.
Marchesa Cogolini. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert, 1850, Catalogue No.117, p.10: Very large
imbricated flower with numerous petals, red streaked white. Originated in Italy.
Marchesa Costabile.
Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1854, Catalogue, p.19. von Biedenfeld, 1855,
Practische Grundelhren der Cultur von Camellien.---p.46. Orthographic error for Marchese
Costabili.
Marchesa Constabili.
Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12.
Orthographic error for Marchese Costabili.
Marchesa Curega. Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VI, pl.II. Orthographic error
for Marchesa Carega.
Marchesa d’Ambra. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. Abbreviation
for ‘Marchesa d’Ambra Ridolfi’, synonym for Theresa, Marchesa d’Ambra.
Marchesa d’Ambra
Ridolfi. Burnier Catalogue, 1855-1856. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di
Camelie, p.44. Synonym for Theresa, Marchesa d’Ambra.
Marchesa Davia. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue, 1873, p.38. No description. André, ed. 1873,
L’Illustration Horticole, vol.XX, p.199, pl.151: A thickset and vigorous shrub with fine,
dense foliage, the leaves large and oval, acuminate, crenelate; the flowers large, of perfect
form, petals imbricated, reflexed and orbicular, of brightest red with a fine, regular venation,
some petals showing touches or stripes of white down the middle. Obtained recently from
Italy. Synonyms: ‘Malvina Davia’, ‘Marquesa Davia’. Orthographic variant: ‘Marchese
Davia’. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchese Davin’, ‘Marcheza Davis’.
Marchesa d’Orleans. Bergami Catalogue, 1858. Synonym for Duchesse d’Orleans.
Marchesa de Breme.
Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a villa Quiete, p.12.
Orthographic variant for Marquise de Brême.
Marchesa de Negri.
Negri.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1857, 67:44. Orthographic error for Marchesa di
Marchesa de Toscana. (C.japonica), Shirley Hibbert, 1864, The Gardeners’ Weekly Magazine and
Floricultural Cabinet, p.122: Beautifully formed with a rich carmine colour. Originated in
Italy.
Marchesa di Laiatico. Anonymous, 1877, R. Società Toscana di Orticultura, Bollettino, 2:102-107.
Synonym for Marchesa Luisa di Laiatico.
Marchesa di Lajatico. Conference Orticola del marzo, 1879, R. Società Toscana di Orticultura
Bollettino, 4:66-71. Orthographic variant for ‘Marchesa di Laiatico’, synonym for Marchesa
Luisa di Laiatico.
Marchesa di Negri. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1857, 67:44 as ‘Marchesa de Negri’. No
description. Originated in Italy by Brussone. (Believed extinct.)
Marchesa di San Andrea. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore et Cie Catalogue, 1870-1871 as ‘Marchesa di
S. Andrea’: Camellia of recent distribution. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Marchesa Doria.
Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Abbreviation for Marchesa Doria Dolciacqua.
Marchesa Doria Dolci Aqua. van Houtte Catalogue, 1859, 77:62. Orthographic variant for Marchesa Doria Dolciacqua.
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Marchesa Doria Dolciacqua. (C.japonica), Luzzatti Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855,
Collezione di Camelie, p.44: White with red lines. Beautifully imbricated. van Houtte
Catalogue, 1859, 77:62 as ‘Marchesa Doria Dolci Aqua’: Large, beautifully imbricated
flower; flesh coloured, striped with red. Originated in Italy. Abbreviation: ‘Marchesa Doria’.
Synonym: ‘Principessa Doria’.
Marchesa Elesa.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:18. Orthographic error for Marquise Elise.
Marchesa Elisa. Auguste van Geert, 1854, Catalogue, No.36, p.40. von Biedenfeld, 1856,
Practische Grundelhren von Cultur der Camellien.... Orthographic variant for ‘Marchesa
Elisa Centurioni’.
Marchesa Elisa Centurioni. Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1848, p.19. No description.
Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.16 as ‘Elisa Centurioni’: Large flower; white with
some splashes of blood red imbricated. Verschaffelt, 1853, Nouvelle Iconographie Book XI,
pl.II: The arrangement of its blossoms in a spiral, concentric line which are regularly imbricated, compact, small, rounded and deeply emarginate. A pure white colouring, tinged a delicate pink at the centre with a few scarce spots of the same shade. A medium size, formal
double. Orthographic errors: ‘Elira Centurioni’, ‘Elisa Centuriana’, ‘Elisa Centurion’, ‘Mme
Elisa Centurione’. Synonyms: ‘Madame Elisa Centurioni’, ‘Elisa Centurioni’, ‘Eliza
Centurioni’. Abbreviations: ‘Marchesa Elysa’, ‘Marchesa Elisa’. Sport: ‘Docteur Boisduval’.
Orthographic variant for Madame Elisa Centurioni.
Marchesa Gabbarini.
Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Ville Quiete, p.12.
Orthographic error for Marchesa Garbarini.
Marchesa Garabini.
Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29, 18951896, p.60 Orthographic error for Marchesa Garbarini.
Marchesa Garbarini. (C.japonica), Burnier Catalogue, 1855-1856. No description. Franchetti 1855,
Collezione di Camelie, p.44: Brilliant red with white spots; magnificently imbricated.
Verschaffelt, 1858, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.II as ‘Marchese Garbaroni’: Vivid
pink blossoms of medium size, formed of numerous, rather full petals, rounded, lobulate at
the summit, closely imbricated with a tendency towards a star shaped form, and grouped at
the centre in a rose shaped heart. We received it from Italy two years ago. Orthographic
errors: ‘Marchesa Garbaroni’ ‘Marchese Garbaroni’, ‘Marchesa. Gabbarini’, ‘Marchesa
Garabini’. Synonym: ‘Malvina Garbaroni’.
Marchesa Garbaroni. Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1857, Catalogue, No.63, p.27. Verschaffelt, 1858,
Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.II, index. Orthographic error for Marchesa Garbarini.
Marchesa Gentile. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.12. Orthographic
error for Marchese Gentili.
Marchesa Gentili.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1895. Orthographic error for Marchese Gentili.
Marchesa Grapello.
Joseph Vervaene fils, 1875, Price List Catalogue, No.1, p.7. Orthographic
error for Marchesa Crapello.
Marchesa Isambardi. Lemaire, 1857, Iconographie des Camellia, Book V, pl.IV. Orthographic
error for Marchesa Isimbardi.
Marchesa Isembardi. Verschaffelt, 1857, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book V, pl.IV. Orthographic
error for Marchesa Isimbardi.
Marchesa Isimbaldi. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.26. Orthographic error for Marchesa
Isimbardi.
Marchesa Isimbardi. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.112: No
description. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.26 as ‘Marchesa Isimbaldi’: Beautiful
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light pink flower, veined red. Verschaffelt, 1857, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book V, pl.IV as
‘Marchesa Isembardi’: Blossoms of medium size, but perfectly arranged and imbricated, with
large, ovate, rounded petals, quite outspread, convex, of a delicate and exquisite pink colour,
intersected longitudinally by a wide, pure white stripe. Ample, bright green foliage. It was
obtained from seed in Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchesa Isambardi’, ‘Marchese
Isembardi’, ‘Marchesa Isembardi’, ‘Marchesa Isimbaldi’, ‘Marchese Isambardi’. Franchetti
gives Meloni as a synonym, but Verschaffelt illustrates them both, and, while similar, they
would appear to be different cultivars.
Marchesa Lavaggi. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1858, Delle Nuove Camelie ... Dalle Semine Romane,
p.6: Flower of medium size, imbricated, shell-like, pure white with feathering and lines of
rose. Originated in Italy by Delgrande, Rome.
Marchesa Luigi Torrigiani.
Torrigiani.
Linden Catalogue No.94. 1875. Orthographic error for Marchese
Marchesa Luigia Durazzo. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue, 1875. No description. Mercatelli Catalogue,
1881, p.27: Red, veined deeper, sometimes with the margins of the petals slightly tinted
white. Enormous, imbricated flower and tiered. Centre lighter. Originated in Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchese Luigia Durazzio’, ‘Marchese Luisa Durazzo’. Synonym: ‘Malvina
Luigia Durazzo’.
Marchesa Luisa di Laiatico. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1876, R. Società Toscana di Orticultura
Bollettino. No description. Originated in Italy by Franchetti. Abbreviations: ‘Marchesa di
Laiatico’, ‘Marchesa di Lajatico’. (Believed extinct.)
Marchesa Luisa Durazzo.
Luigia Durazzo.
Rovelli Catalogue, 1896-1897. Orthographic variant for Marchesa
Marchesa M. Serra. Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1984-1985. Abbreviation for Marchesa Margherita
Serra.
Marchesa Maccaroni. (C.japonica), Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867: Cinnabar red, flaked with white.
Imbricated. Originated in Italy. A sport of Carolina Franzini.
Marchesa Margherita Serra. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1879, R. Società Toscana di Orticultura
Bollettino, 4:99-102: Large flower. Perfectly imbricated, purplish red. Originated in Italy by
Franchetti. Abbreviation: ‘Marchesa M. Serra’. Chinese synonym ‘Malita’.
Marchesa Marie Teresa. Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.65, 1869-1870, p.55. as
‘Marchesa Maria Teresa’. Synonym for Maria Teresa.
Marchesa Mariscotti. Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1850, Catalogue Général, p.49. Verschaffelt, 1855,
Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VII, pl.II. Orthographic variant for Marchese Mariscotti.
Marchesa Montalvi. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue No.94, 1875, p.23. No description. Originated in
Italy. (Believed extinct.) Synonym: ‘Malvina Montalvi’.
Marchesa Natta.
Alexis Dalliere, 1852, Price List, p.19. von Biedenfeld, 1856, Practische
Grundelhren von Cultur der Camellien.... Orthographic error for Marchese Natta.
Marchesa Olduini. (C.japonica), Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846. No description. Originated in Italy
by Burnier & Grilli. (Believed extinct.)
Marchesa Pepoli. (C.japonica), William Bull Nursery Catalogue, 1867, p.74. No description. Originated
in Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchese Pepoli’. (Believed extinct.)
Marchesa Sauli. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue No.94, 1875, p.23. No description. Originated in Italy.
Synonym: ‘Malvina Sauli’. (Believed extinct.)
Marchesa Serra.
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van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:18. Orthographic error for Marchese Serra.
Marchesa Spinola.
Franchetti 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.44. Synonym for Genevensis.
Marchesa Teresa d’Amber.
Marchesa d’Ambra.
Angelo Longone Catalogue, 1861. Orthographic error for Theresa,
Marchesa Teresa d’Ambra. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.27. van Houtte Catalogue,
1851, 44:17. de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.112. Orthographic variant
for Theresa, Marchesa d’Ambra.
Marchesa Theresa d’Ambra. Burdin Maggiore & Co., 1849-1850, Catalogue General. Verschaffelt
Catalogue, 1860-1861, p.12. Orthographic variant for Theresa, Marchesa d’Ambra.
Marchesa Tornabuoni-Accoretti.
Mercatelli, 1881, Catalogue, p.27. Orthographic error for
Marchesa Tornabuoni-Accorretti.
Marchesa Tornabuoni-Accorretti. (C.japonica), Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867: Satin carmine, veined
deeper and becoming paler towards the petal edges. Perfectly imbricated. Originated in Italy.
Orthographic error ‘Marchesa Tornabuoni-Accoretti’.
Marchesa Tournelli.
Tornielli.
Rollisson Nursery Catalogue, 1871. Orthographic error for Marchese
Marchese Amalia Faraggiana. da Silva, 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellias in Oporto, p.14.
Orthographic error for Marchesa Amalia Faraggiana.
Marchese Bichi Ruspeli. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.147. Orthographic error for Marchese Bichi-Ruspoli.
Marchese Bichi-Ruspoli. (C.japonica), Mercatelli Catalogue. 1894. No description. Mercatelli Catalogue, 1909-1910: White with a veining of rose colour. Orthographic error: ‘Marchese Bichi Ruspeli. Originated in Italy.
Marchese Bride. (C.japonica), Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono,
1867-1868. Rovelli Catalogue, 1902. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Marchese Camella. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p. 147. Abbreviation for Marchesa Camilla Crappelo.
Marchese Camilla Gropallo. Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29,
1895-1896, p.51. Orthographic error for Marchesa Camilla Crapello.
Marchese Caragha.
Carega.
Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.21. Orthographic error for Marchesa
Marchese Carega. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.44. Burnier Catalogue, 1855-1856.
Orthographic error for Marchesa Carega.
Marchese Coccapani. (C.japonica), Tirocco, 1928, The Camellia, p.44: Wine red with pink veins.
Originated in Italy. Note: Not the same camellia as Marchesa Coccapani which is red
shading to clear pink with white spots.
Marchese Constabile.
RHS., 1937 Index, p.282. Orthographic error for Marchese Costabili.
Marchese Costabile. da Silva, 1880. Forcing Camellias in Oporto, p.14. Orthographic error for
Marchese Costabili.
Marchese Costabili. (C.japonica), Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.26: Ivory white, petals
minutely spotted with bright pink and profusely streaked with vivid cherry-red; perfectly
imbricated. Verschaffelt, 1857, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VI, pl.III as ‘Marchesa
Costabile’: Its blossoms, almost of the largest size, are composed of very numerous or
rounded petals, full or faintly emarginated, flawlessly imbricated in a spiral. A pure white
colouring with a few delicate, vivid crimson stripes. Originated in Italy, by Luzzatti, Florence.
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Orthographic errors: ‘Marchesa Costabile’, ‘Marchese Costabile’, ‘Marchese Constabile’,
‘Marchesa Costabili’, ‘Marcheza Costabile’. Sport: General Montevecchio.
Marchese Curega. da Silva, 1880, Forcing varieties of Camellias at Oporto, p.14. Orthographic
error for Marchesa Carega.
Marchese Davia. Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29, 1895-1896,
p.52. Orthographic variant for Marchesa Davia.
Marchese Davin. da Silva 1880, Forcing varieties of Camellia in Oporto, p.14. Orthographic error
for Marchesa Davia.
Marchese de Caux. (C.japonica), da Silva, 1880, Forcing varieties of Camellias in Oporto, p.14: Formal
double red with white blotches. Orthographic error: ‘Marchesse de Caux’.
Marchese de Mari. (C.japonica), Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847 as ‘Marchese Ad. de Mari’:
Rose coloured, formal double. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.44. No description.
Marchese di Breme. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1857-1858. Orthographic variant for
Marquise de Brême.
Marchese di Savoya. (C.japonica), Linden Nursery Catalogue, 1878. No description. Synonym: ‘Malvina di Savoya’. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Marchese Elise.
Catalogues, p.147. Synonym for Marquise Elise.
Marchese Garbaroni. Verschaffelt, 1858, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.II. Orthograhic error
for Marchesa Garbarini.
Marchese Garbarini. Companhia Horticole-Agricola Portuense Catalogue No.29, 1895-1896, p.52.
Orthographic error for Marchesa Garbarini.
Marchese Gentile.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881. Orthographic error for Marchese Gentili.
Marchese Gentili. (C.japonica), Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.44: Medium sized flower,
petals small, bright rose; petals often striped with a whitish line, imbricated in spirals or tiers.
Originated in Italy by Borzone, Genoa. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchesa Gentile’, ‘Marchesa
Gentili’, ‘Marchese Gentile’.
Marchese Ignazio Pallavicini. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue, No.94, 1875, p.23. No description.
Originated in Italy. Synonyms: ‘Malvina Ignazio Pallavicini’, ‘Marcheze Ignazio Palavicini’.
Marchese Isambardi. de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.112. Orthographic error
for Marchesa Isimbardi.
Marchese Isembardi. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p. 147. Orthographic error for Marchesa Isimbardi.
Marchese Luigi Durazzio.
da Silva, 1880, Forcing varieties of Camellia in Oporto, p.14.
Orthographic error for Marchesa Luigia Durazzo.
Marchese M. Strozzi. (C.japonica), Mercatelli Catalogue, 1894. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Marchese Mariscotti. (C.japonica), Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847: Flowers large, semi-regular,
pure white. Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VII, pl.II as ‘Marchesa
Mariscotti’: Originated in Italy by B. Lechi. Medium size, pure white, composed of very
large, rounded, emarginate petals, or even apiculate and perfectly imbricated. At the centre
they are small and ruffled and lightly tinged with yellow. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchesa
Mariscotti’, ‘Marchese Marriscotti’
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Marchese Marriscotti. Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29, 18951896, p.52. Orthographic error for Marchese Mariscotti.
Marchese Natta. (C.japonica), Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847as ‘Natta, Marchese’. No description. van Houtte Catalogue, 1851, 44:17: Dark pink centre, lighter at the circumference;
imbricated, very large. Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.21: Very large, imbricated flower
with bilobed, light red, outer petals and deeper centre. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di
Camelie, p.44: Imbricated, bilobular petals, pink at the circumference and red at the centre.
See pl.I, Book V, Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie. Originated in Italy by Rovelli
Bros. Orthographic variant: ‘Marquise Natta’, ‘Marchessa Natta’. Orthographic errors:
‘Marchesa Natta’, ‘Marcheza Natta’. Synonym: ‘Malvina Natta’.
Marchese Pepoli.
Rovelli Catalogue, 1874. Orthographic error for Marchesa Pepoli.
Marchese Raimondi. (C.japonica), Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.22. No description. Franchetti,
1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.44. No description. (Believed extinct.) Originated in
Lombardy, Italy.
Marchese Ridolfi.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1848-1849. Synonym for Ridolfi.
Marchese Serra. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1857, 67:44. No description. Originated in Italy by
Genes. Orthographic error: ‘Marchesa Serra’. (Believed extinct.)
Marchese Teresa d’Ambra.
de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.112.
Orthographic variant for Theresa, Marchesa d’Ambra.
Marchese Tornielli. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.112: Large
double, regularly imbricated flower, deep rose-carmine, petals marked with white bands. The
vigour of this variety allows it to be trained as a pyramid. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di
Camelie, p.45: Carmine rose, often streaked with white, Imbricated. Originated in Italy.
Orthographic error: ‘Marchesa Tournelli’. Originated by Rovelli.
Marchese Torrigiani. (C.japonica), Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867: Flowers medium size, carmine-rose, very full, perfectly imbricated. Originated in Italy by C. Franchetti, Florence. Orthographic error: ‘Marchesa Luigi Torrigiani’. Synonym: ‘Malvina Luigi Torrig.’.
Marchesi. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59 as ‘Marchesii’. No description. From
B. Lechi, Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Marchesse Camilla. Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Abbreviation for Marchesa
Camilla Crapello.
Marchesse de Caux. da Silva & Filhos Nursery Catalogue, 1959-1960. Orthographic error for
Marchese de Caux.
Marchesse Natta.
Natta.
Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Orthographic error for Marchese
Marcheza Camella Crapello.
Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Nursery Catalogues, p.147. Orthographic variant for Marchesa Camilla Crapello.
Marcheza Costabile.
Catalogues, p.147. Orthographic variant for Marchese Costabili.
Marcheza Elizza.
Catalogues, p.148. Orthographic error for Marquise Elise.
Marcheza Davis.
Catalogues, p.147. Orthographic error for Marchesa Davia.
Marcheza Garbaroni. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p. 147. Orthographic error for Marchesa Garbarini.
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Marcheza Natta.
Catalogues, p.147. Orthographic variant for Marchese Natta.
Marcheza Pepoli.
William Bull Wholesale Catalogue, 1872, p.154. Orthographic variant for
Marchesa Pepoli.
Marcheza Theresa d’Ambra. William Bull Wholesale Catalogue, 1869, p.153. Orthographic variant for Theresa, Marchesa d’Ambra.
Marcheze Andrea Spinola. Auguste van Geert Catalogue, No.89, 1884-1885, p.19. Orthographic
error for Marchesa Andrea Spinola.
Marcheze Ignacio Palavincini. Auguste van Geert Catalogue, No.89, 1884-1885, p.19. Orthographic error for Marchese Ignacio Pallavicini.
Marchiana.
L.L. Liebig, 1839 Verzeichnis von Warmen und Kalten Hauspflanzen…,p.10.
Orthographic error for Marchiona.
Marchiganna. (C.japonica), Baumann, Mulhouse Catalogue, 1841-1842, p.14. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Marchiona. (C.japonica), Burdin Catalogue, 1835, p.38. No description. Colla, 1843, Camelliografia,
p.85 as ‘Marchionniana’: Single, 6 petals, ovate-round, bright rose, 7-8 cm across. Originated
in Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchionniana’, ‘Marchioniana’, ‘Marchiana’, ‘Marckiana’,
‘Marchiones’, ‘Marchioness’.
Marchiones.
Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21: Orthographic error for Marchiona.
Marchiones of Exeter. Thibault, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.12. Orthographic error for
Marchioness of Exeter.
Marchioness.
Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue, No.50, p.27. Orthographic error for
Marchiona.
Marchioness d’Exeter. McIlhenny’s Catalogue, 1948-1949. Orthographic variant for Marchioness
of Exeter.
Marchioness de Exeter. McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias. Orthographic variant for
Marchioness of Exeter. (C.japonica), Harrison ed., 1838, Floricultural Cabinet, vol.6, opposite p.97,
illustrated p.120 described as a large, pink, formal double. Raised by James Priaulx,
Guernsey, from seed of ‘Middlemists’ (Middlemist’s Red). The plant combines the vigor of
that variety with the valuable property of a profuse bloomer. Berlèse, 1840, Monographie,
ed.2, p.97 as ‘Marquise d’Exeter: We do not have the description of this flower but Harrison’s
Floricultural Cabinet, May,1838 says that it is the largest flower known in England. It is very
full, well made, pink and showy. Figured and described by Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie,
vol.3, pl.298: The flower, 14-15 cm in diameter, is full complete double; colour rose, more or
less intense with a touch of velvet red. The petals in 9-10 rows, are numerous, cupped,
rounded, lightly emarginate, the others entire, a few deeply notched, symmetrically imbricated
from the circumference to the centre. Verschaffelt, 1849, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI,
pl.III as ‘Marquise d’Exeter’. Orthographic variants: ‘Marquis d’Exeter Pink’, ‘Pink
Marchioness of Exeter’, ‘Marchionnes of Exeter’, ‘Marchioness de Exter’, ‘Marchioness de
Exeter’. Orthographic errors: ‘Marchionessao Fexeter’, Marchiones of Exeter’. Sport:
Rosularis. Synonyms: ‘Marquisa’, ‘Bright Pink’, ‘Candy Pink’. Magnolia Gardens, South
Carolina, USA listed a cultivar of their own raising as ‘Marquis of Exeter’ from their
1942-1943 catalogue and on. This became confused with the true Marchioness of Exeter in
USA. Chinese synonym ‘Houjue Furen’.
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Marchioness of Exeter Variegated. Lindo Nurseries Price List, 1946, p.9 as ‘Marchioness of Exeter
Var’. Synonym for Rosularis.
Marchioness of Hastings. Ed Pynaert van Geert Catalogue No.6, 1877-1878, p.45. Orthographic
variant for Countess of Hastings.
Marchioness of Lorne. (C.japonica), Burbridge, F.W., 1876, The Floral Magazine, ser.2, pl.205:
Medium size, formal double to rose form double, bright red with white stripes and blotches.
Originated in England.
Marchioness of Salisbury. (C.japonica), Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.45. No description.
Marchioness of Salisbury. (C.japonica), Gerbings Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1938-1939: Peony form
flower of darkest red marbled white, about 8 cm. across. Narrow light green foliage. Slow,
tall, angular, willowy growth. Mid-season to late flowering. Originated at Magnolia Gardens,
South Carolina, USA. Orthographic error: ‘Marchioness of Salsbury’. See black and white
photo, p.219, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Marchioness of Salsbury.
Gill’s Nursery, Oakland, Catalogue, 1889-1890, p.28. Orthographic
error for Marchioness of Salisbury.
Marchioness Sophia. (C.japonica), List of Camellias Grown at Kew, 1956. No description. Originated in
England.
Marchionessao Fexter. Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for
Marchioni. Shneiderff, ed., 1841, Catalogo delle piante che si Trovanti nel Giardino del Sig.
Shneiderff, p.9. Orthographic error for Marchiona.
Marchionnes of Exeter.
Orthographic error for Marchioness of Exeter.
Marchionniana.
Burnier Catalogue, 1840-1841. Orthographic error for Marchiona.
Marchusa Camella. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Orthographic error for Marchesa
Camilla Crapello.
Marchusa Elisa Centurioni.
Auguste van Geert, 1845, Catalogue, p.19. Orthographic error for
‘Marchesa Elisa Centurioni’, itself an orthographic variant for Madame Elisa Centurioni.
Marchusa Elysa. Auguste van Geert, 1863-1864, Catalogue No.54, p.43. Orthographic error for
‘Marchesa Elisa Centurioni’, itself an orthographic variant for Madame Elisa Centurioni.
Marchusa Grapello. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II. Orthographic error for Marchesa
Camilla Crapello.
Marcia. (C.japonica), Waterhouse, 1947, Camellia Quest, p.16 as Macarthur seedling 43/51. Originated
by Macarthur, Camden Park, N.S.W., Australia. No description. (Believed extinct.)
Marcia McVey. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1972, p.132, Reg. No.1186: An 8 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1968. Originated by Charles T. McVey, Glendora, California, USA. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid with light green leaves, 10 cm x 7 cm. The
formal double bloom has outer petals of deep pink, and centre petals of light pink; 10 cm
across x 3.8 cm deep with 150 petals. Early blooming.
Marckiana.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for Marchiona.
Marco. (C.japonica), Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847: Vivid red, formal double. Originated in
Italy.
Marco-Pallo. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59. Orthographic error for Marco Paolo.
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Marco Paola.
Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. Orthographic variant for Marco Paolo.
Marco Paolo. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:15. No description. Berlèse, 1849,
Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de Paris, 40-225: Flower peony form or regular
rose form, 10-11 cm across, of a deep orange red to velvet cinnabar. Petals in 3-4 rows,
ample, 4 cm. wide x 5 cm long, loosely imbricated, flat, out-spread, notched; those at the
centre are of a small number, diversiform, some erect, others laid down and forming centre
mixed with sterile stamens. Originated in Italy by Mariani. Orthographic errors: ‘Marco
Pallo’, ‘Marco Pollo’, ‘Marco Polo’.
Marco Pollo. Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843. p.7. Orthographic error for Marco Paolo.
Marco Polo.
Fratelli Rovelli, 1852, Catalogue, p.22. Orthographic error for Marco Paola.
Marcq. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844-1845. p.279. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Mardi Gras. Armstrong Nursery Catalogue, 3, before 1945. Synonym for H.A. Downing Variegated.
Maréchal. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1863. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Maréchal MacMahon. (C.japonica). Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1863. Originated in Italy by
Sangalli. Flowers of a red amaranth ground, inner petals red. shaded fire-red. Petals long and
entire. Similar to ‘Centifolia Rosea’. Orthographic error: ‘Marcehal Mac-Mahon’.
Maréchal Pelissier. (C.japonica). van Houtte Catalogue, 1859, 77:63: No description. Originated in
Milan, Italy. Orthographic error: ‘Marechal Pillissier’. (Believed extinct.)
Marechal Pillissier.
Pelissier.
Backhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1871. Orthographic error for Maréchal
Maréchal Radetzski. (C.japonica), Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1850, Catalogue Général, p.49. No
Marescal Wilder.
Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867, p.66. Orthographic error for Marshall Wilder.
Maresciallo Wilder. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie. p.27. Orthographic error for Marshall
Wilder.
Margaret. (C.japonica). Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Rose pink. Large peony form with
stamens in several clusters amongst the petals. Early blooming. Originated by Clower.
Florida, USA.
Margaret Alwyn. (C.japonica), ANZCRS., 1957, Camellia Annual, No.4, p.7, Reg. No.16: Originated
by Dr R. Merrillees, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Seedling of Gloire de Nantes. Incomplete
double flower, 10-11 cm across. Colour rose-pink. Flowers mid-season.
Margaret Bardsley. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1948, American Camellia Yearbook, p.175: Originated
by Bradford’s Wayside Nursery, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. First bloomed 1938. An
upright, vigorous grower with dull green foliage, leaves rounded, venation pronounced,
slightly serrate. A chance seedling. Incomplete double, petals wide and well spaced, interior
of the flower composed of numerous petaloids and stamens intermixed. Size 9-10 cm across,
colour deep rose-red with some centre petaloids marbled white. Flowers mid-season. Sport:
J.S. Bradford.
Margaret Bernhardt. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1982, p.175, Reg. No.1820: A
large to very large, rose-red, formal double, C.reticulata hybrid (‘Crimson Robe’
[Dataohong] x Jean Pursel). Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by Frank Pursel,
Oakland, California, USA. The 7 year old seedling first bloomed 1982. Average flower size,
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12-13 cm across x 6 cm deep. Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 10
cm x 7 cm. Chinese synonym: ‘Benhate’.
Margaret Burstal. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1966, Camellia News, No.24, p.36, Reg. No.72: Originated by
Dr A.C. Burstal, Tuross Head, via Moruya, N.S.W., Australia as a seedling of ‘Sodekakushi’,
(Gauntlettii), first flowered 1962. Informal double flower, 11 cm across, of flat form with
large, outer petals and a petaloid and stamen centre. Colour is the palest, flesh pink.
Margaret Calleoni.
Coleoni.
Margaret Carbone.
Geo. Jackson & Son, 1955-1956, p.17. Orthographic error for Margherita
Merrillee’s Shere Catalogue, 1951. Synonym for Margherita Coleoni.
Margaret Clower. (C.japonica), Harris’ Longview Nursery Retail Price List, 1955-1956, p.7. No
description. Originated in USA.
Margaret Crozier. (C.japonica), ANZCRS., 1957, Camellia Annual, No.4, p.7, Reg. No.18: Originated
by C.R Cole, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. Parents Spencer’s Pink x Elegans, handcrossed
1946. Flower incomplete double, 10 cm across. Colour delicate pink. Vigorous, upright
grower. Early bloomer.
Margaret Crutcher. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.215, Reg. No.1409: A very
large, bright red, anemone form. An 8 year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1971.
Originated by C.C. Crutcher, Theodore, Alabama, USA. The anemone form bloom has golden
anthers and filaments, size 14-15 cm across. Plant growth is spreading and dense, with dark
green leaves, 12 cm x 5cm.
Margaret D. O’Connor. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.241, Reg. No.692: [SCCS.
No.62-28]. A 5 year old seedling that first bloomed 1962. A seedling of Tricolor Superba.
Originated by George Harvey, Red Bluff, California, USA. Flowers are deep pink with yellow
stamens and up to 13 cm across x 5 cm deep, waxy looking, like crêpe paper, semi-double in
form.
Margaret Davis. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1963, Camellia News, No.12, p.24, Reg. No.54: Originated by
A.M. Davis, Cammaray, N.S.W., Australia. A sport of Aspasia Macarthur which originated
in 1958. Except for colour the flower is a typical Aspasia Macarthur. Characteristics: Colour
cream with the petals brilliantly edged with rose in the manner of the Azalea ‘Albert & Elizabeth’. Sports: Margaret Davis Ashley, Margaret Davis Picotee. Orthographic error: ‘Margareth Davis’. Received the “William Hertrich Award”, 1969; the “Sewell Mutant Award”,
1976 and the “William E. Woodroof, Hall of Fame Award”, 1979. For colour photos see: pl.
facing p.114, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook; pp.55 & 102, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour
Dictionary of Camellias; front cover, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, vol.VII, No.2; front
cover ACRS, 1965, Camellia News, No.20: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972,
p.21. Chinese synonym: ‘Kuancaidai’.
Margaret Davis Ashley. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.162, Reg. No.1898: A
medium white to creamy white, with heavy dashings of vermilion from outer petal edges
towards the centre of bloom, a peony form C.japonica mutant of Margaret Davis. Blooms
early to mid-season. Originated by Gene King, Monroe, Louisiana, USA. First year observed
1981. Flower characteristics same as parent. Plant growth upright and medium with dark
green leaves.
Margaret Davis Benten. (C.japonica), Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias,
p.147 with colour photo; Synonym for Bianye Kuancaidai.
Margaret Davis Picotee. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1982, p.175, Reg. No.1813: A
medium white to creamy white, edged vermilion, peony form C.japonica mutant of Margaret
Davis, early to mid-season. Originated in USA by Williarn E. Woodroof, Sherman Oaks,
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California, USA. Characteristics of flower and plant same as parent. Chinese synonym:
‘Zhaicaidai’.
Margaret Dykes. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1949, American Camellia Yearbook, p.248: A seedling
from Camellia Nurseries, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. A loose, semi-double with varying
formation. Rose-red veined blood red. Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Mararet Dykes’.
Margaret Ellen. (C.japonica), ANZCRS., 1958, Camellia Annual, No.5, p.30, Reg. No.19: Seedling of
Strawberry Blonde, originated by Mrs M. Thompson, Pymble, N.S.W., Australia. First flowered 1956. Formal double of slightly deeper shade of salmon pink than its parent. Foliage,
dark, glossy green. Blooms early to mid-season.
Margaret Ferris. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1969, p.164, Reg. No.1041: A 6 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1966. Originated by B.C. Ferris, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Plant growth is upright, open and medium in rate with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm.
The semidouble flowers, similar to ‘Herme’ (Hikarugenji) are 10 cm across x 6 cm deep
with 26 petals and 4 petaloids. Pure white wih a few pink streaks, yellow anthers and white
filaments. Early blooming.
Margaret G. Gill. (C.reticulata hybrid). American Camellia Yearbook, 2009, p.114 with colour photo;
Regn No.2761; A cross, first flowered 2002, of [C.pitardii var. yunnanica x C.reticulata
hybrid Forty-Niner] x [(C.pitardii var. yunnanica x C.fraterna) x C.japonica Tom
Knudsen]. Originated by Daniel Charvet, Heartwood Nursery, Fort Bragg, Calif., USA, and
registered by Margaret Gill, Atherton, Calif. Medium size flower is 9 cm diameter x 5 cm
deep, orchid picotee shaded darker towards the edges. Golden anthers and white filaments.
19-22 petals. An upright, open plant with average growth rate. Dark green leaves average 7.5
cm x 3.2 cm. Flowers early to mid-season. Note; SCCS, Supplementary List 2011 has ‘Purple
Gown’ (Zipao) instead of Forty-Niner.
Margaret Gullion. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.4. Orthographic error for Marguerite
Gouillon.
Margaret Haughery. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Camellia Catalogue, 1945-1946, p.12: A small, pure
white, loosely imbricated; inner petals cupped around a tight, white bud. Originated at Jungle
Gardens, Louisiana, USA.
Margaret Hearn. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.5: Red. Small peony form.
Vigorous, bushy growth, Fragrant. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and
Nomenclature, p.48: Red anemone form, 8 cm across. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA
by Clarence Hearn, Arcadia, California, USA from Cheerful x Daikagura. First flowered
1934. Leaves dull green, elliptic, 8 cm x 4 cm. Apex sharp and recurved, raised venation,
texture thin. serrulate. For black and white photo see, p.140, Hertrich. 1959, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.III.
Margaret Hertrich. Wilmot Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1945, p.7. Orthographic error
for Margarete Hertrich.
Margaret Hertrick. Coolidge Rare Plants Gardens Camellia Catalogue, July, 1950. Orthographic
error for Margarete Hertrich.
Margaret Higdon. (C.japonica). Gerbing’s Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1941-1942: Loose, peony-like,
brilliant rose-red in colour, each petal of the 10-12 cm flower is margined with white.
Medium. glossy green foliage. Leaves elliptic. prominent venation, apex long-acuminate,
finely serrulate. Originated by Simon’s Nursery. Charleston. South Carolina. USA from
chance seed. First bloomed 1937. Synonyms: ‘Elizabeth Grandy’. ‘Elizabeth Higdon’. Sport:
Margaret Higdon Variegated. For colour photos see: G.G. Gerbing. 1945, Camellias. p.145;
Fendig. 1951, American Camellia Catalogue. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary, of
Camellias, p.102.
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Margaret Higdon Variegated. (C.japonica), Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944, p.28: A virus
variegated form of Margaret Higdon- Brilliant rose-red blotched white. Originated in USA.
Margaret Hildord. Bob Wine’s Nursery Catalogue, 1985-1986, p.6. Orthographic error for Margaret Hilford.
Margaret Hilford. (C.reticulata), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1979. vol.XI, No.3, p.21, Reg.
No.148: A chance seedling of C.reticulata, grown by J.N. Rolfe, Hamilton, New Zealand, and
first flowered 1977. Plant habit. upright, open and fast growing; foliage, mid-green, reticulate,
leaves measuring 11 cm x 5.5 cm. Flowers semi-double. 12-13 petals and occasional
petaloids; filaments white, anthers gold. Size. 13 cm across x 5 cm deep and colour very deep
red (RHS.CC.Red- Purple Group 60A-B). Blooms early to mid-season. Sport: Margaret
Hilford Variegated. Orthographic error: ‘Margaret Hildord’. See colour photo: front cover,
New Zealand Camellia Bulletin. vol.XIV, No.1. 1985.
Margaret Hilford Variegated. (C.japonica). Valdosta Camellias. 1986, ACS., The Camellia Journal,
vol.41, No.4. p.9 as ‘Margaret Hilford V.’. A virus variegated form of Margaret
Hilford- Very deep red, blotched white. Originated in USA.
Margaret Jack. Vanderbilt. 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Synonym for Finlandia Variegated.
Note: ‘Margaret Jack’ was published prior to Finlandia Variegated but as the latter is now in
universal usage it is let stand as the valid name over ‘Margaret Jack’.
Margaret Johnson. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1973, p.193, Reg. No.1254: A 12 year
old chance C.japonica seedling that first bloomed 1963; originated by Frank D. Bisbee,
Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Plant growth is upright, spreading and medium in rate with dark
green leaves, 8 cm x 5 cm. The formal double bloom has 65-70 petals. The colour is white
and size 11 cm across x 3.8 cm deep. Heavy texture and prolific. Blooms early to mid-season.
Margaret K. Cutter. (C.japonica), ACS, Quarterly, 6(2):8: A seedling of unknown parentage from the
Domoto Nursery, California, USA. Plant growth is upright, slow and medium in density;
blooms early, sets seed. Buds ovate and green. Flower is single, colour rose-opal (RHS
Chart), 8-10 cm across.
Margaret Lawrence. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943, synonym for Vedrine
as ‘Ruby Glow’.
Margaret Lesher. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1992, pp.35-36, Reg. No.2267: A
medium to large size, red, rose form double C.japonica chance seedling that blooms early to
mid-season. Originated by Robert E. Ehrhart, Walnut Creek, California, USA. The 10 year
old seedling first flowered 1987. Average flower size is 10 cm across x 2.5 cm deep with 60
petals. The red blooms have a purple cast. Plant growth is upright and average with dark
green leaves 10 cm long x 4.7 cm wide. Chinese synonym ‘Laishe’.
Margaret Lyle. (C.sasanqua). C. Aust, Camellia News, No.182, Autumn 2010, p.7 with colour photo;
Regn No.603-N; Deep red, large informal double. Bushy upright growth. Flowers early to
mid-season. Originated by Bill Parker, Camellias-R-Us, Glenorie, NSW, Australia.
Margaret Madsen. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Abbreviation for Mrs Margaret
Madsen.
Margaret McCown. (C.japonica), Domoto Price List, 1956, p.3. Virus variegated form of Catherine
McCown - Light pink and white. Medium size. Originated in USA by Shepp. Synonym:
‘Driftwood’.
Margaret McLendon. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Rose-pink. Large, flat
semi-double. Originated in USA by Coleman.
Margaret Magnificent. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1949-1950, p.28. Orthographic error for
Marjorie Magnificent.
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Margaret Nielsen. (C.reticulata hybrid). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1992, Issue No.112, vol.XVII,
No.5, p.36, Reg. No.312: Originated by A.P. Gamlin, Manaia, New Zealand 10 years ago, and
first bloomed 1985. It is of upright growth, average density and medium rate of growth. The
leaves are light green, 14 cm long x 6 cm wide. The blooms are semi-double, 15 cm across x
7 cm deep. Colour is fuschia pink. The blooms have upright centre petals and yellow anthers
on cream filaments. Blooms early to late.
Margaret Noonan. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Light,
rosepink, striped and splashed darker rose-pink. Medium size, incomplete double to peony
form, 9-10 cm across x 5 cm deep with 18 petals and intermixed with yellow stamens.
Vigorous, open, upright growth with glossy, dark green, lanceolate leaves. Originated by W.S.
Duncan, Pensacola, Florida, USA as a chance seedling. Reg. No.49 with ACS, 1950. Sport:
Margaret Noonan Variegated.
Margaret Noonan Variegated. (C.japonica), Laurel Lake Nursery Catalogue, 1964 as ‘Margaret
Noonan Var’. A virus variegated form of Margaret Noonan - Light rose-pink and white.
Originated in USA.
Margaret Pond. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1964-1965, p.10. No description. Cannon, 1966, American Camellia Yearbook, p.72: Originated by Dr & Mrs Habel Jr., Suffolk,
Virginia, USA. This seedling is white with a red background. Not too large. Synonym:
‘Margaret Pond Variegated’.
Margaret Pond Variegated. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1964-1965, p.10 as ‘Margaret Pond
Var’. Synonym for Margaret Pond.
Margaret Price. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1964-1965, p.12. No description.
Margaret Radcliffe.
Margaret Ratcliffe.
Margaret Ratcliff. Riverview Nursery Catalogue, 1957-1958, p. 12. Orthographic error for Margaret Ratcliffe.
Margaret Ratcliffe. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue with colour pl. as ‘Margaret Radcliffe’: Medium to large, delicate, shell-pink shading to white, semi-double, 10-11
cm across. Until fully open, some central petals tend to remain semi-erect. The petals are
obovate and crinkle towards the tip. Filaments white, anthers yellow; bud long, oval and with
pink tip. Leaves dark, dull green. oval. 7.5 cm long x 4 cm wide. short apex, prominent, raised
veins, finely serrulate. Plant habit erect. vigorous and a profuse bloomer. Originated by C.S.
Tait Sr., Brunswick, Georgia, USA from seed of unknown origin.
Margaret Rose. (C.japonica), RHS. 1955, The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.9. p.82. No
description. Hyden Nurseries Ltd Catalogue. 1972. p.29: Formal double pink. Originated in
England.
Margaret Sandusky.
Variegated.
Semmes Nursery Catalogue, 1945-1946. Synonym for Rosea Superba
Margaret Sandusky Pink.
Superba.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Rosea
Margaret Sears. Bob Wine’s Nursery Catalogue, 1985-1986, p.3. Orthographic error for Marguerite Sears.
Margaret Short. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.64: Deep
lavender pink. Large, irregular semi-double with erect, fluted petals around a centre of blonde
stamens. Medium, compact growth. Blooms mid-season. Sport: Margaret Short Variegated.
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Originated by Harvey Short, Ramona, California, USA. See colour pl. facing p.50, 1959,
American Camellia Yearbook.
Margaret Short Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS, 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.76: A virus
variegated form of Margaret Short - Deep lavender pink, marbled white. Originated in
USA.
Margaret Tourji. River View Nursery Catalogue, 1957-1958. Orthographic error for Marguerite
Tourje.
Margaret Turner. River View Nursery Catalogue, 1957-1958. Orthographic error for Marguerite
Turner.
Margaret Vickery. (C.reticulata hybr.), SCCS., 1990, Camellia Nomenclature, p.129: Deep to blush
pink. Large size, semi-double to peony form. Vigorous, open, upright growth. Blooms
mid-season. (Retic. hybrid Pink Sparkle x Jean Pursel). Originated by Walter Homeyer Jr,
Macon, Georgia, USA. ACS., Nov.1989, The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.4, p.17, Reg.
No.2169. American Camellia Yearbook, 1989, p.124: The 11 year old seedling first bloomed
1981. Average flower size, 15 cm across x 7.5 cm deep with 18 wide, curled and fluted petals
and 3-5 compound, curled and rabbit-eared inner petals and white anthers and filaments. Plant
growth is upright, open and rapid with light green leaves, 11 cm x 6 cm.
Margaret Walker. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943: Large, white
striped pink. Semi-double to rose form double with loose petaloids and stamens in the centre
when fully opened. 11 cm across x 3.8 cm deep. Leaves, oval, medium green, short apex,
veins pale green, recessed, close, shallow serrations. Synonym: ‘Tea Gardens 330’. One of the
camellias from Tea Gardens, Summerville, South Carolina, USA, believed to have originally
been imported from Europe but name lost. Sport: Margaret Walker Pink. See black and
white photo p.221, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II. Note;
Collected Papers, ICS Congress, Locarno 2005, Kamelien an Küsten des Schwarzen Meeres,
Nakhutsrishvili, G., records Margaret Walker as growing 1912-1914 in the von Batumi
Botanic Garden, which indicates that this was the original name.
Margaret Walker Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.76: A pink sport of
Margaret Walker. Originated in USA.
Margaret Waterhouse. (C.x williamsii), ANZCRS., 1955, Camellia Annual, No.2, p.5, Reg. No.1: A
C.saluenensis seedling raised by E.G. Waterhouse, Gordon, N.S.W., Australia. A
semi-double, 8-9 cm across. Colour Amaranth rose, 520/2-1. Mid-season flowering. For
illustration see front cover, ACRS., 1966, Camellia News, No.24 and on p.20, ACRS, 1977,
Camellia News, No.66.
Margaret Weems. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1976, Camellia Nomenclature, p.100: Light peach pink.
Medium size, semi-double with irregular petals. Vigorous, bushy growth. Originated in USA
by Haynie.
Margaret Wells. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.201, Reg. No.475: A 10 year old
chance seedling, originated by Dr R.F. Wells, Panama City, Florida, USA. First bloomed
1958. Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 3.8 cm. The
semi-double to peony form flowers are deep rose, shading to purple on petal edge, averaging
13 cm across x 8 cm deep with 20-30 petals of heavy texture and yellow stamens. Blooms
early. Orthographic error: ‘Margareth Wells’. Sport: Margaret Wells Delight. Chinese
synonym: ‘Weiersi’.
Margaret Wells Choice. (C.reticulata hybr.) SCCS., 1984, Camellia Nomenclature, p.122: Deep, rich
pink. Very large semi-double. Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. A seedling of
C.reticulata Damanao x C.reticulata hybrid Arcadia, originated by Piet & Gaeta, California,
USA.
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Margaret Wells Delight. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1968, p.133, Reg. No.987: A sport
of Margaret Wells first observed in 1964. Originated by Azalea Road Nursery, Mobile,
Alabama, USA. A virus variegated form of Margaret Wells - It is highly variegated and has
the same form, texture and bloom as the parent. The colour is not as deep red. Synonym:
‘Margaret Wells Variegated’.
Margaret Wells Swift. (C.japonica), Lawrence, Paul, 1935, “Camellias in the South”; Gardeners’
Chronicle, 39(3):67. Bloomed for the first time, 1934, the plant then being 6 years old.
Originated by Robert Rubel Jr, Crichton, Alabama, USA. See black and white photo, p.9,
Garden Digest, Apr.1935: The flower measures 9.5 cm across and larger, is of a light cherry
red, shading to deep rose-pink, with many petals and petaloids, irregularly twisted and ruffled,
interspersed with golden anthered stamens and with about 20 large, guard petals, making a
globular shaped flower.
Margaret Wells Variegated. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.9 as ‘Margaret Wells
Var’. No description. This cultivar was registered in 1968 as Margaret Wells Delight, ACS.,
Reg. No.987 and this is considered the valid name as ‘Margaret Wells Variegated’ was not
validly listed.
Margaret Willey. Oregon Camellia Society, 1949. Abbreviation for Mrs Margaret Willey.
Margaret Williams. (C.japonica), ACS., 1988, The Camellia Journal, vol.43, No.4, p.22, Reg. No.2098:
Medium size, purple, formal double C.japonica chance seedling. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by John G. Williams, Tampa, Florida. American Camellia Yearbook, 1988,
p.189, colour photo between pp.186-187: The 34 year old seedling first bloomed 1964.
Average flower size 7.5 cm across x 3.8 cm. deep with 70 petals. Plant growth is upright,
dense and rapid with dark green leaves, 10 cm. x 5 cm.
Margarete Carbon. Wylam, 1952, American Camellia Yearbook, p.12. Synonym for Margherita
Coleoni.
Margarete H. Hertrich. Select Camellias Catalogue, Whittier, 1964. Orthographic variant for
Margarete Hertrich.
Margarete Hertrich. (C.japonica), First described as Reg, No.1, SCCS., Bulletin, 5:12, 1945 as ‘Margaret Hertrich’. This spelling was corrected to Margarete Hertrich in Bulletin, 5:52, 1945:
White. Medium size, 10-11 cm, formal double with 50-70 small petals. Vigorous, compact,
upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated at Huntington Gardens, San Marino. California. USA. Orthographic errors: ‘Margaret Hertrich’, ‘Margaret Hertrick’, ‘Margareth Hertrich’. See black and white photo. p.225, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington
Gardens, vol.I.
Margareth Davis. Thoby et al., 1988. Tsubaki, A Propos de Camellia, p.46. Orthographic error for
Margaret Davis.
Margareth Hertrich. Thoby et al., 1988, Tsubaki, A Propos de Camellia, p.46. Orthographic error
for Margarete Hertrich.
Margareth Wells.
Torsanlorenzo Catalogue. 1984-1985. Orthographic error for Margaret Wells.
Margaretha. (C.japonica). Hovey, ed., 1837, Magazine of Horticulture, 3:127: Originated by Floy, New
York, USA. Semi-double, lively pink with long petals. Synonym: ‘Margaretha Crassifolia’.
Margaretha Crassifolia. Le Texnier, 1911, Le camellia, essais sur 1’histoire de quelques fleurs
d’ornement. p.38. Synonym for Margaretha.
Margaretha di Savoya. Auguste van Geert Catalogue, No.83. 1882-1883, p.93. Orthographic error
for Margherite di Savoia.
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Margaret’s Joy. (C.japonica). SCCS., 1987. The Camellia Review, vol.49. No.1, p.2: A chance
C.japonica seedling, white formal double. 12.5 cm across. Does not shatter and falls in one
piece. Early flowering. Originated by Margaret & Walter Harmsen, California, USA.
Margaret’s Six. (C.reticulata). ACRS., 1981. Camellia News, No.79, p.28, Reg. No.279: Originated by
T.E. Pierson. Hurstville, N.S.W., Australia. Parents C.reticulata Damanao x Buddha, first
flowered 1979. The upright. open plant has long, narrow. lanceolate, 10.5 cm x 3.9 cm. light
green leaves with long. tapering apex and base. small serrations. The semi to incomplete double. 14.5 cm across x 8.5 cm. deep. turkey red flowers have rabbit ears intermingled with stamens. Blooms early to late.
Margarita. van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:zz. Synonym for Maddalina d’Italie. In America
this name has been used as an orthographic error for Marguerita.
Margarita Calceoni. da Silva, 1880. Forcing Camellia Varieties in Oporto. Orthographic error for
Margherita Coleoni.
Margarita Caleoni. van Houtte Catalogue, 1865-1866. 110:20. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
Margarita Caleonie.
The Pacific Camellia Society. 1946. Camellia Nomenclature, p.3.
Orthographic error for Margherita Coleoni.
Margarita Cleonie.
McEarcharn, Neil. 1963, Catalogue of the Plants of the Gardens of Villa
Taranto, p.59. Orthographic error for Margherita Coleoni.
Margarita Coleoni. van den Heed, May.1882. Revue Horticole, p.196. Orthographic error for
Margherita Coleoni.
Margarita Coleonie. Leroy’s Nurseries, Wholesale Price List, 1896-1897, p.22. Orthographic error
for Margherita Coleoni.
Margarita Colsoni. Allard, Jul.1891, Revue Horticole, p.296. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
Margarita (Lechi).
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:17. Synonym for Maddalina d’Italie.
Margareta Lecchi. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues p.149. Synonym for Maddalina d’Italie.
Margareticea. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p. 149. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Margarite Gouillon. The Pacific Camellia Society, 1946, Camellia Nomenclature, p.11. Erroneous
synonym for Duc d’Orleans.
Margaritta Guillon. Grischko e Malskaja, 1949, Spisok nasinnia Bot. Sad. Akad, Nauk. Ukrain,
p.44. Orthographic error for Marguerite Gouillon.
Marge Miller. (C.sasanqua). NSW Camellia Research Society Inc Newsletter, No.3, May 1995, pp.7-8:
Originated at the Sydney Teachers College, Sydney University, as a result of a pollination
demonstration by Clem Truran about 1978. A pendulous C.sasanqua with pink flowers
similar to its seed parent Shôwa-no-sakae. Named for the wife of the college gatekeeper.
Margery Adams. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1976, Camellia Nomenclature, p.100, Cream to lavender pink on
edge, Medium, formal double. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Late flowering. Originated
in USA by Dr C. Adams, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Margeurite de Savaya. Ludemann’s Pacific Nursery Catalogue, 1896-1897. Orthographic error for
Margherita di Savoia.
Margharita.
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Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945, p.27. Synonym for Campbellii (Guichard).
Margharita Calceonie.
Coleoni.
Cottage Garden Catalogue, 1932. Orthographic error for Margherita
Margharita Calconi. Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1945, p.7. Orthographic error
for Margherita Coleoni.
Margharita Caleone.
Coleoni.
Merrillees Shere Catalogue, 1951. Orthographic error for Margherita
Margharita Caleoni. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
Marharita Caleoni No.l.
gated.
McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941. Synonym for Margherita Coleoni Varie-
Margharita Caleoni No.2.
McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941. Synonym for Margherita Coleoni.
Margharita Caleonie.
Coleoni.
Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1908. Orthographic error for Margherita
Margharita Coleonie. Leroy, André, Catalogue 1973, p. 135. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
Margharite Caleonie. Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
Margherita.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Abbreviation for Margherita Coleoni.
Margherita. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.113. No description.
Margherita Begliuomini.
Belluomini.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1894. Orthographic error for Margherita
Margherita Belluomin. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p. 149. Orthographic error for Margherita Belluomini.
Margherita Belluomini. (C.japonica), Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881, p.28: Uniform rose of great effect.
Semidouble, 12.5 cm across. Originated in Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Margherita
Bellomine’, ‘Margherita Begliuomini’, ‘Margherita Belluomin’.
Margherita Calconi. Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12. Orthographic
error for Margherita Coleoni.
Margherita Caleoni.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1882-1883, 199:254. Orthographic error for
Margherita Coleoni.
Margherita Caleoni Red. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Margherita
Coleoni.
Margherita Caleonie.
Coleoni.
Hume, 1946, Camellias in America. Orthographic error for Margherita
Margherita Capra. (C.sasanqua). Italian CS, Notiziario, 1997, No.3, pp.24-25, colour photo front
cover; Originated by Mario Carmine, Cannero Riviera, Italy. Semi-double to peony form,
petals irregular, white, diameter 6.5-7.5 cm. Lightly fragrant. Outer margins have 12-14
lacinations. 5 imbricated sepals. Stamens numerous with yellow anthers. A few petaloids
dispersed among the stamens. Flowers early. Leaves dark green upper surface, light green
lower surface, form elliptic, apex reflexed and twisted, 7-7.5 cm x 3cm. Compact upright
growth.
Margherita Coleoni. (C.japonica). The first description located is in van Houtte Catalogue, 1865-1866,
110:20 as ‘Margarita Caleoni’: Very bright, pomegranate red, numerous petals, well
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imbricated and in his 1879-1880 Catalogue, 184:238: Beautiful imbricated flower, rounded
petals, of a beautiful rose, shaded with vivid carmine, all first class.. This very popular
camellia has suffered innumerable misspelling of its name, including the following: ‘Margaret
Carbone’, ‘Margarete Carbon’, ‘Margarita Calcioni’, ‘Margarita Calceoni’, ‘Margarita
Caleoni’, ‘Margarita Coleoni’, ‘Margarita Coleonie’, ‘Margarita Colsoni’, ‘Margharita’,
‘Margharita Calceomie’, ‘Margharita Caleone’, ‘Margharita Caleoni’, ‘Margharita Caleonia’,
‘Margharita Caleonie’, ‘Margharita Calconi’, ‘Margharita Coleoni’, ‘Margherita Caleonie’,
‘Margherita’, ‘Margherita Calconi’, ‘Margherita Caleoni’, ‘Margherita Caleonie’, ‘Margherita
Colleoni’, ‘Marguerita Caleoni’, ‘Marguerite Calconie’, ‘Marguerite Caleonie’, ‘Marguerite
Caleoni’, ‘Marguerite Celleoni’, ‘Marguerite Carbon’, ‘Margurita Coleonia’, ‘Mad.
Cealonia’, ‘Marguerite Calconia’, ‘Margaret Calleoni’. Synonyms: ‘General Douglas
MacArthur’, ‘Red Queen’, ‘Campbelhi’, ‘Tokayama’(South), ‘Margherita Caleoni Red’,
‘Margherita Coleoni No.2’ Pseudonym: ‘Campbellii’. Sport: ‘Margherita Coleoni
Variegated’. Colour Photo, Fairweather, 1979, Rhododendrons & Azaleas, p.123. Krussman,
1976, Manual of Cultivated broad-leaved Trees and Shrubs, p.20, erroneously equated
Margherita Coleoni with ‘Campbellii’. Hillebrand of Pallanza reports that the camellias on
sale under the names ‘Margherita Coleoni’ and ‘Francesco Ferruccio’ are the same varieties
although originally different cultivars.
Margherita Coleoni Variegated. (C.japonica), Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1948 as ‘Margherita
Coleoni Var.’: A virus variegated form of Margherita Coleoni - Dark oriental red, blotched
white. Formal double, 8.5 cm across x 3.8 cm deep. When fully open has a cuplike centre.
Originated in USA. Synonyms: ‘General Douglas MacArthur Variegated’, ‘Campbellii
Variegated’, ‘Mary Hare’, ‘Berkeley Square’, ‘Margharita Caleoni No1’, ‘Tewilliger’.
Orthographic errors: ‘Margherite Coleoni Variegated’, ‘Margharita Caleoni Variegated’.
Pseudonym: ‘Azuma Shibori’. See black and white photos, p.227, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias
in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Margherita Colleoni.
SCCS., 1942, Camellias, p.20. Orthographic error for Margherita Coleoni.
Margherita di Savoia. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue, No.94, 1875 as ‘Margherita di Savoya’. No
description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.) Orthographic variant: ‘Margherita di
Savoya’. Orthographic error: ‘Margeurite de Savaya’. Chinese synonym ‘Sawoya’.
Margherita di Savoya.
Savoia.
Linden Catalogue No.94, 1875. Orthographic variant for Margherita di
Margherita Gouillon. Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.153. Orthographic error for
Marguerite Gouillon.
Margherita Guillon. Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, Index. Orthographic error for
Margherita Indelicato. (C.japonica), Rovelli Catalogue, 1892-1893. No description. Rovelli Catalogue,
1896, p.39: Beautiful imbrication, rose, veined and suffused white. Originated in Italy.
Margherita Lechi. Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.65, 1869-1870, p.55. Synonym for
Maddalina d’Italie.
Margherita Lomellini. (C.japonica), Rovelli Catalogue, 1874. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Margherita Mainoni d’Intignano. (C.japonica), Mariotti, 1930, Cerre, p.32 and photo: A seedling of
‘Donckelaeri’. (Masayoshi). Large flowers, peach colour. Originated in Italy.
Margherita Serra. (C.japonica), Mostra della Camelie in Companhia, 1982, Napoli Castel, dell’Oro.
p.9. No description. Originated in Italy.
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Margherite Coleoni Variegated. SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature as
‘Margherite Coleoni var.’. Orthographic error for Margherita Coleoni Variegated.
Margherite Gouillon. Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12. Orthographic
error for Marguerite Gouillon.
Marghuttina.
Jules Menoreau Nursery Catalogue, 1886, p.13. Orthographic error for Marguttina.
Margie. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.9. No description. Orinda Nursery
Catalogue, 1968: White. Large formal double. Early to mid-season flowering. Originated in
USA at the Orinda Nursery, Bridgeville, Delaware.
Margie B. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.201, Reg. No.507: A 7 year old seedling
C.japonica, originated by Louis A. Brantley, Savannah, Georgia, USA. First flowered 1957.
Growth, upright, compact and rapid in rate with light green leaves, 9.5 cm long x 6 cm wide.
The semi-double to loose peony form flowers are 12.5 cm across x 7 cm deep. The 16-20
petals and the 3-7 petaloids are pure white, fluted and of a good texture. Rabbit ears and/or
petaloids are interspersed with pale green filaments and bright yellow anthers. Early
flowering.
Margie Dee. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. A virus variegated
form of Galilee - Light pink and white. Originated in USA.
Margie Dee Fisher. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Pink, incomplete
double. SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Soft pink, lightly
variegated with white. Large, loose, semi-double to anemone form. Vigorous, upright growth.
A seedling originated by Gilbert E. Fisher, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. See black and white
photo, p.141. Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Margie Selby Thomas. (C.hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Nov. 2000, p.28, Reg. No.2528. A nonreticulata hybrid chance seedling, semi-double with a central, slightly flared stamen group.
The lavender pink flowers have 20 petals, gold anthers and white stamens. Plant is vigorous,
upright and open. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Sam Zerkowski, Slidell, La.,
USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2000, p.4, colour photo p.c11. Flowers are 10 cm across
x 3.8 cm deep. The light green leaves are 8.2 cm long x 2.5 cm wide. Note: The published
photo shows a flower typical of C.japonica x C.saluenensis.
Marginata. (C.japonica), Proceedings of the RHS., 1861, p.200: Exhibited Apr.26th, 1860. From Mr
Halley. A late blooming seedling, the flower moderately sized, rather thin with convex petals,
lively rose colour and faintly scented as in the variety Myrtifolia.
Margined Wirlinga Belle. (C.hybrid). Nagoya Camellia Society Bulletin, No.25, 1992, p.13, colour plate
No.46: Originated by Dr Kôji Funakoshi, Nagoya, Japan. A seedling of Juraku x Wirlinga
Belle. Flower shape similar to Wirlinga Belle. Very pale pink, miniature single, margined
pink. Profuse flowering. Early blooming. Fragrant.
Margo-Anne Loe. (C.japonica), ACS., 1988, The Camellia Journal, vol.43, No.3, front cover, Reg.
No.2095 and colour photo: Boutonniere, miniature to small size; 100 tight flower petals,
formal double, white with broken, pink stripes and reverses to red with white spots. Abundant
midseason blooms on a dark green, bushy plant. A chance seedling originated by Ferol & Sam
Zerkowsky, Tammia Nursery, Slidell, Louisiana, USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1988,
p.189: The 8 year old seedling first bloomed 1988. Average flower size, 7.5 cm across x 5 cm
deep with 100 petals. Some flowers have swirls. Plant growth is upright and rapid with dark
green leaves, 10 cm x 3.6 cm.
Margo-Lyn. (C.japonica), ACRS.,1969, Camellia News, No.32, p.17, Reg. No.90: Originated by G.W.
Hooper, Bexley North, N.SW, Australia. Parents unknown. First flowered 1963. Spreading,
open growth habit. The semi-double blooms are 10 cm across, solfino purple, HCC.26/2
colour. Blooms mid-season.
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Marguarita. Puddle & Hangar, 1960, RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.14,
p.157. Synonym for Mikenjaku as ‘Nagasaki’, however see next entry.
Marguerita. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943 as ‘Margurita’,
changed to ‘Marguerita’ in following catalogues, 1945-1946 and on: A red sport of ‘Candida
Elegantissima’, (‘Nagasaki’). Very large, semi-double red with two rows of large petals and
conspicuous stamens in the centre with a few petaloids. Rounded, serrate, dark green foliage.
This name was subsequently erroneously quoted in many catalogues as synonym for Mikenjaku as ‘Nagasaki’. It was mispelt as ‘Margarita’, ‘Margurita’ and ‘Marguarita’. Hertrich,
1954 later illustrated and described it in Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I, pp.266,
269 under the synonym: ‘Nagasaki Rose’.
Marguerita Caleoni. de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
Marguerita Lechi.
d’Italie.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1941-1942, p.27. Synonym for Maddalina
Marguerite. Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum .... Orthographic error for ‘Margarita’,
synonym for Maddalina d’Italie.
Marguerite Bellomine.
Platt, 1961, RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.15,
p.107. Orthographic error for Margherita Belluomini.
Marguerite Bullard. (C.sasanqua), American Camellia Yearbook, 1958, p.289, Reg. No.316: A 9 year
old seedling of Mine-no-yuki; originated by Mrs M. Eugene Bullard, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. Plant growth is rapid and spreading. The pink, peony form flowers resemble
‘Mine-no-yuki’ in form and have 30 petals and 8 petaloids. Size, 8 cm across x 3.8 cm deep
and retains a rose-bud centre for some time. Blooms early.
Marguerite Calconia. Arther Charlton Catalogue, 1957, p.11. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
Marguerite Caleoni. Paugham & Blanchard, 1884, Revue Horticole, p.450. Orthographic error for
Margherita Coleoni.
Marguerite Caleonie.
Coleoni.
Sander Nursery Catalogue, 1928. Orthographic error for Margherita
Marguerite Calusaut. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1950-1951. Abbreviation for
Marguerite Calusaut Pink.
Pink Calusaut.
Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1950-1951. Synonym for
Marguerite Calusaut Variegated. Levi, 1958, American Camellia Yearbook, p.241. Synonym for
Marguerite Cannon. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.202, Reg. No.517: A 9 year
old chance seedling that first bloomed 1959; originated by Mr & Mrs H.E. Ashby, Charleston,
South Carolina, USA. Plant growth is spreading, open and slow with light green leaves. The
flowers are clear pink, semi-double, 12.5 cm across x 3.8 cm deep with 18 petals. Many large,
fluted petals with a frilled or ruffled appearance. Blooms mid-season to late. Sport:
Marguerite Cannon Variegated.
Marguerite Cannon Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1966, Camellia Nomenclature, p.87 as
‘Marguerite Cannon Var.’: A virus variegated form of Marguerite Cannon - Clear pink,
blotched white. Originated in USA.
Marguerite Carbon. SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.65. Synonym for
Margherita Coleoni.
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Marguerite Celloni.
Coleoni.
Reuthe Nursery Catalogue, 1911. Orthographic error for Margherita
Marguerite de Gouillon. Anonymous, 1846, Gardeners’ Chronicle, 364 (13):206. Synonym for
Marguerite Enid. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1977, Camellia News, No.66, p.26, Reg. No.187: Originated by
Margorie Stephenson, Castle Hill, N.SW, Australia. A seedling of Edith Linton that first
bloomed 1974. The plant has a dense, vigorous growth habit and produces 12-13 cm diameter
flowers, semi-double, of white to blush pink, early to mid-season. It has dark green, 9 cm x 5
cm leaves.
Marguerite Fisher.
Hillcrest Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Synonym for Margie Dee Fisher.
Marguerite Gauthier. (C.japonica), Sander Nursery Catalogue, 1939, p.1. No description. Originated in
Belgium. (Believed extinct.)
Marguerite Gouillon. (C.japonica), Drouard-Gouillon Catalogue, 1839. No description. van Houtte
Catalogue, 1842, 9:54: Peony form, soft pink, spotted and streaked with vivid red. Berlèse,
1842, Annales de la Société d’Horticulture de Paris, 30(175):427-429: Peony form, white
flushed very pale pink, dotted and striped with crimson, 8-9.5 cm in diameter. Petals obovate,
4 cm x 3.5 cm wide, outer petals in 4-5 layers; centre petals smaller and mixed with stamens
and petaloids to give a raised centre. Leaves elliptic, 8 cm x 4.8 cm, shallowly serrate,
acuminate, mid-green. Habit upright and vigorous becoming spreading. This camellia was
raised by Drouard-Gouillon of Febraud Nursery, Nantes, France about 1840 and named for
his daughter. It was first released in a 3 page leaflet, prepared by Berlèse and headed: “1842.
Description d’un Nouveau Camellia, souscription ouverte pour le Camellia Marguerite
Gouillon. Here is a beautiful camellia variety obtained from seed by M. Drouard-Gouillon of
Nantes and flowered for the first time this year, 1842. The flower is 10 cm across, it is full,
rounded, almost regular rose form, with a delicate pink base, speckled and streaked vivid red.
The broad outer petals are in 6 fan-like rows, rounded, slightly indented, thin and transparent,
regularly imbricated and tints of dehcate pink with streaks spots and bands of red. The interior
has a variable number of upright, elongated petals of diverse form, some strap-like, others
oval, grouped in clusters and forming a united centre, detached from the circumference.”
Berlèse described it in the 3rd ed. of his Monographie, 1845 and Verschaffelt illustrated it in
his Nouvelle Iconographie, 1850, Book X, pl. III. In recent years it has become confused with
another, similar cultivar from the same area in General Lamoricière but they are considered
to be separate cultivars. Synonyms: ‘Madam Gouillon’, ‘Parini Nova’. In America Duc
d’Orleans has been a psuedonyn for Marguerite Gouillon. Sports: Marguerite Gouillon
Rose, ‘Stardust’. Orthographic variants and errors: ‘Marguerite Guillon’, ‘Margherite
Gouillon’, ‘Margherita Gouillon’, ‘Margurite Gouillon’, ‘Marguerite de Gouillon’,
‘Margeritta Guillon’, ‘Margaret Gullion’, ‘Marguerite Quillon’, ‘Marguerite Gruillon’, ‘Marte
Guillon’. See black and white photos: Fig. 46, RHS., 1961, The Rhododendron and Camellia
Yearbook, No.15; Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, p.222.
Marguerite Gouillon Pink. SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Synonym
for Marguerite Gouillon Rose.
Marguerite Gouillon Rose. (C.japonica), Thoby et al., 1988, Tsubaki, A Propos Camellia, p.31 as raised
by Drouard-Gouillon, ca.1843. Bahuaud-Litou, 1914-1920 as ‘Marguerite Rose’: A medium
large size, rose-pink, semi-double to peony form. Vigorous grower. Blooms early to mid-season. Synonyms: ‘Pink Anemone’. Abbreviation: ‘Marguerite Rose’.
Marguerite Gruillon. St Bridget Nursery Catalogue, 1982. Orthographic error for Marguerite
Gouillon.
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Marguerite Guillon. Rousseau, Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1842-1843, p.3. Orthographic error for
Marguerite Hertrich. Walter Allen Nursery Catalogue, 1949-1950. Orthographic error for Margarete Hertrich.
Marguerite Lawrence.
Marguerite Lechi.
Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Synonym for Vedrine.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1851. Synonym for Maddalina d’Italie.
Marguerite Mouring. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1983, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.38, No.4, p.7.
No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Marguerite Potts. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1964-1965, p.10. No description. Originated
in USA. No valid listing located.
Marguerite Quillon.
Bergami Catalogue, 1858. Orthographic error for Marguerite Gouillon.
Marguerite Rose. Bahauad-Litou Nursery Catalogue, 1914-1920: Medium to large rose-pink,
semi-double to peony form. Vigorous grower. Early to mid-season blooming. Abbreviation
for Marguerite Gouillon Rose.
Marguerite Sears. (C.japonica), Pyron, 1969, American Camellia Yearbook, colour photo facing p.22,
description p.102: A fine new variety from Moultrie, which Josh Wilkes is propagating. It is
the pink sport of an unnamed seedling japonica. The pink is lighter at the petal base becoming
darker to the outer edge. Similar in form to Betty Sheffield. Originated in USA. Orthographic
error: ‘Margaret Sears’. Sport: Marguerite Sears Supreme.
Marguerite Sears Supreme. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1974, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.29, No.1. A
virus variegated form of Marguerite Sears - Pink marbled with white. Originated in USA.
Marguerite Sharp.
SCCS., 1984, Camellia Nomenclature, p.70. Orthographic error for
Margueryte Sharp.
Marguerite Tourje. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: A solid pink sport of
Masquerade. Pink margined white, large. Mid-season blooming. Originated at Nuccio’s
Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA.
Marguerite Turner. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.322, Reg. No.195: A 10 year
old chance seedling; originated by Filo H. Turner, Pensacola, Florida, USA. First flowered
1949. Plant growth is compact and rapid with dark green, elliptic leaves, acuminate, lightly
serrate. Flower is an incomplete double with large petaloids, similar to Gloire de Nantes.
Size is up to 15 cm across x 8 cm deep. Colour creamy white, lightly striped and flecked pink.
Flowers early to mid-season. Orthographic error: ‘Margaret Turner’. Sport: Marguerite
Turner Pink.
Marguerite Turner Pink. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.9: Pink sport of
Marguerite Turner. Originated in USA.
Marguerite Veo. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.221, Reg. No.607: A 6 year
old chance seedling, originated by W.H. Veo, Orlando, Florida, USA. Plant growth is upright,
open and medium with light green leaves, 7.5 cm x 2.5 cm. The peony form flowers, 11 cm
across x 7 cm deep, are clear rose with bright orange stamens and have 32 petals and 6-7
petaloids. Blooms early.
Margueryte Sharp. (C.japonica), ACS., 1980, The Camellia Journal, vol.35, No.4, Colour pl. back
cover. American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, p.102, Reg. No.1691: A medium size, pure white,
anemone to peony form C.japonica chance seedling; originated by Ferol & Sam Zerkowsky,
Slidell. Louisiana, USA. The 15 year old seedling first bloomed 1968. Average flower size is
10 cm across x 6 cm deep with 70 petals, 30 petaloids, yellow anthers and white filaments.
The flower has a large, tight. peony centre skirted by white petals. Blooms mid-season. Plant
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growth is upright. dense and medium with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 5 cm. Orthographic
error: ‘Marguerite Sharp’.
Margurita.
Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943. Orthographic error for
Marguerita.
Margurita Coleonia. Portland Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1955-1965. Orthographic error for
Margherita Coleoni.
Margurita Gouillon.
McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941. Orthographic error for Marguerite Gouillon.
Margutina. Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.47, 1859, p.34. Orthographic error for
Marguttina.
Marguttina. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:18. No description. Medici Spada, 1858,
Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.6: Flower small, formal double, petals rounded,
lobulate, numerous, regularly imbricated, colour of intense rose, with reflections of
vermilion-scarlet. Originated in Italy by Delgrande, Rome. Orthographic errors:
‘Marghuttina’, ‘Margutina’.
Marguttina Striata. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1858, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.7:
Flower medium size, imbricated, rose form, petals lobulate, a vivid vermilion of a range of
intensities, fine veining of carmine, stripes and splashes of rose, that more or less tend white.
Originated in Italy by Delgrande, Rome.
Maria. (C.japonica), Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.45: White, suffused and lined with
pink. Originated by Favre, France.
Maria. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro, 1872-1873, Catalogue, No.9, p.45: Regular rose form. Pure
white. Originated in Portugal.
Maria. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de Paris, vol.40, p.129: Flower
9-10 cm across, sometimes more, formal double to rose form double, regular, orange red.
Petals 6~7 rows, thick, emarginate or deeply notched; the first are rounded, the others
round-oval; those of the centre deformed, erect, elongated, crumpled and irregularly placed.
Originated in Germany by Gruneberg. Synonym for Maria de Gruneberg.
Maria Amelia. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. Orthographic
variant for Marie-Amélie.
Maria Anna.
etta.
de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1937, p.12. Orthographic error for Maria Antoni-
Maria Antionetta.
Antonietta.
SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.77. Orthographic error for Maria
Maria Antionette.
Antonietta.
Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. Orthographic error for Maria
Maria Antonetta. Le Texnier, 1911, Le camellia essais sur 1’histoire de quelqus fleurs d’ornement,
p.35. Orthographic error for Maria Antonietta.
Maria Antonietta. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, vol.3, pl.240: The flower is 9-10 cm
across, full rose, regular, imbricated from the centre to the circumference, of a cherry red,
deeper at the circumference than the centre and marked with bands and broad lines of soft
rose. The petals are in 6-7 rows. Those of the first two rows are large, rounded, notched and
veined; those of the next rows are long, becoming smaller towards the centre. They are
divided vertically by whitish bands and stripes. Ridoli, 1848, Catalogo delle Piante, p.8:
Perfect imbrication. Outer petals rounded, inner acuminate. Vivid rose, slightly paler in the
centre. All petals almost divided in half by white stripes. A modern listing by Onillon, Angers
Catalogue, 1937, p.3 as ‘Marie Antoinette’: Imbricated red. Could be a self red sport.
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Originated as a seedling in Italy by Ridolfi. Orthographic variant: ‘Marie Antoinette’.
Orthographic errors: ‘Maria Antionetta’, ‘Maria Antonetta’, ‘Maria Antoinette’, ‘Maria
Antionetta’, ‘Marie Antonietta’, ‘Mariantonia’. Synonym: ‘Marie Antonietta Nova’. See pl.I,
Book III, Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie.
Maria-Antonietta Vera.
Linden Catalogue, 1871-1872, p.17. Synonym for Maria Antonietta.
Maria Bagnasco. (C.japonica), van Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1891, 244:235: Beautiful form, 10 cm across,
perfectly imbricated, outer petals rounded, the others slightly rounded, soft pink, gradually
becoming paler towards the centre, where it is pure white. Originated in Italy by Bagnasco.
Rovelli Catalogue, 1893-1894. Flesh pink. Large, rose form double. Then in the 1896
Catalogue in a later description: Imbricated. Pale red, delicately suffused and bordered by a
paler hue. Orthographic error: ‘Maria Bagnosco’.
Maria Bagnosco.
Bagnasco.
de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.11. Orthographic error for Maria
Maria da Fonte. (C.japonica),José Marques Loureiro, Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.32. Peony form. Vivid
pink. Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue No.27, 1892, p.65; Peony
form. Vivid pink. Originated in Portugal.
Maria de Gruneberg. (C.japonica), Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7 as ‘Maria de
Grumberg’. No description. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de
Paris. vol.40, p.129: Flower 9-10 cm across, formal double to rose form double, regular,
orange red. Petals 6-7 rows, thick, emarginate or deeply notched; the first are rounded, the
others round-oval; those of the centre deformed, erect, crumpled, elongated and irregularly
placed. Originated in Germany by Gruneberg. Synonym: ‘Maria’.
Maria Domica. (C.japonica), Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum.... No description. Originated
in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Maria Dorotea.
Carlo Maupoil Catalogue, 1853. Orthographic error for Maria Dorothea.
Maria Dorothea. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1839, Floricultural Cabinet, vol.7, p.56: Double white, pink
stripes. Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, vol.2, pl.173: Peony form, about 10 cm across, pure
white. Similar to ‘Grunelli’ with areas and lines of rose. Originated in France about 1834 by
Baumann Bros., Bollwieler. According to van Geert, 1848, Amazone is a synonym.
Maria Elisa. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:15. No description. Floricultural Cabinet, 1846, p.68 as ‘Maria Eliza’: Red and white in irregular portions. Originated by Buist,
USA. Orthographic variants: ‘Maria Eliza’, ‘Marie Elisa’. Synonym: ‘Maria Eliza’(Buist).
Maria Eliza. Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue No.50, p.27. Anonymous, 1846, Floricultural
Cabinet, p.68. Orthographic variant for Maria Elisa.
Maria Elisabetta. (C.japonica), Loudon, 1840, The Gardeners’ Magazine, vol.16. No description. A
seedling of Dr Sacco, Milan, Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Maria Elisabetta Fings. (C.japonica), Sacco, 1830-1833 according to Schiavone, 1981, Il Giardino nell
Camelie, pl.53. No description. Originated in Italy by Sacco, Milan. (Believed extinct.)
Maria Fantoni. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1879, R. Società di Orticultura, Bollettino, 4:66-71: Perfect
form well imbricated, of a beautiful, rosy colour. Originated by Guiseppe Biasi, Italy.
Maria Forsters. Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book II, pl.I. Orthographic error for
Maria Fosters.
Maria Fosters. (C.japonica), Burnier Catalogue, 1855-1856. No description. Franchetti, 1855,
Collezione di Camelie, p.45: Large, imbricated, concave flower, bright satiny red with the
centre streaked white. Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book II, pl.I: Blossoms of
medium size, perfectly imbricated, slightly concave and formed of numerous, comparatively
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large petals, orbicular, full or scarsely emarginate at the summit, and quite outspread. At the
centre they are more numerous still, decrease suddenly in size and form a thick heart The
whole is of a cherry red colour with a few whitish stripes or stains. Originated in Italy by
Franchetti, Florence. Orthographic error: ‘Maria Forsters’.
Maria Grazia Ciampini. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.124 with
colour photo; Medium size, rose form double, white (RHS.CC.155D). Sometimes occasional
stamens give yellowish shade to centre. A seedling of Alba Simplex x ‘Giorgia Bianca’, first
flowered in 2002. Originated by Dott. Guido Cattolica, Livorno, Italy.
Maria Hovey.
Veitch Nursery Catalogue, 1903. Orthographic error for Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Maria Irene. (C.japonica), Alfredo Moreira da Silva, Catalogue No.19, 1964-1965, p.27, ref.108: Very
large peony form, creamy white. Haskins Nursery Pty. Ltd. Catalogue, 1964: Creamy white
peony form with an anemone centre. Medium large size. Ferreira & Celina, 2000, O Mundo
da Camélia, p.96 with colour photo; Flowers mid-season. Originated in Portugal.
Maria Keating. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.4. Orthographic variant for ‘Marie
Keating’, abbreviation for Mrs Marie Keating.
Maria Liuggi.
Luigia.
Charles van Geert, 1846, Catalogue Général, p.71. Orthographic error for Maria
Maria Livia Saviozzi. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.125 with
colour photo; Small to medium size, anemone form, pinkish white, sometimes with pink
streaks (RHS.CC.55B and 56C). A seedling of Tricolor Florentine x Alba Simplex, first
flowered in 1995. Originated by Dott. Guido Cattolica, Livorno, Italy.
Maria Lucchesi. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue No.94, p.24. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Maria Louisa. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844-1845, p.27. No description. Wilder, 18471848, Horticulturalist. 2:541: Perfectly double and regular, sometimes hexangular like ‘Lady
Hume’, (Incarnata); colour deep rose or crimson, with a metallic lustre. ‘Single Red’
(Rubra) crossed by ‘Punctata’ (Gray’s Invincible). Originated in USA by S. Wilder.
Orthographic variant: ‘Marie Louise’. Orthographic error: ‘Maria Luizia’. Synonym: ‘Marie
Louise Double’.
Maria Luigia. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1842, 9:54: Very large, petals spread out, dark blood
red with large, pure white spots. Auguste van Geert Catalogue, 1848, p.19 as ‘Maria Luigia di
Parma’: Large, outspread petals, deep blood red, with broad white splotches of white, but
often unicolour. Synonym: ‘Maria Luigia di Parma’. Orthographic variants: ‘Maria Luiza.’,
‘Maria Luisa’. This camellia was named for Maria Louisa, Teresa of Parma, Queen of Spain,
1754-1819. van Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, 23:1 gives Admirabilis as a synonym, but as it
is variegated with white, it is more likely to be the variegated form of Admirabilis.
Orthographic errors: ‘Maria Luiggi’, ‘Maria Liuggi’.
Maria Luigia di Parma.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:15. Synonym for Maria Luigia.
Maria Luiggi.
Charles van Geert Catalogue, 1845, p.9. Orthographic error for Maria Luigia.
Maria Luisa.
Liugia.
Desportes, 1847, Revue Horticole, ser.3, 1:215. Orthographic variant for Maria
Maria Luisa di Borbone Parma. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005,
p.126 with colour photo; Medium size, red (RHS.CC.45A). Stated to be peony form, but
flowers pictured are clearly anemone form. A selfed seedling of Rubina, first flowered in
Maria Luiza.
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Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.6. Orthographic error for Maria Luigia.
Maria Luizia.
Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21. Orthographic error for Maria Louisa.
Maria Manuela. (C.japonica), Alfredo Moreira da Silva, Catalogue No.103, 1968-1969, p.27, ref 137:
Light rose pink striped with carmine. Colour photo back page, da Silva catalogue No.107,
1972-73. Originated in Portugal.
Maria Maximina. (C.japonica), Loureiro Catalogue, No.9, 1872-1873: Delicate pink, white tinted.
Orthographic error: ‘Maria Maxinina’.
Maria Maxinina. da Silva, 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellia in Oporto, p.13. Orthographic error
for Maria Maximina.
Maria Moren.
Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1942, p.10. Orthographic error for Marie Morren.
Maria Morren. Incorrect spelling of Marie Morren. See valid entry for details.
Maria Niccolai.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1895. Orthographic error for Maria Nicolai.
Maria Nicolai. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.I: Larger than
medium size, a vivid cherry-red towards the circumference, and pink at the centre with rosywhite stripes; very numerous petals of good size, fully orbicular with apical emargination,
those of the centre much smaller and full, all imbricated with great regularity. Originated in
Italy by Antonelli of Genoa. Orthographic errors: ‘Maria Niccolai’, ‘Maria Nicolay’, ‘Maria
Nicolais’. Orthographic variant: ‘Marie Nicolai’.
Maria Nicolais.
Paul, 1889, Gardeners’ Chronicle, p.427. Orthographic error for Maria Nicolai.
Maria Nicolay. Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.I. Orthographic error for
Maria Nicolai.
Maria Otero del Rio. (C.japonica) Camelia, La Sociedad Española de la Camelia, No.17, Dec. 2010,
p.37 with colour photos; A sport of Eugenia de Montijo, first flowered in 2000, and since
flowered true on 23 propagations. Originated by Maria Otero del Rio, A Coruña, Spain. An
incomplete double with 50-70 reflexed outer petals, and a variable centre of 20-200 petaloids.
Occasional stamens, visible only when the flower is fully open. Colour red (RHSCC 53C)
with a fine white margin to petals. Leaf mid-green (RHSCC 138C), elliptic-ovate, 9.5 cm x
4.5-5 cm. Plant growth dense at medium rate. Flowers early to late.
Maria Padilla. (C.japonica), Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, Perfect imbrication, very vivid
rose. de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellias, p.113: Very double, imbricated
flowers, veined pink, flesh coloured. Oudin Nursery Catalogue, 1846, p.19: Perfectly regular
imbricated form, rounded petals, cerise-pink. Originated in Lombardy, Italy. Orthographic
variant: ‘Marie Padilla’.
Maria Paula. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert, 1857, Catalogue No.43, p.35. No description. Originated
Maria Pia.
Pia.
Burdin Maggiore et Cie Catalogue, 1870-1871. Abbreviation for Principessa Maria
Maria Rovelli. (C.japonica), Rovelli Catalogue, 1893-1894 & 1896: Flower imbricated; large, pure white
petals, slightly incurved. Originated in Italy by Rovelli, Pallanza.
Maria Sama. (The Blessed Virgin), (C.japonica), JCS., 1988, Japan Camellia, No.29, p.13 with colour
photo: Very soft pink, campanulate single, small size, 5 rounded, embracing petals, slightly
emarginate. Blooms mid-season. Originated at Nagasaki, Japan in Tabira-chô, which was the
settlement of Catholic Christians, to which the name alludes. Discovered by Shigeji Kurose in
1981, named by Kichinosuke Aburatani. Alternate spelling ‘Maria-sama’.
Maria Stella Fioriti. (C.japonica), Scarlatti Catalogue, 1888. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
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Maria Teresa. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, 23:7: Formal double, pale flesh colour,
lightly powdered with soft cherry-red. See Verschaffelt, 1848, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book
I, pl.I and again in 1852, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book IX, pl.II, both as ‘Marie Theresa’: Its
imbricated petals decrease in size from the circumference to the centre, and are rounded,
emarginate in the middle and those in the centre are pointed. They are a delicate, bright pink,
speckled with crimson. Originated in Italy by Conte Maggi. Orthographic variant: ‘Marie
Thérèse’. Orthographic errors: ‘Maria Theresa’, ‘Maria Therese’, ‘Marie Teresa’, ‘Maria
Theresia’. Synonym: ‘Marie Therese Vera’, ‘Impèratrice Marie Theresa’, ‘Marchesa Maria
Teresa’.
Maria Teresa di Lucca. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.113 as
‘Maria Teresa di Luca’. A large imbricated flower of rose colour, veined and edged flesh
pink. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.45: Soft pink with rosy variegation.
Imbricated. Originated in Italy by Burnier & Grilli. Sport: ‘Nuova Maria Teresa di Lucca’.
Maria Teresa Rosea. (C.japonica), Rovelli Catalogue, 1893-1894. A rose-pink sport of Maria Teresa.
Originated in Italy by Rovelli.
Maria Teresa Vera. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. Synonym for
Maria Teresa.
Maria Theresa.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59. Orthographic error for Maria Teresa.
Maria Therese. William Bull, 1867, Catalogue, p.73. Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook,
p.55. Orthographic error for Maria Teresa.
Maria Theresia.
Ysabeau, 1848, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique de la Belgique ou Guide des
Amateurs et Jardiniers, p.348. Orthographic error for Maria Teresa.
Maria 2ᵃ. (C.japonica) List of Portuguese Camellias 2010, Guedes & Oliveira, pp.35 & 72; Jardim
Portuense, 1844, April, No.7, p.106; Beautiful, regular flower, dark scarlet, striped irregularly
with white. Obtained by head gardener João José Gomes.
Mariantonia. Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867. Orthographic error for Maria Antonietta.
Marian Faircloth. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1972, p.132, Reg. No.1174: A 9 year old
chance C.japonica seedling that first bloomed 1966, originated by J. Faircloth, Pensacola,
Florida, USA. Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm.
The peony form bloom is light pink with dark pink stripes. It has yellow anthers, 18 petals, 56
petaloids and measures 11 cm across x 5 cm deep. Blooms early to mid-season.
Marian Harrison. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.226, Reg. No.529: An 11 year
old chance seedling that first bloomed 1956; originated by W.H. Harrison, Marianna, Florida,
USA. Upright, rapid growth with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 6 cm. The flowers are a glowing,
cerise pink, anemone to peony form, similar to Daikagura. Filaments are white with yellow
anthers. Flowers are 15 cm. across x 10 cm deep with 34-40 petals and 0-90 petaloids. Early
flowering.
Marian Mitchell. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943: This is our finest
hybrid in the red chance seedlings, originated at Magnolia Gardens, John’s Island, South
Carolina, USA. A scarlet red, large, semi-double, late blooming. Slow, upright growth. Orthographic variation: ‘Marion Mitchell’. For different form see Marian Mitchell Variegated.
Marian Mitchell Variegated. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945: We
were so well pleased with this variety as a solid red that we were overwhelmed when, through
grafting, it came out heavily variegated. A virus variegated form of Marian Mitchell - Scarlet
red, heavily marbled with white. Originated in USA by Magnolia Gardens, South Carolina.
Orthographic variant: ‘Marion Mitchell Variegated’. See black & white photo, p.229,
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Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I. See colour photo: pl.107, p.57,
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978 as ‘Marion Mitchell Variegated’.
Marian Stewart. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Nursery Catalogues, p.149. No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Mariana. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle Nursery Catalogue, 1866. A Camden Park seedling originated by
Macarthur, N.S.W., Australia. A bright crimson lake, very double, outer petals large and flat,
inner excessively crowded, erect and inclined to be blotched or striped, very like ‘Vesta’, very
waved. Orthographic variant: ‘Marianna’. Synonym: ‘Red Waratah’. See colour pl.41, facing
p.122, Longhurst & Savige, 1982, The Camellia; p.21, ACRS., 1977, Camellia News, No.66.
Mariana Favorite. (C.japonica), Jose Maria Serra, Establecimiento de Horticultura, 1855, Catalogo, p.6.
No description. Originated in Spain. (Believed extinct.)
Mariana Gaeta.
Backhouse, J. Catalogue, 1873. Orthographic error for Marianna Gaeta.
Mariana Talenti.
Linden Catalogue, 1869-1870, p.27. Orthographic error for Marianna Talenti.
Mariana Trivalgio. Companhia Horticolo-Agricola; Portuense Catalogue, No.40, ca.1904, p.70.
Orthographic error for Marianna Trivulzio.
Mariana Trivalzio Nova.
Jose Loureiro, 1872-1873, Catalogue No.9, p.57. Synonym for
Marriana Trivulzio (Nova).
Mariana Trivolgi.
Trivulzio.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:18. Orthographic error for Marianna
Mariana Trivulgi.
Trivulzio.
van Houtte Catalogue,1854-1855, 53:44. Orthographic error for Marianna
Mariana Trivulgia. van Houtte Catalogue, 1847-1848, 30:13. Orthographic error for Marianna
Trivulzio.
Mariana Trivulzio.
Jose Maria Serra, Establecimiento de Horticultura Catalogo, 1855, p.6.
Orthographic error for Marianna Trivulzio.
Mariane Trivoglia.
Trivulzio.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1847, 30:15. Orthographic error for Marianna
Mariane Trivulcia.
Trivulzio.
Alexis Dalliere, 1852, Price List, p.19. Orthographic error for Marianna
Mariann. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1984, p.179, Reg. No.1951: A large, red, anemone
to peony form C.japonica chance seedling, early to late blooming; originated by Wilkins
Garner, Glendale, California, USA. Lightly scented. First bloomed 1975 at 8 years old.
Flower size, 10 cm across. Plant growth habit is upright and medium in rate. Chinese
synonym: ‘Mali’an’.
Mariann Rankin.
True’s Camellias, 1961, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.12, No.3, p.41.
Orthographic errors for Marianne Rankin.
Marianna Bianchi. (C.japonica), Scarlatti Catalogue, 1888: Ivory white with splashes of rose, formal
double. Originated in Italy.
Marianna Gaeta. (C.japonica), Backhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1873 as ‘Mariana Gaeta’. No description.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881 p.28: Large regular flower, perfectly imbricated, rosy petals
veined red, lighter in centre. First class variety of great effect. van Houtte Catalogue,
1882-1883, 199:246: [Gaeta], First class, spectacular variety. Very large, regularly imbricated
flower. Pink petals with red veining which becmes paler towards the centre. Originated in
Italy by Gaeta, Florence. Orthographic variant: ‘Mariana Gaeta’. Orthographic errors:
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‘Marianna Gaete’, ‘Mariana Gaete’, ‘Marion Gaeta’. Synonym: ‘Barbara Lodge’. See black &
white photo, p.228, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Marianna Gaete.
R. Società Toscana d’Orticultura, Bollettino, 1879. Orthographic error for
Marianna Gaeta.
Marianna Masetti. (C.japonica), R. Società d’Orticultura, Bollettino, 1876. No description. Originated
Marianna Reali. (C.japonica), R. Società d’Orticultura, Bollettino, 1876: Flower bright carmine, with
some white lines. Perfectly imbricated. Originated in Italy by Cesare Franchetti, Florence.
Marianna Takentini.
Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29, 18951896, p.52. Orthographic error for Marianna Talenti.
Marianna Talenti. (C.japonica), Lemaire, ed., 1866, L’Illustration Horticole, vol.13, pl.483: This
camellia was recently obtained in Italy. The flower consists of a number of small petals,
lanceolate or rounded with a cleft apex. The colour is bright cherry red, netted with veins of
deeper colour. Many petals are marked down the centre by large, white stripes, which are
more numerous towards the centre. Originated by Cesare Franchetti, Florence, Italy.
Orthographic variant: ‘Mariana Talenti’. Orthographic errors: ‘Marina Talentii’, ‘Marianna
Takentini’.
Marianna Triulzio.
Trivulzio.
Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.22. Orthographic error for Marianna
Marianna Trivalgio. Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogo, No.29, 1895-1896,
p.52. Orthographic error for Marianna Trivulzio.
Marianna Trivalzio. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59. Orthographic error for Marianna
Trivulzio.
Marianna Trivatzia.
Trivulzio.
Joseph Baumann, 1849, Prix Courant, p.6. Orthographic error for Marianna
Marianna Triveri. Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867. Orthographic error for Marianna Trivulzio.
Marianna Trivulgi.
Downing Catalogue, 1858, p.12. Orthographic error for Marianna Trivulzio.
Marianna Trivulgio. Verschaffelt, 1854, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VIII, pl.II. Orthographic
error for Marianna Trivulzio.
Marianna Trivulzie. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.150. Orthographic error for Marianna Trivulzio.
Marianna Trivulzio. (C.japonica), Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum.... No description.
Burdin Maggiore & Co., 1849-1850, Catalogo General: Delicate flesh coloured with carmine
stripes, imbricated. Verschaffelt, 1854, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VIII, pl.II as ‘Marianna
Trivulgio’: This camellia of Italian origin was sent by Mr Luigi Croft of Milan. It is placed in
the anemone group due to the arrangement of its petals, the exterior ones being large, rounded
and outspread; the next ones being suddenly smaller, form a compact, outspread heart as in a
garden ranunculus. The pure white colouring with a yellowish tinge at the centre, is
interspered here and there by wide, bright pink stripes. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di
Camelie, p.45 as ‘Marian Trivulzio’: Ivory white with streaks and stains of carmine, the outer
rows imbricated, a small cluster in the centre. Orthographic errors: ‘Mariana Trivuglio’,
‘Mariana Trivuglia’, ‘Mariana Trivugli’, ‘Mariane Trivoglia’, ‘Marriane Trivulgio’,
‘Marriane Truilzio’, ‘Marianna Trivulzie’, ‘Mariana Trivulzio’, ‘Marianna Trivulgi’,
‘Mariane Trivulcia’, ‘Marianna Trivalzia’, ‘Mariana Trivalgio’.
Marianna Trivulzio (Nova). (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue. 1845. No description.
Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.25: Blush pink, striped with cherry red, imbricated.
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Verschaffelt. 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book IV, pl.IV as ‘Marianna Trivalzio’(Nova):
Small floral size, sent from Italy. The petals are ample, some rounded, the others ovate; all of
a delicate pink, veined a deeper shade with white margins. Note: Verschaffelt had previously
figured and described a white camellia with pink stripes under the name ‘Marianna
Trivuglio’. This appears to be a pink sport. Orthographic errors: ‘Mariana Trivulzio’,
‘Marianna Triveri’. ‘Marianna Trivalzio’(Nova), ‘Marianna Trivalzio Nova’.
Marianne O. Marscher. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.95, Reg. No.859: A 10
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1960. Originated by John F. Marscher. Beaufort,
South Carolina, USA. Habit is uright, open and medium. Leaves are light green, 11 cm x 5
cm. The rose form, double flower is strong red with yellow anthers and white filaments. Size
10-12.5 cm across x 6 cm deep with 40 petals. Most flowers have rose-bud formation, others
resemble Tomorrow. Blooms mid-season.
Marianne Rankin. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1960, p.5. No description. American
Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.202, Reg. No.494: A 10 year old chance seedling which first
bloomed 1957; originated by Mr & Mrs T.S. Clower, Gulfport, Mississippi, USA. Plant habit
is upright, of medium density and rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 9 cm x 4.5 cm. The
rose-red, semi-double flowers, 12.5 cm across x 6 cm deep, have 16 petals and 11 petaloids
and pink and white stamens. Flowers usually have whitish stripes in centre petals. Flowers
mid-season to late. Orthographic error: ‘Mariann Rankin’.
Marianne’s Blush. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1970, Camellia Nomenclature, p.92: Rose-pink. Medium size,
semi-double. Medium, upright growth. Flowers early to late. Originated in USA by D.
English, Jr. Dawson, Georgia, USA.
Marianno de Carvalho. (C.japonica), Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense Catalogue, #29, 18951896: Double. Deep vermilion with some white stripes. Originated in Portugal.
Mariantonia.
Stefano Pagliai Nursery Catalogue, 1867, p.66. Orthographic error for Maria
Antonietta.
Maria-sama. "Camellias in Kurume", ICS Congress, Kurume 2010, p.127. Alternate spelling for
Maria Sama.
Mariatta Massani. Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.9. Orthographic error for Marietta
Massani.
Mari-e. (Female Name), (C.japonica), ICS., Apr. 1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.15: No
description. Originated in Kurume, Fuku’oka Prefecture, Japan by T. Kunitake. Kurume
Camellia, 1997, English translation, p.8; Small, cup-shped single, crimson. Flowers early
season..
Marie. Ed Pynaert van Geert Catalogue, No.6, 1877-1878, p.45. Abbreviation for Archiduchesse
Marie.
Marie. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1984, p.180, Reg. No.1929: A medium to large,
semidouble C.japonica chance seedling, blooms mid-season to late. Originated by Art Gonos,
Fresno, California, USA. The 13 year old seedling first bloomed 1976. Flower size, 10 cm
across x 9 cm deep with 10-12 petals and yellow anthers and filaments. Plant growth is
upright and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Marie-Amélie. (C.japonica), Naudin, Apr.1846, Revue Horticole, 18:28: Named in honour of the Queen
on the occasion of her visit to the Lemichez garden. Soft pink, formal double. Orthographic
variants and synonyms: ‘Princesse Amélie’, ‘Maria Amélie’, ‘Reine Amélie’, ‘Imperatriz
Amelie’. Originated in France.
Marie Antoinette. Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, vol.2, pl.240. Orthographic variant for Maria
Antonietta.
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Marie Antoinette. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.5. No description. Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1946-1947: White with soft pink shadings and red stripes. Medium
size peony form. Vigorous, upright growth with medium size, dark green foliage. This is not
the valid variety which is a red, striped white, formal and takes the Italian form Maria
Antonietta to distinguish it from this American cultivar, which is said to have been imported
from France by Youtz.
Marie Bracey. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1957, p.301, Reg. No.292: A 10 year old
chance seedling, originated by Mrs H. Turner Brice, Valdosta, Georgia, USA that first
bloomed 1951. Plant habit average, with green leaves, 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm. The coral-rose
flowers average 12.5 cm across x 4.5 cm deep and resemble Thelma Dale in form. They have
24-30 petals and 6-12 petaloids. The petals are slightly curved with a few rabbit ears. The
flowers open wide. Early flowering. Orthographic error: ‘Marie Bracy’. Sport: Marie Bracey
Variegated. See colour photo: pl.106, p.57, Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II,
1978. SCCS, 1968 and on, Camellia Nomenclature gives ‘Spellbound’, ACS. Reg. No.825,
1966, as a synonym for this cultivar. Received the John Illges Medal from the ACS, 1963.
Chinese synonym: ‘Mali Bulaxi’.
Marie Bracey Variegata.
Variegated.
Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1984-1985. Illegal form of Marie Bracey
Marie Bracey Variegated. (C.japonica), Thomasville Nurseries Catalogue, 1961: A lovely sport of a
fine camellia. Satiny pink, flecked and spotted white. Has all the good qualities of its parent
Marie Bracey. Originated in USA by Thomasville Nurseries. Illegal name: ‘Marie Bracey
Variegata’. Chinese synonym ‘Hua Bulaxi’.
Marie Bracy.
Feray’s Fine Flowers Catalogue, 1960. Orthographic error for Marie Bracey.
Marie Camp. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1974, Camellia Nomenclature, p.98: Light pink. Medium to large,
formal double. Medium, compact growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by
Shackelford.
Marie Chappell. McArthur, 1952, American Camellia Yearbook, p.245. Synonym for Otome as
‘Pink Perfection’.
Marie Crawford. (C.japonica) ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2010, p.29 with colour photo; Regn
2807. Registered by Clarence and Lilian Gordy, Ocala, Fla., USA. ACS, Yearbook 2010, p.78
with colour photo; 9 year old plant first flowered in 2005. A cross of Laverne Norris x
unknown pollen parent. Propagated by Loch Laurel Nursery, Valdosta, Ga. Spreading growth
at average rate. Mid-green leaves are 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm. Medium size flower is 10 cm diameter
x 7.5 cm height, soft pink semi-double to loose peony form. Gold anthers and cream
filaments. Petals sometimes fimbriated. Flowers early to midseason.
Marie Crockett. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, p.166, Reg. No.1074: An 8 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1964. Originated by Mrs Marie C. Crockett, Valdosta,
Georgia, USA. Plant growth is spreading, dense and rapid in rate with large, dark green
leaves. The formal double, Alba Plena type, bloom is rich red. It is 11 cm. across x 2 cm.
deep with 30-40 petals. Blooms early to mid-season.
Marie Curie. (C.japonica), Claude Thoby, 1993, Camélias, pp.12, 18, 47, colour plate p.11: Large size,
semi-double flower, pink with very vivid veining. Sometimes stamens mixed with petals and
petaloids. Leaves broad-ovate with blunt-acute apices. Blooms mid-season. Originated in
France.
Marie de Médicis. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:zz. No description. Originated in
Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Marie Edmondson. (C.japonica), Jean Verschaffelt, 1863, Supplement to Price List, p.10. No
description. Originated in USA. Halliday, 1880, Practical Camellia Culture, p.94 as ‘Mary
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Edmondson’: Small double white flower of very rapid growth. Orthographic error ‘Mary
Edmondson’.
Marie Elisa (Buist).
von Biedenfeld, 1856, Practische Grundelhren der Cultur von
Camellien…,p.46. Orthographic variant for Maria Elisa.
Marie Goodlett. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 2000, p.4, colour photo p.c11, Reg.
No.2542. A white anemone form chance seedling. Average flower size is 10 cm across 6.5 cm
deep, with 12 outside petals, 52 interior petals, 15 petaloids, light yellow anthers and white
filaments. Flowers early. Cold hardy. The 16 year old seedling first flowered 1990. Originated
by Elizabeth R. Scott, Aiken S.C., USA. Plant growth is upright and average in growth with
leaves 11.5 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Marie Griffin.
Tourje, 1955, American Camellia Yearbook, p.34. Synonym for Finlandia Blush.
Marie Hall. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.3, p.36, Reg. No.2335: Large
size, light rose outer petals with a darker rose centre, formal double C.japonica chance
seedling. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in USA by O.L. Jacobson Jacksonville
Beach, Florida. ACS 1995, American Camellia Yearbook, p.7 with colour photo: The 13 year
old seedling first flowered 1988 Average flower size is 11 cm across x 3.2 cm deep with 5-6
rows of petals. Plant growth is open with light green leaves 12.5 cm long x 6 cm wide.
Marie Hansen. (C.reticulata), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, Mar.1991, vol.XVII, No.1, p.46, Reg.
No.288: Originated by J.A. Hansen, Waikanae, NZ. Age 6 years. Bloomed for the first time in
1988. Upright, open grower of medium rate with leaves 13 cm long x 6 cm wide, dark green.
The semi-double to loose peony blooms are 16 cm across x 8 cm deep, of rose-pink.
Filaments are light pink with gold anthers. Blooms early to mid-season. Colour to
RHS.CC.52B-C.
Marie Hare.
Rhodelia Nursery Catalogue, ca.1945. Orthographic variant for ‘Mary Hare’
(Margherita Coleoni Variegated).
Marie Keating. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1953-1954, p.35. Abbreviation for Mrs Marie Keating.
Marie Kirk. (C.sasanqua). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 2000, p.5 with colour photo, Reg.
No.2521. A white, rose form to formal double chance seedling. Flowers early. Originated by
Dr Arthur A. Kirk, Portsmouth, Va., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2000, p.5, colour
photo p.c11. The 14 year old seedling first flowered 1992. Average flower size is 6.5-7.5 cm
across x 2.5-3.2 cm deep, with 36 heart shaped petals, 4 yellow anthers, and white filaments.
Plant growth is upright and vigorous with dark green leaves leaves 6.5-7.5 cm long x 3.2 cm
wide.
Marie Kurtz. Jean Verschaffelt, 1863, Supplement to Price List, p.10. Orthographic variant for
Mary Kurtz.
Marie le Ménélec. (C.japonica), Claude Thoby, 1993, Camélias, pp.12, 16, 18, 47, colour plate p.3:
Flower soft pink peony form with stripes of vivid salmon and bordered with white. Blooms
early to mid-season. Very floriferous. Originated in France.
Marie Louise. Wm R. Prince, Linnean Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1860, p.6. Orthographic
variant for Maria Louisa.
Marie Louise Double.
Manning, 1939, Plant Buyer’s Index, ed.4. Synonym for Maria Louisa.
Marie Luiza. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Marie Louise McHatton.
McHatton.
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Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.4. Synonym for Mrs T.H.
Marie Lustrat McHatton. Rubel, 1939, Winter Hardy Camellias, price list, No.77, p.17. Synonym
for Mrs T.H. McHatton.
Marie McHatton.
McHatton.
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Synonym for Mrs T.H.
Marie McHenry. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1959, p.277, Reg. No.434: A 7 year old
chance seedling, originated by R.W. Ragland, Orange, California, USA, that first bloomed
1959. Plant habit is upright, open and medium in rate with dark green leaves, 8 cm long x 4.5
cm wide. The white, semi-double flower, 11 cm across x 6 cm deep has 24 petals and 12-15
petaloids with white stamens. Slightly fragrant. Blooms early to mid-season.
Marie Mackall. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, p.102, Reg. No.1702: A large, light
pink with petals blending to a medium pink towards the edges; rose form double C.japonica
chance seedling of Tiffany. Blooms mid-season. Originated by Kramers Bros. Nurseries,
Upland, California, USA. Sport: Marie Mackall Variegated. Chinese synomym: ‘Mali
Makeer’.
Marie Mackall Variegated. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.162, Reg. No.1880 as
‘Marie Mackall Var.’: A large, tight, virus variegated, light pink with petals blending to deep
pink towards the petals edges - Blotched white, rose form double. Originated by Kramers
Bros., Upland, California, USA.
Marie Marren.
Guichard Soeurs Nursery Catalogue, 1894. Orthographic error for Marie Morren.
Marie Moren.
Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1940-1941, p.4. Orthographic error for Marie Morren.
Marie Moreau. Ludemann’s Oriental Importing Co. Catalogue, 1887, p.5. Orthographic error for
Marie Morren.
Marie Morran.
Pacific Nursery Catalogue, 1895-1896. Orthographic error for Marie Morren.
Marie Morren. (C.japonica), Haquin, H., 1847, Annales de Gand, 3:337. Colour pl.154 facing p.337:
Title reads “Camellia japonica, Linn. var. Maria Morren” with camellia ‘Marie Morren’ given
underneath. In the text Haquin refers to her as ‘Madame Marie Morren’: Vivid rose-pink,
tinted carmine with lighter centre. Large, formal double, occasionally spiral. Verschaffelt,
1848, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.IV: This camellia, 10-12 cm across, has a circular
form, perfect regularity, the imbrication in a regular spiral form with the alternation of the
petals rarely disturbed. In the exterior rows the petals are wide, ovoid transversal, triangular at
the end, obtuse at the summit, sometimes bilobate, the margins full, the veins medium,
somewhat grooved. The petals of the middle rows are smaller, of a more uniform colour, the
exterior rows being of a more vivid rose with carmine tints and more pronounced reticulation.
The leaves are thick, firm, deeply undulated and finely serrate. They are a glossy, dark green.
Orthographic variant: ‘Marie Morren’. Orthographic errors: ‘Maria Moren’, ‘Maria Marren’,
‘Marie Morran’, ‘Marie Moreau’. Synonyms: ‘Climax’, ‘Festiva’, ‘Ella Drayton’. Originated
in Belgium by H. Haquin, Leige. Black & white photo, p.125, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in
the Huntington Gardens, vol.II as ‘Ella Drayton’.
Marie Morren.
Annales de Gand, 1847. Orthographic variant for Maria Morren.
Marie Padilla.
Hazlewood & Jessep,1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.150. Orthographic variant for Maria Padilla.
Marie Pacetti. (C.japonica), McArthur, 1952, American Camellia Yearbook, p.246: The flower is a full,
incomplete double, resembling a full blown rose. It is white with a few pink stripes. It was
brought to America from Spain about 135 years ago. Unidentified and renamed in
Jacksonville, Florida.
Marie Pakoke. (C.japonica), Hilicrest Nursery Catalogue, 1958. No description. Originated in USA.
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Marie Raven. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1960, Camellia News, No.7, p.23, Reg. No.43: Originated by H.J.
Raven, Tecoma, Victoria, Australia. A seedling thought to be from Spencer’s Pink, aged 9
years, first flowered 1957. Incomplete double, soft pastel pink, 10-11 cm, across, 7-8 crimped,
waved and fluted guard petals surrounding very prominent cluster of petals and petaloids,
flaring out from a narrow base. Leaves, rounded, 8 cm long x 6 cm wide, dark green, glossy,
apex acute, medium serrate, slightly reflexed. Plant habit erect and bushy.
Marie Shackelford. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. No description. SCCS.,
1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.82: White. Medium formal to rose form double. Medium,
compact growth. Early blooming. Originated in USA by Hugh Shackelford.
Marie Sivet. (C.japonica), Claude Thoby, 1993, Camélias, pp.12, 16, 18, 47: Single flower with soft satin
pink petals. Very lightly scented. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in France.
Marie Steiner. (C.sasanqua). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2000, Issue No.135, vol.XXI,
No.4, p.6, Reg. No.417. Registered by N. Haydon, Takanini, New Zealand. A seedling of Gay
Sue, pollen parent unknown. The flower is of peony form, 6.5 cm diameter x 3.5 cm deep and
first flowered in 1993. The 17-19 petals are a rich pink (RHS.CC.70C) with a narrow dark
pink edging (RHS.CC.68A).. There are 12-15 petaloids and few to no stamens. The plant is
upright, and of average density and growth rate with dark green leaves 6.5 cm long x 3 cm
wide. Flowers early (autumn).
Marie Teresa.
Teresa.
Marie Theresa.
James Veitch Nursery Catalogue, 1867, p.65. Orthographic variant for Maria
Hovey Catalogue, 1852. Orthographic error for Maria Teresa.
Marie Thérèse.
Teresa.
Maria Therese Vera.
Verschaffelt, 1848, Nouvelle Iconographie. Orthographic variant for Maria
Guilfoyle Nursery Catalogue, 1866, p.18. Synonym for Maria Teresa.
Marie Troup. Jean Verschaffelt, 1863, Supplement to the Price List, p.10. Paul Nursery Catalogue,
1871, p.16. Orthographic variant for Mary Troup.
Marie van Houtte.
Houtte.
Backhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1873. Synonym for Madame Louis van
Marie Wood. (C.japonica), Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1949-1950: No description. Fendig, 1950,
American Camellia Catalogue: Large, white, semi-double, 12.5 cm across x 3.8 cm deep.
There are 4 rows of petals, some of which are 5 cm long and lobed. Buds, unusually showy,
are 5 cm long and open like a rose. The foliage is dark green, oval, 10 cm x 5 cm, serrated and
curled. A seedling originated by Mr & Mrs W.T. Wood, Overlook Avenue, Macon, Georgia,
USA, from seed of unknown parentage imported from Japan. Registered as No.67 with the
ACS. See black and white photo, p.144, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in theHuntington Gardens,
vol.III.
Marie Young. (C.sasanqua), ANZCRS., 1958, Camellia Annual, No.5, p.30, Reg. No.33: Originated by
Gordon Waterhouse, Kurrajong, N.S.W., Australia. The flower has 5-6 petals and 2-3
petaloids. Colour fuchsine pink 627/2. Plant habit, erect and robust.
Mariel. (C.reticulata hybrid). C.Aust., Camellia News, Autumn 2006, No.170, p.12, Reg. No. 561.
Originated by Audrey O’Ferrall, Bowral, NSW, Australia. A chance seedling that first
flowered in 1977. A large, soft pink (RHS.CC. 75C – 56D), semi-double flower of 22-25
petals, 16 cm across x 7 cm deep. Flowers mid-season to late on a strong, upright, tall plant.
Leaves dark green, matt, elliptic, shallow serrations, apex acuminate, 13.5 cm x 5 cm. Flowers
shed whole. Champion camellia, Highlands Garden Society 2004.
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Marietta Belloti. Stefano Pagliai Nursery Catalogue, 1867, p.71. Orthographic error for Marietta
Bellotti.
Marietta Bellotti. (C.japonica), Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867, as ‘Marietta Belloti’: Imbricated,
carmine red, almost all petals lined and marbled white. Originated in Italy. Orthographic
errors: ‘Marietta Beltolti’, ‘Marietta Belloti’.
Marietta Beltolti.
Marietta Bennucci.
Marietta Bennuci.
Benucci.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1894. Orthographic error for Marietta Bellotti.
Linden Catalogue, 1867, p.17. Orthographic error for Marietta Benucci.
André Leroy, 1868, Catalogue, p.133. Orthographic error for Marietta
Marietta Benucci. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.113: Very large,
imbricated, double flower, round petals; those at the centre striped white. Luzzatti, 1851,
Collezione di Camelie, p.25: Vivid rose with white stripes, often lighter in the centre,
imbricated, large, satiny. Originated in Italy by Benucci, Florence. For colour illustration see
pl.IV, Book VIII, Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie. Orthographic errors: ‘Marietta
Bennucci’, ‘Marietti Benucci’, ‘Marietta Bennucci’, ‘Marietta Bennuci’, ‘Mariette Bennucci’.
Marietta de Massani. da Silva, 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellias in Oporto, p.15. Orthographic
variant of Marietta Massani.
Marietta Delgrande. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1858, Delle Nuove Camellie che si Vengono
Ottenendo dalle Semine Romane, p.6: Flower medium, with 5 outer rows of petals, rounded,
lobate and imbricated in the form of a cup; those medium and central, oblong; the first
rounded, the second acuminate and imbricated like a star. The 5 outer rows are a soft flesh
colour, embroidered and spotted carmine, becoming scarlet in the middle and central areas
with some stripes of pale rose. Originated in Italy by Delgrande, Rome.
Marietta Massani. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.114: (Nutini).
Very double, imbricated flower in the manner of Miniata; like ‘Cecile de Valtange’ (Cécile
Voltange), the circumference of the petals is a beautiful rose, the centre of the flower a light
rose. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.26: Like the camellia Miniata of Low, the
outer petals are a splendid rose and the centre petals a clear pale colour. Perfectly imbricated.
For colour illustration see pl.IV, Book IX, Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, which
gives the colour as cherry-red at the circumference and a delicate pink at the centre. A tiered
formal double; originated in Florence, Italy, by Bouturlin. Orthographic errors: ‘Marietta
Massari’, ‘Marietta Massini’, ‘Mariatta Massani’, ‘Marietta de Massani’, ‘Mariette Massanii’,
‘Marietta Mossoni’, ‘Marietta Mosoni’.
Marietta Massari.
Massani.
Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1886. Orthographic error for Marietta
Marietta Massini.
Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1854, Catalogue, p.19. von Biedenfeld, 1856,
Practische Grundlehren der Cultur von Camellien..., p.47. Orthographic error for Marietta
Massani.
Marietta Mosoni. Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono, 18671868. Orthographic error for Marietta Massani.
Marietta Mossoni.
Massani.
Anonymous, 1858, The Florist, 11:194. Orthographic error for Marietta
Marietta Pampaloni. (C.japonica), Scarlatti Catalogue, 1888: Flower large, double, perfectly imbricated.
The colour of this cultivar conforms to that of ‘Augusto Scarlatti’; besides the shades and
streaks of red, one finds many spots of intense rose. Originated in Italy by Scarlatti, Florence.
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Mariette Bennucci.
Auguste van Geert, 1854, Catalogue, No.36, p.41. Orthographic error for
Marietta Benucci.
Mariette Massanii. Auguste van Geert, 1854, Catalogue, No.36, p.41. E.G. Henderson Nursery
Catalogue, 1867, p.33. Orthographic error for Marietta Massani.
Marietti Benucci.
Bull Catalogue, 1867, p.79. Orthographic error for Marietta Benucci.
Marikarako. (Ball Shaped Anemone), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1812, Tsubaki Nayosechô, as red
single, occasionally with many, small, white spots, peony form; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859,
Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Red single with white spots. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Mariko. (Female given name), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.187, colour
photo and description: Small size, deep red, tubular to campanulate single with 5 wide,
emarginate, overlapping petals and a central stamen cluster with red filaments and yellow
anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves small, strong, lustrous green, elliptic, long, tapering apices, margins obscurely serrate. Originated in Izu Ohshima Isle, Japan. Named and
released by Shimoda Camellia Club in 1979.
Marilan. (C.japonica), Originated by Roger Salaȕn, “Stervinou”, Guipronvel, France. Plant is upright
and fast growing, with supple, arching branches. Leaves are a particularly attractive shiny
dark green, elliptic, 11cm x 5cm, contrasting well with the flower, which is a pure white semidouble, with a mixed centre of petaloids and stamens, diameter 8-8.5cm. Mid-season
flowering, approx. 3 months.
Marilea. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.57: White marked red with rose tinted
petals near base, fading towards the edge. Large semi-double to peony form with loose petals.
Compact, upright growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by Dr L.U. Graves,
Tallahassee, Florida.
Marilia de Dirceo. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue, No.1, 1865, p.34, & No.9,
1872-1873, p.45: Regular rose form, flesh coloured with stripes and blotches of light pink.
Originated in Portugal.
Marilee Gray. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1990. Camellia Nomenclature, p.72: Peach pink, medium size,
formal double. Compact growth. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated at Kramer Bros,
Upland, California, USA. Sport: Marilee Gray Variegated.
Marilee Gray Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1990, Camellia Nomenclature, p.72 as ‘Marilee Gray
Var.’: A virus variegated form of Marilee Gray - Peach pink, variegated with white. Originated at Kramer Bros Nursery, Upland, California, USA.
Marilyn Dive. (C.sasanqua), ACRS., 1966, Camellia News, No.24, p.36, Reg. No.75: Originated by
Arthur Butler, Castle Hill, N.S.W., Australia. A seedling of unknown origin that first flowered
1959. The blooms are 10 cm. across, single, of fuchsine pink. Plant habit is spreading, open
and suitable for espalier.
Marilyn Evans. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACRS, Camellia News, 1995, No.135, p.11, Reg. No.441:
Originated by Jason Hawke, Boonooroo, Carrara, Queensland, Australia. A chance seedling
that first flowered 1987. A deep red (RHS.CC.46A-60A), formal double of 20 petals, 10 cm
across x 5 cm deep. Flowers freely mid-season to late on an open, rapid growing bush. Leaves
light green, glossy, ovate with serrate margins and acuminate apices, 10 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Petals notched and fluted. Filaments in groups and flowers shed whole.
Marilyn Maphis. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Mar. 2007, p.29 with colour photo;
Reg. No. 2700. A cross between the C.reticulata hybrids Lilette Witman x Hulyn Smith,
first flowered 1990. Originated by Jack Mandarich, Garner, N.C., USA, and propagated by
Hulyn Smith, Valdosta, Ga. The 17 cm diameter, pink, semidouble flower is highly frosted,
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and has golden anthers and white filaments Heavy petal texture and fluorescence or sheen.
Plant is upright and open, with vigorous growth. Flowers mid-season. American Camellia
Yearbook, 2007, p.70 with colour photo.
Marilyn McElveen. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, p.160, Reg. No.1113: A 7 year
old chance seedling that first bloomed 1967; originated by W.A. Anglin, Bogalusa, Louisiana,
USA. Plant growth is dense and medium in rate with light green leaves, averaging 11 cm long
x 5.5 cm wide. The semi-double to anemone form bloom is 10-12.5 cm across x 5-5.5 cm.
deep with 27 petals and 38 petaloids. The colour is rose-red with yellow anthers and pink
filaments. Blooms early to mid-season.
Marilyn McKiver. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1971, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.28, No.4. No
description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Marilyn Nickel. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.65: White,
striped rose-pink. Large semi-double. Vigorous, spreading growth. Mid-season blooming.
Originated by G. Nickel, Arcadia, California, USA.
Marina. (C.japonica), Australian Botanical & Horticultural Society Report, 1849. No description.
Waterhouse, 1947, Camellia Quest, pp.15,18: Camden Park Seedling No.12/50. Scarlet
crimson, petals outer two rows, large and flat, inner, smaller, erect and confused. Originated
by Sir William Macarthur, Camden Park. N.S.W.. Australia. Orthographic error: ‘Mariner’.
Marina (Burdin). (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1849-1850 invalidly as ‘Marina’. No
Marina Mist. (C.sasanqua). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Nov. 2001, p.21, colour photo p.20, Reg.
No.2562. A single chance seedling with blush buds opening white, and yellow anthers and
filaments. The plant is vigorous and upright and flowers early. Originated by John L. Spencer,
Lakeland, Fla., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2001, p.96, colour photo p.c14. The 9
year old seedling first flowered in 1997. Flowers measure 8.2 cm across x 2.5 cm deep. The
dark green leaves are 5 cm long x 2.5 cm wide.
Marina Pearl. (C.sasanqua). ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2003, p.24 with colour photo, Reg.
No.2595. A white formal double chance seedling which has blush pink edges, centre and
buds. Flowers early to mid-season. Originated by John L. Spencer, Lakeland, Fla., USA.
American Camellia Yearbook, 2003, p.64, colour photo p.c4. The 11 year old seedling first
flowered in 1998. Flowers measure 5-6.5 cm across x 2.5 cm deep, with 50-60 petals and 3-10
petaloids. Plant is open and vigorous with dark green leaves 5 cm long x 2.5 cm wide.
Marina Talentii. Newmans Nursery Catalogue. 1886-1887. p.116-119. Orthographic error for
Marianna Talenti.
Marinda. (C.japonica), Brunning’s Nursery Catalogue, 1876. No description. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.)
Mariner.
Hales Catalogue of Fruit & Forest Trees etc., 1861. Orthographic error for Marina.
Marinka. (C.japonica), Burncoose & Southdown Nursery Catalogue, 1987, p.11: Anemone form, dark
crimson. Mid-season blooming. Originated in England.
Marino Faliero. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.114. No description.
Mario Bergamini. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Feb. 1997, p.15, Reg. No. 2393. A large to
very large, red, semi-double to anemone form chance seedling, which flowers mid-season.
Originated by Jack L. Mandarich, Grants Pass, Ore., USA. American Camellia Yearbook,
1997, p.5, colour photo before p.1. First bloomed in 1988. Average flower size is 12-14.5 cm
diameter x 6.5-9 cm deep, with 5-8 petals, 35-55 petaloids, yellow anthers and white
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filaments. Plant growth is upright and average with dark green leaves 11.5 cm long x 7 cm
wide.
Marion Darsow. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.82: Dark red, miniature, formal
double. Medium, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated by George Linton,
Somersby, N.SW, Australia.
Marion Edwards. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1985, p.184, Reg. No.1964: A very
large, bright red, semi-double. C.reticulata (‘Crimson Robe’ [Dataohong] x Arch of
Triumph). Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California,
USA. The 6 year old seedling first bloomed 1982. Average flower size 15 cm across x 8 cm
deep. The plant growth is upright and rapid in rate.
Marion Gaeta.
Catalogues, p.150. Orthographic error for Marianna Gaeta.
Marion Hall. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Mar. 2006, p.29 with colour photo, Reg. No.
2670. A chance seedling that first flowered in 1996. Originated by Marion H. Hall, Dothan,
Ala., USA. The 14 cm diameter is marbled rosy red and white, with yellow anthers
interspersed among the petals. Plant growth is upright, dense and vigorous. Flowers early to
mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 2006, p.61 with colour photo. Dark green leaves
are 10 cm x 5 cm.
Marion Hatcher. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.169, Reg. No.1604: A medium,
currant red with dark red veining, formal double C.japonica (Elizabeth Boardman x Dixie
Knight). Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by Dr W.F. Homeyer, Jr., Macon. Georgia,
USA. The 14 year old seedling first bloomed 1969. Average flower size, 8 cm across x 3 cm
deep with 84 petals. Plant growth is upright, dense, spreading and mediumn rate with dark
green leaves, 12.5 cm x 6 cm wide. Sport: Marion Hatcher Variegated.
Marion Hatcher Variegated. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1981, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.36, No.1 as
‘Marion Hatcher Var’. A virus variegated form of Marion Hatcher - Currant red blotched
with white. Originated in the USA.
Marion Mitchell. Gerbing Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1943-1944. Orthographic variant for Marian Mitchell.
Marion Mitchell Variegated. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1945-1946. Orthographic
variant for Marian Mitchell Variegated.
Marion Sotille. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.9. No description. Originated in
Mariotti.
Macpenny’s Nursery Catalogue, 1994. Abbreviation for ‘Mariotti Rubra’.
Mariotti Profumata. Trechslin Exhibition, 1972. No description. Originated in Italy. No valid listing
located.
Mariotti Rubra.
Exbury Garden Catalogue. 1965. Synonym for Eximia.
Mariposa. (C.japonica), Hastie, 1948, American Camellia Yearbook, p.56. No description. SCCS., 1950,
The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Very pale pink. Medium large, single.
Mid-season blooming. Originated at Magnolia Gardens, John’s Island, South Carolina, USA.
Marischino. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.4: Formal double red, 7,5 cm
across. Lae flowering. Originated in the USA.
Mariu-shibori. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Variegated pink, single. Midseason blooming. This appears to be a corruption of an unknown Japanese name.
Marjorie. (C.japonica), Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1975: A salmon pink double. Blooms mid-season.
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Marjorie Carlyon. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Large, red,
semi-double. Originated in England.
Marjorie Hobbs. (C.sasanqua). ACRS, Camellia News, 1996, No.139, p.9, colour photo p.2 as ‘Marj
Hobbs’, Reg. No.466. Registered by Mrs Marjorie Baker, Macleod, Vic., Australia.
Originator Len Hobbs, Doncaster, Vic.. A chance seedling that first flowered in 1989. The
flower of 28 petals opens as a formal double and matures to an informal double that is white,
shading to pale pink (RHS.CC.69B) at the petal edges, 7 cm across x 3 cm deep. Flowers
freely early to mid-season, on a slow growing, spreading plant. Leaves are dark green, glossy,
keeled, elliptic, acute apex, serrate margins, 5.5 cm long x 3 cm wide. Petals notched and
folded with a few petaloids.
Marjorie Huckabee. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1956, p.63, Reg. No.258: A 15 year
old chance seedling, originated by the Central Georgia Nurseries, Macon, Georgia, USA that
first flowered 1949. Plant growth is upright, dense, medium in rate, strong, with 8 cm x 5.5
cm leaves. Flowers, light pink, semi-double to incomplete double; irregular petals form a
centre for incomplete double; resembles Thelma Dale in form but larger. Number of petals,
40; size 10.5 cm across x 5.5 cm. deep. Flowers mid-season. Sport: Marjorie Huckabee
Variegated. Orthographic error: ‘Marjorie Huckebee’.
Marjorie Huckabee Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1968, Camellia Nomenclature, p.91 as ‘Marjorie
Huckabee Var.’:- A virus variegated form of Marjorie Huckabee - Light pink, blotched
Marjorie Huckebee. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.10. Orthographic error for
Marjorie Huckabee.
Marjorie Magnificant. Central Georgia Nurseries Catalogue, 1955-1956, p.7. Orthographic error
for Marjorie Magnificent.
Marjorie Magnificent. (C.japonica), Doty et al., 1949, American Camellia Yearbook, p.249: A seedling
developed from Japanese seed imported 1937 by G.H. Wilkinson, Pensacola, Florida, USA.
First flowered 1944. The blush pink, 8 cm flowers are incomplete double with several rows of
petals. Before finally opening to show stamens it has a high rose-bud centre. The flowers are
very regular, An upright grower. Blooms early to mid-season. See colour pl. in Fendig, 1953,
American Camellia Catalogue. Black and white photo, p.225, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in
the Huntington Gardens, vol.II. Orthographic errors: ‘Marjory Magnificent’, ‘Margaret
Magnificent’, ‘Marjorie Magnificant’. Reg. No.36 with the ACS., Jan.1950, Quarterly, vol.5,
No.1. Chinese synonym ‘Majiao’.
Marjorie Miller. (C.japonica), Exbury Enterprises Ltd Catalogue, 1995. No description. Originated in
UK.
Marjorie Nan. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1968, Camellia Nomenclature, p.91: Deep red. Large, semi-double
with curved petals. Medium, compact, upright growth. Flowers mid-season. Originated in
USA by Wills.
Marjorie O’Malley. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1982, p.175, Reg. No.1847: A
very large, rose-red, semi-double to loose peony form C.reticulata hybrid, that blooms
mid-season to late. Originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California, USA. The 7 year old
seedling first bloomed 1981. Average flower size 15.5 cm. across x 8 cm deep. The flower
has a few petaloids and yellow filaments. Some red veining is evident in the petals. Plant
growth is upright, spreading and medium with dark green, heavily serrated leaves, 12.8 cm.
long x 8 cm wide.
Marjorie Townsend. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: White, semi-double,
mid-season. SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.62: White, large,
irregular semi-double to anemone form with large petaloids. Medium, compact growth. Early
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to midseason flowering. Originated at the Huntington Gardens, San Marino, California, USA.
See black and white photo, p.231, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens,
vol.II and American Camellia Yearbook, 1955, p.39.
Marjorie Waldegrave. (C.x williamsii), Tregrehan Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1973: Rose-pink.
Medium semi-double. Vigorous growth. A seedling from C.saluenensis x C.japonica
Marjorie Magnificent, originated by Gillian Carlyon, Par, Cornwall, England.
Marjorie’s Double. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1984, vol.XIII, No.6, p.24, Reg.
No.212: A chance seedling of C.japonica that first flowered 1978; originated by E.W.E.
Butcher, Hamilton, New Zealand. The plant has an upright, dense, rapid growth habit with
light green leaves, 8.5 cm. x 5 cm. The formal double flowers are a deepish pink with a lighter
centre - 50-53 petals and measure 11 cm across x 4 cm. deep. Flowers late.
Marjorie’s Dream. (C.fraterna hybrid). ACRS, Camellia News, 1993, No.127, p.8, Reg. No.419:
Originated by Marjorie Baker, Macleod, Victoria, Australia. Seed parent C.pitardii x
C.fraterna Snow Drop. Pollen parent unknown. First flowered 1988. Miniature informal
double white flower of 10 petals, 4.6 cm across x 1.8 cm deep. Early and long flowering, with
slow weeping growth habit. Leaves deep green, matt, twisted, apices acuminate, ovate,
margins serrate, 6.3 cm long x 3.2 cm wide. Petals notched with petaloids. Fragrant.
Attractive weeping habit. Colour plate p.19, ACRS, Camellia News, 1994, No.128.
Marjory Magnificent. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1952-1953. Orthographic variant
for Marjorie Magnificent.
Marjory Ramsey. (C.x williamsii), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1972, vol.VII, No.6, Reg. No.68:
Originated by P.D. Ramsey, New Zealand. A seedling of C.x williamsii Elegant Beauty.
Deep rose. Medium peony form to anemone. Medium, open, upright growth.
Mark. (C.japonica), Jose Maria Serra, Establecimiento de Horticultura Catalogue, 1855, p.7. No
description. Originated in Spain. (Believed extinct.)
Mark 11.
Beachall Nursery Catalogue, 1969. Orthographic error for Marc Eleven.
Mark IV. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, colour photo facing p.116: Originated in
USA by Bagby Hall. A formal double, white with long, narrow, strap-like petals.
Mark Alan. (C.japonica), ACS., 1958, Quarterly, 13(4): An 8 year old chance seedling that first
flowered 1957. Originated by Mr & Mrs H.E. Ashby, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Plant
growth is upright and dense. The wine coloured flowers, 12.5 cm across x 5 cm, deep have
12-15 petals and 25-30 long slender petaloids, with spoon-like cups, interspersed with yellow
stamens. Flowers early to mid-season. Sports: My Nancy, Mark Alan Variegated. Reg.
No.339 with the ACS, 1954 Yearbook. Chinese synonym ‘Jiuhong Alan’.
Mark Alan Supreme. Gerbing’s Camellia Nursery, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18,
No.4, back cover. Synonym for Mark Alan Variegated.
Mark Alan Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, as ‘Mark Alan Var.’. A
virus variegated form of Mark Alan - Wine red blotched and marbled with white. Originated
in USA. See colour photo facing p.20, American Camellia Yearbook, 1965 and Macoboy,
1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.103. Also pl.108, p.58, Encyclopedia of
Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978. Synonym: ‘Mark Alan Supreme’. Chinese synonym ‘Fuse
Alan’, the Chinese synonym ‘Chaoji Alan’ having been given to the English synonym ‘Mark
Alan Supreme’.
Mark Anthony’s Cleopatra. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1949-1950. Synonym for
Moss Point Variegated.
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Mark Cannon. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.162, Reg. No.1886: A very large,
rich, orchid pink, semi-double C.reticulata chance seedling of Arch of Triumph that blooms
midseason to late. Originated by Paul Gilley, Grand Ridge, Florida, USA. Average size, 13
cm across x 6 cm deep with 12 petals. Plant growth is upright and average with dark green
leaves 11 cm long x 5 cm wide. Sport: Mark Cannon Variegated.
Mark Cannon Variegated. (C.reticulata), Mark S. Cannon, 1988, ASC., The Camellia Journal, Vol.43,
No.4, p.17 as ‘Mark Cannon Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mark Cannon - Orchid pink
blotched white. Originated in USA by Mark Cannon.
Mark Chason. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.215, Reg. No.1428: A large, dark
red, with orange cast, semi-double. A 7 year old chance japonica seedling that first bloomed
1975. Originated by Paul Gilley, Grandridge, Florida, USA. The semi-double, Frizzle White
type, bloom has 12-14 petals, 4-10 petaloids, light red anthers and yellow filaments. Average
size is 11 cm across x 5 cm deep. Blooms early to mid-season. Plant growth is upright,
average density and rapid in rate with dark green leaves 10 cm x 5 cm. Sport: Mark Chason
Variegated.
Mark Chason Variegated. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1983, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.38, No.4 as
‘Mark Chason Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mark Chason - Dark red mottled white.
Originated in USA.
Mark Colver. Cannon, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18, No.5, p.28. Orthographic error
for Mark Culver.
Mark Culver. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.10. No description.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.230, Reg. No.911: This semi-double to peony form,
chance seedling, first bloomed 1958. Originated by W.F. Wilson Jr., Hammond, Louisiana,
USA, was introduced commercially in 1964. Plant growth is upright and open with mid-green
leaves, 8 cm x 4.5 cm. The bloom has 30-40 petals and is 12.5 cm across x 7.5 cm deep. The
colour is fiery red with yellow stamens. Petals are notched. Flower has 10 small groups of
stamens. Mid-season blooming. Orthographic error: ‘Mark Colver’. Sport: Mark Culver
Variegated.
Mark Culver Variegated. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.10. No
description. SCCS., 1966, Camellia Nomenclature as ‘Mark Culver Var.’: Virus variegated
form of Mark Culver - Fiery red, blotched white. Originated in USA.
Mark J. (C.japonica), ACS., 1989. The Camellia Journal. vol.44, No.3, p.9, Reg. No.2152: Very large,
rose coloured, peony form, C.japonica chance seedling. Blooms mid-season. Originated by
O.L. Jacobson, Jacksonville, Florida. USA. American Camellia Yearbook: the 7 year old
seedling first bloomed 1986. Average flower size, 14.5 cm across x 11 cm deep. Plant growth
is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 11 cm x 6 cm.
Mark Stewart. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1976, Camellia Nomenclature, p.102: Red. Large, semi-double.
Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Mid-season flowering. Originated in USA by J. Haynie,
Theodore, Alabama.
Markenziana. Jean Verschaffelt, 1863, Supplement to the Price List, p.11. Orthographic error for
Mackenzieana.
Mark’s Surprise. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1985, p.184, Reg. No.1965: A very
large, deep pink, peony form hybrid C.reticulata seedling of Francie L that blooms mid-season. Originated by Edgar R. Sebire, Wandin North, Victoria, Australia. The 6 year old
seedling first bloomed 1982. Average flower size is 20 cm across x 11 cm deep. Plant growth
is spreading, open and medium with dark green leaves, 16 cm x 10 cm. Sport: Mark’s
Surprise Variegated.
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Mark’s Surprise Variegated. (C.reticulata hybr.), Cannon, 1987, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.42,
No.4, p.23 as ‘Mark’s Surprise Var’. A virus variegated form of Mark’s Surprise - Deep
pink, blotched white. Originated in USA.
Marky Cooper. (C.japonica), ACS., 1988, The Camellia Journal, vol.43, No.3, p.34, Reg. No.2094:
Large pink outer petals, shading to white inner, rose form double C.japonica, chance seedling.
Originated by Joseph W. Cooper Jr, Kentfield, California, USA. American Camellia
Yearbook, 1988, p.189, colour photo between pp.186-187: The 11 year old seedling first
bloomed 1981. Average flower size, 12 cm across x 6 cm deep with 40 petals, yellow anthers
and filaments. Plant growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, 11 cm x 3.8 cm.
Marlena Bozeman. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1994, pp.61-62, colour plate pp.64-65,
Reg. No.2304: A large size, dark red, semi-double C.japonica chance seedling, mid-season
blooming. Originated by C.V. Bozeman, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. The 12 year old
seedling first flowered 1986. Average flower size is 10.3 cm across x 5.3 cm deep with 40+
petals, 6 petaloids, bright yellow anthers and yellow filaments; stamens interspersed amongst
the inner petals. Plant growth is upright and average with leaves 8.5 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Marlene. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.10, as ‘Marline’. No description.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.241, Reg. No.752: A 13 year old chance seedling that
first bloomed 1956; originated by H.E. Ashby, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Commercially introduced in 1957. Plant growth is dense and spreading with light green
leaves, 7.5 cm long x 2.5 cm wide. The semi-double flowers, similar to ‘Donckelaeri’,
(Masayoshi) are 12.5 cm. across and have 10-12 petals and 3-4 petaloids. Colour light pink.
Blooms early to mid-season. Orthographic error: ‘Marline’.
Marline.
Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. Orthographic error for Marlene.
Marlibsu. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1967, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.22, No.4, p.16. No description.
first bloomed 1960; originated by Dr M.B. Wine, Thomasville, Georgia, USA. Growth habit
is upright, dense and rapid in rate, with dark green leaves, 5 cm. x 2.5 cm. The rose form
double flower is up to 15 cm across x 5 cm. deep with 38 petals. Medium pink with a white
streak down each petal. Mid-season blooming.
Marlott’s Variegated.
nishiki.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1945-1946, p.24. Synonym for Chiyoda--
Marmion. (C.sasanqua), ACRS., 1982, Camellia News, No.83, p.22, Reg. No.283: Originated by Max
Schultz, Edwardstown, South Australia. A chance seedling that flowered 1977. The vigorous,
spreading, pendulous plant produces 9 cm. semi-double, light pink flowers with wavy petals
and blooms early. Leaves dark green, lanceolate, 6 cm x 2.5 cm. with tapering, acuminate
apex. Chinese synonym ‘Mameng’.
Marmora Nova.
Bull Nursery Catalogue, 1869, p.80. Orthographic error for Marmorata Nova.
Marmora Ferdinando. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.151. Synonym for Marmorata Fulgida.
Marmorata. (C.japonica,) Courtois, 1833, Magazine d’Horticulture, 1[pt.D]:316: Marbled. Berlèse,
1837, Monographie, ed.1, pp.119, 132: Leaves, roundish-oval, deeply serrate; bud small,
rounded at base, a little pointed at apex; flower, semi-double, cherry-red, marbled with white.
Marmorata Fulgida. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1846-1847, 27:28. No description. Originated
in Belgium. (Believed extinct.) Synonyms: ‘Marmore Ferdinando’, ‘Marmora Ferdinando’.
Marmorata Grandiflora. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1842, 9:54: Large, salmon coloured flowers, spotted with white. Originated in Italy.
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Marmorata Nova. (C.japonica), William Bull Retail Catalogue, 1867, p.74. No description. Auguste van
Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.73, 1875-1876, p.69. Orthographic error ‘Marmora Nova’. No
Marmore Ferdinando.
Fulgida.
Scott, J. and Son Nursery Catalogue, 1868. Synonym for Marmorata
Marmorea. (C.japonica), Jardim Portuense, 1844, April, No.7, p.104; Beautiful scarlet irregular flower,
similar to ‘Pomponia’ (Pompone), with stamens and petals, but with many white spots. Some
flowers look like red marble. Obtained by Father José d’Almeida. Originated in Porto,
Portugal.
Marmorea Portuensis. (C.japonica), Loureiro Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.37, & No.9, 1872-1873, p.45:
Anemone form, vivid pink with splashes of white. Originated in Portugal.
Marna. (C.hybrid), American Camellia Yearbook, 1984, p.179, Reg. No.1936: A large, bright pink,
shading from light to darker, semi-double C.hybrid (Mrs Bertha Harms x Salab). Blooms
mid-season to late. Originated by Woodford E. Harrison, Berkley, California, USA. The 13
year old seedling first bloomed 1976. Average flower size is 11 cm across x 5.5 cm. deep with
10-12 petals and 1012 petaloids, yellow anthers and creamy petaloids. Fragrant, similar to
Apple Blossom; 2-3 petaloids make rabbit ears. Pollen fertile only. Plant growth is upright
and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm long x 5 cm. wide.
Marnao.
Ikeda. 1976, American Camellia Yearbook. p.139. Different reading for ‘Manao’,
synonym for Damanao.
Marnao.
Wang & Yu, 1989, Camellias, No.87, p.44, Colour pl. [p.143]. Synonym for
Xiaotaohong.
Marnaosungtzeke.
Ikeda, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.144. (‘Cornelian Pine Cone
Shell’). Different reading ‘Ma-nao Sung-tzu- k’o’, different reading for Manao Songzike.
Marnaoshihzetou. Ikeda, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.139, (‘Cornelian Lion Head’).
Different reading ‘Ma-nao Shih-ze-t’ou’, different reading for ‘Manao Shizitou’, synonym for
Damanao.
Marnaotsueban. Ikeda, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.140. (‘Cornelian Chrysanthemum
Petals’). Different reading for Manao Juban.
Marnaotzepao. Ikeda, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.140. (‘Cornelian Purple Gown’)
Different reading for Manao Zipao.
Marochetti.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:13. Synonym for Clowesiana.
Maroii. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1840-1841, p.3. No description. Originated in France. (Believed
extinct.)
Maroon and Gold. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1960: Maroon. Small to medium size,
loose peony form with golden anthers. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. Received the
“William E. Wylam Miniature Award” for 1975. See colour photos: Macoboy, 1981, The
Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.103 and pl.109, p.59, Encyclopedia of Camellias in
Colour. Chinese synonym: ‘Zijiang Jinhua’. Orthographic error: ‘Maroon Gold’.
Maroon Gold. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. Orthographic error for Maroon and
Gold.
Maroon Mist. (C.oleifera hybrid). Dark maroon red. Large single to semi-double. Deep orange anthers.
Late flowering. Cold hardy to -5° F. A seedling of ‘Tricolor Red Siebold’ (Lady de
Saumarez) x C.oleifera Plain Jane. Originated by Dr William L. Ackerman, Ashton,
Maryland, USA.
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Maroona. (C.japonica), Camellia Grove Nursery Catalogue, 1948, p.12: Wine red, medium anemone
form. Upright, open growth. A seedling of Elegans originated by E.G. Waterhouse, Gordon,
N.SW., Australia. Mid-season flowering. See colour pl., p.20, ACRS, 1977, Camellia News,
No.66.
Maroquetti. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844-1845, p.27. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Marquês de Ficalho. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.31, & No.9,
1872-1873, p.45: Formal double. Vivid cherry, streaked with white. Originated in Portugal.
Orthographic variant: ‘Marquez de Ficalho’. Orthographic errors: ‘Marquesa de Ficalho’,
‘Marquêz de Ficalho’.
Marquês Loureiro.
da Silva & Filhos Catalogue, No.49, 1927, p.27. Abbreviation for José
Marques Loureiro.
Marquêsa Davia. Carriere, Mar.1874, Revue Horticole, p.104. Orthographic variant for Marchesa
Davia.
Marquesa de Ficalho. Escuela de Agricultura Catalogo, 1882. Orthographic error for Marquês de
Ficalho.
Marquesa de Monfalin. Escuela di Agricultura Catalogue, 1882. Orthographic variant for Marqueza de Momfalin.
Marquese Demari. (C.japonica), Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.45. No description.
Marquêz da Fronteira. (C.japonica), José Marques Louriero Catalogue No.9, 1872-1873, p.45: A
formal double, semi-regular. Purple pink (slate like) colour with central white stripes.
Originated in Portugal. Orthographic variants: ‘Marquez de Fronteira’, ‘Marquêz da
Fronteira’.
Marquêz de Ficalho. José Marques Loureiro Catalogue No.9, 1872-1873. Orthographic variant for
Marquês de Ficalho.
Marquez de Momfalim. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue No.12, 1876, p.102, No
description. Catalogue No.20, 1883; Pale pink, striped white. Originated in Portugal.
Orthographic variant: ‘Marquez de Monfalim’. Orthographic errors: ‘Marquêsa de
Montfalim’. Chinese synonym ‘Mangte’.
Marqueza d’Alorna. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue No.1, 1965, p.30, & No.9,
1872-1873, p.45: Anemone form. Milky white. Orthographic variant ‘Marquesa d’Alorna’.
Originated in Portugal.
Marqueza da Fronteira. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro, Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.37, and No.9,
1872-1873, p.45. Semi-regular rose form, pink. Orthographic variants; ‘Marqueza de
Fronteira’, ‘Marquesa da Fronteira’. Originated in Portugal.
Marqueza de Momfalim. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro, Catalogue No.12, 1875-1876, p.102; No
description in this or later catalogues. Orthographic errors; ‘Marquêse de Montfalim’,
Marquêz de Montfalin’, ‘Marquesa de Monfalin’. Orthographic variant; ‘Marquesa de
Monfalim’.
Marqueza de Vianna. (C.japonica) List of Portuguese Camellias 2010, Guedes & Oliveira, pp.36 & 73.
José Marques Loureiro, Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.35; Formal double. Flesh colour or carmine
white, striped, dotted or spotted light or dark pink, carmine or purple.
Marquis d’Exeter. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Orthographic
variant for the Marquis of Exeter.
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Marquis d’Exeter Pink. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic variant for the
Marquise d’Exeter Pink.
Marquis de Exeter.
Orthographic variant for Marquis of Exeter.
Marquis de Lafayette. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.163, Reg. No.1860: A large,
rose red, semi-double C.japonica chance seedling, early blooming; originated by J.K.
Blanchard, Wallace, North Carolina, USA. The 12 year old seedling first bloomed 1977.
Average flower size, 11 cm across x 6 cm deep with 19 petals and 183 petaloids, yellow
anthers and white filaments. Plant growth is upright, open and medium, with dark green
leaves, 9.5 cm. x 5 cm.
Marquis de Montcalm. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1943: Rose-pink, large,
semi-double of pine-cone formation, petals becoming narrower near centre and finally
becoming petaloids. Slow, bushy growth. Flowers mid-season. Originated by Magnolia Gardens as a seedling or lost label plant. Sport: Marquis de Montcalm Variegated.
Marquis de Montcalm Variegated. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1950-1951 as ‘Marquis
of Montcalm Var’. A virus variegated form of Marquis de Montcalm - Rose-pink and white.
Originated in USA. See black and white photo, p.233, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Marquis of Exeter. (C.japonica), First invalidly listed by Dr Hume, 1931, Camellias & Azaleas, ed.1,
p.33 as ‘Marchioness of Exeter’: Double salmon pink, peony type bloom. Magnolia Gardens
and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943: Flesh coloured, striped and speckled deep pink. Large,
full peony form. Vigorous, upright growth. Originated in USA at Magnolia Gardens, John’s
Island, South Carolina. Orthographic variants: ‘Marquis de Exeter’, ‘Marquis d’Exeter’.
Synonym: ‘Marquise d’Exeter Variegated’. Note: This is not related to the original
Marquis of Salisbury. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1943. Orthographic variant for
Marchioness of Salisbury.
Marquis Spinola.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1860-1861. Synonym for Genevensis.
Marquisa.
McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias, p.4. Synonym for Marchioness of
Exeter.
Marquise d’Altona. (C.japonica), Jean Verschaffelt Catalogue No.11, 1867-1868, p.44. No description.
Marquise d’Ester. Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. Orthographic error for Marchioness of
Exeter.
Marquise d’Exeter.
Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.1, p.99. Orthographic variant for
Marquise d’Exeter Pink. (C.japonica), Gerbing Azalea Gardens Catalogue, Suppl., 1943-1944: This is a
solid pink sport of the variegated form Marquis of Exeter. It has the early flowering habit of
its parent. Foliage growth, time of blooming, and long lasting flowers are all inherited from
the parent. Originated in USA. Synonym: ‘Pink Marchioness of Exeter’. Orthographic error:
‘Marquis d’Exeter Pink’.
Marquise d’Exeter Variegated. Gerbings Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1943, pp. 146-147 as ‘Marquise d’Exeter Variegated form’. Synonym for Marquis of Exeter.
Marquise de Brême. (C.japonica), Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1851-1852, Catalogue Général, p.17. Luzzatti
Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.45: Lilac rose
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with a large part of the petals striped white, regularly arranged in 7 rows. Imbricated.
Originated in Italy. Orthographic variant: ‘Marchesa de Brerne’, ‘Marquise of Brême’.
Marquise Elisa. Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.65, 1869-1870. p.55. Orthographic
variant for Marquise Elise.
Marquise Elise. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VIII, pl.III: This
Camellia is of Italian Origin. A white perfection distinguished by the shape of the interior
petals which become suddenly smaller, of various shapes and laciniate at their edges in white.
Those of the periphery are large, regularly imbricated, rounded, bilobate and spread out.
Orthographic variants: ‘Marchesa Eliza’, ‘Marquise Elisa’, ‘Marchese Elise’, ‘Marcheza
Elizze’. Orthographic error: ‘Marchesa Elesa’. Sport: Duchesse de Brabant.
Marquise Isabella Spinola.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1851. Synonym for Genevensis.
Marquise Marianelle. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore et Cie Catalogue, 1870-1871. No description.
Marquise Natta.
Natta.
Leguay, Jan.1853, Revue Horticole, p.31. Orthographic variant for Marchese
Marquise of Brême.
de Brême.
Marrianna Gaeta.
Prudente Besson Catalogue, 1871-1872. Orthographic variant for Marquise
Rovelli Catalogue, 1902. Orthographic error for Marianna Gaeta.
Marriottii Rubra. Exbury Gardens Catalogue, 1965, p.10. Orthographic error for ‘Mariotti Rubra’,
synonym for Eximea.
Marrocchetti. Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic variant for ‘Marocchetti’, synonym for
Clowesiana.
Mars. (C.japonica), Paul, 1911, The Garden: Semi-double, crimson. Puddle & Hanger, 1961, RHS., The
Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.15, p.120: Semi-double. About 15-20 petals,
narrowly obovate, largest 5 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, irregularly retuse, of delicate texture, outer
petals recurved. Stamens in a central cylinder, outer filaments conjoined about one third their
length. Flower size about 10 cm across. Colour Turkey red (RHS.HCC.721/3), occasionally
showing white streaks. Foliage, elliptic, 8-10 cm long x 5.5 cm wide, shallowly serrate. short
acuminate, glossy, dark green. Plant habit open with lax branching. The name ‘Mars’ has
been erroneously used for both ‘Mercury’ and ‘Apollo’ with which it has been confused.
Sport: Mars Variegated.
Mars Variegated. (C.japonica). Waterhouse. 1960, ACRS.. Camellia Annual. No.7, p.17: A virus
variegated form of Mars - Turkey red. blotched white. Originated in Australia. For colour pl.
see p.103, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias.
Marschal Wilder. Alexis Dalliere, 1852, Price List, p.19. Franchetti. 1855. Collezione di Camelie.
p.46. Orthographic error for Marshal Wilder.
Marschall Wilder’s. Trillon. Le Mans Nursery Catalogue. 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for
Marshal Wilder.
Marshal Wilder. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1841. 7:13: (From Baumann). No description.
Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.46 as ‘Marschall Wilder’: Dark red, brighter at the
centre. sometimes variegated, Imbricated. Origin unknown, but likely to have been raised by
Wilder, Massachusetts, USA, about the same time as Mrs Abby Wilder and Wilderi and
brought to Europe by the Baumanns. Orthographic errors: ‘Marschal Wilder’, ‘Marschall
Wilder’s’. Synonym: ‘Marshall P. Wilder’.
Marshall. (C.yuhsienensis hybrid). SCCS Camellia Nomenclature 2009, p.183; Small single. Light pink
with darker pink stripes and flecks. Vigorous, upright growth. Early flowering. A seedling of
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‘Yumi’ (Yume). Published in 2008 by CamelliaShop, Savannah, Ga., USA, originated by
Gene Phillips.
Marshall P. Wilder.
Catalogues, p.151. Synonym for Marshal Wilder.
Marshall Wilder’s Aurora.
for Aurora.
Baumann. Mulhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1841-1842. p. 14. Synonym
Marshmallow. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2000, Issue No.135, vol.XXI, No.4,
p.6, Reg. No.416. Registered by N. Haydon, Takanini, New Zealand. A chance seedling of
Shikibu, pollen parent unknown that first flowered 1994. The flower is anemone form, 4 cm
diameter x 4 cm deep, with 7-8 petals and 60-70 petaloids. The petals are mid-pink
(RHS.CC.54B) and the petaloids are white with pale pink bases. The plant is upright, and of
average density and growth rate with dark green leaves 7 cm long x 3 cm wide. Flowers midseason to late.
Marsii. L.L. Liebig, 1839 Verzeichnis von Warmen und Kalten Hauspflanzen…, p.10. Synonym
for Elphingstoniana.
Marta.
Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic variant for Martha.
Marta Campo Bella. (C.japonica), A seedling of unknown parentage, grown for approx. 150 years at
Casa de Campo Bella, Italy. Registered for the owner, Marta Glória Cernache, by Diego
Cernache and António Assungaó. Plant growth is dense, bushy and spreading, at medium
growth rate. Flowers early to mid-season. Flower is red/pink (RHSCC Red 53C) some flowers
also having white blotches. Semidouble, cup-shaped, with 18 petals, diameter 10cm x height
10cm. Centre petals smaller and mixed with stamens, which have yellow anthers and whitish
pale pink filaments. Dark green leaves (RHSCC Green 139A), curved, keeled, margins
recurved, 7cm x 4.2cm.
Marte Guillon.
Huttleston. 1957. List of Camellias at Longwood. Orthographic error for
Marte di Santo. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1858, Delle Nuova Camellia, che si vengono ottenendo
dalle Semine Romane, p.6: Originated in Italy by Delgrande. Rome. Flower a large
hemisphere, petals numerous, rather small, cordiform. admirably imbricated; colour vermilion
with reflections of deep carmine and livid purple, a colour that is unusual and difficult to
describe; the apex of the petals, folding towards the centre, gives an ash-grey tint.
Marterii.
Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.2. Orthographic error for Martheri.
Marter’s Double Red.
Catalogue des Plantes la Société d’Horticulture Belgique, 1842, p.22.
Orthographic error for Master’s Double Red.
Martha. (C.japonica), Loudon, 1835, Gardeners’ Magazine. p.294: After Martha Thompson, now Mrs
Poole. Its flowers assimilates to that of Colvillii. The mode of its formation is that of the
warratah. The petals have blush ground and pink stripes: the centre of the flower filled with
petals. The flowers are produced in plenty. Orthographic error: ‘Marta’. Synonyms: ‘Martha
Poole’s’. ‘Martherii Anciens’, ‘Marthii’. Originated by Thompson of Mile End Nursery.
London, from seed of Expansa about 1828.
Martha.
van Houtte Catalogue. 1846-1847, 27:27. Abbreviation for Martha (Buist).
Martha Alice Brown. (C.japonica). American Camellia Yearbook, 1978, p.132. Reg. No.1477: Large.
blush pink. semi-double, C.japonica chance seedling, flowering mid-season to late.
Originated by Martha A. Gardins, Cochrane. Georgia. USA. The 12 year old seedling first
bloomed 1969 and has Frizzle White type blooms with 20-25 petals, 4-7 petaloids (high),
yellow centres and pale yellow filaments. Average size, 12.5 cm across x 10 cm deep. Plant
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growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, 10 cm x 6 cm. See colour photo inside
back cover, ACS., 1978, The Camellia Journal, vol.33, No.3. 1978.
Martha Ann. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.65: Pink and
white. Large, irregular semi-double. Vigorous growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in
USA.
Martha Anne. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, p.102, Reg. No.1745: A large, blush
pink to white, peony form to heavy semi-double, C.japonica chance seedling, mid-season
blooming. Originated by Hugh Shackelford, Albany, Georgia, USA. The 8 year old seedling
first bloomed 1977. Flower size is 12.5 cm across. Growth is upright and rapid.
Martha Beatty. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.3, p.37, Reg. No.2347:
Medium size soft pink, semi-double C.japonica seedling of Elizabeth Boardman x
Moonlight Sonata. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by Dr W.F. Homeyer Jr, Macon,
Georgia. ACS 1995, American Camellia Yearbook, p.7 with colour photo: the 25 year old
seedling first flowered 1980. Average flower size is 8 cm across. Plant growth is upright,
open with dark green leaves 10 cm long x 5.5 cm wide.
Martha Boardman. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: White.
Large, semi-double of water-lily type. Originated in USA by Boardman.
Martha Brice. (C.japonica), Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1942, p.4: New Camellia -a seedling from
Quitman, Georgia - flower is semi-double, loose peony type. Colour, delicate, soft pink.
Blooms mid-season. Leaves are very large, roundish, of rather thin texture. Originated by Mrs
E.M. Brice, Quitman, Georgia, USA. First flowered 1938. Reg. No.28, American Camellia
Yearbook, 1954. See black and white photo, p.226, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.II. Sport: Martha Brice Variegated. Orthographic errors: ‘Mattie
Brice’, ‘Martha Price’.
Martha Brice Variegated. (C.japonica), Harris’ Longview Nursery Retail Price List, 1955-1956, p.3 as
‘Martha Brice Var.’: A virus variegated form of Martha Brice. Lavender pink, blotched
Martha Brinson. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1959, p.277, Reg. No.352: A 12 year old
chance seedling, originated by W.G. Brinson, Norfolk, Virginia, USA which first bloomed
1950. Plant growth is dense, uright and rapid with dark green leaves, 13.5 cm long x 6 cm
wide. The semi-double flowers, a little darker in colour than Tomorrow, are 12-12.5 cm
across x 7.5 cm deep with 18 petals and yellow stamens, petals fluted with some rabbit ears.
Blooms mid-season to late. Sport: Martha Brinson Variegated.
Martha Brinson Variegated. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7 as ‘Martha
Brinson Var.’: A virus variegated form of Martha Brinson. Deep pink blotched white.
Originated in USA.
Martha Brooks. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Nov. 1998, p.24, Reg. No.2474. A medium
size, variable light pink – lightly veined, semi-double to anemone form chance seedling.
Flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Bond Nursery Corp., Dallas, Tex., USA. American
Camellia Yearbook, 1998, p.5, colour photo before p.1. The 13 year old seedling first
flowered in 1989. Average flower size is 10 cm across x 3.2 cm deep, with 12 petals, 6-8
petaloids, and yellow anthers and filaments. Plant growth is upright, open and average with
dark green leaves 5 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Martha (Buist). (C.japonica), Hovey, ed., 1844, The Magazine of Horticulture, 10:122: Originated by
Buist. Remarkable white. Oudin Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.45: Very large, imbricated,
full double white. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France,
vol.40, p.131 as ‘Martha de Buist’: Flower 10-11 cm diameter, formal double, of pure milk
white. Petals numerous, shell-like, slightly notched, closely imbricated, regularly tiered and
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forming a corolla, regularly round and superb. Originated in USA. Abbreviation: ‘Martha’.
Orthographic variant: ‘Martha’(Buist’s). Orthographic errors: ‘Martha Bursts’, ‘Martii’
(Buist), ‘Marthii’ (Buist). Synonym: ‘Martha de Buist’.
Martha(Buist’s). Warren’s Descriptive Catalogue, 1844, p.38. Orthographic variant for Martha
(Buist).
Martha Bursts.
Cleveland Nursery Co. Catalogue, 1844. Orthographic error for Martha (Buist).
Martha de Buist. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horiculture de France, vol.40,
p.131. Synonym for Martha (Buist).
Martha Floyd. (C.japonica), ACS., 1989, The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.3, p.9, Reg. No.2140: Small
size, white, semi-double C.japonica chance seedling. Blooms mid-season. Originated by
Johny Aldrich, Brooklet, Georgia, USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1989, p.125, colour
photo [p.135]: The 15 year old seedling first bloomed 1978. Average flower size, 11 cm
across x 6 cm deep with 26 petals, 2 petaloids, yellow anthers and light yellow filaments.
Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 3.8 cm.
Martha G. Betz. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Copper red.
Large, full peony form. Mid-season blooming. Vigorous, compact growth. Originated in USA
by Huested. For black and white photo see p.227, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington
Gardens, vol.II.
Martha Harms. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Mrs Bertha
Harms.
Martha Israel. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.215, Reg. No.1459: A medium size,
pure white, rose form double japonica; mid-season flowering. This 12 year old chance
seedling first bloomed 1970. Originated by Ferol & Sam Zerkowsky, Slidell, Louisiana, USA.
The rose form double to formal double ‘Mathotiana’(Julia Drayton) type, bloom has 60-70
petals with yellow stamens. Average size, 9.5 cm across x 5 cm deep. Bloom has a six point
star shape with petals in 6-8 tiers. The plant growth is upright, spreading and open with dark
green leaves, 10 cm x 5 cm. See colour photo front cover ACS., 1977, The Camellia Journal,
vol.32, No.3.
Martha Leggett. (C.japonica), Lindo Nurseries Price List, 1942. No description. Originated in USA.
(Believed extinct.)
Martha Murray. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.58: Soft pink. Medium, peony
form. Medium, compact growth. Mid-season flowering. Originated by M.R. Murray, Fort
Valley, Georgia, USA. Orthographic error: ‘Martha Murry’.
Martha Murry.
Ferays Fine Flowers Catalogue, 1960. Orthographic error for Martha Murray.
Martha Norwood. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.95, Reg. No.841: A 10 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1959; originated by C. Dewey Norwood, Thomasville,
Georgia, USA. Growth is upright, vigorous and medium with dark green leaves, 6 cm x 4.5
cm. The flower is large, 13-15 cm across and 5-6 cm deep, semi-double with 10-12 large
petals, of heavy texture and a compact, central ring of golden stamens, 3.8 cm long. Flower
similar to ‘R.L. Wheeler’ but darker. Blooms early to mid-season. Sport: Martha Norwood
Variegated. Chinese synonym ‘Masa’.
Martha Norwood Variegated. (C.japonica), Gentry, 1967, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.22, No.5,
p.28 as ‘Martha Norwood V.’: A virus variegated form of Martha Norwood - Dark red,
Martha Poole’s.
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Loudon, 1838, Arboretum Britannicum, p.389. Synonym for Martha.
Martha Price. Butterfield, 1952, Camellia Culture for the Home Gardener, Manual, 5:19.
Orthographic error for Martha Brice.
Martha Proppe. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Pink, single, mid-season.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.323, Reg. No.172: An 8 year old seedling of
Christmas Cheer; originated by Mrs Martha Proppe, Portland, Oregon, USA. First flowered
1951. Plant growth is average and compact with dark green leaves with a distinct twist.
Flower buds are deep salmon and pointed. Flowers are deep salmon, shading to light pink,
6-7.5 cm across, single with 5-6 petals. Shape of flower similar to Apple Blossom with petals
rolled and folded. Blooms mid-season.
Martha Sanders. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Salmon
pink. Medium large, semi-double. Originated in USA by Mrs C.O. Maxwell, Reno, Georgia.
Martha Smith. (C.japonica), ACS., May 1991, The Camellia Journal, vol.46, No.2, p.18, Reg. No.2201:
Originated by Mrs N.C. Scott, Aiken, South Carolina, USA. A miniature, light pink with
deeper pink on the outer petals, formal double, C.japonica chance seedling. Blooms early to
mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 1991, pp.78-79, colour photo pp.80-81: The 15
year old seedling first flowered 1980. Size 6 cm across x 4 cm deep with 77 petals. Cold
hardy. Growth upright, dense and medium in rate with dark green leaves 10 cm long x 2 cm
wide.
Martha Tuck. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.69: White. Large, semi-double
with fluted petals. Medium, compact, upright growth. Early blooming. Originated in USA by
Dr M.B. Wine, Thomasville, Georgia.
Martha Washington. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1949, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: White
striped deep pink. Medium semi-double. Early to mid-season blooming. Originated in USA
by Edinger. A seedling from Tricolor as ‘Wakanoura’ from Rosebud Farm. See black and
white photo p.235, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I. Sport:
Martha Washington Pink.
Martha Washington Pink. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Solid pink sport
of Martha Washington. Originated in USA.
Martha Wright. (C.japonica), Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1943, p.7: Medium soft pink with occasional white variegation, semi-double, 9-10 cm across. Stamens not numerous and pink.
Originated by Miss B. Hoyt, Thomasville, Georgia, USA in whose garden two old plants exist
of unknown antecedents. Orthographic error: ‘Mattie Wright’. See black and white photo,
p.229, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Martheri. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:13: Variegated, pure white, and in catalogue,
1844-1845, 18:15: Double white, peony form, many centres. Synonym: ‘Martheri Alba’.
Originated in Italy. Orthographic error; ‘Marterii’.
Martheri Alba.
Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.110. Synonym for Martheri.
Martheri Anciens.
Marthii.
Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.298. Synonym for Martha.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:15. Synonym for Martha.
Marthii (Buist).
W.Rollisson & Son, 1846, Catalogue, No.1, p.7. Synonym for Martha (Buist).
Martholiana Rubra. Reithe, 1912, Foxhill Hardy Plant Nursery Catalogue No.18. Orthographic
error for ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ (Mathotiana).
Martie Determan. (C.japonica), ACS, Aug. 1996, The Camellia Journal, vol.51, No.2, p.31, Reg.
No.2380. A very large, light orchid pink semi-double chance seedling of Nancy Mandarich.
Flowers early to late. Originated by Houghton S. Hall, San Anselmo, Calif., USA. American
Camellia Yearbook, 1996, p.3, colour photo before p.1. The 17 year old seedling first
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flowered in 1990. Average flower size is 14 cm across x 6.5 cm deep, with 34 petals, gold
anthers and white filaments. Blooms have very heavy petal texture. Plant growth is average
and medium in rate, with dark green leaves 11.5 cm long x 5.7 cm wide.
Martignoni. (C.japonica), Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Martin Roberts.
Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1945-1946; Fruitland Nursery
Catalogue, 1945-1946, p.25. Synonym for Woodville Red.
Martin. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1986, vol.XIV, No.8, p.13, Reg. No.242:
Originated by E.W.E. Butcher, Hamilton, New Zealand as a seedling from an unnamed
C.japonica x Kramer’s Supreme that first flowered 1974. The plant is dense, spreading and
average with dark green leaves, 8.5 cm x 5 cm. The rich red flowers are peony form with
golden anthers, and veined darker. the flower is 10-12 cm across x 5-6 cm deep with 34-37
petals and an odd petal first flowered 1974. The plant is dense, spreading and average with
dark green leaves, 8.5 cm x 5 cm. The rich red flowers are peony form with golden anther,
and veined darker. The flower is 10-12 cm across x 5-6 cm. deep with 34-37 petals and an
odd petaloid. Flowers early to late. Colour is RHS.CC.45C. Synonym: ‘Bankwood Red’.
Martiniere. (C.japonica), Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1942, p.10. No description. Originated in
Martinii. (C.japonica), Anonymous, May 1852, The Florist, 2:89-91, Colour pl. No description. Originated in England. (Believed extinct.)
Maruben-hagoromo. Kurume Camellia, 1997, English translation, p.24. Synonym for ‘Haru-noakebono’, now known as Hagoromo-Kansai.
Marubeni. (Round Red). (C.japonica), Latest Illustrated Book of Japanese Camellias, (Camellias of
Japan), 2010, p.79 with colour photo; Small red single, round to cupped petals, stamens in a
solid column. Flowers mid-season. Leaves ovate, medium size. Average growth. A
descendant of crosses between wild camellias from Niigata and Tamagasumi, etc. Originated
and released by Shinichi Noguchi, Tokyo, Japan, in 2009.
Maruben-karanishiki. (Perfect Petal - Chinese Brocade), (C.japonica), Shufu-no-Tomo-sha, 1976,
Tsubaki to Sazanka, p.44, colour photo: Medium sized, semi-double, 13-15 petals, soft pink
ground with a peppering of crimson dots and ticks. Small, irregular stamen cluster, golden
anthers, white filaments. Blooms late to very late. For other colour photos see: Encyclopedia
of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, pl.410. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.144.
Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.343. Originated in Kantô, Japan. Resembles
Hakuro-nishiki and Kara-nishiki. Note: Possibly the same as Kara-nishiki from the Edo
era.
Maruben-hagoromo. Seibundô Shinkôsha., 1979, Senchinshû, p.240. Synonym for ‘Kansai-hagoromo’ and ‘Haruno-akebono’.
Maruyama-kasuri. (Maruyama variegated), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pls. 172, 389, 455, and 636. From the plates there appears to be two cultivars involved.
However they are all white semi-doubles with crimson streaks. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Maruyama-koshimino. (Maruyama Straw Raincoat), (C.japonica). This was listed with painting in
Chinka Kozu, (before 1850), owned by Masuda, Tokube’i: White with splashes, semi-double.
See: Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1961, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.2, p.130. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Mar-Vel Murray. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Pink. Incomplete double.
Mid-season. SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Pink. Medium peony
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form showing petaloids. Medium growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by F.K.
Murray, San Marino, California.
Marvin Jernigan. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.2, p.15, Reg. No.2314:
Very large size, red with white variegation, semi-double to peony form. A seedling of Ville
de Nantes x Granada. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in USA by Marvin Jernigan,
Warner Robins, Georgia. ACS 1995, American Camellia Yearbook, p.8 with colour photo:
The 12 year old seedling first flowered 1985. Average flower size is 13 cm across x 8 cm
deep with 41 petals and white anthers. Plant growth is upright, spreading, dense and vigorous
with dark green leaves 10 cm long x 4.5 cm wide. Synonym: ‘Marvin Jernigan Variegated’.
Marvin Jernigan Variegated.
Jernigan.
SCCS 1996, Camellia Nomenclature, p.76. Synonym for Marvin
Marvin Mann. American Camellia Yearbook, 1958, p.289, Reg. No.341. Name changed to Judge
Marvin Mann. See American Camellia Yearbook, 1959, p.275.
Marvin Sowell. (C.hybrid), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.169, Reg. No.1595: A very large, light
crimson, semi-double to loose peony form C.hybrid chance seedling, mid-season to late.
Originated by Kramers Bros. Nursery, Upland, California, USA. The seedling first bloomed
1974. Flower size 13 cm across x 6 cm deep with irridescent petals. Plant growth is upright
and rapid with light green leaves, 10 cm x 5 cm.
Mary A. Bergamini. (C.reticulata). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Sept. 2006. p.29 with colour photo;
Reg. No. 2687. A chance seedling of C.reticulata Arch of Triumph, first flowered in 1999..
Originated by Don Bergamini, Martinez, Calif., USA. The 12.7 cm diameter hot pink, peony
form flower has heavy petal texture. Plant is spreading, with average growth rate. Flowers
mid-season to late. American Camellia Yearbook, 2006, p.61 with colour photo; Dark green
leaves are 10 cm x 6.5 cm.
Mary A.Cox. Belle Fontaine Nursery, 1967, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.22, No.3, p.20.
Abbreviation for Mary Alice Cox.
Mary A. Greer. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.202, Reg. No.445: A chance
seedling originated by A.P. Carlton, San Diego, California, USA that first bloomed 1952.
Plant growth is dense and medium with light green leaves, 8.5 cm x 4.5 cm. The peony form
flowers, 11-15 cm across, are a true red and have conspicuous, yellow stamens.
Mary Adger. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.222, Reg. No.633: An 8 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1960. Originated in USA by B.A. Carlin, Mobile,
Alabama. Plant growth is spreading and medium in rate. The semi-double flowers, similar to
Finlandia, are 12.5 cm across x 6 cm deep, pink with yellow stamens and have 11 petals.
Blooms mid-season.
Mary Agnes Patin. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.222, Reg. No.604: A 9
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1959. Originated in USA by T.C. Patin,
Hammond, Louisiana. The plant growth is upright, open and rapid with dark green leaves, 12
cm x 5.5 cm. The rose form double flowers, similar to ‘Purity’ (Shiragiku), are 12-12.5 cm
across x 5-6 cm deep. The blooms are china rose (024/2) and have 45 petals with white
stamens interspersed, some petals fimbriated, scattered rabbit ears. Early blooming. For
colour photos see: p.145, American Camellia Yearbook, 1964 and the front cover, 1963,
ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18, No.5. Orthographic errors: ‘Mary Agnes Pattin’, ‘Mrs
Agnes Patin’. Sport: Mary Agnes Patin Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Mali Xiaojie’, later
changed to ‘Dating’..
Mary Agnes Patin Variegated. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1965-1966 as ‘Mary Agnes
Patin Var.’. A virus variegated form of Mary Agnes Patin - China rose, blotched white.
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Originated by Tammia Nursery, Slidell, Louisiana, USA. See colour photo, pl.110, p.58,
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978.
Mary Agnes Pattin.
Patin.
Oliver’s Hill Nursery Catalogue, 1976. Orthographic error for Mary Agnes
Mary Alice. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2003, p.21 with colour photo, Reg.
No.2603. A sport of Marlena Bozeman, first observed in 1998, and which has flowered true
for 5 years.The semi-double flower is deep red, blotched with white. Petals have heavy
texture and are fimbriated. Originated by Lyman L. Fillingame, Purvis, Miss., USA. American
Camellia Yearbook, p.64, colour photo p.c4. Flower measures 10 cm across x 5.7 cm deep,
with 27 petals, 6 petaloids and yellow anthers. Plant is upright, spreading and of average
growth rate. Flowers mid-season. The dark green leaves are 8.2 cm long x 5.5 cm wide.
Mary Alice Cox. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.230, Reg. No.945: An 8 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1963, originated by T.N. Cox, Georgetown, South
Carolina, USA. Plant growth is upright and medium rapid with dark green leaves, 12.5 cm x 5
cm. The formal double flower, 13 cm across x 3.8 cm deep has 75-80 petals and is white.
Petals are medium wide at base of bloom to narrow with short petals at a rose-bud centre.
Blooms early to mid-season. Abbreviation: ‘Mary A. Cox’. Chinese synonym ‘Mali’.
Mary Anderson. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.202, Reg. No.506: A seedling of
Rosea Superba that first bloomed 1958; originated by Gus Roberts, Savannah, Georgia,
USA. Plant growth is upright, sturdy and rapid with dark green leaves, 11 cm x 5 cm. The rich
red, semidouble flowers, similar to Coral Pink Lotus, are 11-13 cm. across x 5.5 cm deep,
with 16-18 petals, occasional petaloids and white stamens. Blooms mid-season. Sport: Mary
Anderson Variegated.
Mary Anderson Variegated. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18, No.1,
back cover as ‘Mary Anderson Var.’. A virus variegated form of Mary Anderson - Rich red
Mary Ann. (C.japonica), Lindo Nursery price list, 1941-1942. No description. SCCS, 1950, The
Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature as ‘Mary Ann’(California): Deep pink streaked
white, Small, formal double. Originated in USA by Anderson. Synonym: ‘Mary
Ann’(California).
Mary Ann (California). SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.49 as ‘Mary
Ann’(Calif.). Synonym for Mary Ann.
Mary Ann Hooks. (C.japonica). ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2004, p.28, colour photo p.29, Reg.
No. 2615. A 14 year old chance seedling, first bloomed 1996. Discovered by Sen. George
Hooks, Americus, Ga., USA. A white, full peony bloom, heavy petal texture, 5.7 cm across.
Flowers early to mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 2004, p.93, colour photo p.c2.
Plant is upright and open with average growth rate. Dark green leaves are .6.5 cm long x 3.2
cm wide.
Mary Ann Lawrence. (C.japonica) ACS, Yearbook, 2013, p.125 with colour photo, Regn. No.2887;
Originated by Steve and Gayle Lawrence, Tallahassee, Fla., USA, and propagated by
Randolph Maphis, Tallahassee. An 8 year old seedling of Royal Velvet, first flowered 2008,
pollen parent unknown. Large to very large, 12cm diameter x 5cm deep flower is bright red
with 9 petals. Tight central column of stamens with yellow anthers and white filaments.
Heavy petal texture. Dense, spreading plant with average growth rate. Mid-green leaves
average 9cm x 4.5cm with medium serration. Flowers midseason to late.
Mary Ann Houser.
Houser.
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Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1960, p.5. Orthographic error for Mary Anne
Mary Ann Hauser Variegated. River View Nursery Catalogue, 1957-1958, p.10, 12 as ‘Mary Ann
Hauser Var’. Orthographic error for Mary Anne Houser Variegated.
Mary Ann Slater. (C.japonica), Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1945, p.7. No
description. SCCS, 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Deep red. Large,
semi-peony form. Vigorous, bushy growth. Mid-season blooming. See black and white photo:
p.236, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Mary Ann (South). (C.japonica), SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.45 as
‘Mary Ann’(So.): Pale pink, dotted white. Medium, irregular semi-double with broad,
irregular outer petals, frilled on edges and small centre petals intermixed with petaloids and
stamens. Originated in USA by McIlhenny, Avery Island, Louisiana.
Mary Ann Turner.
Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. Orthographic error for Mary
Anne Turner.
Mary Anne Houser. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Red. Incomplete
double. Mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.323, Reg. No.173: Rose colour.
Large, semipeony form, 10 year old seedling of unknown parentage, originated by Central
Georgia Nurseries, Macon, Georgia, USA, that first flowered 1950. Leaves, medium green,
oval, cuspidate, serrate, 10 cm. x 5 cm. Flowers are incomplete double with large petaloids,
similar to Gloire de Nantes, 11-15 cm. across. Blooms mid-season. Sport: Mary Anne
Houser Variegated. Orthographic error: ‘Mary Ann Houser’.
Mary Anne Houser Variegated. (C.japonica), Central Georgia Nurseries Catalogue, 1954-1955, p.5.
SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature p.66 as ‘Mary Anne Houser Var.’.
A virus variegated form of Mary Anne Houser - Rose and white. Originated in USA.
Mary Ann Lawson. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2013, p.28 with colour photo; Regn
No.2887; Regd. by Steve & Gayle Lawrence, Tallahassee, Fla., USA.
Mary Anne Turner. (C.japonica), Camellia Digest, 1(3), 1943. No description. Originated in USA.
Orthographic error: ‘Mary Ann Turner’.
Mary Armati. (Wabisuke), ACRS., 1975, Camellia News, No.58A, p.9, Reg. No.168: Originated by E.G.
Waterhouse, Gordon, N.SW., Australia. A chance seedling of C.uraku (Tarôkaja). It has an
upright, spreading growth habit and first flowered 1971. It is 10 cm across, semi-double, light
blush pink and blooms mid-season. The 10 cm. long, light to medium green leaves are acuminate and serrulate.
Mary Austin. (C.sasanqua), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.241, Reg. No.809: A 7 year old
chance sasanqua seedling that first bloomed 1962. Originated by Frank Ellis, Jacksonville,
Florida, USA. Plant growth is open and medium with dark green leaves, 5 cm long x 3.2 cm
wide. The large, semi-double flower has 18-24 wavy petals, occasional petaloids and short,
tightly grouped stamens. Colour is light to medium pink with traces of lavender. Blooms
mid-season.
Mary B. King. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 2000, p.6, colour photo p.5, Reg.
No.2522. A pale pink semi-double chance seedling with 16 heavy textured petals, 4-5
petaloids, yellow anthers and white filaments. Originated by Mary B. King, and propagated
by John King, Jr, Thomasville, Ga., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2000, p.5, colour
photo p.c12. The 30 year old seedling first flowered in 1971. Average flower size is 15 cm
across x 6.5 cm deep. Plant growth is upright and open with average growth and dark green
leaves 11.5 cm long x 6.5 cm wide.
Mary Bain. Valdosta Camellias, ACS., Nov.1990, The Camellia Journal, vol.46, No.4, p.22.
Orthographic error for Mary Baine.
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Mary Baine. (C.reticulata hybr.), ACS., 1989, The Camellia Journal. vol.44, No.3, p.9, Reg. No.2160:
Medium size, pink variegated with white, rose form double C.reticulata Pink Sparkle x
C.hybrid Julie. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by R.D. Gramling, Tallahassee,
Florida, USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1989, p.125, colour photo [p.134]: The 10 year
old seedling first flowered 1979. Average flower size, 9.5 cm, across x 7.5 cm. deep with 18
petals, yellow anthers and white filaments. Plant growth is upright, average, open and
medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm x 4 cm. Orthographic error: ‘Mary Bain’. Sport: Mary
Baine Variegated.
Mary Baine Variegated. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS 1992, The Camellia Journal, vol.47, No.4, p.13 in
Valdosta Camellia Scions advert. as ‘Mary Baine V.’. The virus variegated, white blotched
form of Mary Baine. Originated in USA.
Mary Bates. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1969, p.164, Reg. No.1039: A 6 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1966; originated by Mrs R.E. Bates Sr., Waycross,
Georgia, USA. The plant growth is upright, open and medium in rate with light green leaves,
10.3 cm x 5.5 cm. The formal double flower is 8 cm across x 3.2 cm. deep with 13 petals, like
Alba Plena, Deep rose colour. Blooms mid-season.
Mary Bell Glennan.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1946, p.61. Synonym for Gigantea.
Orthographic errors: ‘Mary Belle Glennan’, ‘Mary Glennan’, ‘Mary Belle Glennen’, ‘Mary
Belle Brennan’.
Mary Belle Brennan. Woodroof, 1947, SCCS., Bulletin, 8(6)5. Orthographic error for ‘Mary Bell
Glennan’, synonym for Gigantea.
Mary Belle Glennan. SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Orthographic
variant for ‘Mary Bell Glennan’, synonym for Gigantea.
Mary Belle Glennen. Heutte, 1955, American Camellia Yearbook, p.232. Orthographic error for
‘Mary Bell Glennan’, synonym for Gigantea.
Mary Beth. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1974, Camellia Nomenclature, p.100: White dashed pink. Medium
semidouble to loose peony form. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by J.M. Haynie,
Theodore Alabama.
Mary Bethea. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue: Medium spirea red, shading to
beet purple, semi-double to incomplete double (Anemone form), 8-10 cm across. Stamens and
petaloids evenly balanced. Buds are oval and dark green with red tips. Leaves, elliptic, 10.5
cm x 4.5 cm, thin; apex slim and long, veins raised on underside, Long, shallow serrations.
Slow, open growth with branches small and long. Originated in USA by Mr & Mrs T.S.
Clower, Gulfport, Mississippi, USA. Reg. No.85, American Camellia Yearbook, 1954.
Mary Boyce. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1976, Camellia Nomenclature, p.103: Dark pink. Large, loose peony
form. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by J.M.
Haynie, Theodore, Alabama.
Mary Butler. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1957, p.301, Reg. No.297: A 6 year old
chance seedling; originated by Hugh Shackelford, Albany, Georgia, USA that first bloomed
1955. Plant habit compact and medium with light green leaves. The flowers are incomplete
doubles with small petaloids, similar to Nobilissima, 10-12.5 cm in diameter, with 15 petals,
pale pink, similar to ‘Majorie Magnificent’. Flowers mid-season.
Mary Cantey. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.227, Reg. No.563: A 10 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1957; originated by Joseph S. Cantey, Marion, South
Carolina, USA. Plant growth is slow, dense and medium spreading with glossy, light green
leaves, 8.5 cm long x 2 cm wide. The light pink flower is formal double, 6 cm across and 3.8
cm deep. Heavy textured miniature. Blooms mid-season.
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Mary Caroni. (C.japonica), International Camellia Journal 2005, p.130 with colour photo; Reg. No. 59.
An open pollinated seedling of Bokuhan. Originated by Peter Fischer, Wingst, Germany.
Named for long-term ICS Director, Mary Caroni. First flowered 2005. A spreading, upright
shrub of medium growth rate. Flowers mid-season. A red (RHS.CC. 46C) anemone form, 6.5
cm diameter x 2.5 cm deep. Blooms fall whole.
Mary Catherine Cape. (C.reticulata), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Sept. 2013, p.27 with colour photo;
Regn No.2871; Originated by Hulyn Smith, Valdosta, Ga., USA. ACS, Yearbook, 2013,
p.126 with colour photo; Registered and propagated by Ralph Maphis, Tallahassee, Fla. A 7
year old seedling of Suzanne Withers x Annabelle Fetterman, first flowered 2008.
Medium size, 8.2cm diameter x 3.8cm deep flower is semidouble with raised petals, medium
pink with frosting on petals. Yellow anthers and white filaments. Upright, open plant with
average growth rate. Mid-green leaves average 10cm x 3.8cm with low serration. Flowers late
season.
Mary Celeste Early. (C.japonica), Camellias, Y.C. Shen, 2009, p.145 with colour photo; Rose red
formal double. Inner petals have incurved edges. Diameter 10 cm. Leaves elliptic, dark green.
Upright growth.
Mary Charlotte. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Light pink.
Medium sized, flat anemone form, 11-13 cm across with one row of guard petals. Vigorous,
compact, upright growth with dark green, oval leaves, 8 cm x 4 cm, short, sharp apex and
medium, shallow serrations. Introduced in 1947 in USA by the Rancho del Descanso. La
Canada, California who acquired it from a Japanese grower who imported it to America from
Japan in 1931. There may be a prior Japanese name. Orthographic error: ‘Mary Charolette’.
Mary Charolette. Wheeler’s Central Georgia Nursery Catalogue, 1954-1955, p.6. Orthographic
error for Mary Charlotte.
Mary Christian. (C.x williamsii), RHS., Journal, 67(6):210, 1942: “Award of merit”. Also RHS., “First
Class Certificate”, 1977 from the Wisley Trials. Raised by J.C. Williams, Caerhays Castle,
Cornwall, England as a cross C.saluenensis x C.japonica. It is a phlox pink, medium sized,
single, somewhat trumpet shaped, 5-7.5 cm across, petals usually 7, elliptic-ovate to
broadly-ovate; stamens in a cylindrical mass. 2 cm across x 2 cm. long; stigma shorter; leaves
dark, dull green above. Sport: A foliage variegated plant believed to be a mutation of ‘Mary
Christian’ has been named Golden Spangles.
Mary Comer Train. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1963. ACS.. The Camellia Journal, vol.18 No.5, p.28.
Mary Compton. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.202, Reg. No.481: A 12 year old
chance seedling that first flowered 1956; originated by Julington Nurseries Inc., Jacksonville,
Florida, USA. Plant growth is upright, medium dense and fast with dark green leaves, 7 cm x
3.8 cm. The semi-double flowers. similar to Finlandia in form, 10 cm across, are white with
deep pink markings, with an occasional solid pink form, have 15-18 petals and long, central
white stamens. Three alternative rows of slightly undulate, heart-shaped petals. stand apart,
giving depth to the flower. Late blooming.
Mary Corley. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Sept. 2004, p.29 with colour photo; Reg.
No.2624. A 10 year old chance seedling that first flowered in 1998. Originated by Tom E.
Corley, Auburn, Ala., USA. The very light pink, semi-double bloom has a few deeper pink
stripes, 30 petals plus 5 petaloids, yellow anthers and filaments. Size is 10 cm across. Flowers
early to mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 2004, p.93, colour photo p.c2. Plant is
upright with average growth rate. Dark green leaves are 10.8 cm long x 4.5 cm wide.
Mary Costa. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, vol.II, 1974, p.237, Reg. No.1306: A 12 year
old chance seedling (Hagoromo x Unknown) that first bloomed 1964; originated by David
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Feathers. Lafayette, California, USA. Plant Growth is upright, dense and medium with dark
green leaves, 12.5 cm long x 6 cm wide. The loose, anemone form bloom is white with yellow
anthers, white filaments and 13 petals and a variable number of petaloids. Size. 12.5 cm
across x 7 cm deep. Guard petals are fluted; petaloids strap-shaped and unusually long.
Blooms early to mid-season. See colour photo, p.53, Camellias at Wisley, Handbook, 1980,
No.37.
Mary Cowan. (C.japonica). American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.163, Reg. No.1894: A small, pink
formal to rose form double, C.japonica chance seedling that blooms mid-season to late.
Originated in USA by E.D. Cowan. Ruston, Louisiana. The 6 year old seedling first bloomed
1982. Size, 6 cm across x 2 cm deep with 36 petals. Plant growth is upright and slow with
light green leaves, 8 cm long x 3.2 cm. wide.
Mary Cromartie. Camellia Digest. 1(3),1943 as ‘Mary Cromarti’. Abbreviation for Lady Mary
Cromartie.
Mary Dillard. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.3, p.36, Reg. No.2336: Large
size, light rose with deep lavender inner petals, formal double, 12 cm across, C.japonica
chance seedling. Blooms early to late. Originated in USA by O.L. Jacobson, Jacksonville
Beach, Florida.
Mary Dudley. (C.japonica), Davis Nursery Catalogue, 1956: Pink. Small formal double with incurved
petals. Early to mid-season blooming Sport: Mary Dudley Variegated. Originated in USA
by Davis.
Mary Dudley Variegated. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue. 1963-1964, p.10 as ‘Mary
Dudley Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mary Dudley. Pink and white. Originated in USA.
Mary E.M. McIlhenny, 1934, List of Camellia Japonicas for Sale, p.4. Synonym for Reverend
John G. Drayton.
Mary E.M.Paige. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.152. Synonym for Mary Paige.
Mary Edmondson. Halliday, 1880, Practical Camellia Culture, pp.94,140: Small, double white
flower of very rapid growth. Orthographic variant for Marie Edmondson.
Mary Edna Curlee. (C.japonica), ACS, Aug. 1996, The Camellia Journal, vol.51, No.2, p.30, Reg.
No.2369. A large, blush pink splotched with rose with dark red highlights. A peony form
chance seedling of Erin Farmer, which flowers mid-season. Originated by Miles A Beach,
Mt. Pleasant, S.C., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1996, p.4, colour photo before p.1.
The 10 year old seedling first flowered in 1992. Average flower size is 11.5 cm across x 3.8
cm deep, with 36 petals. Plant growth is upright and average, with dark green leaves 12.7 cm
long x 6.5 cm wide.
Mary Eliza (Buist). Oudin Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.46: Very large, imbricated white base
lined with pink, superior to ‘Delicatissima’. Synonym for Maria Elisa.
Mary Elizabeth Ballard. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.163, Reg. No.1896: A
medium, pink, formal double japonica chance seedling, that blooms mid-season. Originated
by Ray Gentry, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. The 12 year old seedling first bloomed 1975.
Average flower size is 8.5 cm across. Colour fades to white in centre with some petals
incurved. Plant growth is upright and medium with light green leaves 7.5 cm long x 3.8 cm
wide.
Mary Elizabeth Dowden. (C.reticulata). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2005, p.28 with colour photo
p.29, Reg. No. 2668. A chance seedling that first flowered in 2000. Originated and propagated
by Robert A. Stroud and Charles C. Bush of Slidell, La., USA. The 10 cm diameter, pink
semi-double flower has gold anthers and white filaments. Heavy petal texture, and veined
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with a silver sheen. American Camellia Yearbook, 2005, p.44 with colour photo p.c6. Plant is
spreading and open with average growth rate. Dark green leaves are 15 cm x 9 cm. Flowers
early to mid-season.
Mary Emma Motes. (C.japonica), ACS., 1989, The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.4, p.17, Reg. No.2177:
White, large size, semi-double to loose peony form. Blooms mid-season. Originated by Dr
W.F. Homeyer Jr, Macon, Georgia, USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1989, p.125: The 8
year old seedling first bloomed 1983. Average flower size 13 cm across x 7 cm deep with 24
petals, 20 petaloids, white anthers and filaments. Plant growth is spreading, average, open and
medium.
Mary Evans Ferguson. (C.reticulata hybr.), ACS., 1989, The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.4, p.17, Reg.
No.2172: Bright red, large to very large size, semi-double to peony form. Blooms mid-season.
Originated by Dr Walter Homeyer Jr, Macon, Georgia, USA. American Camellia Yearbook,
1989, p.125, colour photo 3p.1344: The 11 year old seedling first bloomed 1982. A cross
C.reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’, (Dataohong), x Jean Pursel. Average size flower, 14.5 cm
across x 7.8 cm deep with 13-14 broad, wavy petals and rabbit eared centre petals, intermixed
with bunches of stamens. Plant growth is upright, spreading and rapid with light to dark green
leaves, 10.5 cm x 6 cm. Sport: Mary Evans Ferguson Variegated.
Mary Evans Ferguson Variegated. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS 1993, The Camellia Journal, vol.48,
No.4, p.32 in Valdosta Camellia Scions advert. as ‘Mary Evans Ferguson V.’. A white
blotched, virus variegated form of Mary Evans Ferguson. Originated in USA.
Mary Feast. (C.japonica), Hovey, ed., 1848, The Magazine of Horticulture, 14:243: Originated by John
Feast. A remarkably fine white. Originated in USA.
Mary Ferroni. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.95, Reg. No.883: A deep pink, semidouble chance seedling that first bloomed 1962 at 5 years old. Originated by Mrs Frank Newton, Folsom, Louisiana, USA. Size 12 cm across x 6 cm deep with approximately 45 petals.
Anthers yellow, filaments cream. Large, tight bud. Blooms mid-season.
Mary Finlayson. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: White.
Large, semi-double to loose, peony form with loose petals, Blooms early. Originated in USA
by Hugh Shackelford, Albany, Georgia.
Mary Fischer. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, p.102, Reg. No.1701: A large blush
pink to deeper pink, irregular semi-double to loose, peony form C.japonica chance seedling.
Originated by Kramer Bros. Nurseries, Upland, California, USA. Bushy growth. Mid-season
flowering. Orthographic error: ‘Mary Fisher’. Chinese synonym ‘Feishe’.
Mary Fisher.
SCCS., 1981, Camellia Nomenclature, p.106. Orthographic error for Mary Fischer.
Mary Flynt. (C.japonica),
Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.10. No description.
Mary G. Porter. (C.japonica),
Gentry, 1981, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.36, No.4.
Originated in USA. No description. No valid listed located.
Mary Gibbons. (C.reticulata). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2008, No.159, p.4, Reg. No. 481.
Registered by Harvey Howard, Blenheim, New Zealand. A seedling from a Glowing Embers
seedling, pollinated by an unknown male parent. First flowered in 2005. Plant is upright, of
open form and medium growth rate. Dark green leaves are 12.5 cm x 7 cm. Flower is semidouble, 14.5 cm wide x 8.5 cm deep, with about 12-16 wavy, heavy textured and fluted petals
framing the central column of white filaments with bright yellow anthers. The open flower
verges on being single in appearance. Flowers are mid-pink (RHS.CC. 55D – 58D). Flowers
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Mary Glennan. Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide. ed.5, p.50. Abbreviation for ‘Mary Anne
Glennan’, synonym for Gigantea.
Mary Golombiewski. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, vol.II, 1974, p.237, Reg. No.1337: A
6 year old reticulata [Buddha x ‘Crimson Robe’ (Dataohong)]; originated by Dr W.F.
Homeyer Jr., Macon, Georgia, USA. Plant growth is upright, open and medium with dark
green leaves 11 cm long x 5.5 cm wide. The semi-double to peony form bloom is RHS.
Magenta 27/1 with 8-9 petals and 17 petaloids, including rabbit ears and trumpets; yellow
anthers and white filaments. Seed setting. Blooms mid-season.
Mary Gramling Variegated. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1991, p.79, Reg. No.2223,
colour photo pp.80-81, as ‘Mary Gramling Var.’: Large size, variegated red and white, rose
form double C.japonica seedling of Guilio Nuccio Variegated x Charlie Bettes. Blooms
mid-season. Originated by R.B. Gramling, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. The 12 year old
seedling first flowered 1978. Average flower size is 10-11 cm across x 7.5 cm deep with 35
petals, white anthers and yellow filaments. Growth upright, dense and medium in rate with
dark green leaves 6 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Mary Grant Hall. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2006, p.28, colour photo p.29, Reg.
No.2681; A chance seedling that first flowered 1996. Originated by Marion Hall, Dothan,
Ala., USA. The 11.5 cm diameter peony form flower is pink shading to white in the centre.
Bright yellow anthers are dispersed among the centre petals. Plant is upright and flowers midseason. American Camellia Yearbook, 2006, p.62 with colour photo; Dark green leaves are 10
cm x 5.7 cm.
Mary Hale. (C.japonica), ACS., Quarterly, vol.11, No.4, p.13, 1956: Rose pink. Medium rose form double. Originated in USA by Baker.
Mary Hare. Malbis Nursery Catalogue, 1945. Orthographic variant for ‘Marie Hare’, synonym for
Margherita Coleoni Variegated.
Mary Holmes Pierson. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars
from Nursery Catalogues, p.152. No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Mary Ingram. Ferreira & Celina, 2000, O Mundo da Camélia, p.97; Orthographic error for May
Ingram.
Mary J. Wheeler. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1957, p.302, Reg. No.301: A 12 year old
chance seedling; originated by Wheeler’s Central Nursery, Macon, Georgia, USA that first
flowered 1954. Plant growth is upright and average and has glossy, green leaves, 10 cm long
x 5.5 cm wide, serrate and acute apex. The flowers are orchid pink to light pink to white at the
base and average 10 cm across with 35 petals and a varying number of petaloids. The flowers
are similar to ‘Mrs Lyman Clarke’ but a deeper colour. Flowers mid-season. Abbreviation:
‘Mary Wheeler’. Sport: Mary Wheeler Variegated. Orthographic error: ‘Mary T Wheeler’.
See colour photo facing p.146, American Camellia Yearbook, 1958.
Mary Jackson. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal. vol.18, No.1, back page.
Mary Jacquelyn. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Mar. 2007, p.29 with colour photo;
Reg. No. 2699. A seedling of C.reticulata hybrid Valley Knudsen, first flowered 2002.
Originated by Marvin E. Brown, Savannah, Ga., and propagated by Gene’s Nursery,
Savannah. The 11.5 cm diameter, semi-double flower is rose pink with a lavender hue.
Yellow anthers and white filaments. Flowers mid-season to late. Plant is upright and vigorous.
American Camellia Yearbook, 2007, p.71 with colour photo.
Mary Jane. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Red. Large, loose
peony form. Vigorous, bushy growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Malbis.
Sport: Mary Jane Variegated.
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Mary Jane Butler. (C.sasanqua). Dancraft Nurseries Catalogue, Wilberforce, NSW, Australia, 1997,
p.1: Medium size, white, semi-double with tall spreading growth. Early flowering Originated
in Australia.
Mary Jane Leu. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.2, p.15, Reg. No.2313:
Miniature size, medium rose shading to light pink streaked white, formal double chance
seedling. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in USA by Harry P. Leu, Orlando, Florida.
ACS 1995, American Camellia Yearbook, p.8 with colour photo: the 50 year old seedling first
bloomed 1940. Average flower size is 5.5 cm across x 2 cm deep with 73 imbricated,
perfectly round petals, incurved at tip. Plant growth is upright and dense, with dark green
leaves 8 cm long x 3.2 cm wide. Orthographic error: ‘Mary June Leu’.
Mary Jane Martin. (C.japonica), Martin, 1958, American Camellia Yearbook, p.53: Semi-double, 12.5
cm across, clear pink with medium sized, dark green leaves. Originated in NZ by Mrs Martin,
Te Marna.
Mary Jane Variegated. (C.japonica), Laurel Lake Nursery Catalogue, 1964. A virus variegated form of
Mary Jane - Red blotched with white. Originated in USA.
Mary Jennifer. (C.hiemalis), ANZCRS., 1957, Camellia Annual, No.4, p.7, Reg. No.17: Originated by
Dr R.C. Merrillees, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. A seedling from Showa-no-sakae. The
flower is 7.5 cm across, 10-15 petals, pale to medium pink with darker margin.
Mary Jo. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.58: Soft, salmon pink Large, peony
form. Vigorous, open, upright growth. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in USA by
Hearn. Chinese synonym ‘Maliqiao’.
Mary Jo Gheems. (C.japonica), Tammia Nurseries, 1966, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.21, No.5,
back cover. No description. American Camellia Yearbook, 1968, p.134, Reg. No.984: An 8
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1962. Originated by L.B. Wilson Jr., Gulfport,
Mississippi, USA. Growth habit is average with light green leaves, 8 cm x 5 cm. The
semi-double to peony form flower is 13 cm across x 6 cm deep with 21 petals in two rows of
guard petals and 3-5 ruffled petals standing in bright yellow stamens. Colours are white and
turn blush pink after being open a few days. Blooms mid-season.
Mary Jo Morgan. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.58: Deep rose, veined deeper
rose. Large semi-double with a full ring of stamens. Vigorous growth. Originated in USA by
C.H. Welsh, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Mary Jobson. (C.x williamsii), Williams, 1962, RHS., Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.16,
p.95: Deep pink single, Very similar to Mary Christian. Foliage shiny as opposed to dull.
Camellia List, 1962-1963, Treseder’s Nursery (Truro) Ltd Catalogue, p.3: Single, loose,
rose-pink, upright grower, dark green foliage. Originated at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall,
England.
Mary June Leu.
Leu.
SCCS 1996, Camellia Nomenclature, p.77. Orthographic error for Mary Jane
Mary K. (C.japonica), SCCS, 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.66: Medium pink,
blotched white. Large peony form. Originated in USA.
Mary Kay. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1982, p.175, Reg. No.1848: A very large,
pale pink, formal double C.reticulata hybrid (‘Crimson Robe’, [Dataohong] x Jean Pursel),
blooms mid-season to late. Originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California. The 10 year old
seedling first bloomed 1979. Average flower size 13 cm across x 5 cm deep. Plant growth is
upright, spreading and medium with dark green leaves, finely serrate, 11 cm long x 7 cm
wide.
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Mary Keating. (C.japonica),
Nursery Catalogues, p.152. Synonym for Mrs Maria Keating.
Mary Kirtley. (C.japonica), Lang Nursery Catalogue, 1865. No description. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.)
Mary Knock. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1959, p.302, Reg. No.311: An 8 year old
chance seedling originated by Lewis H. Knock, Frederick, Maryland, USA, that bloomed for
the first time 1952. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 12
cm long x 6 cm wide. The bright pink flowers average 10 cm across x 5 cm deep with 65
petals. The flower first opens as a perfect formal but, as the bloom ages, a small circle of
stamens form in the centre. Mid-season flowering. Sport: Mary Knock Variegated.
Mary Knock Variegated. (C.japonica), Laurel Lake Nursery Catalogue, 1964. A virus variegated form
of ‘Mary Knock’- Bright pink, blotched with white. Originated in USA.
Mary Kurtz.
Smith, ed., Aug.1857, Horticulturalist, 7:352: Originated (in USA) by Edmond
Kurtz. White ground striped with rose, fine shape. Orthographic variant for Marie Kurtz.
Mary Laoom.
Crown Estates Office, 1977-1978, Windsor Great Park Catalogue, p.14. Orthographic error for Mary Larcom.
Mary Larcom. (C.x williamsii), Treseder Special Camellia List, 1962-1963, p.3 as ‘Mary Larcombe’:
The single, light pink flowers are large, the petals are notched, growth is spreading with
broad, rounded leaves. Originated at Caerhay’s Castle, Cornwall, England. Received the
RHS., “Award of Merit” in 1974. For colour photo see p.48, RHS., Camellias. A Wisley
Handbook, 1980, by David Trehane. Orthographic errors: ‘Mary Laoom’, ‘Mary Larcombe’.
Mary Larcombe.
com.
Treseder Special Camellia List, 1964-1965. Orthographic error for Mary Lar-
Mary Latane. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2003, p.24 with colour photo, Reg.
No.2596. A rose pink, semidouble to loose peony form flower. Originated by Robbie Snell,
Mt. Herman, La., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2003, p.64, colour photo p.c4. The 8
year old seedling first flowered in 1999. Flowers are 12.7 cm across x 7.5 cm deep, with 15
petals, 12 petaloids, yellow anthers and yellow filaments. Flowers early. Plant is upright with
average growth, and dark green leaves 7.5 cm long x 5.7 cm wide.
Mary Lee. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.323, Reg. No,155: A 25 year old
seedling, owned by Mrs J.H. Gary, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, that first flowered 1930. Leaves
long, narrow, shiny, heavily serrate. Flowers similar to Alba Plena with 22-24 petals. White.
Blooms midseason to late.
Mary Lennard. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2007, No.156, p.88, Reg. No. 476.
Registered by Lennard Camellias, Te Puke, New Zealand. A chance seedling that first
flowered in 1990. The plant is spreading, of average density and medium growth rate. Dark
green leaves are 10 cm x 3.5 cm. Flower is of single form, 11 cm wide and 7 cm deep, with 7
petals of firm texture. About 100 cream anthers and stamens form a compact columnar central
mass. Flowers in shade are pale pink (RHS.CC. 56C/D) while sunlight flowers are darker,
shading from RHS55B on the outer parts of the petals to a lighter 55D at the centre. Flowers
mid-season to late. Flowers last well when picked. Won the Maine Trophy, Best Seedling, at
the NZ National Show 2005.
Mary Leo.
SCCS., 1987, Camellia Nomenclature, p.127. Abbreviation for Sister Mary Leo.
Mary Libby. (C.japonica), ACS., 1961, The Camellia Journal, vol.16, No.2, p.32. No description.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.222, Reg. No.617: An 11 year old chance
seedling that first bloomed 1954; originated by John T, Weisner, Fernandina Beach, Florida,
USA. Plant habit, upright, open growth with light green leaves, 9.5 cm x 4.5 cm. The
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semi-double flowers are white with pink stripes and white stamens, 12.5 cm across x 5 cm
deep with 18-22 petals. Blooms early to mid-season.
Mary Ligon. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.231, Reg. No.950: A 7 year old chance
seedling that first bloomed 1964; originated by S.E. Ligon, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 9.5 cm long x 5 cm wide. The
semi-double flower, similar to ‘Herme’ (Hikarugenji) is 12.5 cm across x 3.8 cm deep with
10 petals and 8 petaloids. Colour light pink with yellow stamens. Blooms mid-season.
Mary Lilla Dumas. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1984, p.180, Reg. No.1964: A very
large, white with an occasional chartreuse centre, semi-double to peony form C.japonica (Gus
Menard x Charles Bettes), mid-season blooming. Originated by Dr. W.F. Homeyer Jr.,
Macon, Georgia, USA. The 14 year old seedling first flowered 1976. Average flower size
14.5 cm across x 5.5 cm deep with 12-17 petals, 150-160 petaloids and yellow anthers, Plant
growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, 12.5 cm x 5.5 cm.
Mary Linden Rogers. (C.japonica), Levi, 1958, American Camellia Yearbook, pp.241, 251. No
Mary Lou Watford. (C.reticulata), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2009, p.29, Regn No. 2782;
Originated by E. Hulyn Smith, Valdosta, Ga., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2009,
p.115 with colour photo; A 20 year old chance seedling, first flowered in 2000. Very large
flower is 14 cm diameter x 10 cm deep, a pink semi-double to rose form double, with yellow
anthers and filaments. Dense upright growth at average rate. Dark green leaves average 11.5
cm x 5 cm. Late flowering.
Mary Louise Cantelou. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.213, Reg. No.1437: A
large, blush pink, shading darker towards the edge, semi-double. A 20 year old chance
japonica seedling of Victory White that first bloomed 1965. Originated by Richard Dodd,
Marshallville, Georgia, USA. The bloom has 14 petals, 4-5 prominent petaloids, yellow
anthers and filaments. Average size is 12 cm across, Blooms mid-season to late. Plant growth
is upright and rapid with dark green leaves 10 cm x 6 cm.
Mary Love. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1974, Camellia Nomenclature, p.101: White. Large to very large,
semidouble with loose petals. Mid-season blooming. Originated by J.M. Haynie, Theodore,
Alabama, USA.
Mary Lu. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.241, Reg. No.674: A 10 year old chance
seedling of Imura that first bloomed 1957; originated by Windy Hill Nursery, Jacksonville,
Florida, USA. Growth habit is upright, open and medium with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 4.5
cm. The formal double, blush pink flower is 8 cm across x 2.5 cm deep with 80 petals.
Blooms early to mid-season.
Mary Lucas. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.59: Red variegated white, Large,
semidouble with irregular petals, Medium growth, Mid-season blooming. Originated by
Lucas, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. Very similar to Mikenjaku as ‘Nagasaki’.
Mary Ludington. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.203, Reg. No.510: An 8 year old
chance C.japonica seedling that first flowered 1957. Originated by S.L. Marbury,
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. Growth habit, upright and medium with dark green leaves,
7 cm x 3.8 cm. Flowers semi-double, similar to Finlandia, pink and white variegated, also
solid pink, 7.5 cm across x 3.7 cm deep with 30-35 petals with a few petaloids and yellow
stamens. Flowers mid-season. Sport: Mary Ludington Pink.
Mary Ludington Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.70: Solid pink sport of
Mary Ludington. Originated in USA.
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Mary Lunsford. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1966, Camellia Nomenclature, p.90: Bright pink. Medium formal
double with rounded petals and pointed rose-bud centre. Slow, spreading growth. Mid-season
to late flowering. Originated in USA by the Julington Nursery, Jacksonville, Florida.
Mary Mann. (C.japonica), Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1944, p.5. No description.
Originated in USA.
Mary Margaret. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1956, p.63, Reg. No.264: An 11 year old
seedling of Elegans; originated by Earl D. Hudson, Sun Valley, California, USA. First flowered 1950. Plant growth is upright and rapid with small leaves having shallow serrations.
Flowers rose-red (RHS.CC.724), incomplete double with small petaloids, similar to Elegans
with 16-20 guard petals, 11-13.5 cm across. Some of the petaloids are white. Colour is much
deeper than Elegans. Flowers mid-season.
Mary Mc. (C.japonica), McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias, Bright rose-pink. Small, anemone
form. Mid-season blooming. Originated by McIlhenny, Avery Island, Louisiana, USA.
Mary McKinnon. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.31: Originated by Mrs
L.T. McKinnon, Brunswick, Georgia, USA, as a seedling of ‘Donckelaeri’ (Masayoshi). It
has a very large, pale rose-pink, semi-double flower of 9-12 petals, 13-15 cm across.
Formation and petal structure similar to ‘Donckelaeri’. Blooms mid-season. Reg. No.840,
American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.95.
Mary Merritt. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.323, Reg. No.203: An 11 year old
chance seedling, originated by Filo H. Turner, Pensacola. Florida, USA that first flowered
1949. Plant growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, oval, tapering, acuminate and
lightly serrate. Flowers are semi-double, similar to ‘Donckelaeri’ (Masayoshi), 8-10 cm
across, very dark, satiny red with pink filaments and 9-11 heavy petals. Blooms mid-season.
Mary Moughon. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.95, Reg. No.904: A chance
seedling that first bloomed 1959 at 9 years age; originated by G.W Moughon, Birmingham,
Alabama, USA. Plant growth is upright, spreading with dark green leaves, averaging 10 cm
long x 6 cm wide. This plant produces both semi-double and peony form flowers. Colour is
glowing red with yellow anthers. Blooms measure 14-15 cm across x 8 cm deep with 30
petals and 1-12 petaloids. Flowers mid-season to late. See colour photo, front cover, 1965,
ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.20, No.5. Sport: Mary Moughon Variegated.
Mary Moughon Variegated. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1 as
‘Mary Moughon Var,’. A virus variegated form of Mary Moughon - Glowing red, blotched
with white. Originated in USA.
Mary Musante. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Feb. 1997, p.15, Reg. No.2393. A
large red, rose form double to formal double cross of Arch of Triumph x Jean Pursel.
Flowers mid-season. Originated by Jack L. Mandarich, Grants Pass, Ore., USA. American
Camellia Yearbook, 1997, p.5, colour photo before p.1. First bloomed in 1988. Average
flower size is 11.5-12.7 cm diameter x 7.5-11.5 cm deep with 20-25 petals. Plant growth is
upright and average with dark green leaves 12.7 cm long x 6.5 cm wide.
Mary Mustante.
ICS, Journal, 1998, p.90: Orthographic error for Mary Musante.
Mary Novick. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, p.102, Reg. No.1770: A very large,
medium red, semi-double C.reticulata chance seedling, mid-season blooming to late. Originated by I. John Novick, La Verne, California, USA. The 5 year old seedling first bloomed
1970. Average flower size 15 cm across x 10 cm deep with 24 petals and occasional petaloids,
Anthers yellow, filaments white. It has a full circle of rabbit ears. Plant growth is upright,
open and rapid with dark green leaves, 10 cm x 5.5 cm.
Mary Myrick. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1975, p.239, Reg. No.1365: A 10 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1965. Originated by Emanuel Kronstadt, Savannah, Geor119
gia, USA. Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm long x 4 cm
wide. The semi-double ‘Herme’ (Hikarugenji) type bloom is light pink blush, yellow anthers
and white filaments with 36-40 petals and 7-10 petaloids. Average size is 9.5 cm across x 5.5
cm deep. Blooms mid-season.
Mary Noble. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1971, p.48, Reg. No.1150: An 8 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1965. Originated by Frank D. Bisbee, Jacksonville,
Florida, USA. Plant growth is spreading and medium in rate with dark green leaves, 9.5 cm x
5 cm. The peony form, white bloom measures 12.5 cm across x 7.5 cm deep with 30 petals
and 13 petaloids and yellow anthers. Blooms early to mid-season.
Mary Noel Green. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.96, Reg. No.842: An 8 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1959, originated by Julington Nurseries Inc, Jacksonville,
Florida, USA. Plant growth is dense and medium with heavy, dark green leaves, 7.5 cm x 5
cm. The close, anemone flower is bright red (Turkey red) with gold anthers and white
filaments; 11 cm across x 6 cm deep with 24 petals and 7-10 petaloids. Flower has 4
alternative rows of large, rounded petals with several rows of smaller petals. Petals slightly
wavy, heavy textured. Blooms mid-season.
Mary O’Donnell. (C.reticulata hybrid). American Camellia Yearbook, 1992, p.36, Reg. No.2264, colour
photo pp.41-42: A medium to large size, phlox pink, peony to rose form to formal double
C.reticulata hybrid (Lilette Witman x Hulyn Smith). Blooms early to late. Originated by
Jack Mandarich, Menlo Park, California USA. The 11 year old seedling first flowered 1987.
Average flower size is 10 cm across x 5 cm deep with 35+ petals and golden anthers. Plant
growth is upright, spreading, dense and vigorous in rate with light green leaves 11.2 cm long
x 5 cm wide. Chinese synonym ‘Dongnaier’.
Mary P. Taylor.
Taylor.
Gentry, 1972, ACS., The Camellia Journal. Abbreviation for Mary Phoebe
Mary P. Thylor. Thoby et al., 1988, Tsubaki. A Propos de Camellia, p.46. Orthographic error for
Mary Phoebe Taylor.
Mary Paige. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.241, Reg. No.798; Colour pl. facing
p.180: An 8 year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1962. Originated by Harold L. Paige,
Lafayette, California, USA. Plant growth is upright, dense, sturdy and medium with dark
green leaves, 11 cm x 7.5 cm. The formal double flowers measure 10.5 cm. across x 4 cm
deep with 60 petals. Very old flowers show a few stamens after bud centre stage is over.
Colour is a soft, shaded pink, Blooms mid-season to late. Colour pl. frontispiece, New
Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1983, vol.XIII, No.2. Synonym ‘Mary E.M. Paige’.
Mary Pheobe. Thoby et Al., 1988, Tsubaki. A propos de Camellia, p.48. Abbreviation for Mary
Phoebe Taylor.
Mary Phoebe Taylor. (C.x williamsii), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1975, vol.IX, No.1, p.30, Reg.
No.110: A putative hybrid of C.saluenensis which first flowered 1965. Plant habit is upright,
semi-spreading, foliage a dark green, 9 cm x 4 cm. Flower peony form with 10-14 petals and
5060 petaloids, yellow anthers, cream filaments, 13.5 cm across x 4.5 cm deep. Colour light
rosepink. Early to mid-season flowering. Orthographic error: ‘Mary P. Thylor’. Abbreviation:
‘Mary Phoebe’.
Mary R. Solomon. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1971, p.48, Reg. No.1146: A 9 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1967. Originated by J.L. Solomon, Augusta, Georgia,
USA. Plant growth is spreading and medium with light green leaves, 4 cm long. The
semi-double, ‘Herme’ (Hikarugenji) style, bloom is white with red variegation and gold
anthers and light yellow filaments. It has 15 petals and 2 petaloids and measures 10 cm across
x 4 cm deep. Late blooming.
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Mary Rhodes. (C.reticulata). ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2013, p.26 with colour photo; Regn
No.2851; Originated by Hulyn Smith, Valdosta, Ga., USA. ACS, Yearbook, 2013, p.126 with
colour photo; Registered and propagated by Randolph Maphis, Tallahassee, Fla., A 12 year
old seedling of Suzanne Withers x Annabelle Fetterman, first flowered 2005. Large to very
large, 10-10.8 diameter x x 9.5cm deep flower is light pink shading to white, semidouble with
raised and wavy petals. Heavy petal texture, and flowers fall whole. Yellow anthers and white
filaments. Upright, spreading, vigorous growth. Dark green leaves average 10-12cm x 5cm
with low serration. Late flowering.
Mary Robertson. Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Yearbook, p.77. Synonym for ‘Donckelaeri’,
(Masayoshi).
Mary Robinson. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1973, p.193, Reg. No.1246: A 9 year old
chance seedling, originated by E.D. Robinson, St Pauls, North Carolina, USA. Plant growth is
average and slow with light green leaves, 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm. The formal double, pink bloom
has 77 petals and opens mid-season. It measures 7 cm across x 3.8 cm deep. Good texture
with centre petals pointed and incurved.
Mary Ruth Smith. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.3, p.36, Reg. No.2334:
Large size, deep pink with red veins, formal double C.japonica chance seedling. Blooms midseason to late. Originated in USA by William H. Smith, Gainesville, Florida. ACS 1995,
American Camellia Yearbook, p.8 with colour photo: The 9 year old seedling first flowered
1989. Average flower size is 10.5 cm across x 6 cm deep with 61 petals. Plant growth is
spreading and average in rate with dark green leaves 10 cm long x 3.5 cm wide.
Mary S. King. (C.japonica),
Gentry, 1981, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.36, No.4. No
Mary Sandoz.
Eagle Heights Nursery Catalogue, 1965, p.7. Synonym for Lady Hope.
Mary Sebring Fredrickson. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Sept. 2013, p.27 with colour
photo; Regn No.2869, Regd by Edward W. Fredrickson, Wilmington, N.C, USA.
Mary Seibels. (C.japonica), SCCS, 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.66: Medium
pink. Medium to large, loose, peony form. Medium, compact growth. Mid-season blooming.
Originated by M. Ball, Summerville, South Carolina, USA.
Mary Stewart Dennis. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, 2005, p.28 with colour photo p.29,
Reg. No. 2653. A chance seedling that first flowered 1970. Originated by Mary Stewart
Dennis of Lafayette, La., USA. The large (12.7 cm diameter), loose peony to rose form
double flower has translucent, soft pink petals with a central group of yellow anthers and
white filaments. Flowers fall whole. Plant is spreading and flowers mid-season. American
Camellia Yearbook, 2005, p.44 and colour photo p.c6. Dark green leaves are 10 cm x 6.5 cm.
Mary Stringfellow. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.170, Reg. No.1645: A
very large, bright pink, semi-double C.reticulata hybrid (‘Cornelian’ [Damanao] x Mrs D.W
Davis), blooms mid-season to late; originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California, USA.
The 10 year old seedling first bloomed 1970. Average flower size is 18.5 cm across x 11 cm
deep. Flower has yellow anthers, leathery petals with red veined overtone on pink, large
petals. Plant growth is upright, open and rapid with dark, heavily textured, prominently
veined, serrated leaves, 12.5 cm x 7.5 cm. Colour pl. front cover, ACS., The Camellia
Journal, vol.36, No.1, 1981.
Mary Switzer. (C.japonica), Feray’s Fine Flowers Catalogue, 1960. No description. Originated in
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Mary T. Gaytee. (C.japonica), Gill, 1952, American Camellia Yearbook, p.177. No description.
Originated in USA.
Mary T. Wheeler.
Wheeler.
SCCS., 1990, Camellia Nomenclature, p.75. Orthographic error for Mary J.
Mary Taylor. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.96, Reg. No.871: A chance seedling
of Paulette Goddard that first bloomed 1961 at 12 years of age. Originated by Mrs J. Leslie
Taylor, Theodore, Alabama, USA. Plant habit is open, spreading and rapid in rate with dark
green leaves averaging 12.5 cm x 6 cm. The peony form flowers are 13 cm across x 7.5 cm,
deep. Colour is a faint blush pink, fading to white with 2-3 pink splotches. Blooms early to
late. Sport: Mary Taylor Pink.
Mary Taylor Blush. Gentry, 1973, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.28, No.4. No description. Not
a valid listing. Synonym for Mary Taylor Pink.
Mary Taylor Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1974, Camellia Nomenclature, p.101: Blush pink sport of
Mary Taylor. Originated in USA by Mrs J. Leslie Taylor, Theodore, Alabama. Synonym:
‘Mary Taylor Blush’.
Mary Thomas. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: White. Irregular double.
Late. SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.63: White with green
petaloids. Medium, peony form. Vigorous, upright growth. Late blooming. Originated in USA
by C.M. Thomas, San Dimas, California. In England this name has been used erroneously for
L’Avvenire, sometimes as ‘Mary Thomas’(Heligan). See RHS Yearbook, No.13, p.129, 1959
and No.15, pp.108, 118, 1961.
Mary Thomas.
Hillier & Sons Camellia List, 1954, p.2. Synonym for L’Avvenire.
Mary Thomas (Heligan).
Puddle & Hanger, 1961, RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia
Yearbook, No.15, p.118. Synonym for L’Avvenire.
Mary Treacey. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1963, Camellia News, No.12, p.25, Reg. No.59: Originated by
John W. Treacey, Kew, Victoria, Australia. A chance seedling that first bloomed 1962.
Vigorous, pendulous habit. The flowers are semi-double, 10 cm across, deep pink. Blooms
mid-season to late. Leaves, 10 cm x 6 cm, pointed and slightly serrate.
Mary Troup. (C.japonica), Hovey ed., 1851, The Magazine of Horticulture. No description. Jean
Verschaffelt, 1863-1864, Price List, p.40 as “Marie Troup’: Carmine, widely spotted with
white, beautiful regular form. Originated in USA.
Mary Tudor. (C.japonica), C. Aust, Camellia News, No.182, Autumn 2010, p.8, Regn No.610-N; A
chance seedling of Lady Vansittart. Medium size, semi-double, scarlet blood red flowers.
Tight upright column of stamens. Bushy upright growth with dense foliage, flowers well
displayed on outside of bush. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Terence E. Pierson,
Jasper’s Brush, NSW, Australia.
Mary Weis. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Red. Irregular double. Mid-season. SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.63: Dark red. Very large,
loose petalled, peony form. Medium, compact growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated in
USA. Orthographic error: ‘Mary Wise’.
Mary Wheeler.
Wheeler.
Central Georgia Nurseries, 1957, Camellian, p.16. Abbreviation for Mary J.
Mary Wheeler Variegated. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1960, p.5 as ‘Mary Wheeler Var’.
No description. Feray’s Fine Flowers Catalogue, 1960 as ‘Mary Wheeler Var’. A virus
variegated form of Mary J. Wheeler - Orchid pink, blotched with white. Originated in USA.
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Mary Williams. (C.reticulata), Anonymous, Mar.1942, Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser.3, 111:139: RHS.,
‘Award of Merit’. This is stated to be the finest form of Forrest’s No.27163 from Yunnan,
China. The flowers are very large and saucer shaped - over 12.5 cm across. The colour is
rose-pink. See colour pl., fig.59, p.145, Apr.4th. 1942 issue Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser.3,
111:145. The flower is single, 6-8 ovate petals, deeply notched with a small, central stamen
cluster, anthers golden, filaments pinkish white. Received a RHS., F.C.C. in 1964. Originated
in England at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall from Forrest’s seeds, collected in China.
Mary Wise.
Weis.
Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.10. Orthographic error for Mary
Mary Woodward.
Mason’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1957. Synonym for Mrs H. Boyce.
Maryland. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1959, p.277, Reg. No.411: An 11 year old
seedling of Duchess of Sutherland, originated by Caesar Breschini, San Jose, California,
USA, which first bloomed 1953. Plant growth is upright and medium rapid with dark green
leaves, 8 cm x 5 cm. The semi-double flowers, similar to Finlandia, are deep cerise with white
stamens, 12.5 cm across x 6 cm deep with 18 petals and a few petaloids. Blooms mid-season.
Sport: Maryland Variegated.
Maryland Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.79 as ‘Maryland Var.’: A
virus variegated form of Maryland - Deep cerise, blotched with white. Originated in USA.
Maryon Capers. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.84: Rose-pink. Medium, formal
double. Medium, compact growth. Early to mid-season flowering. Originated in USA by Q.C.
Roberts, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Marzo. (C.japonica), Rollisson Nursery Catalogue, 1871, p.132: Deep rose double. A very small flower,
free flowering and a very late variety. Originated in Italy.
Marzonii. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy et Cie Catalogue, 1839, p.17. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Masa.
the USA C.japonica Martha Norwood.
Masakohime. (C.sasanqua). Kurume Camellia, 1997, English translation, p.50. White, shading to
crimson at edge. Medium to large double. Flowers early. Named by K.Akasi, Japan.
Synonym ‘Princess Masako’.
Masana. (C.japonica), Wyatt Nursery Catalogue, 1873. No description. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.)
Masa’oka. (see below), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias in Japan, pl.275, p.139, description,
p.174: Leaves elliptic, apex acute, venation flat or little impressed, 5.6-7.5 cm, long x 3-4.1
cm. wide; petioles 6-8 mm. long, glabrous. Flowers peony form, dark red (Cardinal red 822),
petals incurved and slightly wavy. Normal petals 11-25, petaloids 3-17, variously shaped,
anthers yellow, filaments pale pink. Late blooming. Originated in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
‘Masa’oka’ is the name of an heroine in a Kabuki drama.
Masayoshi. (Personal name), (Higo), Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyôkan: Large, pink mottled with white,
single. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Masayoshi. (Personal Name), (C.japonica), Itô, Toku’emon, 1788, Tsubaki Hanagata Tsuki Obo’echô.
No description. Uekiya Bunsuke, 1830, Uekiya Bunsuke Hikki, describes Masayoshi, for the
first time: Rose-red with parallel striped variegation. Large size, double. Stamens tubical.
Another name is `Washio’ (meaning the fanned tail of an eagle, suggesting its distinguishing
pattern of variegation) but this is not certain. Masayoshi was named after the owner of the
original tree in Kurume, Fuku’oka, Prefecture. See: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour,
vol.I, 1972, p.334. Dr von Siebold of the Dutch East India Company, carried it to Europe in
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1829 from his first journey to Japan. In Europe it was first described by Courtois, 1833,
Magazin d’Horticulteur, 1[pt.E]:159 and given the orthographic variant ‘Doncklaeri’. See
‘Doncklaeri’ and ‘Donckelaeri’ for further details. For colour plate see: Encyclopedia of
Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.286. Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai,
pl.192, p.63. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.143. JCS., 1989, Japan Camellia,
No.30, front cover. Note: The characters for the Higo Masayoshi are different to those for
this Camellia. Chinese synonyms: ‘Dongkelarui’ and ‘Zhengyi’.
Mase Meigui.
synonym for the England C.japonica Mathotiana Rosea. Previous synonyms ‘’Waweike’
and ‘Aulike’.
Masedi’a’na.
Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.413 ; Chinese
synonym for the Belgium C.japonica Mathotiana.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Julia Drayton as ‘Mathotiana’.
Masetiana.
Masmetto. (C.japonica), The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, 1856, p.208. No
description. Originated in USA. (Believed extinct.)
Mason Farm. (C.sasanqua x C.oleifera). Camellia Forest Nursery Catalogue, 1995, p.6: Originated by
Dr Clifford Parks, Chapel Hill, N.C., USA as an F.2 segregate of C.sasanqua x C.oleifera,
cold hardy to -10 degrees Fahrenheit. Vigorous shrub with large white flowers, petals tinged
pink. Blooms freely in early autumn. This indicidual was selected because it survived the
coldest winter without injury.
Masquerade. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1953, pp.9, 11: White striped pink on one or
more petals. Large, semi-double to anemone form with lacy petaloids in the centre. Medium,
compact growth. Mid-season flowering. Originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. Sports: Marguerite Tourje, Masquerade Red.
Masquerade Red. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Nursery Catalogues, p.153. The solid red sport of Masquerade. Originated in USA.
Massani Novissima. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. No
Massani Vera. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. No
Masse Lane. Thermal Nurseries, (Rotorua) Ltd Catalogue, 1986, p.12. Orthographic error for
Massee Lane.
Massee Lane. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1974, p.172, Reg. No.1263, A 9 year
old seedling of Phyl Doak that first bloomed 1967. Originated by Milo Rowell, Fresno,
California, USA. Plant growth is upright, spreading and dense with dark green leaves, 10 cm
x 5.3 cm. The anemone to rose form bloom is spinel red. It measures 13 cm across x 7 cm
deep with 28 petals and yellow filaments. Blooms mid-season. Orthographic errors: ‘Massie
Lane’, ‘Masse Lane’. Sport: Massee Lane Variegated. See colour photos: Front Cover,
SCCS., 1973, The Camellia Review, vol.34, No.5 and front cover. 1981, New Zealand
Camellia Bulletin, vol.XII, No.2. Also facing p.196, American Camellia Yearbook, 1973.
Chinese synonym: ‘Shancha Zhidu’. Note; Colour later corrected to pink.
Massee Lane Variegated. (C.reticulata hybr.), Shackelford, 1973, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.28,
No.1 as ‘Massee Lane Var’. A virus variegated form of Massee Lane - Spinel red, blotched
with white. Originated in USA. Chinese synonym: ‘Yuban Shancha Zhidu’.
Massiani.
Downing Nursey Catalogue, (before 1968). Orthographic error for Massini.
Massie Lane.
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Newman’s Nursery Catalogue, 1982-1983. Orthographic error for Massee Lane.
Massimiana. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1872-1873, No.144. No description. Originated in
Massimo d’Azeglio. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1879, R. Società Toscana di Orticultura Bulletino, 4:99102: Originated in Italy by Cesare Franchetti, Florence. Large, perfectly imbricated flower;
colour red lined with white. Orthographic error: ‘Messimo d’Azeglio’.
Massineana. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.153. Orthographic eror for Massimiana.
Massini. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1849-1850, p.48 as ‘Massinii’. No description. Originated
in Italy. (Believed extinct.) Orthographic errors: ‘Massiani’, ‘Massinii’, ‘Tricolor Massina’.
Master Cope.
Seidel, 1870, Pflanzen Catalogue, p.9. Orthographic error for Mrs Cope.
Master Double. Bosse, 1840, Handbuch der Blumengartneri, p.449. Abbreviation for Master’s
Double Red.
Master Double Red.
Double Red.
Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.122. Orthographic error for Master’s
Master of Ceremonies. Camellias, Y.C. Shen, 2009, p.169 with colour photo; Translation of the
Japanese C.japonica Shikibu, which is the valid name and should always be used.
Master Piccoti. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.190: Leaves, 8.6 cm. x 5.4 cm,
oblong, apex recurved, finely serrate, smooth, dull green; bud obtuse with yellowish scales;
flower full, 9.5 cm. across, orange-red, exterior petals in 4 rows, wide, well imbricated,
undulate, almost fringed; those of the centre to the number of 4 or 5, are erect, twisted and
undulated. Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclatore Camelliae, as ‘Master’s Piccoti’. No description.
Originated in England. Orthographic errors: ‘Master Picotti’, ‘Master Picoti’, ‘Master’s
Piccotee’, ‘Master’s Piccoti’.
Master Picoti. Paillet, 1844, In Lemaire, Des Genres Camellia, Rhododendron, Azaleés..., p.157.
Orthographic error for Master Piccoti.
Master Picotti.
Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.234. Orthographic error for Master Piccoti.
Master Rosa.
Catalogues, p.154. Orthographic error for Master Rosea.
Master Rosea. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1861; Dombrain, 1862, Floral Magazine, vol.2, pl.95.:
Imbricated. Rose colour with deeper veining. Williams B.S., 1869, Catalogue, p.207.
Originated in France. Orthographic variants: ‘Maester Rosea’, ‘Master’s Rosea’.
Mastererii. Berlèse, 1838, Monographie, English edition reprinted by McIlhenny, p,78. Orthographic error for ‘Masteri’, synonym for Master’s Double Red.
Masteri. J.E. von Reider, 1834, Die Beschreibung und Kultur der Azaleen, Cactus, Camelien..,
p.219 as ‘Masterii’. Loddiges Catalogue, 1836, p.25 as ‘Masterii’. Berlèse, 1837,
Monographie, ed.1, pp.90, 99 as ‘Masterii’. Synonym for Master’s Double Red.
Masterii. Bosse, 1840, Handbuch der Blumengartnerei, p.446. Orthographic error for ‘Masteri’,
itself a synonym for Master’s Double Red.
Masterpiece. (C.japonica), Thompson, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.144: A seedling of Harvey
F. Short, Ramona, California, USA, from seed of Gauntlettii as ‘Lotus’. Its 10-12.5 cm
flower is full, imbricated. Its foliage is sensational, very dark green, up to 18 cm. long x 11
cm wide. It is a large white, sometimes opening faintly blush; a formal double with a high
centre to rose form double, with tall, vigorous growth. Received a RHS., P.C. in 1961. Sport:
‘Masterpiece Pink’. Synonym: ‘Masterpiece White’. Chinese synonym: ‘Jiezuo’.
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Masterpiece Alba. ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.2, p.20. Florida Star Nurseries
and Supply Co, Marianna, Florida. Erroneous synoym for Masterpiece.
Masterpiece Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1968, Camellia Nomenclature, p.94: A pink sport of
Masterpiece. Originated by Mrs J.P. Moon, Lake Carles, Louisiana, USA. Synonym: ‘Pink
Masterpiece’.
Masterpiece White.
Bob Wines Nursery Catalogue, 1985-1986, p.3. Synonym for Masterpiece.
Masterscent. (C.lutchuensis hybrid). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1994, Issue 118, vol.XVIII, No.5,
p.32, Reg. No.348: Originated by J.R. Finlay, Whangarei, New Zealand as a seedling of Mrs
Bertha A. Harms x (Salab x Scentuous). Flower coral red (RHS.CC.52B-C), peony form,
11 cm across with 12 petals and 22 petaloids, some large. The flower has a firm texture, falls
in one piece and has a good fragrance. Growth habit upright, open, medium rate with dark
green leaves 11 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Master’s Double Red. (C.japonica), Courtois, 1833, Magazin d’Horticulteur, 1[pt.D]:316. No description. Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.122: Leaves somewhat large, ovate-obtuse, rolled
under, strongly veined. deep green; bud medium size, scales calycinal, yellowish; flower
large, double, orange red, sometimes spotted with white. Berlèse in this publication listed and
described ‘Masteri’ as a separate cultivar, but in his Iconographie, 1841, pl.66, combined
them as the one variety as follows:- ‘Mastersii’, Master’s Double Red or ‘Magniflora’:
Cherry red bordering at first on crimson but later poppy red. The petals at the circumference,
imbricated in three rows, are notched, cordiform, convex and reflexed at the edge; those in the
centre are wide, rose shaped, small, rounded and short, some curled and irregularly disposed.
Synonyms: ‘Masteri’, ‘Magniflora’. Orthographic errors: ‘Master Double Red’, ‘Marter
Double Red’, ‘Master Double’, ‘Masterii’.
Mastersii. Berlèse, 1841, Iconographie, p. facing pl.66. Orthographic error for ‘Masteri’, synonym
for Master’s Double Red.
Master’s Piccotee.
Piccoti.
Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclatore Camelliae .... Orthographic error for Master
Master’s Piccoti. Baumann, Mulhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1841-1842, p.14. Orthographic error for
Master Piccoti.
Mastiani Rosea. (C.japonica), Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.26: The form of the Camellia
Contessa Mastiani, bright pink in different shades, imbricated. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione
di Camelie, p.46: Brilliant shades of pink, imbricated, sometimes the centre is irregular.
Mastosa. (C.japonica), Alexis Dalliere, 1852, Price List, p.19. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Masukagami. (Title of 14th Century Tale), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose
Irotsuki; Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #201: Double, purplish pink flower, mixed with
some white spots. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Masukagami. (Title of 14th Century Tale), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (Before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.495: Medium small, white, imbricated, imcomplete double. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Matado. van den Broek Nursery Catalogue, 1977-1978, p.17. Orthographic error for Matador
(Nuccio’s).
Matador. (C.japonica), van Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1896, 265P:109. No description; 1898, 275:204:
Large peony form, firey red with broad, outer petals, central petaloids of diverse forms and
very short. Originated in Italy.
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Matador (Nuccio’s). (C.japonica), Garner, 1967, SCCS., The Camellia Review, vol.29. No.1 invalidly as
‘Matador’: Dark red. Large semi-double to full peony form. Vigorous, open, upright growth.
Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in USA by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California.
See colour photo: front cover. New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, vol.IX, No.1, 1975 as
‘Matador’. Orthographic error: ‘Matado’.
Matallica.
Hazlewood Nursery Catalogue, 1929. Orthographic error for Metallica.
Matania. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.223: Flower full, rose form, dark red, 8-9
rows, well imbricated. Originated in Italy.
Matayama-tsubaki. (Camellia of Matayama), (C.japonica), Mizuno, Katsuhiko, 1981, Kyô no Tsubaki
to Tera. p.112, p.113, illustration: White with a few red streaks, large single, opening to a flat,
saucer shape. Prominent stamen cluster. Leaves vivid, bright green, lanceolate, apex tapering
acuminate, recurved. Originated in Kyôto Prefecture, Japan.
Matchad. (C.japonica), Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.55. No description. (Believed
obsolete).
Mateni. (C.japonica), Escuela di Agricultura Catalogo, 1882: Imbricated double, flesh coloured, spotted
with white. Originated in Spain.
Mathatiana Alba.
Leroy, André Catalogue, 1873, p.135. Orthographic error for Mathotiana Alba.
Matheo Malfine.
Molfino.
Leroy, André Catalogue No.59, 1911, p.48. Orthographic error for Matteo
Matheo Malfino.
Bahuaud-Litou Catalogue, 1914-1920. Orthographic error for Matteo Molfino.
Mathew Wilson. (C.x williamsii). ICS Journal, 2008, p.123 with colour photo; An open pollinated
seedling of St Ewe, originated by Mr B. Jones, Devon, UK. First flowered 2003 at circa 8
years. A dense, upright shrub of medium growth rate. Blooms early to late. A pink semidouble, diameter 10 cm x 5 cm deep. Spent flowers fall whole.
Mathilda. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1933-1934, p.14. Orthographic variant: ‘Matilda’. Synonym for Caleb Cope.
Mathilde. (C.japonica), Ysabeau, 1844, Annales de la Société d’Horticulteur de Paris, 35(201):136. No
description. Verschaffelt, 1848. Nouvelle Iconographie, Book V, pl.I as ‘Princesse Mathilde’:
The flower is 10-12 cm across, open and regularly imbricated, the numerous petals are broad,
rounded, slightly emarginate. of a bright red with deeper veining, a white stripe intersects
each petals. It is of Italian origin by Marchesa Spini. de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du
Camellia. p.114: Mathilde or Princesse Mathilde - Vermilion-rose, stained white. Imbricated.
Synonyms: ‘Princess Mathilde’, ‘Princesse Mathilde’. ‘Mathilde Demidorff, ‘Duchess pink’.
As Verschaffelt says: In spite of its name, it must not be confused with the Principessa
Mathilda, which he also figures and describes in his Iconographie.
Mathioliana. Stenning, 1935, Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser.3, 97:43. Orthographic error for Mathotiana.
Mathonia Rosea.
Charlton Nursery Catalogue, 1957. Orthographic error for Mathotiana Rosea.
Mathonia Rubra. St John’s Nursery Catalogue, 1978-1979. Orthographic error for ‘Mathotiana
Rubra’, synonym for Mathotiana.
Matho. Alba.
Onillon, Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1937, p.3. Abbreviation for Mathotiana Alba.
Matho. Rubra. Onillon, Angers Nursery Catalogue. 1937, p.3. Abbreviation for ‘Mathotiana
Mathoenia Rosea. Nagles Nursery Catalogue, 1975-1976, p.8. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Rosea.
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Mathothiana.
Contini & Nava Nursery Catalogue, 1900. Orthographic error for Mathotiana.
Mathiotiana Alba.
Alba.
Reginal Kaye Nursery Catalogue, 1955. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Mathiotiana Rosea. Reginal Kaye Nursery Catalogue, 1955. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Rosea.
Mathistiana Alba.
Alba.
Eaves Nursery Catalogue, 1897-1898. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Mathitiana Rubra. Southdown Nurseries Catalogue, 1973-1974. Orthographic error for ‘Mathotiana
Matholiana Alba.
Alba .
Royal Nursery Catalogue, 1902, p.16, 59. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Matholiana Rosea. de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.7. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Rosea.
Mathoniana Alba. Manning, 1931, Plant Buyer’s Index, ed.4. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Alba.
Mathoniana Rosea.
Rosea.
West End Nurseries Catalogue, 1985. Orthographic error for Mathotiana
Mathose. (C.japonica), Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.56. No description.
Mathotiana. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1847, Gardeners’ Chronicle, (27):434. Spae, 1847, Société
Royale d’Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand, Annales, 3:459-460, pl.170: This flower is
distinguished by its vigorous habit; its branches are strong, brown and very heavily foliaged;
the leaves are very large and thick, of a dark green and very dentate. The flower is of the most
beautiful cerise-red, very large ... the petals are large, very well imbricated and adhere
strongly to the tortus, the type of flower which remains for a long time on the plant and it
acquires in the end a purple violet colour. It is recorded as a seedling of Anemoniflora x
‘Sieboldii’ (Leeana Superba) raised by Mathot of Ghent, Belgium. This cultivar is also
illustrated and described in Verschaffelt, 1849, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book IX, pl.III There
appear to have been two other camellias distributed under the name ‘Mathotiana’. The first
one is dealt with under its prior, valid name of Julia Drayton and the second one under
Grand Sultan. Orthographic errors: ‘Mathioliana’, ‘Mathiotiana’, ‘Mattutiana’,
‘Matthotiana’, ‘Mattheotiana’. Synonym: ‘Mathotiana Rubra’. Chinese synonym
‘Masedi’a’na.
Mathotiana. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II. A name erroneously given in the USA to an
old plant from Magnolia Gardens previously known as Julia Drayton.
Mathotiana Alba. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1858; Verschaffelt 1858, Nouvelle Iconographie,
Book VI, pl.II. Found in a group of seedlings obtained by the late Mr Mathot of Ghent. Its
blossoms of the largest size, are composed of very numerous, ample petals of equal size,
ovate and almost pointed, of a snow white colouring and imbricated. This formal double
camellia, about 10 cm across, is white with a rare pink fleck, vigorous, upright growth and
large, light green leaves, smooth, leathery with obscure serrations. Note: This cultivar and its
sports bear no relationship with Mathotiana, Grand Sultan or Julia Drayton. Sports:
Mathotiana Rosea, Mathotiana Rosea Variegated, Souvenir de Bahuaud-Litou.
Synonyms: ‘Blood of Christ’, ‘Inconstant Beauty’. Orthographic errors: ‘Matholiana Alba’,
‘Mattutiana Alba’, ‘Mathottiana Alba’, ‘Mathoniana Alba’, ‘Mothotiana Alba’, ‘Mattothiana
Alba’, ‘Mathatiana Alba’, ‘Mathistiana Alba’. See colour pl.XXXV, Urquhart, 1960, The
Camellia, vol.II. For black and white photos see p.231, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.II and Sharp, 1958, Camellias Illustrated, p.160.
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Mathotiana Alba Pink. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.5. Synonym for Souvenir de
Bahuaud-Litou.
Mathotiana Alba Pink Beauty. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.5. Synonym for Mathotiana Rosea.
Mathotiana Blotched. Glen St Mary Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949. Synonym for Mathotiana
Rosea Variegated.
Mathotiana Fimbriata. SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.66. Synonym
for Flowerwood.
Mathotiana Pink Beauty. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.154. Synonym for Mathotiana Rosea.
Mathotiana Purple King. Stonehurst Nurseries Catalogue, 3, before 1954. Synonym for Julia
Drayton.
Mathotiana Red. Treseder’s Nurseries (Truro) Ltd Camellia List, 1962-1963, p.3. Synonym for
Grand Sultan.
Mathotiana Rosa. da Silva & Filhos Nursery Catalogue No.99, 1964-1965, p.26. Orthographic
error for Mathotiana Rosea.
Mathotiana Rosea. (C.japonica), Veitch Nursery Catalogue, 1874. A carmine sport of Mathotiana Alba
(HCC. Carmine 21) with all other characteristics identical. James Veitch Nursery Catalogue,
1876-1877, p.63: Has all the additions for late flowering camellias; excellence of form and
foliage of Mathotiana Alba. Flowers large size, imbricated, of clear rose colour. Comes into
bloom when the other varieties have shed their flowers. Originated in England. Synonyms:
‘Pink Beauty’, ‘Laura Polka’, Warick’, ‘Storeyii New Pink’, ‘Pink Spangles’, ‘Mathotiana
Pink Beauty’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mattutiana Rosea’, ‘Mathionia Rosea’, ‘Mothotiana
Rosea’, ‘Matholiana Rosea’. Some early listings in America incorrectly identified this cultivar
as a sport of Julia Drayton when it was erroneously identified as Rosea Superba. For black
and white photo see p.149, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III. For
colour photo see p.124, Fairweather, 1979, Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Received the RHS,
“Award of Merit” in 1954. Sport: Mathotiana Rosea Variegated. Chinese synonyms
‘Waweike’, and ‘Aulike’, later changed to ‘Mase Meigui’.
Mathotiana Rosea Superba. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, Synonym for Rosea Superba
a sport of Julia Drayton. (as ‘Mathotiana’).
Mathotiana Rosea Variegated. (C.japonica), Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1945-1946, p.27. A virus
variegated form of Mathotiana Rosea - Carmine blotched with white. Originated in USA
where it was also erroneously named ‘Anna Bruneau’. Synonym: ‘Mathotiana Blotched’.
Mathotiana Rubra. Campos, 1891, Portuguese Jornal Horticolo Pratica, 22:210. Synonym for
Mathotiana. Orthographic errors: ‘Martholiana Rubra’, ‘Matholiana Rubra’.
Mathotiana Rubra. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1933-1934. Synonym for Julia Drayton (as
‘Mathotiana’)
Mathotiana Rubra Variant.
Semmes Nursery Catalogue, 1949-1950. Synonym for C.M. Hovey.
Mathotiana Shell Pink. Lindo Nurseries Price List 3 before 1945. Synonym for Souvenir de
Bahuaud-Litou.
Mathotiana Special. SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. As this is a virus
variegated form of Julia Drayton (As ‘Mathotiana’) the name Julia Drayton Variegated
takes precedence.
Mathotiana Superb Red.
RHS., 1984-1985, Rhododendrons with Magnolias and Camellias,
pp,69,106. Synonym for Grand Sultan.
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Mathotiana Supreme. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. A sport
of Julia Drayton (as ‘Mathotiana’). A very large, dark red, semi-double with loose, irregular
petals interspersed with stamens, 12-13 cm across. Originated in USA by the Flowerwood
Nurseries, Mobile, Alabama. Synonym: ‘Mima-Mae’. Sports: Sue Ann Mouton, Cherry
Bounce, Mathotiana Supreme Variegated, Mathotiana Supreme Benten. Chinese
synonym: ‘Chaoji Masetiana’, later changed to ‘Chaoma’. Note: While this is not a form of
the valid Mathotiana, the name Mathotiana Supreme stands as it is universally known. For
colour photos see front cover SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature.
Illustration facing p.178, American Camellia Yearbook, 1953. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour
Dictionary of Camellias, p.104. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978. pl.111,
p.58. Received the Sewell Mutant Award from the ACS for 1965.
Mathotiana Supreme Benten. (C.japonica), ICS., Apr.1990, Book of Manuscripts, ICS Maizuru
Congress, p.20: Originated in Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA in the garden of Thomas Perkins
III. It is very similar to Mathotiana Supreme except that it has a distinct, dark watermark
pattern on each leaf and petal.
Mathotiana Supreme Pink. Cannon, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18, No.5. Synonym for
Sue Ann Mouton.
Mathotiana Supreme Variegated. (C.japonica), McDonald Nursery Catalogue, 1954-1955. A virus
variegated form of Mathotiana Supreme - Dark red, blotched white. Originated in the USA.
Synonyms: ‘Avery Island’, ‘Kate Smith’, ‘Mima Mae Variegated’, ‘Kate Smith Variegated’.
Chinese synonym: ‘Fusechaoji Masetiana’, later changed to ‘Fuse Chaoma’.
Mathotiana (US).
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research II. Synonym for Julia Drayton as
‘Mathotiana’. Chinese synonym: ‘Masetiana’.
Mathotiana Variant. Blackwell Nursery Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.19. Synonym for Julia Drayton
Variegated as ‘Mathotiana Variegated’. Also a pseudonym for C.M. Hovey.
Mathotiana Variegated. Orton Price List, 1947-1948; Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1947-1948;
American Camellia Yearbook, 1947, pl. facing p.58, colour photo. Synonym for Julia
Drayton Variegated.
Mathottiana.
Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary, Revised, 1868, p.105. Orthographic error for
Mathotiana.
Mathottiana Alba. Fraser & Langton Nursery catalogue, 1874-1875. Orthographic error for
Mathotiana Alba.
Matilda. Gerbings Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1938-1939. Orthographic variant for ‘Mathilda’,
synonym for Caleb Cope.
Matilda Bradford. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 2003, p.65, Reg. No.2607. A dark red,
peony form chance seedling with numerous petaloids and yellow anthers. Size is 9 cm across.
The 25 year old seedling first flowered in 1978. Originated by J.A. Peninger, Shreveport, La.,
USA. Flowers mid-season to late. Petals have heavy texture. Plant has spreading, dense
growth of average rate with dark green leaves 7.5 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Matilde Arnous. (C.japonica), R. Società Toscana di Orticultura Bollettino, 1876: Vivid cinnabar red,
perfectly imbricated. Originated in Italy. Orthographic error: ‘Metilde Arnous’.
Matilde O’Connell. (C.japonica), R. Società Toscana di Orticultura Bollettino, 1876: Large flowers,
perfectly imbricated, vivid rose colour. Originated in Italy by Franchetti, Florence.
Matilde Sormani Granelli. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.127 with
colour photo; Medium size, formal double, outer petals reflex. Pink (RHS.CC.58B). Some
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petals streaked with white. A seedling of Moshio x ‘Pomponia Semiplena’ (Pomponia Semiduplex), first flowered in 2000. Originated by Dott. Guido Cattolica, Livorno, Italy.
Matilija Poppy. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1991, #8236: White, large semi-double.
SCCS 1993, Camellia Nomenclature, p.77: White, large to very large size, semi-double with
crinkled petals. Vigorous, compact, dense growth. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in
USA by Nuccios Nurseries, Altadena, California. Chinese synonym ‘Baiyingsei’.
Matissa. (C.japonica),
Griffin ed., 1957, Camellian, p.19. No description. Originated in USA.
Matoba-nishiki. (Variegated Camellia from Matoba), (C.japonica), JCS., 1987, Japan Camellia, No.24,
p.4, colour photo: Originated in a camellia hedge at the target range at Inasa Town, Matoba,
Inasa Sub-prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture and grown by Funakoshi Kôji, Aichi, Japan. A few
red vertical lines on a white ground. Medium sized, semi-double blooms. Late flowering.
Fragrant. A good seed setter.
Matose.
Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Orthographic error for Matosi.
Matosi. (C.japonica), Gerbing Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1938-1939. A full double, baby pink, marbled
pure white. Blooms early in the season and lasting a long period; tall, bushy growth, light
green leaves. Sports: Sacco Rose, Matosi Baby. Synonym: ‘Baby Pink Variegated’. Orthographic errors: ‘Matose’, ‘Motose’. See black and white photo, p.233, Hertrich, 1955,
Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Matosi Baby. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.163 as ‘Motosi Baby’: A solid colour, pink sport of Matosi. Originated in
USA.
Matronesson Nova. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1862. Orthographic error for Mitronesson
.
Matronesson Vera. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1863. Orthographic error for Mitronesson
Vera.
Matsuba. (Pine Needles), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.309, ‘Grasses and Trees’ ,
p.361. (Illustrations omitted in reprint). Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Matsuga-e. (Pine Branch), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô; vol.311. No description.
Tsubaki Hachiboku Sanboke-tsuki, Nayose Hanagatatsuki Meisai (before 1868) and Kasuya,
Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Snow white with red streaks. Semi-double
with 3-4 petal rows, bell-flower shape. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Matsuga-e. (Pine Branch), (C.japonica), Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: Medium white, semi-double
with 12-13 fluted and crinkled petals in 2-3 rows. Small, irregular stamen cluster. Leaves
narrow-elliptic, long acuminate, finely serrulate. Originated in Kantô, Japan. For colour plate
see: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, pl.389. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.143. Different reading: ‘Matsuga-eda’. A sport of Oimatsu or Matsu-no-yuki.
Matsugasa.
Different reading for Matsukasa.
Matsugasaki. (Name of a Village), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose
Irotsuki in section on early flowering: White with red splashes. Itô, Ko’emon, 1879,
Chinkashû: White with red spots. Medium sized double. Early blooming. Originated in Japan.
Different reading: ‘Matsu-ga-saki’.
Matsugenkifu. Different reading for Shôgenkifu.
Matsuhana. (Expected flower), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.201, p.102,
description, p.149, as ‘Matsu-hana’: Leaves elliptic to broad-elliptic, venation impressed,
margins crenate, 6.7-7.5 cm long x 3.4-4.1 cm wide; petioles, 6-7 mm long, glabrous. Flowers
double, red, (Cardinal red 822/3), the centre filled with small petals and petaloids; petals
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20-22, in general, rounded at the top and concave, inner petals loosely and irregularly wavy.
Filaments pale pink, reddish to base with 1-7 petaloids. Late flowering. Originated in the
Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Matsukasa. (Pine Cone), (C.japonica), Mizuno, Motokatsu, 1681, Kadan Kômoku; Itô, Ihei, 1695,
Kadan Chikinshô; Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.31; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon
Yôrankô, vol.342; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Deep red, double,
centre of the flower protruding like a pine cone. Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars of Japan,
p.76, pl.40: Medium sized, red, double, 7-8 cm across x 5.5 cm deep, with 6-7 rows of
imbricated, narrow, pointed petals, standing apart, in the form of the scales of a pine cone. A
few stamens in the centre. Leaves dark green, 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm, apex acuminate, recurved,
margins shallowly, coarsely serrate. Late blooming. Low, bushy grower. Originated in the
Kansai area, Japan. See colour illustrations: Tuyama, 1966 Camellia Cultivars of Japan,
pl.40, p.76; Ibid, 1968, Camellias in Japan, pl.204. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour,
vol.I, 1972, pl.285. Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.97. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.143. Synonyms: ‘Pine Cone’, ‘Matsukasa Red’. In USA the variegated form
has usurped the name Matsukasa which should only be applied to the solid colour form. (See
erroneous descriptions in SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature, 1950 and on). The variegated form
is validly known as Kagoshima.
Matsukasa Alba. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Orthographic variant for ‘Matsukasa
White’, synonym for Kagiri.
Matsukasa Red.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Matsukasa.
Matsukasa-shibori.
Chûgai Nursery Catalogue, 1934-1935. Synonym for Kagoshima.
Matsukasa-tairin. (Large Flower Pine Cone), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô:
Deep red, formal double, with white spots, large size. See: Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964,
Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.80. Itô, Toku’emon, 1788, Tsubaki Hanagata Tsuki Obo’echô. No
description. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Matsukasa White.
Hume, 1946, Camellias in America, p.335. Synonym for Kagiri.
Matsukasa-edagawari. (‘Matsukasa’ Sport), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki. No description. See: JCS., 1969, Tsubaki, No.7, p.35. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Matsukaze. (Wind in the Pines), (C.japonica), Mizuno, Motokatsu, 1681, Kadan Kômoku: Large
variegated. Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Single, white with red
spots, cylindrical stamen cluster. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Matsukaze. (Wind in the Pines), (C.x vernalis), JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.50: Small size, pink,
single. Tanaka et al., 1986, Journal of Japanese Society of Horticultural Science, 55(2)108: A
triploid cultivar of C.vernalis. Originated in Shizuoka. Prefecture, Japan.
Matsukaze-nishiki. (Wind in the Pines brocade), (C.japonica), Uekiya, Seigorô, 1874, Tsubaki Hyakuro
no Zu, vol.I: Semi-double, white with multiple streakings of crimson, 3-4 rows of reflexed
petals and central stamen cluster. Originated in Japan.
Matsukaze-shibori. (Variegated Matsukaze’), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #176;
Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306: Single, medium sized flower, white daubed with red.
Matsumari-tsubaki. (Pine Ball Camellia), (C.japonica), Nakayama, Yûhei, 1847, Senka’ôden: Resembles ‘Matsukasa’. Different reading: ‘Shôkyû-tsubaki’. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Matsumoto-uzuba. (Matsumoto’s Swirled Leaf), (C.japonica), Mizuno, Taka’aki, 1829, Sômoku
Kinyôshû: In the section of “unusual leaves”. “Uzu’ means swirled, and “Uzuba” indicates
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that the leaves are strongly twisted, slender and long. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1966, Tsubaki
Tokushû, No.7, p.158. Synonym: ‘Matsumoto-uzu-tsubaki’. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Matsumoto-uzu-tsubaki. Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Tsubaki Kurabu, Tokushû, p.142. Synonym for
Matsumoto-uzuba.
Matsumushi. (Cricket), (C.japonica), Hino, Sukekatsu, 1632, Sukekatsukyôki; Chinka Zufu, (before
1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.406: Medium sized double, with 4-5 rows of red petals, with the
colour fading to pink at their edges, emarginate, and a small group of infertile, centre stamens.
Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct).
Matsunami. (Waves of Pines), (C.rusticana), Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.326,
p.144 description, p.339: Medium sized, open, peony form flower, 8 cm across, white with
light red splashes and streaks, outer row of small, erect petals, petaloids and stamens intermixed. Leaves, pale green, elliptic, tapering at both ends, coarsely and sharply serrate. Named
by Kawamura, Yiachi. Originated in Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Colour photo:
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.143.
Matsu-no-eda.
Kamegorô 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki. Different reading for Matsuga-e.
Matsu-no-kaori. (Fragrance of Pine), (C.x vernalis), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka,
p.266, description, p.267, colour photo: Small size, pink with colour fading towards the
centre, saucershaped single of 6 broad, rounded, emarginate, overlapping petals and a
spreading, yellow stamen cluster. Blooms early to midseason. Fragrant. Leaves mid-green,
obovate, apices long acuminate, margins strongly serrate. Originated in Izu Ohshima Isles,
Japan. A seedling of Umegaka. Named and released by Takeo Ogawa in 1970s.
Matsu-no-uzuba. (Pine and Pelican Head), (C.japonica), Aoyama, Kinta, 1827, Sômoku Kihin Kagami.
No description. Mizuno, 1829, Sômoku Kinyôshû: Leaves reflexed outwards, dark lustrous
green; flowers red, single. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1966, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.7, p.169.
Matsu-no-yama. (Name of a Village), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.126, p.63,
description, p.124: Leaves dark to olive green, thin, broadly-elliptic, apex acuminate, base
tapered, venation impressed, 6.3-7.5 cm long x 3-3.3 cm wide; petioles, 4-8 mm long,
glabrous. Flowers peony type, pink, (Neyron rose 623/2), with deeper shade (623/3) in centre.
Petals, 1824, very wavy. Stamens divided into 2-5 fascicles, with additional 2-7 petals inside
the stamens. which are 2.7-3.5 cm high, filaments palest pink. Late flowering. Originated in
Matsu-noyama-mura, Higashi-kubiki-gun, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Matsu-no-yuki. (Snow on the Pines), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose
Irotsuki: Medium size, double, white with red spots. Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: White
spotted pink. Medium sized double. Flowers early to mid-season. Tuyama, 1966, Camellia
Cultivars of Japan, p.256; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.248: Double blossom,
12-13 petals in lotus fashion, with small, red spots on white flowers. Small, cylindrical stamen
cluster. Medium sized. Mid-season flowering. Leaves, medium sized, long ovate, acuminate
apex, keeled midrib, yellow variegation. Plant habit, upright, well furnished, variable.
Mutation of Oimatsu from Kantô, Japan. Sport: Matsuga-e. The ancient variety is believed
to be the same as the modern one of this name.
Matsu-no-yuki. (Snow on the Pines), (C.sasanqua), Ashizawa, Yagorô, 1898, Chabaika Taishû; Wada,
1941, Japanese Garden Treasures, p.31: Pink edge, suffused white, semi-double. Leaves
dotted pale yellowish white. Slender, spreading, slow growth. Originated in Japan.
Matsu-o. (Place Name), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.387 as ‘Matsuo’:
Medium sized, dark red, open peony type with a mixture of petaloids and stamens. Originated
in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
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Matsura-no-hoshi. (C.japonica), Collected Papers, ICS Congress, Cornwall, 2008; Tama-no-ura
Camellias, Hiruki, Chuji, p.VIII 2. Bright red with a white edge. Flat open single with widely
sprayed stamens. Flowers early. Leaves elliptical, medium size. Erect, upright growth. A
cross of a Higo camellia x Tama-no-ura, originated by K. Murata, Japan.
Matsuribina. (Festival Dolls), (C.x vernalis), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1898, Nihon no Chinka, p.77: Pale
pink with white base, cup-shaped, medium size, fragrant. A seedling of C.x vernalis
Umegaka. Dwarf plant habit, suitable for pot culture. Originated in the Toyama Prefecture,
Japan.
Matsuribina. (Festival Dolls). (C.vernalis). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.246 with colour
photo; English translation p.172. Medium size, pink graduation on pale pink to white ground,
bowl-shaped single, rusticana-like stamens, fragrant. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves
elliptic, medium size, thin. Dwarf growth. A natural seedling of Umegaka. Named and
released by Mitsuroku Makino in 1980s. From Toyama Prefecture.
Matsusaka. (Place Name), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.49: Red, double
of pine cone form, medium size, about the same height as diameter. Mid-season flowering.
Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Different reading: ‘Matsuzaka’.
Matsushima. (Pine Island), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô; Itô, Jukyû, 1739, Honzô
Hanamki’e; Shirai-Bunko, 1812, Tsubaki Nayosechô; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, Single,
small red flower, with white spots in all directions, like a cluster of clouds. Originated in
Japan. (Believed extinct.) A place name. One of the three famous scenic points of Japan.
Matsushima. (Pine Island), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.544: The
illustration in the Chinka Zufu shows a white single with red, cloud-like markings. Originated
in Japan. (Believed extinct.) A place name. One of the three famous scenic points of Japan.
Matsushima. (Pine Island), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: White
single, with red spots, large size, occasionally deformed; stamens widely spread like a
bamboo whisk. Note: This is similar to the existing Matsushima but it is not certain that they
are the same, as the modern one is said to be recently produced in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. A place
name. One of the three famous scenic points of Japan.
Matsushima. (Pine Island), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.143 and Yokoyama,
1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.215: Single, evenly opening blooms, cylindrical stamen
cluster. White ground with red streaking. Originated in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Resembles
Tenninmatsushima. A place name. One of the three famous scenic points of Japan.
Matsuyama. (Place name), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.164: Peony
form, dark red with white spots and 4-5 fascicles of golden stamens. Medium size. Originated
Matt Lee. (C.japonica), Lee, 1947, American Camellia Yearbook, p.152: semi-double, soft pink,
sometime will show a few stamens, but, more frequently, has a bundle of petaloids in the
centre. Originated in the USA by Dr W.G. Lee, Macon, Georgia.
Mattea Maffinae. Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook. p.56. Orthographic error for Matteo
Molfino.
Matteo Malfine. Shepherd & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1883-1884, p.37. Orthographic error for
Matteo Molfino.
Matteo Malfino. Lemaire, 1867, L’Illustration Horticole, vol.14, pl.539. Orthographic error for
Matteo Molfino.
Matteo Molfeni.
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Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867, p.71. Orthographic error for Matteo Molfino.
Matteo Molfino. (C.japonica), Lemaire, 1867, L’Illustration Horticole, vol.14, pl.539; Stefano Pagliai
Nursery Catalogue, 1867, p.71, as ‘Matteo Molfeno’: Vivid rose with some stripes of white;
some of the petals near the the centre are striped a little lighter, with the heart of the flower
morevivid. Perfectly imbricated. Lemaire, 1867, L’I1lustration Horticole, vol.14, pl.539 as
‘Matteo Malfino’: This variety was obtained as a seedling in Italy by Botti. It is a perfection
from the perfect imbrication of its petals which are distinguished by their bright cerise colour,
and each traversed longitudinally by a white streak. Under the illustration the name is written
‘Matteo Molfino’. Orthographic variants and errors: ‘Matteo Wolfine’, ‘Matteo Malfine’,
‘Matteo Molfini’, ‘Matteo Malfino’, ‘Mattea Maffinae’, ‘Mattes Malfine’, ‘Matteo Molfine’,
‘Matheo Molfino’, ‘Matteo Molfeni’.
Matteo Molfine.
Scarlatti Catalogue, 1888. Orthographic error for Matteo Molfino.
Matteo Molfini.
Nutini Nursery Catalogue, 1869-1870. Orthographic error for Matteo Molfino.
Matterhorn. (C.japonica), Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.104, colour photo: A
medium sized, formal double, a white seedling from ‘Kingyo-tsubaki’ (probably Mermaid),
raised in USA by David Feathers, Lafayette, California. Mid-season flowering on a bushy,
compact plant. ACS, The Camellia Journal, May 1997, p.21, Reg. No.2400. Flowers midseason. American Camellia Yearbook, 1997, p.5, colour photo before p.1. The seedling is now
over 15 years old. Average flower size is 10 cm across x 7.5 cm deep, with 30+ petals. Plant
growth is upright and average with light green leaves.
Mattes Malfine.
Railton’s Nursery Catalogue, 1923, p.53. Orthographic error for Matteo Molfino.
Matthew Cooper. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, p.102, Reg. No.1727: A small, soft,
misty blush, formal double C.japonica chance seedling. mid-season blooming. Originated by
Mrs Henry S. Stone, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. The 10 year old seedling first bloomed
1976. Average flower size 7.5 cm across x 3.2 cm deep with 82 petals and bud centre with
about 50 more. The bloom has minute, misty specks with a few tiny streaks and deep pink
specks. Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 6 cm x 3.8 cm.
Mattheotiana.
Henri Galeotti, 1849, Catalogue Botanique. Orthographic error for Mathotiana.
Matthotiana.
Galeotti, M., 1855, Journal d'Horticulture Pratique de la Belgique, vol.13, p.63.
Orthographic error for Mathotiana.
Mattie Brice.
Brice.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944. p.28. Orthographic error for Martha
Mattie Cole. (C.japonica). ANZCRS., 1955. Camellia Annual. No.2, p.6, Reg. No.6: Originated in
Australia by C.F. Cole, Canterbury, Victoria. A seedling of Elegans x Spencer’s Pink.
Flower is a large single, opening flat. 11-12.5 cm across. Colour rose carmine. Blooms
mid-season. Chinese synonym ‘Kuer’.
Mattie Grayson. (C.japonica). Trues Camellias. 1961. ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.16, No.3. p.41.
No description. SCCS, 1962, Camellia Nomenclature. p.71: Red. Large rose form double to
peony form with 4-5 upright petals around the centre. Medium, upright growth. Mid-season
blooming. Originated in USA by C. Rester. Poplarville, Mississippi.
Mattie Love Wine. (C.japonica). SCCS.. 1984. Camellia Nomenclature. p.74: Light pink. Large
semi- double with irregular petals. Vigorous, spreading, upright growth. Mid-season
flowering. Originated in USA by Dr M.B. Wine, Thomasville. Georgia.
Mattie O’Reilly. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1948, p.169: McCaskill Seedling No.100.
The flower is coral rose-pink, large, measuring more than 12 cm across. A full complete
double, irregular in form. The centre of the flower is filled with innumerable petaloids,
interspered with high. folded petals. The plant has a slow, upright, bushy growth habit. Leaves
are midgreen, 12cm x 6 cm, elliptic, acute and sharply serrate. Parentage unknown. First
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flowered 1942. Flowers early to mid-season. Originated in USA by McCaskill Gardens,
Pasadena, California. For black and white photo see p.234, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens. vol.II. Reg. No.93, American Camellia Yearbook. 1954. Sports: Mattie
O’Reilly Variegated, Mattie O’Reilly Sport .
Mattie O’Reilly Sport. (C.japonica), Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, p.235,
plate, p.232, description: Flower, mostly semi-double; Neyron rose 623/1, 12 cm across x 5
cm deep with 10 guard petals, undulate, sometimes reverse to rabbit ears 6 cm. long x 5 cm
wide, apical notching, conspicuous marginal venation, firm texture. Centre of flower,
exceptionally numerous stamens in a sunburst, intermingled with petaloids in fascicles, long,
slender, white filaments, small golden anthers. Leaves elliptic to oblong, variable, 10 cm x 5
cm, medium, glossy green, flexible, broad shallow to medium fine serrations, long pointed
apices. Habit, densely spreading; mid-season flowering. Extremely variable in form from
single to heavily, incomplete double. Originated in USA at the Huntington Gardens, San
Marino, California, USA.
Mattie O’Reilly Variegated. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.10 as ‘Mattie
O’Reilly Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mattie O’Reilly - Coral rose-pink blotched white.
Originated in USA.
Mattie R. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.227, Reg. No.575: A sport of Alba Plena,
originated by J.D. Gautier Sr., Moss Point, Mississippi, USA, first observed 1940, propagated
1950. Plant growth is true Alba Plena. The formal double, white flower is 10 cm across and
depth same as Alba Plena. The flower is an imbricated Alba Plena with. markedly turned in
petals.
Mattie Thagard. (C.japonica), Stanley, 1953, American Camellia Yearbook, p.280: The name Mattie
Thagard was given to a distinctive, local camellia growing on the Thagard property,
Greenville, Alabama. No description.
Mattie Vole. (C.japonica), Lock, 1981-1982, Rhododendrons with Magnolias and Camellias, p.98: Class
single flowered self coloured cultivar, other than white. No other description. Originated in
England.
Mattie Wright. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1946-1947. Orthographic error for
Martha Wright.
Mattlotiana.
SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.5, p.6, 1950. Orthographic error for ‘Mathotiana’ as
pseudonym for Julia Drayton.
Matton. (C.japonica), Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.56. No description.
Mattothiana Alba. Waterer’s Nursery Catalogue, 1938-1939, p.41. Orthographic error for
Mathotiana Alba.
Mattutiana Alba. Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Orthographic error for Mathotiana Alba.
Mattutiana Rosea.
Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Orthographic error for Mathotiana Rosea.
Mattutina. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1860-1861, 83:49: White or pink with white bands;
imbricated in the manner of Rose Cent-feuilles; sometimes all white, sometimes pink with
satiny, white lines. When completely expanded, the petals do not become inverted. Originated
in Italy. Synonym: ‘Contessa Clelia Melegari’.
Matusalén. (C.japonica), Collected Papers, ICS Congress, Locarno 2005; Camellias in Galicia, Carmen
Salinero; Estimated to be 200 years old, growing at the Pazo de Castrelos, Vigo, Pontevedro,
Spain. Peony form with pink flowers.
Mauculata Perfecta.
Perfecta.
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Tirocco, G.B., 1928, The Camellia. Orthographic error for Maculata
Maud Messel. (C.x williamsii x C.retic), RHS., 1970, Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.24,
p.192: (C.x williamsii Mary Christian x C.reticulata), Award of Merit, 1969 as a hardy
flowering plant. The flowers are rose form double with imbricated petals opening to show a
central stamen cluster. Flowers measure 7 cm across with 22-24 petals. Flower colour is
RHS.CC.Red Group, 55B with darker veinal markings of 55A. Leaves finely serrate, slightly
acuminate. Originated in England by L.C.R. Messel, Sussex.
Maud Sugg. (C.reticulata), Kramer Bros. Nursery Catalogue, 1975: Light pink. Large semi-double.
Vigorous, open, upright growth. Reticulata seedling originated in USA by Kramer Bros.
Nursery, Uplands, California.
Maude Foote. (C.japonica), SCCS, 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.60: Clear pink. Large semi-double,
sometimes with intermixed petaloids and stamens. Vigorous growth. Mid-season blooming.
Originated in USA by Mrs F.W. Foote, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Sport: Maude Foote
Variegated.
Maude Foote Variegated. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1960, p.5. No description. SCCS.,
1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.79 as ‘Maude Foote Var.’: A virus variegated form of
Maude Foote - Clear pink and white. Originated in USA.
Maude Haines. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1962, vol.III, No.1, p.37, Reg. No.8: A
chance japonica seedling raised by Mrs Maude Haines, Wellington, New Zealand. The plant
has a dense, spreading habit and first flowered 1959. The colour is phlox pink
(RHS.CC.625/2). The blooms are semi-double with 15 petals and an occasional petaloid.
Average size 12.5 cm across x 5 cm deep.
Maude Moye. (C.japonica),
Cannon, 1962,. ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1. No
Maui (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1976: White mutant of Kona. American Camellia
Yearbook, 1979, p.109, Reg. No.1519: A large, white, heavy anemone form with rippled
guard petals, C.japonica mutant of Kona; mid-season flowering. Originated by Nuccio’s
Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. First observed 1972. Flower size 11 cm across. Plant
growth is dense and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm x 5 cm. Chinese synonym:
‘Mayi’.
Maureen Elizabeth. (C.japonica), C.Aust., Camellia News, Autumn 2007, No.173, p.6, colour photo
p.19, Reg. No. 572. Originated by Mr. M.H. Schultz, Edwardstown, South Australia. A
chance seedling that first flowered in 2001. A formal double, imbricated, white flower, 13 cm
across x 6 cm deep. Flowers mid-season on an upright medium growing plant. Leaves dark
green, flat, glossy, elliptic, 9 cm x 3.5 cm. Flower falls whole. Petals are of heavy texture, and
do not reflex.
Maureen Ostler.
New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1974, Reg. No.92. Name withdrawn as the
cultivar was already registered as Just Sue.
Maureen Schloss. (C.reticulata hybrid) ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2010, p.29 with colour photo;
Regn No.2803. Originated by E. Hulyn Smith, Valdosta, Ga., USA. ACS, Yearbook 2010,
p.78 with colour photo; A 15 year old cross of Hulyn Smith x Jean Pursel, first flowered
2000. Upright, vigorous growth. Dark green leaves are 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm. Large blooms are
12.7 cm diameter x 7.5 cm height, dark pink, semi-double to peony form. Yellow anthers and
white filaments. Flowers midseason to late.
Maurice Hurst.
Thomasville Nursery Catalogue. Synonym for Enrico Bettoni (US).
Maury Pink. (C.japonica), Greenbrier Farms Catalogue, [before 1945]. Pale pink. Medium sized semidouble. Originated in USA by Greenbrier Farms Inc. Norfolk, Virginia.
Mauve.
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Parramore, 1957, ANZCRS., Camellia Annual, No,4, p.27. Synonym for Benizuru.
Mauve Paeony.
Camellia Grove Catalogue, 1947, p.7. Synonym for Mrs Beresford.
Mauve Star. (C.sasanqua), American Camellia Yearbook, 1948, p.171, Colour mauve, 5 petals, long and
narrow, slightly crinkled at tips. Measures 6 cm across; stamen cluster 2 cm in diameter.
Leaves medium green, 3.8 cm x 2 cm, slightly obtuse at tips. Growth habit, pendant.
Originated in USA at Fruitland Nursery, Augusta, Georgia.
Maverick. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.227, Reg. No.579: A 5 year old seedling
of Tomorrow that first bloomed 1961. Originated by Dr Gilbert Fisher, Union Springs,
Alabama, USA. Plant growth is open, spreading and rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 13.5
cm x 5 cm. The peony form flower, 16-17 cm across x 8 cm deep, is strawberry pink,
variegated; with yellow stamens. The blooms are like ‘Tomorrow’ in shape and size but with
a picotee edge of white. Blooms mid-season. Note: SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature 1964 and
on lists this name as a synonym for Tomorrow Variegated.
Mavis Edna. (C.japonica), ACRS, Camellia News, 1993, No.127, p.8, Reg. No.417: Originated by Don
O’Reilly Ainslie, ACT, Australia. A chance seedling that first flowered 1977. Formal double,
white, 40 petals, 9 cm across x 3 cm deep, petals rounded to cuspidate. Sometimes imbricated,
usually star-shaped and tiered. Slow, compact, bushy growth; leaves glossy mid-green, flat,
ovate-elliptic, apices apiculate, margins serrate, 10 cm long x 7 cm wide. Free flowering, midseason to late.
Mavis Gwaltney. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1970, Camellia Nomenclature, p.97: Deep pink. Very large,
semidouble with loose, wide petals, sometimes with petaloids. Medium, upright growth.
Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in USA by Mrs A.T. Williams, Dotham, Alabama.
Mavis Merson. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1967, vol.V, No.2, p.9, Reg. No.30: A
chance C.japonica seedling, raised by Mrs T.B. Merson, Whakatane, New Zealand that first
flowered 1963. It has a medium, spreading habit, with mid-green leaves with rolled margins,
10 cm x 5 cm. The flowers are semi-double with 12-14 petals and a varying number of
petaloids, some trumpet shaped. Size is 14-15 cm across and up to 5 cm deep. The colour is
Cardinal red (RHSECC.822/2) and there is a large burst of stamens with pink filaments and
golden anthers. See colour photo, front cover, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1969, vol.VI,
No.2.
Mavourneen. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1972, vol.VII, No.4, p.6, Reg. No.59: A
chance seedling of Mrs Bertha Harms which first flowered 1968 and originated by Dr D.G.
O’Toole, Ohope, New Zealand. The foliage is dark green with leaves, 8 cm long x 4 cm wide.
The flower is a rose form double with about 60 petals and measures 10 cm across x 4 cm
deep. The colour is very pale pink, merging to cream and changing to lime green at the centre.
Max Cotton. (C.japonica), Outteridge, 1962, 1000 Named Camellias in Australia, p.12: A medium sized,
deep red, formal double, 10-11 cm across. Grown in Australia by Gordon Waterhouse,
Kurrajong, N.S.W. See: ACRS, Camellia News, No.21, Mar.1966, p.9. Origin uncertain.
Max Goodley. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1950, p.328: Award of Merit as a seedling,
originated by J.P. Illges, Columbus, Georgia, USA from seed of Enrico Bettoni (US). First
flowered 1949. American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.324, Reg. No.74: Large pink,
incomplete double, anemone form to irregular peony form, 11-12.5 cm across x 7.5 cm deep
with 10-12 petals and large petaloids. Leaves dark green, broad-oval, 10 cm x 6 cm, heavily
textured, apex blunt acute, base tapered, raised venation, wide, shallow serrations. Rapid.
open, bushy, upright growth. See black and white photo: p.151, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in
the Huntington Gardens, vol.III. Sport: Max Goodley Variegated.
Max Goodley Variegated. (C.japonica), Griffin ed., 1957, Camellian, vol.9, p.27. A virus variegated
form of Max Goodley - Pink and white. Originated in USA.
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Max Holliman. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1994, p.62, Reg. No.2294, colour photo
pp.64-65: A medium to large size, deep red with a blue tint, peony form C.japonica chance
seedling. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by John Holliman, Thomaston, Georgia,
USA. The 34 year old seedling first bloomed in 1961. Average flower size is 10 cm across x 6
cm deep with hundreds of petals. Flower has 2 to 3 rows of ruffled petals, then a thick cluster
of shorter petals and then more ruffled petals or rabbit ears. Plant growth is upright, dense and
vigorous in rate with dark green leaves 10 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Max Siershee. (C.japonica), Gerbing’s Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1958. No description. Originated in
USA.
Max Swisher. (C.japonica), Sewell, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.50: A seedling originated by
Gerbings Nurseries, Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA. The flowers are semi-double, large,
brilliant red with golden stamens. Similar to H.A. Downing.
Maxieer. (Marshall).
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 22nd August 1994. Chinese synonym for USA C.japonica
Elsie Ruth Marshall.
Maxima. (C.japonica), Anon. 1830, "Ueber die Cultur der Kamellien" in Der Blumen Gaertner, p.52.
Courtois, 1833, Magazin d’Horticulteur, 1[pt.D]: 313. Originated by André Leroy. Red
flowers. Regular double. Synonym: ‘Maxima Rubra’.
Maxima Plenissima Carmosina. (C.japonica), Baumann, Mulhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1841-1842, p.
14. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Maxima Rubra. Shneiderff, Enrico, ed. 1848, Catalogo piante che si Trovano nel Giardino del Sig.
Enrico Shneiderff, p.9. Synonym for Maxima.
Maxine. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1981, Camellia Nomenclature, p.109: Faint pink striped darker pink.
Medium, formal double. Pedulous growth. Mid-season to late flowering. Originated in USA
by Haynie.
Maxiscent. (C.japonica hybrid). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2005, Issue No.150, vol.XXIV,
No.2, p.35, Reg. No.465. Registered by J.R. Finlay, Whangarei, New Zealand. a 10 year old
cross of an unnamed C.hybrid seedling (Mrs Bertha A. Harms x Salab) x C.japonica
Kramer’s Supreme, which first flowered in 1999. Flower is a semi-double to loose peony
form with 14 petals, 4-12 petaloids and over 100 gold anthers on yellow filaments. The flower
is light pink (RHS.CC.55D) in colour and has a strong fragrance. The plant is upright, and of
average density and growth rate, with light green leaves 9 cm long x 2.5 cm wide. Flowers
May A’Vard. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1967, Camellia News, No.22, p.5, Reg. No.84: Originated by Mrs
May A’Vard, Emerald, Victoria, Australia. A seedling from the cross Spencer’s Pink x
Gauntlettii that first flowered 1962. Blooms mid-season to late. Blooms light pink, 11-12.5
cm across, with 12 petals shaped similar to Gauntlettii. An open, upright growth habit with
light to mid-green leaves, 10 cm x 6 cm.
May Ingram. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1959: Orchid pink. Medium formal double.
Vigorous, upright growth. Early blooming. Originated at Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena,
California, USA. See colour photo, Adachi, 1960, Camellia. Its Appreciation and Artistic
Arrangements, p.108 and on front cover SCCS, 1959, The Camellia Review, vol.20, No.5.
Orthographic error ‘Mary Ingram’.
May MacDonald.
Ama-obune.
Hillsman, 1966, American Camellia Yearbook, p.121. Synonym for
May Sheffield. (C.japonica),
Gerbing Camellia Nursery, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal,
vol.18, No.4. inside back cover. No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
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May Swanson. (C.japonica), SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.2, Dec. 1949. No description. SCCS., 1950,
The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.49: Red. Small, anemone form. Medium,
upright growth. Mid-season to late flowering. Originated in USA by E.E. Swanson, Pasadena,
California. See black and white photo, p.237, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington
Gardens, vol.I.
May Watson.
Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945. Synonym for Triphosa.
May Westbrook. (C.reticulata), ACRS., 1976, Camellia News, No.62, p.21, Reg. No.178: Originated by
Edgar R. Sebire, Wandin North, Victoria, Australia. A seedling of ‘Crimson Robe’
[Dataohong] that first bloomed 1973. The upright, open, vigorous plant produces 16.5
diameter, deep red flowers in mid-season. The deep green, 12.7 cm x 6.3 cm, ovate leaves are
blunt pointed with fine serrations. Sport: May Westbook Variegated.
May Westbrook Variegated. (C.reticulata), Cannon, 1985, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.40, p.4,
p.13. A virus variegated form of May Westbrook - Deep red, blotched white. Originated in
USA.
Maya Gogô. (Maya No.5), (C.japonica), Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.207, p.65,
description, p.213: Medium sized, white, semi-double with a pink splash, sometimes one pink
petal; petals 11-12, rounded, reflexed, some crinkled and a compact, tubular, centre of
stamens, yellow anthers, white filaments. Leaves lanceolate, mid-green, finely, sharply
serrate. Originated in Hyôgo Prefecture, Japan.
Maya-fujin. (Married Lady of Maya), (C.japonica), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Camellia
Cultivar List, p.15: Medium to large size, pink shading to white at petal base, lotus form
semi-double. Blooms early to mid-season. Maya is a place name in Kobe, Hyôgo Prefecture,
Japan, where this camellia was produced. Raised by Takuzô Hashimoto, Mt. Maya, from
USA seed, parentage unknown. Named by Kiyoshi Tarumoto in 1980.
Maybell Paulen. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. Orthographic error for Maybell
Paulin.
Maybell Paulin. (C.japonica), Griffin, ed., 1958, Camellian: Blush pink, medium sized, rose form double. Originated in Portugal. Orthographic error: ‘Maybell Paulen’.
Maybell Ragland. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.10. Orthographic error for
Maybelle Ragland.
Maybelle Ragland. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.71: Soft pink with silver
overtones. Large semi-double to peony form with wavy, rounded, notched outer petals and
folded, upright, centre petals and petaloids interspersed with 5 fascicles of white stamens.
Medium, open, upright growth. Originated in USA by Reg Ragland, California. Orthographic
errors: ‘Maybell Ragland’, ‘Mabel Ragland’.
Maye Diechi. Yü, 1950, Camellia reticulata and Its Garden Varieties. Camellia and Magnolia
Conference Report, RHS., as ‘Mayehtiechih’. Synonym: ‘Reticulate Leaf Butterfly’. Different
reading: ‘Ma-yeh Tieh-ch’ih’. Synonym for Maye Taohong.
Mayehtiechih. Yü, 1950, RHS., Camellia and Magnolia Conference Report, p.130. Different
reading for ‘Maye Diechi’, synonym for Maye Taohong.
Maye Taohong. (Reticulate Leaf Crimson), (C.reticulata), Bartholomew & Tse, 1980, ACS., The
Camellia Journal, vol.35, No. 2, p.20. No description. Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan Camellias of
China, p.46 as ‘Mayetaohong’ with colour photo: Leaves oblong-ovate, reclinate, apices long
acuminate, bases cuneate or broad-cuneate, dark green, veins sunken above, 7.4-8.7 cm long x
2.8-4.2 cm wide. Flowers light pink (RHS.CC.66C), diameter 7-10 cm. Petals about 30 in 5-6
whorls, valvately arranged, obovate and flat in the outer whorls, spatulate and undulate in the
inner whorls, easily deciduous. Stamens mostly petaloid, only a few remaining. Pistils
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rudimentary, flattened or petaloid. This cultivar is similar to Houye Diechi in all respects
except the flower form. The petals of Houye Diechi are folded and erect while those of Maye
Taohong are flat. This cultivar has a nice shape with the branches open and laterally
expanding. Flowers midseason to late. The cultivar originated in Kunming, Yunnan, China.
There is an old tree at the Panlong Temple estimated to be over 600 years old. Different
readings: ‘Ma-yeh T’ao-hung’, ‘Mayehtaohung’. Synonyms: ‘Reticulate Leaf Crimson’,
‘Maye Diechi’. Western synonym: ‘Professor Tsai’. For colour illustrations see Feng et al,
1981, The Camellias of Yunnan, p.55, Japanese edition and p.21, Chinese edition.
Mayehyinhung. Yü, 1950, RHS., Camellias and Magnolias Conference Report. Different reading
for Maye Yinhong.
Maye Yinhong. (Reticulate Leaf Spinel Pink), (C.reticulata), Yü, 1950, RHS., Camellias and Magnolias
Conference Report as ‘Mayehyinhung’. Feng et al., 1981, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.50,
colour pl.: Leaves long ovate-lanceolate, apices acute and recurved, bases cuneate, veins
conspicuously sunken forming a rough surface, 7-11 cm long x 2.4-4.5 cm wide. Flowers pink
(RHS.CC.58C, diameter 9-12 cm. Petals about 29 in 4-5 whorls, valvately arranged, red
striped, easily deciduous. Stamens numerous, divided into several groups. Pistils petaloid,
flattened. This cultivar originated in Kunming, Yunnan, China. It has short trunk and many
branches. Flowers mid-season to late. There is an old tree in the Panlong Temple in Jinning
County said to be 600 years old. Different readings: ‘Ma-yeh Yin-hung, ‘Mayehyinhung’.
Synonyms: ‘Reticulate Leaf Spinel Pink’, ‘Shot Silk Reticulate’. Western synonym:
‘Reticulate Leaf Pink’. For colour illustrations see Feng et al., 1981. The Camellias of
Yunnan, pp.50, 51, Japanese edition, p.20, Chinese edition.
Mayer Israel. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.216, Reg. No.1458: A large, blush to
light pink with pink flecks, rose form double to formal double. Blooms mid-season. This 14
year old chance seedling C.japonica, first bloomed 1968. Originated by Ferol Zerkowsky,
Slidell, Louisiana, USA. The ‘Mathotiana’ (Julia Drayton) type bloom has 80 petals, yellow
anthers and white filaments, 11 cm across x 5 cm. deep. The bloom is high-lighted with
darker pink flecks and the petals often incurved and form 5 swirls. Plant growth is upright and
medium with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 4 cm. See colour photo, back cover, ACS, 1977, The
Camellia Journal, vol.32, No.3.
Mayflower. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.203, Reg. No.438: A 10 year old chance
seedling, originated by Henry Novick, Los Angeles, California, USA, that first bloomed 1953.
Plant growth is vigorous, dense and rapid in rate with medium green leaves, 10 cm x 4 cm.
The rose form double flowers have 38-45 petals and 3-5 petaloids, shading from the deep rose
clour of the outer petals to pure white petals or rabbit ears. Blooms mid-season.
Mayhills. (C.reticulata), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1970, vol.VI, No.5, p.32, Reg. No.45: A
seedling of the C.reticulata ‘Shot Silk’ (Dayinhong) raised at Tirau, New Zealand by Dr Jane
Crisp, from a controlled cross with the pollen of ‘Crimson Robe’, (Dataohong). First
flowered 1967. The plant has an erect, vigorous habit of growth with dark green, keeled and
reticulate leaves, 12 cm, x 6 cm. The flower colour is bright red, (RHS.CC.47B) large,
semi-double, 13-15 cm across x 6 cm deep with about 16, veined, fluted petals with notched
margins. The flower has a distinctive, high centre and golden stamens. Flowers early to
mid-season. See colour photo, front cover, 1982, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, vol.XII,
No.7.
Mayi.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 25-6-1990. Chinese synonym for Maui.
Maylene Wong. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.338, Reg. No.219: A 7 year old
chance seedling. Originated by Homer C. Wilson, Fresno, California, USA. First flowered
1952. Plant growth upright, medium and compact with glossy, dark green leaves, ovate,
serrate, thick and leathery with distinct veins. The large, pointed, red flower buds open
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slowly. The glowing crimson flowers, 11 cm across x 5 cm deep, are complete double in
form. The petals, 21-27, stand out separately. The inner row resembles a crown enclosing a
centre of feathery petaloids and stamens. Flowers mid-season. Sport: Maylene Wong
Variegated.
Maylene Wong Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960. Camellia Nomenclature, p.80 as ‘Maylene
Wong Var’. A virus variegated form of Maylene Wong - Crimson blotched with white.
Originated in USA.
Maynard de Lavalette. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59. No description. van
Houtte Catalogue, 1849-1850, 38:46. No description. Originated at Tourres, France. (Believed
extinct.) Orthographic variant: ‘Maynard de la Lavalette’.
Maynard de la Lavalette. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1849-1850, p.48. Orthographic variant for
Maynard de Lavalette.
Mayor Talia. (C.reticulata hybrid). American Camellia Yearbook, 1992, p.36, Reg. No.2257, colour
photo pp.40-41: A medium size, light lavender pink, semi-double C.reticulata chance
seedling that blooms early to mid-season. Originated by Albert E. Buchholz, Cupertino,
California, USA. The 16 year old seedling first flowered 1981. Average flower size is 8.5 cm
across x 8.5-10 cm deep with 14 petals, 136 petaloids, yellow anthers and filaments. Plant
growth is upright, open and medium in rate with light green leaves 8 cm long x 2 cm wide.
Mayor Webb-Hart. (C.x williamsii), American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, pp.102, 103 Reg No.1715: A
large to very large, fuchsia pink, semi-double C.hybrid chance seedling of C.x williamsii
Donation, mid-season flowering. Originated by Ferol Zerkowsky, Slidell, Louisiana, USA.
The 14 year old seedling first bloomed 1969. Average flower size is 13 cm. across x 3.8 cm
deep with 21-24 petals, yellow anthers, pink filaments. Plant growth is upright, spreading and
rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 5 cm. See colour photo, front cover, ACS., 1981,
The Camellia Journal, vol.36, No.4.
Maytime. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1960, p.5. No description. SCCS., 1960, Camellia
Nomenclature, p.80: Pale pink, edged white. Medium, upright growth. Late blooming. Originated in USA by F. Wittsche, Sacramento, California.
Mayudama. (Cocoon) (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.246 with colour photo;
English translation p.173. Small, pale pink, cup-shaped single, cylindrical stamen column.
Flowers mid-season. Leaves ovate, medium size, flat. Spreading growth. Selected from wild
japonicas growing in Hirado City. Discovered and named by Kenji Maeda in 1980. From
Nagasaki Prefecture.
Mayuzumi. (Blackening for Eyebrows), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.527: Medium sized, white single, 7-9 petals with a pink flush at the base; some blackish
spots. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Mazachelli.
The Florist, Fruitist & Garden Misc., 1859. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
Mazagram. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1857, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.III: Received quite
recently from Italy. Large blossoms, composed of numerous, full, rounded petals, outspread
and convex, fauntlessly imbricated from the circumference to the middle, while from there to
the centre they are hooded and cupped or in the form of a rose. The colour is a uniform, vivid
carmine red, tinged pink and white in the centre. Orthographic errors: ‘Mazagran’, ‘Mazagrami’.
Mazagrami. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.155. Orthographic error for Mazagram.
Mazagran.
Morren and de Vos, 1887, Horticulteur Italia. Orthographic error for Mazagram.
Mazamet. J & F Thoby, Gaujacq, France, Catalogue, 2009, p.5; Semi-double, mixed colours.
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Mazarri. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.155. Orthographic error for Mazzarelli.
Mazarelli.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1857, 67:43. Orthographic error for Mazzarelli.
Mazeppa. (C.japonica), Berlèse,. 1843, Iconographie, vol.3, pl.264: The flower is over 10 cm across,
full, cherry red, touched with vivid rose, particularly at the centre. The petals are numerous,
rounded, finger-like, notched at the apex, veined with red. The flower is sometimes perfectly
regular, sometimes irregular. In the first case the petals are imbricated without order but
somewhat loosely; in the second case the first 5 rows are imbricated, while those of the centre
are lascinated and form a peony centre. Originated as a seedling in Italy by M. Mariani. See
also Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book II, pl.III. Synonyms: ‘Mazeppa
Superba’, ‘Mazeppa Vera’, ‘Mazzeppa Vera’. Orthographic error: ‘Mazzeppa’.
Mazeppa Superba.
Mazeppa Vera.
Downing Nursery Catalogue, [before 1858]. Synonym for Mazeppa.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1849-1850, p.48. Synonym for Mazeppa.
Mazonni. (C.japonica), Gheldorf, Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.9: Broad, clustered
pink. Originated in Italy.
Mazucchelli.
Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.6. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
Mazuchelli.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, 23:8. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
Mazucchellii.
Mazuchelly.
Mazurelli.
Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue, p.22. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
Dauvesse Nursery Catalogue, 1855-1856. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:10. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
Mazzarelli. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1849, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.II: This variety is of
Italian origin. The blossom is large, regular, of a delicate pink colour; a white stripe across the
centre of each petal, which is convex, rounded, reflexed and imbricated. Those at the centre
are much smaller, slightly wrinkled and not striped. Orthographic error: ‘Mazarelli’. de
Jonghe, 1851, Culture Du Camellia, p.115 gives this as a synonm for Muller d’Italie while
van Houtte Catalogue, 1857, 67:43 gives it as a synonym for ‘De Medici’. He also believed
that Mazzuchelli and ‘Bijou’ were other names of the same variety. Vershaffelt figures and
describes as separate varieties: Mazzarelli, (1849), De Medici, (1853) and Mazzuchelli,
(1854) and Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845 lists ‘Muller d’Italia’ and Mazzuchelli as different
varieties and they are so treated in this Register. Orthographic error: ‘Mazarri’.
Mazzeppa.
Angelo Longone Catalogue, 1861. Orthographic error for Mazeppa.
Mazzini. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. No description.
Mazzucchelli. Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1856-1857. Orthographic variant for Mazzuchelli.
Mazzucchelli de Venturi. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue,1856-1857, as ‘Mazzucchelli
de Vent.’. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Mazzuchelli. (C.japonica), Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. No description. Van Houtte Catalogue, 18451846, 23:8: Imbricated, very large, ash coloured and in his 1851 Catalogue, 44:18: Perfectly
imbricated, strong poppy colour, streaked and spotted with white. Luzzatti, 1851, ‘Collezione
di Camelie’, p.26: Light wine red colour, magnificent with white markings; imbricated.
Verschaffelt, 1854, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VIII, pl.III as ‘Mazuchelli’. Synonyms:
‘Bijou’, ‘Bijou d’Italie’, ‘Ettore Mazzuchelli’, ‘Duca Melzi’, ‘Mon Bijou’, ‘’Duca Melzi’.
Orthographic errors: ‘Mazachelli’, ‘Mazacchelli’, ‘Mazachelly’, ‘Mazachella’, ‘Mazuchellii’,
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‘Mazzucchelli’ ‘Macchuchelli’, ‘Mazurelli’, ‘Machettii’, ‘Ettore Mazuchelli’, ‘Ettore
Mazucheli’, ‘Ettore Mazucchelli’, ‘Mazucchellii’.
Mc. No. 27. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.31: Pink semi-double, 12.5 cm
across. Early blooming. Originated in USA by McCaskill, California.
McCaskill Seedling Number 73.
Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II,
p.216 as ‘McCaskill Seedling No.73’. Synonym for Mandarin.
McCaskill Seedling Number 78. Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, p.60
as ‘McCaskill Seedling No.78’. Synonym for Casilda.
McCaskill Seedling Number 100. Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II,
p.232 as ‘McCaskill Seedling No.100’. Synonym. for Mattie O’Reilly.
Seedling No. 153’.
Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue, as ‘McCaskill
Seedling No. 161’.
Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue, as ‘McCaskill
McCaskill Seedling Number 165. Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II,
p.84 as ‘McCaskill Seedling No.165’. Synonym. for Daydreams.
Seedling No.179’.
Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue as ‘McCaskill
McCleskey Hybrid. Hillsman, 1966, American Camellia Yearbook, p.138 as the group designation
for the C.japonica x C.sasanqua hybrids. Synonym for C.x vernalis.
McComb Cheerful. (C.japonica), Camellia Digest, 10, 1943. No description. Originated in the USA.
Synonym: ‘Pride of McComb’.
McConnell’s.
Rosea).
Camellia Grove Nursery Catalogue, 1945. Synonym for ‘Mrs Skottowe’ (Jubilee
McCoy. (C.japonica), Hillcrest Nursery Catalogue, 1958. No description. Originated in USA.
McFarland. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962. p.7. No description. Originated
in USA. No valid listing located.
McFerrin. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Rose-pink. Medium
large rose form double to semi-peony form. Vigorous, compact growth. Late blooming.
Originated in USA by W.H. McFerrin, Greenville, Alabama. Reg. No.44. American Camellia
Yearbook, 1954.
McGee. (C.japonica), Santa Rosa Nursery Catalogue, 1968. No description. Originated in USA.
No valid listing located.
McHilleney.
Dancraft Nurseries Catalogue, Wilberforce, NSW, Australia, 1997, p.2:
Orthographic error for ‘McIlhenny’. See ICS Register, p.1225.
McIlhenny.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for St Andrè.
McIlhenny’s Double White. (C.sasanqua), SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature,
p.101: White. Medium rose form with incurved petals. Originated in USA by McIlhenny,
Avery Island, Louisiana.
McIlhenny’s Red Number 1.
Nursery Catalogues, p.155. Synonym for St Andrè.
McKay’s Lowii. Alexander Dean, May 25th, 1889, Gardeners’ Chronicle, p.889. Orthographic
error for Makoy de Low.
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McKenzie Pink.
Catalogues, p.143. Orthographic error for McKinsey Pink.
McKenzie Tricolor.
Fairhope.
Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12. Synonym for
McKenzie Variegated.
Griffin Nursery Catalogue [before 1945]. Synonym for Countess of
Orkney (United States).
McKinsey Pink. (C.japonica) Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12. No
McKinsey Variegated.
McMinn Hybrid.
Glory.
Gerbing’s Azalea Nursery Catalogue, 1945. Synonym for Americana.
Hilsman, 1966, American Camellia Yearbook, p.139. Synonym for Autumn
McQuiston. (C.japonica), Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, pp.212, 213:
Flower, incomplete double, Camellia rose 622/self, central segments showing slightly white
variegation; 9 cm across x 4 cm deep. Petals: 10-12 orbicular guard petals, 4 cm. x 3 cm, short
haft, firm texture. Centre of flower, loose, open cluster of numerous, incomplete petals and
petaloids of various sizes, intermingled with fascicles of stamens with white filaments and
golden anthers. Leaves broad-elliptic to oblong, 8-12 cm long x 5-6.5 cm wide, curved,
medium, glossy green, leathery, flexible, broad, shallow serrations, short pointed apices,
pronounced venation. Plant habit, upright, open-branched. Mid-season flowering. Originated
in the USA.
McVay’s Guilio Nuccio. Belle Fontaine Nursery, 1967, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.22, No.1,
p.25. Orthographic error for McVey’s Guilio Nuccio.
McVey’s Guilio Nuccio. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1968, Camellia Nomenclature, p.95 as ‘McVay’s Guilio
Nuccio’. A heavily virused form of Guilio Nuccio. Not consistent. Originated in USA.
Orthographic errors: ‘McVay’s Guilio Nuccio’, ‘McVey’s Nuccio’. Chinese synonym ‘Yuban
Guliao’.
McVey’s Nuccio. Gentry, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal. Abbreviation for McVey’s Guilio
Nuccio.
Mdm Vansittart. Sutton Place Nursery Catalogue, 1970-1971, p.3. Abbreviation for ‘Madame
Vansittart’, synonym for Lady Vansittart .
Meadowbrook. (C.japonica) ACS, Yearbook 2011, p.105. Collected before 1986 as seed from South
Korean islands by representatives of the Morris Arboretum, USA. Rosy red, single flower.
Exceptional foliage and proven cold hardiness. Fully branched to the ground with ovate habit.
Mean May.
Hillebrand Nursery Catalogue, 1978. Orthographic error for Jean May.
Mechal Ferey. (C.japonica), Robinson, 1967, American Camellia Yearbook, p.59: Rose-red, formal
double from Texas, USA as a miniature.
Medallion. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1956, Camellia Nomenclature: Rose-pink shading to paler pink in
centre with a light stripe in the centre of each petal. Medium, formal double with incurved
petals. Late flowering. Originated in USA by M. Ruster, Pasadena, California.
Medea. (C.japonica), Australian Botanical and Horticultural Society Report, 1849. A Camden Park
seedling, 16/50 raised by Sir William Macarthur, N.SW, Australia. No description. (Believed
extinct.) Orthographic error ‘Media’.
Media.
Rule Nursery Catalogue, 1857. Orthographic error for Medea.
Medicea. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1839, p.17. No description. van Houtte
Catalogue, 1849-1850, 38:46: Very well imbricated, a good bright red. Originated by
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Casoretti, Italy. Synonyms: ‘Medicea Vera’, ‘Medicis’, ‘Medicei’. Orthographic errors:
‘Medici’, ‘Madici’.
Medicea Nova. (C.japonica), Scheidweiler, ed., 1845-1846, Journal d’horticulture Pratique, vol.3, No.1,
p.31: A new camellia exhibited by Makoy at Leige. Anonymous, Apr.1845, Revue Horticole,
p.57-58. No description. Originated in Belgium. (Believed extinct.)
Medicea Rosea. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.114. No description.
Medicea Rubra. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1846, p.76. No description. Charles
van Geert, 1847, Catalogue No.101, p.10: Anemoniform. Carmine scarlet. Originated in
Belgium.
Medicea Vera.
Medicei.
Medici.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1848, 33:13. Synonym for Medicea.
Jacquin, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.13. Orthographic error for Medicea.
Cachet, 1840-1841, Catalogue, p.3. Orthographic error for Medicea.
Medicis.
Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1841, p.10. Synonym for Medicea.
Mediolanensis. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.114. No description.
Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.46: Pale pink, well imbricated. Originated in Italy.
Mediolanensis Nuova. (C.japonica), Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.27: Magnificent flower,
pale red with veins of white. Imbricated. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.46: Large
rose coloured flower, vivid centre but softening towards the edge, striped white, beautiful
imbrication. Originated in Italy.
Medora. (C.japonica), Australian Botanical and Horticultural Society, 1849. A Camden Park seedling
raised by Sir William Macarthur, N.S.W., Australia. No description. (Believed extinct.)
Medora. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1846, p.55 as ‘Medoro’. No description. Originated in
Medoro. Alex Verschaffelt, 1846, Catalogue, p.55. Orthographic error for Medora.
Medusa. (C.japonica), Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum.... No description. Santarelli Catalogue, 1862:- Flower dark red, similar to Arciduchessa Augusta, centre clear, form perfect.
Originated by Cesare Franchetti, Florence, Italy from seed of Ornata.
Meentiana.
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.258. Synonym for Hellebuyckii.
Mehl’s Red.
Mehl’s Ruby.
Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1946-1947. Synonym for Vedrine.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1956. Synonym for Vedrine.
Megohime. (Beloved Princess). (C.hybrid). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.261 with colour
photo; English translation p.184. Miniature, pink, bowl shaped single, split stamens, long
flower stalks, profuse. Flowers early to late. Leaves broadly elliptic, medium size. Cespitose
growth. A cross between ‘Hakubaihin’, a Taiwanese camellia, and C.sinensis ‘Yabukita’.
Named and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1980. From Niigata Prefecture.
Meg’s Variegated. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.31. Orthographic error for ‘Meig’s
Variegated’, synonym for Fra Arnaldo da Brescia.
Megumi. (Personal Name). (C.sasanqua). "Sasanquas, The Winter Flowers" ICS Congress, Kurume
2010, English translation, p.62; Pale pink base, edged deeper pink, double, large, very early.
From Kurume, Fukuoka. A new cultivar
Meguriai. (Encounter),
Tamasaka.
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Itô Jukyû, 1739, Honzô Hanamaki’e vol.15. Different reading for
Meguriai. (Encounter), (C.rusticana), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.328, colour photo
and description: Large size, deep red with white blotching, semi-double with 3-4 rows of
irregular petals and a centre cluster of stamens with golden anthers. Blooms late to very late.
Leaves deep green, broad-elliptic, curved, margins serrate. Originated in Toyama Prefecture,
Japan.
Mei Kuei.
Liu, 1959, Chungkuo Chuming Tichi Chung Huahui. Different reading for Meigui.
Meibô. (see below), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.103, p.52, description, p.117 as
‘Mei-bô’: Leaves dark green, broadly elliptic, very shortly acuminate, venation impressed,
7.4-8.5 cm long x 4.1-4.3 cm wide; petioles 10-11 mm long, glabrous. Flower, formal double,
pale pink becoming deeper at the centre, petals 49-72, diminishing to the centre, largest petal
3.4 cm x 2.6 cm, phlox pink 625/2-3, shallowly emarginate, late flowering. Originated in the
Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Meibô literally means “Clear Eyes” but alludes to a “Beautiful
Lady”.
Meibuer.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Mabel Bryan.
Meifan. (Beautiful Fragrance), (C.sasanqua x C.reticulata), Hagiya, 1986, Studies on Intraspecific
Hybridization of Camellias. No.2, p.9, colour photo 13, p.8: A seedling of C.sasanqua
‘Gensetsu’ x C.reticulata Damanao, originated by Dr Kaoru Hagiya, Niigata University,
Japan. Flower, deep peach pink; 12 petalled, semi-double, 12-13 cm across, large; petals
ovate, rounded, cleft at apex, wavy; stamens about 90, joined at the base to form a tube,
filaments light yellow, anthers dark yellow, luxuriant hairs on ovary. Early flowering, slight
perfume. Leaves medium ovate, venation obscure, margins finely serrate. Plant habit
spreading and branches short.
Meigehong. (A Beauty, in Yi Language) (C.reticulata) Records of Camellia Ancient Trees in Chuxiong,
p.61 with colour photos. The maternal tree is located in the Camellia Garden, Zixi Mountain,
Chuxiong, China. Named by Chen Zidong. Flowers lotus form, crimson, 13 cm diameter, 28
notched petals. Slightly sprayed stamen centre with some petaloids. Leaves oblong-elliptic, 79 cm x 3.5-4 cm. Apices acuminate, margins finely serrated, bases cuneate. Flowers early to
midseason.
Meigetsu. (Bright Moon), (C.sasanqua), Minagawa, Iza’emon, 1885, Nisshôen Chabaifu; Wada, 1941,
Garden Treasures of Japan, p.31: White, red flushed on edges. Large semi-double. Early
flowering. Originated in Japan. Preserved at Minagawa Chinka’en Nursery in Angyo.
Meigetsu. (Distinguished Moon), (C.japonica), Mizuno, Motokatsu, 1681, Kadan Kômoku: White spotted pink. Double. The first character is different from that of the sasanqua so that it refers to
the “Moon of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month and the 13th day of the 9th lunar month”.
Meigetsu. (Bright Moon), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô. Single, widely
opening, pale colour with white spots. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû,
No.5, p.76. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Meigetsu. (Bright Moon), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.69 & 155:
Single, flat, medium sized, red with cylindrical stamen cluster. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Meigetsu. (Bright Moon), (C.japonica), Katayama, 1957, Tsubaki Ochabana: Medium, cup-shaped
single. White. Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.7: A white, single, opening cup-shaped, 6-7
petals, about 6 cm across; stamens in a compact column with dark golden anthers and white
filaments. Fragrant. Leaves broad-ovate, dark, olive green, apex blunt acute, margins
coarsely, shallowly serrate on upper part. Originated in the Kansai area, Japan. See colour
photo, Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.149.
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Meigetsu-shôeki-shiratama. (White Gem Inherited at Meigetsu), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before
1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.526: Small to medium size, white semi-double with golden stamen
column. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Meig’s Semi-double. Florida Nursery Land Co. Catalogue, 1949. Synonym for Fra Arnaldo da
Brescia.
Meig’s Variegated.
Brescia.
Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.7. Synonym for Fra Arnaldo da
Meigui. (Dark Sunflower), (C.japonica), Liu, 1959, Chungkuo Chuming Tichi Chung Huahui: Formal
double. Dark purple with a blackish tint. Originated in China. Different reading ‘Mei Kuei’.
Meigui. (Rugosa Rose),
Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.79, No.608. Chinese
synonym for the C.sasanqua Rosea.
Meigui Cha. Yang, 1965, Camellia Varieties of Taiwan. (Rose Camellia), Synonym for Rosea
Superba. Different reading Mei Kuei Cha.
Meigui Chahua. Chen 1955, Guanshan Shumuxue. Rose Camellia var. ‘Magnoliiflora’. Also called
‘Yulan Chahua’. (Magnolia Camellia). Different reading ‘Mei Kuei Cha Hua’.
Meigui Dianli. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Nuccio’s C.japonica Rose
Parade. Synonym: ‘Meiguihong’.
Meigui Xiongdi.
synonym for the USA C.japonica Brother Rose.
Meiguihong. Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.82, No.642. Subsequently changed to
‘Meigui Dianli’ as a more exact synonym for Rose Parade.
Meiguilian. (Rosy Lotus), (C.japonica), Wang & Yü, 1981, Shan Chahua. No description. Gao &
Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.49, No.294, colour photo, No.169: Medium size, red,
formal double with 4-5 rows of emarginate, imbricated petals with faint, white stripes. Early
blooming. Originated in China.
Meiguishu.
synonym for the New Zealand C.x williamsii Rose Bouquet.
Meiguizi. (Rosy Purple), (C.japonica), Liu, 1959, Chungkuo Chuming Tichi Chung Huahui: A red-purple, flat, incomplete double, medium size bloom. The leaves have a reddish tint. Different
reading ‘Mei Kuei Tze’. Chang Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.51 as ‘Renmian
Taohua’: Habit, small, shrub-like, compact, young twigs greenish purple. Leaves glossy deep
green, 5.4-5.7 cm long x 2.6-3.8 cm wide, elliptic, a few lanceolate, base cuneate, serrations
wide and few, midrib prominent, laterals obscure. Flowers glossy, rosy red, 7-8 cm across
with 25-38 petals in 4 rows, broad-obovate, variable, slightly creped on edges, slightly
concave on apex. Petaloids, 12-20, interspersed with 10-13 stamens. Pistils degenerate, styles
filament-like. Buds short-elliptic, yellowish-brown. Originated in Hangzhou Province, China.
See colour photo, [p.122], Chang, Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.51 as
‘Renmian Taohua’.
Meiguo Dahong. (American Crimson), Gao, Jiyin & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.50,
No.309, colour photo, No.179. Chinese synonym for the French C.japonica Coquettii.
Meiguo Huang. (American Yellow), Gao, Jiyin, Ltr. 25-5-1990. Chinese synonym for the Australian C.japonica Brushfield’s Yellow.
Meiguo Yupu. Gao, Jiyin, 1998, The World's Best Camellia Cultivars, p.88. Chinese synonym for
Tama Americana.
Meihi. (Shining Queen), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989. Nihon no Chinka, p.307, colour photo
and description: Large size, pale pink, flushing to white towards the centre, semi-double with
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2-3 rows of ovate petals, outer row with slight point at apex and a slender stamen column with
ivory filaments and yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves dark green, ovate,
apices acute. Originated in Kyôto Prefecture, Japan. A seedling of Hagoromo x Furô’an.
Originated by Misoji Yamaguchi, named and released by Kiyoshi Tarumoto in 1984.
Meihong. (Prunus Red), (C.japonica), Fang, 1930, Diannan Chahua Xiaozhi: The colour is like a new
Prunus mume. Originated in China. Different reading ‘Mei-hung’.
Meihong Damanao.
Improved’.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 25-5-1990. Chinese synonym for ‘Chandlers Elegans
Meihong Furong. (Rosy Hibiscus), (C.japonica), Chang, Shao, Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang,
p.68, colour photo, [p.123]: Medium sized pink with fine veining of deeper pink, 3-4 rows of
large, rounded, slightly emarginate, outer petals, 15-21 in number, diameter, 7-8 cm. Centre a
few stamens, over 200 in fascicles and small, erect petals. Leaves deep green, glossy, elliptic,
uneven, 6.5-9 cm long x 3.4-4.4 cm wide, apex acute, base cuneate, young leaves purplish
red, midribs elevated, slightly curved, side veins obscure, margins serrate. Originated in
Sichuan Province, China.
Meihong Guiye. (Rosy Osmanthus Leaf), (C.reticulata), Ikeda, 1974, vol.II, American Camellia
Yearbook, pp.112,114 as ‘Chingmeihungkueiyeh’. No description. Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan
Camellias of China, p.51: Leaves broad-lanceolate to narrow-elliptic, flat or slightly reclinate,
apices acuminate or recurved, bases cuneate to broad-cuneate, 6-8 cm long, 2-3.2 cm wide.
Flower pink with light purple (RHS.CC.57C), diameter 10-11 cm. Petals about 30,
imbricately arranged, outer whorls flat, inner slightly folded. Stamens numerous, divided into
4-5 fascicles. Pistils mostly rudimentary, very few well developed. This cultivar is densely
branched with branches thin and erect. The leaves are comparatively small and similar to
Xiaoguiye, and the colour is dark green. It originated in Dali. Flowers early. Synonym:
‘Qingmeihong Guiye’. Different reading: ‘Mei-hung Kuei-yeh’. Western Synonyms: ‘Rosy
Osmanthus Leaf’, ‘Crimson Osmanthus Leaf’, ‘Mume-Red Osmanthus Leaf’, ‘Meihong
Osmanthus Leaf’. See colour photo facing p.117, American Camellia Yearbook, 1979.
Meihong Manao. (Rosy Agate), (C.japonica), Chang, Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.65:
Double hibiscus type, Leaves yellowish green, elliptic, 6.5-9.5 cm long x 3.7-4.9 cm wide,
margins serrate, oblique, midrib bent, petiole 7-8 mm long. Flower rosy pink, slightly purplish
when opening, 7-8 cm across; petals 13-18 in 2-3 rows, rounded, slightly creped, notched at
the apex. Petaloids, more than 40, mostly clustered in the centre, and interspersed with about
200 normal stamens in 9-10 fascicles; pistils degenerate. Buds short, heart-shaped to
short-elliptic, brownish or pale grey. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated in the Sechuan
Province, China.
Meihong Osmanthus Leaf. Dryden, 1982, SCCS., The Camellia Review, vol.44, No.1, p.17.
Synonym for Meihong Guiye.
Meihong Wuchi. (Rosy Five Wings), (C.reticulata), Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.90
as ‘Meihongwuchi’: Leaves oblong, apices acuminate, bases cuneate, reclinate, 6.5-8 cm long
x 2.4-3.5 cm wide. Flowers pink, diameter 7.5 cm. Petals about 19, slightly reclinated, five
pointed, radiate. Stamens absent or very few remaining. Pistils rudimentary. Flowers mid-season. This cultivar was selected from an open pollinated plant of C.reticulata f. simplex in
Tengchong, Yunnan, China. Different reading: ‘Mei-hung Wu-ch’ih’. Synonym: ‘Plum
Coloured Fivewing’.
Mei-hung. Watanabe & Andoh, 1980, Hana to Kino Bunka -Tsubaki, p.155. Different reading for
Meihong.
Mei-hung Kuei-yeh. Yü & Bartholomew, 1980. American Camellia Yearbook, p.24. Different
reading for Meihong Guiye.
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Meihungwuch’ih. Feng et al., 1986, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.166. Different reading for
Meihong Wuchi.
Mei-jen-hung. Watanabe & Andoh, 1980, Hana to Kino Bunka - Tsubaki, p.157. Different reading
for Meirenhong.
Mei-jen-hung Ta-kuei-yeh.
Meirenhong Daguiye.
Chuang, 1959, Yunnan Shan Chahua. Different reading for
Meijenhungtakueiych. Ikeda, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.144. Different reading for
Meirenhong Daguiye.
Meijiaojiao. (Pretty Young Lady), (C.reticulata), CSC., June,1989, Report of the Camellias of China,
pp.3,4: Peony type; pink with obscure venation, most petals spoon-like, with a few which are
like butterfly-wings, 11-13 cm across, petals 15-18 in 5 whorls. Stamens numerous, in several
clusters, mingled with the petals and forming a few prominent centres. Anthers found on a
number of petaloids. Has style and ovary, pistil degenerate, flat and thin, cleft to the ovary.
Leaves long-elliptic, rather smooth, 8-12 cm long x 2.7-4.2 cm wide. Selected from plants in
the wild at Tengchong, Yunnan, China. Synonym: ‘Jiaojiao’.
Meijijingû-aka-yabu. (Wild Red Japonica of Meiji Shrine). (C.japonica), "Camellias in Kurume", ICS
Congress, Kurume 2010, p.115. No description. From Tokyo Pref., Japan.
Meijiu. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.421; Chinese synonym
for the France C.japonica Beauté de Nantes
Meijô (Nagoya Castle), (C.japonica), Satô, 1975. Chûbu no Tsubaki, colour photo, p.52 as ‘Meijyô:
Small single, white, about 6 cm across, with clear red streaks. Petals 5-6, opening cup-shaped.
Late blooming. Leaves mid-green, elliptic, acuminate, finely, shallowly serrate. From
Sofu’e-chô, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Parentage unknown, originated by Fumio Naitô in 1973.
See colour photo, Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.149.
Meijyo.
Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.52. Different reading for Meijô.
Meikatsukasa. (Distinguished Flower Master), (Higo), Izu Ohshima, 1980, Hawaii Botanical Gardens,
List of Plants. No description. Originated in Japan.
Meikô. (Bright Radiance). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.260 with colour
photo; English translation p.183. Small, white, tubular to trumpet shape single, cylindrical
stamen column. Flowers early to late. Leaves elliptic, small, reflexed. Upright growth. An old
camellia raised in Tsurigi Town. Named and released by Naoyuki Yoshizawa in 1960. From
Ishikawa Prefecture.
Mei-kuei Cha. Yang, 1965, Camellia Varieties of Taiwan. Different reading for ‘Meigui Cha’
(Rosea Superba).
Mei-kuei Tzu.
Meiguizi.
Liu, 1959, Chungkuo Chuming, Tichi Chung Huahui. Different reading for
Meili. (Beautiful).
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 22nd August 1994. Chinese synonym for USA C.japonica
Tama Beauty.
Meilinda. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.421; Chinese synonym
for the USA C.japonica Milinda.
Mei-Ling. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1956: Deep red. Large, semi-double to loose,
peony form. Vigorous, upright growth. Flowers mid-season. Originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA.
Meiliu Cha. (Beautiful Pomegranate Camellia), (C.japonica), Chen, Hao Tau, 1956, Hua Ching. Different reading ‘Mei Liu Cha’. Originated in China.
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Meimei. Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.81, No.635. Chinese synonym for the
New Zealand C.x williamsii Elegant Beauty.
Meimeng. Gao, Jiyin, 1993 The Observations from the Camellia World, p.63, No.448. Chinese
synonym for USA C.japonica Sweet Dreams.
Meinanzi. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.421; Chinese synonym
for the USA C.japonica High Wide’n Handsome.
Meine Ingrid. (C.japonica), Kamelien, Peter Fischer catalogue, 2008, p.28 with colour photo; Semidouble, 6 cm diameter, with 3 rows of petals, elongated and nearly pointed, soft pink washed
with lighter pink and white. Very floriferous. Dark green leaf 10 cm x 6 cm. Compact plant,
rapid growth. Originated by P. Fischer, Wingst, Germany.
Meiren Cha. (Beauty Camellia), (C.japonica), Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.33,
No.140, colour photo No.66: Medium size, soft pink, single of 5-6 petals and a central stamen
column. Leaves light green, lanceolate, apices acute. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated
in China.
Meirenhong. (Beauty Red), Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.61, No.413. Synonym
for the C.reticulata Saijuban.
Meirenhong. (Beauty Red), (C.japonica), Fang, 1930, Diannan Chahua Xiaozhi: The appearance is a
charming pale red. Originated in China. Different reading ‘Mei-jen-hung’.
Meirenhong Daguiye. (Beauty Red. Large Osmanthus Leaf), (C.reticulata). Chuang, 1959, Yunnan Shan
Chahua Different readings: ‘Mei-jen-hung Ta-kuei-yeh’, ‘Meijenhungtakueiyeh’. Originated
in China.
Meirenpian. (Pieces of Beauty), (C.japonica), Huang, 1979, American Camellia Yearbook, p.119: A
very faint, blush pink, formal double, similar to ‘Dingfangliang’. Originated in China.
Meisaier. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.425. Chinese synonym
for the England C.reticulata hybrid Leonard Messel.
Meisho-nishiki. (Beauty Spot Brocade), (C.japonica), Uekiya, Seigorô, 1874, Tsubaki, Hyakuro no Zu,
vol.1: Large red semi-double with white, vertical bands on the petals and a short, wide stamen
cluster. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1975, Kyôto Engei, No.73. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Meiya. Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.78, No.591. Chinese synonym for the
Australian C.sasanqua, Exquisite.
Meiyi Mingtian. Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.14. Chinese
synonym for USA C.japonica Tomorrow’s Sweet Image.
Melania. (C.japonica), Seidel, 1846, Pflanzen Catalog, p.9. No description. Originated in Germany.
(Believed extinct.)
Melanie Ann Poe. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2009, p.29, Regn No. 2771;
Originated by W. Lee Poe, Aiken, S.C., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2009, p.115; A
chance seedling, first flowered in 1975. Very large flower is 14 cm diameter x 6.5 cm deep.
Anemone form, colour normally white to light pink, deeper at the centre, but can sport to solid
red or mixed red and pink. Yellow anthers on short cream filaments are hidden under centre
petaloids. 12-18 petals and 13-19 petaloids. About half of the blooms have fimbriated edges.
Spreading growth at average rate. Dark green leaves average 7.5 cm x 3.5 cm.
Melanophylla. (C.japonica), Ridolfi, Florence Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.3: Superb camellia for its very
dark green foliage. Semi-double, dark red flowers. Originated in Italy.
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Melazzo. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1842, 9:54. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Melbourne White. (C.japonica), Camellia Grove Nursery Catalogue, 1949, as ‘White Melbourne’:
Open, bell-shaped, pure white, single with bright golden stamens. Early flowering. Originated
in Australia by the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. See colour photo, p.22, ACRS., 1977,
Camellia News, No.66.
Melchior Gioja. Medici Spada, 1858, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.7. Orthographic
variant for Melchiorre Gioia.
Melchiorre Gioia. (C.japonica), Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie p.46 as ‘Melchiorre Gioja’:
Delicate rose becoming lighter to the centre with fine bands of white at the centre. Well
imbricated. Originated in Italy. Orthographic variants: ‘Melchior Gioja’, ‘Melchiorre Gioja’.
Melchiorre Gioja. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.46. Orthographic variant for Melchiorre Gioia.
Melenda.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.59. Orthographic error for Melinde.
Meleni. (C.japonica), Grilli, 1843-1844, Catalogo Generale. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Melinda Rubra. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France,
vol.40, p.309: Flower 10 cm across, peony form, orange red; at first clear, then dark with
nuances the same as those for Harriet; the same form, size and habit. Originated by van
Houtte, Belgium.
Melinda. Catalogue des plantes la Société Royale d’Horticulture de Belgique 1842, p.22.
Orthographic variant for Melinde.
Melinda Hackett. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1968, p.134, Reg. No.977: A 7 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1964; originated by Mrs William Laughlin, Aiken, South
Carolina, USA. Growth habit average, with dark green leaves, 10 cm x 6 cm. The anemone
form flower is 12 cm across x 5.5 cm deep with 12 petals and many petaloids. Moderate pink
(Colour 25RB 5 Nickerson Fan) with gold anthers. Blooms early to mid-season. Sport:
Melinda Hackett Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Mailinda’, later changed to ‘Hakete’.
Melinda Hackett Variegated. (C.japonica), Gentry, 1970, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.25, No.4 as
‘Melinda Hackett Var.’: A virus variegated form of Melinda Hackett - Pink and white.
Originated in USA.
Melinda Lou. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Pink. Irregular double,
Mid-season. SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.64: Dusky pink.
Medium large, full peony form. Medium, compact growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated
in the USA.
Melinda Williams. (C.japonica), SCCS, 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Dark red.
Very large semi-double to anemone form. Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season flowering.
Originated in the USA by F. Williams, Beverley Hills, California, USA.
Melinde. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue. 1842, p.9. No description. Colla, 1843,
Camelliografia, p.95: Corolla of many petals, disposed semi-regularly in various rows, Open.
rather recurved and pendent. the flower staying semi-globose with the petals round-ovate,
lightly emarginate at the apex. Milk white. Similar to Meride, but distinguished by the foliage
narrower and the flower larger and semi-globose. Obtained by Negri, Milan, Italy from seed.
Orthographic errors: ‘Melindii’, ‘Melenda’. Orthographic variant: ‘Melinda’.
Melindii.
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Dauvesse Catalogue, 1855-1856. Orthographic error for Melinde.
Melineti. Medici Spada. 1857. Catalogo nel Giardino a Ville Quiete, p.13. Orthographic error for
Mellinetii.
Melinetti.
Charles van Geert, 1846, Catalogue Général, p.71. Orthographic error for Mellinetii.
Melinette.
Fendig, 1953. American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Mellinetii.
Melinetti de Nantes.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1841. 7:13. Synonym for Mellinetii.
Melinotti. Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono, 1867-1868.
Orthographic error for Mellinetii.
Melione. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1857, Beknopte Handleiding tot het Kweeken von Camellias, p.128.
Melissa. (C.japonica), SCCS.. 1964. Camellia Nomenclature, p.86: Blush pink. Miniature semi-double.
Originated in USA by E. Vallot, Youngsville, Louisiana. USA. See colour photo, pl.112,
p.59, Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978.
Melissa Anne. (C.japonica), SCCS 1996, Camellia Nomenclature, p.80: White, large to very large, loose
to full peony form with clusters of interspersed, light yellow stamens. Average, upright
growth. Blooms early to late season. Originated by Dr L. Audioun, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
ACS, May. 1996, The Camellia Journal, vol.51, No.2, p.9, Reg. No.2366. American Camellia
Yearbook, 1996, p.4. The 7 year old seedling first flowered 1991. Average flower size is 12.7
cm across x 7.5 cm deep with 57 petals, 3-5 petaloids, and light yellow anthers. Plant growth
is dense and vigorous, with dark green leaves 8 cm long x 4.8 cm wide.
Melissa Beale Talley. (C.japonica). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2010, p.29 with colour photo;
Regn 2809 as ‘Melisa Beale Talley’. Originated by John Talley, Wilmington, N.C., USA.
ACS, Yearbook 2010, p.79 with colour photo; A 20 year old chance seedling which first
flowered in 1995. Plant growth is upright, open, and at average rate. Dark green leaves are
12.5 cm x 6.5 cm. Large, medium pink flower is 11.5 cm diameter x 5 cm deep and petals are
heavily veined darker pink. Form is a full semi-double, with large outer petals and a
prominent inner ring of smaller petals. Yellow anthers and white filaments. Blooms
midseason.
Melissa Duggan. (C.japonica), SCCS.. 1968, Camellia Nomenclature. p.95: Pink. Large, formal double.
Medium. compact growth. Mid-season flowering. Originated in USA by S. Walden, Albany,
Georgia.
Melissa Hardison. (C.japonica). ACS 1992, The Camellia Journal, vol.47, No.4, p.13, Valdosta
Camellia Scions. No description. Originated by R.P. Hardison, Tallahassee, USA.
Melissa James. (C.japonica) NZCS, Camellia Bulletin, No171, March 2012, p.14 with colour photo;
Regn No.496. Chance seedling, first flowered 2007. Plant is of average spread, density and
growth rate. Dark green leaves are 8.5 cm x 4.5 cm. Flower is semi-double, 9 cm diameter x 7
cm deep, with 12 cupped petals and no petaloids. Colour is deep red to bluish-red (RHSCC
53C). Stamens are in a compact column, with cream filaments and yellow anthers. Flowers
midseason to late. Originated by Ailsa James, Te Puke, NZ.
Melissa Martini.
SCCS.. 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.86. Orthographic error: ‘Millisa
Martini’. Synonym for Angel’s Blush.
Melita.
Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues.
p.156. Orthographic error for Melito.
Melito. (C.japonica). Guilfoyle Nursery Catalogue, 1866, p.18. No description. Originated in Australia.
Orthographic error: ‘Melita’. (Believed extinct.)
Melle Marie Barrate. (C.japonica), Ferdinand Favre Nursery Catalogue, 1862, according to Plantiveau.
1977, Variétés obtenue par des Horticulteurs, Nantais. Originated in France. (Believed
extinct.)
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Mellineti.
Bosse, 1840, Handbuch der Blumengartneri, p.448. Orthographic error for Mellinetii.
Mellinetti. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1. pp.119, 132, as ‘Melinetti’: Leaves, 8 cm x 5
cm, round-ovate, slightly acuminate. deeply serrate, venation prominent; petals recurving into
a shell-like form, forming an umbrella similar to Colvillii Vera; flower large, full, cherry-red;
petals bordered and striped pure white. Originated in Nantes. France. Synonym: ‘Melinetti de
Nantes’. Orthographic errors: ‘Melinette’, ‘Melineti’, ‘Mellineti’, ‘Mellinetti’, ‘Mellinetii’,
‘Melinetti’, ‘Melinotti’, ‘Mellineti’. Named for the French General Francois Mellinet.
Mellinetti. Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1838. Orthographic error for Mellinetii.
Melloni. Burdin Maggiore & Co., 1849-1859, Catalogue Général. de Jonghe, 1851. Traité de La
Culture du Camellia, p.114. Orthographic error for Meloni.
Mell’s Red. SCCS.. Classification of Camellias, 1942, p.3. Orthographic error for ‘Mehl’s Red’.
synonym for Vedrine.
Melody. (C.japonica). McIlhenny Catalogue. 1941. p.10: Double. Rose, blotched white. Rose-like.
Originated at Jungle Gardens, Avery Island, Louisiana. USA. Synonym: ‘Melody’(So).
Melody.
SCCS., 1945, Camellia, p.20, as a synonym for Lady Vansittart.
Melody. Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1946-1947. An invalid synonym for Lady Mackinnon.
Melody (Calif.). SCCS.. 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.49. Synonym for
Lady Mackinnon.
Melody (So.). SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.2, 1949, p.17. SCCS., 1950. The Camellia. Its Culture
and Nomeclature, p.49. Synonym for Melody.
Melody Lane. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: A very large,
blush pink. striped red, semi-double. 11-12.5 cm across. The central stamens flare out around
some central petaloids. Filaments are pale yellow, anthers dark yellow. Leaves mid-green,
broad-ovate, 7.5 cm x 5 cm, heavy texture, apex abruptly acute, shallow serrations. Originated
in USA by E.W. Miller, Escondido, California, USA. Received the “Margarete Hertrich
Award” 1951. See black and white photo, p.237, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington
Gardens, vol.II. Colour photo: ACRS, 1966, Camellia News, No.24, p.25. Sport: Melody
Lane Special.
Melody Lane Special. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.80: Pink sport of Melody
Lane; originated by Dr. Gilbert Fisher, USA.
Melody Shepherd. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1974, p.193, Reg. No.1251: A 13 year
old chance seedling that first bloomed 1968; originated by W.T. Shepherd, North Charleston,
South Carolina, USA. Plant habit is upright, dense and rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 11
cm long x 5.5 cm wide. The semi-double Frizzle White type, bloom is a bright red with white
filaments and yellow anthers. It measures 13 cm across x 7 cm. deep and has 15-25 petals and
50 petaloids. The flowers vary on the one plant from semi-double to anemone to peony form
with rabbit ears. Sport: Melody Shepherd Variegated.
Melody Shepherd Variegated. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1978, p.132: A virus
variegated form of Melody Shepherd - Bright rose-red and white. Originated by W.T.
Shepherd, North Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Meloni. (C.japonica), Grilli, 1843-1844, Catalogo Generale. Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. No
description. van Houtte Catalogue, 1846-1847, 27:27: Wide flower, peony form, carmine
splashed brighter red. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Societe Central d’Horticulture de France,
vol.40, p.239: Peony form 10-11 cm across, vivid carmine cherry red tinted orange-red. Outer
petals are in 2 or 3 rows, very broad, cupped, rounded at base, interior petals numerous, in
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diverse forms, elongated, twisted and forming a ball-shaped centre. Originated by Mariani.
Verschaffelt, 1852, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VI, pl.II: The lovely cup-shape of its
blossoms, the amplitude of its petals, their dainty pink colour, the many large stripes of more
vivid shade, place it first amongst the striates. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.46:
Very large flowers with numerous petals, deep glossy pink, sprinkled and streaked purple,
many outer row of regular petals, the central petals gathered in a globular form. Originated in
Italy by Negri. Orthographic error: ‘Melloni’. Franchetti gives Marchesa Isimbardi as a
synonym but Verschaffelt illustrates and describes them both and they would appear separate
cultivars.
Melonia Newton. (C.japonica),
Cannon, 1976, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.31, No.4.
Originated in USA. No description. No valid listing located.
Melpomene. (C.japonica), Louis Leroy, 1863, Catalogue, p.124. William Bull Retail Catalogue, 1867,
p.74. No description. Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867: Dark cinnabar red with streaks of
metallic white. Cup shaped, perfectly imbricated. A new Italian variety, originated by
Santarelli. Orthographic error: ‘Melponmene’.
Melpómene. (Fiaes). (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro, Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.35; Rose form, pale
pink, striped and dotted white. Originated at Fiaes, Portugal.
Melponmene.
Volonte Catalogue, 1888. Orthographic error for Melpomene.
Mel’s Miniature. (C.japonica), SCCS 1996, Camellia Nomenclature, p.80: Darkest red with white
specks, miniature anemone form. Vigorous, dense growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated by
Piet and Gaeta, California, USA.
Melzi. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Meme. (C.reticulata hybrid), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.163, Reg. No.1868: A large medium
pink, fading to pale pink, formal double, C.reticulata hybrid seedling of Diamond Head;
early to mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by T.E. Lundy, Pensacola, Florida. The 12
year old seedling first bloomed 1978; flower size 10.5 cm across x 4.5 cm deep with 92
petals. The first row of petals is medium pink, each succeeding row gets lighter in colour. Last
7 rows have incurved petals. The middle rows of petals can show a white streak. Plant growth
is spreading and rapid with dark green leaves, 11 cm long x 4.5 cm wide.
Memento. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.80: Coral rose. Miniature formal
double. Vigorous, upright growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by Harvey Short,
California. Note; Later editions show its correct form, which is anemone.
Memere. (C.sasanqua), Kondo, 1978, International Camellia Journal, No.10, p.68. No description.
Originated in Japan.
Memphis Bell.
Belle.
SCCS 1986, Camellia Nomenclature, p.96; Orthographic error for Memphis
Memphis Belle. (C.japonica), SCCS., 2006, Camellia Nomenclature, p.85: Red, heavily variegated with
white. Large, semi-double. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Wilkes Nursery,
Moultrie, Georgia.
Mena. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.80: Red striped and blotched with white.
Medium sized, anemone to peony form. Low, spreading growth. Early blooming. Originated
in USA by H. Mura, Augusta, Georgia.
Mena Ladinier. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1946-1947. Orthographic error for Mena
Ladnier.
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Mena Ladner. Portland Camellia Nursery Camellia Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.26. Orthographic error
for Mena Ladnier.
Mena Ladnier. (C.japonica), Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1941-1942: A large, full double peony type,
11-13 cm. across with 24 outer guard petals and 90-100 small petals which compose a peony
form. The colour is usually a brilliant blood red with an occasional white mark and solid pink
flowers. Flowers mid-season. Leaves, shining, dark green, apex acuminate, margins coarsely
serrate, 8 cm x 3.8 cm. Plant habit is upright, open and vigorous. Originated by Mrs
Wilhemina Ladnier, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA. Synonyms: ‘Duncan Bell’, ‘Mrs Mena
Ladnier’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mina Ladnier’, ‘Mina Ladiner’, ‘Mina Ladinier’, ‘Mena
Ladinier’, ‘Mena Ladner’. For colour photo see: p.104, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour
Dictionary of Camellias.
Mendocino Belle. (C.hybrid). SCCS, Supplementary List 2011. Blush pink. Medium size, bell-shaped
single. Upright, open growth. Flowers midseason. (C.pitardii var yunnanica x Wirlinga
Belle). Originated in 2009 by Daniel Charvet, Fort Bragg, Calif., USA.
Menechini. de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.114. Orthographic error for
Meneghini.
Meneghini. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, 23:7, erroneously as ‘Maneghini’: Imbricated, very full, bright cherry red, spotted and streaked white. Originated in Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Maneghirii’, ‘Menechini’, ‘Maneghini’, ‘Menigini’. Synonym: ‘Meneghini
Giuseppe’.
Mengcheng.
synonym for the USA C.reticulata hybrid Dream Castle.
Mengchuan. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the NZ Jury C.x williamsii
Dream Boat.
Mengfeisi. Dazhong. Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.70,
No.237. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Memphis Bell.
Mengnü. Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.71, No.516. Synonym for the USA,
Asper hybrid Dream Girl.
Mengshanü.
Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.10. Chinese
synonym for the New Zealand C.japonica Dream Spinner.
Menia Wheat. (C.japonica), True’s Camellias. 1961, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.16, No.3, p.41.
No description. SCCR, 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.72: Red. Very large, semi-double
with three, very large, wavy petals around an outer edge of stamens forming a trumpet-like
centre. Medium, upright growth. Mid-season flowering. Originated in USA by C. Rester,
Poplarville, Mississippi.
Menigini. Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono, 1867-1868.
Orthographic error for Meneghini.
Menina e Moça. (C.japonica), José Marques Loureiro Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.36, & No.9, 1872-1873,
p.45: Formal double with light cherry ground having some white streaks. Miniature.
Originated in Portugal. Orthographic errors: ‘Menina e Moza’, ‘Menina é Moza’, ‘Menina e
Moca’.
Menina e Moza.
EEscuela de Agricultura Catalogue, 1882. Orthographic variant (Spanish
translation) for Menina e Moca.
Mennai-chidori. (Blind Plover). (C.vernalis). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.261 with
colour photo; English translation p.184. Miniature, purplish dark red, sake cup-shaped single,
thick petals circular stamen cluster. Flowers early. Leaves narrowly elliptic, miniature,
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reflexed. Upright, vigorous growth. An old variety from Toyota District, Aichi Prefecture,
seemingly a C.vernalis type. Named and released by Hiroshige Hayakawa in 1991. Chinese
synonym ‘Muwu Qianniao’.
Menrui. (Resembling a Face), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô. Small size, double, pinkish white, cup-shaped. See: Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.79.
Men’s Mini. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1972, p.133, Reg. No.1189: A 10 year old
chance japonica seedling that first bloomed 1968; originated by A.H. Walters, Laurel,
Mississippi, USA. Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm x 5 cm.
The anemone form bloom is deep red, with a silver sheen, 4-5 cm across x 3.5 cm. deep. It
has yellow anthers, red filaments, 24 petals and 6 petaloids. Blooms mid-season to late.
Mentosa. (C.japonica), Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. No description. Originated in
Meotoboshi. (Pair orf Stars), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino. 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.218, colour
photo and description: Medium size, bright crimson, campanulate single, with 5-6 rounded,
overlapping petals and a central, pinched stamen column with yellow anthers. Blooms midseason to late. Leaves mid-green, elliptic to broad-elliptic, apices acuminate, margins serrate.
Originated in the Chûbu area, Japan. Named and released by Minoru Satô in 1983. Different
readings: ‘Myôtoboshi’, ‘Meotohoshi’.
Meotohoshi.
ICS., Apr.1990. Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.15. Different reading for
Meotoboshi.
Meotozaki. (Double blooming), (C.hiemalis), Saitama Engei, 1911: Double flowering, white, slightly
touched and edged reddish. Medium semi-double with curled petals, producing 3 flowers at
each blooming point. Synonyms: ‘Wagôjin’, ‘Wagô-no-kami’. Different readings:
‘Myôto-zaki’, ‘Myôtosaki’.
Mera. (Place Name), (C.reticulata x C.japonica), JCS., 1987, Japanese Camellia, No.25, p.4, colour
photo: Originated by Ohara Kinji, Chûbu, Japan. A chance seedling. Pale red colour, medium
size single. A special characteristic is the thread-like white edging to the petals. Blooms
mid-season.
Meraviglia di Rossi. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13
erroneously as ‘Meraviglia de Rossi’. Resembles Collettii, of which it is a seedling. Not only
an improved form but overwhelmingly more colourful and more vivid of its type. Originated
in Italy by G.D.R.
Merceau. (C.japonica), Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Large, light rose. Originated in France.
Mercedes. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1848, 123:56: Immense flower, rose, well imbricated,
petals well rounded. Originated by Villa, Italy.
Mercury. (C.japonica), Gardening Yearbook and Garden Oracle 47th ed. A fine deep salmon pink
variety. Floricultural Certificate, Royal Botanic Society, March 10th, 1904. From Messrs Paul
& Son. Paul, 1911, The Garden. A large, crimson, semi-double. Puddle & Hanger, 1960,
RHS, The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.14, pp.156, 157, Fig.44: Semi-double
with 15-20 petals, orbicular, 5 cm. long x 4-5 cm wide, inner petals decreasing in size and
narrower, rounded, notched at apex, outer petals slightly recurved, prominent venation.
Stamens arranged in a loose, central ring and often intermixed with petaloids. Flower size
about 10-11 cm. across, coloured crimson 22 with deeper venation. Leaves dark, glossy green,
upper surface, elliptic, 10 cm long x 5 cm wide, margins serrulate, apices acuminate, tapering
evenly to base. A fine variety with good foliage and large crimson flowers freely produced.
Introduced by William Paul & Sons about 1900, and although the name Mercury has been
applied to other varieties in old literature, those generally cultivated nowadays are derived
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from plants distributed by William Paul. Sports: Mercury Variegated, Mercury Supreme.
Synonym: ‘Mercury Red’.
Mercury Red.
Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. Synonym for Mercury.
Mercury Supreme. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7. No description. SCCS.,
1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.72: Sport of Mercury with a form similar to ‘Donckelaeri’.
(Masayoshi). Originated in USA.
Mercury Variegata. Marwood Hill Gardens Catalogue, 1986. Name is illegal being part latin.
Orthographic error for Mercury Variegated.
Mercury Variegated. (C.japonica), McCaskill Gardens Newest Camellias, 1957 description. A virus
variegated form of Mercury - Crimson blotched white. Originated in USA. Synonym:
‘Mercury Variegated (Moired)’. American pseudonym: ‘General Mendalgo’. Orthographic
error: ‘Mercury Variegata’. Abbreviations: ‘Mercury Var’, ‘Mercury V.’.
Mercury Variegated (Moired). Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1965-1966 as ‘Mercury Var.’(Moired).
Synonym for Mercury Variegated.
Mère Teresa. (C.japonica), Claude Thoby, 1993, Camélias, pp.12, 18, 22, 48, colour photo p.11: Large
size semi-double flower with white, crinkled petals, sometimes petaloids and stamens mixed
with petals. Flowers mid-season. Leaves strongly veined, clear green, broad-ovate, apices
acute. Originated in France.
Meredith. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.170, Reg. No.1664: A large, pale pink to
crimson on outer petals, semi-double C.japonica chance seedling of Berenice Boddy, originated by Mrs J.K. Rigg, Annopolis, Maryland, USA. The 12 year old seedling first flowered
1979. Average flower size, 11 cm across x 4.5 cm. deep. Plant growth is dense and medium
with dark green leaves, 10 cm. long x 4.5 cm. wide.
Meredith Green. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2008, p.32 with colour photo,
Regn No.2727; A cross of Royalty x Jean Pursel which first flowered in 1998. Originated
and propagated by E. Hulyn Smith, Valdosta, Ga., USA. A 14.5 cm diameter x 7.5 cm deep,
semi-double, pink flower with very waved and raised petals. Central stamens in a loose
column with golden anthers on white filaments. Heavy petal texture and flowers mid-season.
Plant is upright and spreading, with average growth rate. American Camellia Yearbook, 2008,
p.122 with colour photo; Dark green leaves 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm.
Meredith Kay Shuman. (C.japonica), ACS., Feb.1989, The Camellia Journal vol.44, No.1, p.12, Reg.
No.2104: Large size, pink with deep pink marking, semi-double to peony form C.japonica
chance seedling. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by Johnny Aldrich, Brooklet,
Georgia, USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1989, p.125: the 15 year old seedling first
bloomed 1978. Average bloom size, 10 cm. across x 5 cm deep with 29 petals, yellow anthers
and white filaments. Plant growth is upright and medium with mid-green leaves, 10 cm. x 4
cm.
Meredith Lake. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.1: Single pink, 7.5 cm across.
Late blooming. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.49. White with
pale lilac overtones. Medium sized, semi-double. Vigorous, bushy growth. Mid-season
flowering. Imported from Japan to Huntington Gardens, San Marino, California. Synonyms:
‘Della Robbia’, ‘Mrs Meredith Lake’, ‘Light Lavender’, ‘The Duke’, ‘Della Robia’.
Orthographic error: ‘Meridith Lake’.
Meridith Lake. Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens Camellia Catalogue, 1949, Orthographic error for
Meredith Lake.
Meriam Lewis. (C.japonica) American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.96, Reg. No.828: A 9 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed in 1959. Originated by F.C. Lewis Nursery, Norfolk,
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Virginia, USA. Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 8.5 cm long x 5
cm wide. The semi-double, Frizzle White type, flower is 10-12 cm. across x 5 cm. deep with
14-20 petals. The colour is pink - a darker shade than Monte Carlo, with yellow stamens.
Blooms early to midseason. Sport: Meriam Lewis Variegated.
Meriam Lewis Variegated. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.96, Reg. No.829: A
virus variegated form of Meriam Lewis - Pink blotched with white. Originated by F.C. Lewis
Nursery, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Meride. (C.japonica), Colla, 1843, Camelliografia, pp.34, 95, 96, illustration: A semi-double white, 7-8
cm. across, petals 9-12, regular, almost round, emarginate with a yellow cast. Originated in
Italy by Negri, Milan.
Merillees.
Mount Congreve Gardens Computerised List of Camellias Grown in the Gardens,
1995, p.4. Orthographic error for Merrillees.
Merle Gray. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1955, p.339, Reg. No.213: An 11 year old
seedling from Japanese seed, originated by E.S. Kline, Osewago, Oregon, USA, that first
flowered 1949. The plant growth is upright and compact with glossy, pointed leaves. The
blush pink flowers are 10-11 cm across, incomplete double, similar to Nobilissima, with
petaloids and stamens interspersed with petals. Early flowering.
Mermaid. (C.japonica), van Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1896, 265):109: Semi-double, white petals with a
yellow centre. (Believed extinct.)
Mermaid. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Erroneously given
as a synonym for Kingyo-tsubaki. Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Yearbook with colour
pl: Medium to large, carmine red with darker veins, semi-double, 10 cm across x 3.8 cm deep.
There are 14 petals about 5 cm long in two rows. Tips of petals round, margins wavy.
Stamens are central. Filaments are pink at base, shading to white. Leaves, glossy green, long,
narrow, with forked tip, 10 cm x 3.2 cm, thin, tending to bend and twist. Veins depressed;
serrations deep and close. Plant habit upright and vigorous. Originated by F.M. Uyematsu of
the Star Nursery, Montebello, California, USA from seed of unknown parents. The equation
of this name in America with Kingyo-tsubaki is erroneous as the Japanese cultivar
Kingyo-tsubaki is a single variety of only 5 petals.
Merope.
Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.2. Synonym for Heteropetala Alba.
Merope. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:13. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.) Synonym: ‘Merope d’Italie’.
Merope d’Italie.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, 23:8. Synonym for Merope.
Merrillees. (C.japonica), ANZCRS., 1957, Camellia Annual, No.4, p.8, Reg. No.29: Large, white, informal double seedling of Great Eastern, raised by E.G. Waterhouse, Gordon, N.SW, Australia.
Very large outer petals, ruffled, with a low centre of twisted petaloids. Leaves very serrate.
Blooms mid-season.
Merry Christmas. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, #8702, 1991: Red bordered white, single
to semi-double. SCCS 1993, Camellia Nomenclature, p.78: Originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries,
Altadena, California, USA. Brilliant red to red bordered white. Medium size, single to semidouble. Average, upright growth. Blooms early to mid-season.
Merry Edna. (C.sasanqua), SCCS, 1987, Camellia Nomenclature, p.137: Shaded pink. Medium sized
single. Originated in USA by McCaskill Gardens, Pasadena, California, USA from open
pollination about 1956.
Merry Men. (C.japonica), American Camellia Quarterly, 1958, vol.13, No.4, Reg. No.335: A 15 year
old chance seedling, originated at Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Georgia, USA. The shell pink
flowers, 10-12.5 cm across x 7.5 cm deep, resemble Mrs D.W Davis but are slightly smaller.
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The flowers have 3 rows of very large petals, each row in a plane of its own, and long, yellow
stamens. Flowers mid-season.
Merryn Gaisworthy. (C.x williamsii), Treseder Nursery Catalogue, 1968-1969, p.24: Very large, single,
red, opening flat. A C.saluenensis seedling originated at Trewithin, Cornwall, England.
Mertz. Levi, 1958, American Camellia Yearbook, pp.242, 246, 251. Synonym for Julia Drayton
as ‘Darlington Mathotiana’.
Mervyn Newman. (C.japonica), ICS Journal, 2002, p.86, Reg. No. 34: An open pollinated seedling of
George Orman. Originated in the UK by Mrs J.A. Newman. First flowered 1995 at circa 14
years. A dense, slightly pendulous shrub with rapid growth rate. Blooms mid-season. A white
semi-double, 7 cm across x 3 cm deep.
Meshikayama. (Doe Mountain), (C.japonica), Ôoka, Tokuji, 1983-1984, Chinka-en Catalogue, p.1 in the
new sales section: Medium sized, scarlet, single, tubular blossom. Fragrant. Originated in
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Different readings: ‘Jorokusan’, ‘Mejikayama’.
Messimo d’Azeglio.
Rovelli Catalogue, 1893-1894. Orthographic error for Massimo d’Azeglio.
Messugah. (C.japonica), SCCS Camellia Nomenclature 2009, p.88; Medium size, dark red, hose-in-hose
semi-double.Average upright growth. Flowers mid-season. Originated in 1970 by Vi Stone,
Baton Rouge, La., USA.
Mesteri. Baumann & Baumann Catalogue, 1835 (Illustration) pl.39 as ‘Camellia W.tha. Mesterii’.
Orthographic error for Masteri.
Meta. (C.japonica), Thomas Dunlap, 1841, Magazine of Horticulture, 7:99: Originated by Carroll. ...
Leaves 8 cm x 6 cm, nearly flat, slightly acuminate, light green, strongly veined, thick texture,
resembling ‘Paeoniiflora’; bud, large, round with greenish, calcinal scales: flower with 2 rows
of guard petals, 10 in number. recurved, inner ones small, arranged in 4 distinct circles,
forming a large, globular flower, 8 cm across, without stamens or pistil, a shade or two lighter
than ‘Greville’s Red’ (Rubra Plena). The parents are ‘Middlemist’ fertilized by ‘Grenville’s
Red’. Originated in USA.
Metalla. (C.japonica), Waterhouse, 1947, Camellia Quest, p.16. Camden Park seedling 59/52, raised by
Sir William Macarthur, N.SW, Australia. Unidentified. (Believed extinct.)
Metalica.
Smith & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1883. Orthographic error for Metallica.
Metallica. (C.japonica), Taylor & Sangster Nursery Catalogue, 1877: A dark, metallic purple. Medium
large, formal double. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Australia by Michael Guilfoyle,
Double Bay, N.S.W See black and white photo, p.152, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.III. Orthographic errors: ‘Metalica’, ‘Mettalica’.
Mettalica.
Nairn & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1906. Orthographic error for Metallica.
Metcalf Red. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Red. Semi-double. Early.
SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.64: Brilliant red. Medium to
large semi-double. Vigorous growth. Early blooming. Originated in USA by Clower.
Meteor. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, pp.190, 234: Originated by Harrison, New
York, USA. Flower is 9.5 cm across, a dark orange red, very bright; outer petals large, well
turned, apex well notched; those of the centre, long, numerous, straight, compact, separated
from those of the circumference and forming a large, round, flattened ball; stamens and pistil
lacking. Synonym: ‘Météore Triomphant`. Orthographic errors: ‘Meteore’, ‘Metheor’.
Meteor Triomphant. Rousseau, Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1842-1843, Orthographic variant for
‘Météore Triomphant’, synonym for Meteor.
Meteore.
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Downings Nursery Catalogue, [Before 1858]. Orthographic variant for Meteor.
Météore Triomphant. Cachet Catalogue, 1840-1841, p.3. Synonym for Meteor. Orthographic
error: ‘Meteor Triumphant`.
Metheor. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. Orthographic error for
Meteor.
Methuselah’s Robe. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.176. Synonym for
Okinagoromo.
Meticana Phillipe Ier.
Berlèse, 1833, Horticulteur Belge, Jornal Jardin Amateur, 1:82.
Orthographic error for ‘Mexicana Phillipe Ier’ (Mexicana).
Metilde Arnous.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881. Orthographic variant for Matilde Arnous.
Metilde Rascher. R. Società Toscana di Orticultura Bollettino, 1862. Orthographic variant for
‘Matilde Rascher’.
Metori-hime. (Beautiful Hen Bird), (C.hybrid), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.29. A
seedling of C.japonica Kan’yôtai x C.lutchuensis, from the Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Very
small, lotus form semi-double, with a pale pink ground graduating to pink. Blooms
mid-season.
Metrone Son.
Metronessa.
Graulhie, Jun.1844, Revue Horticole, p.67. Orthographic error for Mitronesson.
Dauvesse Catalogue, 1855-1856. Orthographic error for Mitronesson.
Metronessa Vera. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.156. Orthographic error for Mitronesson Vera
Metronessen.
Catalogues, p.156. Orthographic error for Mitronesson.
Metronesson.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:aa. Orthographic error for Mitronesson.
Metronesson Vera.
Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for Mitronesson Vera.
Metternik. (C.japonica), Longone Catalogue, 1846. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Meurii. (C.japonica), Rousseau, Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1842-1843, p.3. Light red. Originated in
France. (Believed extinct.)
Mexicali Rose. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.96, Reg. No.875: This semi-double
flower, similar to ‘Herme’ (Hikarugenji), is a chance seedling, originated by L.W Stromeyer,
San Gabriel, California, USA, that first bloomed 1961 at 8 years of age. Colour is a brilliant
red with yellow stamens. It is 10 cm across x 3.8 cm deep. Blooms mid-season.
Mexicana. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1833, Horticole Belge, Jornal Jardin Amateurs, 1:82:- From the garden
of M. Sacco, Milam, Italy as ‘Meticana Phillipe Ier’. Leaves of medium size, oval; flower
medium sized, double, cherry-red spotted with white; it is like the flower of Fioniana, a little
more spotted with white. A sport of ‘Variegata Plena’ (Variegata). Orthographic error:
‘Meticana, Phillipe Ier’.
Mexicana Nova. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1852-1853, 48:41: Large flower, formal double,
vermilion with a central stripe of white on each petal. Originated in Italy by Borghi.
Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.46: Large size, imbricated formal double,
vermilion with a central white stripe. Orthographic error: ‘Mexicana Novo’.
Mexicana Novo.
Bull Nursery Catalogue, 1869, p.79. Orthographic error for Mexicana Nova.
Mezamashi. (Eye Opener), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Snow
white semi-double, with 3-4 petal rows, large and small red splashes and streaks. The beauty
of this flower is an eye opener. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
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Mi Linda. Gentry, 1984, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.39, No.4, p.17. Orthographic error for
Milinda.
Miahata.
Mount Congreve Garden’s Catalogue, 1981. Orthographic error for Mihata.
Miandianying. Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.80, No.617. Chinese synonym for
Hilsman’s C.irrawadienensis hybrid Burma Baby.
Mianhuatang.
synonym for the USA C.sasanqua Cotton Candy.
Miaojie. (Fine Pure). (C.reticulata hybrid). China Regn No.16. China Flowers & Horticulture, Oct
2007, No.20, p.46, with colour photo; A cross of Suzanne Withers x Kona, originated by
John Wang, Orinda, Calif., USA. Flowers semi-double, light pink, 15 cm diameter. Petals in
about 3 whorls, the inner incurved, the outer flat with emarginated apex. Leaves broad and
thick, 12-15 cm long x 6-9 cm wide, dark green, shiny and showy. Flowers mid-season to late.
A podmate of Shengjie and Chongjie.
Mibi-goromo. Williarns and Thompson, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.93. Orthographic
error for Onigoromo.
Mibuman’e. (Mibu Million-fold), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.302 as
‘Mibu-man-e’: Small, campanulate single, 6-7 petals, white with deep pink streaking. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Mibu is a place name.
Mibumanyo. (Mibu Millon Leaves), (C.japonica), Mizuno, Motokatsu, 1681, Kadan Kômoku, vol.3.
White spotted red. Originated in Japan. Different reading: ‘Mibunokata’ in Tomita et al.,
1980, Heibonsha, Tsubaki, p.130. It is thought possible that Mibumanyo and Mibuman’e are
synonymous. Different reading: ‘Mibunokata’.
Mibunokata.
Different reading for Mibumanyo.
Micaiya. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.421; Chinese synonym
for the USA C.japonica Cara Mia Variegated. Previously ‘Caimiya’.
Micana. da Silva, 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellias in Oporto, p.15. Orthographic error with
Micans.
Micans. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:13. No description. Trillon, 1843, Catalogue, p.7:
Imbricated carmine pink. Originated in Italy by Casoretti. Verschaffelt, 1849, Nouvelle
Iconographie, Book IV, pl.II. By the regular concentric arrangement of its petals, this
camellia belongs to the class of “perfections”. Foliage glossy, dark green, thickly veined,
finely serrate. The bud, slightly elongated with brownish scales; the blossom, very full, 10 cm.
across; the petals, regularly imbricated, are thick, rounded, slightly emarginate, of a deep
cherry-red, a flattened rose at the centre. Orthographic errors: ‘Micana’, ‘Micaus’. Synonym:
‘Micans’(Casoretti).
Micans (Casoretti).
Micaus.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844-1845, p.27. Synonym for Micans.
de Jonghe, Traité de la Culture du Camellias. p.114. Orthographic error for Micans.
Mich. Columbo. Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, p.21. Abbreviation for Michel Colombo.
Michael. Arnold Foster, 1948, Shrubs for Milder Climates, p.202, as C.x ‘Michael’. This name
was repeated in the 1949 and 1950 American Camellia Yearbook, in articles by Arnold Foster,
for the Caerhay’s C.x williamsii cultivar. However the name actually given by the originator,
J.C. Williams, was Charles Michael after the Head Gardener at Caerhays, while the name
Michael was reserved for a C.cuspidata x C.saluenensis hybrid.
Michael. (Cornish Snow hybrid), Hillier Nurseries Catalogue, 1954. Puddle, Charles, SCCS., 1956, The
Camellia Review, vol.17, No.8. p.15 as a hybrid between C.cuspidata and C.saluenensis. It is
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one of the original trio, Cornish Snow, Winton and Michael and very close to Cornish
Snow in appearance, with pure white flowers on a more arching, green growth. This group is
designated as the “Cornish Snow Hybrids”. Originated at Caerhay’s Castle, Cornwall,
England by J.C. Williams. Because of the confusion over the name ‘Michael’, this cultivar is
sometimes listed as ‘Cornish Snow Michael’. Note: SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature, 1960
and on, list both names, ‘Michael’ and ‘Charles Michael’, but they erroneously refer to the
same cultivar, the C.x williamsii Charles Michael.
Michael Angelo. Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.III. Orthographic error
for Michelangelo.
Michael Feray.
SCCS., 1968, Camellia Nomenclature, p.96. Synonym for Wilder’s Rose.
Michael Jackson. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.227, Reg. No.557: A 7 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1959, originated by M.P. Jackson, Florence, South
Carolina, USA. Plant growth is upright, dense and medium with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 4.5
cm. The semi-double flowers, similar to Finlandia, are pure white with rippled petals and
compact, yellow stamens. The flower is 13 cm across x 5 cm. deep with 18 petals. Blooms
mid-season to late.
Michael Johnson. (C.japonica), Truett, 1952, American Camellia Yearbook, p.24: Semi-double with
conventional stamens. It is white with a pink stripe, has large flowers and is a mid-season
bloomer. Originated in USA by Mrs Paul Brock.
Michael Snellgrove. (C.saluenensis hybrid). Trewidden Estate Nursery Retail Camellia Catalogue, 1995,
p.6: A selected C.saluenensis seedling from Trewidden. Single, deep pink flowers. Shrub with
a compact habit. Originated in England.
Michael Spry. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1989. Camellia News, No.111, p.12, Reg. No.371: Originated by
William Michael Spry, The Basin, Victoria, Australia. C.japonica Hassaku-tsubaki x
Spencer’s Pink that first flowered 1979. A pink single of 9 petals (RHS.CC.55D at the base
to 55C at the margin), 12 cm across x 3 cm deep. Petals notched, stamens in a column.
Flowers over a long season. Plant is upright, open, slow growing, leaves glossy green, elliptic,
flat, margins serrate, apex acuminate, size 9 cm x 5 cm.
Michael Witman. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1972, p.133, Reg. No.1176: A 7 year old
japonica seedling of Elizabeth Boardman x Tomorrow, that first bloomed 1965. Originated
by Mrs M.J. Witman, Macon, Georgia, USA. Plant growth is medium with dark green leaves,
8-10 cm x 5 cm. The semi-double flower is pure white with yellow anthers and white
filaments, 12.5 cm. across x 5 cm deep with 21 petals. Blooms very early. The corolla is
regular with fluted and frilled petals and wide, short stamens.
Michaelangelo.
Rovelli Catalogue, 1893-1894. Orthographic variant for Michelangelo.
Michaelina. (C.japonica), Jardim Portuense, 1844, April, No.7, p.104; Small, dark scarlet with central
cluster sometimes striped white. Originated in Porto, Portugal.
Michael’s Joy. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2000, Issue No.135, vol.XXI, No.4,
p.6, Reg. No.419. Registered by N. Haydon, Takanini, New Zealand. A seedling of Little
Michael, pollen parent unknown, which first flowered 1992. The handsome flower is a
medium sized semidouble, 7 cm diameter x 4.5 cm deep, with about 25 petals and 1-3
petaloids. The background colour is wine red (RHS.CC.53B) with near-black veining, giving
the flower an overall colour appearance of deep wine red (RHS.CC.53A). The plant is
upright, and of average density and growth rate with dark green leaves 7.5 cm long x 3 cm
wide. Flowers mid-season to late.
Michel Ange.
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van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:19. Orthographic error for Michelangelo.
Michel Angelo. Verschaffelt, 1858, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.III. Orthographic variant
for Michelangelo.
Michel Cointa. J & F Thoby, Gaujacq, France, Catalogue, 2009, p.5; Imbricated, mixed colours.
Michel Colombo. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1846, p.56. No description. Originated in Italy.
Orthographic variant ‘Michel Columo’. Abbreviation ‘Mich. Columbo’. (Believed extinct.)
Michel Columo.
Colombo.
Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1850, Catalogue. Orthographic variant for Michel
Michel Lis. (C.japonica), Pépinières Thoby, Carquefou, France, Plant List, 2003, p.18; A single to semidouble, white striped with pink and carmine, sometimes solid pink. A seedling of Berenice
Boddy x Lady de Saumarez, originated by Dr Clifford Parks, Chapel Hill, N.C., USA, and
sent to the Thoby Nursery in 1979.
Michelangelo. (C.japonica), Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.6: Large flower, imbricated in
tiers, bright red, central petals sometimes striped white. Verschaffelt, 1856, Nouvelle
Iconographie, Book XI, pl.III: The blossom, of medium size, is composed of ample petals,
regularly imbricated in star shaped serries, except those of the circumference which are spiral.
The colouring is cherry-pink with a few longitudinal white stripes. Originated in Italy by
Scarlatti. Orthographic errors: ‘Michel Angelo’, ‘Michael Angelo’, ‘Michaelangelo’, ‘Michel
Ange’, ‘Michele Angelo’, ‘Michelangiolo’, ‘Micheli-Angelo’.
Michelangelo Merisi. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.128 with
colour photo; Medium size, formal double with central petals almost triangular, purple pink
(RHS.CC.67C), with some white streaks and blotches. A sport of Giulia Aloisi, first found in
Michelangiolo.
Michele Angelo.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881. Orthographic error for Michelangelo.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1865-1866, 93:70. Orthographic error for Michelangelo.
Micheli-Angelo.
Le Texnier, 1911, Le Camellia, essais sur 1’histoire de quelques fleurs
d’ornement, p.96. International Camellia Journal, 1992, No.24, p.51. Orthographic error for
Michelangelo.
Michelle Cooper. (C.japonica), SCCS Camellia Nomenclature 2009, p.88; Medium size, rose red, loose
semi-double. Open, upright growth. Originated in 2001 by Vi Stone, Baton Rouge La., USA
Michelle Ford. (C.japonica), ACRS., 1987, Camellia News, No.107, p.22, Reg. No.352: Originated by
James K. Powell, Helensburg, N.S.W., Australia. A chance seedling of Betty Cuthbert, that
first flowered 1983. The upright, tall, vigorous plant produces a shell pink flower, single to
semi-double, mid-season to late. The 12 cm bloom has a very large, distinct “Higo” centre of
180 stamens and occasional petaloids with large, flat petals in a single to double row. Leaves,
glossy, dark green, heavily textured, ovate, serrate, 10 cm x 6 cm. Won the Sutherland Rotary
prize at the 1986 Westfield Camellia Show.
Michelle Howell. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2013, p.27 with colour photo; Regn
No.2877; Originated, registered and propagated. by Vernon L. Howell, Lucedale, Miss.,
USA. ACS, Yearbook, 2013, p.127 with colour photo; A 15 year old seedling, parentage
unknown. First flowered 2001. Large size, 12.7 cm diameter x 7.5cm deep flower is maroon
with white variegation in flecks and blotches. Semidouble form with 20 petals, plus petaloids
among the dispersed stamens, which have yellow anthers and yellow filaments. Plant is
upright and dense, with average growth rate. Dark green leaves average 7.5cm x 5cm with
medium serration. Flowers midseason.
Michelle S. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2004, p.28, colour photo p.29, Reg. No.2620.
A chance seedling that first flowered 2000. Originated by Dr James Habel, propagated by
Capt. Doug Simon, Norfolk, Va., USA. The rose-pink and white semi-double bloom has 46
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petals, and occasionally flowers formal double. Size is 5 cm across. American Camellia
Yearbook, 2004, p.93, colour photo p.c2. Plant is dense, with slow growth rate. Leaves are 7.5
cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Michinoku-momo-wabishin. (See Note at end). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan,
1998, p.250 with colour photo; English translation p.175. Miniature, reddish-pink, small sake
cup-shped single degenerated stamens. Note: The long name means ‘Peach coloured camellia
with abortive stamens from Michinoku’ (the old name for Tôhuku Region including Aomori).
Alternative name for Michinoku-wabishin.
Michinoku-wabishin. (Tôhoku Scraped Stamens Camellia), (Wabisuke), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989,
Nihon no Chinka, p.159, colour photo and description: Small size, red, single of 5 rounded
petals, opening wide cup-shaped, with a central, infertile stamen column. Leaves broad-ovate,
shining mid-green, apices acute, margins serrate. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in
Natsudomari Peninsular, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Tôhoku is the north-eastem part of Japan
and its ancient name is Michinoku. Selected from wild japonicas at the northern limits of
spontaneous generation. Named by Shûhô Kirino in 1983, released by Takeo Ogawa in 1986.
Note; Kurume Camellia, 1997, English translation, p.39 lists 2 cultivars under this name with
the additions (A) and (B). Flower descriptions are the same, flowering season differs.
Mickey B.
SCCS., 1990, Camellia Nomenclature, p.77. Orthographic error for Mikey B.
Micro-folia Pendula. (C.japonica), Collected Papers, ICS Congress, Jinhua 2003, Naming new Cultivars
of "Naidong" Camellias..., Chen Junzhi and Chen Jinshui, p.46; Micro-folia pendent form,red
flower, micro-floral, mid-folia, ovate leaves.
Micro-folia Purple Lotus. (C.japonica), Collected Papers, ICS Congress, Jinhua 2003, Naming new
Cultivars of "Naidong” Camellias..., Chen Junzhi and Chen Jinshui, p.46, Purple lotus form;
Dark purple flower, spreading and revolute petals, mid-flora, micro-folia, leaves longelliptical.
Micropetala. (C.japonica), Ridolfi, 1843, Catalogue of Camellias Cultivated at Bibbiani. Originated in
Italy. No description. (Believed extinct.) Orthographic error ‘Micropetale’.
Micropetala Alba. (C.japonica), Catalogus Plantarum, Qual in Horto, Aksakoviana, Leningrad, 1860.
No description. (Believed extinct.)
Micropetala Flore Rubra. (C.japonica), Ridolfi, 1843, Catalogue of Camellias Cultivated at Bibbiani as
‘Micropetala Fl. Rubro. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Micropetale.
Baumann, Mulhouse Nursery Catalogue, 1841-1842, p.14. No description.
Orthographic error for Micropetala.
Microphylla Plenissima. (C.japonica), Gheldorf, Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.10.
No description. Originated in Belgium.
Midado-nishiki. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of the Japanese name
Mikado-nishiki.
Midai-no-homare. (Reine of Glory), (Higo), Izu, 1980, Ohshima Hawaii Botanical Gardens List
as ‘Midainohomare’. Different reading for ‘Miyo-no-homare’, which is a synonym for
Miyo-nosakae.
Midarebyôshi. (Broken Rhythm).
reading for Ranbyôshi.
Satomi, 1956, Camellia Varieties in Japan, p.9. Different
Midaregami. (Disordered Hair), (C.rusticana), Hagiya, 1967, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki, Tokushû,
No.8. See also Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.184: Medium sized, 8-9
cm across, red, occasionally with white streaks, peony form with one row of 11 large, guard
petals, long and slender, emarginate, the centre about 50 confused, twisted and erect, small,
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irregular petals with about 70 stamens intermingled. Leaves, dark green, long-ovate, 9 cm.
long. Collected from Honai Village, Kita-kanbara Gun, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Resembles
Beni-arashi. See also Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1980, Senchinshû, p.146, colour photo. Nippon
Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.250 with colour photo; English translation p.175.
Medium size, red, peony to lion form, stamens and petaloids mixed at the centre. Flowers
mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, recurved. Cespitose, of rusticana parentage.
A cultivar at a private family in Kita-kanbara District. Collected by Susumu Ishizawa, named
and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1967. From Niigata Prefecture.
Midare-i.
Different reading for Ran-i.
Midare-gi. (Disordered Tree), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki:
Medium size, double. Pink with a few spots of white. Originated in Japan. See: JCS., 1969,
Tsubaki, No.7, p.31. (Believed extinct.)
Midare-gi. (Disordered Tree), (C.japonica), Tsubaki Hachiboku Sanboku Tsuki Nayose Hanagatatsuki
Meisai [latter 19th century]: Crimson with a few spots, rose form double, medium size.
Originated in Japan. See JCS., 1982, Tsubaki, No.21, p.108. Different reading: ‘Ranju’.
Midaregumo. (Disordered Clouds), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.146, colour
photo, p.250, description: Small sized, red, with small, white dots, semi-double; petals 10-12,
large, crinkled, opening cup-shaped with an irregular, centre stamen cluster, large yellow
anthers. Leaves, olive green, wide-elliptic, acuminate, sharply serrate. Originated in Okatsu-chô, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Midaregyoku.
Different reading for Rangyoku.
Midarekanoko. (Disordered ‘Kanoko’), (C.japonica) Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #123; Itô, Jukyû,
1739, Honzô Hanamaki’e; and Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki. The
tone of colour is that of the handkerchief called “Kanoko-shibori”. Peony form, red with
white spots. Early flowering. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) The strict meaning of
“Kanoko” is a fawn, but in this case it means a spotted design like the coat of a fawn.
Midarejishi.
Different reading for Ranjishi.
Midare Kyôko.
Midareshakushu.
Different reading for Ranbyôshi.
Different reading for Ranshakushi.
Midareyuki. (Confused Snow),
Midaregumo.
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.250: Misprint for
Middle Georgia. (C.japonica), ACS 1992, The Camellia Journal, vol.47, No.4, p.26, Reg. No.2268.
ACS 1993, American Camellia Yearbook, p.70, colour photo pp.70-71: A large to very large,
dark red formal double, C.japonica (San Dimas x Pirate’s Gold), blooms early to late.
Originated by Walter Homeyer, Macon, Georgia, USA. The 10 year old seedling first
flowered 1985. Average flower size is 12.5 cm across x 7.5 cm deep with 110 petals. Plant
growth is upright, dense and average in rate with dark green leaves, fimbriated, 10.6 cm long
x 4.5 cm wide. Chinese synonym ‘Zhongbu Zuozhiya’.
Middlemist. Prince, William, 1828, A Short Treatise on Horticulture, p.170. Synonym for
Middlemist’s Red.
Middlemist Japan Rose.
Middlemist’s.
Red.
Andrew’s 1815, The Botanical Register, vol.1 pl.22. Synonym for Middlemist’s
Middlemist’s Blush.
Middlemist’s Red.
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Prince Nursery Catalogue, 1822. Synonym for Middlemist’s Red.
Loudon, 1825, The Greenhouse Companion, p.74. Synonym for
Middlemist’s Carnea Plena.
Nursery Catalogues, p.157. Synonym for Middlemist’s Red.
Middlemist’s Camellia.
Red.
Herbert, 1837, Amaryllidaceae Suppl., p.369. Synonym for Middlemist’s
Middlemist’s Red. (C.japonica), Aiton, 1812, Hortus Kewensis, vol.4, p.235: Flowers late opening, rich
rose-red colour. Similar to the semi-double red, but they measure 8 cm. across. The outer
petals are round-cordate and more than 2.5 cm in diameter; before the flower fully opens they
are concave and arranged in circles over one another. The centre petals are short, roundish, a
little twisted and marked with deeper veining; all of them, more or less, have a small, white
stripe in the centre. The stamens are often transformed into small petals so that the flower
resembles an overblown rose. This camellia was imported from China in 1804 as, according
to Chandler, Middlemist brought it to Kew that year. The first listing of a name for this
cultivar was ‘Carnea Plena’ in Loddiges Catalogue, 1811. However as the name ‘Carnea’ was
being applied as a synonym for other cultivars and as Middlemist’s Red had become
generally applied, this latter name is let stand. It received many variations of its name in the
early history of camellias in England. They include: ‘Middlemist’, ‘Middlemist’s’,
‘Middlemist’s Blush’, ‘Middlemist’s Camellia’, ‘Middlemist’s Paeoniiflora’, ‘Middlemist’s
Rosea’, ‘The Rose’, ‘The Pink’, ‘The Fawn’, ‘Coloured’, ‘Paeony Flowered’, ‘Middlemist’s
Flesh Colour’, ‘Rosacea’, ‘Rose Coloured Camellia’, ‘Double Pink’, ‘Carnea’, ‘Carneo
Plena’, ‘Flore Carneo Plena’, ‘Flore Pleno Carnea’, ‘Rosea’, ‘Middlemist Japan Rose’,
‘Carnea Middlemist’. Illustrated in Curtis, 1814, Botanical Magazine, vol.40, pl.1654; Curtis,
1819, Monograph on the Genus Camellia, pl.4; Edwards, 1815, The Botanical Register, vol.1,
pl.22.
Middleton. (C.japonica), Lindo Nurseries Price List, 1947, pp.7, 8, 9. No description. Originated in
USA.
Middleton Gardens 115. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Medium sized,
pink, informal double. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA.
Middleton Number 5. Urquhart, 1956, The Camellia, vol.I as ‘Middleton No.5’. Synonym for
‘Donckelaeri’. (Masayoshi).
Middleton Number 6. (C.japonica), Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1946-1947 as ‘Middleton No.6’. No
Middleton Number 12.
Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, p.160 as
‘Middleton No.12’: Synonym for Heningham Smith.
Middleton Number 15. Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Yearbook, p.77 as ‘Middleton No.15.
Synonym for ‘Donckelaeri’, (Masayoshi).
Middleton Number 22. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1946, Camellias, p.13 as ‘Middleton No.22’. No description. Originated in USA.
Middleton Number 400.
SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, as
‘Middleton #400’. Synonym for Number 400, Middleton Gardens.
Middletonii. (C.japonica), Gerbings Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1941-1942. No description. Originated
Middy Petteway. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.97, Reg. No.838: An 8 year old
seedling that first bloomed 1955, originated by H.C. Petteway, Lakeland, Florida, USA. Plant
growth is upright, bushy, dense and rapid in rate with leaves, 8 cm long x 5 cm wide. The formal double flowers are rose-pink, 8-10 cm across; silvers in warm weather. Blooms early to
late.
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Midget. (C.sasanqua), Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.176, colour photo: A tiny
bush with compact masses of long glossy leaves; the single, star-shaped blooms have petals of
irregular length with rippled and reflexed edges. These graduate from white at the base to
deep carmine. Stamens are from white to pale yellow. Originated in Australia.
Midget Wheeler. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, vol.II, 1974, p.238, Reg. No.1341: An 8
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1969; originated by G.M. Wheeler, Shelby,
Alabama, USA. Plant growth is upright and average with light green leaves, 7.5 cm long x 3.8
cm wide. The formal double, Alba Plena type, bloom is flesh pink with dots and dashes of
rose-pink with 65 petals. Average size is 4.5 cm across x 2 cm deep. Blooms mid-season to
late.
Midnight. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.242, Reg. No.715: (SCCS., No.63-8). A
12 year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1955. Originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries,
Altadena, California, USA. The flower is semi-double to anemone form, black-red with
yellow stamens, 10-12 cm across. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Blooms mid-season.
Sport: Midnight Variegated. Chinese synonym ‘Wuye’.
Midnight Lover. (C.sasanqua). ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.3, p.36, Reg. No.2338:
Small size, currant red single, C.sasanqua seedling of Crimson King. Blooms mid-season.
Originated by Dr Clifford Parks, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Midnight Magic. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1986-1987, p.10, No.7856: Very dark
maroon red. Medium sized, peony form. Centre petals occasionally tinted white. Vigorous
columnar growth. Late blooming. Originated in USA by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena,
California. An 8 year old seedling that first bloomed 1978. Average lower size, 10 cm across.
Plant growth upright, dense and rapid in rate. Reg. No.2022, American Camellia Yearbook,
1986, p.93. Chinese synonym: ‘Wuye Mohuan’.
Midnight Ruby. (C.sasanqua). ACS 1994, The Camellia Journal, vol.49, No.4, inside back cover.
Valdosta Camellia Scions: Small, dark red formal double seedling C.sasanqua, originated by
Jerry Conrad, Plymouth, Florida, USA.
Midnight Serenade. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1973: No.1973. Brilliant, darkest red.
Medium to large single. Medium, bushy, upright growth. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated at Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. See colour photo, pl.14, p.60,
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978.
Midnight Variegated. (C.japonica), ACRS, 1983, Camellia News, No.87, p.22, Reg. No.307, colour
photo back cover: Originated by Alan F. Savage, Mt. Pleasant, Western Australia. First
observed 1977. A virus variegated form of Midnight, 9 cm across, semi-double, red with
white markings. Blooms mid-season to late. Chinese synonym: ‘Wuye Piaoyin’.
Midori-no-shizuku. (Drop of Green). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.250
with colour photo; English translation p.176. Small, vermilion, tubular to cup-shaped single,
cylindrical stamen column. Flowers mid-season. Leaves narrowly elliptic, small. Upright to
spreading growth. A cultivar at the Prefectural Greenery Centre, considered to be a natural
seedling. Named and released by Akinori Tajima in 1995. From Ehime Prefecture.
Midosan.
Different reading for ‘Midôyama’.
Midôyama.
Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki, Irohanayose Irotsuki: This is an orthographic
error for Mimuroyama. See: JCS., 1982, Tsubaki, No.21, p.108.
Mid-season Red. (C.japonica), Arthur Charlton Nursery Catalogue, 1957, p.11. A red, semi-double,
flowering mid-season. Originated in England.
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Midsummer’s Day.
Burncoose & Southdown Nursery Catalogue, 1987, p.11: Believed to be a
form of Grand Sultan as ‘Mathotiana Rubra’, which, growing in a protected position at
Caerhays Castle, sometimes carried flowers through to midsummer’s day.
Mi’e. (Three fold), (C.japonica), Painting in Chinzu Byobu (Latter 17th Century), commented on by
Watanabe, 1961, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.2, p.48. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Mieko Tanaka. (C.hybrid). Camellia Forest Nursery Catalogue, 2008, p.7; Small single, true red colour.
Long flowering, early to mid-season. Leaves very dark green, and more rounded than usual.
Average, well branched growth. Originated by Dr Tanaka, Japan, as a cross of C.x vernalis
Gaisen x C.japonica.
Mieko’s Magic. (C.reticulata hybrid), ICS, Journal, 2013, p.170 with colour photoA 12 year old
seedling, first bloomed 2007, parents unknown. Named for the late Mrs Mieko Yamamoto.
Raised by Mrs Patricia Short, London, England from seed supplied by Mrs Yamamoto,
registered by Herbert Short. Plant is of open, rapid growth and flowers midseason. Flower is
red (RHSCC red group 46 C&D to 50A&52A) dependant on temperatures. Flower is loose
peony, with 17-20 petals in 3 rows, and 12-15 petaloids. 80-100 stamens with pale yellow
anthers and filaments sprayed and dispersed among the petaloids. Size very large, 14.5 – 16.5
cm diameter. Flowers fall whole. Leaves flat, dark green (RHSCC green group 137B front,
138B back) 10-16.5 cm x 5-9 cm.
Mi’e-nukishiro. (Three fold white), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.305:
Medium sized, white, open peony form with golden anthered stamens, mixed with the centre
petals. Originated in Japan. “Mi’e” is also a place name. (Believed extinct.)
Mifei. (Miffie). Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, No.394, p.80.
Chinese synonym for the USA ‘Miffie R.’.
Migali. (C.japonica), Treseder Special Camellia List, 1964-1965: Small, shell pink, single. Originated in
England. Orthographic error: ‘Migalli’.
Migalli. RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.22, 1968, p.20. Orthographic error
for Migali.
Migenuoen. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 5th August 1992. Chinese synonym for the Australian C.sasanqua
Mignonne. Later spelling ‘Migelong’.
Mignon. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.157. Orthographic error for Mignonne.
Mignonne. (C.sasanqua), ACRS., 1979, Camellia News, No.72, p.26, Reg. No.214: Originated by E.G.
Waterhouse, Gordon, N.SW, Australia. A chance seedling from under C.sasanqua Foliis
Variegatis about 1949. First bloomed 1964. The plant has a small, upright, growth habit, with
6 cm x 3 cm, lanceolate leaves, variegated with small, fine serrations having blunt points.
Flowers, 5 cm across, formal double, light pink and flowers mid-season. Orthographic error:
‘Mignon’.
Migoshi. (Three, four, five),
Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1970, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.10, p.144.
Different reading for Sangoshi.
Mihama. (A place name), (C.japonica), Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, pl.373, p.152:
Light red, medium sized, semi-double. 10-12 cm across with 12-15 oblong, notched, petals,
inner ones channelled, hose-in-hose with a small, irregular stamen cluster. See also colour
photo: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.146. Originated in Mihama, Fukui
Prefecture, Japan.
Mihama-wabishin.
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Synonym for Gensanmi.
Mihara-sakigake. (Mihara’s Harbinger). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.253
with colour photo; English translation p.178. Small, red single. Flowers very early. Leaves
elliptic, medium size. Upright, vigorous growth. Selected from wild japonicas growing in Izu
Ôshima. Much better flower shape and foliage than Shima-sakigake, a similar very early
flowerer. Named and released by Takeo Ogawa in 1996.
Mihara-unryû. (Mihara Cloud Dragon), (C.japonica), Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.220,
black and white photo: Medium sized, single, red, 5 petals, trumpet shaped. Small, broad,
rounded leaves with a blunt apex, keeled, dark green on zig-zag branches. Discovered by
Kikuzô Naitô among wild japonicas on Mt. Mihara, Izu Ôshima, Japan. Named by Zenji
Kamo. Mid-season blooming. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.173.
Resembles Mikawa-unryû, Kishû-unryû.
Mihako. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.157. Corruption of the Japanese name Mihata.
Mihata. (Royal Japanese Flag), (Higo), Chûgai Nursery Catalogue, 1934-1935: Large, deep crimson,
single to petaloid single, 11.5 cm across x 5 cm deep. Petals are round and about 6 cm in
diameter; edge of petals wavy, tip notched; stamens have white filaments and pink anthers.
Sometimes anthers change to small flags, making the centre, anemone form. Leaves are dark
green, thick, ovate, 8 cm x 6 cm, flat, apex abrupt acute, base rounded, coarsely serrate.
Wada, 1935, Hakoneya Nursery Catalogue, p.27: Bright crimson single, beautiful stamens.
Synonym: ‘Shubenihitoe’. Originated in japan. Corrupted name: ‘Mihako’.
Mihata. (Royal Japanese Flag), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.146, colour
photo, p.250, description: Medium size, irregular single of 5 petals, each of a different size,
white splashed and streaked red. Leaves, dull, dark green, ovate, crenate, apices blunt acute.
Large central stamen cylinder, yellow anthers and pinkish filaments. Originated in the Chûbu
area, Japan. Corruption of name: ‘Miahata’, ‘Minata’. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan,
1998, p.252 with colour photo; English translation p.177. A cross between Hatsukari
(Chûbu) and Tatsuta-nishiki. Originated and released by Minoru Satô in 1955.
Mihô. (Beautiful Treasure), (C.x williamsii), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka. p.133. colour
photo and description: Small to medium size, pink, single with 6-7 shining petals in 2 rows.
fluted. folded and emarginate with a short, yellow stamen column. Leaves elliptic to
long-elliptic, shining mid-green with tapering acute apices and finely serrulate margins.
Blooms early to mid-season. A cross between C.saluenensis hybrid Tulip Time x C.japonica
Takara-no-hana. Originated in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Nobuo
Sasai in 1980.
Miho-no-homare. (C.x vernalis). "Sasanquas, The Winter Flowers" ICS Congress, Kurume 2010,
English translation p.67; Peach red, single, cupped, round petals, tubular stamens small, early
to mid-season. From Gifu. Orthographic error for Mino-no-homare.
Miho-no-matsu. (Pines of Miho), (C.japonica), Chûbu Tsubaki Kyôkai, 1931, Tsubaki Meikan: Medium
size, white, single flower. Watanabe, 1960, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.1,
p.59. Originated in the Chûbu area, Japan. Note: This is famous for the legend of Hagoromo
and refers to the pine on which the celestial maiden hung her robe, and is a scenic place with a
beautiful pine forest.
Miho-no-seki. (Place name), (C.japonica), Yokyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.177: Colour
photograph and description. Small size red, hose-in-hose, star-shaped single with 6 pointed
petals and a central stamen column with pinkish filaments, joined at lower third and pinched,
yellow anthers. Leaves elliptic to broad-elliptic, deep green, acuminate. Blooms mid-season to
late. Originated in the Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998,
p.253 with colour photo; English translation p.178. Named and released by Shûhô Kirino in
1977.
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Miho-no-tsuki. (Miho Moon). (C.japonica), Funaki-en Camellia Catalogue, 1987-1988, p.13, No.244:
Pink single, fading to white at base. Tubular to cup-shaped. Medium size. Mid-season
blooming. Originated in Chûbu District, Japan.
Mi’idera. (Mi’i Temple), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.38 as ‘Miidera’:
Medium sized, 5 petalled single with red and black-red streaks. Stamens with golden anthers
and white filaments. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Mijakodori. Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1987-1988, p.13. Corruption of the Japanese name
Miyakodori.
Mijoka. (Lovely), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.149, colour photo and
description: Small size, light red, wide, campanulate single with a slender stamen column,
white filaments, joined for the lower third and yellow anthers. Leaves ovate, mid-green,
apices blunt acute. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in the Gotô Isle, Nagasaki
Prefecture, Japan.
Mikado. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943: A very dark red, medium
sized, semi-double with petals mixed with stamens. Originated from an old plant at Magnolia
Gardens. Note: This has no relationship with the sport of Hikarugenji, known as The
Mikado.
Mikado.
L.R. Russell Ltd Nursery Catalogue, 1965-1966, p.24. Orthographic error for The
Mikado.
Mikado-nishiki. (Emperor’s Brocade), (C.japonica), Chûgai Nursery Catalogue, 1936-1937, p.25: White
and scarlet. Large, cup-shaped single. Originated in Japan.
Mikaeri-unryû. (‘Unryû’ to be looked back). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998,
p.247 with colour photo; English translation p.174. Medium size, red, tubular to trumpet
shaped single, somewhat wide at the tip of the stamen cylinder. Flowers mid-season to late.
Leaves elliptic, medium size, somewhat curved inwards. Spreading growth, branches
zigzagged. A natural seedling of ‘Unryû’ (Unryû-tsubaki). Named and released by Shinichi
Noguchi in 1994. From Tokyo.
Mikasa. (Place Name), (C.japonica), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.15: Medium
size, anemone form with single row of guard petals, vivid red. Late blooming. Originated in
Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.248 with colour
photo; English translation p.174. Thick and round petals. Leaves elliptic, medium to large,
somewhat flat. Named and released by Nobuo Sasai in 1981.
Mikasamori. (Mikasa Forest), (C.japonica), Satomi, 1956, Camellia Varieties of Japan, p.9: Pink variegated white. Medium, anemone form. Mid-season blooming. See colour photo, Seibundô
Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.144 as ‘Mikasa-no-mori’. Originated in Kansai area, Japan.
Mikasa is a place name meaning “Three Umbrellas”. Synonym: ‘Mikasa-no-mori’.
Mikasa-no-mori.
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.144, Synonym for Mikasamori.
Mikasa No Sukei.
Catalogues, p.157. Corruption of the Japanese name Mikasa-no-tsuki.
Mikasa-no-tsuki. (Moon over Mt. Mikasa), (C.japonica), Tateyama Nursery Catalogue, 1957: Deep
pink, campanulate single, five petals, veined deeper pink and clear white edges. Large,
compact stamen cylinder. Leaves mid-green, lanceolate-elliptic, apex acute, recurved,
margins finely serrulate. For colour photos see: Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.45.
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.146. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.144. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.270. Corrupted name:
‘Mikasa No Sukei’. Originated in Chûbu area, Japan. A sport of Tafuku-benten. Appeared
in Owari-no-banzuke, the List of Owari Camellias in 1941.
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Mikawa-kurenai. (Mikawa Red), (C.x vernalis), Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.50; ICS.,
Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.41: Small size, single, red. Mid-season
flowering. Originated in the Mikawa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Named by Shûhô
Kirino.
Mikawa-no-tsu.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Yearbook. Different reading for Sanga-no-tsu.
Mikawa-shiratama-shibori. (Mikawa White Jewel Dapple), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.249: Red, vertical streaks on a white, translucent background, sometimes white
whorls are exhibited. Single, campanulate blooms with cylindrical, stamen group. Medium
size. Early flowering. Leaves, medium size, wide-ovate, apex blunt acute, curved, prominent
venation. Petiole hairy. Plant habit upright and variable. Resembles Shibori-rôgetsu. Originated in Chûbu area, Japan.
Mikawa-sukiya. (Mikawa Tea House), (Wabisuke), Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1971, Tsubaki Tokushû,
No.11, pp.29, 31-33, for botanical drawings, colour photo and description; Yokoyama , 1975,
Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.218: Small, deep pink single with 5 oblong petals, innermost
pointed, with a short, compact column of white filaments. Leaves long-lanceolate, apex
long-acuminate, dull, dark green, sharply serrate. See: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.145 and p.141, Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka.The original tree
is growing with a private family in Mikawa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Named and
released by Hiroshige Hayakawa in 1973. Sport: Otohime. Synonyms:
‘Mikawa-sukiya-wabisuke’, ‘Momoiro-wabisuke’ and ‘Kirawabisuke’ in the Kansai area.
Mikawa-sukiya-wabisuke.
sukiya.
Inazawa Nursery List of Plants, 1980-1981. Synonym for Mikawa-
Mikawa-unryû. (Mikawa Cloud Dragon), (C.japonica), Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan,
p.218: Deep red, single of 6 rounded, irregular petals, opening to a cup shape. Centre stamen
column, golden anthers, pinkish filaments. Leaves, small, lanceolate, apex acuminate,
recurved, branches and twigs zig zag shaped. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka.
p.191, colour photo. Originated in Chûbu area, Japan. See: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.145. Resembles Kishû-unryû and Mihara-unryû. See colour photo:
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, pl.273. Selected from wild japonicas in the
mountains of Mikawa District. Discovered by Giichirô Kôzu in 1960.
Mikawa-yuriba. (Mikawa Lily Leaved), (C.japonica), Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.218:
Deep red, trumpet shaped single of irregular petals, small. Short, compact stamen cluster.
Leaves green, linear, very long and narrow similar to Yuriba. For colour photos see: Satô,
1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.111; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, pl.278,
p.121; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.145. Originated in Chûbu area, Japan. The
original tree was in Mitsugi-chô, Aichi Prefecture. Discovered by Suzuki, named by Noboru
Inagaki.
Mike & Jake. Sewell & Parks, 1981, American Camellia Yearbook, p.129. Orthographic error for
Mikenjaku.
Mike Patch. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1972: Rose-red, large, semidouble. Vigorous,
compact growth. Flowers mid-season. Originated at Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California,
USA.
Mike Witman. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.164, Reg. No.1034: A 7 year old
seedling of Elizabeth Boardman x Tomorrow, that first bloomed 1965. Originated by Mrs
M.J. Witman, Macon, Georgia, USA. Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green
leaves, 8-10 cm long x 5 cm wide. The peony form flower is 12.5 cm across x 7.5 cm deep
with 65 petals. Colour coral pink with yellow anthers and pale pink filaments. Petals curled
and gently waved, the centre ones feathery and twisted upwards amongst stamens. Blooms
mid-season. See colour photos: Front cover, SCCS., 1969, The Camellia Review, vol.30, No.5
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and back cover ACS., 1968, The Camellia Journal, vol.24, No.4. Sport: Mike Witman
Variegated.
Mike Witman Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1972, Camellia Nomenclature, p.102 as ‘Mike Witman
Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mike Witman - Coral pink and white. Originated in USA.
Miken. (Unknown), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.494: Small, white,
irregular semi-double. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Miken Jaku.
Mikenjaka.
Hazlewood Nursery Catalogue, 1945, p.11. Different reading for Mikenjaku.
SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.1. Orthographic error for Mikenjaku.
Mikenjaku. (Mythical Giant with Wide Brows), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki,
Irohanayose Irotsuki; Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: Cardinal red, marbled white. Rose-red,
marbled white in various degrees. Large semi-double, with large, outer petals and a few small,
centre petals lying flat. Slow, spreading growth. Blooms mid-season to late. For colour photos
see: Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.91 as ‘Mikenjyaku’. Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars
of Japan, pl.141, p.245. Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.283, p.143. Andoh, 1981,
Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.68, p.26. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I,
1972, pl.271. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senshinshû, p.145. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989,
Nihon no Chinka, p.322. RHS., “Award of Merit” in 1953 as ‘Nagasaki’. “Mikenjaku” was
the name of an ancient Chinese, mythical, brave soldier. Synonyms: ‘Nagasaki’, ‘Lady
Audrey Buller’, ‘Lonjan’, ‘Tenninkwan’, ‘Candida Elegantissima,’,. ‘S.Peter Nyce’,
‘Nagasaki’(Coe), ‘Princess Nagasaki’, ‘Nagasaki Special’, ‘Princess Nagaski’, ‘Veinveanna’,
‘Bikashi Bia’, ‘Mike & Jake’. Kasuya described this cultivar name as another name for
‘Suzukayama’. Different readings: ‘Miken jaku’, ‘Mikenjyaku’. Orthographic errors:
‘Mikenjyaka’, ‘Mikenjaka’, ‘Mykenjaku’. Originated in Kantô area, Japan. Resembles
Hoshibotan. Sport: Marguerita.
Mikenjyaka.
jaku.
Nobelius Nursery Catalogue, 1941, p.31. Corruption of the Japanese name Miken-
Mikenjyaku.
Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.91. Different reading for Mikenjaku.
Mike’s Delight. (C.japonica), ACRS, Camellia News, 1999, No.151, p.10, colour photo p.2, Reg.
No.525. Originated by Kevin Coase, Eagle Heights, Queensland, Australia. A chance seedling
that first flowered 1983. The semi-double, light crimson (RHS.CC.51A) flower of 14 petals is
9.6 cm diameter x 5.3 cm deep, and has an overtone deeper colour (RHS.CC.53A) to the outer
edges of the petals. Flowers early in mid-season on a bushy upright plant of medium growth.
Leaves glossy mid-green, elliptic, twisted, serrulate margins, acuminate apex, 8.5 cm long x
4.5 cm wide. Petals open flat, filaments columnar.
Mikey B. (C.japonica), ACS., Feb.1987, The Camellia Journal, vol.42, No.1, Reg. No.2037: Miniature to
small, dark red, formal double, C.japonica chance seedling. Flowers mid-season. Originated
in USA by Dr J. Holtzman, Crows Landing, California. American Camellia Yearbook, 1987,
p.82. The 15 year old seedling first bloomed in 1978. Average flower size is 6.5 cm across x 5
cm deep with 50 petals. Plant growth is dense and medium with dark green leaves, measuring
8-10 cm long x 3.8-5 cm wide. Orthographic error: ‘Mickey B’.
Miki-no-kuchi. (See below), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.5, p.3, description,
p.85: An intermediate snow camellia found in the wild in Kanazawa City, Japan. Leaves,
shiny, deep green shaded olive, oblong-elliptic to narrowly-elliptic, cuspidate, flat, minutely
serrulate, impressed venation, 5.2-8 cm long x 2.9-4.3 cm wide. Petioles hairy, 7-10 mm long.
Petals 5-6, broadly-ovate, about 4.3 cm x 3.6 cm. Flowers, pure white or slightly tinged
creamy yellow, slightly bilobate. Stamens 3.8-4.5 cm long, filaments creamy yellow. Flowers
mid-season. The name refers to the funnel shaped sacred paper inserted into the mouth of the
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sake bottle when presenting it to the god in Shintoism, alluding to the colour and shape of the
funnel.
Mikoshi. (Expectation), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô,
vol.306; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Light coloured, threefold,
medium large flower. Calyx is round and tidy in shape. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Mikoshiji. (The Road Ahead), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.353: Small,
incomplete peony form, white with pink flush to petal base, and red stripes. Originated in
Mikumiko.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of Japanese name
Mikunikô.
Mikuni. (Three Provinces), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatchô; Chinka Zufu,
(before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.308, 474: Open, peony form with light or deep pink
background, white edges to petals, dark red streaking. Different reading: ‘Sangoku’.
Mikunibeni.
Wada, 1941, Garden Treasures of Japan, p.51. Different reading for Mikunikô.
Mikunikô (National Red), (C.sasanqua), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.344. No description. The
Yokohama Gardener’s Association, 1891, Descriptive Catalogue, p.9: Carmine, large flower,
7.5-8 cm across. Originated in Japan. Different readings: ‘Mikunibeni’, ‘Mikuni Ko’,
‘Sangokukô’, ‘Shinkokukô’, ‘Shinkoku-beni’, ‘Shinkokkô. See colour pl.532, p.213,
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972. Resembles Negishikô’, ‘Hinohakama’.
Note: This name has been given with different first characters. In Satomi’s version they
transliterate as, ‘Mi-kuni’ (or ‘Shinkoku’), translating as “Land of the Gods”; another name
for Japan, hence “National Red”. The characters from the “Encyclopedia” translate as “Three
Provinces” with a different reading ‘Sangoku’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mikumiko’,
‘Mikuni-Ku’. Synonyms: ‘Mikuni Pink’, ‘Mikuniko Pink’, ‘Mikuniko Red’. It has also been
known erroneously as ‘Autumn Beauty’.
Mikuniko Pink.
Mikunikô.
Mikuniko Red.
Mikunikô.
Hazlewood, ANZCRS., 1955, Camellia Annual, No.2,
p.10. Synonym for
Hazlewood, ANZCRS., 1955, Camellia Annual, No.2, p.9. Synonym for
Mikuniko White. Wylam, 1953, SCCS., The Camellia Review, vol.11, No.3. This camellia came to
Hazlewoods, Australia labelled ‘Mikuniko White’ where it was called ‘Flushed White’, under
which name it came to USA. It is considered synonymous with Setsugekka.
Mikuni-Ku. SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Orthographic error for
Mikunikô.
Mikunimusô.
Sakuden, 1630, Hyakuchin-shû. Synonym for Udonge.
Mikuni-nishiki. (Heavenly Kingdom Brocade), (C.japonica), Kawo-en Nursery Catalogue, No.610,
1955: Red, striped on pink with a white edge. Large double. Originated in Japan.
Mikuni Pink.
Yashiroda, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.15. Synonym for Mikunikô.
Mikuni-no-homare. (Nations Honour), (Higo), Yoshimura, 1961, Higo Tsubaki Meikan: Pink, reddish
striped, margined white. Crimson streaks on rose-pink, 10 cm across, 7 petals, 150 light
yellow stamens in a burst. Leaves, broadly-elliptic, shortly acuminate apex, margins coarsely
crenate, strongly wavy, medium size. Blooms mid-season to late. See Hiratsuka, 1964, Higo
Camellia, pp.13, 36. For colour photos: Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.334, p.169.
Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.160, p.55. Encyclopedia of Camellias in
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Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.152, Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.148. Note: These
colour photos show considerable variation in the strength of the background colour.
Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. A mutation of Higo-kyô-nishiki. Sports:
Mikuni-no-homare Red, Tabaruzaka. Chinese synonym ‘Yuguo Zhi Yu’.
Mikuni-no-homare Red. (Higo). Nuccio’s Nurseries Retail Price List, 1989-1990. A red sport of
Mikuni-no-homare. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA.
Milady. (C.japonica), Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1946-1947: Pink blotched white. Large formal
double with a bud centre. Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season to late blooming. Sport of
Elisabeth Pink. See black and white photos, p.240, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.I. Synonyms: ‘Coral Sea’, ‘Don Pedro Variegated’. Chinese
synonym ‘Fuse Dengpaidao’ (as ‘Don Pedro Variegated’).
Milarepa. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.129 with colour photo;
Medium size, semi-double, pink (RHS.CC.57D). A selfed seedling of ‘Rosa Simplex’
(Aitonia), first flowered in 1990. Originated by Dott. Guido Cattolica, Livorno, Italy.
Mildred Ellerman. Cannon, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18, No.5, p.28. Orthographic
error for Mildred Elliman.
Mildred Elliman. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.60: White. Medium to large,
formal double. Vigorous growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA at Magnolia
Gardens, John’s Island, South Carolina. Orthographic error: ‘Mildred Ellerman’.
Mildred Gilmore. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1978, p.133, Reg. No.1475: A medium
size, deep red single C.japonica chance seedling, that blooms mid-season to late. Orignated
by W.L. Gilmore, Conroe, Texas, USA. The 20 year old seedling first bloomed 1963 and has
8-10 petals. Average size, 9.5 cm across x 7 cm deep. Petals heavily veined with one or two
rabbit ears. Plant growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, 11 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Mildred Lee Melder. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1966, Camellia Nomenclature, p.93 as ‘Mildrer Lee Melder’:
Red. Large semi-double. Medium, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA
at Poole Bros. Nurseries, Forest Hill, Louisiana.
Mildred Pitkin. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1976, p.162, Reg. No.1406: A reticulata
chance seedling that first bloomed 1968. Originated in USA by Frank Maitland, San
Fernando, California. The growth is open and medium with light green leaves, averaging 10
cm long x 3.8 cm wide. The Frizzle White, type bloom is deep pink. Average size, 12.5 cm
across x 6 cm deep. Blooms mid-season.
Mildred Seidel. Rubel, 1940-1941, Floral Gems from China price list No.79. Orthographic error
for Mildred Seydell.
Midred Seydell. (C.japonica), Rubel, 1940-1941, Floral Gems from China price list, No.79 as ‘Mildred
Seidel’: Pink and white. Medium sized, formal double with petals diminishing in size towards
the centre. Originated at Bellingrath Gardens, Louisiana, USA.
Mildred Stoltz. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1966, Camellia Nomenclature, p.93: Red. Small single. Vigorous,
compact, upright growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by Miss O. Fogt, Georgia.
Mildred Veitch. (C.x williamsii), Puddle, 1961, American Camellia Yearbook, p.96: Mildred Veitch is a
hybrid of C.saluenensis and Elegans and can best be described as a pale Donation with a
loose anemone centre. Good shaped flowers, attractive foliage and neat, compact habit.
Received an RHS., “Award of Merit” in 1967. Robert Veitch & Son Ltd Nursery Catalogue,
1967-1968, p.6: This delightful camellia was raised at our nursery by crossing C.saluenensis
and Elegans. The large, anemone form, clear pink flowers are produced in abundance, even
on a small plant. It was first exhibited before the RHS on 24 Jan. 1962 when it received a
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“Preliminary Commendation”. On 21 Feb.1967 it was again put before the RHS and received
an “Award of Merit”. Orthographic error: ‘Mildred Veitchi’.
Mildred Veitchi.
Mile End.
West End Nurseries Catalogue, 1986. Orthographic error for Mildred Veitch.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, 23:8. Orthographic error for Mile-Endi.
Mile-Endi. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1839, 1:6: This camellia is a final souvenir from
Thompson of Mile End Nursery, bright scarlet ... grenadine red, stamens very numerous.
Originated in England. Orthographic errors: ‘Mile End’, ‘Mill Ende’, ‘Milendi’..
Milendi.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1846, p.56. Orthographic error for Mile-Endi.
Miles Beach. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 2002, p.21, colour photo p.20,
Reg. No.2566. A seedling of ‘Crimson Robe’ (Damanao) x Woodford Harrison. The redfrosted, semi-double flowers with golden stamens and red filaments have special fluorescence
or sheen. Originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, Calif., USA. American Camellia Yearbook,
2002, p.129, colour photo p.c10. Flowers measure 12.5 cm across x 6.5 cm deep, with 78
petals. Plant is upright and vigorous, and flowers early to late. The dark green leaves are 12.5
cm long x 7.5 cm wide.
Miles Hardy. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue. Colour plate: Large, white,
incomplete double (anemone form) 10-12.5 cm across. Some of the outer petals are 5 cm
wide and wedge shaped. The petaloids are quite large. Petals and petaloids are notched and
some folded. Filaments light yellow, anthers dark yellow to brown. Buds are oval and light
green. Leaves, medium green, broadly lanceolate, 8 cm x 4 cm. Texture thin, apex short, base
tapered, veins raised, serrations shallow. Plant habit open and upright, tall and symmetrical.
Rapid grower. Originated by Mr & Mrs T.S. Clower, Gulfport, Mississippi, USA from seed of
unknown parents. First flowered 1944. Reg. No.87, American Camellia Yearbook, 1954.
Milin.
Gao, Jiyin, 1998, The World's Best Camellia Cultivars, p.30. Chinese synonym for Diddy
Mealing.
Mi-Linda. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, pl.116, p.61. Orthographic error for
Milinda.
Milinda. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1981, Camellia Nomenclature, p.111: White shading to orchid pink at
edge. Medium sized, formal double. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Originated in USA
by Meyer Piet, California. See colour photo No.116, p.61, Encyclopedia of Camellias in
Colour, vol.II, 1978 as ‘Mi-Linda’. Chinese synonym ‘Meilinda’.
Milky Way. (C.cuspidata x C.fraterna), Hilsman, 1966, American Camellia Yearbook, p.138. A hybrid
seedling of C.cuspidata x C.fraterna raised by Dr Hilsman, Georgia, USA. A small, white
single of compact growth. Chinese synonym: ‘Yinhe’.
Mill Ende.
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.154. Orthographic error for Mile-Endi.
Millarenga. (C.japonica), La Camelia .....Diputación Provincial de Pontevedra, 2004, p.151, Register
No.119. Formal double, 8-10 cm diameter, pink (RHSCC 54A-58C). About 50 petals,
margins entire except for a few notched central petals. Very long flowering season, early to
late. Leaf dark green, glossy, 10 cm x 5.5 cm, elliptic, sometimes slightly ovate, flat. Apex
acuminate. Shrubby growth. Originated by Maciñeira Nursery, Galicia, Spain.
Mille Beau. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Orthographic error for ‘Mille Beaux’, synonym for ‘Variabilis’ (Pompone) as ‘Horkan’.
Mille Beaux.
Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12. Synonym for
‘Variabilis’ (Pompone) as ‘Horkan’.
Miller.
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Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for ‘Milleri’, synonym for Rawesiana.
Milleri.
Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, pp.89, 100. Synonym for Rawesiana.
Millerii. Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclatore Camelliae... Orthographic error for ‘Milleri’, synonym
for Rawesiana.
Millinetti. (C.japonica), Magazine of Horticulture, 1829. No description. Orthographic error ‘Milinetti’.
Originated in USA. (Believed extinct.)
Millisa Martini.
Tammia Nursery, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal. vol.17, No.2, p.26.
Orthographic error for ‘Melissa Martini’, synonym for Angel’s Blush.
Milo Powell. Mount Congreve Wholesale Nursery Price List, 1993-1994, p.47. Orthographic error
for Milo Rowell.
Milo Rowell. (C.reticulata x C.japonica), Dekker, 1968, SCCS, The Camellia Review, vol.30, No.1, p.3:
Deep, rich pink. Very large, semi-double with irregular petals to loose, peony form. Vigorous,
compact growth. Mid-season blooming. A cross of C.reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’,
(Dataohong) x C.japonica Tiffany; originated in the USA by Howard Asper, Escondido,
California. See colour photo, front cover SCCS, 1968, The Camellia Review, vol.30, No.2.
Sport: Milo Rowell Variegated.
Milo Rowell Variegated. (C.reticulata x C.japonica), Gentry, 1971, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.26,
No.4 as ‘Milo Rowell V.’. A virus variegated form of Milo Rowell - Deep, rich pink,
Milshoka. RHS, 1994. Rhododendrons with Camellias and Magnolias, p.71. Orthographic error
for for Muskoka.
Milton Brown. (C.reticulata), ACS., 1989, The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.3, p.9, Reg. No.2150: Very
large size, brownish red, semi-double C.reticulata chance seedling. Blooms mid-season to
late. Originated by David L Feathers, Lafayette, California, USA. American Camellia
Yearbook, 1989, p.125, colour photo, 3p.135: The 3 year old seedling first bloomed 1978.
Average flower size, 14.5 cm across. Plant growth is average and rapid with dark green leaves
measuring 8 cm x 6 cm. Orthographic variant: ‘Milton H. Brown’.
Milton H. Brown. SCCS., 1990, Camellia Nomenclature, p.130. Orthographic variant for Milton
Brown.
Milton Late Red.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1946, p.116. Synonym for Paeoniiflora.
Miltoni. (C.japonica), Anonymous, 1837, The Floricultural Cabinet, vol.5, p.268: Double red with white
stripe. Originated in England. Orthographic variant: ‘Miltonia’.
Miltonia. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.158. Orthographic variant for Miltoni.
Mima Bridges. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1858, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.7. No
description. Van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:19: Spirally imbricated, bright pink at the
circumference, fading towards the centre, centre whitish. Originated in Italy by Bouturlin,
Florence. Orthographic errors: ‘Mina Bridges’, ‘Mima Briges’.
Mima Briges.
Bridges.
Tassi, 1855, I Giardini, giornal d’horticulture. Orthographic error for Mima
Mima Mac Variegated. Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1965-1966 as ‘Mima Mac Var’. Orthographic
error for ‘Mima Mae Variegated’, Synonym for Mathotiana Supreme Variegated.
Mima Mae.
Ashby, 1958, American Camellia Yearbook, p.87. Synonym for Mathotiana
Supreme.
Mima Mae Variegated. Gentry, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1 as ‘Mima Mae
V.’. Synonym for Mathotiana Supreme Variegated.
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Mimi. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1948, p.168: McCaskill Garden’s Seedling No.167.
Complete double, fully imbricated white flower with occasional, pink lines. Blooms mid-season to late. Flower is 7-8 cm across. Growth is upright, compact and vigorous with dark green
leaves, 8 cm x 3.7 cm, elliptic, apex acute, margins serrate. First flowered 1944. Parentage
unknown. Originated in USA.
Mimicans Rosea. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert Catalogue, 1845. p.9. No description; Ibid, 1847,
Catalogue No.101, p.11: Form and colour of ‘Roulini’ (Elegans) but smaller flowers and
variegated white. 1848 Catalogue, p.10: Globular, lilac pink, variegated white. Form and
colour of ‘Roulini’ plus small splashes of white. Resembles an improved Pulcherrima
Striata.
Mimisaka. (Place Name). (C.x williamsii). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.253 with colour
photo; English translation p.178. Small to medium, peach red, tubular to trumpet shaped
single, cylindrical stamen column. Flowers early to mid-season. Leaves narrowly elliptic,
medium size, somewhat flat. Upright growth. A natural seedling of Tulip Time. Originated
by Nobuo Sasai in 1985, released in 1997.
Mimosa. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.421; Chinese synonym
for the New Zealand C.x williamsii Mimosa Jury.
Mimosa Jury. (C.x williamsii). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1994, Issue No.118, vol.XVIII, No.5,
p.31, Reg. No.342: Originated by M.C. Jury, North Taranaki, New Zealand. A C.saluenensis
x K. Sawada seedling. Soft pink (RHS.CC.62D-B), formal double, 9 cm across x 3 cm deep
with 70-80 petals. Early to late season flowering, shattering on maturity. Plant is of upright,
medium growth. Leaves dark green, 7 cm long x 3.5 cm wide. Chinese synonym ‘Mainuosa’,
later changed to ‘Mimosa’.
Mimsa Egeria.
Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Orthographic error for Ninfa Egeria.
Mimsie. (C.sasanqua), ACRS., 1976, Camellia News, No.62, p.21, Reg. No.177: Originated by E.G.
Waterhouse, Gordon, N.S.W., Australia. A chance seedling that first flowered 1970. The plant
has an upright, dense, vigorous growth habit. The single to semi-double flower is slatey pink,
8.9-10.2 cm across. Blooms early to mid-season. The deep green leaves are 5 cm x 2.5 cm.
Mimuroyama. (Mount Mimuro), (C.japonica), Itô Jukyû, 1739, Honzô Hanamaki’e, vol.15: White,
streaked rose-pink; cylindrical stamen cluster. Large double. Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859,
Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Persimmon red in 3-4 tiers of. petals, with red splashes and
stamens in divided clusters. Misreading of the name: ‘Sanpôzan’. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Mimuroyama. (Mount Mimuro), (C.sasanqua), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue, as
‘MimuroYama. No description. Satomi, 1958, Nomenclature List of Sasanqua of Japan, p.12:
Deep pink. Large, semi-double with long petals. Originated in Japan.
Min Pin. (C.sasanqua), ACRS., 1980, Camellia News, No.74, p.24, Reg. No.228: Originated by Alice
Spragg, Sutherland, N.SW., Australia. A chance seedling that first flowered 1970. The plant
has a dense, upright growth habit with small, dark green leaves. The deep red, 3.4 cm
anemone flowers have some white petaloids.
Mina Bolzesi. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1862. No description. Originated in
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Mina Bridges.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1860-1861, p.13. Orthographic error for Mima Bridges.
Mina Ladiner.
SCCS., 1946, Camellias, p.16. Orthographic error for Mena Ladnier.
Mina Ladinier.
McIlhenny Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.9. Orthographic error for Mena Ladnier.
Mina Ladnier. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.22. Orthographic error for
Mena Ladnier.
Mina Mar. Laurel Lakes Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Orthographic error for ‘Mima Mae’, synonym
for Mathotiana Supreme.
Mina Schmitz. (C.japonica), Luzzatti Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di
Camelie, p.46: The first row of petals is white, a tufted centre formed of elevated petals with
no stamens, noticeably straw yellow. Originated in Italy.
Minagawa.
Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.178. Synonym for
Shishigashira.
Minakami. (Personal Name), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.224, p.113
illustration, p.157 description: Leaves, small, thin, broadly elliptic, acuminate, manifestly
serrate, 8.5-11 cm long x 3.5-5 cm wide, petioles hairy, 8 mm long. Flowers double or tend to
be anemone form, red (Claret rose 021 /1). Petals, 10-18, the largest 4.5 cm x 4.2 cm wide,
cleft. Stamens in a single compact tube or several fascicles with small, fan-shaped petaloids,
up to 81, intermingled with large, erect, inner petals up to 8. Filaments light cadmium yellow,
rosy to base. Mid-season flowering. Originated by Mr Minakami, Yatsuo-machi, Toyama
Prefecture, Japan.
Minamikaze.
Different reading for Nanpû.
Minamoto. (Ancient Japanese Clan Name), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.313; Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #196: Blooms very early. Carmine spotted with
white. Small, campanulate single with small, compact, centre of interspersed stamens and
petaloids. (Satomi, 1958). Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Minamoto. (Ancient Japanese Clan Name), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.76: Large sized, very deep, dark red with white spots, double with 6-7 rows of petals.
Listed by Shirai-Bunko, 1812, Tsubaki Natosechô and Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, as a
synonym for Ryûjin and (or) Saifu-tobi’iri. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Minase. (Place Name), (C.japonica), Okumura, [before 1810], Chinka Hin’i. No description. Originated
Minata.
Mount Congreve Gardens Supplementary List, Jan.1970. Orthographic error for Mihata.
Minato-nishiki. (Brocade of the Harbour), (C.sasanqua), Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.45.
ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.34: Small size, red, single. Blooms early
to midseason. Originated in the Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan,
1998, p.315 with colour photo; English translation p.222. Leaves narrowly elliptic, margins
bordered in greenish yellow. Spreading, weak growth. Preserved at Funaki’en Nursery.
Minato-no-akebono. (Harbor at Dawn), (C.hybrid), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.120,
colour photo and description: Very small size, light red with touch of mauve, fading towards
white at the centre, single opening almost flat with 6 ovate, emarginate petals and a short stamen cluster, with white filaments and bronze anthers. Fragrant; flowers profusely. Leaves
deep green, elliptic, margins serrate. Blooms early to mid-season. A seedling of C.lutchuensis
x C.japonica Kantô-tsukimiguruma. Originated in Yokohama City, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.251 with colour photo; English translation p.176. Parentage stated
to be C.lutchuensis x Kantô-hanimiguruma. Originated and released by Masaomi Murata in
1981. Chinese synonym ‘Gangzhishu’.
Minato-no-asa. (Harbour in the morning), (C.japonica), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar
List, p.15: Small size, red, tubular to campanulate, single. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves
variegated. Originated in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
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Minato-no-hana. (Harbor of Flowers), (C.hybrid), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.303,
colour photo and description: Very small size, pale pink, wide campanulate, semi-double of 910 rounded, reflexed petals in two rows with a small, spreading, gold stamen centre. Fragrant,
floriferous. Late blooming. Leaves narrow-elliptic, mid-green, apices tapering acuminate,
margins serrate. Flowers terminal and axillary. A seedling of C.rosiflora. Originated in
Yokohama Prefecture, Japan by Masaomi Murata.
Minato-no-haru. (Harbour in Spring), (C.hybrid), JCS., 1987, Japan Camellia, No.24, p.13, colour
photo: Originated by Masaomi Murata, Kanagawa, Japan from a cross between C.japonica
Konwabisuke x C.lutchuensis. Deep peach pink, single, cylindrical to campanulate form of
blossom of very small size. Fragrant. Flowers mid-season to late. Very floriferous. Plant habit
pendulous. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.120. colour photo. Originated in
Yokohama Prefecture, Japan.
Minato-no-sakura. (Harbor of Cherries), (C.hybrid), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989. Nihon no Chinka, p.85,
colour photo and description: Very small size, pale pink, single with 3 inner petals, large and
rounded, and 3 small outer petals. Central stamen cluster, white filaments, pale yellow
anthers. Floriferous and fragrant. Leaves small, mid-green, ovate, apices acuminate. Blooms
mid-season to late. A seedling of C.japonica Kantô-tsukimiguruma x C.lutchuensis.
Originated in Yokohama Prefecture, Japan by Masaomi Murata. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua
Meikan, 1998, p.251 with colour photo; English translation p.176. Parentage stated to be
Kantô-hanamiguruma and C.lutchuensis.
Mina-usugoromo. (All Pale Robe), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #59: Yashiro, 1841,
Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306: Medium large, double, pale yellow flower with white spots,
Sometimes the margin of the corolla is daubed with white. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Mine-arashi. Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, p.144. Same characters as
Mine-no-arashi.
Mine-is-sure. (C.japonica), Sawada, 1954, American Camellia Yearbook, p.162: Study on Camellia Fruit
and Seed. Seed pod, globular, 3.8 cm. across. Smooth, rusty green. Seed, whole, half, quarter,
brownish black. Originated in USA.
Mine-no-arashi. (Storm over the Peak), (C.japonica), Itô, Jukyû, 1739, Honzô Hanamaki’e, vol.15;
Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki as ‘Mine-arashi’: Large, anemone to
peony form, pale ground, red streaks. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Different reading: ‘Mine-arashi’.
Mine-no-kumo. (Cloudy Peak), (C.japonica), Miyazawa, 1954, Kanshô Jumoku: Semi-double, large
peony type. White. Originated in Japan.
Mine-no-matsu. (Pine on the Ridge), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô. Red,
double, large cup-shape. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.80.
Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct).
Mine-no-sakae.
sakae.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.5. Orthographic error for Shôwa-no-
Mine-no-shirayuki. (Peak of White Snow), (C.japonica), Sakuden, 1630, Hyakuchin-shû: Medium sized,
single with 5 petals; two of the petals are red with white freckles and the other three petals are
pure red. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Mine-no-yuki.
mine.
Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.49. Synonym for the C.hiemalis Fuji-no-
Mine-no-yuki. (Snow on the Ridge), (C.sasanqua), Ashizawa, Yagorô, 1898, Chabaika Taishû; Yokohama Gardener’s Association, 1891, Descriptive Catalogue, p.9 as ‘Minenoyuki’: Early,
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snow-white, double, profuse bloomer, often giving 100-150 buds on one plant. Flower 5-7.5
cm across. Variable, ranging from semi-double to irregular double, pure white, 7-8 cm. across
x 3.7 cm deep. Petals are thin with a tendency to a square shape, 3.8 cm wide with two
distinct lobes at apex, crinkled and folded. Some yellow filaments with orange anthers
intermixed with petaloids. Buds round with a pinkish tip. Leaves, dull, dark green, sometimes
variegated, 4 cm x 2.5 cm, slightly serrate, apices blunt acute. Habit is willowy, spreading,
medium vigorous and blooms heavily. Originated in Japan. Synonyms: ‘White Doves’, ‘Snow
on the Mountain’, ‘Snow on the Peak’, ‘Snow’. Different readings: ‘Minenoyuki’, ‘Mine No
Yuki’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mino-no-yuki’, ‘Mine-no-fuki’, ‘Mine-o-yuki’, ‘Mini-no-yuki’,
‘Minnenoyuki’. Sport: White Doves Benten. Note: Mine-no-yuki and Fuji-no-mine are
sometimes listed as synonyms, however they are separate and distinct cultivars. Received an
RHS., “Award of Merit” in 1964. For black and white photo see p.309, Hertrich, 1955,
Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II. There is also a Higo and a C.rusticana and some
extinct ancient varieties of the same name.
Mine-no-yuki. (Snow of the Ridge), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô: White,
double, medium size. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.79. Kasuya
Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Snow white double with 3-4 tiers of petals;
stamens shaped like a bamboo whisk. See: JCS., 1969, Tsubaki, No.7, p.31. Originated in
Mine-no-yuki. (Snow on the Ridge), (C.japonica), Nakayama, 1847, Senka’ôden: Pure white, single;
similar to Hatsu-arashi but larger than it. Synonym: ‘Minejiro’. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu,
1963, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.4, p.80. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Mine-no-yuki. (Snow of the Ridge), (Higo), Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyôkan: Pink with some light pink
stripes, margined white. Large. Hiratsuka, 1964, Higo Camellia, p.14: Deep crimson spots on
light pink, 10 cm across, 7-9 petals, 150 light yellow stamens in a ring. Mid-season blooming.
See colour photo, Adachi, 1960, Camellia. Its Appreciation and Artistic Arrangement, p.63.
Synonym: ‘Alpine Snow’.
Mine-no-yuki. (Snow of the Ridge), (C.rusticana), Ishii, Yûgi, 1932, Genshoku Engei Shokubutsu Zufu,
vol.4: Medium sized, white peony with fascicles of stamens intermixed with the centre petals.
Leaves, glossy mid-green, broad-ovate, apex blunt acuminate, margins shallowly, coarsely
serrate. For colour photos: Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars of Japan, pl.69. Encyclopedia
of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.250. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.146.
Similar to Hakubotan, Yukibotan.
Mine-o-yuki. Blackwell Nursery Catalogue, 1954-1955, p.15. Corruption of the Japanese name
Mine-no-yuki.
Mine-o-Tuke. (C.sasanqua), Haskins Bros. Nursery Catalogue, 1959, p.3: Deep fuchsia pink, single.
Scented. Received an RHS., “Award of Merit”, 1974. A corruption of an unknown Japanese
name.
Minerva. (C.japonica), Thibauld, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.12. No description. Verschaffelt
Catalogue, 1844-1845, p.27. No description. Louis Leroy, 1863, p.124: Imbricated pink.
Minerva. (C.japonica), The Garden, 1911, p.249: Small single, deep rose. Hume, 1931, Camellias and
Azaleas, 1st ed., p.33: Single, clear pink with golden stamens. Synonym: ‘Minerva (1).
Originated in England by Paul.
Minerva (1).
Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Synonym for Minerva.
Minerva (2). (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. No description. SCCS, 1950, The
Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.50 as ‘Minerva II: Pink. Large, formal double.
Originated in USA by Orton.
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Minerva (3). (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Pink. Irregular double.
Mid- season. SCCS, 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.65 as ‘Minerva
III’: Light shell pink with purplish tinge. Medium, loose peony form. Mid-season blooming.
Originated in USA.
Minerva Medica. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete p.13: Flower,
large, imbricated in a cup shape, petals all emarginate, numerous, colour vivid coral pink,
tinted with purple, sometimes the central petals are striped almost white. Originated by
Belardi, Rome, Italy. Orthographic variant: ‘Minerva Medicea’.
Minerva Medicea.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881. Orthographic variant for Minerva Medica.
Minerva Pozzeri. (C.japonica), Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono,
1867-1868. Originated in Italy. No description. (Believed extinct.) Orthographic error
‘Minerva Pozzesi’.
Minerva Pozzesi.
William Bull Nursery Retail Catalogue, 1869, p.74. No description.
Orthographic error for Minerva Pozzeri.
Minervia. Thibault.
Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.12. Orthographic error for Minerva.
Mineyama. (Place Name). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.251 with colour
photo; English translation p.177. Pale pink, some petals partly red, tubular to trumpet shaped
single, medium size, cylindrical stamen column. Flowers mid-season. Leaves elliptic, medium
size, curved outward. Upright growth. A cultivar at a private family in Mineyama, Takamatsu
City. Considered to be a cross between Gondô-shibori and Mineyama-shibori. Discovered
and named by Saneichi Koyama in 1997. From Kagawa Prefecture.
Mineyama-shibori. (Mineyama’s White). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.251
with colour photo; English translation p.177. Small, changing to white, tubular single, slender
and thick petals, cylindrical stamen column. Flowers early to mid-season. Leaves ovate,
medium size, somewhat curved outward. Upright, vigorous growth. An old tree of this
cultivar is growing at a private family in Mineyama. Named and released by Tetsurô Imayuki
in 1997. From Kagawa Prefecture.
Ming Brocade. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.178. Synonym for Taiminnishiki.
Ming Temple. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1974, p.172, Reg. No.1270: An 8 year old
seedling of C.reticulata Damanao that first bloomed 1968. Originated by David L. Feathers,
Lafayette, California, USA. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid with dark green leaves,
13 cm x 7 cm. The peony form, Daikagura type, bloom is deep, silvery pink, 13-15 cm
across x 10 cm deep with 20-15 petals, yellow anthers and white filaments, petals creped.
Blooms mid- season. See colour photo, front cover SCCS, 1973, The Camellia Review,
vol.35, No. 1.
Mingetsu. (Sleeping Moon), (C.hiemalis), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.29: Small
size, pink, single with incurved petals. Seedling of C.hiemalis ‘Showa-no-sakae Variegated’.
Blooms early. Originated in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua
Meikan, 1998, p.256 with colour photo; English translation p.180. Palest pink, large, fragrant.
Stated to be a cross between ‘Shibori-shôwa-no-homare’ and ‘Dr Ackerman’. Named and
released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1980.
Minghaixie.
Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.417 Chinese
synonym for the Japan C.sasanqua Narumigata.
Mingji Luoge.
synonym for the Australia C.japonica Courtesan Rouge.
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Minglichi. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.417; Chinese synonym
for the Japan C.japonica Shigi-tatsusawa, as ‘Shigi-tatsugawa’.
Mingshiwan. Gao, Jiyin, 1998, The World's Best Camellia Cultivars, p.13. Chinese synonym for
the Japan C.japonica Akashigata.
Mingtian.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Tomorrow.
Mingtian Dedai Zhixiao. Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.71,
No.252. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Tomorrow’s Tropic Dawn.
Mingtian Wanghou.
Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.14.
Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Queen of Tomorrow.
Mingtian Zhile. Shao, Taichong, 1992, The Observations from the Camellia World, p.14. Chinese
synonym for the USA C.japonica Tomorrow’s Delight.
Mingtian Zhixiao.
Chinese synonym for USA C.japonica Tomorrow’s Dawn.
Mingzhu. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.417; Chinese synonym
for the USA C.reticulata hybrid Pearl Terry.
Mini Alba. (C.japonica). American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, p.103, Reg. No.1758: A miniature white
peony form C.japonica chance seedIng of Imura that blooms mid-season to late. Originated
by T.E. Lundy, Pensacola, Florida, USA. The 8 year old seedling first bloomed 1978. Flower
size is 5-6 cm across x 5 cm deep with 18-20 petals, 14-18 petaloids, yellow stamens. Plant
growth is upright, dense and medium in rate with dark green leaves, 6 cm x 5 cm. Note: This
name is illegal according to the Horticultural Code as containing latin after 1958.
Mini Faces. (C.japonica), SCCS Camellia Nomenclature 2009, p.89; Miniature, semi-double, white with
rose and carmine stripes and specks. Average, spreading growth. Flowers mid-season.
Originated in 1997 by Doug Mayfield, Baton Rouge, La., USA.
Mini Faces Blush. (C.japonica), SCCS Camellia Nomenclature 2009, p.89; A blush pink sport of Mini
Faces. Other details the same. Originated by Art Landry, Baton Rouge, La., USA in 1999.
Mini Mint. (C.x williamsii), Smart, James, 1977, RHS., The Rhododendrons with Magnolias and
Camellias, p.77: White, heavily striped pink. Small, formal double with high bud centre.
Slow, bushy growth. Mid-season blooming. A seedling of Donation raised by David L.
Feathers, Lafayette, California, USA. Orthographic variant: ‘Minimint’. Orthographic error
‘Mini Mist’.
Mini Mist. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.303 with colour photo.
Orthographic error for Mini Mint.
Mini Pep. (C.japonica), Vi Stone, 1980, SCCS., The Camellia Review, vol.42, No.2, p.23: White, rose
form double flower, with small, carmine streaks and also solid red blooms. Originated in USA
by Tom Eagleson. ACS., 1989. The Camellia Journal, Vol.44, No.3, p.9, Reg. No.2136:
Miniature. Colour varies from solid rose~pink to off-white with rose streaks to white blooms
with red spots, formal double, C.japonica chance seedling. American Camellia Yearbook,
1989, p.126, colour photo, [p.135]: Average flower size is 3.8 cm across. Plant growth is
upright, spreading and very slow. Leaves are mottled yellow and very light green below,
measuring 6 cm x 3.2 cm. Orthographic errors: ‘Mini Pop’, ‘Mini Putt’.
Mini Pink. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1972, p.133, Reg. No.1170: A 12 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1963 and was first called by the invalid name of ‘Pinkie’.
Originated in USA by D.C. Strother, Massee Lane, Georgia. Plant habit is upright and rapid
with dark green leaves measuring 7.5 cm long x 3.8 cm wide. The light pink bloom has
yellow anthers and white filaments with 10-12 petals and measures 4 cm across x 2 cm deep.
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Blooms early mid-season. See colour photo, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1988, vol.XV,
No.7, p.19.
Mini Pop. Cannon, 1979, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.34, No.4. Orthographic error for Mini
Pep.
Mini Putt. Gentry, 1973, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.28, No.4. Orthographic error for Mini
Pep.
Miniata. (C.japonica), Costa, 1846, Catalogue de la collection de Camellias présentée à sa majesté
L’Imperatrice de toutes les Russies et Reine de Pologne, p.6. No description. Paxton’s
Botanical Magazine, vol.14, Aug. 1848; van Houtte’s Flore des Serres.---vol.3, Oct.1847;
Harrison’s Floricultural Cabinet, Nov.1847 and Verschaffelt, 1848, Nouvelle Iconographie,
Book II, pl.IV all published descriptions and illustration: This variety adds to the family of the
camellia with its perfect regularity and the double colour of the flowers. It was raised in
England by the firm of Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. Paxton stated that it was raised from seed
of Myrtifolia pollinated by Incarnata which produced some imperfect blooms with stamens.
The flower shape is similar to Myrtifolia and it has some of the blush of Incarnata in the
centre. In the early season the flower colour is crimson but later in the spring it has 3 or 4
rows of blush white with crimson again in the centre. Synonyms: ‘Miniata de Low’, ‘Miniata
Low’s’, ‘Miniata di Low’s’. Note: In William Paul’s lecture “The Camellia and its Culture”
printed in the Journal of Horticultural and Cottage Gardening, Jan. 23, 1871, pp.114-118, he
states that Mr. Fielder informed him that he had raised Miniata from the cross of C.sasanqua
x Lepida. However the origin of Miniata as it is known today is more likely as described in
Paxton’s Botanical Magazine.
Miniata de Low.
Burdin Catalogue, 1856-1857. Synonym for Miniata.
Miniata de Low Striata. Lichtenthal, 1852, Manuale botanico enciclopedico popolare. Synonym
for Miniata Striata.
Miniata di Low’s.
Miniata Low’s.
Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.28. Synonym for Miniata.
Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie. Synonym for Miniata.
Miniata Striata. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1842, p.9. No description. van
Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1944, 12:aaa: Satiny, delicate pink, a white band separates each petal
into two equal parts. Regularly imbricated with a white heart faintly tinged with pink.
Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book IV, pl.II. Orthographic errors: ‘Miniana
Striata’, ‘Miniata Stricta’, ‘Miniate Striata’. Originated by H. Low, London, England.
Synonym: ‘Alba Rosea Virginalis’.
Miniata Stricta. Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.103. Orthographic error for Miniata
Striata.
Miniata Superba. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1854, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book I, pl.II: This
camellia’s violet carmine colouring may be observed in various degrees in Arciduchessa
Augusta, Robertsonii and Squamosa. It was obtained from seed in Tuscany, Italy. The
colouring and shape of the blossoms are like that of certain roses, but the compact, imbricated
arrangement of the petals, outspread in the exterior rows, erect in the centre, are adorned with
white fascia. Synonyms: ‘Miniata Violacea’, ‘Miniata Violacea’, ‘Miniata Violacea Superba
Nova’, ‘Superba Nova’.
Miniata Violacea. Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1854-1855, Catalogue, p.20. von Biedenfeld, 1856,
Practische Grundlehren der Cultur von Camellien, p.47. Orthographic errors: ‘Minuata
Violacea’, ‘Miniata Violacae’. Synonym for Miniata Superba.
Miniata Violacea Superba Nova.
Charles Vuylsteke, 1876-1877, Price List, p.20 as ‘Miniata
Violaci Superba Nova’. Synonym for Miniata Superba.
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Miniata Violacae. Vervaene, J, Catalogue, No.11, 1888. Orthographic error for ‘Miniata Violacea’,
synonym for Miniata Superba.
Miniate Striata. Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for Miniata
Striata.
Miniatura Portuensis. (C.japonica), Louriero Catalogue, No.1, 1865, p.31 & No.9, 1872-1873, p.45:
Vivid cherry, formal double. Originated in Portugal.
Miniature. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.IV: A charming
miniature of flawless, floral form... relatively small size of the blossoms, a vivid crimson
colouring with broad single or double white stripes. It was obtained from seed in Ghent,
Belgium.
Miniature Elegans. Cannon, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1, back cover.
Orthographic error for Elegans Miniata.
Miniflora. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.163, Reg. No.1918: A small, delicate,
pink, two tone semi-double chance C.japonica seedling of ‘Magnoliiflora’ (Hagoromo) that
blooms mid-season to late. Originated by David L. Feathers, Lafayette, California, USA. The
8 year old seedling first bloomed 1980. Flower size 7 cm across x 5 cm deep with 11-12
petals, yellow anthers, white filaments. Plant growth is spreading and dense with light green
leaves, 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm.
Minima. (C.japonica), Anonymous. 1830, Annales de la Société d’Horticulture de Paris, 7:280-281:
Raised from seed sown in 1821 by M. Noisette of Paris and named by him. No description.
(Believed extinct.)
Minima. (C.japonica), Jardim Portuense, 1844, April, No.7, p.108; Semi-double, dark scarlet, in the
shape of a small star, streaked white in the centre. Obtained by Mr. A.F. Pinto Basto Jr.
Originated in Porto, Portugal.
Minimint.
SCCS., 1984, Camellia Nomenclature, p.141. Orthographic variant for Mini Mint.
Minina. (C.sasanqua), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. No description. SCCS., 1947, The
Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Light pink. Large single. Developed from seed
imported from Japan by Coolidge Gardens, Pasadena, California. See black & white photo,
p.311, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III.
Mini-no-yuki. De Vos, 1959, List of Camellias at the National Arboretum. Orthographic error for
Mine-no-yuki.
Minister of Flame.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Hanadaijin.
Minister of Flower.
Hanadaijin.
Yashiroda, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.20. Synonym for
Minna Helms. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1956, p.63, Reg. No.277: A 10 year old
chance seedling, originated by C.G. Carter, Julington Nurseries Inc., Jacksonville, Florida,
USA, that first flowered 1952. Plant growth is upright and rapid with long, oval, mid-green
leaves, large serrations. The flowers, varying from 11-15 cm across, are incomplete double to
loose, peony form, with crisp petals, incurved and wavy and an occasional petaloid. The
brilliant, rose coloured flowers appear mid-season. Sport: Minna Helms Variegated.
Minna Helms Variegated. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.7, as ‘Minna Helms
Var.’: A virus variegated form of Minna Helms - Brilliant rose, blotched with white. Originated in USA.
Minna Seidel. T. Humble, 1962, Gardeners’ Chronicle, p.377. Abbreviation for ‘Frau Minna
Seidel’, synonym for Otome.
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Minnenoyuki. Yokohama Gardener’s Association Catalogue, 1891. Different reading for Mineno-yuki.
Minnie Beasley Smith. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 1997, p.16, Reg. No.2420. A
large, white, striped and blotched red, peony form chance seedling. Flowers early to midseason. Originated by LaRose Smith, Beaufort, S.C., USA. American Camellia Yearbook,
1997, p.5, colour photo before p.1. The 8-9 year old seedling first flowered in 1993. Average
flower size is 10.8 cm across x 7.5 cm deep, with 12 petals and 5 petaloids. Plant growth is
upright, dense and vigorous with dark green leaves 9 cm long x 4.5 cm wide.
Minnie Bodeker. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.242, Reg. No.789: A 12 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1959. Originated by Miss Minnie Bodeker, Augusta, Georgia, USA. The plant growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, 8 cm long x 5 cm
wide. The semi-double flowers are bright red with yellow anthers and light yellow filaments.
Blooms measure 11 cm across x 5.5 cm deep. Blooms early to mid-season.
Minnie Elizabeth. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Red.
Medium semi-double with small petaloids. Vigorous, open, upright growth. Mid-season to
late blooming. Originated in USA by Mrs W.W. Harman, Birmingham, Alabama. Reg. No.90.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1954.
Minnie Hass.
Sewell & Parks, 1981, American Camellia Yearbook, p.129. No description.
Minnie Maddern Fiske. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Catalogue, 1945-1946, p.12: Very large, rose-pink
throughout; colour very uniform from base to tip of petal; semi-double; outer petals very
broad and round; inner petals irregular and frilled; stamens in 4 or 5 irregular groups. Anthers
golden yellow. Leaves medium green, slender, elliptic, 7.5 cm x 2.5 cm, apex slender and
twisted, base tapered, serrations shallow and fine. A tall, stately grower. See Fendig, 1951,
American Camellia Catalogue, colour plate. Originated in Jungle Gardens, Avery Island,
Louisiana, USA. For black and white photo see p.238, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Minnie Nelson. (C.japonica), Camellia Digest, 1(3),1943, No description. Originated in USA. (Believed
extinct.)
Minnie Pearl. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Red. Medium
semidouble to peony form. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA.
Minnie Ruth. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.216, Reg. No.1430: A medium to
large, medium rose-pink, formal double. A 7 year old seedling of Marie Bracey that first
bloomed 1973. Originated by Paul Gilley, Grandridge, Florida, USA. Flower has 60 petals,
9-11 cm across x 5 cm deep. Blooms early to late. Plant growth is upright, dense and medium
with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Minnie Strother. (C.japonica), Dodd, 1968, Adventure in Camellia Seedlings p.11, colour photo: Star
shaped, formal double; faint blush with colour deepening to faint pink at petal edges. A
seedling of Minnie Maddern Fiske, originated by Richard Dodd, Marshallville, Georgia,
USA.
Minnie Turner. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.68:
Rose-pink. Large, semi-double. Vigorous, pendulous growth. Blooms early to mid-season.
Originated in USA by Weisner.
Minnie Warren. (C.japonica), Sheather’s Nursery advert. Fullers, Sydney Handbook for 1877: Salmon
rose, striped white, formal double. Originated in Australia. (Believed extinct.)
Minnie White. (C.japonica), Camellia Grove Nursery Catalogue, 1944: White, formal double with pink
spots. Originated in Australia.
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Minô. (A Mountain near Kurume) (C.japonica), Kurume Camellia, 1997, English translation, p.8;
Medium size, white semi-double. A chance seedling of Hatsu-arashi. Flowers early season.
Originated by T. Kunitake, named by M. Noto.
Mino-arashi. (obscure), (C.japonica), Anonymous, ca.1874, Tsubaki Hyakuro no Zu, vol.3, 3-17: A red
single with white streaking. The flower has three large petals, obscuring 2 or 3 smaller ones.
Mino-bokuhan. (‘Bokuhan’ from Mino). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.252
with colour photo; English translation p.177. Small, deep vermilion with contrasting
petaloids, anemone form. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, plicate.
Upright, vigorous growth. The original tree is growing with a family in Kaizu Town. Named
and released by Minoru Satô in 1970. From Aichi Prefecture.
Minobotan. (Beautiful Dark Peony), (C.hiemalis), Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5,
p.71: Flower sorber red, formal double. Plant habit upright. Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki,
No.26, p.49: Medium to large size, crimson double. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated
in the precinct of the Nangû Shrine, Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. See Satô, 1975,
Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.115.
Mino da Fiesole. (C.japonica), R. Società Toscana di Orticultura Bollettino, 6:297-300: Flower, large,
imbricated; colour, clear amaranth rose; petals lanceolate and spiralled. Originated in Italy by
Franchetti, Florence from seed of Paeoniiflora.
Minôhaku. (Minô White), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.19, colour photo
and description: Medium size, white, cup-shaped single, with 5 rounded, overlapping petals
and a central stamen cylinder with white filaments, joined for the lower half, and yellow
anthers. Blooms early to mid-season. Leaves dark green, elliptic, apices long tapering acuminate, margins serrulate. Originated in Kurume, Fuku’oka Prefecture, Japan. “Minô” is the
name of a mountain in Fuku’oka Prefecture.
Minoji. (Mino’s Path), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.79, colour photo
and description: Small to medium size, pale pink, cup-shaped single with 5-6 broad, rounded,
overlapping petals and a central stamen column with white filaments, joined for the lower
third, and yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves dark green, elliptic to
broad-elliptic, apices long acuminate, margins coarsely serrate. Originated in the Gifu
Prefecture, Japan. “Mino” is an old place name for the Chûbu area. Named by Minoru Satô in
1984, released by Gifu Camellia Club.
Minô-no-haru. (C.japonica) Oita Agricultural Park, Japan, Camellia List May 2011 – Gardens of
Excellence Application. No details.
Minô-no-hikari. (Minô’s Brilliance), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.184,
colour photo and description: Medium size, deep red, campanulate single with 6 round,
overlapping petals and a central stamen column with pinkish filaments, joined for the lower
half, and yellow anthers. Blooms early to mid-season. Leaves bright green, broad-lanceolate
to broad-elliptic, apices acuminate, margins shallowly serrate. Originated in Kurume,
Fuku’oka Prefecture, Japan.
Mino-no-homare. (Pride of Mino). (C.vernalis). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.315 with
colour photo; English translation p.222. Small, peach red single, cupped round, smooth petals,
cylindrical stamen cluster. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, small, flat. Upright,
vigorous growth. The original tree, growing in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, has a trunk 60 cm in
circumference. It is considered to be a hybrid between a japonica and a sasanqua. Orthogaphic
error ‘Miho-no-homare’.
Mino-no-miyabi. (Mino’s Elegance), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989. Nihon no Chinka, p.73,
colour photo and description: Small size, pale pink, single with 6 petals, inner pointed, and a
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pinched, central stamen cylinder with yellow anthers. Late blooming. Leaves mid-green,
broad-lanceolate, apices acuminate, margins serrulate. Originated in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
“Mino” is an ancient name for Gifu Prefecture. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998,
p.252 with colour photo; English translation p.177. The original old tree grows on the right
bank of the Kiso River, Hajima District. Named by Nagaharu Niwa in 1987, released by Gifu
Camellia Club.
Mino-no-sasanaki. (Sounds of Bamboo Leaves in Mino). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua
Meikan, 1998, p.252 with colour photo; English translation p.177. Small red, tubular single,
round petals. Flowers early to mid-season. Leaves broadly elliptic, medium size. Upright,
vigorous growth. A wild japonica, history unknown. Named by Nagaharu Niwa in 1989,
released by Gifu Camellia Club. From Aichi Prefecture.
Mino-no-yuki.
Hume, 1931, Azaleas and Camellias, p.3. Orthographic error for Mine-no-yuki.
Minor League. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1976, Camellia Nomenclature, p.108: Rose-pink. Miniature, full
peony flower. Medium, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated by B.F. Seale, Sr.,
Birmingham, Alabama, USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1975, p.239, Reg. No. 1373: A
15 year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1972. Formal double to Debutante style
bloom, rosy pink with 67 petals, 5.5 cm across x 3.2 cm deep.
Minoshima. (Beautiful Island), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Ichijima, 1906, Kokon Yôrankô, reprint
from vol.310, “Grasses and Trees”, p.362, illustration. No description. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Minosse. (C.japonica), Scarlatti Catalogue, 1888: Large, cup-shaped flower; colour deep violet, with
some small and lighter coloured petals in the centre, resembling a velvet rose. Originated in
Italy by Santarelli, Florence.
Mino-tsubaki. (Mino’s Camellia), (C.japonica), Hino, Sukekatsu, 1637, Sukekatsukyôki: Red splashed
white. Large, full double. Synonyms: ‘Akasaka-futae’, ‘Akasaka’, ‘Asane-no-toko’ in 1630,
Sakuden Hakuchishû. (Believed extinct.) Originated in Japan.
Minotuke. Gardeners’ Chronicle, Oct. 1974, p.561. “Award of Merit”, from RHS. Orthographic
error for Mine-o-Tuke.
Mi-no-wa. (Ring of Beauty). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.252 with colour
photo; English translation p.177. Small, pale pink, sake cup-shaped single, round petals.
Flowers early to mid-season. Leaves elliptic, medium size. Upright growth, somewhat weak.
A natural seedling of unknown parentage. Originated and released by Mamoru Naitô in 1997.
From Aichi Prefecture.
Minsi. Gao, Jiyin, 1998, The World's Best Camellia Cultivars, p.121. Chinese synonym for Ming
Temple.
Minsure. (C.japonica) Robinson, 1967, American Camellia Yearbook, p.69: Red, anemone form with
some white petals in the centre. Originated in USA by Wheeler’s Central Georgia Nursery,
Georgia.
Minuata Violacea. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Orthographic error for ‘Miniata
Violacea’, synonym for Miniata Superba.
Minuet. (C.japonica), McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellia: White with pink variegation. Originated in USA.
Minuet (Washburn). (C.hiemalis), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.203, Reg. No.497, invalidly as
‘Minuet’: A 3 year old seedling that first bloomed 1959. Originated by Majorie Washburn,
Port Arthur, Texas, USA., from seed of Shishigashira. Growth habit is average with
mid-green leaves, 7.5 cm x 2.5 cm. The light pink, semi-double to peony form flowers are 6
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cm across x 3.8 cm deep with 26-32 petals, up to 28 petaloids and yellow stamens. Flowers
early.
Minuma-no-haru. (Minuma in Springtime), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka,
p.122, description, p.123, colour photo: Large to medium size, soft pink, single opening
almost flat with 6-7 large, broad, overlapping petals with waved and crimped margins and
central stamen cylinder with white filaments, joined for the lower half, and gold anthers.
Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, dark green, apices blunt acute. Originated in Saitama
Prefecture, Japan.
Minuta. (C.japonica), Anonymous, Oct.1834, Revue Horticole, p.508-509. No description. Berlèse,
1837, Monographie, ed.1, pp.98, 129: Flower, 5 cm across, 8 rows, bright, cherry red,
arranged in a perfect rose shape, regular, petals imbricated ... those in the centre, irregular, of
vivid red. Originated in Belgium. Mertens & Fontaine, Collection de cent espèces.....camellia,
1845, pl. 43. Orthographic error: ‘Minutae’.
Minuta Alterna. (C.japonica), Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclatore Camelliae... No description. Originated in
Minuta Red. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p. 158: Semi-double, dark rose-red. Originated in England.
Minute. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.87: Light pink, miniature, formal double.
Compact, upright growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated by Wheeler Bros Nursery, Macon,
Georgia, USA.
Minutae.
Harrison. ed., 1844, The Floricultural Cabinet, p.118. Orthographic error for Minuta.
Minutta. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1840-1841, p.2. No description. Trillon, 1845, Catalogue, p.6:
Pink variegated with white. Originated in Italy.
Mi-odoroki. (Surprising Sight), Chûgai Nursery Catalogue, 1936-1937, p.26. Different reading of
Kenkyô. See: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.1, 1972, p.210, pl.515. Different
reading: ‘Mite-odoroki’.
Miotsukushi. (Serving the Soul), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #215; Yashiro, 1841,
Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306; Kasuya Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: The corolla
is thick and white, variegated with a red splashed pattern. Double, large flowers. Originated in
Mira.
L.L. Liebig, 1839, Verzeichnis von Warmen und Kalten Hauspflanzen…, p.10. Whiting,
1846, Gardeners’ Chronicle, (45):743, 744. Orthographic error for Mirra.
Mira d’Italie.
Mira Vera.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:aaa. Synonym for Mirra.
Cachet Catalogue, 1840-1841, p.3. Synonym for Mirra.
Mirabilis. (C.japonica), Catalogue des plantes la Société d’Horticulture de Belgique, 1842, p.22. No
description. Synonym: ‘Mirabilis Flore Plena’. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Mirabilis Flore Plena. Ridolfi, 1843, Catalogue of Camellias Cultivated at Bibbiani as ‘Mirabilis Fl.
Pl’. Synonym for Mirabilis.
Mirabilis Traversi. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co Catalogue, 1880-1881, p.74. No description.
Miracle Madge. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.73: White with occasional
splotches of pink. Large, anemone form. Originated in USA by Miss P. Kennon, Bogalusa,
Louisiana.
Mirage. (C.x williamsii), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1975, vol.IX, No.1, p.29, Reg. No.105:
C.saluenensis x C.japonica Moshio seedling which first bloomed 1955. Leaves light green, 8
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cm x 4cm. Flowers, semi-double, bright rose-red, yellow anther, white filaments, 11 cm
across. Blooms early to late. Originated in New Zealand by Mr Les Jury.
Miraku. (Beautiful Pleasures). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.256 with
colour photo; English translation p.180. Miniature, purplish red, tubular to trumpet shaped
single, round petals, cylindrical stamen column. Flowers early to mid-season. Leaves elliptic,
somewhat small and flat Upright growth. A cross between ‘Inabayuri’ and Ichiraku.
Originated by Nobuo Sasai in 1984, released in 1997. From Okayama Prefecture.
Miranda. (C.japonica), W. Rollisson & Sons, 1846, Catalogue No.11. No description. Originated in
England. (Believed extinct.)
Miranda. (C.japonica), Australian Botanical and Horticultural Society Report, 1849. No description.
Baptiste & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1861, p.9: White with pink and crimson stripes and
blotches, Quite double, petals well formed and regular, nearly to the centre. Orthographic
error: ‘Mirandia’. A Camden Park seedling, originated by Sir William Macarthur, NSW,
Australia.
Miranda Rosea. Jose Maria Serra, Establecimiento de Horticultura Catalogue, 1855, p.7. Morren
& Vos Catalogue, 1887. Orthographic error for Mirenda Rosea.
Mirandia.
Nairn & Sons Nursery Catalogue, 1906. Orthographic error for Miranda.
Mirlandica. (C.japonica), Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.101, 1847, p.17. No description.
(Believed extinct.)
Mirandy. (C.hiemalis), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.242, Reg. No.744: (SCCS.No.62-9).
Female parent Shishigashira, male parent unknown. Rose-pink with white overtones.
Semi-double with yellow stamens. Diameter 7.5 cm, depth 5 cm. First bloomed 1955. Flowers
early. Originated in USA by McCaskill Gardens, Pasadena, California, USA.
Miren. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Feather’s C.x williamsii Infatuation.
Mirenda. (C.japonica), Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. Scarlet red. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Mirenda Rosea. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844-1845, p.27. No description. 1851, Nouvelle
Iconographie, Book VII, pl.IV: Of Belgium origin, this Camellia has rather large blossoms of
rich rose colour; exterior petals are convex, outspread; the following ones are upright, more
compact at the centre, forming a close, rounded heart. Orthographic error: ‘Miranda Rosea’.
Miriam Harrison. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1, back
cover. No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Miriam Homeyer. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1975, p.239, Reg. No.1375: A 10
year old hybrid of C.reticulata Dataohong x Trewithen Pink, that first bloomed 1971.
Originated by Dr W.R Homeyer, Macon, Geogia, USA. Plant growth is upright, open and
rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 12.5 cm long x 8 cm wide. The semi-double to peony
form bloom, is glowing, lavender pink, RHS Fan Red Group, 54A-B-C with 25-27 petals,
occasional petaloids, yellow anthers and white to pink filaments. Size is 14 cm across x 8 cm
deep. Blooms mid-season. Sport: Miriam Homeyer Variegated.
Miriam Homeyer Variegated. (C.reticulata hybr.), Cannon, 1981, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.36,
No.1 as ‘Miriam Homeyer Var.’. A virus variegated form of Miriam Homeyer - Lavender
pink and white. Originated in USA.
Miriam Stevenson. (C.japonica), Wheeler’s Central Georgia Nurseries Catalogue, 1954-1955, p.5: Our
seedling, 205-50, is an exquisite bloom of rare beauty. It is semi-double and a most beautiful
shade of pink. This soft, blush pink has drawn attention by all who have seen it in bloom.
Listed as ‘Miriam Stevenson’- Miss Universe. American Camellia Yearbook, 1955, p.339,
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Reg. No.226: A 12 year old chance seedling, originated by Wheeler’s Central Georgia
Nurseries, Macon, Geogia, USA, that first flowered 1950. Plant growth is upright and average
with heavily textured, dark green leaves, oval, cuspidate and serrate, 10 cm x 5 cm. Flower
buds are long pointed and light green. The light blush pink flowers, 10-12.5 cm across, are
semi-double to incomplete double with 10-15 petals and petaloids. In some flowers stamens
are central; in others they are in fascicles, mixed with twisted petals and petaloids. Flowers
mid-season. Sport: Miriam Stevenson Variegated.
Miriam Stevenson Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.81 as ‘Miriam
Stevenson Var.’: A virus variegated form of Miriam Stevenson - Blush pink and white.
Originated in USA.
Mirra. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.134: Leaves of various forms, small and large,
some round-oval, short acuminate; others recurved, well serrate, deep green; bud large,
oblong, with green scales. Flower is over 9 cm across, double, cherry-red with a touch of
carmine; exterior petals in the first row, are turned back to form a cup, imbricated with little
regularity; those at the centre are small, long, upstanding, unequal, a few forming a rose-bud
centre. Originated in Italy by Mariani. Orthographic error: ‘Mira’. Synonyms: ‘Mira Vera’,
‘Mira d’Italie’, ‘Myrrhe’.
Mirror of Age. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.159: Pale, cherry colour, peony form. Originated in USA.
Mirror of Justice. (C.japonica), American Camellia Quarterly, 1955, vol. 11, No.4: White to pink,
marked deeper pink. Medium sized semi-double to anemone form. Blooms mid-season.
Originated in USA by Baker.
Mirtifolia Rosea. Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for ‘Myrtifolia Rosea’, synonym for Myrtifolia.
Mirtifolia Alba. Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for ‘Myrtifolia
Alba’, synonym for Circe.
Mirtyfolia Rosea Odorata. Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.6. Orthographic error for
‘Myrtifolia Rosea Odorata’, synonym for Myrtifolia.
Misan. (obscure), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #128; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô;
Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Medium large, pure red flower,
mixed with white spots in a splashed pattern. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Different readings : ‘Miyama’, ‘Kensan’. Synonyms: ‘Kyô-tsubaki’, ‘Hokutô’, ‘Oguruma’.
Misasaki. (Uncertain), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #43: White double flower,
medium size. Like a Chinese Bell-flower. Originated in Japan. Different readings: ‘Misazagi’,
‘Misasagi’, in Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306. (Believed extinct.)
Misazagi.
Different reading for Misasaki.
Mischief. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.73: White, sometimes with a narrow
stripe of pink. Large semi-double. Originated in USA by the Julington Nurseries,
Jacksonville, Florida.
Misen. (Thousands of Beauties). (C.x williamsii). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.250 with
colour photo; English translation p.175. Large, peach red, formal double, round petals.
Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves somewhat elliptic, medium size, somewhat flat, plicate.
Upright, vigorous growth. A cross between C.x williamsii Tulip Time and C.japonica
Miyakodori. Originated and released by Nobuo Sasai in 1982. From Okayama Prefecture.
Mishima. (Island Name), (C.japonica), JCS., 1984, Tsubaki, No.23, p.35: Flower colour, pale pink, small
campanulate single with a compact stamen cylinder. Mid-season flowering. Leaves small.
Good for Chabana (Tea ceremony). The name is taken from the fact that Ômishima was origi191
nally called “Mishima”. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.109, colour photo.
Originated in the Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.249
with colour photo; English translation p.174. An old tree designated as a protected plant is
growing in Ômishima Town. Named and released by Toshihiro Murakami around 1980.
Mishô. (The Seedling), (C.japonica), Chinzu Byôbu (Latter 17th Century), owned by Hirayama, Toku’o.
No description. See: Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1961, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.2, p.48. Originated in
Mishô. (Smile), (Wabisuke), Kyôto Engei Kurabu 1970, Tsubaki Tokushû, p.145 as ‘Misyô. Kyôto Engei
Kurabu, 1982, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.10, pp.40, 42-44, for botanical drawings, colour photo
and description; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.489, p.189, description,
p.363: Very small, campanulate, irregular, soft pink single, occasionally with white spots,
with 5 petals, each of a different size, and a central stamen group with yellow anthers and
white filaments. Leaves, small, lightish green, elliptic, caudate, venation prominent, fine,
shallow serrations. Originated in Doichô, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Named by Yasuzô
Kawabata in 1968, released by Osamu Suzuka. See colour photo: Tsutomu Suzuki, 1984,
Chabana Goyomi, vol.I, Tsubaki, p.64. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.234.
Different readings: ‘Bishô’, ‘Misyô’. Synonym: ‘Iso-seiôbo’.
Mishô-an. (Mishô Hermitage), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989. Nihon no Chinka, pp.94, 95,
colour photo and description as ‘Mishôan’: Medium to large size, pale peach pink, cup-shaped
single with 5 broad, overlapping, emarginate petals and a broad, central stamen cylinder, pale
yellow. Blooms very early to mid-season. Leaves shining, deep green, broad-ovate, apices
blunt acute, margins obscurely serrate. Originated in the Chûbu area, Japan. A seedling of
Sekido-tarô’an, which it resembles. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.249 with
colour photo; English translation p.175. Named and released by Minoru Satô in 1968. From
Aichi Prefecture.
Mishô-shirofu. (White Margined Seedling), (C.japonica), Hantei, Kinta, 1827, Sômoku Kihin Kogami:
White variegated leaves. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Misoka. (Last day of the month), (C.x vernalis), Itô Jukyû, 1739, Honzô Hanamaki’e, vol.15. Large size.
White spots on red ground. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Different reading:
‘Mitoka’
Misome. (Not Dyed), (C.sasanqua), Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.45; ICS., Apr.1990,
Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.35: Medium size, single, white ground, shaded to light red
at petal margins and reverses. Early blooming. The original tree is growing in Kumamoto
City, Japan. Designated as a Higo by the Higo Sasanqua Society in 1968.
Misono. (Beautiful Garden), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.249: White whorls
on peach pink ground. Medium sized campanulate single with cylindrical stamen column.
Mid-season flowering. Leaves ovate, medium size, mid-green. Originated in the Chûbu area,
Japan. A natural seedling, parentage unknown, originated and released by Kiraku Sakuragi in
1973.
Misono.
Seibundo Shinkôsha, 1979 Senchinshû, p.201. Original name for Ichibanhoshi.
Miss Abby Wilder. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France, vol.40,
p.275. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Miss Adelaide Cambell’s Hybrid.
Floricultural Cabinet, 1835. Synonym for Adelaideae.
Miss Adeline. (C.x williamsii), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.216, Reg. No.1431: A small to
medium white with varying width, pale pink stripes, petals crinkled towards the centre, semidouble. A 10 year old seedling of C.x williamsii Donation, that first bloomed 1972.
Originated in USA by F.F. Becker II, Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA. The semi-double,
Frizzle White type, bloom is white with 36-38 petals, 3-4 large, crinkled petaloids. Size is 7.5
192
cm across x 2.7 cm deep. Blooms mid-season. Plant growth is upright, open and medium with
dark green leaves, 8cm x 5cm.
Miss Aiken. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1976. p.162: A 14 year old chance C.japonica
seedling that first bloomed 1966; originated by G.M. Owens, Aiken, South Carolina, USA.
Plant growth is average with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 3 cm. The ‘Donckelaeri’ (Masayoshi)
type bloom is light pink with 21 petals, yellow anthers and crimson filaments. Average size
10 cm across x 5.5 cm deep. Petals slightly notched, faint stripes on lighter petals. Petals are
hose-in-hose like ‘Magnoliiflora’, (Hagoromo). Blooms early to mid-season.
Miss America. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.61: Rose-pink. Large,
semi-double, sometimes with intermixed stamens and petaloids. Vigorous, upright growth,
Blooms midseason. Originated in USA by Davis.
Miss Anaheim. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.73: Soft pink, medium to large,
semi-double to loose, peony form. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Mid-season blooming.
Originated at the McCaskill Gardens, Pasadena, California, USA.
Miss Anne Marie Hovey. Wyatt Nursery Catalogue, 1886, p.37. Orthographic error for Mrs Anne
Marie Hovey.
Miss Annemarie Hovey.
Hillebrand & Bertolazzi, Antiche Camelie del Lago Maggiore, 2003,
p.273. Orthographic error for Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Miss Annette. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.87: Deep pink. Large, semi-double
with upright petals. Upright, spreading growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA at
Jungle Gardens, Avery Island, Louisiana.
Miss Arcadia. (C.reticulata x C.sasanqua) Withers, 1979 ACRS., Camellia News, No.71, p.9: A
cross between C.reticulata Mouchang and C.sasanqua Bonanza by Meyer Piet, California,
USA. Synonym for Arcadia.
Miss Auburn. (C.sasanqua), Semmes Nursery Catalogue, 1941: Large single flower of deep rose, shading into a lighter coloured centre. Size 7-7.5 cm across. Leaves dark green, elliptic, apex
blunt, recurved, margins coarsely serrate. Originated by T. Dodd, Semmes Nursery Alabama,
USA.
Miss Audrey Hopfer.
Audusson.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1951-1952, p.29. Synonym for Adolphe
Miss Baba. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1848, p.19. No description. (Believed
extinct.)
Miss Bakersfield. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1982, p.176, Reg. No.1854: A large,
bright red, peony form C.japonica (Kramer’s Supreme x All American) seedling that
blooms midseason to late, originated by Ted Alfter, Bakersfield, California, USA. The 14
year old seedling first bloomed 1973. Flower size, 11 cm across x 8 cm. deep with 50-60
petals. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid in rate with dark green leaves, 10 cm. long x 5
cm wide. Sport: Miss Bakersfield Variegated.
Miss Bakersfield Variegated. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, p.176, Reg. No.1855 as ‘Miss
Bakersfield Var.’: A virus variegated form of Miss Bakersfield - Bright red blotched white.
Originated by Ted Alfter, Bakersfield, California, USA.
Miss Baoa. (C.japonica), Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.22: Very large, peony form, white with
some petals completely red. Originated in Italy by Ugoni.
Miss Baskerville Gregg. (C.japonica), D, R. 1868, Florist and Pomologist, 3rd. ser. 1:70, 71: White
flowers, slightly flaked with rose. Originated in England at Withington Hall Gardens,
Cheshire. See: The Gardener, 1868, p.134 as ‘Miss Baskerville’.
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Miss. Beauty. Gentry, 1968, ACS, The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1, p.26. Abbreviation for
Mississippi Beauty.
Miss. Beauty Red. Gentry, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1, p.26. Abbreviation
for Mississippi Beauty Red.
Miss. Beauty Variegated. Gentry, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1, p.26 as ‘Miss.
Beauty Var’. Abbreviation for Mississippi Beauty Variegated.
Miss. Beauty White. Gentry, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1, p.26. Abbreviation
for Mississippi Beauty White.
Miss Bess. (C.x williamsii), Gentry, 1980, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.35, No.4. No description.
SCCS, 1984, Camellia Nomenclature, p.141: Light pink. Medium, anemone form to
semi-double. Medium growth. Mid-season to late bloomong. A hyrid seedling originated by
Ted Alfter, Bakersfield, California, USA from C.x williamsii Donation x C.japonica J.J.
Pringle Smith about 1970.
Miss Bessie Beville. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.170, Reg. No.1602: A medium
amaranth rose, shading to phlox pink with spirea red veining, formal double, C.japonica
(Marie Bracey x Mark Alan), early to late blooming. Originated by W.F. Homeyer, Jr.,
Macon, Georgia, USA. The 14 year old seedling bloomed for the first time 1976. Flower size,
8 cm across x 2-2.5 cm. deep with 103 petals. Unique colouring, lighter shades of pink early
in the season, becoming deeper as season advances, with lavender veining. Plant growth is
spreading, open and medium with dark green leaves, 12.5 cm long x 5 cm wide. Chinese
synonym ‘Beiweili
Xiaojie’, changed from ‘Beiwei Xiaojie’ and ‘Beivili Xiaojie’.
Miss Betty. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: A medium to large,
white- variegated, incomplete-double (anemone form), 8-10.5 cm across. The colour is white
variegated with crimson and blush pink. There are 28 petals. Stamens intermix with petaloids.
Flower buds are large, round and almost white. Leaves lanceolate, dark green, margins
holly-like serrations on a compact, pendulous plant. Originated by Elizabeth Councilman, El
Monte, California, USA from chance seed. First bloomed 1950. Reg. No.139, American
Camellia Yearbook, 1954. Sports: Miss Betty Pink, Miss Betty Red.
Miss Betty Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.81: Blush pink sport of Miss
Betty. Originated in USA by E. Councilman, El Monte, California.
Miss Betty Red. (C.japonica). SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.81: Crimson sport of Miss Betty.
Originated by E. Councilman, El Monte, California, USA.
Miss Biloxi. (C.japonica), American Camellia Quarterly, 1956, vol.11, No.4: White. Medium, rose form
double to peony form. Medium, compact growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by
R.H. Brodie, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
Miss California. (C.japonica), River View Nursery Catalogue, 1957-1958. p.9. No description. Originated in USA.
Miss Charleston. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.222, Reg. No.659: An 8
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1958; originated by Bill McGill, Adams Run,
South Carolina, USA. Plant growth, upright and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm. long
x 7 cm. wide. The rich red flowers with yellow stamens are semi-double to peony form, 15
cin across x 7.5 cm deep with 30-60 petals. Blooms mid-season to late. Sport: Miss
Charleston Variegated. See colour photo, back page, ACS., 1962, The Camellia Journal,
vol.17, No.4. Received the RHS “Award of Merit” 4th May 1988. See coloured illustration,
p.149, David Joyce, ed., 1988, The Chelsea Year. Chinese synonym: ‘Chalisidun Xiaojie’.
Miss Charleston Special. Bob Wine’s Nursery Catalogue, 1985-1986, p.3. Synonym for Miss
Charleston Variegated.
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Miss Charleston Variegata. Hillebrand Catalogue, 1976. Invalid as it is part latin. See Miss
Charleston Variegated.
Miss Charleston Variegated. (C.japonica), True’s Camellias, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal,
vol.17, No.4, p.33 as ‘Miss Charleston Var’. No description. Pyron, 1964, American Camellia
Yearbook, p.69, black and white photo: Miss Charleston has sported a variegated form with
most of the red colour confined to the lower half of the petals. A virus variegated form of
Miss Charleston. Originated in USA. See colour photo facing p.47, American Camellia
Yearbook, 1983. Synonym: ‘Miss Charleston Special’. Invalid orthography: ‘Miss Charleston
Variegata’. Chinese synonym ‘Xin Chalisidun Xiaojie’.
Miss Clare. (C.x williamsii), Hilsman, 1966, American Camellia Yearbook, p.121: C.saluenensis x
C.japonica ‘Lady Clare’, (Akashigata) seedling. Originated by Les Jury, New Zealand. No
valid listing located.
Miss Clemson. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1972, Camellia Nomenclature, p.103: Cherry-red. Small, formal
double. Medium growth. Late blooming. Originated by W.C. Bowen, Clemson, South
Carolina, USA.
Miss Dallas. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1982, p.176, Reg. No.1849: A very
large, pink, semi-double C.reticulata hybrid (‘Crimson Robe’ [Dataohong] x Jean Pursel)
that blooms mid-season to late. Originated in USA by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California. The
8 year old seedling first bloomed 1981. Flower size, 15 cm. across x 6 cm. deep. Plant growth
is upright, spreading and medium with dark green leaves, 13 cm long x 7.5 cm wide.
Miss Dennison. (C.japonica), Baptiste & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1861, p.9. No decription. Originated in
Australia. (Believed extinct.)
Miss Dora McCarter. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. No description. SCCS,
1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: White. Medium sized, slightly cupped
single. Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season to late blooming. Originated in USA by G.G.
Gerbing, Fernandina, Florida.
Miss Dorah. (C.japonica), Giles Nurseries Catalogue, ca.1930. No description. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.)
Miss Dot. (C.japonica), Sewell. 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.50: The seedling Miss Dot is
reputedly similar to Lila Rosa in one of its forms, though a superior flower. Raised by Mr W.
Turner Davis, Madison, Florida, USA. SCCS, 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.61: Pink.
Large, peony form.
Miss Ed. (C.sasanqua), American Camellia Yearbook, 1958, p.290. Reg. No.314: A chance seedling,
originated by Mrs T.K. McKnight, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. First flowered 1954. Plant
growth is upright and rapid. Colour is light pink with deeper pink and lavender tints. There
are 30-36, wavy, notched petals, 6-10 small petals and 6-18 short stamens showing when the
flower is fully open. Blooms are 5-7 cm across x 2.5 cm deep. Early flowering. Received the
Ralph Peer Sasanqua Award in 1964. Chinese synonyms: ‘Dexiaojie’, ‘Aide Xiaojie’.
Miss Elphinstone’s.
Sweet, 1830, Hortus Britannicus. Synonym for Elphinstoniana.
Miss E. Manning. Shepherd & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1883-1884, p.37. Abbreviation for Miss
Emily Manning.
Miss Emily Manning. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanic Papers, p.26. No description. Originated in
Australia. (Believed extinct.) Abbreviation: ‘Miss E. Manning’.
Miss Emma Ladd. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943. Orthographic variant
for ‘Emma Ladd’, synonym for Rose and Snow.
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Miss Ethel. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2004, p.28, colour photo p.29, Reg.
No.2616. A 23 year old seedling which first flowered in 1986. Discovered by Sen. George
Hooks, Americus, Ga., USA. The 10 cm across, rose form double flower is soft pink/white
flush with a special fluorescence, yellow anthers and white filaments. Flowers profusely.
American Camellia Yearbook, 2004, p.94, colour photo p.c3. Flowers early to mid-season.
Plant is upright, spreading and vigorous. Dark green leaves are 10.8 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Miss Fayetteville. (C.japonica), ACS 1991, American Camellia Yearbook, p.79, Reg. No.2211, colour
photo between pp.80-81: Large, medium pink, peony form C.japonica chance seedling.
Blooms mid-season. Originated by Dr J.M. Habel Jr, Suffolk, Virginia, USA. The 20 year old
seedling first flowered 1971. Average flower size is 12.5 cm across x 5 cm deep with 45-50
petals and petaloids. Growth upright and medium in rate with dark green leaves 8 cm long x 5
cm wide.
Miss Fort Walton Beach. (C.japonica), ACS 1993, American Camellia Yearbook, p.70, colour photo
p.73 as ‘Miss Ft. Walton Beach’, Reg. No.2278: A medium sized, rose pink, peony to rose
form double C.japonica chance seedling, originated by Ed and June Atkins, Shalimar,
Florida, USA. The 8 year old seedling first flowered 1990. Average flower size is 8-10 cm
across x 7.5 cm deep with 12 petals and yellow anthers. Plant growth is upright, average and
medium in rate with dark green leaves 7.5 cm long x 5 cm wide. Abbreviation ‘Miss Ft.
Walton Beach’.
Miss Frankie. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1957, p.2: Soft pink. Medium to large, peony
form. Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Nuccio’s
Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. Wylam, 1957, American Camellia Yearbook, pp.27,
28: Amongst the seedlings released by the Nuccios is Miss Frankie (#515), named, at the
request of Judge Solomon, in memory of his wife. The flowers are very large, clear salmon
pink, semi-double with large petals and showy, gold stamens. A vigorous, upright grower that
blooms in mid-season. This variety at its best is truly spectacular. Sports: Miss Frankie Red,
Miss Frankie Variegated.
Miss Frankie Red. (C.japonica), Feray’s Fine Flowers Catalogue, 1960: Solid red sport of Miss
Frankie. Originated in USA.
Miss Frankie Variegated. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1, back
cover as ‘Miss Frankie Var’. A virus variegated form of Miss Frankie Red - Red blotched
Miss Ft. Walton Beach. ACS 1993 The Camellia Journal, vol.48, No.3, p.37. Abbreviation for
Miss Fort Walton Beach.
Miss Georgia. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Variegated, pink, single, Midseason. American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.324, Reg. No.176: A 10 year old chance
seedling, originated by Hugh Shackelford, Albany, Georgia, USA, which first bloomed 1951.
Plant growth is compact and rapid with medium, rounded, light green leaves. Flowers are
single with 5 petals and two petaloids, 6-7 cm across. Colour, light pink with white edges.
Flowers mid-season.
Miss Gladstone. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle 1875, Botanic Papers, p.26: Rose-pink. Large, formal double.
Mid-season blooming. Originated in Australia by Guilfoyle.
Miss Gladys. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2006, p.28, colour photo p.29, Reg.
No.2680; A chance seedling that first flowered 2000. Originated by Gladys Weinspach,
Ocala, Fla., USA. The 12.7 cm diameter, pale pink, rose form double flower has cupped
petals. Plant is upright and flowers mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 2006, p.62
with colour photo; Dark green leaves are 10 cm x 5.7 cm.
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Miss Glegg. (C.japonica), G.W. Johnson & R.Hogg, 1873, The Journal of Horticulture…, vol.XXIX,
New Series, p.201. No description. Originated in USA. (Believed extinct.)
Miss Gracie. (C.japonica), Griffin, ed., 1956, Camellian, vol.VII. No description. Originated in USA.
Miss Grinley Manning. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanical Papers, p.26. No description. Originated in Australia. (Believed extinct.)
Miss Gunnell. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1846, p.56. Orthographic variant for ‘Mistress Gunnell’,
synonym for Mrs Gunnell.
Miss Henni. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2006, p.28, colour photo p.29, Reg.
No.2673. A chance seedling that first flowered 1946. Propagated by John Grimm, Metairie,
La., USA. The 4.5 cm diameter, dark rose to violet rose, formal double flower has heavy petal
texture. Plant is upright with slow growth rate. Flowers mid-season to late. American
Camellia Yearbook, 2006, p.63 with colour photo; Leaf and bloom descriptions given are
incorrect.
Miss Hollywood. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.61: Light pink speckled with
occasional, narrow stripes of darker pink. Medium sized, formal double. Medium, compact
growth. Early blooming. Originated in USA by Carter.
Miss Houston. (C.reticulata hybr.), American Camellia Yearbook, 1982, p.176, Reg. No.1850: A very
large, pink, semi-double C.reticulata hybrid (Crimson Robe’ [Dataohong] x Jean Pursel),
that flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California, USA. The
15 year old seedling first flowered 1981. Flower size, 15.5 cm across x 5.5 cm deep. Plant
growth is upright, dense and medium with dark green serrated leaves, 12.5 cm x 7.5 cm.
Chinese synonym ‘Haosidun Xiaojie’.
Miss Idah. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1984, p.180, Reg. No.1932: A medium, blush
pink, semi-double to formal double C.japonica chance seedling, mid-season blooming.
Originated by Mrs Herman Johnson, Madison, Florida, USA. The 6 year old seedling first
bloomed 1981. Average size, 8 cm across x 2.5 cm deep with 24 petals and 6 petaloids. Plant
growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm x 3.5 cm.
Miss Ima. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.159. No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Miss Irma. (C.japonica), Walter Allan Catalogue, 1948-1949. No description. Originated in USA.
Miss Jennie. (C.hybrid), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.163, Reg. No.1867: A large, peach pink
outer petals to almost white towards the centre, rose form double, C.hybrid (Brigadoon x El
Dorado), early to mid-season flowering. Originated in USA by T.E. Lundy, Pensacola,
Florida. The 10 year old seedling first flowered 1977. Flower size. 9.5 cm. across x 5 cm.
deep with 64 petals and yellow stamens. Plant growth is spreading and rapid with dark green
leaves, 12 cm. x 4.5 cm.
Miss Keiko. (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.145, colour photo, p.249, description: Medium sized, single to semi-double, 6-9 petals, notched or irregular at the apex,
faintest, white blush; compact, central stamen column, yellow anthers, pale, creamy white
filaments. Leaves elliptic, mid-green, finely serrate. A seedling of Akebono originated in
Kansai area, Japan. Different reading: ‘Misu Keiko’. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan,
1998, p.249 with colour photo; English translation p.175. Stated to be a natural seedling
bought at a nursery in Osaka, named by Kiyoshi Tarumoto, released by Mineko Itami.
Miss Knox. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle Nursery Catalogue, 1866, p.19. No description. Shepherd & Co
Nursery Catalogue, 1883-1884, p.37: White striped carmine. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.)
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Miss Lakeland. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2005, p.8, colour photo p.9, Reg.
No.2643; A chance seedling that first flowered 1980. Originated by Mrs Helen McDowell,
Lakeland, Fla, USA, and propagated by Shirah’s Camellia Nursery. The 5.7 cm diameter
flower is rose form to formal double, with red striping on a pink background. Flowers early to
mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 2005, p.45, colour photo p.C6; Plant is upright
with vigorous growth. Dark green leaves are 9 cm x 3.8 cm.
Miss Leila. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1981, p.103, Reg. No.1755: A large, white with
rose stripes, semi-double, C.japonica chance seedling, originated by Mrs Herman Johnson,
Madison, Florida, USA. The 6 year old seedling first flowered 1979. Flower size, 12 cm.
across x 3.8 cm deep, with 23 petals and 6 petaloids and rabbit ears, yellow anthers. Plant
growth is dense and medium with light green leaves, 7.5 cm. long x 3.8 cm. wide.
Miss Lillian. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Nov. 2001, p.21, colour photo p.20, Reg.
No.2562. A formal double chance seedling, creamy white with petals bordered in pink. Plant
is vigorous with upright growth, and flowers mid-season. Originated by Clarence Gordy,
Ocala, Fla., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2001, p.96, colour photo p.c15. The 10 year
old seedling first flowered in 1994. Flowers measure 7.5 cm across x 3.8 cm deep, with 132
petals. Dark green leaves are 5 cm long.
Miss Lillias. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1974, vol.II, p.238, Reg. No.1335: A 15 year
old chance seedling that first bloomed 1970. Originated in USA by D.C. Strother, Massee
Lane, Georgia. Plant growth is upright, open and medium with light green leaves, 7 cm x 2
cm. The semi-double, ‘Herme’ (Hikarugenji) style, bloom is moderate to strong pink. Size 7
cm. across x 4.5 cm. deep with 30 petals and 2 to 3 petaloids, with yellow anthers and pale
yellow filaments. Blooms mid-season to late.
Miss Louisiana. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Miss Lu-Ann. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1971, p.48, Reg. No.1128: A chance seedling
that first bloomed 1960; originated in USA by Dennis Videll, Memphis, Tennessee. Plant
growth is vigorous. open and upright with dark green leaves, 11 cm long x 6 cm wide. The
flower is 14.5 cm. across x 7 cm. deep, heavy petalled, semi-double, colour clear coral red
and variegated by grafting, with 34-36 wavy petals that stand apart and 4 erect inner ones. It
has a circle of 120-130 stamens with pink filaments and golden anthers. Inside this circle is a
cluster of 4-6 large and 6-8 smaller petaloids, which are twisted and notched and extend
above the stamens. Blooms mid-season. Synonym: ‘Miss Lu-Ann Variegated’.
Miss Lu-Ann Variegated. Gentry, 1972. ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.27, No.4 as ‘Miss
Lu-Ann Var’. Synonym for Miss Lu-Ann.
Miss Lucy. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1976, p.162-163, Reg. No.1397: A 12 year old
chance seedling C.japonica that first bloomed 1972. Originated by Dr T.E. Lundy, Pensacola,
Florida, USA. Plant growth is average with dark green leaves, 10 cm. x 4.5 cm. The formal
double type bloom is light pink flecked rose, 11-14 petals, 7 cm. across x 5 cm deep. Blooms
mid-season to late.
Miss Lyla. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.87: White marked pink. Large, semidouble to rose form double. with swirled, fluted petals and creped centre petals with white
filaments. Slow, open, spreading growth. Late blooming. Originated in USA by Judge
Solomon.
Miss Mandie. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1968, p.134. Reg. No.998: A 9 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1963; originated by Neal Cox. Georgetown, South
Carolina, USA. Plant growth is upright, dense and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm.
long x 5.5 cm wide. The semi-double to full peony form bloom, similar to Tomorrow, is
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13-15 cm across. Deep red with golden anthers and white filaments. Broad guard petals,
slightly crinkled, with twisted and curled petals interspersed with stamens forming a deep
centre. Blooms mid-season. Sport: Miss Mandie Supreme. Chinese synonym ‘Mandi
Xiaojie’.
Miss Mandie Supreme. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, p.167, Reg. No.1097: A virus
variegated form of Miss Mandie - Red heavily variegated white. Originated by Neal Cox,
Georgetown South Carolina, USA. See colour photo, pl.117, p.61, Encyclopedia of Camellias
in Colour, Vol.II, 1978. Chinese synonym ‘Chaoji Mandi Xiaojie’.
Miss Mary. (C.japonica), McIlhenny, 1954, Introduction List: A full double, 7.5 cm across. Base of
bloom has 4 rows of blush pink petals, cupped and slightly V’ed, from which extends from its
centre, a few pinkish white petaloids and a few stamens tipped primuline yellow. The blossom
also has a tightly cupped, rosebud-like centre. When opened one can see a group of white stamens, tipped wax yellow. Originated at Jungle Gardens, Avery Island, Louisiana, USA.
Miss McKennon. (C.japonica), Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12. No
Miss Middleton. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.68: Pink
and white, profusely moired. Very large, semi-double. Mid-season flowering. Originated in
USA at the Middleton Gardens.
Miss Minie Merrith.
Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29, 18951896, p.52. Orthographic error for Miss Minnie Merritt.
Miss Minnie Merrit. da Silva, 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellias at Oporto, p.15. Orthographic
error for Miss Minnie Merritt.
Miss Minnie Meret. Bahuaud-Litou Nursery Catalogue, 1914-1920. Orthographic error for Miss
Minnie Merritt.
Miss Minnie Merritt. (C.japonica), Linden Catalogue, 1873, p.38. No desription. André, 1874,
L’Illustration Horticole, vol.XXI, pl.185, p.153: Foliage pendant, sharply acuminate; flowers
large and superbly imbricated, petals well separated, orbiculate, reflexed; those at the centre,
raised, micronate, the outer petals with small notches. The colour is a soft, salmon pink,
recalling the variety ‘Jubilee’, deepening to the centre, white edged and covered by fine,
longitudinal stripes of rose. Originated in Belgium. Orthographic errors: ‘Miss Minnie
Merrit’, ‘Miss Minnie Meret’, ‘Miss Minnie Moret’, ‘Miss Minie Merrith’.
Miss Minnie Moret. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Orthographic error for Miss
Minnie Merritt.
Miss Mollie. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: White with
delicate pink tracing. Medium, formal double. Originated in USA by W.L. Ritchie,
Milledgeville, Georgia.
Miss Moore. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanic Papers, p.26. No description. Originated in Australia. (Believed extinct.)
Miss Mort. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle Nursery Catalogue, 1866, p.19: Rose-red outer petals and soft pink
centre petals. Medium sized, formal double. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Australia by
M. Guilfoyle, Double Bay, N.SW. Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs Mort’, ‘Miss Most’.
Miss Most.
Eastwoodhill Arboretum, 1982, A List of Trees, Shrubs and Climbers, p.4.
Orthographic error for Miss Mort.
Miss Muffet. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.242, Reg. No.705: (SCCS.No.62-41).
A rose-red miniature japonica; originated as a chance seedling by Estelle Lindsly, San Diego,
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California, USA. First bloomed 1958 at 7 years. Flowers are 4-5 cm across, blooming early to
late on an upright, vigorous, compact plant.
Miss Murray. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanic Papers, p.26. No description. Newman Nursery
Catalogue, 1886, pp.116-119: Fine shape, hardy. Lovely pink. Originated by Guilfoyle,
Double Bay, N.S.W., Australia. Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Murray’.
Miss Nora.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Mrs C. Henry Cohen.
Miss Nova. (C.japonica), Maupoil & Figlio Catalogue, 1847. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Miss Olga. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, p.167, Reg. No.1095: A chance japonica
seedling, originated by J.R. Anderson, Apopka, Florida, USA. Plant growth is upright,
medium with small, dark green leaves. The bloom is a very deep red, shading to a smoky
purple. Almost a miniature. Blooms early to mid-season.
Miss Ollie. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.216, Reg. No.1416: A medium white,
semi-double. An 18 year old chance C.japonica seedling that first bloomed 1966; originated
by W.F. Freshwater, Fort Valley, Georgia, USA. The semi-double, ‘Donckelaeri’,
(Masayoshi) type, bloom has 12 petals and 2-3 petaloids with bright yellow anthers and pale
yellow filaments. Size 8 cm across x 4.5 cm deep. Blooms mid-season to late. Plant growth is
spreading and rapid with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm long x 3.5 cm wide.
Miss Orlando. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.242, Reg. No.755: A 7 year old
chance seedling that first flowered 1960; originated by W.H. Veo, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Plant growth is upright, open and medium with light green leaves, 10 cm x 2.5 cm. The
formal double flowers, 8 cm across x 2.5 cm deep, are blush pink, striped rose, with 80 petals.
The petals curve in like Lalla Rookh.
Miss Pasadena. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Clear pink.
Large, anemone form. Vigorous, bushy growth. Mid-season blooming. Imported by the Star
Nursery, California from Japan, as an unnamed variety. Synonym: ‘Sally Huested’. See black
and white photo, p.241, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Miss Penderlea. (C.sasanqua), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1960, p.5. No description. American
Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.203, Reg. No.471: A chance seedling that first bloomed 1950,
propagated by Robbins Nursery, Willard, North Carolina, USA - Originator unknown. Plant
growth is upright, dense and rapid with dark green leaves, 7 cm x 2.9 cm. The 8 petalled
flower is white with coral pink margins and yellow stamens, 7.5 cm across x 2.5 cm deep.
Early flowering.
Miss Penny Smith. Valdosta Nursery Nov.1978, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.42, No.4, p.19.
Orthographic error for Penny Smith.
Miss Percival. (C.japonica), Buist, 1852, The American Flower Garden Directory, p.215. Originated
Buist, USA. Large flowers, pure white, very fine in bud, not fully double, foliage dark shinig
green. Orthographic error ‘Mrs Percival’.
Miss Price. Findlay, 1968, RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, No.22, p.20. No
description. Originated in England. No valid listing located.
Miss Rebecca. (C.reticulata), ACRS, 1983, Adelaide Plains Branch, South Australia, Newletter; ACS.,
1986, American Camellia Yearbook, p.93, Reg. No.1992: A very large, red, rose form double
chance C.reticulata seedling of ‘Purple Gown’, (Zipao), originated by E. Kettle, Victoria,
Australia that flowers mid-season to late. First bloomed 1968. Average flower size, 15 cm
across x 3.8 cm deep. Plant growth is upright and medium with light green leaves. Chinese
synonym ‘Libeika Xiaojie’.
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Miss Rosa. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.128: A vigorous shrub, leaves oval, 10 cm
x 6 cm, acuminate, strongly serrate, thick, prominently veined; buds numerous and pointed.
Flower, 6.5 cm across, semi-double, cherry-red; exterior petals 8-10, very broad; those of the
centre, small, depressed and arranged in spirals. Originated in England. Orthographic error:
‘Miss Rose’.
Miss Rose. Catalogue des plantes la Société d’Horticulture de Belgique, 1842, p.22. Orthographic
error for Miss Rosa.
Miss Sacramento. (C.japonica), SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.2, p.17, 1949. No description. SCCS., 1950,
The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.50: Red. Large single with rounded, velvety
petals. Unnamed camellia, imported from Japan to Sacramento and named there. For black
and white photo see p.241, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Sport: Capitol City.
Miss Sally. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2004, p.28, colour photo p.29, Reg. No.2619.
A chance seedling, first flowered 2001. Originated by Capt. Doug Simon, Norfolk, Va., USA.
The red, semi-double bloom is 15-16.5 cm across, with 26 fluted petals, yellow anthers and
white filaments. Heavy petal texture, and a special fluorescence or sheen. Flowers midseason. American Camellia Yearbook, 2004, p.94, colour photo p.c3. Plant is spreading with
average growth rate. Dark green leaves are 10 cm long x 4.5 cm wide.
Miss Santa Clara. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.170, Reg. No.1687: A very
large, hot pink with lavender tinge, semi-double, C.reticulata chance seedling that blooms
mid-season to late. Originated by Matt Talia, Santa Clara, California, USA. The 10 year old
seedling first bloomed 1975, size 13 cm across x 9 cm deep. Plant growth is upright,
spreading and rapid.
Miss Savannah. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue, colour pl. and description:
Large, light blush pink, semi-double, 10-12.5 cm across x 6 cm deep. The colour is almost
white with a blush tinge, particularly on the underside of the outer petals. The 24-28 round
petals are waved and stand more or less upright towards the centre where they become fluted.
The stamen column is circular, filaments cream-yellow, anthers golden. Several petaloids,
occasionally apple green, may be intermixed with the stamens. The bud is soft pink as it
opens. Leaves mid-green, ovoid to lanceolate, 10 cm x 5 cm. Texture coarse and leathery with
ends turned down and coarse serrations. Plant habit is vigorous, upright with heavy twigs. A
seedling of unknown parentage planted by the Savannah Park and Tree Commission about
1942. First bloomed 1948.
Miss Short. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 1998, p.23, Reg. No.2469. A medium to
large, pink with white border and dark stripes, semi-double chance seedling. Flowers early to
mid-season. Originated by Charles T. Elliott, Sr, Swainsboro, Ga., USA. American Camellia
Yearbook, 1998, p.5, colour photo before p.1. The 20 year old seedling first flowered in 1983.
Average flower size is 10-11.5 cm across x 2.5 cm deep, with 18 petals, 2 petaloids, golden
anthers and light pink filaments. Plant growth is upright, dense and average with dark green
leaves 10 cm long x 3.2 cm wide.
Miss Susanna Thompson’s. Loudon, 1838, Arboretum et Fructiceum Botannicum, p.389: Synonym
for Susanna.
Miss Tinytot Princess. (C.x williamsii), American Camellia Yearbook, 1979, p.109, Reg. No.1546: A
miniature, light pink, formal double C.hybrid (C.japonica Dr Tinsley x C.saluenensis),
originated by Kramers Bros. Nursery, Upland, California, USA. Mid-season blooms.
Orthographic error: ‘Tiny Tot Princess’.
Miss Tulare. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1975, p.239, Reg. No.1366: An 8 year old
reticulata chance seedling that first bloomed 1973. Originated by M.W. Abramson, Tulare,
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California, USA. Plant growth is upright and rapid with light green leaves, 12.5 cm. x 7.5 cm.
The rose form double, opening to full peony form is bright red to rose-red with 50 petals and
yellow anthers. Flower size, 12-13 cm across x 8-10 cm deep. Blooms early to mid-season.
This was originally incorrectly stated to be a C.japonica. This was corrected on p.163 of the
1976, American Camellia Yearbook. It is a seedling of C.reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’,
(Dataohong). Received the “Frank L. Stormont Reticulata Award” for 1979. For colour
photos see: p.161, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias; front cover New
Zealand Camellia Bulletin, vol.XII, No.8, 1982; front cover, SCCS, 1977, The Camellia
Review, vol.38, No.5. Sport: Miss Tulare Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Talier Xioajie’.
Miss Tulare Variegated. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.217, Reg. No.1419, with
colour photo facing p.50 as ‘Miss Tulare Var.’: A virus variegated form of Miss Tulare - A
very large bright red, blotched white in varying degrees. Originated by M.W. Abramson,
Tulare, California, USA. Chinese synonym: ‘Xintalier Xiaojie’.
Miss Ubaldi. van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.105, 1848, p.114. Orthographic error for Mistress
Uboldi.
Miss Universe. (C.japonica), Kramer Bros. Nursery Catalogue, 1960. No description. American
Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.227, Reg. No.520: A 9 year old seedling of ‘Purity’, (Shiragiku),
that first bloomed 1951. Originated by August Kramer, Upland, California, USA. Growth
habit is vigorous, dense, erect and branching with oval, light green leaves, 11 cm x 4.5 cm.
The white, incomplete double to rose form to peony form flower, has yellow stamens and is
11 cm across x 5.3 cm deep with 46, silky textured petals. The flower centre is an upright
group of petaloids intermixed with stamens. Blooms mid-season to late. See colour photo,
front page, SCCS, 1962, The Camellia Review, vol.23, No.4.
Miss Western Hills. (C.japonica hybrid). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2002, Issue No.141,
vol.XXII, No.5, p.13, Reg. No.441. Registered by J.R. Finlay, Whangarei, New Zealand. A
cross between C.hybrid Fragrant One x C.japonica Tama-no-ura, which first flowered in
1998. The flower is of peony to anemone form, 11 cm diameter x 5.5 cm deep, with 35 petals,
and 35 petaloids which hide the stamens. The colour shades attractively from a medium pink
(RHS.CC.55C) in the outer part of the flower to a light creamy pink (RHS.CC.27C) at the
centre. The plant is floriferous, and the flowers are lightly scented. The rapid-growing bush is
upright, of medium density, with dark green leaves 9 cm long x 5 cm wide. Flowers midseason to late.
Misses Dent. Reimer, 1969, American CamelliaYearbook, p.109. Abbreviation for The Misses
Dent.
Missima.
McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias. Synonym for ‘Variabilis’ as ‘Horkan’.
Missima (West Coast). Griffiths and Strother, 1954, ACS., Nomenclatural Cross Reference List,
p.9. Synonym for ‘Variabilis’ as ‘Horkan’.
Mission Bell.
Bonnell’s Nursery Catalogue, 1948. Orthographic error for Mission Bells.
Mission Bells. (C.japonica), Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens Catalogue, ca.1934: Carmine. Medium sized
single. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated at the Coolidge
Rare Plants Gardens, California, USA. Orthographic error: ‘Mission Bell’.
Mission Dolores. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970. p.167, Reg. No.1079: An 11 year
old chance seedling that first bloomed 1962, originated by Dr John D. Lawson, Antioch,
California, USA. Plant growth is upright, dense and medium with small, light green leaves.
The formal double bloom is deep pink, 11 cm across x 8 cm deep with 30 petals. Late
blooming.
Mississippi Beauty. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1956, p.63, Reg. No.286: This is an 8
year old seedling of White Empress that first flowered 1952. Originated by C.L. Chiles,
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Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. Plant growth is average and slow. Flower buds, round and
light green. The flowers are white with pink blotches, 11-12.5 cm across with 24-32 petals.
The form varies from semi-double to incomplete double with petaloids. Blooms mid-season.
Abbreviation: ‘Miss. Beauty’. Sports: Mississippi Beauty Pink, Mississippi Beauty Red,
Mississippi Beauty White.
Mississippi Beauty Pink. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1 as
‘Miss. Beauty Pink’. A solid pink mutant of Mississippi Beauty. Originated in USA.
Abbreviation: ‘Miss. Beauty Pink’.
Mississippi Beauty Red. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.74: A red sport of
Mississippi Beauty. Flower form and plant habit identical to parent. Originated in USA.
Abbreviation: ‘Miss. Beauty Red’. Sport: Mississippi Beauty Variegated.
Mississippi Beauty Variegated. (C.japonica), Gentry, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1,
p.26 as ‘Miss. Beauty Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mississippi Beauty Red - Red
blotched with white. Originated in USA. Abbreviation: ‘Miss. Beauty Var.’.
Mississippi Beauty White. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1965-1966: A white mutant of
Mississippi Beauty. Flower form and plant habit identical to parent. Originated in USA.
Abbreviation: ‘Miss. Beauty White’.
Mississippi Hastie. Rubel Jr., 1940, Florist’s Review, 86(2236): 26. Abbreviation for ‘Mississippi
Wm. S. Hastie’, synonym for C.M. Hovey as ‘Colonel Firey’.
Mississippi Wm. S. Hastie. Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1946-1947. p.25. Synonym for C.M.
Hovey as ‘Colonel Firey’.
Mississipian. (C.japonica), Harris’ Longview Nursery Retail Price List, 1955-1956. No description.
Originated in USA.
Misstriss Aby Wilder.
Orthographic variant for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Misstriss Cataneo. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. Orthographic
variant for Mistress Cattaneo.
Misstriss Gunnel. Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. Orthographic
variant for Mrs Gunnell.
Misstriss Uboldi. Medici Spada. 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. Orthographic
variant for Mistress Uboldi.
Mista Alba. (C.japonica), Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. No description. Originated in USA. (Believed
extinct.)
Mist Sleeve.
Yashiroda, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.23. Synonym for
Kasumi-no-sode.
Mister George. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1974, p.173, Reg. No.1267: A 10 year old
japonica seedling; originated by Mrs Walter McEachern, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
Plant growth is upright, spreading, dense and rapid in rate with mid-green leaves, 7.5 cm x 1.5
cm. wide. The semi-double, Frizzle White type, bloom is rose-pink. It measures 12.5 cm
across x 10 cm deep with 35 petals and 50 petaloids, white filaments and yellow anthers.
Blooms early to late.
Mister John. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1964-1965, p.11. No decription. SCCS.,
1966, Camellia Nomenclature, p.95: Blush pink. Large, semi-double. Originated in USA.
Abbreviation: ‘Mr John’.
Mister Sam. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1965, p.242, Reg. No.760: An 8 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1962. Originated by Thomasville Nurseries Inc.,
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Thomasville, Georgia, USA. Plant growth is upright, and of average denseness with dark
green leaves 10 cm x 5 cm. The rose form double flower, similar to ‘Mathotiana’, (Julia
Drayton), is soft, shell pink with golden anthers and white filaments. The bloom is 12.5 cm
across x 3.7 cm deep with 40 petals and 8 petaloids. Blooms early to mid-season. See colour
photo: ACS., 1965, The Camellia Journal, vol.20, No.3., inside back cover. Sport: Mister
Sam Variegated.
Mister Sam Variegated. (C.japonica), Gentry, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.33, No.1, p.28, as
‘Mr Sam Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mister Sam - Red blotched with white. Originated
in USA.
Mister Tim. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2009, p.29, Regn No. 2770; Originated by
Webb Hart, Carriere, Miss., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2009, p.116 with colour
photo; A chance seedling, first flowered in 1998. The semi-double flower is 9.5 cm diameter
x 3.8 cm deep, dark red, with 23 petals. Yellow anthers and white filaments. Upright plant of
average growth rate. Dark green leaves average 7.5 cm x 3.2 cm. Late flowering.
Mister William. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, p.167, Reg. No.1084: A 10 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1965; originated by Mrs D.F. Miller, Augusta, Georgia,
USA. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid in rate with dark green leaves of small size.
The semidouble ‘Herme’, (Hikarugenji) type, bloom is rose-pink with deep yellow anthers
and blush pink filaments. It measures 10 cm. across x 3.7 cm deep with 23 petals and 4
petaloids. Some blooms have white streaks in one or two petals. Blooms mid-season.
Misteri. (C.japonica), Baumann & Baumann Catalogue No.39, 1835 as Camellia J.W. ‘Misterii’, a
waratah form. The flower is beautiful, well formed ... in colour, deep crimson. The outer
petals are oblong, cordiform, convex and reflexed. The inner petals are smaller but similar,
marked with small, white flecks.
Mistress Abby Wilder. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.47. Orthographic variant for
Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mistress Buchanan. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.III as
‘Mistriss Buchanan’: This Camellia is of American origin, obtained from seed in New York,
USA. Its blossoms of the largest size, 13 cm across, are composed of numerous, large,
rounded or ovate petals, imbricated with perfection. At the centre they contract into a serried,
tufted heart. Orthographic variants: ‘Mistriss Buchanan’, ‘Mrs Buchanan’.
Mistress Caraccioli. (C.japonica), Seidel, 1870, Pflanzen Catalog, p.9. No description. Originated in
Mistress Cope. André, 1864, Plantes de terre de bruyéres.... p.246. Orthographic variant for Mrs
Cope.
Mistress Catanica. Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.91. Orthographic variant for Mistress
Cattaneo.
Mistress Cattaneo. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1851, 44:18. as ‘Mistriss Cattaneo’: Pale pink,
formal double. Originated by Ulrich, Italy. Orthographic variants: ‘Mistress Catanica’, ‘Mrs
Cattaneo’, ‘Mistriss Cataneo’, ‘Misstriss Cataneo’, ‘Mistriss Cattanea’.
Mistress Dombrain. J. Linden Nursery Catalogue, 1878-1879, p.6. Orthographic variant for Mrs
Dombrain.
Mistress D’Ombrain.
Roda Catalogue, 1885, p.47. Orthographic variant for Mrs Dombrain.
Mistress Fell. (C.japonica), Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867, p.71: Brilliant pink ingrained metallic in
some white petals. Perfectly imbricated. Originated in Italy by Cesare Franchetti, Florence.
Orthographic variant: ‘Mistriss Fell’.
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Mistress Gimble.
Gimble’.
Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.57. Orthographic variant for ‘Mrs
Mistress Gunnell.
nell.
André 1864, Plantes de terre de bruyére.... Orthographic variant for Mrs Gun-
Mistress Humboldt. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1846, p.56, as ‘Mistriss Humboldt’. No
description. Originated in Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Mistriss Umboldti’, ‘Mistriss Umboldt’.
(Believed exinct).
Mistress Lurmann. Jean Verschaffelt, 1863, Supplement to Price List, p.10. Orthographic variant
for Mrs Lurmann.
Mistress Percival.
Seidel, 1870, Pflanzen Catalog, p.9. Orthographic error for Mrs Percival.
Mistress Ubaldi.
Alexis Dalliere, 1852, Price List, p.20. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972,
Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.160. Orthographic error for
Mistress Uboldi.
Mistress Uboldi. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1842-1843, 9:55, as ‘Mistriss Uboldi’: White, very
full, 80 petals; petals very wide, centre ones, thick, greenish. Orthographic errors: ‘Mistress
Ubolti’, ‘Miss Ubolti’, ‘Mrs Ubaldi’, ‘Mistriss Ubaldi’, ‘Mistris Uboldi’, ‘Mistress Ubaldi’,
‘Mistriss Ubald’, ‘Mistriss Umboldt’. Orthographic variant: ‘Mrs Uboldi’.
Mistress Uboldti. Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.10. Orthographic error for Mistress Uboldi.
Mistris Uboldi.
Uboldi.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for Mistress
Mistriss Abby Wilder. Verschaffelt, 1848, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.II. Orthographic
error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mistriss Aby Wilder.
Orthographic error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mistriss Alby Wilders. Real Companhia Horticolo-Agricola Portuense, Catalogue, No.29, 18951896, p.52. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mistriss Buchanan. Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle lconographie, Book XI, pl.III. Orthographic
variant for Mistress Buchanan.
Mistriss Cataneo.
Auguste van Geert, 1853, Catalogue, No.33, p.25. Giles & Son Nursery
Catalogue, ca.1935. Orthographic error for Mistress Cattaneo.
Mistriss Cattanea.
Catteneo.
Alexis Dalliere, 1852, Price List, p.20. Orthographic error for Mistress
Mistriss Cattaneo.
neo.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1851, 44:18. Orthographic variant for Mistress Catta-
Mistriss Cope. Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1857-1858, Catalogue, p.27. Verschaffelt, 1858, Nouvelle
Iconographie, Book IX, pl.II. Orthographic variant for Mrs Cope.
Mistriss Dombrain. Jean Verschaffelt Catalogue No.11, 1867-1868, p.44. Orthographic variant for
Mrs Dombrain.
Mistriss Fell.
Nutini Catalogue, 1969-1870. Orthographic variant for Mistress Fell.
Mistriss Gunell. Jean Verschaffelt, 1860-1861, Price List, p.12. André Leroy Nursery Catalogue,
1868, p.133. Orthographic error for Mrs Gunnell.
Mistriss Gunnel.
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van Houtte Catalogue, 1848, 33:15. Orthographic error for Mrs Gunnell.
Mistriss Gunnell. Oudin Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.46. Orthographic variant for Mrs Gunnell.
Mistress Humbolt.
bolt.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1850, p.48. Orthographic variant for Mistress Hum-
Mistriss Sibil. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co Catalogue, 1856-1857. No description. Originated in
Mistriss Ubald.
Uboldi.
Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21. Orthographic error for Mistress
Mistriss Ubaldi.
Uboldi.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1847-1848, 31:33. Orthographic error for Mistress
Mistriss Uboldi.
Uboldi.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1842-1843, 9:55. Orthographic variant for Mistress
Mistriss Umboldt
Humboldt.
Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue, p.27. Orthographic error for Mistress
Mistriss Umboldti.
Charles van Geert, 1846, Catalogue Général, p.71. Orthographic error for
Mistress Humboldt.
Misty. (C.x williamsii), ACRS., 1986, Camellia News, No.99, p.22, Reg. No.340: Originated by Bill
Hooper, Bexley North, N.S.W., Australia. A chance seedling of Wynne Rayner, that first
flowered 1979. This multi-layered semi-double, 9.5 cm across x 3.6 cm deep, white flower
that blooms mid-season on an upright, spreading plant, fluted petals, stamens in a column.
Leaves elliptic, apex acute, glossy green, shallow serrations, 8.5 cm long x 3.9 cm wide.
Misty Moon. (C.sasanqua), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.170, Reg. No.1681: A small, light
lavender pink, semidouble chance C.sasanqua seedling that first bloomed 1977, early to
mid-season. Originated in USA by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California. Their #7702.
Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid with dark green leaves, 3.8 cm. x 2 cm. Originally
listed as a mutant, but corrected in ACS., 1987, The Camellia Journal, vol.42. No.1, p.17.
Chinese synonym: ‘Wuyue’.
Misty Morn. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1982. vol.XII, No.7, p.52, Reg. No.187: A
seedling of unknown parentage, originated by Mr & Mrs H. Peters, Tauranga, New Zealand.
It first flowered, 1979 on a 10 year old plant. Leaves are dark green, 10 cm long x 4.3 cm
wide. The formal double flower, 7.5 cm across x 3 cm deep has 55 petals; outer petals. pale
pink on edges, fading to white towards the base. The inner petals are white and show a pale
pink tinge. Outer petals rounded, inner more pointed. Blooms mid-season to late.
Misty Sunrise. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin. 1970, vol.VI, No.7, p.32, Reg. No.47: A
chance C.japonica seedling, originated by B.J. Rayner, Stratford, New Zealand, that first
flowered 1967. Plant habit is upright, dense and medium. The foliage is dark green. 9 cm long
x 5 cm wide. The flower is “sweet pea” type. with the 28 petals from primrose yellow on the
hafts to deep red on the outer edges. The flower form is peony, 9 cm across x 7.5 cm deep.
Misu Keiko.
Different reading for Miss Keiko.
Misu-no-uchi. (see below), (Higo), Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyôkan: White splashed pink. Large.
According to Satomi. 1958, the name means “The inside of a Bamboo Blind” and refers to
ancient times when a bamboo blind was used to screen the seat of a sacred or holy person.
Misu-no-uchi. (Inside a Bamboo Blind), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.145,
colour photo, p.249, description: Soft pink semi-double, with 13-15 petals, oblong,
channelled, slightly notched; outer rows reflexed, inner semi-erect with a small, compact
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stamen column, deep yellow anthers, white filaments. Late blooming. See colour photo,
p.300, Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka. Originated in Kantô area, Japan.
Misu-no-uchi. (Inside a Bamboo Blind). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.249
with colour photo; English translation p.175. Large, palest pink, lotus-form semi-double. Late
flowering. Leaves elliptic, medium to large, margins curved outwards. Upright, vigorous
growth. Collected by Chôka Adachi, named by him around 1960. From Tokyo.
Misuzu. (Sweet Voiced Bell), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.102, colour
photo and description: Small size, pale peach pink. wide campanulate single of 5 ovate petals,
overlapping. reflexed. and a central stamen column with white anthers, joined for the lower
third. and yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves deep green, broad-ovate to elliptic, apices acute, margins shallowly serrate. Originated in the Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Collected by Seiichirô Sasai, released by Nobuo Sasai in 1978.
Misyô. Watanabe. 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki, Tokushû, No.10, p.145. Different reading
for Mishô. Synonym: ‘Iso-seiôbo’.
Mitchell’s White. (C.japonica), Fendig. 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. No description. Originated
in USA.
Mitior. (C.japonica), Alex Verschaffelt, 1846, Catalogue, p.56. No description. Originated in Belgium.
(Believed extinct.)
Mitissa. (C.japonica). Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. White. Incomplete double. Mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.325, Reg. No.153: A seedling of unknown
parents. originated by Dr Gilbert E. Fisher, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, which first flowered
1949. Plant growth is upright and rapid. Flowers incomplete double, similar to Nobilissima,
11-12.5 cm. across. Colour white. Blooms mid-season.
Mitono. (Place Name). (C.japonica), Yamaguchi Tsubaki-en Catalogue, Kyôto, 1991-1992: Originated
by Hiroshige Hayakawa, Aichi, Japan. Medium to large, cup-shaped single of light lavender
pink, fading to white at the base. Leaves light green, similar to Ballet Dancer, of which is
thought to be a seedling. Seibu Maizuru Institute of Botany, 1993-1994, Seibu no Tsubaki:
Bright pink, fading to white at petal base. Single, cup-shaped. Blooms early.
Mitronessa Vera.
Volonte Catalogue.1888, p.13. Orthographic error for Mitronesson Vera.
Mitronesson. (C.japonica). Van Houtte Catalogue. 1843-1844, 12:aa, as ‘Metronesson’: Globe-shaped.
shell-like flower; Colla, 1843, Camelliografia, p.114. illustration: Originated by Burnier &
David from seed obtained from Isola Bella. An irregular, complete double, 9-10 cm across, of
intense rose colour. The flower consists of multiple petals, round-oval; the interior lightly
margined, in multiple rows, those exterior, regular and somewhat convex, while the interior
ones are small and in irregular tufts. Orthographic errors: ‘Metronesson’, ‘Mitronessa’,
‘Metronessa’, ‘Metrone Son’, ‘Mitronessor’, ‘Metronessen’. Synonym: ‘Mitronesson Nova’.
Mitronesson Nova.
Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1856-1857. Synonym for Mitronesson.
Mitronesson Vera. (C.japonica), Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. No description. Fratelli Rovelli, 1852,
Catalogue, p.22: Large, imbricated, transparent, shining red with broad white border. A
Rovelli introduction. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.46: Imbricated; light
transparent red with wide, white stripes. Verschaffelt, 1858, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book
VII, pl.IV as ‘Metronesson’(Vera): Of Italian origin, its blossoms of medium size, present, in
their most numerous and small, rounded petals, the most regular imbrication; they are of a
vivid pink colour, somewhat paler in the intermediate part, with numerous, wide, pure white
bands which form multiple rays. Orthographic errors: ‘Metronsson Vera’, ‘Matronesson
Vera’, ‘Metronessa Vera’.
Mitronessor.
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Torsanlorenzo Nursery, 1984-1985. Orthographic error for Mitronesson.
Mitsuhime. (Honey Princess), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.146, colour photo,
p.250, description: Small, white, single, opening ball shaped with a solid, central stamen
column. Leaves, broad-elliptic , glossy, dark green, prominent venation, apex, blunt acute,
round base, shallow, obscure serrations. Blooms mid-season. See colour photo, p.15,
Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka. Originated in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture,
Japan. Discovered by Mamoru Oda in 1975, named and released by Saburô Kumazawa.
Mitsuo. (obscure), (C.japonica), Okumura, ca 1810, Chinka Hin’i. No description. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Mitt Carter. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1986, p.93, Reg. No.1994: A medium to large,
blush pink single C.japonica chance seedling, flowering early to mid-season. Originated by
Mrs Herman Johnson, Madison, Florida, USA. The 9 year old seedling first flowered 1982.
Average flower size is 8.5 cm across x 5 cm deep. Plant growth is upright and medium with
dark green leaves, 10 cm x 4.5 cm.
Mittie Golden. (C.japonica), Griffin, ed., 1956, Camellian, 3:22. No description. Originated in USA.
Mitsu-no-shina. Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki, Tokushû, No.10, p.145. Different
reading for San-no-shina.
Mittu-no-shina. Watanabe, 1960, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.1, p.57. Different
reading for San-no-shina.
Mitzi. (C.japonica), Camelliana Nursery Catalogue, 1961-1962, p.1: Full semi-double with blooms
varying from blush to soft pink, deep pink and rose, with occasional markings of deep red.
SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.88: Blush, through soft pink, deep pink to rose-pink,
occasionally marked dark red. Medium sized, semi-double. Originated in USA at Camelliana.
Miu. (Beautiful Wings. (C.japonica), Latest Illustrated Book of Japanese Camellias, (Camellias of
Japan), 2010, p.160 with colour photo; Very pale pink bordered peach red. Large formal
double, outer petals slightly reflexed, inner petals upstanding. Flowers mid-season to late.
Leaves elliptic, somewhat large. Upright to spreading growth. A cross of Prima Ballerina x
‘Princess Masako’ (Masakohime), named and released by Soshin Hirai, Saitama Pref., Japan
in 2003.
Miura-kazaguruma. (Miura Windmill), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka,
p.395, colour photo and description: Small to medium size, light red, spiral-shaped, formal
double with 5 spiral arms like a windmill shape, and pointed petals with a touch of white at
the point. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves mid-green, elliptic. Originated by Miura, Kunio
in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Synonym ‘Hôkiguruma’.
Miura-otome. (Miura Maiden), (C.japonica), Satomi, 1956, Camellia Varieties of Japan, p.9: Soft rosepink, semi-double. Mid-season blooming. See colour illustrations: Tuyama, 1966, Camellia
Cultivars of Japan, pl.101, p.173. Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.120, p.60. Satô,
1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.86. Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.104,
p.37. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.402, p.169. Seibundô Shinkôsha,
1979, Senchinshû, p.144. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.392: Soft pink,
(Camellia Rose 622/1-2) semi-double, with 4-5 rows of petals, rounded, slightly reflexed
giving an hose-in-hose effect, the centre 4 or 5 petals, small, semi-erect, somewhat pointed,
crinkled with faint, white streaks at the base. A small, irregular group of short stamens are
exposed when fully open. Leaves, light green, thick, flat, ovate, slightly acuminate, margins
crenate. Late blooming. (Tuyama, 1968). Said to have originated on the Miura Peninsula,
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and been named by Prince Chichibu around 1930. Chinese
synonym ‘Sanpu Yinü’.
Miura-wabisuke. (Miura’s Wabisuke), (Wabisuke). Nagoya Camellia Society Bulletin, 1986, Tsubaki,
No.19: Originated by Isamu Miura as a chance seedling of Hagoromo believed pollinated by
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Tarôkaja. A wabisuke type, miniature single red flower with degenerate white stamens.
Pubescent ovary. Resembles Beni-wabisuke. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Japan.
Miwo-tsukushi.
Different reading for Miotsukushi.
Mixta Flore Plena Variegata. (C.japonica), Ridolfi, 1843, Catalogue of Camellias Cultivated at
Bibbiani as ‘Mixta. Fl. Pl. Variegato. No description. Originated in Italy. (Believed extinct.)
Mixue. (Rice Snow),
Snow.
Miy Ako No Nishiki.
Miyako-nishiki.
Gao, Jiyin, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the Caerhays hybrid Cornish
Nobelius Nursery Catalogue, 1941. Corruption of the Japanese name
Miya. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1950-1951: Light pink, semi-double. Hertrich, 1954,
Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I, pp.242, 243: Flower, semi-double, dawn pink
523/3; 8 cm across x 3 cm deep. Petals about 10, some folded almost double, irregular
notching and marginal outlines, 4.25 cm long x 3-3.5 cm wide, crisp texture. The centre of the
flower is a widespreading sunburst of long stamens, white filaments, large golden anthers.
Leaves ovate, 6-7 cm long x 4-4.5 cm wide, dark, glossy green upper surface, lighter beneath,
slightly stiff, leathery texture; broad, sharp, shallow serrations; short pointed apices,
inconspicuous venation. Plant habit upright, loose branching. Mid-season blooms. Synonyms:
‘Edith Nichols’, ‘Davis Pink’, ‘Pinkette’. An unnamed Japanese cultivar imported by Mr
Uyematsu, Star Nursery, Montebello, California. It was also distributed under the name ‘Edith
Nichols’. See Williams & Thompson, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, pp.45, 47, and,
while it cannot positively be determined as to which name has priority, Miya has been
selected due to wide-spread usage. No Japanese camellia of the name ‘Miya’ has been
located.
Miya.
the USA C.japonica Cara Mia.
Miyabi. (Elegance), (C.rusticana), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.299, colour photo and
description: Large size, white, with a very pale pink cast, hose-in-hose semi-double with
14-16 rounded petals in 3 rows, and a slender stamen column with white filaments and yellow
anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves mid-green, elliptic, apices acuminate, recurved,
margins serrate, rolled. Presumed to be a seedling of Hagoromo. Originated in the Ehime
Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Tokihiro Kôno in 1982.
Miyagii. van der Vis, Boskoop, Special Camellia List, 1964-1965. The species Camellia miyagii
(Koidz.), Makino & Nemoto, (1931).
Miyagino. (Palace Courtyard), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô. Deep
persimmon red with white dapples, large size, vase-shape. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964,
Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.78. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Miya-hime. (Princess Miya). (C.japonica), "Camellias in Kurume", ICS Congress, Kurume 2010, p.128.
No description. From Kurume city, Japan.
Miyaka-dori. Fendig, 1952, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of Japanese name
Miyakodori.
Miyake-chidori. (Miyake’s birds), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.147, colour
photo, p. 150, description: Medium sized, soft, pale pink single with 5 long, oblong, pointed
petals, slightly notched at the apex, opening reflexed campanulate. Leaves dull, dark green,
elliptic, shallowly crenate. Blooms mid-season. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka,
p.96, colour photo. Originated in Kantô, Japan. This was selected from wild camellias in Izu
Miyake Isle. Named and released by Takeo Ogawa in 1979.
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Miyake-kotohime. (Miyake’s Harp Princess), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no
Chinka, p.162, colour photo and description: Small size, red, open, vase-shaped single, with 5
rounded, ovate petals and a central stamen column, ivory to pinkish filaments, joined for the
lower third, and yellow anthers. Blooms early to mid-season. Leaves deep green, elliptic,
apices caudate, margins serrate. Selected from wild japonicas growing on Miyake Island,
Japan. Collected and released by Takeo Ogawa in 1979.
Miyake-kozakura. (Miyake’s Small Cherry), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka
p.121, colour photo, p.120. description: Medium size, pale pink, open, cup-shaped single of 5
rounded emarginate petals with some crinkling at their apex, and central stamen cylinder with
white filaments, joined for the lower half, and yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season. Leaves
dark green, lanceolate, apices long-acuminate, recurved, margins shallowly serrulate. Selected
from wild japonicas growing on Miyake Island, Japan. Named by Noboru Nagahama in 1985,
released by Takeo Ogawa.
Miyake-murasaki. (Miyake’s Purple). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.253
with colour photo; English translation p.178. Medium size, purplish red, tubular single,
cylindrical stamen column. Flowers early to late. Flowers of mature trees on Izu Ôshima
Island show fairly good purple colour for one day during their blooming period. Leaves ovate,
medium size. Upright, vigorous growth. Selected from wild japonicas from Miyake Island.
Named and released by Takeo Ogawa in 1985. From Miyake Island to Izu Ôshima.
Miyako. (Metropolis), (C.japonica), Mizuno, Motokatsu, 1681, Kadan Kômoku; Chinka Zufu, (before
1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.252: Semi-double white with blush pink and red markings. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Miyakobeni. (Red Metropolis), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô Deep red,
semi-double, with 3 rows of petals, vase-shape, medium to large size. See Kyôto Engei
Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.78. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Miyakobeni. (Red Metropolis), (C.japonica), Takii & Co. Ltd. Mar.1955, Engei Shinchishiki: Large red.
Miyakodori. (Seagull), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.311; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859,
Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki; Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: Snow-white, double, large
size. Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars of Japan, pl.58, p.104: White. Large, hose-in-hose
semi-double with long, channelled petals. Slow, upright growth. Stamen column, narrow,
white filaments, pale yellow anthers. Leaves, long elliptic to lanceolate, shiny green, apex,
reflexed acuminate, side folded under, serrations shallow and coarse. Originated in Kantô,
Japan. This was one of the three birds with “Yobukodori” and “Inaoidori”, from ancient
times. For colour illustrations see: Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.82. Andoh, 1971,
Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.125, p.42. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I,
1972, pl.239, p.114. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.105. Seibundô
Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.147. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.296.
Synonyms:
‘Magnoliiflora
Alba’,
‘Snowdrift’,
‘Magnoliaeflora
Bianca’,
‘Yobukodori-Kansai’. Orthographic errors: ‘Myako Dori’, ‘Mijako Dori’, ‘Miyaka Dori’.
Miyakodori-Nagoya. (Nagoya Gull), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.71, p.36,
description, p.106 as ‘Miyako-dori-Nagoya’: Leaves narrowly elliptic or narrowly obovateelliptic, suddenly acuminate; petals smooth. Flowers, white, double with rounded petals. Inner
petals smaller and sub-erect with a shade of yellow at the base. Late blooming. Originated in
the Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Miyakohime. (Metropolis Princess). (C.hybrid). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.254 with
colour photo; English translation p.179. Miniature, pink, semi-double. Flowers mid-season.
Leaves elliptic, miniature size, dull. Upright growth, somewhat dwarf, vigorous. A cross
between C.japonica Miyakodori and C.hybrid Tiny Princess. From Osaka.
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Miyakomeguri. (Tour the Metropolis), (C.japonica), Iwasaki, 1828, Honzô Zufu, p.14: This flower has
large, white petals with pink dapples. Double. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Miyako-nishiki. (Brocade of the Capital), (Higo), Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kyôkan: Large, light pink,
single. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Miyako-nishiki. (Brocade of the Capital), (C.sasanqua), Chûgai Nursery Catalogue, 1938-1939, p.20:
White with red vertical variegation. Early flowering. Originated in Japan.
Miyako-no-haru. (Metropolis Spring), (Higo), Yoshimura, 1961, Higo Tsubaki, Meikan: Light pink with
medium sized leaves. Hiratsuka, 1964, Higo Camellia, pp.12, 14: Dark rose-pink, 8 cm across
with 6 petals and 70 light yellow stamens in a circle. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in
Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Colour illustrations: Tuyama, 1968, Camellias in Japan, pl.168,
p.84. Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.157, p.54. Encyclopedia of
Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.34, p.49. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of
Camellias, p.139. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.147. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989,
Nihon no Chinka, p.154. Resembles ‘Higo-goshoguruma’, Sakuragari and Sakura-tsubaki.
Corruption of Japanese name: ‘Miyaku-no-haru’.
Miyako-no-haru. (Metropolis Spring), (C.sasanqua), Sakata & Arisumi, 1983, International Camellia
Journal, p.22. No description. Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.45; ICS., Apr.1990,
Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.35: Medium size, vivid pink. single. Blooms early.
Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Synonym: ‘Miyako-sugata’. Corruption of the
name: ‘Miyakuno-haru’.
Miyako-no-nishiki. (Metropolis Brocade), (C.japonica), Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: White, striped
pink, single. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Large, white, variegated, single,
10-11 cm across. The colour is variable, ranging from white with occasional pink stripe to
rose. There are 5-6 irregularly shaped petals, which are notched and wavy. The central stamen
cluster is small. Filaments are white and stamens yellow. Leaves, dark green, 8 cm, x 4 cm,
glossy, margins wavy, tip reflexed on a plant of slow, bushy growth. Sports:
Miyako-no-nishiki Rosea, Shiro-ezo-nishiki. Corruption of Japanese name: ‘Miy Ako No
Nishiki’. Originated in Kantô, Japan. A sport of Ezo-nishiki. For colour illustration see:
Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.221; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû,
p.147.
Miyako-no-nishiki Rosea. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature,
p.50: Light pink sport of Miyako-no-nishiki. Originated in USA. See black and white photo,
p.242, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Miyako-ôji. (Prince of Metropolis), (C.hybrid), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.29:
Very small size, vivid pink, semi-double. A seedling of C.japonica Miyakodori x Tiny
Princess. Originated in the Ôsaka Prefecture, Japan.
Miyako-osaraku. (Kyôto Pleasure of a Long Life), (Higo), Taniguchi, 1912, Chinka Kôdkan; Hiratsuka,
1964, Higo Camellia, pp. 12, 18: Light pink, medium sized single. Thick, fleshy petals,
stamens wide spreading, filaments yellowish white, pistil pale red. Mid-season blooming.
Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Miyako-shibori. (The Capital, Dappled), (C.japonica), Katayama, Sadayuki, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1967,
Tsubaki Tokushû, No.8: Very large size, single, with 6-7 petals; white with red dots, occasionally large spots. Late blooming. Originated in the Kansai area, Japan.
Miyako-sugata. (Metropolis Aspect). Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.45. Camellia Forest
Nursery Catalogue, 1988, p.2. Synonym for Miyako-no-haru.
Miyako-tsubasa. (King of the Capital), (Higo), Watanabe, 1960, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû,
p.59. No description. Originated in Japan.
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Miyako-wasure. (Forgetting City Life). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.254
with colour photo; English translation p.179. Small, red single, cupped petals, cylindrical
stamen column. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, small. Upright, vigorous growth.
A natural seedling of unknown parentage. Originated and released by Fumio Naitô in 1997.
From Aichi Prefecture.
Miyaku-no-haru. Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1974-1975. Corruption of Japanese name
Miyako-no-haru.
Miyama.
Different reading for Misan.
Miyama-benten. (Miyama’s Benten), (C.rusticana), Inazawa Nurseries Co. Ltd Catalogue, 1986-1987,
p. 10, A-486: Irregular, peony form, medium size, peach red. Leaves have a variegated
margin. Originated in Japan. Different reading: ‘Bizan-benten’.
Miyamagi. (Tree of Deep Mountains), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô; Itô, Jukyû, 1739,
Honzô Hanamaki’e; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306; Kasuya Kamegorô, 1859,
Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Formal double, large red flower with some white spots like a
paper cord. Originated in Japan. Different reading: ‘Miyama-no-ki’. (Believed extinct.)
Miyama-no-hikari. (Brilliance of Deep Mountains), (C.japonica), Inazawa Nurseries Co. Ltd. Catalogue, 1986-1987, p.3, A-153: Dark red, single, tubular blossom. Small sized. Late blooming.
Highly prized for cut flowers. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p. 162: Leaves
mid-green, broad-ovate. Originated in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by
Yoshizawa Chinju’en Nursery around 1965.
Miyama-no-ki.
Different reading for Miyamagi.
Miyama-sazanka.
Japanese name for C.gracilis, Hemsl. Synonym: ‘Shima-tsubaki’.
Miyama-shibori. (Deep Mountain Dapple), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki. Irohanayose Irotsuki: Pink with red spots, single, early blooming; cylindrical stamens. See JCS.,
1969, Tsubaki, No,7, p.31. Originated in Japan.
Miya-no-e. (Temple Inlet), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.250: Bright pink, single, spherical form bloom with stamens obscured by petals. Small size. Early to mid-season
flowering. Leaves medium sized, oval to obovate, acuminate, undulate, apex recurved. Plant
habit upright and vigorous. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.108 as ‘Miyanoe’.
Resembles Dainichi-no-akebono. Originated in the Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Named and
released by Ishikawa Camellia Lovers Club.
Miya-no-ura. (Place Name – ‘Shrine Bay’). (C.macrocarpa). "Camellias in Kurume", ICS Congress,
Kurume 2010, p.115. No description. From Yakushima, Kagoshima Pref., Japan.
Miyarabi. (Sweetheart). (C.japonica), Hiroshi, Matsuda, Okinawa; JCS 1994, Tsubaki, No.33, p.35:
Bright red, wabisuke-type, small campanulate single, rare in Okinawa. Blooms early. Leaves
medium sized, elliptic. Shrub is spreading with average growth rate. Selected from
C.hozanensis in the wild.
Miyasuhime. (Miyasu Princess), (C.japonica x C.lutchuensis), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no
Chinka, p.148, colour photo and description: Small size, pink, veined deeper pink, single with
5 uneven, rounded petals and a central stamen cylinder, with ivory filaments joined for the
lower half, and yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves deep green, oblong-ovate
to lanceolate, margins serrate. A seedling of C.japonica Tôkai x C.lutchuensis. Originated in
the Niigata. Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.255 with colour
photo; English translation p.179. Miniature, deep red (photo shows a pink flower), single,
round petals, cylindrical stamens, fragrant. Stated to be a cross between Kikôshi and
C.hiemalis. Named and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1970.
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Miyasuzume. (Palace Sparrow). (C.japonica), JCS, 1997, Japan Camellia, No.54, p.4, color illustration
front page: Trumpet shaped, very pale pink, small single of 5 petals, often with edges folded
in and a short, broad stamen column with yellow anthers. Pink buds. Leaves elliptic, deep
green. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.254 with colour photo; English translation
p.179. Flowers early to mid-season. Upright growth. A cross between Momosuzume and
Shibori-hatsu’arashi. Originated by Nobuo Sasai in 1984, released in 1997.
Miyata-benten. (Miyata’s Benten), (C.japonica), Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: Pink. Small single
with variegated leaves. Originated in Japan.
Miyata-maedachi-otome. (Miyata’s Outstanding Maiden),
Mizuno, 1829, Sômoku Kinyôshû, in
the white variegated leaves section. Different reading for Mumeimiyata-maetachi-otome.
Miyiki.
Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.49. Misprint for ‘Miyuki’ as synonym for the
C.hiemalis Hi-otome-sazanka.
Miyilu. (Beautiful Girl). (C.reticulata), China Regn No.14. China Flowers & Horticulture, Apr 2007,
No.14, p.50, with colour photo; Originated by Zhang Yuekun, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Selected from a group of C.reticulata seedlings in 1985 and propagated since.Flowers rose
form double, deep peach red, 9-12 cm diameter. Petals flat, inner petals smaller and often with
white stripes. Stamens as petaloids. Leaves long elliptic to broad lanceolate, 9-11 cm long x
4-5.5 cm wide, margins fine serrate, upper surface bubbled. Flowers mid-season to late.
Miyo-hagoromo (Miyo’s ‘Hagoromo’) (C.japonica) from Ibaragi Pref. Japan Camellia No.81, August
2006: Pale pink, lotus form double, cylindrical stamens, diameter 13 cm, blooming in April.
Named after an acquaintance of the originator. A crossing of Lily Pons × Hagoromo. First
flower seen in 2001. Originated and named by Kunimitsu Suzuki.
Miyoko. (Female Given Name), (C.rusticana), Izu Ohshima Hawaii Botanical Gardens, 1980, List of
plants, p.18. No description. Originated in Japan.
Miyo-nishiki. (Brocade of the Modern Reign), (C.japonica), Katayama, 1960, Tsubaki to Ochabana:
Medium sized, campanulate single with flag-like petaloids. White, with cherry-red stripes, 6-7
petals, an irregular centre of petaloids and stamens. See pl.317, Encyclopedia of Camellias in
Colour, vol.I, 1972, p.141. Different reading ‘Miyo-no-nishiki’. Originated in Kansai area,
Japan.
Miyo-no-haru. (Spring of the Reign). (C.japonica), Latest Illustrated Book of Japanese Camellias,
(Camellias of Japan), 2010, p.107 with colour photo; Very large pink peony form, outer
petals large, inner petals smaller. Flowers early to mid-season. Leaves broad-ovate, medium
to large. Spreading, vigorous growth. Selected from seedlings of Miyo-no-sakae. Named and
released by Shunsuke Hisatomi, Fukuoka Pref., Japan in 2007.
Miyo-no-homare.
Different reading for Miyo-no-sakae.
Miyo-no-nishiki. Satomi, 1962, Supplement to Camellia Varieties of Japan. Same characters as
Miyo-niskiki.
Miyo-no-sakae. (Prosperity of Modem Reign), (C.japonica), Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan,
p.222, black and white photo: Pale, blush pink, with deeper pink blotched, single, 6-7 large,
overlapping, waved petals, the outermost with a pink reverse. Large cylinder of stamens, pale
yellow anthers, whitish filaments. Leaves, small, lanceolate, finely, sharply serrate margins,
acuminate apex and rounded base. Originated in Kurume, Fuku’oka Prefecture, Japan. Different reading: ‘Miyo-no-homare’. Colour photos: Tsutomu Suzuki, 1984, Chabana Koyomi,
Vol.I, Tsubaki, p.50. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.103. For botanical
drawings, colour photo and description see pp.56-59, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1982, Tsubaki
Tokushû, No.11.
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Miyo-no-sakae. (Prosperous Reign). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.256 with
colour photo; English translation p.180. Medium size, pink with red shading on the outer
petals, bowl-shaped single. Flowers early to mid-season. Leaves broadly elliptic, somewhat
large, flat. Somewhat spreading growth, vigorous. A cultivar at a shrine in Kumamoto
Prefecture. Named and released by Mikio Akashi in 1965. From Kurume.
Miyo-renji. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of the Japanese name
Myôrenji.
Miyoshino. (Place Name), (C.japonica), Okumura, ca.1810, Chinka Hin’i; Chinka Zufu, (before 1700),
Watanabe, 1969, pl.622: Medium sized, white, open peony form with erect centre petals.
Miyue. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 22nd August 1994. Chinese synonym for Nuccio’s C.nitidissima hybrid
Honeymoon.
Miyuki.
Different reading for Gokô.
Miyuki.
Synonym for Hi-otome-sazanka.
Miyuki. (Deep Snow), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.147, colour photo, p.250,
description: Semidouble, Palest pink changing to white, opening cup-shaped, 2-3 rows of
rounded, crinkled petals, somewhat cleft at the apex. Leaves, dull, olive green, obovate, blunt
acute, finely, shallowly serrate. Originated in Ôyama Town, Kamishinkawa District, Japan.
Named and released by Mitsuroku Makino. Note: Characters different to ‘Miyuki’ above
where they translate as “Imperial Visit”.
Miyuki-nishiki. (Brocade for Imperial Visit), (C.japonica), Chûgai Shokubutsu Yen, 1934-1935, p.32:
White and purplish crimson (Crimson 22-22/3) variegation on a pink ground, Single. Very
early flowering. Central stamen column, yellow anthers, creamy filaments. Leaves elliptic,
shiny dark green, finely acuminate, thick, serrulate. For colour photos see: Tuyama, 1968,
Camellias of Japan, pl.322, p.163. Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.14,
p.6. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû describes this as a synonymous with
Tatsuta-nishiki. Originated in the Kansai area, Japan.
Miyuki-nishiki. (Brocade for Imperial Visit), (C.sasanqua), SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and
Nomenclature, p.70: Rose-red with purplish cast, white margins. Single. Medium size. Originated in Japan. Corruption of Japanese name: ‘Myuki-nishiki’.
Miyuki-nishiki-Kansai.
Tatsuta-nishiki.
Yokoyama & Kirino, 1898, Nihon no Chinka, p.277. Synonym for
Miyuki-sarasa. Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki, Tokushû, No.10, p.145. Synonym
for Edo-tsubaki. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1965, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.6, p.127.
Miyukizakura. (Higo) C. Aust, Camellia News, No.180, Winter 2009, p.26. Colour photo, but no
description.
Mizar. (C.japonica), Cattolica, G., Le mie Camelie, My Camellias, 2005, p.130 with colour photo;
Medium to large, anemone to peony form, white with petaloids streaked and blotched with
red (RHS.CC.53B). A seedling of ‘Pomponia Semiplena’ (Pomponia Semi-duplex) x Alba
Simplex, first flowered in 1987. Originated by Dott. Guido Cattolica, Livorno, Italy.
Mizuchaya. (Water Teahouse), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô. Listed in early
blooming section. True red, with white spots, occasionally self red, single. See Kyôto Engei
Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.79. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Mizuguruma. (Water Mill), (C.sasanqua), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikin Shô in section on sasanqua as
white, small, single with 7 petals. Satomi, 1958, Nomenclature List of Sasanqua of Japan,
p.12 as ‘Mizu-guruma’: White. Small, single to semi-double. Originated in Japan.
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Mizuguruma. (Water Mill), (C.japonica), Itô, Jukyû, 1739, Honzô Hanamaki’e, vol.15; Yashiro, 1841,
Kokon Yôrankô, vol.310; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: White,
large size, semi-double, 3-4 rows of petals, crimson splashed variegation. Originated in Japan.
Similar to ‘Fukuyamagi’. (Believed extinct.)
Mizuhiki. (Paper cords for tying gifts), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.181, 296; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.310: Medium sized, red, peony form with
white markings and a confused centre of stamens and petals. (Believed extinct.) Originated in
Japan.
Mizu-no-de-hazama-no-hu.
Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, p.145.
Different reading for Mizunode-ai-no-fu.
Mizunode-ai-no-fu. (see below), (C.japonica), Mizuno, 1829, Sômoku Kinyôshû: Bluish leaves with
white variegation. White flower with pink stripes, single. Large size. “Ai-no-fu” is old
Japanese for marble-like variegation. The modern reading is ‘Mizunode-hazama-no-fu’.
(Believed extinct.)
Mizunode-idaten.
Mizuno, 1829, Sômoku Kinyô-shû. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1966, Tsubaki
Tokushû, No.7, p.164. Possibly synonymous with Idaten-tsubaki.
Mizunode-kifu. (C.japonica), Mizuno, 1829, Sômoku Kinyôshû: Mizuno’s yellow variegated leaf camellia. Large leaves with yellow variegation. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Different
reading: ‘Mizu-no-de-kihu’.
Mizu-no-de-kihu.
Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No,10, p.145.
Different reading for Mizunode-kifu.
Mizu-no-de-mizulada-tsubaki. Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.10,
p.145. Different reading for Mizunode-suichu-tsubaki.
Mizunode-shuchûka. (Mizuno’s Shuchûka), (C.japonica), Mizuno, 1829, Sômoku Kinyôshû, in the section of margined leaves. Long leaves with bluish edges. Flowers white with red margins.
Mizunode-suichu-tsubaki. (C.japonica), Mizuno, 1829, Sômoku Kinyôshû: in the section on white,
variegated leaves. Round leaves with small and large spots. White with a pinkish tinge
flowers, single. “Mizuno, Tadakatsu” is the authors family name, “Suichû” is his calling
according to himself. Originated in Japan. Different reading: ‘Mizu-no-de-mizutada-tsubaki’.
(Believed extinct.)
Mizushima. (Water Island), (C.japonica), Watanabe, 1960, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû,
No.10, p.145 as ‘Mizu-shima’. No description. Originated in Japan.
Mizu-tada-tsubaki. Watanabe,1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.10, p.145.
Abbreviation
for
‘Mizunode-mizutadatsubaki’,
different
reading
for
Mizunode-suichu-tsubaki.
Mizutama. (Water Treasure), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô. Single, sake-cup
shape, white with red streaks. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.77.
Mizuyoshi. (Place Name), (C.rusticana), Hagiya & Ishizawa, 1968, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki
Tokushû, No.9, p.58, illustration, pp.9,10: White double to open peony form, 6-8 cm across,
with 19-32 long, oval petals, slightly notched, both edges incurved inwards, in 3 rows with a
small, slightly irregular stamen cluster, approximately 70, filaments yellow. Leaves, long,
oval, dark green, acuminate and finely serrate. Fragrant. Collected at Nakakubiki-gun, Niigata
Prefecture, Japan in 1960. Named and released by Kaoru Hagiya in 1968. For colour
illustrations see: Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.184, p.61. Seibundô
Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.145. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.293.
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Mlle Caroline. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.3. No description. Originated in France.
(Believed extinct.)
Mlle de Libert.
Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.196. Synonym for ‘Sckrimakersii’
(Schrynmakersii).
Mlle Jeanne d’Osmond. Scheidweiler, Brussells, 1843, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique p.123.
Abbreviation for Mademoiselle Jeanne d’Osmond.
Mlle Libert.
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, vol.2, pl.165. Synonym for ‘Sckrimakersii’
(Schrynmakersii).
Mlle Marguerite Calusant. Hastie, 1948, American Camellia Yearbook, p.57. Orthographic error for
Mlle Marguerite Calusant Pink. Griffith & Strothers, 1954, ACS., Varietal Crossreference List,
pp.8, 9. Orthographic error for ‘Madame Marguerite Calusaut Pink’, synonym for Pink
Calusaut.
Mlle Marie Boutourlin. Scarlatti Catalogue, 1888 as ‘Mad. le Marie Boutourlin’, synonym for
Contessa Bouturlin.
Mme A. Verschaffelt. Jules de Cock & Soeur Catalogue, 1873-1874, p.9. Abbreviation for
Mme Abby Wilder. Dauvesse Nursery Catalogue, 1855-1856. Orthographic variant for Mrs Abby
Wilder.
Mme Adele. SCCS, 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.50. Synonym for
Stardust.
Mme Aime van Langenhove. Jules de Cock & Soeur Catalogue, 1873-1874, p.9. Abbreviation for
Mme Ambroise Verschaffelt.
Verschaffelt.
Linden Catalogue, 1875. Abbreviation for Madame Ambroise
Mme Appoline Guichard. Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1929. Abbreviation for Madame Appoline
Guichard.
Mme Cachet.
André Leroy, 1873, Catalogue, p.135. Sanderet Fils, Belgium Catalogue, 1928,
p.12. Abbreviation for Madame Cachet.
Mme Canaert d’Hamale. da Silva & Filhos Nursery Catalogue, No.99, 1964-1965, p.26. Orthographic error for Madame de Cannart d’Hamale.
Mme. Cavallo. Killiow Gardens Catalogue, 1976, p.2. Abbreviation for ‘Madame Cavallo’, synonym for De la Reine.
Mme Charles Blard.
Blard.
Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1929. Abbreviation for Madame Charles
Mme Chang Kai-shek. SCCS, 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.51. Synonym
for Frau Geheimrat Oldevig.
Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. SCCS., 1945, Camellias, p.20. Orthographic variant for ‘Madame Chang
Kai-shek’, synonym for Frau Geheimrat Oldevig.
Mme Cochet. John Waterers Son & Crisp Catalogue, 1931-1932, p.35. Orthographic error for
Madame Cachet.
Mme Coleonie. Blakedown Nursery Catalogue, 1985-1986. Orthographic error for Margherita
Coleoni.
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Mme Cormerais. Treseder’s Special Camellia List, 1968-1969. Abbreviation for ‘Madame
Cormerais Bahuaud’ (Souvenir de Bahuaud-Litou).
Mme de Cannart d’Hamale.
Cannart d’Hamale.
Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1910. Abbreviation for Madame de
Mme de Maintenon. SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Abbreviation for
Mme de Rambuteau. Scheidweiler, Brussells, 1843, Jornal d’Horticulture de Pratique p.122.
Abbreviation for Madame de Rambuteau.
Mme de Strekaloff.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879. Abbreviation for Madame de Strekaloff .
Mme de Vatry.
Scheidweiler ed., 1843-1844, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique, p.123.
Abbreviation for Madame de Vatry.
Mme Detr. Setaloff.
Tregrehan Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1963. Orthographic error for
Mme Elisa Centurioni.
Centurioni.
André Leroy Catalogue, 1873, p.135. Synonym for Madame Elisa
Mme Faucillon. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.51. Synonym for
Caleb Cope.
Mme Fetters.
André Leroy Catalogue, 1868. Orthographic error for Mrs Fetters.
Mme Haas.
Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1894. Abbreviation for Madame Haas.
Mme Hahn.
SCCS., 1945, Camellias, p.14. Abbreviation for Madame Hahn.
Mme Hahn Variegated. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.51 as ‘Mme
Hahn Var’. Synonym for Sierra Spring.
Mme Harrison.
Harrison.
Thibault, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.12. Abbreviation for Madame
Mme Herilla de Freitas. Holmcraft Nursery Ltd. Catalogue, 1977. Orthographic error for Dona
Herzilia de Freitas Magalhaes.
Mme Hovey.
SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Abbreviation for
Madame Hovey.
Mme Ingrad. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.51. Abbreviation for
Madame Ingrad.
Mme Jannoch.
SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias. Abbreviation for Madame Jannoch.
Mme Le Bois.
Linden Catalogue, 1878. Abbreviation for Madame Lebois.
Mme Lebois.
André Leroy, 1868, Catalogue, p.133. Abbreviation for Madame Lebois.
Mme Louis van Houtte. Curvelier, 1887, Revue de L’Horticulteur Belge.... Abbreviation for
Madame Louis van Houtte.
Mme Lourmand.
mand.
Guichard Soeurs Nursery Catalogue, 1910. Abbreviation for Madame Lour-
Mme Lourmond. SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.82. Orthographic error for Madame
Lourmand.
Mme Mainteon. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962. p.8. Orthographic error for Madame de
Maintenon.
217
Mme Marguerite Calusaut. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1950-1951. Abbreviation
for Madame Marguerite Calusaut.
Mme Marguerite Calusaut Pink. SCCS, 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.65,
Synonym for Pink Calusaut.
Mme Martin Cachet. Bahuaud-Litou Nursery Catalogue, 1914-1920. Abbreviation for Madame
Martin Cachet.
Mme (Mrs) Hovey.
Mme Niehart.
Mme Pepin.
SCCS., 1946, Camellias, p.15. Abbreviation for Madame Hovey.
Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Abbreviation for Madame Niehart.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879. Abbreviation for Madame Pépin.
Mme Picouline.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879. Abbreviation for Madame Picouline.
Mme Rudolphe Abel.
Mme Tamponet.
Linden Catalogue, 1878-1879. Abbreviation for Madame Rudolph Abel.
Lemaire, 1843, Revue Horticole. Abbreviation for Madame Tamponet.
Mme Tamponnet. Schweidweiler, 1843, Journal d’Horticulture Pratique, p.122. Orthographic
error for Madame Tamponet.
Mme Van Langenkove. Bahuaud-Litou Nursery Catalogue, 1914-1920. Orthographic error for
Madame Aimé Van Langenhove.
Mme Verhaeghe de Naeyer.
Curvelier, 1887, Revue de L’Horticulteur Belge..., vol.13, p.35.
Abbreviation for Madame Verhaeghe de Naeyer.
Mme Verrier Cachet. de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935. Abbreviation for Madame VerrierCachet.
Mme Verschaffelt.
Verschaffelt.
Guichard Soeurs Catalogue, 1910. Abbreviation for Madame Ambroise
Mme Veshafft. Torsanslorenzo Catalogue, 1984-1985. Orthographic error for Madame Ambroise
Verschaffelt.
Mme Victor de Bisschop.
de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Synonym for Le Lys.
Mme William Thompson. de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Orthographic variant for Mrs
William Thompson.
Mnemosyne. (C.japonica), Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1844, p.12. Vivid red, peony form.
Originated in France.
Mobile Red Beauty. (C.japonica), Wilmot, Camellia Variety Classification Report, 1943, p.12. No
Mocenigo. (C.japonica), Longone Catalogue, 1910-1911. Variegated rose. Originated in Italy. (Believed
extinct.)
Mochang.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the USA C.reticulata Mouchang.
Mochida-no-haru. (Spring in Mochida). (C.japonica), Japan Camellia 99, May 2013, pp.2 with colour
photo, JCR Regn 2013-4, (ser. No.4); An old japonica from the Mochida district. Single, pink,
medium size, trumpet shape, petal chip bent backward. Early to mid-season blooming.
Originated by Takashi Komoda.
Mochi-no-shiho.
Yashiroda, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.21. Different reading for
Mochi-no-shio.
Mochi-no-shio (High Tide), (C.sasanqua), Ashizawa, Yagorô, 1898, Chabaika Taishû: White ground,
pink stripes, pale pink towards the base. Originated in the Kantô area, Japan. Yashiroda, 1950,
218
American Camellia Yearbook, p.21.
‘Nozomi-no-shio’, Nozomi-no-shoho’.
Mochio.
as
‘Mochi-no-shihi’,
different
reading
for
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of the Japanese name Moshio.
Mochizuki. (Full Moon), (C.sinensis), JCS., 1973, Tsubaki, No.12, colour photo 23, p.6, description,
p.14: C.sinensis var, assamica x C.sinensis var sinensis f. rosea, (Benibana Cha). Selected in
1970. Flower colour is yellowish white, diameter 4.5-5 cm; petals 5-7 in number, thick and
round. Stamens, 8-17 mm long, filaments white, anthers golden. Leaves long-oval, 10-12 cm
x 4-4.5 cm. New growth red-brown. Flowers very early. Originated by Hidaka, Tamotsu in
the Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Mochizuki. (Full Moon). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.262 with colour
photo; English translation p.184. Medium size, pale pink, sake cup-shaped single, thick petals,
circular stamens. Flowers mid-season. Leaves broadly elliptic, medium size. Upright,
vigorous growth. A natural seedling of unknown parentage. Originated and released by Sadao
Hattori in 1973. From Aichi Prefecture.
Mochi-tsuru. (Mochi Crane), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô: Persimmon red,
formal double, with a deeper red stripes. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû,
Mocho No Shio.
Catalogues, p.256. Corruption of ‘Mochi-no-shio’.
Model.
Giles & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1881, p.2. Orthographic error for Il Modello.
Modello(Il).
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:19. Orthographic variant for Il Modello.
Modeng Nulang. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr., 30 July, 1990. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Lulu
Belle.
Modern Art. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1973, vol.VIII, No.3, p.24, Reg. No.81: A
chance seedling of C.japonica Odoratissima that first bloomed 1968. Originated by Ida Berg,
Whakatane, New Zealand. The plant has a vigorous, dense habit with mid-green leaves, 8 cm
x 4.5 cm. The bloom is anemone form with 16-18 petals and numerous petaloids. The flower
is heavily variegated, RHS., 54A, with many long lines and spots of colour, some lighter.
Stamens have gold anthers and white filaments. Chinese synonym: ‘Xiandai Yishu’.
Modern Kumagai.
Imakumagai.
Modesta. (C.japonica), Herbert, 1837, Amaryllidaceae & Suppl., p.368: From Waratah’(Anemoniflora)
x ‘Striped’ (Variegata). A flower nearly regular, of a delicate, purplish pink. Originated in
England. Synonym: ‘Hebe’.
Modesta Rosea. (C.japonica), Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.46. No description. van
Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, 219. No description. Originated in Germany by Gruneberg,
Frankfurt. (Believed extinct.)
Modesta Rubra. (C.japonica), Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.46. No description. van
Houtte Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.218. No description. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société
Central d’Horticulture de France, vol.40, p.129: Flower, 10-11 cm across, formal double, of
bright rose-red with touches of the colour of Andersonii. Petals in 5-6 rows, thin, clear,
notched, with fine veins of vivid red, not well imbricated; the centre consists of stamens and
pistil. Originated by Gruneberg, Frankfurt, Germany.
Modestie Généreuse. (C.hybrid), Originated and propagated by Alain Jouno. Registered by Parc
Botanique de Haute Bretagne, Le Chatellier, France. A 4 year old plant, first flowered 2013.
Parentage unknown. To be further propagated by a nursery. Single flower, 8cm diameter x
219
5cm deep, colour pink at edges, lighter at centre. Some white variegation patches. Stamens
tubular, anthers yellow, filaments ivory. Flowers early and for a long season. Flowers fall
whole. Plant is erect with rapid growth rate. Leaves dark green, flat, 8cm x 4cm.
Modesto. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Pink. Incomplete double. Mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.325, Reg. No.121: A 13 year old seedling of
unknown parentage. Originated by the Riverbank Camellia Nursery, Riverbank, California,
USA that first bloomed 1944. Growth is upright and compact with dark green leaves, rounded
and serrated. Flowers are incomplete doubles with petaloids, similar to Elegans, with 11
petals and many petaloids; 8.5 cm across. Colour light rose. Flowers mid-season. Sport:
Modesto Rubra.
Modesto Rubra. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.161: Red, anemone form sport of Modesto. Originated in USA. The name is
illegal according to the Nomenclature code as it uses Latin after 1958.
Modesty. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945: Medium sized, imbricated, dark pink, opening with a rosebud centre. Originated in the USA at Magnolia Gardens,
South Carolina. ‘No.340 Tea Gardens’.
Modun Zhouzhang.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 25-5-1990. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica
Governor Mouton.
Moensiana.
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, vol.3, pl.258. Synonym for Hellebuyckii.
Moencii. Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1. Orthographic error for ‘Moensii’, synonym for
Cardinalis.
Moensii. Courtois, 1833, Magazine d’Horticulture, 1 [pt.D]:314 as ‘Moensi’. Synonym for
Cardinalis.
Moffein’s Variegated. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. No description. Originated in USA. (Believed extinct.)
Mogami. (Place Name), (C.rusticana), Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.225, illustration and
description; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.251: Peach pink, rose form with 8-10
rows of petals, 30 in all, imbricated, medium size. Centre consists of small, feathery petaloids
when it is fully open. It is a cross between the snow and bush Camellias. Originated in
Tsugawa-chô, Kanbara-gun, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Yaichi
Kawamura in 1966.
Mogaribue. (Sound of the North Wind), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.251:
Red, irregular peony form. It has confused stamens amongst the inner petals. Early flowering.
Leaves, large, wide-ovate, keeled at midrib, coarsely serrate, yellow green. Plant habit is wide
spreading, variable. Originated in Ishikawa, Prefecture, Japan. Resembles: Benidaikagura.
Note: This is a flute-like sound caused by a severe north wind blowing through a bamboo
hedge.
Mogoromo. (Waterweed Cloth), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.311. No description.
Moguanjing. (Dark Shining Mirror), (C.japonica), Shanghai Botanic Garden List, 1985: A dark scarlet,
bud centered formal double with white markings. Leaves, broad-elliptic, blunt apex, fine
serrations, shiny dark green. Originated in China.
Moira Reid. (C.x williamsii), International Camellia Journal, 1986, No.18, pp.141, 142, Reg. No.10:
Originated by Mr Charles Williams M.P., Caerhays Castle, St Austell, Cornwall, England.
The flower is a small, campanulate single, 3 cm across x 2.5 cm deep with 6 petals; colour
rose-pink (Red Group 55B), stamens yellow, filaments white. Mid-season flowering. Leaves,
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dark green. matt, oval, 4.5 cm x 2.5 cm, finely, sharply serrate, sharply acute on a vigorous,
upright, bushy plant of medium growth rate.
Moire. (C.sasanqua), ACRS., 1980, Camellia News, No.74, p.24, Reg. No.244: Originated by Alice
Spragg, Sutherland, N.SW., Australia. A chance seedling that first bloomed 1970. The rose-pink single, 9.5 cm across, flowers have broad, creped petals. Early to mid-season flowering.
The upright plant has 5.5 cm x 2.7 cm, dark, glossy leaves with pronounced serrations.
Mokichi. (Male Given Name), (C.japonica), Hino, Sukekatsu, 1632, Sukekatsukyôki; Chinka Zufu,
(before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.656: Very deep red, rose form double, opening to display a
row of erect petals around the central stamen cluster. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Mokichi-tsubaki.
Sakuden, 1630, Hyakuchinshû. Synonym for Kiku-no-sakazuki.
Mokkô. (Wood Worker), (C.japonica), Sakuden 1630, Hyakuchin-shû. Chinka Zufu, (before 1700)
Watanabe 1969, pl.121, 158. Synonym for Asahiyama. Different reading ‘Mokkoh’. Note:
The meaning of “Mokko” is obscure, but is thought to be an emblem design like a double
flower.
Mokkô. (Wood Worker), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969: White, formal double, stamens in divided clusters. See: Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1963, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.4,
pp.102, 106. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Note: The meaning of “Mokkô” is
obscure, but is thought to be an emblem design like a double flower.
Mokkô. (Wood Worker), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô. vol.310: A white, semi-double
with cylindrical stamen group. Originated in Japan. Different readings: ‘Moko’, ‘Mokkoh’.
(Believed extinct.) Note: The meaning of “Mokkô” is obscure, but is thought to mean an
emblem design like a double flower.
Mokkoh.
Andoh, 1984, International Camellia Journal, No.16, p.46. Different reading for
Mokkô.
Mokkô-tsubaki. (C.japonica), Hino, Sukekatsu, 1632, Sukekatsukyôki. No description. Originated in
Japan. (Believed extinct.) See JCS.. 1986, Tsubaki. No.25, p.14.
Moku. (Wood). (C.sasanqua), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô. Egg coloured, single; flower shape like
wild camellia. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Moku. (Wood). (C.japonica), Hamamatsu. 1825, Setsuyô Kikan, vol.23. No description. Originated in
Mokuchinka. (Rare Flower of Tree), (C.japonica), Itô, Tokuemon, 1788, Tsubaki Hanagata Tsuki
Obo’echô; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.311: Semi-double, pink with red streaks.
cylindrical stamen cluster. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Mokuhan.
Different reading for Hokuhan.
Mokuzetsu-en. (Uncertain), (C.sasanqua), Satomi, 1958, Nomenclature List of Sasanqua of Japan, p.12:
Deep carmine red, shaded light pink. Large, semi-double with rounded petals. Originated in
Japan.
Molesta. (C.japonica), Herbert, 1837, Amaryllidaceae & Suppl., p.368: A seedling from the single red
(‘Rubra Simplex’ [Rubra]) x ‘Striped’,(Variegata), crossed again by Variegata - Very
double red but a delicate plant. Originated in England by Herbert. Synonym: ‘Nemesis’.
Moli Cha (Jasmine Camellia), (C.japonica), Wang, Xiangjin, 1621, Qunfangpu. Flowers white and
enduring. Originated in China. (Believed extinct.)
Molilo.
Gao, Jiyin, 1993 The Observations from the Camellia World, No.512, p.65 Chinese
synonym for the Australian C.reticulata hybrid Murillo.
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Mo-li-tuan. Watanabe & Andoh, 1980, Hana to Kino Bunka Tsubaki-, p.157. Different reading for
Molituan.
Molituan. (Jasmine Bouquet), (C.japonica), Feng, 1930, Diannan Chahua Xiaozhi; Bartholomew, 1982,
American Camellia Yearbook, p.152: It is white as powder. The flowers are relatively small
and terminal. Originated in China. Different reading: ‘Mo-li-tuan’.
Molleni. (C.japonica), Notiziaro delle Societa Italiana della Camelia, 1992, No.4, p.18: Angelo Longone
Catalogue, 1861: Large anemone form with central tuft striped flesh pink. Originated in Italy.
Mollie Anderson. (C.x williamsii), Cobley Camellias Catalogue, 1977: Medium sized, pink, semi-double.
Originated in England.
Mollie Davis.
Davis.
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Abbreviation for Mollie Moore
Mollie M. Davis. R.E. Harrison & Co. Ltd Nursery Catalogue, 1966, p.27. Abbreviation for Mollie
Moore Davis.
Mollie Moore Davis. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Catalogue, 1945-1946, p.13: Originated in Jungle Gardens, Avery Island, Louisiana, USA. Very large, deep rose-pink, lightly washed and veined
rose colour, full double; outer rows of petals loosely imbricated; inner petals interspersed with
small groups of white stamens and petaloids. A deep rose sport of Big Beauty. Synonym:
‘Big Beauty Pink’. Abbreviation: ‘Mollie Davis’, ‘Mollie M. Davis’. Sport: Mollie Moore
Davis Variegated. Orthographic errors: ‘Mollie More Davis’, ‘Molly Moore Davies’.
Mollie Moore Davis Supreme. Cannon, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1, back
cover. Synonym for Mollie Moore Davis Variegated.
Mollie Moore Davis Variegated. (C.japonica), Hillcrest Nursery Catalogue, 1958 as ‘Mollie Moore
Davis Var,’: A virus variegated form of Mollie Moore Davis - Deep red blotched white.
Originated in USA. Synonym: ‘Mollie Moore Davis Supreme’.
Mollie More Davis.
Moore Davis.
Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1955, p.12. Orthographic error for Mollie
Mollie 0. Odom. (C.japonica), ACS., Nov.1990, The Camellia Journal, vol.46, p.18, Reg. No.2198:
Medium size, red, peony form, C.japonica chance seedling of Jarvis Red. Blooms midseason. Originated in USA by Lindsay A. Odom, Wilmington, North Carolina. American
Camellia Yearbook, 1990, p.89, colour photo between p.90-91. The 20 year old seedling first
bloomed 1975. Average flower size 8 cm across x 5.7 cm deep. Plant growth is average and
slow, with dark green leaves, 8 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Mollie O’Toole. (C.reticulata), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1972, vol.VII, No.6, p.33, Reg. No.67:
A seedling of C.reticulata ‘Cornelian’ (Damanao) x ‘Crimson Robe’ (Dataohong),
originated by D.G. O’Toole, Ohope, New Zealand, that first flowered, 1970. The plant is
upright with dark green leaves, 11 cm x 5 cm. The flower is semi-double with up to 23 petals
and occasional petaloids, anthers golden, filaments cream, size, 15 cm across x 8 cm deep.
The colour is a vivid cherry-red. Blooms mid-season.
Molly. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Sept. 2013, p.26 with colour photo; Regn No.2858.
Originated, registered and propagated by William Howell, Wilmington, N.C, USA.ACS,
Yearbook, 2013, p.128 with colour photo; A 10 year old seedling, parentage unknown, first
flowered 2007; Very large size, 15cm diameter x 7.5cm deep flower is semidouble (photo
shows a loose peony form), light pink variegated white. Yellow anthers and light yellow
filaments. Flowers fall whole. Upright, open plant with average growth rate. Mid-green
leaves average 12.7cm x 6.5cm with heavy serration. Flowers midseason to late.
Molly Chittock. (C.x williamsii), Thermal Nurseries (Rotorua) Ltd Catalogue, 1986, p.13: Large size,
phlox-pink, semi-double. Medium, upright growth. Originated in New Zealand by Jack Harre.
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Molly Hamilton. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Nov. 2001, p.21, colour photo p.20, Reg.
No. 2558. A semi-double chance seedling, white with random coral vertical stripes, yellow
anthers and white filaments. Originated by Mabel M. Hamilton, Georgetown, S.C., USA. The
cold hardy plant blooms rapidly after freezes, and has upright, open, vigorous growth.
Flowers mid-season to late. American Camellia Yearbook, 2001, p.96, colour photo p.c15.
The 24+ year old seedling first flowered in 1980. Flowers are 10 cm across x 5 cm deep, with
16 petals. The dark green leaves are 10-11.5 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Molly Moore Davies. SCCS., 1951, Camellia Review, vol.12, No.5, p.13. Orthographic error for
Mollie Moore Davis.
Molteni. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1845, p.42. No description. Ibid, 1849-1850,
Catalogue General: Lilac rose, often with white stains. Regularly formal. Lichtenthal, 1852,
Manuale botanico enciclopedico popolare: Lilac rose, often with stains of white; regularly
formed. Originated in Italy.
Moltiplicata Incognita. (C.japonica), Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.47: Very vivid red,
sometimes with some white spots and very beautifully imbricated. Originated in Italy by
Brozzoni.
Moluo.
Chang, Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.60. Synonym for Zizhonglou.
Mom Johnson. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1992, p.36, colour photo between pp.40-41,
Reg. No.2233: A large size, rose pink, rose form double, C.japonica sport of Herman
Johnson. Originated by Glen Johnson, Madison, Florida, USA. The 4 year old sport was first
observed in 1988. Average flower size is 13 cm across x 7.5 cm deep with 12 petals, 30
petaloids and rabbit ears. Plant growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves 10.5 cm
long x 4.5 cm wide.
Momgono.
Momigigari.
Avenue Nurseries Catalogue, 1958, p.20. Corruption of Japanese name Momozono.
Thomasville Catalogue, 1947. Corruption of the Japanese name Momijigari.
Momachi. (obscure), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.310. No description. Originated
Momiji. (Maple), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô; Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe,
1969, pl.705; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306: The point of the corolla is slender. A
white flower variegated with red like a splashed pattern. Eight-fold flower. Originated in
Momiji. (Maple), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.110; Kasuya, Kamegorô,
1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: A large single of 5 broad petals; white splashed and lined
with crimson and a large, uniform stamen column. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Momijigari. (Maple Viewing), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki:
Vermilion red, large size. See JCS., 1969, Tsubaki, No.7, p.36. Itô, Ko’emon, 1879,
Chinkashû: Castilian red. Large. Double. See colour photos: Tuyama, 1966, Camellia
Cultivars of Japan, pl.209, p.369; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.427,
p.178; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.150, description, p.252 as ‘Momiji-gari’: A
medium sized, deep red, rose form double to formal double. Leaves, elliptic, mid-green,
serrate. Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Corruptions of name: ‘Monijigari’,
‘Momo-Gi-Gari’, ‘Momigigari’. Different readings: ‘Momiji Gari’, ‘Momijikari’. Originated
in Kantô area, Japan. Similar to Chitosegiku but colour deeper.
Momijigari. (Maple Viewing), (Higo), SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.62: Large single red
with flared white stamens. Hiratsuka, 1964, Higo Camellia, pp.13, 30: Scarlet, 10 cm across,
7 petals, 140 pale red stamens; medium sized leaves. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture,
Japan. Corruption of Japanese name: ‘Momojigari’.
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Momiji-gasane. (Maple Double), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki;
Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.489: Medium sized, thick double red with
sparse white streaks, some flowers self red. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Momojigari. Treseder’s Nurseries (Truro), Ltd Camellia List, 1962-1963, p.3. Corruption of the
Japanese name Momijigari.
Momijikari.
Different reading for Momijigari.
Momijinoga. (Maple Celebration), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.675:
Small, red, rose form double; white with splashes of crimson, with 4-5 rows of imbricated
petals, opening to show stamens. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) “Momijinoga” was
the ancient word for the nobles picnicking under the maple trees and occurs in the 11th
century book Genji Monogatori.
Momijinoga. (Maple Celebration), (C.japonica), Himuro, 1982, Murasuzume, No.46: Dark red, double to
peony, anthers deep yellow. Leaves thin. Originated in Japan.
Momiji-shibori. (Dappled Maple), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô. Large size,
double, white with splashes. Petals fall one by one. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki
Tokushû, No.5, p.78. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Momijiyama. (Maple Mountain), (C.japonica), Chûgai Nursery Co. Catalogue, 1938-1939, p.19 as
‘Momiji-yama’: Vermilion scarlet, double, large flower. Originated in Japan.
Momi-kô-nami. (Waves of Red Silk), (C.japonica), Uesa, 1844, Sômoku Benran: Vermilion red, large
sized single, opens flat. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Momi-no-nami.
Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Yashiroda, 1971, Kyôto Engei, No.65, p.7. Misprint for
Momi-kô-nami.
Momo. (obscure), (C.sasanqua), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.344: Egg colour, single, wild
camellia form. See: Yashiroda, 1971, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, No.65, p.7. Note: Probably a
corruption of Moku. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Momochidori. (Thousands of Plovers), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose
Irotsuki: Pink with red streaks, medium size, single. See: JCS., 1969, Tsubaki, No.7, p.36; Itô,
Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: Medium sized, pink striped, white double. See colour photos:
Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars of Japan, pl.175; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour,
vol.I, 1972, pl.111, p.73; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.151: These all show a
medium sized, single of 7-8 petals with a background of white to blush pink, with red streaks
and a short, centre column of stamens. Originated in Kantô area, Japan. Resembles
Utamakura and Nukifude.
Momochidori. (Pink Plover), (C.japonica), Andoh, 1969, ACRS., Camellia News, No.36, p.22: (Pink
Gull, not the same as the true Momochidori, an elegant name for Gull). Light pink single
with narrow petals. Slender, bushy growth with narrow leaves. Early to mid-season blooming.
A seedling of Miyakodori. The first character of this name translates as “peach”. Originated
in Kansai area, Japan. For colour photos see: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I,
1972, pl.44, p.53. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.151; Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989,
Nihon no Chinka, p.125.
Momochidori. (Pink Plover), (C.sasanqua), Kairyô-en, 1965, Engei Annai: Hakoda, JCS, 1987, Tsubaki,
No.26, p.45; ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.35: Small to medium size,
clear pink, single. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Momochinka. (Rare Peach Flower), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Pink double with red and white spots. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
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Momogiku. (Pink Chrysanthemum), (C.japonica), Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki Meika no Shôkai to Saibai,
p.213: Light red. Medium size with multiple rows of petals. Originated in Japan. See:
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.209. A sport of ‘Kikusarasa’.
Momohanadori.
Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.311. No description. Originated in Japan.
Different reading for Toki.
Momohime. (Peach Princess), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino. 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.141, colour
photo and description: Average size, deep pink, open, cup-shaped single of 5 broad, rounded,
over-lapping petals and a central stamen column with ivory filaments, joined for the lower
half, and yellow anthers, Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves mid-green, broad-lanceolate,
apices blunt-acute, margins rolled under, serrate. Originated in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. A
seedling of Shunshokô. Originated and released by Yoshizawa Camellia Nursery around
1970.
Momohôju.
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.151. Different reading for Momohôshu.
Momohôshu. (Bud-centred Pink), (C.japonica), Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972,
pl.404, p.170, description, p.352: Medium sized, formal double, light red with bud centre.
Leaves, large, elliptic, mid-green, bluntly acute, coarsely serrate. Blooms late to very late. See
p.393, Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka. Selected from cultivars at a private
family in Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Collected by Sadahiko Sakai in 1967,
named and released by Hideo Hori. Different reading: ‘Momohôju’.
Momoi. (100 Wells), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.229, colour photo and
description: Medium size, dark red, tubular to campanulate single with 5 emarginate, overlapping petals, slightly pointed at the apex and with a central yellow, stamen column. Blooms
mid-season to late. Leaves shining mid-green, elliptic, apices tapering acuminate, margins
shallowly serrate. Originated in the Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
Momoiro-bokuan. Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1984-1985. Corruption of Japanese name Momoirobokuhan.
Momoiro-bokuhan. (Peach Coloured Anemone), (C.japonica), Katayama, 1960, Tsubaki Ochabana.
Adachi, 1960, Camellia. Its Appreciation and Artistic Arrangement, p.106 colour photo;
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, p.164, pl.387; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.150; Yokoyama et al., 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.227: Small, deep pink,
anemone form with 5 irregular petals around a cushion centre of small, folded white petaloids,
typical of the ‘bokuhan’ form. Originated in Kansai area, Japan. Corrupted forms; ‘Momoro
Bokuhan’, ‘Momoiro-bokuan’. This Japanese cultivar was registered in American Camellia
Yearbook, 1986, p.93, Reg. No.2006, with the description: A miniature, dark rose outer petals
with white petaloids streaked with rose, anemone form C.japonica; flowers early to
mid-season. Average flower size 4 cm across x 2 cm deep with 10 petals, 102 petaloids and 8
anthers. Very cold hardy. Plant growth is dense and slow, dwarf in character with dark green
leaves, 7.5 cm x 2.8 cm. Blooms mid-season to late.
Momoiro-daikagura. (Peach Coloured Daikagura), (C.japonica), Wada Nursery Catalogue, 1941, p.28:
One of the largest of all, full double, the type of Emperor of Russia, rosy pink. Originated in
Kansai area, Japan. It is now generally known under its synonym, ‘Momoiro-kagura’, and
also given as ‘Kyôbotan’ in Katayama. See colour photos under ‘Momoiro-kagura’ in:
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.379, p.160; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.150, p.252.
Momoiro-kagura. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.379, p.160, description,
p.348. Synonym for Momoiro-daikagura.
Momoiro-manyô.
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Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.249. Synonym for Manyô.
Momoiro-midarezaki. (Peach coloured, disordered flower), (C.japonica), Izu Ohshima Hawaii Botanical
Gardens, 1980, List of Plants, as ‘Momoiromidarezaki’. No description. Originated in Japan.
Momoiro-nochiseyama. (Pink Nochiseyama), (C.japonica), Izu Ohshima Hawaii Botanical Garden,
1980, List of Plants as ‘Momoironochiseyama’. No description. Originated in Japan.
Momoiro-otome.
Watanabe, 1960, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.10, p.146.
Synonym for Otome as ‘Usu-otome’.
Momoiro-sazanka. (Peach Coloured Sasanqua), (C.sasanqua), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe,
1969, pl.508: Large, semi-double with 8-10 petals of soft pink with white blotches and deep
pink edges. Different reading ‘Momoiro’ in 1974 Nôkôdai Nôjôhô, No.6, p.48. Originated in
Momoiro-shôwa-wabisuke. (Peach Colour, of Shôwa Wabisuke), (Wabisuke), Seibundô Shinkôsha,
1979, Senchinshû, p.150, colour photo, p.252, description: Small, peach pink single of 6-7
petals, opening campanulate; short, central stamen cylinder. Leaves, narrow-elliptic,
mid-green, finely, sharply serrate, acuminate. Originated in Kantô area, Japan. Sport of
Shôwa-wabisuke.
Momoiro-tsuratsura-tsubaki. (Pink Camellia), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1989, Senchinshû,
p.150 colour photo, p.252, description: Medium size, bright pink, campanulate single, 5-6
broad, overlapping petals, a little crinkled around the margins. Leaves, broad- lanceolate,
blunt acuminate, depressed venation, shallowly serrulate. Originated in Koseyama, Nara
Prefecture, Japan. Note: “Tsuratsura-tsubaki” is a phrase from the novel Man’yo-shu meaning
“rows of camellia trees”.
Momoiro-wabisuke.
Wada, 1941, Japanese Garden Treasures, p.28. Synonym for Tarôkaja.
Momoji. (100 paths), Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.303, p.136. Synonym
for Momoji-no-higurashi.
Momoji-giku. (Chrysanthemums of Momoji), (C.japonica), Himuro, 1982, Murasuzume: Rose-pink.
Formal double, chrysanthemum shape. Originated in Japan.
Momoji-no-ehigasa. (Colourful Sunshade of ‘Momoji’), (C.japonica), Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki,
p.92 as ‘Momijinoehigasa’ with description and colour photo: Large, semi-double, 3-4 rows
of pink petals with multiple crimson streaks, small, central stamen column, golden anthers,
pale yellow filaments. Originated in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. A sport of Ehigasa. Named and
released by Minoru Satô in 1974. Note: It is believed that Ehigasa is a form of Fukiageshibori.
Momoji-no-higurashi. (An Evening in Momoji), (C.japonica), Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai
to Saibai, pl.56, p.20: Large, semi-double with 3 rows of deep pink petals, with crimson and
white streakings. Irregular centre cluster of stamens, yellow anthers, creamy filaments, 15-17
petals, standing apart, emarginate. Leaves, elliptic, mid-green, crenate, apex acute. Blooms
mid-season to late. See: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, pp.150, 252, and p.350,
Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka. Originated in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Named
by Minoru Satô in 1970, released by Shinichi Asai. Sport: Chûbu-higurashi. Chinese
synonym ‘Bailu Zhi Rimu’.
Momokawa. (Peach River), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.94, colour
photo and description: Small size, pale peach pink, campanulate single with 5 wide, overlapping, somewhat crinkled petals and a central stamen column with white filaments, joined for
the lower half, and pale yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves deep green, broad
oblanceolate to ovate, apices acuminate, margins serrate. Originated in Hirado City, Nagasaki
Prefecture, Japan.
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Momoko. (Female First Name). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.262 with
colour photo; English translation p.185. Large, pale pink, bud-centred with petals in windmill
shape, occasionally rose-form. Flowers mid-season. Leaves oblong, large. Spreading,
vigorous growth. A natural seedling of Akatsuki-no-kaori. Originated and released by
Shinichirô Kishikawa in 1990. From Osaka.
Momo-oka. (Peach Hill), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.122, p.61, description,
p.123: Leaves, olive green, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, apex long acuminate and recurved,
venation impressed towards margins, 6.6-8.3 cm long x 2.3-3.8 cm wide; petiole, pale green,
hairy. Petals, 19-29, the largest, 4.3 cm x 4 cm, emarginate, accompanying small petals or
petaloids, 1-3, variegated white. Stamens irregular and poor, 2.6 cm high, filaments pale
creamy, Late flowering. Originated by Mr Chika, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Momo-otome.
Sakata Shubyô Co, 1955, Engei Tsûshin. Synonym for Otome as ‘Usu-otome’.
Momoro Bokuhan.
Catalogues, p.161. Corruption of the Japanese name Momoiro-bokuhan.
Momorro Otome.
Catalogues, p.161. Corruption of the Japanese name ‘Momoiro-otome’, synonym for Otome.
Momosato. (Peach Hamlet), (C.sasanqua), Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.45; ICS., Apr.1990,
Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.35: Small size, pink, single. Early blooming. Originated in
Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Momosono-nishiki. (Peach Garden Brocade), (C.sasanqua), Kondo 1978, International Camellia
Journal, No.10, p.68. Different reading for Momozono-nishiki.
Momosuzume. (Pink Sparrow), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.79, p.40, description, p. 109: Leaves, small, pale green, broadly-elliptic, thin, 3.8-5.9 cm long x 2.2-3.1 cm
wide with short, hairy petioles, 5 mm long. Flower, single, 4-6 petals, lateral margins
incurved, pale rose, (Camellia Rose 622/3) with a nuance of yellow at the bottom of the
flower. Stamen cluster 1.7 cm high and about 1 cm in diameter, filaments cadmium yellow.
Flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Jirokichi Irii, in Yatsuo-chô, Toyama Prefecture,
Japan. Released by Minoru Takeuchi in 1965. Synonym: ‘Waraku’. See colour photos:
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, p.56, pl.58, description, p.299; Seibundô
Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.150; Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.73.
Momotarô. (Name of Hero in Fable), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.257, p.130,
description, p.169: Leaves, elliptic to broadly-elliptic, margins crenate, 6.7-7.8 cm long x
3.4-3.8 cm wide; petioles 7-14 mm long, smooth. Flowers pendulous, tend to anemone form,
rosy pink, (China Rose 024/2-1). Petals 10-15, largest 4.2 cm x 3.8 cm; inner smaller petals
and petaloids, 11-65, including fan-shaped petaloids. Stamens in 5 fascicles, filaments pale
yellow. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated in Momoyama, Fushimi-ku, Kyôto-shi, Japan.
Momo also alludes to the place name where this camellia was collected.
Momotarô. (See above), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.308, colour photo
and description: Large size, pale pink fading to white at the centre, semi-double with 9-10
rounded or pointed petals in 2-3 rows and a slender stamen column with white filaments,
joined for the lower third and yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in
Kurume, Fuku’oka Prefecture, Japan. A natural seedling of Shunshokô. Named and released
by Toshiharu Kobuku in 1965. Orthographic error: ‘Momotaroô’.
Momotaroô.
ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.16. Orthographic error for
Momotarô.
Momotsukasa. (Pink ‘Tsukasa’). (C.sasanqua). "Camellias in Kurume", ICS Congress, Kurume 2010,
p.63 with colour photo; Soft pink, shading slightly darker at petal edges. Medium size, wide
open single. Vigorous upright growth. Leaves small, long elliptic, recurved at both
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extremities. Normal sasanqua stamen cluster. Flowers early. A 100 year old tree in a private
garden in Kurume, Kusano-machi, Japan.
Momotsuzumi. (Pink Hand Drum), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.105, p.53,
description, p.118, as ‘Momo-tsuzumi’: A single pink camellia of pure snow camellia type.
Leaves broadly-elliptic, wavy, thin, flat, venation impressed, 7.9-9.4 cm long x 3-4.3 cm
wide, with petioles densely hairy, 5 mm long. Petals 4-6, largest 4.7 cm x 3.3 cm, narrowly
incised. Stamens in a simple, narrow cylinder, cadmium yellow. Flowers mid-season to late.
Originated by Mr Shôsaku Yoshida, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Different
reading: ‘Momozutsumi’.
Momou. (obscure). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.322. English translation
p.240. Medium size, pink, long tubular single. Flowers mid-season. Leaves elliptic, medium
size, flat. Upright growth. A natural seedling of unknown parentage. Originated and named by
Tôhei Takahashi in 1988, registered to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery. From Aichi
Prefecture.
Momoware. (Classic Hair Style for Girls), (C.japonica), Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to
Saibai, p.213: Medium sized, light red. Irregular anemone form. Originated in Matsu’e City,
Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka p.355, colour photo
and description: Medium size, light red, anemone form with one row of rounded, outer petals
and the centre a tight mass of light pink petaloids. Blooms early to mid-season. Leaves deep
green, elliptic to broad-elliptic, apices acute, margins serrate. Selected from cultivars at a
private family in Matsu’e City, named and released by Yoshiaki Andoh in 1970.
“Momoware” was also an ancient hair style for girls in Japan.
Momo-wabisuke.
Takii Catalogue, 1951. Synonym for Tarôkaja.
Momowasure. (Many Oversights), (C.japonica), JCS., 1973, Tsubaki, No.12, colour photo, 28, p.7,
description, p.15. A medium sized, peach pink, semi-double seedling of Hototogisu that first
flowered 1972. Petals in 4-5 rows, the outer reflexed while the inner are semi-erect. Flowers
mid-season. Leaves broad-ovate, dull, yellowish green, wavy, serrulate margins; apex acuminate. Originated in Japan by Totsurô Nakamura. See: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû,
p.151, colour photo.
Momoyama. (Place Name), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.243, p.123, description,
p.164: Leaves, broadly oblanceolate-elliptic, shortly acuminate, cuneate base, impressed
venation, crenate margins, 7.3-8.4 cm long x 3.5-4.5 cm wide; petioles, 9 mm long, hairy.
Flowers, peony type, deep red. (Currant Red 821/3). Petals 16-40, diminishing in size to the
centre; outer petals, wavy and emarginate; inner much wavy and irregular, 9-39 petaloids.
Flowers mid-season to late. Originated at Momoyama, Fushimi-ku, Kyôto-shi, Japan.
Momoyama. (Place Name), (C.sasanqua), Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.45; ICS., Apr.1990,
Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.35: Medium size, pink fading to white a petal base, single.
Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in Japan. Synonym: ‘Kansai-hôô-nishiki’. Some old
trees survive in Shizuoka and Fukuoka Prefectures.
Momozono. (Peach Garden), (C.sasanqua), Wada, Hakoneya, Nurseries Catalogue, 1937, p.37: The
flowers are a large, beautiful rose, semi-double with wavy, broadly shaped petals, of great
substance. colour photo see: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.572, p.220:
A medium sized single, light pink, flat, 7.5 cm across with 8 round, notched and crêped
petals. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. A Higo
sasanqua selected by Yajirô Shishido. Corruptions of the Japanese name: ‘Monozono’,
‘Mono-gomo’.
Momozono. (Peach Garden), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.107: Pale
pink, cup-shape, single to semi-double with 9-12 rounded, overlapping petals and a short sta-
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men cylinder with yellow anthers and white filaments, small to medium size. Flowers early to
mid-season. Leaves bright mid-green, broad-elliptic, apices acuminate, margins finely serrate.
Originated in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. A seedling of Hatsu-arashi. Named and released
by Nobuo Sasai in 1981.
Momozo-nishiki. Sandhurst Nurseries Catalogue, 1957. Corruption of the Japanese name
Momozono-nishiki.
Momozono-nishiki. (Peach Garden Brocade), (C.sasanqua), Ashizawa, Yagorô, 1897, Chabaika Taishû;
Nihon Shubyô Co. Catalogue, 1910: Pale pink, large. See colour photo: Encyclopedia of
Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.524, p.212: Rose, shaded white. Large semi-double with
crinkled petals. Corruption of name: ‘Momozo-nishiki’, ‘Monozono-nishiki’. Resembles
Shichifukujin.
Momozono-nishiki. (Peach Garden Brocade), (C.japonica), Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I,
1972, pl.316, p.140, description, p.338: Large, semi-double with 2-3 rows of petals of soft
pink, veined and streaked deeper pink to red, 9-11 cm across. Blooms mid-season to late.
Floriferous. For colour photo see: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.151; Yokoyama
& Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.344. Synonym: ‘Heiwa-no-hikari’. Corruption of name:
‘Mononona-nishiki’. Originated in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Momo-zutsumi. Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.10, p.146. Different
reading for Momotzusumi.
Momudan. (Black Peony).
Mon Bijou.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 21st January 1993. Different reading for Heimudan.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1881, p.29. Synonym for Mazzuchelli.
Mon Louis. Batson, 1951, American Camellia Yearbook, pp.50, 51, 55, Synonym for Mon Louis
Pink.
Mon Louis Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.51: Light
pink. Medium semi-double. Vigorous growth. Originated in USA by the Azalea Glen
Nursery. Synonym: ‘Mon Louis’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mon Luis Pink’, ‘Mon Louise Pink’.
Mon Louise Pink.
Louis Pink.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Mon
Mon Luis Pink. Harris’ Longview Nursery Retail Price List, 1955-1956, pp.4, 5. Orthographic
error for Mon Louis Pink.
Mona Freeman. (C.japonica), ACS., Newsletter, 1949, vol.4, No.3, Reg. No.12: A seedling of unknown
parentage that first flowered 1942 at McCaskill Gardens, Pasadena, California, USA. Plant
growth is average, upright and compact. Flower buds are long and blunt, light green in colour
and petals extend weeks before blooming. Leaves are elliptic, 7.5 cm long, acute and slightly
serrate. Flowers are incomplete double with large petaloids which are more or less erect,
8-10.5 cm across, with an average of 26 petals. Blooms early to late season.
Mona Harvey. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1995, Issue No.120, vol.XIX, No.1, p.47,
Reg. No.365: Originated by V. & R. Bieleski, Manukau City, New Zealand. A white formal
double, seedling of Silver Cloud. Flowers 12 cm across x 6 cm deep, 60 petals and 30
petaloids, all with incurved margins. Leaves dark green, 10 cm long x 6 cm wide. Blooms
mid-season to late. Chinese synonym ‘Hawei’.
Mona Jury. (C.x williamsii), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1976, vol.IX, No.5, p.11, Reg. No.122: A
seedling of ‘Will’s Hybrid 324’, (C.saluenensis x C.japonica Daikagura) x Betty Sheffield.
Originated by L. Jury, New Plymouth, New Zealand. First flowered 1971. The plant has an
open habit with light green leaves, 9 cm x 4 cm. The flower is peony form with 16-22 heavily
veined petals, yellow anthers, white filaments; colour of flower, apricot pink. Flowers early to
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late. See colour photo, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1982, vol.XII, No.7, p.25. Sport:
Mona Jury Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Mona Zhurui’.
Mona Jury Variegated. (C.x williamsii), Cannon, 1980, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.35, No.4 as
‘Mona Jury Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mona Jury - Apricot pink blotched white.
Originated in USA.
Mona Lisa. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1981, Camellia Nomenclature, p.115: White. Large, peony form.
Medium, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by H. Shackelford,
Albany, Georgia.
Mona Monique. (C.japonica), Dryden, 1963, SCCS., The Camellia Review, vol.25, No.1, p.18: The
flower is a large formal double to irregular semi-double. pink with deeper shades towards the
petal margin; white stamens and pink and white petaloids. Late flowering. Originated in Japan
by Eikichi Satomi.
Mona Zhurei.
Zhurui’.
Chinese synonym for NZ C.x williamsii Mona Jury. Later spelling ‘Mona
Monah Johnstone. (C.x williamsii), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.170, Reg. No.1643: A
medium to large, light pastel pink, irregular, semi-double, C.hybrid, (C.saluenensis x
C.japonica Princess Lavender), flowering mid-season to late. Originated by Dr. Clifford
Parks, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Average size, 10 cm. across x 4.5 cm deep with 21
petals. Flower has light brown anthers and pale lemon filaments, fluffy, wavy, irregular
petals; slight fragrance. Plant growth is upright, open and medium with dark green leaves, 8
cm. x 3.8 cm.
Monan. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle Catalogue, 1866, p.19. No description. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.)
Monarch. Halley, J, 1843, Gardeners’ Chronicle, [312]:186, advert. Van Houtte Catalogue, 18431844, 12aaa. Synonym for The Monarch.
Monarch (Halley).
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1850, p.46. Synonym for The Monarch.
Monarch. (C.japonica), W.C. Wicks Ltd Camellia List, 1970-1971, p.2: Crimson, irregular double.
Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in England. Orthographic error ‘Monnarch’. No
relationship with The Monarch.
Monark.
Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1856-1857. Orthographic error for The Monarch.
Monarch de Djonal. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.7. No description. Originated in
France. Orthographic variants: ‘Monareq’, ‘Monareq’ (John’s). (Believed extinct.)
Monarch of Mobile. (C.japonica), Camellia Digest, 1(3), 1943. No description. Originated in USA.
Monarch Variegated. (C.japonica), Plakidas, 1953, American Camellia Yearbook, p.127. A virus
variegated form of The Monarch - Deep rose-red, blotched white. Originated in USA.
Monareq.
Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue, p.27. Orthographic variant for Monarch de
Djonal.
Monareq (John’s).
de Djonal.
Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.21. Orthographic variant for Monarch
Monaro Ferdinando. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.65, 1869-1870, p.55:
Well imbricated, red. Originated in Italy.
Monarque.
Costa, 1846, Catalogue de la collection de camellias présentée à sa majesté
L’Imperatrice de toutes les Russies et Reine de Pologne, p.6. Orthographic error for The
Monarch.
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Monday’s Child. (C.japonica) ACS, Yearbook, 2013, p.128 with colour photo, Regn. No.2913; A 10
year old seedling, parentage unknown, first flowered 2008. Originated and registered by C.M.
and Lillian Gordy, Ocala, Fla., USA, and propagated by Loch Laurel Nursery, Valdosta. Ga.
Large size, 10.8cm diameter x 5cm deep flower is anemone form and deep pink. Bright gold
anthers and pink filaments. Flowers fall whole. Upright plant with average growth rate. Midgreen leaves average 7.5cm x 3.8cm with medium serration. Flowers midseason to late
MonDel. ACS, The Camellia Journal, Mar. 2013, p.11. Patent No. 21687 for a pink sport of
Yuletide, also trademarked as Pink-A-Boo®
Monettii.
Downing Nursery Catalogue (before 1858). Orthographic error for Manetti.
Monforti di Sacco. Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845. Synonym for Monfortiana.
Monfortia.
Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum .... Orthographic variant for
Monfortiana.
Monfortiana. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.196 and facing p. Named by Sacco for Monforti Street, Milan where he founded his horticultural establishment. Medium sized, informal
double, rounded, regular, 9-10 cm across and of a beautiful soft rose with touches of clear
carmine. The exterior petals in 5-6 rows are oblong, very notched, thin, imbricated; those of
the interior can be either regular or irregular. In the first case the corolla is well developed,
elegantly imbricated, and in the other case, which is rare, it is always attractive and presented
with the same symmetry. Originated by Sacco, Milan, Italy. Synonyms: ‘Monforti di Sacco’,
‘Monfortiana de Naples’, ‘Monfortiana Nova’, ‘Monfortia’. Orthographic errors:
‘Montfortiana’, ‘Montfortensis’, ‘Montfortii Nova’, ‘Monforziana’, ‘Monthoriana’,
‘Montifortiana’.
Monfortiana de Naples.
Monfortiana Nova.
Monforziana.
tiana.
Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.7. Synonym for Monfortiana.
Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1848, p.11. Synonym for Monfortiana.
Fratelli Rovelli Nursery Catalogue, 1852, p.22. Orthographic error for Monfor-
Monfredini. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. No
Monica. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 1998, p.23, Reg. No.2466. A miniature, white
with pink and rose stripes, formal double chance seedling. Late flowering. Originated by
Charles T. Elliott, Sr, Swainsboro, Ga., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1998, p.5, colour
photo before p.1. The 10 year old seedling first flowered in 1996. Average flower size is 5.76.5 cm across x 2.5 cm deep with 42 petals. Plant growth is upright and slow, with dark green
leaves 7-7.5 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Monica Dance. (C.x williamsii), Burncoose & Southdown Nursery Catalogue, 1984: New, semi-double,
pink mottled white, Medium size. Mid-season blooming. Originated by Arnold Dance,
Burncoose, Cornwall, England.
Monique Peer. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Catalogue, 1950-1951: Pink with white stamens and pink and
white petaloids. Medium, full peony form with compact growth. Late flowering. Fendig,
1952, American Camellia Catalogue with colour pl.: Large, spinel pink, incomplete double
(Anemone form), 10 cm. across x 7.5 cm. deep. The outer petals are 5 cm across. Stamens are
central and intermix with the centre mass of petals and petaloides Filaments are white, anthers
antimony yellow. Similar in form to Daikagura. Leaves mid-green, 10 cm. x 5 cm, stiff,
bending downwards, apex acute, serrations hair-like. Plant habit upright and vigorous.
Originated by E.A. McIlhenny, Avery Island, Louisiana, USA from seed of unknown parents.
Named for the wife of Ralph Peer of Hollywood, California. Sport: Monique Peer
Variegated.
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Monique Peer Variegated. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.8, as ‘Monique Peer
Var.’: A virus variegated form of Monique Peer - Pink and white. Originated in USA.
Monijigari. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of the Japanese name
Momijigari.
Monijisu.
Andersons Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Corruption of the Japanese name Monjusu.
Monjisho. RHS., 1961, The Camellia and Rhododendron Yearbook, No.15, p.110. Corruption of
the Japanese name Monjusu.
Monjishu Red. Portland Camellia Nursery Camellia Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.6. Synonym for
Shusugasane.
Monjishu Variegated.
Lindo Nurseries Catalogue, 1948, p.8. Synonym for Monjusu.
Monjisu.
The Yokohama Gardeners’Association Catalogue, 1891, p.8. Different reading for
Monjusu.
Monjisu-aka. Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III, p.158. Synonym for
Shusugasane.
Monjisu Red.
MclIhenny Catalogue, 1941. Synonym for Shusugasane.
Monjisu Variant.
Monjisu Variegata.
Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.29. Synonym for Monjusu.
McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias, p.9. Synonym for Monjusu.
Monjisu Variegated. Lindo Nurseries Price List, 1946. Synonym for Monjusu.
Monju. (Buddhist God of Intelligence), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.258: Medium size, incomplete double peony, with irregular edged petals, red with white
blotches and a centre of petaloids and stamens intermixed with petals. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Monjukai. (World of Monju), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô. Medium size,
single, white. See: Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.5, p.82. Originated in
Monjusu. (Dappled Satin), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Large
size, red with white spots. See: JCS., 1969, Tsubaki, No.7, p.33; Itô, Ko’emon, 1879,
Chinkashû: Large, cherry red, marbled white. Yokohama Gardeners’ Assocation Descriptive
Catalogue, 1891 as ‘Monjisu’: Bright crimson, very clear white round spots. Fendig, 1949,
American Camellia Catalogue with colour pl.: Deep scarlet, semi-double, variegated with
white. Size, 9.5 cm across x 3.2 cm deep with 16 wavy petals about 4 cm long in 3 rows. The
stamens are central and number about 80 with pink filaments. Blooms late to very late. Leaves
glossy, deep green, sometimes variegated yellow, with sharp points and tapered bases; 8 cm x
3.8 cm. Plant habit, dwarf, compact, slow and bushy. Originated in Japan. For colour photos
see: Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars of Japan, pl.12, p.29. Encyclopedia of Camellias in
Colour, vol.1, 1972, pl.256, p.120. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.152. Monjusu
is the virus variegated form of Shusugasane and the white spotting is most variable,
sometimes being almost completely masked, leading to considerable confusion in
identification. Originated in Kantô area, Japan. Different readings: ‘Monjisu’, ‘Monjishu’.
Corruptions of the name includes: ‘Monijishu’, ‘Monjisho’. Synonyms: ‘Monjishu
Variegated’, ‘Monjisu Variant’, ‘Monjisu Variegata’, ‘Variegated Monjisu’, ‘Californian
Donckelari’, ‘Californian Donckelari Variegated’, ‘Shibori-jusu’, ‘Shusu’, ‘Shisu’, ‘West
Coast Donckelari’, ‘Shibori-monjusu’, ‘Shibori-Shusu’, ‘Donckelarii California’, ‘Otome
Red’. Chinese synonym: ‘Jiaoruzi’. Similar, if not the same are the varieties Rasenzome and
Suzuka-no-seki.
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Monjusu-aka. Satomi, 1956, Camellia Varieties of Japan, p.10 as ‘Mon-jusu Aka’. Synonym for
Shusugasane.
Monjusu Red.
Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944. Synonym for Shusugasane.
Monjusu Variegated.
McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias as ‘Monjisu Variegata’.
Synonym for Monjusu.
Monnarch. Gheldorf, Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.10. Orthographic error
for ‘Monarch’, abbreviation for The Monarch.
Mon-nishiki. (Brocade Crest), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikishô, vol.I, #219; Itô, Jukyû,
1739, Honzô Hanamaki’e; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306; Kasuya, Kamegorô,
1859. Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki. Variegated with red in various designs on a light
coloured ground. Large, double flower. (Believed extinct.) Originated in Japan.
Mon-nishiki. (Brocade Crest), (C.sasanqua), Brian D. Mulligarn, 1977, Woody Plants in the University
of Washington Arboretum, p.36. Also Inventory, 1993, p.24. No description. Originated in
Japan.
Mon-no-uchi. (Within the Gate), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.152, colour
photo, p.252, description: Small, white, with a pink cast, tubular single of 5 petals with frilly
margins. Leaves, light green, broad-ovate, apex blunt-acute, shallowly, bluntly serrate.
Blooms early to mid-season. Believed to be a seedling of Shikason. Yokoyama & Kirino,
1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.64, colour photo. Originated in Matsu’e City, Shimane Prefecture,
Japan.
Mono Gomo. Hazlewood Nursery Catalogue, 1945, p.16. Corruption of the Japanese name
Momozono.
Monogurui. (Frenzy), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.131: Medium sized,
semi-double, whitish pink with shadings of deeper pink and crimson stripes and speckles.
Monogurui-tsubaki. (Frenzied Camellia), (C.japonica), Nakayama, 1847, Senka’ôden: Single, white
with red spots and streaks. Early blooming. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1963, Tsubaki Tokushû,
Monokawa. (Mono River), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, vol.I, #160: Medium large,
red flower, variegated with white spots, double, protruding centre. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Monokawa. (Mono River), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859,
Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Large size, open peony form, double, white with red streaks,
fascicles of stamens in the centre. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Possibly the same
as the Itô camellia above.
Mononofu-tsubaki. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.426, p.177. Different
readings: ‘Monofu-tsubaki’, ‘Bushi-tsubaki’. Synonym for ‘Denkôji-chiri-tsubaki’, itself a
synonym for Mononofu-tsubaki-Denkôji.
Mononofu-tsubaki-Denkôji. (Warrior Camellia - Denkô Temple), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.263, p.133, description, p.171: Leaves elliptic, acute, margins minutely,
crenateserrulate. Flowers, complete formal double, deep rose (Crimson 22/1), petals
imbricated, slightly channelled, rounded apex, inner petals slightly lobate. Late flowering.
Originated in the grounds of the Buddhist Temple - Denkôji, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The
original old plant has recently died. Different readings: ‘Mononohutsubaki Denkôji’,
Denkôjichiritsubaki’, ‘Mononofutsubaki’. See colour photos: Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika
no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.17, p.6; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.150 as
‘Mononofu-tsubaki’.
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Mononohu-tsubaki-Denkôji.
Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.10,
p.146. Different reading for Mononofu-tsubaki-Denkôji.
Mononona-nishiki.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption for the Japanese
name Momozono-nishiki.
Monotome. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption for the Japanese name
Momozono.
Monozono. Duncan & Davies Nursery Catalogue, 1952-1953, p.28. Corruption of the Japanese
name Momozono.
Monozono-nishiki. McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941, p.16. Corruption of the Japanese name
Momozono-nishiki.
Monroeville Red. (C.japonica), Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1957. No description. Originated in
USA.
Mons.d’Offoy. Osborn & Son, The Fulham Nursery Catalogue, 1880, p.47. Abbreviation for
Monsieur d’Offoy.
Monsalviana. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1852, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VII, pl.II: Obtained in Italy
and put to sale by Burnier & Grilli of Florence. It is a true perfection, with a convex floral
form, distinctly rounded petals, slightly sinuate at the summit, perfectly imbricated.
Cherry-carmine red with broad white, central streaks. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di
Camelie, p.47: Cherry-red small, vivid flower with a wide, central, white stripe, imbricated,
laterally toothed, of a new type.
Monsieu d’Offoy.
d’Offoy.
Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867, p.71. Orthographic error for Monsieur
Monsieur Cormerais-Bahuaud.
Nantes, Services des Espaces, Collections, 1980. Orthographic
error for ‘Madame Cormerais-Bahuaud’, synonym for Souvenir de Bahuaud-Litou.
Monsieur d’Offay.
Paul, 1879, Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser.2, 11:688. Orthographic error for
Monsieur d’Offoy.
Monsieur d’Offey.
Shirley Hibbert, 1880, The Amateur’s Greenhouse & Conservatory, p.245.
Mercatelli Catalogue, 1912-1913. Orthographic error for Monsieur d’Offoy.
Monsieur d’Offoi.
Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book III, Index for pl.I.
Orthographic error for Monsieur d’Offoy.
Monsieur d’Offoy. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book III, pl.I: A real
perfection with a delicate pink floral colouring. The imbricative arrangement of its petals are
almost orbicular as though drawn with a compass. Originated in Italy by Franchetti, Florence.
Orthographic errors: ‘Monsieur d’Offay’, ‘Monsieur d’Offey’, ‘Monsieur d’Orofroy’,
‘Monsieur d’Offroy’, ‘Monsieur d’Offoi’, ‘Madame d’Offoy’. Abbreviation: ‘M. d’Offoy’,
‘Mons. d’Offoy’. Sport: White Monsieur d’Offoy.
Monsieur d’Offroy. van Houtte Catalogue, 1862-1863, 93:70 as ‘M. Doffroy’. Orthographic error
for Monsieur d’Offoy.
Monsieur d’Orofroy.
d’Offoy.
Loureiro Catalogue No.9, 1872-1873. Orthographic error for Monsieur
Monsieur Dumoustier. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.112. No
description. Originated in France. Fratelli Roda, 1885, Nursery Catalogue, p.46 as ‘Signor
Dumoustier: Flower medium sized, regular, full, imbricated, blush white, peppered with rose
and streaked cherry red. Abbreviation: ‘Dumoustier’.
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Monsieur Faucillon. (C.japonica), André Leroy Catalogue, 1873, p.135 as ‘Faucillon’: Imbricated, rose
cerise. Originated in France. Abbreviations: ‘M. Faucillon’, ‘Faucillon’. Orthographic errors:
‘M Francillon’, ‘Monsieur Fawcett’, ‘Monsieur Foucillon’. Synonym: ‘Souvenir de Madame
Francillon’. Note: Other than Leroy above, this camellia has usually been known as Monsieur
Faucillon or ‘M Faucillon’, however the name was often misspelt ‘Francillon’. This
erroneous orthography was applied, in the USA, to the variegated form of Caleb Cope as
‘Madame Francillon’. This has been let stand, but in Europe ‘Madame Francillon’ is an
orthographic error for Monsieur Faucillon.
Monsieur Fawcett.
Faucillon.
Killiow Gardens Catalogue, 1985-1986. Orthographic error for Monsieur
Monsieur Foucillon. Pepinieres Lepage Catalogue, 1965-1966, p.33. Orthographic error for
Monsieur Faucillon.
Monsieur Niel. J & F Thoby, Gaujacq, France, Catalogue, 2009, p.5; Red, peony form.
Monsieur Paugam. Guichard & Soeurs Catalogue, 1910 as ‘Mr Paugam’. Orthographic error:
‘Monsieur Paugham’. Synonym for Surpasse Nobilissima.
Monsieur Paugham.
Orthographic error for Monsieur Paugam’, synonym for Surpasse Nobilissima.
Monsieur Paul. J & F Thoby, Gaujacq, France, Catalogue, 2009, p.5; No details.
Monsieur Raymond Lemoinier. (C.japonica), The Garden, 1884. No description. Originated by
Lemonnier. L’Illustration Horticole, vol.31, 1884, p.11, pl.509. (Believed extinct.)
Monsoon. (C.sasanqua), Portland Camellia Nursery Camellia Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.5. No description.
Originated in USA.
Monstrata. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844, No.50, p.21. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Monstrosa. (C.japonica), Jacob-Makoy, 1828, Catalogue, p.5. No description. van Houtte Catalogue,
1839, 1:6: Salmon pink washed with rose-pink, peony form. Originated by H. Low. England,
sent to USA and returned as ‘Monstrosa d’Amerique’. Synonyms: ‘Monstrosa’(Low),
‘Monstrosa Ecossais’, ‘Monstrosa d’Amerique’.
Monstrosa d’Amerique.
Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845. Synonym for Monstrosa.
Monstrosa Ecossais.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.6. Synonym for Monstrosa.
Monstrosa Fulgens.
Auguste van Geert, 1848, Catalogue, p.19. Synonym for Monstruosa.
Monstrosa Italica. Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2. Index p.XV. Orthographic error for
Monstruosa Italica.
Monstrosa (Low).
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1845, p.56. Synonym for Monstrosa.
Monstrosa Negri.
RHS., Journal, 1937, Index p.283. Synonym for Monstruosa Italica.
Monstrosa Rubra. The Pacific Camellia Society, 1946, Camellia Nomenclature, p.26. Orthographic
error for ‘Monstruosa Rubra’, synonym for Gigantea Red.
Monstruosa. (C.japonica), Courtois, 1833, Magazin d’Horticulture, p.314. No description. Berlèse,
1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.96 as ‘Hexangularis Monstruosa’: Leaves of medium size,
roundish-oval, slightly acuminate, obscurely serrate, mid-green. Flower, 8 cm across, well
formed double of cherry-red. Jacob-Makoy, 1838, Catalogue. Originated by Dr. Sacco, Italy.
Note. The Jacob-Makoy catalogue lists Monstrosa separately, indicating that there were two
separate cultivars. Synonyms: ‘Hexangularis Monstruosa’, ‘Monstruosa Fulgens’.
Orthographic error: ‘Monstrosa’, ‘Hexangularis Monstrosa’, ‘Mostruosa’.
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Monstruosa Fulgens. Auguste van Geert, 1856, Catalogue, No.40, p.35. Medici Spada, 1858,
Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.6. Synonym for Monstruosa.
Monstruosa Grandiflora. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p. 115. No
Monstruosa Italica. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, pp.133, 229: Leaves, 10 cm x 6
cm, oval, obtuse, others oblong, a little acuminate, venation prominent, margins regularly
serrated, of an ordinary green; buds, very large, obtuse scales yellowish. Flower, over 10 cm
across, double, cherry red, sometimes very bright; petals various, the largest 4 cm wide, the
others oblong or rounded, indented and displayed with some regularity. The centre is
composed of unequal, irregular petals mixed with a few stamens. Flower resembles Elegans.
Originated by Negri, Italy. Synonym: ‘Monstrosa Negri’. Orthographic error: ‘Monstrosa
Italica’. Although a distinct variety, the name ‘Empereur d’Autriche’ has been erroneously
applied to Monstruosa Italica. Received an RHS., First Class Certificate in 1865 as
‘Monstrosa Negri’
Monstruosa Nova. (C.japonica), Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.262. Del Lungo e Girardi, 1928,
Le Camelie: Lungo e Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.170: The leaves are streaked with yellow;
the flower is orange-red. Originated in Italy.
Monstruosa Red.
Catalogues, p.162. Synonym for Gigantea Red.
Monstruosa Rubra. Medici Spada, 1858, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.7. Synonym for
Gigantea Red.
Monstruoso Rubra.
SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Orthographic
error for ‘Monstruosa Rubra’, synonym for Gigantea Red.
Mont Blanc. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:aaa: Immense white globe, majestically
formed. Extra double. Originated by Mr Boddaert, Deinze, Belgium. Verschaffelt, 1851,
Nouvelle Iconographie, Book III, pl.I: A very distinct and unusual variety, by the undulation
and plurality of the lobes at the edges of its petals, their unequal sizes in those of the
secondary rows, their numbers, their smallness, and their compact, ruffled arrangement at the
centre. This undulation is noticeable in the sepals of the bud. The beautiful white colouring
has a faint yellowish tinge at the centre. Orthographic variants: ‘Montblanc’, ‘Monte Bianco’.
Synonym: ‘Mont Blanc’(Boddaert). Orthographic error: ‘Montelanc’.
Mont Blanc (Boddaert).
Van Geert Nursery Catalogue. 1846. Synonym for Mont Blanc.
Mont Blanc de Francfort.
Waltonensis.
Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.10. Synonym for
Monta Horton. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1994, p.62, colour photo pp.64-65, Reg.
No.2295: A large size, white anemone form to peony form to rose form double, C.japonica
chance seedling that blooms mid-season. Originated by Ed & June Atkins, Shalimar, Florida,
USA. The 8 year old seedling first flowered 1989. Average flower size is 11 cm across x 5 cm
deep with 40+ petals and yellow anthers. Plant growth is spreading, average and medium in
rate.
Monta Rosa. (C.japonica), Portland Camellia Nursery, Camellia Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.4: Rose
coloured, medium size, rose form double. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA.
Montalviana. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1846, p.56. No description. Franchetti, 1855,
Collezione di Camelie, p.47: (Florence). Pearl white, striped rose; imbricated. Originated in
Italy. Orthographic error: ‘Montalviniana’.
Montalviniana. Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1858, p.27. Orthographic error for
Montalviana.
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Montan Bianca.
Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.96. Synonym for Welbankiana.
Montaroni. Floral Magazine, 1862. Orthographic error for Montironi.
Montblanc (Boddaert).
von Biedenfeld. 1856, Practische Grundlehren der Cultur von
Camellien.--p.48. Synonym for Mont Blanc.
Monte. (C.japonica), Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1948: White faintly striped pink. Medium size, rose
form double. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA at Overlook Nursery, Mobile.
Alabama. Sport: Pink Monte.
Monte Bianco.
Blanc.
Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.94. Orthographic variant for Mont
Monte Carlo. (C.japonica), Thompson, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.144: A delicate pink sport
of Finlandia; originated by Barney Coletto in USA. The petals have a satiny sheen. The
flower is medium size and blooms mid-season. Sport: Monte Carlo Supreme.
Monte Carlo Supreme. (C.japonica), Sharp, 1957, Camellias Illustrated, p.150, colour pl., p.12: A virus
variegated form of Monte Carlo - Delicate pink blotched white. Originated in USA. Colour
photo: front cover, SCCS., 1958, The Camellia Review, vol.19, No.8. Synonym: ‘Monte Carlo
Variegated’.
Monte Carlo Variegated. Levi, 1967, American Camellia Yearbook, p.41 as ‘Monte Carlo Var’.
Synonym for Monte Carlo Supreme.
Monte Pink. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.51. Orthographic
variant for Pink Monte.
Monteen Moore. (C.japonica), ACS., 1989, The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.1, p.12, Reg. No.2113:
Medium size, light pink, semi-double C.japonica chance seedling. Blooms early to
mid-season. Originated by Mrs Herman Johnson, Madison, Florida, USA. American Camellia
Yearbook, 1989, p.126: The 5 year old seedling first bloomed 1986. Average flower size, 7.5
cm, across x 5 cm. deep with 26 petals, 8 petaloids and yellow anthers and filaments; 3 groups
of stamens are intermingled with the second row of petals. Plant growth is upright and
medium with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Montei Nova.
Montelanc.
Auguste van Geert, 1848, Catalogue, p.19. Orthographic error for Monti Nova.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Bulletin, 1971. Orthographic error for Mont Blanc.
Monterey Sunset. (C.hybrid), James, 1961, American Camellia Yearbook, p.101: The colour is the rosy
red of the sunset. The petals in this 11 cm, incomplete double, are twisted and swirled in the
centre. The plant is upright and bushy with medium, dark green leaves. Originated in USA by
V.R. James, Aptos, California.
Monteroni.
Seidel, 1847, Pflanzen Catalog, p.10. Henderson Nursery Catalogue, 1867.
Orthographic error for Montironi.
Monteroni Vera. Linden Catalogue, 1875. Orthographic error for ‘Montironi Vera’, synonym for
Montironi.
Monteroni White. Portland Camellia Nursery Camellia Catalogue, 1945-1946, p.6. Orthographic
error for ‘Montironi White’, synonym for Montironi.
Montevion. (C.japonica), McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias, p.10: White, lined and flecked
light pink. Medium large, formal double. Originated at Jungle Gardens, Avery Island,
Louisiana, USA
Montezuma. (C.japonica), Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1850, Catalogue, Général, p.49. de Jonghe, 1851,
Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.115: Very full double with 400-500 petals arranged in a
novel form. All long and thin, blood red, it is a true curiosity from Burnier & Grilli.
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Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VIII, pl.IV: Its blossoms, of medium size,
and of a gorgeous cherry-red colouring, are composed of ample ovate-rounded petals,
outspread and imbricated with the utmost perfection; those of the circumference are slightly
emarginate; the central ones oval and full. Originated in Italy. Orthographic variant:
‘Montizumae’.
Montezumae.
Giardini Inglese Caserta Catalogue, 1856. Orthographic variant for Montezuma.
Montfordiana.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844, No.50, p.21. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Montfordii de Sacco.
Charles van Geert Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Montfortensis. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1839, p.17. No description.
Gheldorf, Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.10 as ‘Montfortii di Naples’:
Imbricated, deep cerise. Flowers over a long period. Originated in Italy. Synonyms:
‘Montfortensis di Naples’, ‘Montfortii di Naples’.
Montfortensis di Naples.
Montfortiana.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844-1845, p.27. Synonym for Montfortensis.
Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.134. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Montfortii di Naples. Gheldorf, Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.10. Synonym
for Montfortiana.
Montfortii Nova. Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p. 10. Orthographic error for
Monfortiana.
Montgomery. (C.japonica), Hovey, 1842, Magazine of Horticulture, 8:224: Originated by Richard Dick,
USA. A seedling of Coccinea. It has broader foliage than its parent. The flower is a light
cherry-red with 16 large guard petals and 26 smaller ones; in flower similar to ‘Carnea’,
though a freer flowerer; it has a number of anthers and an imperfect style.
Monthoriana.
Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Monti. (C.japonica), Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1839, p.17. No description. Gheldorf,
Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.10: Glossy red. Charles van Geert, 1848,
Catalogue No.105, p.115: Imbricated with clustered centre. Soft pink. Verschaffelt, 1853,
Nouvelle Iconographie, Book I, pl.IV: Extremely large, regularly imbricated blooms, a rich
vivid pink colouring, with violet tints towards the centre, a very full foliage will keep this
camellia in collections, where it appeared 5 or 6 years ago. The amplitude of the petals corresponds to the size of the bloom, which measures not less than 12 cm across. From the first
row to the centre, they are fully rounded, outspread, marked at the apex, and above the
indentation by a small conical, raised fold. At the centre, where they are erect and form a
large rose shaped heart, their edges are violet blue, and they are strewn with a few scarse,
white splotches. Orthographic errors: ‘Montii’, ‘Monty’.
Monti Nova. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12aaa as ‘Montii Nova’: Imbricated rather
than peony form, pure white and distinguishing it are crimson streaks, laid like a network on
the soft white colour. Originated in Italy. Orthographic errors: ‘Montii Nova’, ‘Montei Nova’.
Monti Rosea. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:aaa as ‘Montii Rosea’. No description.
Montiana. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:aaa. No description. Originated in Italy.
(Believed extinct.)
Monticello. (C.hybrid), American Camellia Yearbook, 1959, p.278, Reg. No.428: A 5 year old seedling
of C.hybrid Sylvia May, originated by David L. Feathers, Lafayette, California, USA. Plant
growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, 7 cm x 4.5 cm. The pink, peony form
flowers, 10-11cm across x 6-7 cm deep, have 40 petals and golden stamens. Mid-season
flowering.
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Monticello Pink. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. No description. Originated in
Monticous. (C.japonica), Seidel, 1846, Pflanzen Catalog, p.9. No description. Originated in Germany.
(Believed extinct.)
Montifortiana (Sacco).
Monfortiana.
Montii.
Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.103. Synonym for
Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1841. Orthographic error for Monti.
Montii Nova.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:aaa. Orthographic error for Monti Nova.
Montii Rosea.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:aaa. Orthographic error for Monti Rosea.
Montigue. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Scarlet. Medium,
single with a mass of yellow, pink and white stamens in the centre. Originated in USA.
Orthographic error: ‘Montique’.
Montique.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Montigue.
Montirioni.
Hume, 1946, Camellias in America, p.335. Orthographic error for Montironi.
Montirona Vera. da Silva, 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellias in Oporto, p.16. Orthographic
error for ‘Montironi Vera’, synonym for Montironi.
Montironi. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:13: ‘This is the ‘Nobilissima Nova’ but more
beautiful and more majestic’. (This is a formal double white with pink marks). Berlèse, 1845,
Monographie, ed.3, p.289, No.608: C. ‘Montironi’ or ‘Hélène Longhi’(Italie). Vigorous
pyramidal shrub, sparsely branched, leaves 4-5 cm wide, about 9-10 cm long, rounded or
oval, rough surface, deeply indented, dark green, bud is oblong with greenish scales; flower is
10-11 cm wide, full, ranunculiform, (formal double), soft white, delicate pink, about 9-10
rows of petals, 4 cm wide x 5 cm long, concave, numerous, converging together, some whole,
others slightly emarginate and imbricated throughout. Originated in Italy by Casoretti. For
illustration see Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VII, pl.III as ‘Montironi
Vera’. In USA this cultivar has been erroneously equated with Elisabeth and Teutonia and,
in Australia, with ‘Don Pedro’, (Dom Pedro V, Rei de Portugal). Synonyms: ‘Hélène
Longhi’, ‘Montironi Alba’, ‘Montironi White’, ‘Montironi Vera’, ‘Montironi Alba Vera’,
‘Montironi Nova’, ‘Montironi’(Casoretti), ‘Helena Longhi’. Orthographic errors:
‘Montirioni’, ‘Monteroni’, ‘Monteroni Vera’, ‘Monteroni White’, ‘Montirona Vera’,
‘Montironi Araba’, ‘Montaroni’, ‘Mortorini’, ‘Montironii’, ‘Montironii Vera’. Sports:
Montironi Rubra, Tito Speri.
Montironi Alba. Oudin, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1844, p.12; Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo
Plantarum.... Synonym for Montironi. Note. This name came into use as much of Montironi
tended to have considerable pink in the background.
Montironi Alba Vera.
Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. Synonym for Montironi.
Montironi Araba. Mariotti Catalogue, 1924. Orthographic error for ‘Montironi Alba’, synonym for
Montironi.
Montironi (Casoretti).
Vervaenne, J. Catalogue No.11., 1888. Synonym for Montironi.
Montironi Nova.
Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono,
1861-1862. Synonym for Montironi.
Montironi Pink. Lindo Nurseries Catalogue, [Ca.1945]. Pseudonym for Elisabeth Pink.
Montironi Rose.
Rubra.
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Nantes, Services des Espaces, Collections, 1980. Synonym for Montironi
Montironi Rosea. Auguste van Geert, 1854, Catalogue, No.36, p.41. Carrière, 1865, Production et
Fixation.---p.14. Synonym for Montironi Rubra. In the USA this name has been erroneously
applied to Elisabeth Pink.
Montironi Rubra. (C.japonica), de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la Culture du Camellia, p.115 as ‘Montironi
Rubra’(Casoretti). Perfectly imbricated, carmine pink base, petals with white lines running to
the margins. A sport of Montironi originated in Italy by Casoretti. Synonyms: ‘Montironi
Rose’, ‘Montironi Rosea’.
Montironi Vera. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844-1845, p.27 and Nouvelle Iconographie, 1850, Book
VII, pl.III. Synonym for Montironi. Orthographic error: ‘Monteroni Vera’.
Montironi White.
Montironi.
Montironii.
Portland Camellia Nursery Camellia Catalogue, 1848-1949, p.8. Synonym for
William Paul Nursery Catalogue, 1867, p.18. Orthographic error for Montironi.
Montironii Vera. William Paul Nursery Catalogue, 1867, p.18. Orthographic error for ‘Montironi
Vera’, synonym for Montironi.
Montironii Vera (Casoretti).
Monton Bianca.
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1847-1848, p.60. Synonym for Montironi.
Colla, 1843, Camelliografia. Synonym for Welbankiana.
Montrose. (C.japonica), Outtridge, 1962, 1000 Named Camellias in Australia, p.13: White, formal
double. Large. Mid-season flowering. Originated in Australia.
Montrose Rubra. (C.japonica), Treseder Nursery Catalogue, 1957: Very large, red, semi-double. Originated in England.
Monuoyi Shangxiao. Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica
Commander Mulroy.
Monzian. (C.japonica), Nobelius Nursery Catalogue, 1939, p.35. No description. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.) Orthographic error: ‘Monzion’.
Monzion. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.162. Orthographic error for Monzian.
Monziana. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. No
Monzonii.
Trillon, Le Mans Nursery Caralogue, 1843, p.7. Orthographic error for Manzoni.
Moody Bozeman. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1981. Camellia Nomenclature, p.115: Light pink, dashed and
striped rose. Medium, semi-double to loose, peony form, Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by M. Bozeman, Thunderbolt, Georgia. Sport: Moody
Bozeman Red.
Moody Bozeman Red. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1981, Camellia Nomenclature, p.115: Red sport of Moody
Bozeman, originated in USA by B.F. Sapp, Garden City, Georgia.
Moon at theWindow. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.176. Synonym for
Mado-no-tsuki.
Moon of Autumn. (C.japonica), Collected Papers, ICS Congress, Jinhua 2003, Naming new Cultivars
of "Naidong" Camellias..., Chen Junzhi and Chen Jinshui, p.47; Pink pendent form, bell or
magnolia shape, mid-folia, mid-flora, leaves elliptic to broad-elliptic.
Moon Festival. (C.sasanqua x C.reticulata). Camellia Forest Nursery Catalogue, 1996, p.6, (CF.9): A
well shaped shrub with the aspect of C.sasanqua and large, 12-15 cm diameter pink flowers
produced in abundance. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated by Dr Clifford R. Parks,
Chapel Hill, NC, USA as a seedling of C.sasanqua x (C.sasanqua x C.reticulata ).
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Moon Glow. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943: White, medium sized
semi-double. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue as ‘Moonglow’: A medium sized,
pure white, semi-double, sometimes varying to incomplete double, 9.5 cm across. Outer petals
are round. The centre of the flower consists of about 20 central stamens which intermix with
5-6 petaloids. The filaments are white and the anthers yellow. Leaves, dark green,
narrowly-elliptic, 8cm x 3.2cm; stiff texture, apex long and thin, tapered base, obscure
venation, shallow serrations. Plant habit, informal and willowy. Originated in the Magnolia
Gardens, John’s Island, South Carolina, USA. Orthographic variant: ‘Moonglow’.
Moon Light on Tenrin Temple. Camellias, Y.C. Shen, 2009, p.219 with colour photo; Translation
of the valid name Tenrinji-gakkô.
Moon Looking Through the Window.
Mado-no-tsuki.
Newmans Nursery Catalogue, 1982-1983. Synonym for
Moon Moth. (C.sasanqua), SCCS., 1952, The Camellia Review, vol.10, p.21: White, large single.
Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III, pp.314, 315: Flower, single
white with a flush of Rhodamine Pink 527/1 along some margins; to 9 cm broad. Buds,
narrow elliptic; petals, 5-7, fair substance, undulated, almost spatulate if flattened, to 4.7 cm
long x 2.5 cm wide, notched apices. Centre of flower: loosely arranged group of spreading
stamens, greenish-yellow filaments, to 1.25 cm long, small, dull yellow anthers. Leaves:
elliptic, channelled, dark glossy green, 6 cm x 3 cm; margins crenate, noticeable venation.
Plant habit dense. Originated by McCaskill Gardens, Pasadena, California, USA.
Orthographic variant: ‘Moonmoth’.
Moon of Tago.
Tago-no-tsuki.
Yashiroda, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook. p.15. Synonym for
Moonbeam. (C.pitardii.v. pitardii), ACRS., 1988, Camellia News, No.107, p.10, Reg. No.361, color
photo, p.12: Originated by Edgar R. Sebire, Wandin North, Victoria, Australia. A chance
C.pitardii var. pitardii seedling that first bloomed 1982. The 10 cm x 5 cm, soft pink
(RHS.CC.62D) flowers are incomplete double to rose-form double and are produced on a
rapidly growing, upright, open plant, mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, mid-green with a
matt surface, fine serrations, acuminate apices, 6 cm x 3 cm. This has bud centre on opening,
notched petals and is shed whole. Chinese synonym ‘Yuexia’.
Moonglow.
Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945. Orthographic variant for
Moon Glow.
Moonflower. (C.japonica), Outteridge, 1962, 1000 Named Camellias in Australia, p.16: White, single.
Large. Flowers mid-season. Originated in Australia, by E.G. Waterhouse, Gordon, NSW.
Moonlight. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Catalogue. 1941: White with pink overcast. Medium size, semidouble. Mid-season flowering. Originated by Domoto, California, USA.
Moonlight. (C.sasanqua),
R.E.Harrison Nursery Catalogue, 1955-1956, p.37. A fine, creamy,
ivory white, with semi-double, irregular petals, surrounded by a collar of outer petals. Early
flowering. Mason’s Nursery General Catalogue, 1959-1960: Large, white single. A synonym
widely used in New Zealand for Mine-no-Yuki.
Moonlight Bay. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1982, p.176, Reg. No.1857: A very large,
light orchid pink, semi-double, chance C.japonica seedling that blooms early to late.
Originated by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA. The 5 year old seedling first
bloomed 1976. Flower size is 14.5 cm across. Plant growth is upright, dense and rapid with
dark green leaves, 10cm x 5cm. Nuccio’s Number 7628. See colour photo, front cover,
SCCS., 1982, The Camellia Review, vol.44, No.l. Chinese synonym: ‘Yueguangwan’.
Moonlight Sonata. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, pp.227, 228, Reg. No.586: A 12
year old chance seedling, originated by Andrew Surina, Sepulveda, California, USA. Plant
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growth is dense and upright, partly spreading and rapid with medium, dark green leaves, 10
cm x 5.6 cm. The semi-double to loose peony flowers, 13 cm across x 6 cm deep, are soft,
light pink with yellow stamens. Blooms mid-season to late. For colour photo see pl.118, p.61,
Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978. Chinese synonym ‘Yuiguangqu’.
Moonmoth. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.162. Orthographic variant for Moon Moth.
Moonrise. (C.hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Dec. 2002, p.20, Reg. No.2583. A hybrid of
C.granthamiana x C.reticulata hybrid Mouchang, with white to blush pink semi-double
blooms, pale yellow at the base. Originated by Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, Calif., USA, and
introduced in their 2001 catalogue. Nuccio’s #9606. American Camellia Yearbook, 2002,
p.129, colour photo p.c10. The seedling first flowered in 1994. Flowers measure 14 cm
across, with 12-15 petals. Plant is upright, open and vigorous, and flowers early to late. The
dark green leaves are 10 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Moon’s Reflection on Rice Fields.
Synonym for Tagato-no-tsuki.
Yashiroda, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.15.
Moonsong. (C.x williamsii). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1993, Issue No.114, vol.XVIII, No.1, p.33,
Reg. No.331: Originated by N.G. Haydon, Papakura, New Zealand. Bloomed in 1984 at 4
years of age. A seedling of Taylor Maid. A plant of average growth habit and rate with midgreen leaves 9 cm long x 5 cm wide. Flowers formal double, 9 cm across x 3 cm deep, 68
petals, colour glowing coral red (RHS.CC.52A-B). Blooms from early to late season.
Moonstone. (C.japonica), Wilmot, 1943, Camellia Variety Classification Report p.12: Large. Deep pink
double. Originated in USA.
Moonstone Alba Plena. (C.japonica), Wilmot, 1943, Camellia Variety Classification Report, p.12. No
Moonstruck. (C.cuspidata hybrid). Nuccio's Nurseries Catalogue, 1996-1997, p.36. Nuccio’s #8729. A
C.japonica x C.cuspidata hybrid, originating at Nuccio's Nurseries, Altadena, Calif., USA.
Striking red buds, opening to medium size single white blossoms, toned pink at the margins
and near the centre. Medium, open, upright growth. Blooms mid-season to late.
Moore’s Majestic. (C.japonica), Cotten, 1948, American Camellia Yearbook, pp.50, 51: An unknown
variety bought from Glen St Mary Nurseries about 1900 by Mrs Moore, Tylertown,
Mississippi, USA. A large pink and white, incomplete double to rose form double. Blooms
early to mid-season. Sport: Emma Watkins.
Mopsie. (C.pitardii hybrid), ACRS, 1987, Camellia News, No.103, p.22, Reg. No.351: Originated by
Edgar Sebire, Wandin North, Victoria, Australia. A chance seedling from C.pitardii var.
pitardii that first flowered 1982. The single to semi-double flower is small, pale pink, 5 cm
across x 2 cm deep, and blooms early to mid-season. A dwarf, bushy, compact plant, colour
RHS.CC.56C shading to 56D at the centre. Fluted petals, occasional petaloids and stamens in
a column. Leaves, elliptic, flat with a matt green surface. acuminate apex and serrate margins,
6.5 cm long x 2.8 cm wide.
Moqiu. (Black Ink Ball), (C.japonica), Chang, Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.84, colour
photo [p.138]: Medium small, tight peony form of twisted and folded, red petals. No stamens
visible. Leaves broad-ovate, mid-green, blunt acute apex, shallowly, coarsely serrate, yellowish midrib. Originated in China.
Moquin-Tandon. (C.japonica), Le Texnier, 1911, Le camellia, essais sur 1’histoire de quelques fleurs
d’ornement, p.29. Grown from seed by Goudet of Toulouse, France, after 1859. No
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Morague. SCCS, 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.83. Orthographic error for ‘Morange’, synonym
for Grand Sultan as ‘Te Deum’.
Morange.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945, p.27. Synonym for Grand Sultan as ‘Te
Deum’.
Moreana. (C.japonica), Cachet Catalogue, 1840-1841, p.3. No description. Berlèse, 1840, Monographie,
ed.2, pp.167, 232: Flower, small, double, cherry-red; the form and dimension of the flowers,
similar to Compacta Alba. Originated in France. Orthographic errors: ‘Morreana’,
‘Moreani’.
Moreani. Joseph Baumann, 1856, Prix Courant, p.4. Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.65,
1869-1870, p.56. No description. Orthographic error for Moreana.
Moreira da Silva.
(C.japonica), Ferreira & Celina, 2000, O Mundo da Camélia, p.99 with colour
photo; Bright red semi-double with broad, heavily fimbriated petals. Medium to large size.
Flowers mid-season to late. Abbreviation and widely used name for Alfredo Moreira da
Silva.
Morgan Elizabeth. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, May 1998, p.18, Reg. No.2451. A small,
pink, loose peony chance seedling. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Eileen C. Hart,
Odessa, Fla., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1998, p.5, colour photo before p.1. The 12
year old seedling first flowered in 1992. Average flower size is 6.5 cm across x 3.8 cm deep,
with 35-40 petals, 8-12 petaloids, white anthers and white filaments. Plant growth is
spreading and average, with light green leaves 6.5 cm long x 3.2 cm wide.
Morgan Elizabeth. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, May 1998, p.18, Reg. No.2451. A small,
pink, loose peony chance seedling. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Eileen C. Hart,
Odessa, Fla., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1998, p.5, colour photo before p.1. The 12
year old seedling first flowered in 1992. Average flower size is 6.5 cm across x 3.8 cm deep,
with 35-40 petals, 8-12 petaloids, white anthers and white filaments. Plant growth is
spreading and average, with light green leaves 6.5 cm long x 3.2 cm wide.
Morgan Whitney. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1969. No description. American Camellia
Yearbook, 1971, p.48, Reg. No.1125: A 15 year old seedling of Ville de Nantes, originated
by Ferol Zerkowsky, Slidell, Louisiana, USA. The plant growth is upright and rapid with dark
green leaves, 9.5 cm x 3.2 cm. The semi-double to peony form bloom is peach pink with
golden anthers and white filaments. Measured 10-12.5 cm across x 6 cm deep with 35 petals.
Blooms early to mid-season. See colour photo, front cover, ACS., 1970, The Camellia
Journal, vol.25, No.1.
Morgardi. (C.japonica), Catalogo della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico de Castagnola e Casabono, 18671868. Originated in Italy. No description. (Believed extinct.)
Moribe-aka-yabu. (Crimson Wild Camellia from Moribe), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989,
Nihon no Chinka, p.193, colour photo and description: Medium size, deep crimson, campanulate single with 5 rounded, overlapping petals and a central stamen column with pink
filaments, joined for the lower half, and yellow anthers. Blooms very early to mid-season.
Originated in Moribe, Tanushimaru-chô, Kurume City, Fuku’oka Prefecture, Japan. Named
and released by Tsutomu Sumi in 1985.
Morijiro. (Mori’s White), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.3, p.2, description, p.84:
Leaves dark green, undulate, elliptic to narrowly-elliptic, dull, venation somewhat impressed,
4.6-6.3 cm long x 1.7-3.3 cm wide. Petioles, pale green, hairy. Petals, 5-7, apex undulate and
bilobate. Stamen cluster 2.4-2.8 cm high, 1.6 cm in diameter, filaments creamy with a touch
of green. Late flowering. Originated by Mori, Yatsuo-machi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Mori-no-hana. (Flower of the Woods), (C.japonica), ICS., Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List,
p.16: Small to medium size, vivid red, tubular to campanulate single. Blooms mid-season.
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Originated in the Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.264
with colour photo; English translation p.186. Leaves elliptic, medium size, flat. Upright,
vigorous growth. Selected from wild japonicas by Nobuo Sasai in 1980, released in 1997.
Mori-no-hoshi. (Star in the Woods). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.264 with
colour photo; English translation p.186. Miniature, dark red to purplish red, tubular to trumpet
shaped single, thick petals, cylindrical stamen column. Flowers mid-season. Leaves elliptic,
small, flat. Spreading, vigorous growth. Selected from wild japonicas growing in Shiroyama,
Hamada City. Discovered by Toshiaki Nagahashi, named and released by Kôsaku Masuda in
1985. From Shimane Prefecture.
Môri-shiratama. (Môri’s White Pearl), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.20,
colour photo and description: Medium size, white, cup-shaped single of 5 irregular, crinkled
petals and spreading stamen cluster with golden anthers. Blooms early to mid-season. Leaves
deep green, broad-elliptic, apices acute, margins serrulate. Originated in Gifu Prefecture,
Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.261 with colour photo; English translation
p.184. Said to be a beloved camellia of Môri, the lord of Yagami Castle, Mino (old name of
Aichi).
Môri-shiratama-shibori. (Môri’s Variegated White Pearl), (C.japonica), Yokoyama. & Kirino, 1989,
Nihon no Chinka, p.260, colour photo and description: Medium size, white to faint pink background with red streaking and peppering, cup-shaped single of 5-6 wide, rounded, overlapping petals, and a central, yellow, stamen cylinder. Blooms very early to mid-season. Leaves
dark green, elliptic, apices acuminate, margins serrate, sometimes twisted. Originated in the
Gifu Prefecture, Japan. A seedling of Môri-shiratama. Originated and released by Minoru
Satô in 1972.
Môri-yobukodori. (Môri’s ‘Yobukodori’), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka,
p.65, colour photo and description: Medium size, white, with a pale pink cast, single with 5
emarginate petals of irregular form and a central stamen column with ivory filaments, joined
for the lower half, and yellow anthers. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves obolanceolate, dark
green, apices acuminate, margins serrate. Originated in the Gifu Prefecture, Japan. A natural
seedling of Môri-shiratama, named and released by Minoru Satô in 1960.
Morning Blush. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias. p.4: Pink, blotched white.
Medium size, rose form double. Originated in USA by Hearn.
Morning Cloud.
Zhaoxia.
Yü & Bartholomew, 1980, American Camellia Yearbook, p.14. Synonym for
Morning Glory. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1957, p.11: White. Large, formal double,
imbricated. Vigorous, upright, compact growth. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in
USA by Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California.
Morning Glory. Bao, 1980, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.35, No.2, p.18. Invalid synonym for
Zhaoxia.
Morning Glory. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.136. Invalid synonym for
Asagao.
Morning Glow. (C.japonica), Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.29: Medium white, formal
double. Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue: Medium, porcelain white, formal
double, 8-10 cm across x 5 cm deep with about 100 petals. Buds are round and light green.
Similar to, but larger than ‘Alba Plena’. Does not lie flat on opening. Leaves, medium, glossy
green, lanceolate, 9 cm x 4 cm; texture thin, acuminate, deep serrations. Midrib light green.
Plant habit compact, upright, columnar and vigorous. Originated by J.S. Bradford, Ocean
Springs, Mississippi, USA from seed of unknown parents in 1928. First flowered 1943. Reg.
No.77, American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.325. Synonym: ‘St Mary’.
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Morning Joy. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.163: Medium size, peony form, pale pink, striped crimson. Originated in USA.
Morning Mist. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery, 1942-1943: White, medium large, semidouble. Originated at Magnolia Gardens, John’s Island, South Carolina, USA.
Morning Sky.
Catalogues, p.256. Synonym for Asahi-no-sora.
Morning Sun Piercing Through Rainbow.
ACS, Yearbook 2011, p.13 with colour photo;
Originated by John Wang, Calif., USA. Name invalid as too lengthy.
Morohito. (Master of an Art), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.151, colour photo,
p.252, description: Small compact single with 4 white petals and a central column of stamens
with yellow anthers and white filaments. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.34,
colour photo and description: Leaves narrow-elliptic, dark green, apices tapering acuminate,
recurved, margins serrulate. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Kantô area Japan. Named by
Sae Suzuki, released by Hiroshi Suzuki around 1974.
Morokakeshiro. (Morokake’s White), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.354: Large, white, open peony form with stamens and petals intermixed in the centre.
Morreana.
Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.4. Orthographic error for Moreana.
Morris Gwaltney. (C.japonica), Shackleford, 1971, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.26, No.4. No
description. Originated in USA.No valid listing located.
Morris Mercury. (C.japonica) ACS, Yearbook 2011, p.105. Collected before 1986 as seed from South
Korean islands by representatives of the Morris Arboretum, USA. Upright, open, arching
growth habit. Autumn flowering plus some spring flowers. Cold hardy, but some foliar
damage in severe winters. Red single flower.
Morris Moughon. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.97, Reg. No.905: An 8 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1960. Originated by G.W. Moughon, Birmingham,
Alabama, USA. Plant growth is upright, open and rapid with dark green leaves, 10.3 cm x 6
cm. The rose form double flower is light pink, moired with white and has yellow anthers and
white filaments. It measures 13 cm across x 6.5 cm deep and has 30+ petals. Flowers
mid-season to late. SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature says that it is reported to be the same as
Rosea Superba Variegated. See colour photo, inside front cover, 1965, ACS., The Camellia
Journal, vol.20, No.4.
Mortiana. (C.japonica), Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1856-1857, No description. Originated in
Mortier Village. J & F Thoby, Gaujacq, France, Catalogue, 2009, p.5; Red, Semi-double.
Mortorini.
The Garden, 1892, p.381. Orthographic error for Montironi.
Mosè. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1858, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.7: Flower,
overwhelming, rose form; petals large, oblong, bilobate. Those intermediate and central petals
are elevated, concave, the colour is intense lacquer red, twisted and reticulated, wine purple.
The central petals are not symmetrical, and sometimes stamens appear, but the extraordinary
size and unusual colour compensates for any defects. Originated in Italy by Mosè Mauri.
Mose Luohan. (Black Arhat), (C.japonica), Shanghai Botanic Gardens List, 1984. A large, dark red,
semidouble with central stamens, having yellow anthers and reddish filaments. Originated in
China.
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Moseliuhai. (C.japonica), Chinese Camellia Culture, 2003, p.230 with colour photo; A famous variety
from Shanghai. Petals are notched and similar shape to lotus petals. Small flower, 4-5 cm
diameter, colour a shining purple-black. Late flowering.
Moshe Dayan. (C.japonica), Tregrehan Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1984: White double, vigorous and
upright. Originated by G. Carlyon, Par, Cornwall, England. Orthographic error: ‘Moshe
Dyan’.
Moshe Dyan. Bransford Nurseries, Worcester, Catalogue, 1990-1991, p.21. Orthographic error for
Moshe Dayan.
Moshi.
McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941. Orthographic error for Moshio.
Moshio. (Seaweed Salt), (C.japonica), Itô, Toku’emon, 1788, Tsubaki, Hanagata Tsuki Obo’echô;
Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki; Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû:
Cardinal red, large double. The red sport of Oki-no-nami. For colour pls: Tuyama, 1966,
Camellia Cultivars of Japan, pl.15, p.35; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972,
pl.165, p.91; Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.130, p.44; Seibundô
Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, description, p.251. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of
Camellias, p.106; Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka p.319: A brilliant red
semi-double of 12-15 petals in three rows, with the petals standing apart in a hose-in-hose
effect. Flowers midseason. Leaves, mid-green, elliptic, acuminate, coarsely serrate. Upright,
compact growth. The name refers to the colours in the flames of the seaweed fires to obtain
seaweed salt. Originated in Kantô area, Japan. Resembles Ama-obune. Synonyms: ‘Kohei’,
‘Kowei’, ‘Kôei’, ‘Kôei Red’, ‘Tide of Flowers’, ‘Flame’(Australia). Sport: Tsurikagari.
Corruption of name: ‘Mochio’, ‘Moshi’. Chinese synonym ‘Zaoxi’.
Moshio. (Seaweed Salt), (C.japonica), Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.34: Red, large size, double, lotus
form. Original tree was in Matsuoido, Sakyo-ku, Kyôto City, Japan. Synonymous with Yaehime.
Moshio-shibori. Watanabe, 1960, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki, Tokushû. Synonym for Tsurikagari.
Moshucheng.
City.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the USA C.japonica Magic
Moss Point. SCCS, 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Synonym for Moss Point
Variegated.
Moss Point Pink. (C.japonica), Camellia Digest, 1(2),1943: Solid pink form of Moss Point Variegated.
Originated in USA.
Moss Point Red. (C.japonica), Sunny Knoll Nursery & Orchard Co. Wholesale Price List, 1939. Red,
large, loose peony form, open growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA. Synonyms:
‘Dolly Bowen’. ‘Pride of Moss Point’.
Moss Point Variegated. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.5 as ‘Moss Point
Varie.’. No description. McIlhenny Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.9: Medium sized, rose colour,
veined rosered and heavily mottled with white; double; the outer petals broad, inner petals
irregular. Originated in USA by Woodland. Synonym: ‘Cleopatra’(Anthony), ‘Mark
Anthony’s Cleopatra’. Sports: Moss Point Pink, Moss Point Red.
Most Precious. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.203, Reg. No.486: An 11 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1957; originated by E.S. Simpson, Pensacola, Florida,
USA. Plant growth habit is upright and medium with light green leaves, 8 cm x 4.5 cm. The
light, rose-pink, semi-double flowers, similar to ‘Herme’, (Hikarugenji) are 10.5 cm across x
5 cm deep with 28 petals and 12 petaloids mixed with yellow stamens. Blooms mid-season.
Mostruosa.
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Maupoil & Figlio Catalogue, 1847. Orthographic error for Monstruosa.
Mota Jiaoashou. Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.308. Chinese
synonym for the European hybrid Professor Gianmario Motta.
Mother of Pearl. (C.japonica), SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.2, 1949: Light creamy white with lines of
pink at base of petals. Large rose form double. Compact growth. Blooms mid-season to late.
Fendig, 1951, American Camellia Catalogue with colour illustration: Medium to large white
with pink streaks, complete double, incompletely imbricated (rose form) 8.5-10.5 cm across.
The pure white petals are delicately marked at the base with very short streaks of soft pink,
giving a pink glow to the flower centre. When fully open there is a cluster of short yellow
stamens, sometimes intermixed with small white petaloids, which give a creamy tint. Leaves,
dark green, oval, 7 cm x 3.2 cm, margins finely indented. Plant habit, compact, upright and
profuse bloomer. Similar in form to ‘Baronne de Bleichroeder’ (United States),
(Otome-shibori) of which it is a sport. It was imported from Japan to USA in 1937 by
Camellia Hall, Sacramento, California and named by Roy Wilmot and registered with ACS.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.325, Reg. No.46. It is possible that it has an older
Japanese name. See p.246, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II for
black and white photo.
Mothers Day. (C.sasanqua). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2001, Issue No.138, vol.XXII,
No.2, p.20, Reg. No.420. Registered by G. & A.B. Reynolds, Hamilton, New Zealand. A
sport of C.sasanqua Plantation Pink, first recorded and propagated in 1994. The flower is of
single form, 9 cm diameter x 2 cm deep. The 8 petals are slightly waved and bilobed, white
with a slightly uneven edge of mid-pink (RHS.CC.55B). The prominent stamens have butter
yellow filaments with chrome yellow anthers, and the flower has a strong scent. The plant is
upright, dense and of rapid growth with dark green leaves 5 cm long x 3.5 cm wide.. Flowers
in autumn. Note: Mothers Day in New Zealand is held in mid-May, which is also autumn.
Mothers Day (Marian Grove). (C.sasanqua) C. Aust., Camellia News, Autumn 2011, No.185, p.20
with colour photo; Regn No.656-N. Chance seedling of Jennifer Susan, first flowered 2002.
Originated by Justin O’Malley Jones, Marian Grove Nursery, Mangrove Mountain, NSW,
Australia. Large semi-double to informal double, white to blush pink, in flower for the May
Mothers Day. A few cream filaments with pollen which soon darkens. Strong upright grower.
Being offered commercially as ‘With Love’.
Mother’s Red. (C.japonica), Orton Nursery Price List, 1947-1948. No description. SCCS., 1950, The
Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.51: Light red. Medium large, semi-double.
Vigorous, compact growth. Originated in USA by the Orton Nursery.
Mothotiana Alba. Scott, J. & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1889, p.41. Orthographic error for Mathotiana Alba.
Mothotiana Rosea. Scott, J. & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1889, p.41. Orthographic error for
Mathotiana Rosea.
Moto-asukagawa. (Ancient Asuka River), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.502: Medium sized, semi-double to rose formed double; petals in 4-5 rows, deep pink with
white edges and a central crimson streak. (Believed extinct.) Originated in Japan.
Moto-itten. Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1975, Kyôto Engei. No.73, p.22. Different reading for Hon’itten.
Motosi.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II. p.6. Synonym for Matosi.
Motosi Baby.
Catalogues, p.163. Orthographic error for Matosi Baby.
Motsukubai.
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Different reading for Motsukuhai.
Motsukuhai. (obscure), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Ichijima reprint, 1906, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.310,
‘Grasses and Trees’, p.362, illust. No description. Different reading: ‘Motsukubai’. Originated
Mottu. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:19. No description. (Believed extinct.)
Motun Zhouzhang.
Gao, Jiyin, 1998, The World's Best Camellia Cultivars, p.38. Chinese
synonym for Governor Mouton.
Mouchang. (C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.231, Reg. No.947: A C.reticulata
seedling of the cross of ‘Chang’s Temple’ (erroneously for Damanao) x Mudan Cha,
originated by Howard Asper, Escondido, California, USA. Plant growth is upright and open
with dark green leaves, 12.5 cm x 7.5 cm. The semi-double flower is 15 cm across x 5.5 cm
deep with 10 petals and 6 petaloids. Its colour is salmon pink with yellow stamens. Petals are
very large and heavy. Received an RHS. First Class Certificate in 1973; the ‘Frank L.
Stormont Reticulata Award’, 1968 and the ‘Aubrey Harris Hybrid Award’, 1979. For colour
photo see, p.161, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias. Sport: Mouchang
Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Mochang’.
Mouchang Variegated. (C.reticulata), Cannon, 1978. ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.33, No.4. A
virus variegated form of Mouchang - Salmon pink blotched white. Originated in USA.
Chinese synonym: ‘Fuse Mochang’.
Mouko. (obscure), (C.japonica), Okumura, ca.1810, Chinka Hin’i. No description. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Moulin Rouge. (C.japonica). Originated by Roger Salaȕn, “Stervinou”, Guipronvel, France. A 21 year
old seedling, first flowered 2000, parentage unknown. Plant has slow, spreading growth.
Young leaves bronze, elliptic, maturing to light green, 10cm x 5cm. Flower is single, cupshaped, red ageing to violet, 10cm diameter x 4cm deep. Stamens columnar, anthers yellow,
filaments white. Flowers mid-season for 3 months. Flowers fall whole.
Mound. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.83: Red. Large, full peony form.
Vigorous, upright growth. Early to mid-season flowering. Originated in USA.
Moundy. (C.sinensis) ACS, Yearbook 2011, p.133. A compact, mounding form of tea plant. Offered by
Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, Calif., USA.
Mount Albert Red.
Yvonne Cave, 1988, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.43, No.2, p.29.
Synonym for Ama-obune.
Mount Autumn.
Catalogues, p.163. Synonym for Aki-no-yama.
Mount Fuji.
Macboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.136. Synonym for Fuji.
Mount Hatsuse. Camellias, Y.C. Shen, 2009, p.126 as ‘Mt Hatsuse’, with colour photo; Synonym
for Hatsuseyama.
Mount Kasen.
Camellias, Y.C. Shen, 2009, p.82 with colour photo; Synonym for Kasenzan.
Mount Kasuga.
Kasugayama.
Mount Kinka.
Kinkazan.
Camellias, Y.C. Shen, 2009, p.211 with colour photo; Synonym for
Mount Shasta. (C.japonica), Pender Jr., 1948, American Camellia Yearbook, p.136. No description.
SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.51: White. Large, full peony
form. Medium, compact growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Reeves. See
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black and white photo, p.247, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II.
Synonym: ‘Leora Hedlund’.
Mountain View. (C.japonica), Outteridge, 1962, 1000 Named Camellias in Australia, p.13: White, informal double peony form. Large. Mid-season blooming. Originated in Australia by Gordon
Waterhouse, Kurrajong Heights, N.S.W.
Moura Encantada. (C.japonica) Loureiro Catalogue No.1, 1865, p.35, & No.9, 1872-1873, p.45: Formal
double, light pink, dark veining, with streaks of white. Originated in Portugal.
Moustapha. (C.japonica), Ghent Exhibition Catalogue, 1847, p.33, by the trader Jean Van Hove-De
Caigny, mentioned as follows; First time in flower, coming from Augusta fertilized by
Cliveana. Originated in Belgium, breeder unknown.
Moutan. (C.japonica), Harrison, ed., 1843, The Floricultural Cabinet, vol.11, p.51: White ground.
Spotted and striped. Originated in China.
Mou-tan Cha. Yü & Bartholomew, 1980, American Camellia Yearbook, p.26. Different reading
for Mudan Cha.
Mou-tan Tien-hsueh. Liu, 1959, Chungkuo Chuming Tichu Chung Huahui. Different reading for
Mudan Diaxue.
Moutancha. Yü, 1950, RHS., Camellias and Magnolias Conference Report, Index, p.130. Different
reading for Mudan Cha.
Moza’emon-wabisuke. (Moza’emon’s Wabisuke), (Wabisuke), Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki
Meikan, p.225: Small size, campanulate single of pale, peach pink and 7 petals with irregular
edges, and a central stamen column. Leaves lanceolate-elliptic, apices long-acuminate, mid-green, prominent venation, margins serrulate. Originated in Ebia City, Kanagawa Prefecture,
Japan. Resembles Tarôkaja. Synonymous with Sagami-wabisuke.
Mozuchelle.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Mazzuchelli.
Mozzara. (C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1857, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.13. No description.
Mozzardi. (C.japonica), Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845: A carmine, formal double. Franchetti, 1855,
Collezione di Camelie, p.47: Carmine, imbricated. Originated in Italy by Lechi.
Mr Abby Wilder. Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1858, p.26. Orthographic error for Mrs
Abby Wilder.
Mr Aiton’s. Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants.... Synonym for
Aitonia.
Mr Allnutt’s Splendid.
Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants ....
Synonym for Coccinea.
Mr Chandler’s Elegant.
Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants ....
Synonym for Elegans.
Mr Chandler’s Splendid.
Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants....
Synonym for Insignis.
Mr Charles Cobb.
Cobb.
Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1984-1995. Orthographic error for Mrs Charles
Mr Colvill’s. Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants .... Synonym for
Colvillii.
Mr d’Offoy.
Jean Verschaffelt, 1861-1862, Price List, p.22. van Houtte Catalogue, 1864-1866,
104:83. Abbreviation for Monsieur d’Offoy.
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Mr. F. Pellereau.
Mr Faucillon.
Abbreviation for Frederico Pellereau.
Guichard Souers Catalogue, 1909. Abbreviation for Monsieur Faucillon.
Mr Feltoes. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues,
p.163. Orthographic error for Mrs Feltoes.
Mr Floy’s.
Magazine of Botany & Gardening, 1837, 3:153. Synonym for Floyi.
Mr Francillon.
Mr H. Boyce.
de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1937. Orthographic error for Monsieur Faucillon.
Eagle Heights Nursery Catalogue, 1968, p.6. Orthographic error for Mrs H. Boyce.
Mr. J.D. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 1997, p.16, Reg. No.2418. A medium size,
dark red, loose peony form chance seedling. Flowers mid-season. Originated by Charles T.
Elliott, Sr, Swainsboro, Ga., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1997, p.5, colour photo
before p.1. The 15 year old seedling first flowered in 1990. Average flower size is 10 cm
across x 5 cm deep, with 40 petals, cream anthers and golden filaments. Plant growth is
upright, open and average, with dark green leaves 7.5 cm long x 3.8-4.5 cm wide.
Mr John.
Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1965-1966. Abbreviation for Mister John.
Mr Kent’s. Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants .... Synonym for
Crassinervis.
Mr Lumby’s. (C.japonica), Harrison, ed., 1842, The Floricultural Cabinet, vol.10, p.97 with coloured
illustration: This very beautiful variety has been raised with others by Mr Lumby, Guernsey,
Channel Isles. The illustration shows a dark red, formal double with a white stripe down each
petal.
Mr Paugam.
Guichard Soeurs Nursery Catalogue, 1910. Abbreviation for ‘Monsieur Paugam’
(Surpasse Nobilissima).
Mr Reeves’ Crimson.
Reevesiana.
Paxton, 1831-1832, Horticultural Register, vol I, p.609. Synonym for
Mr Ross’s. Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants .... Synonym for
Rossii.
Mr Rufus.
McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941, p.11. Synonym for Lady de Saumarez as ‘Tricolor Red’.
Mr Rufus Red.
Catalogues, p.163. Synonym for Lady de Saumarez
Mr Sam.
Camellia Forest Nursery Catalogue, 1990, p.4. Orthographic variant for Mister Sam.
Mr Sam Variegated. Gentry, 1968, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.23, No.1, p.28 as ‘Mr Sam
Var’. Abbreviation for Mister Sam Variegated.
Mr William Protheroe. (C.japonica), Seidel, 1897, Pflanzen Catalog, p.22: Rose coloured with darker
flecks and white margins to petals. Originated in England.
Mr Wonderfull. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.83: Blush pink. Medium semidouble with irregular petals and large petaloids to full peony form. Medium, upright growth.
Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Hugh Shackelford, Albany, Georgia.
Mr Woods. Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations and Descriptions of Plants.... pl.23. Synonym
for Woodsii.
Mr Young’s Semi-double Red. Booth & Chandler, 1831, Illustrations & Descriptions of Plants…pl.40. Synonym for Epsomensis.
Mrs A.E. Wilson. Dodd Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944. Synonym for Augusta Wilson.
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Mrs A.L.Schwabe. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Mrs A.M. Hovey.
Nichols Nursery Catalogue, 1887. Abbreviation for Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Mrs A.W. Horveney. Mariotti Catalogue, 1924, p.16. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs A.M. Hovey’,
abbreviation for Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Mrs Abbey P. Wilder. Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1940-1941. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby
Wilder.
Mrs Abbey Wilder. Anonymous, 1847, Gardeners’ Chronicle, 7(l):8. Orthographic error for Mrs
Abby Wilder.
Mrs Abbey Wilder Pink. The Pacific Camellia Society, 1946, Camellia Nomenclature, p.26.
Orthographic error for Abby Wilder Pink.
Mrs Abbey P. Wilder.
Wilder.
Mrs Abbi Wilder.
Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1941-1942. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby
van Houtte Catalogue, 1848, 32-33. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mrs Abbie Wilder. Gill’s Nursery Catalogue, 1889-1890, p.38. Orthographic variant for Mrs
Abby Wilder.
Mrs Abby P. Wilder.
Abby Wilder.
SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.3. Orthographic variant for Mrs
Mrs Abby P. Wilder Pink. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Synonym for Abby Wilder
Pink.
Mrs. Abby Wilder. (C.japonica), Hovey, ed., 1846, Magazine of Horticulture, 12:108: Originated by
Wilder. This name was given by the committee on flowers in honor of the lady of the
President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. A vigorous shrub of upright growth;
strong branches, large foliage. Leaves 10 cm. long x 6 cm wide, roundish oval, rather
reflexed, coarsely dentated, acuminate, midrib and nerves pale and prominent, yellowish
green, resembling the variety ‘Lady Hume’, (Incarnata); bud round with pale green scales;
flower large, about 10 cm across, very circular, of great depth, full and perfect; petals very
numerous, the exterior rows broad, circular. gradually diminishing in size to the centre,
arranged with regularity; colour azure white, with an occasional suffusion of light rose,
somewhat after the style of the Duchesse d’Orleans. Raised from seed of Middlemist’s Red,
fertilized by ‘Pomponia’ (Pompone) by Marshal P. Wilder, Massachusetts, USA. It was sold
to James L.F. Warren, a Boston nurseryman, together with Wilderi for $1000 in 1846.
Verschaffelt, 1848, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XI, pl.II and ibid: 1853, Book V, pl.III as
‘Mistriss Abby Wilder’. Being a very popular camellia, it received many orthographic errors
and variants including: ‘Abbie Wilder’, ‘Abby Wilder’, ‘Madame Abbey Wilder’, ‘Madame
Abby Wilder’, ‘Miss Abby Wilder’, ‘Mistriss Abbey Wilder’, ‘Mrs Abbi Wilder’, ‘Mrs Abbie
Wilder’, ‘Mrs Abby Wilver’, ‘Mrs Abbey P. Wilder’, ‘Mrs Abbey Wilders’, ‘Mme Abby
Wilder’, ‘Mrs Abby P. Wilder’, ‘Abbey (Mrs) Wilder’, ‘Mrs Abby Wilder I’, ‘Mistriss
Aby-Wilder’, ‘Addy Wilder’, ‘Mrs Abbey P. Wilder’, ‘Mistriss Alby Wilders’. Synonyms:
‘Wilder’s Alba’, ‘Wilderi Alba’. Sports: Reine des Beautés, Paolina Armari.
Mrs Abby Wilder I.
SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Synonym for
Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mrs Abby Wilder II. (C.japonica). SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: White
flecked pink. Medium, anemone form. Medium, compact, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA. Sport: Abby Wilder Pink.
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Mrs Abby Wilder Pink.
Pink.
Mrs Abby Wilders.
Mrs Agnes Patin.
Hume, 1946, Camellias in America, p.335. Synonym for Abby Wilder
Petrick, 1988, Wholesale Trade List, p.15. Synonym for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Lord, 1986, The Plant Finder. Orthographic error for Mary Agnes Patin.
Mrs Alben. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. No description. Originated in
USA.
Mrs Albert Dekker.
Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1949. Synonym for K. Sawada.
Mrs Albert Sheffield. SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.52. Synonym
for Betty Sheffield.
Mrs Albi Wilders.
da Silva Nursery Catalogue, 1935. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mrs Alby Wilder.
Wilder.
André Leroy Catalogue No.59, 1911, p.48. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby
Mrs Alby Wilders.
da Silva Nursery Catalogue, 1927. Orthographic error for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mrs Allen. (C.japonica), Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. No description. Originated by
the Walter Allen Nursery, USA.
Mrs Anne M. Hovey.
Marie Hovey.
Paul, 1889, Gardeners’ Chronicle, p.427. Abbreviation for Mrs Anne
Mrs Anne Maria Hovey. Law Somner & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1884, p.6. Orthographic variant
for Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Mrs Anne Marie Hovey. (C.japonica), Hovey’s Catalogue of New Plants for 1872, p.43: Large, formal
double. Its most remarkable character is its quality of producing flowers in many different
colours. The prevailing colour is a clear, waxy white, delicately pencilled with crimson, but
many are of darkest carmine. Some are of deep shades of blush; others blush striped carmine,
some white tinted rose; others white stained and marbled carmine; some half white and half
deep rose or occasionally pure white. Mid-season blooming. Plant habit is erect and
symmetrical; leaves, medium size, deep green. Originated by C.M. Hovey, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. See black and white photo, p.163, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.III. Orthographic variants and errors: ‘Mrs A.M. Hovey’, ‘Madame
Hovey’, ‘Souvenir of Mme Marie Hovey’, ‘Anamarie Hovey’, ‘Mme Hovey’, ‘Anna Maria
Hovey’, ‘Lady Hovey’, ‘Miss Anne Maria Hovey’, ‘Mrs Anne M. Hovey’, ‘Mrs Hovey’,
‘Mrs Annie Maria Hovey’, ‘Anne Marie Hovey’, ‘Mrs A.W. Horveney’, ‘Miss Annemarie
Hovey’. Sports: Mrs Anne Marie Hovey White, Mrs Anne Marie Hovey Blush. Received
an RHS., First Class Certificate in 1897.
Mrs Anne Marie Hovey Blush. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars
from Nursery Catalogues, p.163: Pale pink, formal double sport of Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Originated in USA.
Mrs Anne Marie Hovey White. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Medium
sized, white, formal double sport of Mrs Anne Marie Hovey. Originated in USA.
Mrs Ann McCulloch Hill. Parks, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.117. Synonym and
orthographic error for Anne McCulloch Hill.
Mrs Annie Maria Hovey. Paul, 1879, Gardeners’ Chronicle, ser.2, 11:688. Orthographic error for
Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Mrs Annie Marie Hovey. van Houtte Catalogue, 1881-1882, 194:246. Orthographic variant for
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Mrs Audrey Hopfer.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1954-1955, p.31. Orthographic error for
‘Audrey Hopfer’, synonym for Adolphe Audusson.
Mrs Augusta Wilson.
Wilson.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.5. Synonym for Augusta
Mrs Baldwin Wood. (C.japonica), Portland Camellia Nursery Camellia Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.16. No
description. American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.325, Reg. No.78: A 21 year old seedling,
grown by J.S. Bradford, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA, that first flowered 1939. Plant
growth is average, compact and upright with deep green leaves, thick, oval, crenate and shiny.
Flowers are incomplete double and vary with small petaloids to mixed sizes, 9-11 cm across
with 53-60 petals. Colour white with phlox pink, pencil stripes. Early flowering. Synonyms:
‘Thunderhead’, ‘N.C. Madsen’. Sports: Thelma Dale, Charlotte Bradford, Mrs Baldwin
Wood Supreme, Lenore Weil. Orthographic error: ‘Baldwin Wood’. For black and white
photo see p.164, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III.
Mrs Baldwin Wood Pink.
Nursery Catalogues, p.163. Synonym for Thelma Dale.
Mrs Baldwin Wood Supreme. (C.japonica), Bartlett’s Nursery Catalogue, 1957: A sport of Mrs Baldwin Wood - Moired light pink and bordered white. Originated at Bartlett’s Nursery, Fort Valley, Georgia, USA.
Mrs Barnaby’s.
Sweet, 1830, Hortus Britannicus, p.74. Synonym for Barnabiae.
Mrs Baskervylle Glegg. (C.japonica), Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1870, 30:181: A full double, broad petals,
imbricated. Colour a soft blush, sparingly striped faint carmine. Small. Originated by C.
Allen, England.
Mrs Bell. (C.japonica), Shepherd & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1879: Beautiful pure white, medium size,
perfect shape. Upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in Australia by G.A. Bell,
St. Leonards, N.S.W.
Mrs Bennie Ferey. (C.japonica), Belle Fontaine Nursery, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18,
No.3, inside front cover. No description. American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.231, Reg.
No.914: (#664). This semi-double to peony form flower is a chance seedling that first
bloomed 1955. Originated by W.F. Wilson Jr., Hammond, Louisiana, USA. Plant growth is
open, spreading and vigorous with dark green leaves, 10.5 cm long x 5.3 cm wide, elliptic,
thick, smooth, acuminate and coarsely serrate. Colour is rose-pink, 12 cm across x 5.5 cm
deep with 8-10 petals and 65-80 petaloids. The bloom has 7 groups of stamens. Blooms early
to mid-season. Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Bennie Feray’ .
Mrs Bennie Feray. Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.11. Orthographic error for
Mrs Bennie Ferey.
Mrs Beresford. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanical Papers, p.26. No description. Shepherd & Co.
Nursery Catalogue, 1883-1884, p.37: Well imbricated, large, cherry red. Hazlewood Nursery
Catalogue, 1945, p.10 as ‘Lady Beresford’: Cherry-red, medium size, peony form. Hertrich,
1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, pp.188,189: Flower: incomplete double;
Neyron Rose 623/self -/1, slight variegation on petals; to 10 cm across x 4.5 cm deep. Petals:
10-12 major segments, near spatulate, recurving abruptly, amost folded over, to 4 cm. broad x
3 cm wide, fairly firm texture, petaloid sepals, petals coloured except for green streaked
centre. Centre of flower: fasciclated petaloids and stamens that are practically hidden in the
mass, a loose arrangement. Buds: small, elliptic to conical. Blooms early to mid-season.
Leaves: elliptic, curved towards both ends, 8-10 cm long x 4 cm wide, dull, dark green,
lighter, glossy below, medium heavy leathery, flexible; broad, sharp serrations; apices long
pointed; venation medium heavy, Plant habit, upright, bushy. Originated in Australia.
Synonym: ‘Lady Beresford’.
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Mrs Bertha A. Harms. (C.japonica), Sharp, 1948, Camellias Illustrated, Illustration, pp.39, 62.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, pp.325, 326, Reg. No.104: A hand-pollinated seedling,
parentage, ‘Lady Clare’, (Akashigata) x ‘Sodekakushi’, (Gauntlettii), originated by H.H.
Harms, Portland, Oregon, USA, that first flowered 1947. Plant growth is medium and upright,
of medium vigor. Leaves have waxy surfaces and resemble parents. Flower buds are rose
shaped with a faint pink colour, and unfurl like rose buds. Flowers are semidouble, 12.5-15
cm, across with waxy petals. Colour ivory white with a faint pink cast. Blooms mid-season to
late. For colour photos see: Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias. p.193;
Sharp, 1957, Camellias Illustrated, p.9. Orthographic errors: ‘Bertha Harms’, ‘Mrs Bertha
Harms’, ‘Martha Harms’, ‘Mrs Bertha Harmes’. Synonym: ‘Bertha Harms Blush’. Under
Auburn White, SCCS., Camellia Nomenclature from 1956, p.26, states ‘Reported to be the
same as Mrs Bertha A. Harms.’ Chinese synonym ‘Hamusi Furen’.
Mrs Bertha Marmes. Feray’s Fine Flowers Catalogue, 1960. Orthographic error for Mrs Bertha A.
Harms.
Mrs Bertha Harms. Abbott’s Sunny Knoll Nursery Inc. Catalogue, 1955, p.12. Abbreviation for
Mrs Bertha A. Harms.
Mrs Bertha Quinn. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Mrs Bessie Bellingrath.
Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens Catalogue of Camellias, Aug.1949.
Orthographic error for ‘Bessie Morse Bellingrath’, synonym for Toki-no-hagasane.
Mrs Bisschop.
Robinson’s Hardy Plants Catalogue, 1960-1961, p.66. Abbreviation for ‘Mrs
Victor de Bisschop’, synonym for Le Lys.
Mrs Blard.
Blard.
Mrs Boyce.
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Synonym for Madame Charles
Hazlewood Nusery Catalogue, 1949. Abbreviation for Mrs H. Boyce.
Mrs Buchanan.
Jean Verschaffelt, 1860-1861, Price List, p.4. Note: The orthographic variant
Mistress Buchanan was published on the same date and is given priority as it contained a
description of the cultivar. Wilmot, 1947, American Camellia Yearbook, p.21.
Mrs Burkart. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Abbreviation for ‘Mrs Grace Burkart’,
synonym for C.M. Wilson.
Mrs C. Henry Cohen. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Reddish pink. Large,
semi-double. Originated in USA by Boardman. Synonym: ‘Miss Nora’.
Mrs C.M. Brockhouse. (C.japonica),
RHS., Try, 1962, The Rhododendron and Camellia
Yearbook, No.16, p.126. No description. Originated in England. No valid listing located.
Mrs C.M.Wilson.
Sunningdale Nursery Catalogue, 1970-1971, p.10. Synonym for C.M. Wilson.
Mrs Carl Anderson. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. No description. SCCS.,
1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.84: Red. Large semi-double. Vigorous, spreading growth.
Midseason flowering. Originated in USA by Carleton.
Mrs Carrick Buchanan. (C.japonica), Journal of Horticulture & Cottage Gardening, June 1862, p.170:
Fine formed white, good sized petals. One of the best of the late bloomers of Scottish origin.
Mrs Cattaneo.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:19. Orthographic variant for Mistress Cattaneo.
Mrs Charles Bell. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.5. No description. Originated
Mrs Charles Bell Rose. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. No description. Originated in USA. (Believed extinct.)
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Mrs Charles Blard. Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1944-1945, as ‘Mrs Chas. Blard’.
Orthographic variant for Madame Charles Blard.
Mrs Charles Cobb. (C.japonica), Doty & Doerner Nursery Catalogue, 1942, p.27 as ‘Mrs Chas. Cobb’;
Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943. No description. Gerbings Azalea Gardens Catalogue Suppl. 1943-1944: The colour is madder red to coppery bronze. Semidouble
to loose peony form with golden stamens intermixed. Flowers mid-season. Foliage large and
wide, a glossy green. Growth slow, spreading. Originated at Magnolia Gardens, John’s Island,
South Carolina, USA. See black and white photo, p.256, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.I and p.27, American Camellia Yearbook, 1948. Colour pl. Fendig,
1949, American Camellia Catalogue. G.G. Gerbing, 1945, Camellias, p.161.Abbreviations:
‘Mrs Cobb’, ‘Mrs Chas. Cobb’. Sport: Nellie Gray. Orthographic error: ‘Mr Charles Cobb’,
‘Charles Cobb’. Chinese synonym: ‘Chalisi Kebo Nüshi’.
Mrs Charles Cobb Spotted.
Nursery Catalogues, p.164. Synonym for Nellie Gray.
Mrs Charles Cobb Variegated. SCCS, 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.70 as
‘Mrs Charles Cobb Var’. Synonym for Nellie Gray.
Mrs Charles Jonas. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1972, p.133, Reg. No.1173: A 10 year
old chance japonica seedling that first flowered 1965. Originated by Mary Alice and Neal
Cox, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA. Plant growth is medium with dark green leaves, 11
cm, x 5.5 cm. The peony form bloom is deep pink with yellow anthers and white filaments. It
is up to 14 cm across x 6 cm. deep with numerous petals and a few petaloids. Blooms
mid-season. Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Charles Jones’.
Mrs Charles Jones.
Catalogues, p.164. Orthographic error for Mrs Charles Jonas.
Mrs Charles Simons. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943. No description. Gerbing’s Azalea Gardens Catalogue supplement, 1943-1944 as ‘Mrs Chas. Simmons’:
Large, handsome, white camellia. Some seasons flowering huge, single blossoms while at
other times, semi-doubles or loose peony forms. Blooms mid-season. Foliage, rounded, dull,
pale green. Slow spreading growth. A chance seedling from Simons’ Nursery, John’s Island,
South Carolina, USA. Abbreviations: ‘Mrs Chas Simons’, ‘Mrs Simons’. Orthographic errors:
‘Mrs Simmons’, ‘Mrs Charles Simmons’, ‘Nanna Simmons’. Synonyms: ‘Nannine
Simmons’, ‘Nanine Simmons’. See black and white photo, p.237, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias
in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Mrs Carles Simmons.
Charles Simons.
Gerbing Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1943. Orthographic error for Mrs
Mrs Charles Stone Jones.
Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, p.176.
Synonym for Jenny Jones.
Mrs Chas Cobb. Doty & Doerner Nursery Catalogue, 1942, p.27. Abbreviation for Mrs Charles
Cobb.
Mrs Chas Simons.
Abbreviation for Mrs Charles Simons.
Mrs Chester Burgess. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Rose-pink. Large,
loose peony form. Mid-season. Originated in USA by Malbis.
Mrs Clara Brooks. SCCS, 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.52. Synonym for
Clara Brooks.
Mrs Clark.
SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. p.52. Abbreviation for
Mrs Lyman Clarke.
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Mrs Claudia Phelps.
Catalogues, p.164. Synonym for Claudia Phelps.
Mrs Cliff Harris. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Variegated pink.
Semi-double. Mid-season. SCCS, 1956, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.70:
(Plant Patent No. 1303, 1954). Light orchid pink, veined darker orchid pink, margined white
with minute, pinpoint white streaks running towards the centre. Very large, irregular,
semi-double, rose form to formal double. Vigorous growth. Mid-season blooming. See colour
photos: Facing p.216, American Camellia Yearbook, 1959; Sharp, 1957, Camellias
Illustrated, pl.105. Sport: Mrs Cliff Harris Variegated. Originated by R.O. Rubel Jr.,
Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Mrs Cliff Harris Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.84 as ‘Mrs Cliff
Harris Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mrs Cliff Harris - Orchid pink and white.
Originated in USA.
Mrs Cobb.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944, p.28. Abbreviation for Mrs Charles Cobb.
Mrs Confer. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941 p.11: A variegated form of Uncle Sam. White
flecked rose-red. Originated in USA. Synonyms: ‘Uncle Sam Variegated’, ‘Betsy Ross’,
‘Wrigley’s Variegated’. See black and white photo: Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.I, p.259.
Mrs Conrad Wall Jr. Wilmot, 1944, Camellia Varieties Classification Report, p.5. Synonym for
Duchesse Decazes.
Mrs Cope. (C.japonica), Buist, 1859, The American Flower Garden Directory, p.218: (Sherwood) Blush
white with rose and red spots and stripes, very perfectly formal, imbricated to the centre;
flower full, medium size, opens well. Foliage heart shaped, pale green; plant of bushy habit.
Originated in USA by Sherwood. Blush white, striped pink. Imbricated. Hovey ed., 1853,
Magazine of Horticulture. 19:26: Nearly white, finely imbricated; each petals delicately
striped with pink. For colour plate see Verschaffelt, 1858, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book Xl,
pl.II as ‘Mistriss Cope’. Orthographic variant: ‘Mistress Cope’. Orthographic error: ‘Master
Cope’.
Mrs D.L. Nordling. (C.reticulata hybrid). Nagoya Camellia Society Bulletin, No.25, 1992, p.5, colour
photo No.11: Originated by Kôji Funakoshi, Nagoya, Japan. Small size, chance seedling of
Barbara Clark. 7-8 cm across. White to very pale pink at petal edge. Single with 5 petals
with creped edges. Soft lutchuensis type fragrance. Blooms mid-season. Won 1st prize at
Nagoya Camellia Show 1991. Named for USA Adjudicator in US-Japanese trade relations.
Mrs D.W. Davis. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Pink. Incomplete double.
Mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 1955, p.339, Reg. No.244. Awarded the ‘Illges
Medal’, 1955. A 7 year old seedling of Elizabeth Boardman; originated by D.W. Davis,
Seffner, Florida, USA that first flowered 1951. Plant growth is upright, rapid and open with
large, dark green leaves. Flower buds are large, pointed and blush pink. The semi-double,
blush pink flowers are 15.5 cm across with about 15 petals. Blooms early to mid-season.
Sports: Mrs D.W. Davis Descanso, Mrs D.W. Davis Peony, Mrs D.W. Davis Special. For
colour photos see: American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, facing p.210; Macoboy, 1981, The
Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.106; Sharp, 1957, Camellias Illustrated, p.72. Received the
John Illges Medal from the ACS in 1954. Awarded a First Class Certificate by the RHS. in
1968. Orthographic error: ‘R.S. Davis’. Abbreviation: ‘D.W. Davis’. Chinese Synonym:
‘Daiweisi Furen’.
Mrs D.W. Davis Descanso. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1972, Camellia Nomenclature, p.107: A full, peony
form sport of Mrs D.W. Davis. Large. Originated at Descanso Gardens, La Canada,
California, USA. Colour photo: front cover, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1980, vol.XI,
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No.7 and front cover, SCCS., 1971, The Camellia Review, vol.33, No.2. Chinese synonym:
‘Daishizhige’.
Mrs D.W. Davis Peony. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.8. No description.
SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature. p.76: Loose, peony form sport of Mrs D.W. Davis.
Large. Originated by R.C. Brown, Sacramento, California, USA. A highly unstable form.
Mrs D.W. Davis Special. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1978, Camellia Nomenclature, p.115: A rose form
double sport of Mrs D.W. Davis with double the number of petals. Originated in USA.
Chinese synonym: ‘Qidai Furen’.
Mrs Dan Nathan. (C.reticulata hybrid). American Camellia Yearbook, 1994, p.62, colour photo pp.6465, Reg. No.2298: A very large size, pink with heavy sheen, semi-double C.reticulata (Pink
Sparkle x Nuccio’s Ruby) that blooms early to mid-season. Originated by Marvin Jernigan,
Warner Robins, Georgia, USA. The 13 year old seedling first flowered 1984. Average flower
size is 12.5 cm across x 8 cm deep with 16 petals, white anthers and filaments. Plant growth is
upright, open and average in rate with dark green leaves 12.5 cm long x 4.5 cm wide.
Mrs Day. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanic Papers, p.26. No description. Originated in Australia.
(Believed extinct.)
Mrs Dale. (C.japonica), Lower Coombe Royal Gardens Catalogue, 1981: Medium size, pink, formal
double. Originated in England.
Mrs Delissa. Waterhouse, 1962, ACRS., Camellia News, No.5, p.13. Orthographic error for Mrs
Dellissa.
Mrs Dellissa. (C.japonica), Fuller’s Sydney Handbook for 1877, p.123. No description. Originated in
Australia. (Believed extinct.)
Mrs Diegaard.
Griffin ed., 1956, Camellian, 1:17. Synonym for Kasuga-shibori.
Mrs Dolly Madison. (C.japonica), Gunnell, 1840, Magazine of Horticulture, 6:337. Originated by Gunnell, Washington, D.C., USA. A seedling of the old double striped or Variegata. It has a pure
white flower, about the shape of ‘Coccinea’, though much more double, with rose edged
petals, an imperfect style and but one anther. The foliage is somewhat like Coccinea.
Mrs Dombrain. (C.japonica), Lemaire, ed., 1866, L’Illustration Horticole, vol.13, pl.488: The flowers of
large size, are soft pink, fresh and delicate, fading towards the petal edge and with a veining
of a deeper colour. The petals are small, of good substance, closely imbricated with
geometrical regularity; those external are round, the inner oval. Originated by Mr Van
Eeckhaute, Ledeberg, Belgium. Also illustrated in The Floral Magazine, vol.6, 1867, pl.330.
Orthographic variants: ‘Mistriss Dombrain’. ‘Madame Dombrain’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs
Doubrain’, ‘Mistriss D’Ombrain’.
Mrs Dorothy Spengler. (C.sasanqua x C.reticulata), Parks, 1976, American Camellia Yearbook, p.117,
colour pl, fig.2 facing p.50: A pink, single, medium size, 6-7 petals, emarginate, opening flat
with an abortive stamens cluster. Originated by Dr Clifford Parks from the cross C.sasanqua
Crimson King x (Narumigata x ‘Lion Head’ [Shizetou]). Originated in USA.
Mrs Dorothy van der Bom. (C.japonica), Portland Camellia Nursery, Camellia Catalogue, 1947-1948,
p.3 & 12: Deep red. Large single. Flowers mid-season. Originated in USA. Orthographic
error: ‘Mrs Dorothy van der Bow’.
Mrs Dorothy van der Bow.
Thoby et al., 1988, Tsubaki - A Propos de Camellia, p.4.
Orthographic error for Mrs Dorothy van der Bom.
Mrs Drayton.
Mrs Doubrain.
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Berckmans, 1908, Country Life in America, p.548. Synonym for Julia Drayton.
Mariotti Catalogue, 1924. Orthographic error for Mrs Dombrain.
Mrs Eastman. Williams & Thompson, 1952, American Camellia Yearbook. p.4. Abbreviation for
Mrs Nellie Eastman.
Mrs Edinger. (C.japonica), SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11 No.1, p.3, Nov. 1949: Large semi-double white with
red striping, intermingled golden stamens. Sometimes throws a red sport. NCCS., Bulletin,
vol.3, No.2, p.7, Dec. 1947. No description. SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and
Nomenclature as ‘Mrs Eddinger’: White striped red to solid red. Large, semi-double.
Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Edinger.
Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Eddinger’. See black and white photo, p.260, Hertrich, 1954,
Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Mrs Edward Billing. Durrant, 1958, South Auckland Camellia Society Bulletin, (3):13. Synonym
for Lady Loch.
Mrs Eleanor McCowan.
Mrs Elenor McCowan.
Eleanor McCown.
SCCS., 1946, Camellias, p.20. Synonym for Eleanor McCown.
SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.3. Orthographic error for
Mrs Ethel Davis.
Catalogues, p.164. Synonym for Ethel Davis.
Mrs Eva Hill.
Laurie.
SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Synonym for Annie
Mrs Evelyn Le Blanc. (C.japonica), Abbot’s Sunny Knoll Nursery Catalogue, 1950, p.13. No description. Originated in USA.
Mrs F.L. Gibson. (C.japonica), Thomasville Nursery Catalogue, 1938-1939. No description. Fendig,
1951, American Camellia Catalogue: Medium, variable single; light pink with white edges,
splotched pink and red. Some flowers are white with red lines, others Christmas red and white
with long, yellow stamens. Leaves, medium-dark green, rounded-oval, small, 5.5 cm long x
3.2 cm wide; texture thin, serrations fine. Plant habit a vigorous, fast grower, free bloomer,
hardy. Originated by a negress from seed she obtained in the J.R. Wade garden about 1920.
Named by Mr F.L. Gibson, Thomasville, Georgia. Sports: Mrs F.L. Gibson Pink, Mrs F.L.
Gibson Herme Coloured. Seedlings: Betty Sheffield, Edna Earl, Frank Gibson, Gibson
White, ‘Gibson Red’. Abbreviation: ‘Mrs Gibson’. See p. 156, Sharp, 1957, Camellias
Illustrated for flower photo.
Mrs F.L. Gibson, Herme Coloured (C.japonica), Thomasville Nurseries Catalogue, 1946: A sport of
Mrs F.L. Gibson with the same colouring as ‘Herme’, (Hikarugenji). Originated at the
Thomasville Nurseries, Thomasville, Georgia, USA. Deep pink with white edges and red
stripes. Synonym: ‘Mrs F.L. Gibson Sport’.
Mrs F.L. Gibson Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.52:
A pink sport of Mrs F.L. Gibson. Originated by F.L. Gibson, Thomasville, Georgia, USA.
Mrs F.L. Gibson Sport. Wheelers Central Georgia Nurseries Catalogue, 1954-1955, p.6. Synonym
for Mrs F.L. Gibson Herme Coloured.
Mrs F. Sander. Wilson, 1930, House and Garden. 57(3):158, black and white figure, p.140.
Orthographic variant for ‘Mrs Sander’, synonym for Gauntlettii.
Mrs F. Sanders. Manning, 1931, Plant Buyer’s Index, ed.3. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs Sander’,
synonym for Gauntlettii.
Mrs Fair Dodd. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.84: Deep to wine red. Large to
very large peony form with intermingled petaloids and stamens. Medium, upright growth.
Originated in USA by R.E. Dodd, Marshallville, Georgia, USA.
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Mrs Fairfax. (C.japonica), Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanic Papers, p.26. No description. Shepherd & Co.
Nursery Catalogue, 1880: Fine white, striped rose. Originated in Australia.
Mrs Fannie Henderson. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.164. Orthographic variant for Mrs Fanny Henderson.
Mrs Fanny Henderson. (C.japonica), Mark S, Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.8. No description.
SCCS, 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.76: Pale blush pink. Medium peony to anemone form
with large, wavy outside petals and a circle of petaloids and white stamens in the centre, surrounded by five distinct swirls of stamens and petaloids. Flowers mid-season. Originated in
USA by The Pine Nursery, Bath, South Carolina. Orthographic variant: ‘Mrs Fannie Henderson’.
Mrs Feltoes. (C.japonica), Lang Nursery Catalogue, 1873. No description. Originated in Australia.
Orthographic error ‘Mr Feltoes’. (Believed extinct.)
Mrs Fetters. (C.japonica), Buist, 1852, American Flower Garden Directory, ed.5, p.214: Large, dark
red, shading to rose in the centre, perfectly imbricated; fine, round petals, very regularly
disposed; foliage dark green. Originated in USA. Orthographic errors: ‘Madame Feters’,
‘Madame Feter’, ‘Mrs Tetters’. Orthographic variant: ‘Madame Fetters’.
Mrs Fisher Simmons. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.9: Medium sized, pure white,
double; outer petals turned down; inner petals whirling in a compact ball. Blooms mid-season.
Originated in USA at Jungle Gardens, Avery Island, Louisiana.
Mrs Francis Roberts. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.171, Reg. No.1662: A
medium, dark red, semi-double C.japonica, mutant of Ville de Nantes grafted onto ‘Pope
Pius IX’ (Prince Eugene Napoleon) that blooms mid-season to late. Originated by O.D.
Roberts, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. First observed 1968. Flower size 10 cm across x 4.5 cm
deep. The flower has 4 rows of petals of 4-5 per row, with 4-5 upright petals in the 5th row.
Anthers and filaments are yellow. Plant growth is average with light green leaves, 7.5 cm long
x 3.2 cm wide.
Mrs Francis Saunders. Doty & Doerner Nursery Catalogue, 1942, p.24. Synonym for
Yukimiguruma, erroneously as ‘Amabilis’.
Mrs Frank Bisbee. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1971, p.49, Reg. No.1149: A 3 year old
chance japonica seedling that first bloomed 1969. Originated in USA by F.D. Bisbee,
Jacksonville, Florida. Plant growth is spreading and rapid with dark green leaves, 12 cm x 3.8
cm. The peony form bloom is white with 23 rabbit ears, yellow anthers and white filaments. It
measures 12.5 cm across x 8 cm deep with 35 petals and 8 petaloids. Blooms early to
mid-season.
Mrs Frank Boykin. (C.japonica), Harris’ Longview Nursery Retail Price List, 1955-1956, p.12. No
Mrs Fred Sanders. Lindo Nurseries Price List, 1941-1942. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs Sander’,
synonym for Gauntlettii.
Mrs Fred Saunders. Camellia Digest, 1(1), 1942. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs Sander’, synonym
for Gauntlettii.
Mrs Freeman Weiss. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue 1942-1943. No description. 1945-1946 Catalogue: A Magnolia Gardens seedling, semi-double pink, of loose
construction with wavy petals and petaloids mixed with stamens. Foliage light green. Fendig,
1951, American Camellia Catalogue: Medium to large, soft pink, anemome form, 9.5-11 cm
across. The flower is of loose construction, there being two tiers of outer petals and a centre,
sometimes cup-shaped, of semi-erect petals and petaloids. The petals are obovate, 4 cm long,
wavy and notched. Yellow anthers, stamens, mingle with central petals and petaloids. Leaves
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medium to light green, oval, 8 cm x 4 cm. Plant habit is vigorous, compact and upright.
Originated of seed of unknown parents and originated at Magnolia Gardens, John’s Island,
South Carolina, USA. Sport: Mrs Freeman Weiss Variegated. Synonym: ‘Mrs Freeman
Weiss Rosea’.
Mrs Freeman Weiss Rosea.
Nursery Catalogues, p.165. Synonym for Mrs Freeman Weiss.
Mrs Freeman Weiss Variegated. (C.japonica), Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.29 as ‘Mrs
Freeman Weiss Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mrs Freeman Weiss - Rich pink and white.
Originated in USA. Chinese synonym ‘Fuse Weisi Nüshi’.
Mrs Fritz Sanders.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1934-1935, p.15. Synonym for Triphosa.
Mrs Fritz Saunders. The Pacific Camellia Society, 1946, p.26. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs Fritz
Sanders’, synonym for Triphosa.
Mrs Fumiko. (C.japonica), JCS., 1973, Tsubaki No.12, p.3, colour photo: Medium size, 8-10 cm across,
full peony, creamy white with some faint pink stripes. Mid-season flowering. Originated in
the market garden of Haginuma, Kowasaki City, Japan by Morimoto Haru.
Mrs G.G. McLaurin. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1966, p.97, Reg. No.903: A 12 year
old seedling of ‘Donckelaeri’, (Masayoshi) that first bloomed 1965. Originated by G.G.
McLaurin, Dillon, South Carolina, USA. Plant growth is upright and average with dark green
leaves, 9.5 cm x 4.5 cm and resemble those of ‘Donckelaeri’. Blooms variable, semi-double
or loose, irregular peony to anemone form. Size 11-15 cm across. Colour ranges from
rose-pink to dark red, from the lighter colour of R.L. Wheeler to the dark red of ‘Glen 40’.
Flowers early to late. See colour photo: ACS, 1965, The Camellia Journal, vol.20, No.3,
inside back cover.
Mrs General Lee. (C.japonica), Gardeners’ Monthly, Oct.1875, p.297. Originated by John Feast,
Massachusetts, USA. No description. (Believed extinct.)
Mrs Gentry Kidd. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.222, Reg. No.594: A 6
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1961. Originated by Dr Gilbert Fisher, Union
Springs, Alabama, USA. Plant growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, 10 cm long
x 3.8 cm wide. The peony form flowers, similar to Daikagura, are cerise-pink with no
stamens, 13 cm across x 5.5 cm deep with 30 or more petals. Bloom has fluorescent sheen
with petals in swirls. Flowers mid-season.
Mrs George Bell. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1979, p.109, Reg. No.1563: A large,
sweet pea pink, loose peony form C.japonica chance seedling of Tiffany. Blooms
mid-season. Originated by Clark Thomas, San Dimas, California, USA. The 8 years old
seedling first bloomed 1978 and has 27-30 petals, 7 petaloids and yellow anthers. Average
size, 11 cm across x 7.5 cm deep. Dark pink, lightening with age. Plant growth is upright and
rapid. See colour photo, front cover, SCCS., 1980, The Camellia Journal, vol.41, No.4.
Chinese synonym ‘Beier Nüshi’.
Mrs George F. Baker. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. No description.
Originated in USA.
Mrs George Meritt. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.83, 1882-1883, p.92. No
Mrs George Patton. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Catalogue, 1952-1953 as ‘Mrs Geo. Patton’: A full double,
measuring 8.5 cm across, Spinel pink petals. Blossom has 7 rows of well built up, large petals
which extend up and outwards. White filaments tipped primuline yellow and interspersed with
2 spinel pink petaloids, blotched white. Originated by McIlhenny Nursery, Avery Island,
Louisiana, USA, seedling #50-5.
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Mrs Gibson.
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Abbreviation for Mrs F.L. Gibson.
Mrs Gilbert Fisher. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Soft pink,
slightly variegated white. Very large, loose semi-double to peony form. Vigorous, open,
upright growth. Mid-season blooming.
Mrs Glen Johnson.
Gentry, 1975, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.30. Abbreviation for Mrs
Glen R. Johnson.
Mrs Glen R Johnson. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1976, Camellia Nomenclature, p.113: Medium pink.
Medium, formal double. Medium, upright growth. Late flowering. Originated by Dr G.R.
Johnson, Carthage, Texas, USA.
Mrs Goodwin Knight. (C.japonica), American Camellia Quarterly, 13(4),1958: A 12 year old chance
seedling, grown from seed originating at the Huntington Botanic Gardens, San Marino,
California, USA. The irregular double, Neyron rose coloured flowers, average 12-14 cm
across x 5 cm deep. There are 10-12 base petals with a centre of fascicles of smaller, folded
petals, petaloids and stamens. Blooms very early. Reg. No.338, American Camellia Yearbook,
p.290. Sport: Mrs Goodwin Knight Variegated.
Mrs Goodwin Knight Variegated. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1963-1964, p.11 as
‘Mrs Goodwin Knight Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mrs Goodwin Knight - Neyron
rose, blotched white. Originated in USA.
Mrs Gordon.
Paeoniiflora Alba.
Mrs Gousson’s.
Sweet, 1830, Hortus Britannicus, p.74. Synonym for Goussoniae.
Mrs Grace Burkhard. Thompson Nursery Catalogue, 1953. Orthographic variant for ‘Grace
Burkhard’, synonym for C.M. Wilson.
Mrs Grinley Mannino. (C.japonica),
Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars
from Nursery Catalogues, p.165: No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Mrs Gunnel. Jacob Makoy et Cie Nursery Catalogue, 1849, p.20. Orthographic error for Mrs
Gunnell.
Mrs Gunnell. (C.japonica), Gunnell, 1841, Magazine of Horticulture, 7:339: A double white one ... propose to call Mrs Gunnell or ‘Gunnellae’ so as to distinguish it from the white camellia raised
in Germany by a Mr Gunnell which he calls ‘Gunnellii’. Mrs Gunnell is a seedling of the old
striped or Pompone; its foliage is smooth and glossy and larger than that of Variegata,
though like it, a free grower; its buds, petals and flowers are the shape of ‘Imbricata’, but the
flower is pure white and double to the centre, having 90 petals with rose shaped edge. Originated by Gunnell, Washington, D.C., USA. Orthographic errors: ‘Mistriss Gimble’, ‘Miss
Gunnell’, ‘Mrs Gunnel’. Orthographic variant; ‘Mistriss Gunnell’. Synonyms: ‘Gunnellae’,
‘Mrs Gunnellii’.
Mrs Gunnellii. F. Ludeman’s Pacific Nursery Catalogue, 1895-1896, p.5 as ‘Mrs Gunnelli’. Synonym for Mrs Gunnell.
Mrs H.B. Fryer. (C.japonica), Truett, 1952, American Camellia Yearbook-, p.23: A white, informal
semidouble, early flowering. Originated by Mrs H.B. Fryer, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Mrs H.B.Sheather.
Nairn Nursery Catalogue, 1892. Abbreviation for Harriet Beecher Sheather.
Mrs H.B. Streeter.
Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1940-1941. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs H.B.
Sheather’, abbreviation for Harriet Beecher Sheather.
Mrs H. Boyce. (C.japonica), Cremorne Nursery Co. Catalogue, 1900, p.31: Pale pink, edged white, sport
of Paolina Maggi- Large formal double. Blooms midseason to late. Originated in Australia.
For colour plate see Waterhouse, 1952, Camellia Trail, pl.XVI. Abbreviation: ‘Mrs Boyce’.
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Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs Henry Boyce’, ‘Mrs Harry Boyce’. Synonym: ‘Paolina Maggi Shell
Pink’. See colour plate front cover ANZCRS, Camellia Annual, No.6, 1960.
Mrs H. Boyce Rosea.
Rosea.
Williams Nursery Catalogue, 1952. Synonym for Contessa Paolina Maggi
Mrs. H.C. Rambath. (C.reticulata hybrid). ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 1997, p.16, Reg. No.2432.
A very large, rose red, semi-double cross of Mouchang x ‘Crimson Robe’ (Dataohong).
Flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Jack L. Mandarich, Grants Pass, Ore., USA.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1997, p.6, colour photo before p.1. The 12 year old seedling
first flowered in 1990. Average flower size is 14 cm across x 6.5 cm deep, with 14-24 petals
and golden anthers. Leaves measure 12 cm long x 6.5 cm wide.
Mrs H.L. Windbigler.
for Ô-niji.
SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.53. Synonym
Mrs Haller. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Red striped white. Small
anemone form. Medium, open growth. Blooms mid-season to late. Originated in USA by Mrs
Haller, El Sereno, California. Sport: Mrs Haller Red.
Mrs Haller Red. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.91. Solid red sport of Mrs
Haller. Originated in USA.
Mrs Harriet Beecher Sheather. Gill & Searle’s Nursery Catalogue, 1956, p.5. Synonym for Harriet
Beecher Sheather.
Mrs Harry Boyce.
Merrillees, 1951, Shere Catalogue. Orthographic error for Mrs H. Boyce.
Mrs Harry Davis. SCCS, 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.4. Synonym for Prince Eugene
Napoleon as ‘Pope Pius IX’.
Mrs Harry Sinclair. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.30: Pinkish
white. Large, fluffy semi-double. Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated
by Mr Uyematsu, Montebello, California, USA from seed of unknown parents. For black and
white photo see p.165, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III.
Mrs Haas.
Gexplant, Angers Catalogue, 1969, p.35. Orthographic variant for Madame Haas.
Mrs Helen Reynolds.
White’.
Lindo Nurseries Price List, 1948. Synonym for Shiro-otome as ‘Otome
Mrs Helen W. Reynolds.
Griffiths, 1955, American Camellia Yearbook. Synonym for
Shiro-otome as ‘Otome White’.
Mrs Henry Boyce. Jessep, 1955. American Camellia Yearbook, p.26. Orthographic error for Mrs
H. Boyce .
Mrs Hinsley. (C.japonica), Portland Camellia Nursery, Camellia Catalogue, 1945-1946. No description.
Originated in USA.
Mrs Hoffein’s Variegata. (C.japonica), Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1939-1940: No.27. Large, semidouble flower, white striped with pink. Sometimes a solid pink flower is produced. Originated
in USA. Abbreviation: ‘Hoffein’s Variegata’. Orthographic variant: ‘Mrs Hoffein’s
Variegated’.
Mrs Hoffien’s Variegated. Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.5 as ‘Mrs Hoffien’s Var’.
Orthographic variant for Mrs Hoffein’s Variegata.
Mrs Hooper Connell. (C.japonica), Plant Patent 1078. An informal double sport of Alba Plena - which
was originated by Mr Hooper Connell, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA and first described in
American Camellia Quarterly, 1950, vol.V, No.4 as ‘Hooper Connell’. Reg. No.54. However
it was the desire of its originator that it should be named for his wife and the form of address,
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‘Mrs’ now being allowed by the Horticultural Code, the appellation Mrs Hooper Connell is
accepted as valid.
Mrs Hope. (C.japonica), Shepherd & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1880: Medium sized, formal double, white
striped carmine. Originated in Australia. Synonym: ‘Hon. Mrs Hope’, ‘Honourable Mrs
Hope’.
Mrs Hovey. Anonymous, 1879, Gardeners’ Chronicle, vol.12 (new series), 11:406. Abbreviation
for Mrs Anne Marie Hovey.
Mrs Howard Asper.
Hanafûki’.
Mrs Howard Gamble.
Jetty.
Lewis, 1954, American Camellia Yearbook, p.234. Synonym for Aunt
Mrs Hugh White. (C.japonica), Gentry, 1980, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.35, No.4. No
description. SCCS., 1981, Camellia Nomenclature, p.118: White with pink stripe on one or
two petals. Large, semi-double to loose peony form. Bushy, upright growth. Originated in
USA by J.M. Haynie, Theodore, Alabama, USA.
Mrs J. Brockhouse.
Brockhouse’.
Hanger, 1956, Wisley Camellia List. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs C.M.
Mrs J Buchanan. (C.japonica), G.W.H., ‘Garden Flora’, 1889, The Garden, 36(930):247: This is a
single variety with the petals blush, suffused and flaked with carmine; anthers primrose
yellow. B.S. Williams & Son, 1891, New & General Plant Catalogue, p.42: The flowers of
this variety are about 7.0 cm in diameter, nearly single, two rows of petals, blush flaked with
carmine, primrose anthers. Introduced by Gerald Waller from Japan. Received the RHS
Award of Merit in 1898.
Mrs J. Davis Pink.
Davis Pink.
Gentry, 1970, ACS., The Camellia Journal. Abbreviation for Mrs Jimmy
Mrs J.M. Blackshear. (C.japonica), Flanders, 1969, American Camellia Yearbook, p.109: A white, Ville
de Nantes kind of bloom with rabbit ears. Originated in USA by J.M. Blackshear, St. Simons,
Georgia, USA.
Mrs J.R. Carter. (C.japonica), Hovey, ed., 1883, Garden, 24:250: A fine flower of rosy crimson colour,
splashed with white in the centre of each petal; very full and double. First flowered 1859.
Originated in USA by C.M. Hovey, Boston, Massachusetts.
Mrs Jenkins. (C.japonica), Feast’s Catalogue, 1858, p.17. No description. Originated in USA. (Believed
extinct.)
Mrs Jimmy Davis. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1961, p.228, Reg. No.542: An 8 year old
chance seedling of Hakurakuten, that first bloomed 1962. The dark green leaves average,
12.5 cm. x 5.5 cm, elliptic, with shallow, broad, almost smooth serrations. Plant growth is
vigorous, upright and open. The anemone form flower is 12.5 cm across x 5.5 cm deep with
white to very pale pink background with stripes and flecks of pink. The flower has 9-12,
notched petals and 120-130 petaloids and yellow stamens interspersed with 3-5 groups of
petaloids. Slightly fragrant. Blooms early to mid-season. Sports: Mrs Jimmy Davis Pink,
Mrs Jimmy Davis Pink Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Jimi Furen’.
Mrs Jimmy Davis Pink. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1962, p.8. No description.
SCCS., 1964, Camellia Nomenclature, p.92: Pink sport of Mrs Jimmy Davis. Originated in
USA.
Mrs Jimmy Davis Pink Variegated. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18,
No.1 as ‘Mrs Jimmy Davis Pink Var.’. A virus variegated form of Mrs Jimmy Davis
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Pink - Pink blotched white. Originated in USA. Synonyms: ‘Mrs Jimmy Davis Special’, ‘Mrs
Jimmy Davis Variegated’.
Mrs Jimmy Davis Special.
Shackleford, 1966, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.21, No.1.
Synonym for Mrs Jimmy Davis Pink Variegated.
Mrs Jimmy Davis Variegated. Cannon, 1965, ACS, The Camellia Journal, vol.20, No.1 as ‘Mrs
Jimmy Davis Var’. Abbreviation for ‘Mrs Jimmy Davis Variegated’, synonym for Mrs
Jimmy Davis Pink Variegated.
Mrs John Bowman. (C.japonica), Tammia Nursery Catalogue, 1958. No description. Originated in
USA.
Mrs John Laing.
California Nursery Catalogue, 1939. Synonym for Wilder’s Rose.
Mrs John Sutter. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Rose-pink. Medium
single. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Lindo Nurseries, Chico, California,
USA.
Mrs Jos. M. Hearn.
M. Hearn.
SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.2, p.17, 1949. Abbreviation for Mrs Josephine
Mrs Josephine Hearn.
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.29. Abbreviation for Mrs
Josephine M. Hearn.
Mrs Josephine M. Hearn. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.3. Pink peony
form, 10 cm across. Mid-season blooming. Valley Garden Supply Catalogue, 1946-1947:
Rose-pink. Large, fluffy double with curled petals. Medium, compact, upright growth with
glossy, pointed, slightly serrated, dark green foliage. Originated in USA by Clarence S.
Hearn, Arcadia, California from seed of Cheerful x Daikagura which first flowered 1933.
See colour pl. Fendig, 1950, American Camellia Catalogue. Black and white photo, p.263,
Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I. Abbreviations: ‘Mrs Josephine
Hearn’, ‘Mrs Jos. M.Hearn’.Synonym: ‘Delight’.
Mrs Julia Thompson. (C.japonica), Southland Garden Inc., Wholesale Price List. 1941-1942: Purplish
pink. Large semi-double form. Upright growth. Late flowering. Originated in USA.
Mrs Julia Wilder. (C.japonica), Wilder 1881, Horticulture of Boston and Vicinity, p.29. No description.
Originated in USA by M.P. Wilder, Boston, Massachusetts. (Believed extinct.)
Mrs June Hamilton. (C.hybrid). Nagoya Camellia Society Bulletin, No.25, 1992, p.17, colour photo
No.58: Originated by Kôji Funakoshi, Nagoya, Japan as a seedling of C.japonica Shigitatsusawa x C.fraterna hybrid Dave’s Weeper. A miniature, 5 cm across single of 5 flat
petals. White petals marbled bright pink. Flowers profusely mid-season. Slightly fragrant.
Mrs K. Sawada. (C.japonica), Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943, p.21 with illustration: The
flower is full double, gardenia-type. imbricated. It is 8-9 cm across, consisting of 70-100
petals. The colour is delicate pink shaded on white. It resembles the flower of ‘Lady Hume’s
Blush’ (Incarnata) somewhat but is larger in size. Blooms heavily early to mid-season. The
leaves are small, the plant very vigorous. upright grower, very compact with long. slender
branches. Originated by K. Sawada, Overlook Nurseries, Crichton, Alabama, USA from seed
imported from Japan. It flowered for the first time 1935. Overlook seedling No.17; U.S. Plant
Patent No.481. See black and white photo, p.254. Hertrich, 1955. Camellias in the Huntington
Gardens, vol.II. Synonyms: ‘John Marshall’, ‘Overlook Seedling No.17’. Abbreviation: ‘Mrs
Sawada’.
Mrs Katherine M. Howell. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Mar. 2007, p.29 with colour
photo; Reg. No.2695. A chance seedling that first flowered 1998. Originated by V.E. Howell,
Lucedale, Miss., USA, and propagated by the Camellia Nursery, Lucedale. The 11.5 cm
diameter, formal double, deep rose red flower has 50 petals. Average, spreading growth, and
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flowers mid-season. American Camellia Yearbook, 2007, p.71 with colour photo; Dark green
leaves measure 10 cm x 5 cm.
Mrs Kenneth Pelton. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1972, Camellia Nomenclature, p.108: Soft pink. Large,
semidouble. Medium, upright growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated in USA by Dr J.B.
Tarver, San Marino, California, USA.
Mrs Kittredge. (C.japonica),
Hazlewood & Jessep. 1972. Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from
Mrs Lade. (C.japonica), Nicholson, 1900. Supplement to the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening. A
small, double, white. A renamed unknown Japanese Camellia, imported by Gerald Waller.
The Garden, 1887, vol.36, p.247: It has neat and compact flowers of exquisite form, petals
small and pointed. well reflexed. It forms a beautiful double flower, which, from its size, is
well adapted for cutting. van Houtte Pere, 1896 & 1898 describes a rose coloured cultivar
under this name.
Mrs Lade (van Houtte). (C.japonica), van Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1896. 265P:109 as ‘Mrs Lade’: Semidouble, lively rose.
Mrs Laing. Manning, 1939, Plant Buyer’s Index. ed.4. Abbreviation for ‘Mrs John Laing’
(Wilder’s Rose).
Mrs Lake. (C.japonica), Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. No description. Originated in
Mrs Laura Schafer.
Schafer.
Mrs Laurman.
Buzard, 1954. American Camellia Yearbook, p.214. Synonym for Laura
Lindo Nurseries Catalogue, 1940-1941. Orthographic error for Mrs Lurman.
Mrs Lawrence V. Bradley. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1992, p.36, colour photo pp.4041, Reg. No.2228: A large size, white, semi-double chance seedling, late season blooming.
Originated by Walter A. Wilson, Augusta, Georgia, USA. The 17 year old seedling has
flowers 10-12.5 cm across x 8 cm deep, with 30 petals and 4 petaloids, and stamens
intermixed with petals. Plant growth is spreading, average and medium in rate with light
green leaves 9 cm long x 4.5 cm wide.
Mrs Lebois.
Gexplant, Angers Catalogue. 1969, p.35. Orthographic error for Madame Lebois.
Mrs Lennig. (C.japonica). Buist, 1854, American Flower Garden Directory, ed.6, p.218. Dark rose,
perfect form. great depth of petals, full size. Plant of bushy habit, flowers freely, foliage stiff,
pale green. Originated by R. Buist, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mrs Leroy Epps. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.77: Sport of ‘Lady Clare’,
(Akashigata). Pink striped white and rose. Large. Originated in USA by Mrs Epps, Aiken,
South Carolina.
Mrs Lewman.
Vanderbilt. 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Orthographic error for Mrs Lurman.
Mrs Lindsay. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Pink variegated, semi-double.
Mid-season. SCCS, 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Pinkish red, striped
deeper red. Medium, compact growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA.
Mrs Lippiat. (C.japonica), Nairn & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1904-1905: White, medium large, formal
double. Originated in New Zealand. Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs Lippiatt’, ‘Mrs Lippiate’.
Mrs Lippiate.
Nairn & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1906-1907. Orthographic error for Mrs Lippiat.
Mrs Lippiatt.
Gibbons Nursery Catalogue, 1908-1909. Orthographic error for Mrs Lippiat.
Mrs Louise Walker. (C.japonica). Portland Camellia Nursery, Camellia Catalogue. 1955-1956. No
265
Mrs Luerman. Portland Wholesale Nursery Co. Price list, 1943, p.23. Orthographic error for Mrs
Lurman.
Mrs Luesman. F. Ludemann’s Pacific Nursery Catalogue, 1895-1896, p.5. Orthographic error for
Mrs Lurman.
Mrs Lurman. (C.japonica), Massachusetts Horticultural Society Magazine, 17:237, 1851: Originated by
John Feast, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, from the variety Rubricaulis. Red marked with
white. Medium sized, formal double, 8 cm across x 3.7 cm deep. Slow, Compact growth with
glossy, dark green leaves. Synonym: ‘Madame Lourmand’. Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs
Luerman’, ‘Mrs Leurman’, ‘Mrs Laurman’, ‘Mrs Lewman’, ‘Mrs Luesman’, ‘Mistriss
Lurmann’. See frontispiece, 1946, American Camellia Yearbook.
Mrs Lyman Clark.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Mrs
Lyman Clarke.
Mrs Lyman Clarke. (C.japonica), Glennan, 1946, American Camellia Yearbook, p.61: Double peony
form, 10-12.5 cm across. Deep rose on petal edges, blending into white at the base, no veins,
lines or stripes between the shades as they blend into each other. Clusters of stamens
throughout. Blooms mid-season to late. Plant habit, medium, compact growth. Originally
purchased at a variety store as an unnamed seedling by Mrs Lyman Clarke, Princess Anne,
Virginia, USA. Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs Clark’, ‘Mrs Lyman Clark’. See black and white
photo, p.255, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II. Sport: Mrs
Lyman Clarke Variegated.
Mrs Lyman Clarke Variegated. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia
Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.166: A virus variegated form of Mrs Lyman
Clarke - Pink blotched white. Originated in USA.
Mrs. Mac. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, June 2003, p.24 with colour photo, Reg. No.2597.
A white, rose form double flower with yellow anthers. Originated by Mary McLeod,
Tallahassee, Fla., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 2003, p.65, colour photo p.c4. Flowers
measure 8.2 cm across x 3.8 cm deep, with 18 petals. Flowers early to mid-season. Plant is
upright and open with average growth rate. The dark green leaves are 9 cm long x 3.8 cm
wide.
Mrs Macdonald. (C.japonica),
Mrs Madison. (C.japonica), Hovey ed., 1842, Magazine of Horticulture. No description. Originated in
Mrs Maddern Fisk. (C.japonica), Napier, 1960, RHS., The Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook,
No.23, p.106: A deep pink, semi-double cultivar. Originated in England.
Mrs Margaret Dykes.
Margaret Dykes.
Mrs Margaret Madsen. (C.japonica), McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941, p.11: No description. Originated by
Rubel, USA. Abbreviation: ‘Margaret Madsen’.
Mrs Margaret Willey. (C.japonica), Oregon Camellia Society, 1949, Camellias as a Hobby, pp.9, 40
with illustration: A medium to large single white with prominent yellow stamens. Originated
in USA.
Mrs Marie Keating. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1942, Classification of Camellias, p.3. Pink peony form, 7.5
cm across. Blooms mid-season. Valley Garden Service Catalogue, 1946-1947: Baby pink.
Medium, informal double peony. Vigorous, compact growth with long, pointed leaves.
Flowers early to mid-season. Originated by Clarence S. Hearn, Arcadia, California, USA from
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seed of Daikagura x Cheerful. First flowered 1933. See black and white photo: p.265,
Hertrich, 1954, Camellias of the Huntington Gardens, vol.I. Orthographic variants: ‘Mary
Keating’, ‘Maria Keating’.
Mrs Marion Mayfield. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.217, Reg. No.1453: A very
large, snowy white, anemone form C.japonica; early to mid-season flowering. A 12 year old
seedling that first bloomed 1969. Originated by Douglas Mayfield, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
USA. The Elegans type bloom is snow white, 12-14 petals, 150-190 petaloids, white anthers
and filaments, 12.5 cm across x 7 cm deep. Blooms early to mid-season. Plant growth is
upright, dense and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm x 5.5 cm.
Mrs Mark Clark. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1960, p.204, Reg. No.509: A 7 year old
chance japonica seedling which first bloomed 1958. Originated by S.L. Marbury,
Wilmington, South Carolina, USA. Growth habit, dense and rapid with mid-green leaves, 8
cm x 4.8 cm. Flowers, loose semi-double as in Finlandia, with an occasional formal double,
10 cm across x 5cm deep; 35 soft pink petals with a few petaloids and yellow stamens.
Flowers mid-season.
Mrs Marshall Field. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.77: Soft pink, moired white.
Medium semi-double. Medium, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by
Dr Gilbert Fisher, Union Springs, Alabama. Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Marshall Fields’.
Mrs Marshall Fields.
Cannon, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1, back cover.
Orthographic error for Mrs Marshall Field.
Mrs Mason White. (C.japonica), Camellia Digest, 1(1), 1942. No description. Originated in USA.
Mrs McCullagh. Glasnevin Botanic Gardens Computer List, 1989. Orthographic error for Lady
McCulloch.
Mrs Mena Ladnier.
Ladnier.
Mrs Meredith Lake.
Blackwell Nursery Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.12. Synonym for Mena
Lindo Nurseries, Price List, 1946, p.7, 8. Synonym for Meredith Lake.
Mrs Mildred Lambrakos. (C.japonica), ACS., 1988, The Camellia Journal, vol.43, No.3, p.34, Reg.
No.2093: Medium size, deep pink, formal double C.japonica chance seedling. Blooms
mid- season to late. Originated in USA by Pete C. Lambrakos, Mount Pleasant, South
Carolina. American Camellia Yearbook, 1988, p.189 with colour photo between pp.186-187:
The 12 year old seedling first bloomed 1985. Average flower size 9.5 cm across x 5 cm deep
with 56 petals plus formal double bud centre. In very late season the flower opens up to 96
petals with a creamy white centre. Plant growth is average to dense and medium in rate with
dark green leaves, 11 cm x 5.5 cm.
Mrs Millar Wilson. Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Orthographic error for Mrs Miller
Wilson.
Mrs Miller Wilson. (C.japonica), Gerbing Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1938-1939: (One of our
hybrids) - A semidouble, star shaped, snow white flower, 7.5 cm across, two layers of outer
petals then a layer of stamens, then a second layer of petals and again stamens; centre of
flower has stamens and petaloids mixed. A very fast, tall, open grower with medium sized,
light green foliage. Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Millar Wilson’.
Mrs Mills B. Lane. (C.japonica), Gerbing Camellia Nursery, 1963, ACS, The Camellia Journal,
vol.18, No.4, inside back cover. No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Mrs Minnie Meritt. (C.japonica), Auguste van Geert Nursery Catalogue, No.89, 1888-1889, p.19. No
267
Mrs Moore’s Speckled.
SCCS., 1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.53.
Synonym for Jubilee Rosea as ‘Mrs Scottowe’.
Mrs Mort.
Guilfoyle, 1875, Botanic Papers, p.26. Orthographic error for Miss Mort.
Mrs Murray.
Guilfoyle, 1883, Catalogue of Melbourne Botanic Gardens, p.172. Orthographic
error for Miss Murray.
Mrs Nannette Smyre. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1970, p.167, Reg. No.1098: A 7 year
old chance seedling that first bloomed 1961. Originated by H.J. Matchan, Bonneau, South
Carolina, USA. Plant growth is spreading, open and rapid with average size, dark green
leaves. The semi-double, ‘Herme’ (Hikarugenji) type, flower is white with white stamens. It
is 14.5 cm across x 6 cm deep with 27-30 petals and 12 petaloids. Flowers mid-season.
Mrs Nanny Mary Hovey. van Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1888-1889, 229:256. Orthographic error for
Mrs Nellie Eastman. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1950-1951, p.11: White striped and
streaked red. Large, loose peony to rose form double. Medium, upright growth. Originated in
a private garden in Walnut Creek, California, USA and introduced by Domoto. Chinese synonym: ‘Neili Nüshi’.
Mrs Niblo. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.166. No description. No valid listing located.
Mrs North. (C.japonica), Nairn & Sons Nursery Catalogue, 1906. No description. Originated in New
Zealand. (Believed extinct.)
Mrs Paling. (C.japonica),
Nursery Catalogues, p.166. No description. No valid listing located.
Mrs Palmer’s.
Edward’s Botanical Register, 1821, vol.7, No.547. Synonym for C.maliflora.
Mrs Paugam. Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.55. Orthographic error for ‘Monsieur
Paugam’ (Surpasse Nobilissima).
Mrs Paul Allen. (C.japonica),
Anonymous, 1978, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.33, No.4,
p.26. A seedling raised by Walter Wheeler, president of the Massachusetts Camellia Society.
No description. No valid listing located.
Mrs Paul Gilley. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1974, vol.II, p.238, Reg. No.1324: A 6
year old chance seedling that first bloomed 1971. Originated by Paul Gilley, Grand Ridge,
Florida, USA. Plant growth is upright, spreading and medium with dark green leaves, 10 cm x
5 cm. The semi-double, Frizzle White type, bloom is light blush with 24 petals and 10
petaloids with light filaments and bright yellow anthers. Size is 11 cm across x 5 cm deep.
Blooms mid-season.
Mrs Perceval.
Baptist & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1861. Orthographic error for Mrs Percival.
Mrs Percival. (C.japonica), Baptist & Son Nursery Catalogue, 1861 as ‘Mrs Perceval’. (Corrected in
later Catalogues). No description. James Veitch Nursery Catalogue, 1867, p.65: Pure white,
fine. Orthographic variant: ‘Mistress Percival’. Originated in England. (Believed extinct.)
Mrs R.K. Pittman. (C.japonica), Pittman, 1957, American Camellia Yearbook, p.111. No description.
Originated in USA by R.K. Pittman, Badin, North Carolina.
Mrs R.L. Wheeler. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.223, Reg. No.646: A
chance seedling that first bloomed 1945; originated by Wheeler’s Nursery, Macon, Georgia,
USA. Plant growth is open and upright, some leaves having a yellow margin. The formal
double flower, similar to Alba Plena, is 10-11 cm across with 72 petals. Colour is light pink
with occasional deeper pink or red markings and petals near the centre are pointed. Blooms
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mid-season. See colour photo: front cover, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.3.
Sports: Mrs R.L. Wheeler Pink, Mrs R.L. Wheeler Variegated.
Mrs R.L. Wheeler Pink. (C.japonica), Wheeler’s Central Georgia Nursery Catalogue, 1964: A rose pink
sport of Mrs R.L. Wheeler. Originated at Wheeler’s Central Georgia Nursery, Macon, Georgia, USA.
Mrs R.L. Wheeler Variegated. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars
from Nursery Catalogues, p.166, as ‘Mrs R.L. Wheeler Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mrs
R.L. Wheeler Pink - Rose pink blotched with white. Originated in USA.
Mrs Reid. (C.japonica), Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. Nursery Catalogue, 1959, p.30: Semi-double, light
pink. Originated in Australia.
Mrs Ritchie. (C.japonica), Buist, 1854, American Flower Garden Directory, ed.6, p.218: Colour blush
white, with distinct pink stripes, petals bold and round, fully imbricated, under medium size,
foliage heart shaped, of a pale green with strong nerves; strong growth. Originated in USA by
James Ritchie, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mrs Roe’s Favorite. (C.japonica), SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.2, p.17, 1949. No description. Nuccio’s
Nurseries Catalogue, 1950-1951, p.11: Incomplete double, rose opal. Upright, open habit.
Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III, p.167: Flower, incomplete
double, Rose Opal 22 to 22/1, veins darker, 10 cm across x 5 cm deep. Buds: near globular;
petals, 11-18 guards, near spatulate, often recurved and folded. The centre of the flower is a
sunburst of numerous, long stamens, intermixed with incomplete petals and petaloids in
fascicles; filaments white, anthers light yellow. Leaves, narrow-elliptic to lanceolate,
semiglossy, mid-green, leathery, 10 cm x 3.5 cm, broad, shallow serrations. Plant habit,
upright and open. Flowers mid-season. Originated as a ‘Herme’ (Hikarugenji) seedling by
Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA.
Mrs Rosa Murray. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.77: Phlox-pink. Miniature,
formal double. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in USA by The Pines Nursery, Bath,
South Carolina.
Mrs Rowena Sobeck. (Borde Hill Hybr.), Sobeck, 1960, New Technique in Camellia Plant Breeding,
with colour photo on front cover: An hybrid from crossing C.reticulata Captain Rawes with
C.saluenensis. A large, dark pink, irregular semi-double with curled and fluted petals and
reticulate foliage. Originated by John Sobeck, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mrs Rowena Dillingham. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature:
Deep pink to red. Medium to small, formal double with apple green leaves, thin texture,
acuminate apex and medium serrations. Vigorous. tall, bushy growth. Blooms early to late.
Originated by Clarence Hearn, Arcadia, California. USA from chance seed and first flowered
1934. (Fendig 1953).
Mrs S. Rulton.
Catalogues, p.167. Orthographic error for Mrs S. Rutton.
Mrs S. Rutton. (C.japonica), Shepherd & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1883-1884, p.37. Rose. white shade.
Perfection. Originated in Australia. Orthographic error: ‘Mrs S Rulton’.
Mrs Sander. Sander St Alban Catalogue [before 1914]. Synonym for Gauntlettii. Orthographic
errors and variants: ‘Mrs F. Sander’, ‘Mrs F. Sanders’, ‘Mrs Fred Sanders’, ‘Mrs Fritz
Sanders’.
Mrs Sanders.
Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1940-1941. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs Sander’, synonym for Gauntlettii.
Mrs Sawada.
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Camellia Digest, 1(3), 1943. Abbreviation for Mrs K. Sawada.
Mrs Sarah Shepherdson.
Shepherdson.
SCCS., 1958, Camellia Nomenclature, p.64. Synonym for Mrs
Mrs Sarah Shepherdson Pink. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1960, Camellia Nomenclature, p.85: Pink sport of
Mrs Shepherdson. Originated in USA.
Mrs Schafer’s White.
Schafer.
Buzard, 1954, American Camellia Yearbook, p.214. Synonym for Laura
Mrs Schothowe. Gelding Nursery Catalogue, 1887-1888, p.53. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs
Skottowe’, synonym for Jubilee Rosea.
Mrs Schottowe.
Shepherd & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1880. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs
Mrs Scottowe. Shepherd, P.L.C. Catalogue, 1891-1892, p.84. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs Skottowe’, synonym for Jubilee Rosea.
Mrs Seeton. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. No description. Originated in USA.
(Believed extinct.)
Mrs Shaefer. Sharp, 1957, Camellias Illustrated, photo, p.56. Orthographic error for Laura
Schafer.
Mrs Shawham.
Hume, 1946, Camellias in America, p.336. Orthographic error for Mrs Shawhan.
Mrs Shawhan. (C.japonica), Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Digest, II, p.5. No description. Originated in
USA. (Believed extinct.) Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Shawham’.
Mrs Sheperdson. Harris’ Longview Nursery Retail Price List, 1955-1956, p.9. Orthographic error
for Mrs Shepherdson.
Mrs Shepherdson. (C.japonica), SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.1, p.17, Nov. 1949. No description. SCCS.,
1950, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.53: White striped pink. Large anemone
form. Medium, spreading, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated by Mrs S.
Shepherdson, San Bernardino, California, USA. Synonym: ‘Mrs Sarah Shepherdson’.
Orthographic error: ‘Mrs Sheperdson’. Sport: Mrs Sarah Shepherdson Pink. See black and
white photo, p.168, Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III as ‘Mrs
Sarah Shepherdson’.
Mrs Showman. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Pink, incomplete double.
Mid-season. Originated in USA.
Mrs Shottowe.
Nairn & Sons Nursery Catalogue, 1901, p.57. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Synonym for Mrs Charles
Mrs Simmons.
Simons.
Mrs Simons.
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Synonym for Mrs Charles Simons.
Mrs Singleton. (C.japonica),
Mrs Skottowe. Shepherd & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1878. Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs Schottowe’,
‘Mrs Schottewe’, ‘Mrs Schothowe’, ‘Mrs Scottowe’, ‘Mrs Shottowe’. Synonym for Jubilee
Rosea.
Mrs Shottowe Rosea. Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.167. Synonym for Jubilee Rosea.
Mrs Sloan.
Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.5. Orthographic error for Isabella Sloane.
Mrs Sol Runyon.
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Camellia Digest, 1(1), 1942. Synonym for Anemoniflora.
Mrs Stokes. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1966, Camellia Nomenclature, p.99: Pink and white to solid pink.
Medium, formal double. Mid-season to late flowering. Originated in USA.
Mrs Streator. (C.japonica), Azalea Glen Nursery Catalogue, 1948. White with pink and red markings.
Medium sized, rose form double. Vigorous, upright growth. Blooms mid-season. Originated
in USA by Azalea Glen Nursery Nursery
Mrs Sutter. (C.japonica), Buist, 1854, American Flower Garden Directory, ed.6, p.218: Pure white.
Delicately striped with rose, fine round petals, fully double, medium size, plant of erect
growth; foliage long-oval. Originated in USA by John Sutter. Synonym: ‘Mrs John Sutter’.
Mrs Swan. (C.japonica), Camellia Grove Nursery Catalogue, 1944, p.7: Semi-double, bright salmon pink
with 9-12 outer petals and a centre cluster of golden stamens with 2-3 smaller petals intermingled. An unnamed seedling, raised by Alexander Hunter. Somersby, N.S.W., and transferred by his daughter, Mrs Swan, to her garden in Gordon, N.S.W., Australia. See colour
pl.VIII, Camellia Quest, 1947. Colour photo, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of
Camellias, p.167.
Mrs T. Brockhouse. (C.japonica), Woodward, 1987, International Camellia Journal, No.19, p.80
in single and semi-double section of Mount Edgcumbe Garden. No description. Originated in
England. No valid listing located. Orthographic error: ‘Mrs T. Rockhouse’.
Mrs T.H. McHatton. (C.japonica), Rubel, 1937, Aristocrats Since Yesteryear, Retail Price List, No.75,
p.25 with illustration: Large soft pink, irregular, semi-double to open peony form. Originated
in USA. Orthographic variants: ‘Marie Lustrat McHatton’, ‘Marie Louise McHatton’, ‘Marie
McHatton’.
Mrs T.R. McKenzie.
Hume, 1946, Camellias in America, p.336. Synonym for Vedrine.
Mrs T. Rockhouse. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 1973, Catalogue. Orthographic error for ‘Mrs T.
Brockhouse’.
Mrs T.S. Mort. (C.japonica), Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery
Catalogues, p.167: Deep wine coloured formal double. Originated in Australia.
Mrs Tabb. (C.japonica), Feast’s Catalogue, 1858, p.16. No description. Originated in USA. (Believed
extinct.)
Mrs Tanner’s Red. (C.japonica), Portland Camellia Catalogue, 1947-1948, p.16: Medium sized, red single. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA.
Mrs Tetters. (C.japonica), Ludemann’s Pacific Nursery Catalogue, 1895-1896: Medium sized, crimson
double. Origin unknown. (Believed extinct.)
Mrs Thompson. Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Abbreviation for Mrs William
Thompson.
Mrs Tingey.
Anderson’s Nursery Catalogue, 1958. Orthographic error for Mrs Tingley.
Mrs Tingley. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.9 as ‘Mrs Tinley’: Salmon, silver pink. Large, formal double. Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II,
pp.256, 258: Flower: complete double, formal type; Carmine Rose 621, full range (salmon
pink with silver glow), darker towards the centre of the flower; 10 cm across x 4 cm deep.
Petals, to 50 major segments, 3.5-4 cm long x 2.5-3 cm wide, obovate, sharply, briefly
notched, sloping towards a short haft, shallow-channelled, firm textured. Centre of the flower:
cone of smaller petals in bud-like form, never fully opening. Buds, near globular. Leaves:
elliptic-oblong, 6.5-8 cm long x 4-4.5 cm wide, medium dark, glossy green upper surface,
lighter beneath; medium, thin, leathery texture, serration, fine-pointed, broad and shallow.
Apices, medium long pointed, occasionally tapering; venation light above, pronounced
beneath. Plant habit: upright, open branched. Early to mid-season blooming. Originated by
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J.H. Ward Hinkson, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Orthographic errors: ‘Mrs Tingey’, ‘Mrs
Tinley’, ‘Mrs Tyngley’. Chinese synonym: ‘Tinggeli Nüshi’.
Mrs Tinley.
Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.9. Orthographic error for Mrs Tingley.
Mrs Tom May. (C.japonica), Valley Garden Supplies Catalogue, 1946-1947: Red blotched white. Large
formal, imbricated double. Vigorous, fairly compact, upright growth with large, rounded, dark
green foliage. Mid-season blooming.
Mrs Towle. (C.japonica), Peer, 1956, American Camellia Yearbook, p.57. No description.
Mrs Tsutako Nakasone. (C.japonica), Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1984-1985: White, toned pink
towards the petal edge. Small to medium, single tubular. Narrow straight growth. Early to
mid-season. Originated at Nuccio’s Nurseries, Altadena, California, USA.
Mrs Tyngley.
Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1987-1988, colour photo, p.10. Orthographic error for
Mrs Tingley.
Mrs Ubaldi.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1858. Orthographic error for Mistress Uboldi.
Mrs V. de Bischop. Stonehurst Nursery Catalogue, 1963-1964. Orthographic error for ‘Madame
Victor de Bisschop’, synonym for Le Lys.
Mrs V. De Bisschop.
‘Madame Victor de Bisschop’, synonym for Le Lys.
Mrs Victor Bisschop. RHS., 1957, Rhododendron and Camellia Yearbook, p.142. Abbreviation
for ‘Mrs Victor de Bisschop’, synonym for Le Lys.
Mrs Victor de Bisschop. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. As ‘Mrs V. de Bisschop’.
Synonym for Le Lys.
Mrs W.J. Lyons. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Red. Medium sized single.
Originated in USA by the Rhodellia Nursery.
Mrs W. Thompson.
Burncoose & Southdown Nursery Catalogue, 1987, p.11. Abbreviation for
Mrs William Thompson.
Mrs W.T. Wood. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Rose-pink.
Medium semi-double to peony form. Originated in USA by W.T. Wood, Macon, Georgia.
Mrs Walter A. Wilson. (C.x williamsii). American Camellia Yearbook, 1992, p.36, colour photo pp.4041, Reg. No.2266: A medium size, red, rose form double C.hybrid chance seedling of
Donation; very late blooming. Originated by Walter A. Wilson, Augusta, Georgia, USA. The
9 year old seedling first flowered in April 1989. Average flower size is 9 cm across x 3 cm
deep with 71 petals. Blooms stay on bush for 10-12 days. Plant growth is upright and slow
with light green leaves 7.5 cm long x 3 cm wide.
Mrs Walter Allan. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1948-1949, p.14, as ‘Mrs
Walter Allen’. No description. American Camellia Yearbook, 1948, p. 173: Originated by
Walter Allan, Summerville, South Carolina, USA, probably as a seedling of ‘Donckelaeri’
(Masayoshi), planted 1934 and bloomed 1940. The foliage is similar to ‘Donckelaeri’,
slender branches, upwards, fast growth. Flowers vary from 8-13 petals and some petaloids to
very full double with no stamens showing amongst the petaloids. Averages 12.5 cm across,
colour rose-red. Flowers mid-season. Reg. No.97, American Camellia Yearbook, 1954, p.326.
Sport: Mrs Walter Allen Variegated.
Mrs Walter Allen Variegated. (C.japonica), Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens,
vol.II, p.259: A virus variegated form of Mrs Walter Allen - Rose-red, blotched white.
Originated in USA.
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Mrs Warren. (C.japonica), Lindo Nursery Catalogue, 1942. No description. Originated in USA.
(Believed extinct)
Mrs Waters.
Mrs Weiss.
Weiss.
Mrs White.
Mrs Wilder.
Armstrong Nursery Catalogue, 1945. Synonym for Abby Wilder Pink.
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Abbreviation for Mrs Freeman
Fruitland Nursery Catalogue, 1945-1946, p.25. Synonym for Woodville Red.
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Abbreviation for Mrs Abby Wilder.
Mrs William. Beckman. (C.japonica), SCCS., Bulletin, vol.11, No.1, p.17, Nov. 1949 as ‘Mrs Wm.
Beckman’. Originated in California by Mrs Edinger of Rosebud Farm. SCCS., 1950, The
Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.53: White streaked light red. Large, semi-double.
Mid-season blooming. Mitchel, 1950. American Camellia Yearbook, p.143, illustration,
p.140: A seedling of ‘Tricolor’ (Ezo-nishiki), a semi-double white variegated with red. Slow,
spreading growth. For further illustration see p.267, Hertrich. 1954, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol.I.
Mrs William. Thompson. (C.japonica), Sander, St Alban Catalogue, [before1914]. No description.
Robert Veitch, Spring List of Greenhouse Plants, 1929. p.10: Large size, single, white, with
broad petals. In his 1937 catalogue this is changed to ‘semi-double’. van Houtte Pere
Catalogue, 1937, 380:34: Very beautiful flower with broad, white, rounded petals, blushed
very delicate pink. McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias, p.10: Semi-double, white
with faint pink blush. See pp.260, 261, Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens,
vol.II: Flower: semi-double; near white or indefinable blush; 10 cm across x 4.5 cm deep.
Petals: about 12, obovate to cordate, 5 cm long x 4 cm wide, multiple notched, deeply at apex,
tapering towards stout, short haft; petaloid sepals, blush with green mid-stripe. Centre of
flower; fascicles of stamens, slender cream coloured filaments, partially attached to centre
petals, light golden anthers, sometimes a few large petaloids. Buds: elliptic. Leaves:
broad-elliptic, 8-9 cm long x 5-6 cm wide, dark dull green above, lighter glossy beneath,
medium heavy leathery; broad, sharp serrations; apex variable from short abrupt to tapering,
recurved. Plant habit: spreading, loosely branched. Early to mid-season flowering. Originated
in Europe. Abbreviations: ‘Mrs Wm. Thompson’, ‘Mrs W. Thompson’. Orthographic
variants: ‘Madame William Thompson’, ‘Mrs William H. Thompson’.
Mrs Wm.H. Thompson. Amsler, 1948, American Camellia Yearbook, p.4. Abbreviation for Mrs
William Thompson.
Mrs Wm. Thompson. G. Reuthe Ltd Kent, Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.84. Abbreviation for Mrs
William Thompson.
Mrs Wood.
Wood.
Steffek, 1949, Plant Buyer’s Guide, ed.5, p.50. Abbreviation for Mrs Baldwin
Mrs Wood Supreme.
Belle Fontaine Nursery Catalogue, 1961. Abbreviation for Mrs Baldwin
Wood Supreme.
Mrs Woodrow Hathorn. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1980, p.171, Reg. No.1614: A
medium oxblood red, almost black at petal edge, semi-double to anemone to peony form,
C.japonica chance seedling that blooms mid-season to late. Originated by Jon Laird Carvain,
Dallas, Texas, USA. The 6 year old seedling first flowered 1976. Size is 9.5 cm across x 7 cm
deep with 32-47 petals, 40-75 petaloids, red anthers and sulphur yellow filaments. Plant
growth is upright, dense and rapid with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 4.5 cm.
Mrs Wright. (C.japonica), Sheathers Nursery Catalogue, 1877: Crimson with some petals marked with
white. Medium, formal double. Flowers mid-season. Originated in Australia by Silas
Sheather, N.SW.
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Ms Mo. (C.pitardii hybrid), Heartwood Nursery, Seedling List 2009; A 14 cm diameter, rich pink peony
form. Flowers mid-season. Plant strong, upright and well branched. Every flower a little
different. A cross of C.pitardii x Tom Knudsen. Originated by Heartwood Nursery, Fort
Bragg, Calif., USA
Mss. of Exeter.
Seidel, 1846, Pflanzen Catalog, p.9: Abbreviation for Marchioness of Exeter.
See ICS Register, p.1171.
Mt. Shasta.
Nuccio’s Nurseries Catalogue, 1949-1950. Abbreviation for Mount Shasta.
Muaya-shibori. (Plain Variegation), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Ichijima reprint, 1906, Kokon Yôrankô,
vol.310, ‘Grasses and Trees’, 1789. No description. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Note: It is possible that this was a corruption of Murui-shibori.
Mucronata. (C.japonica), J.E. von Reider, 1834, Die Beschreibung und Kultur der Azaleen, Cactus,
Camelien.., p.182. No description. Originated in Germany. (Believed extinct.)
Mudan Cha. (Peony Camellia), (C.reticulata), Fang, 1930. Diannan Chahua Xiaozhu. It has many petals
and is as large as a peony. The colour is silver red and the stamens are very beautiful. The
leaves are thick and deeply serrated. Feng et al, 1986, Yunnan Camellias of China, p.92,
colour photo: Leaves elliptic-ovate, apices long-acute, bases cuneate, veins conspicuously
sunken above, 6-9 cm long x 2.7-4.4 cm wide. Flowers light pink (RHS.CC.62A), lighter at
maturity to nearly spinel pink, diameter 11-16 cm. Petals about 30 in 5-6 whorls; outer whorls
ovate, flat; inner whorls folded, curved, sometimes 2-3 petals connate at the base, forming a
typical globose camellia. Stamens numerous, divided into 2-3 whorls by curved petals. Pistils
rudimentary, flattened. This cultivar has large flowers with folded and curved petals, and a
raised centre. The flowers look like those of a tree peony. It is characterised by its deeply
sunken veins, strongly growing buds, well-branched and well foliated growth habit, round
crown, dwarf habit and few flowers. Flowers mid-season. Different readings: ‘Moudan Cha’,
‘Mou-tan Ch’a’, ‘Moutancha’. Synonyms: ‘Peony Camellia’, ‘Peony Flower’, ‘Peony
Flowered’. For colour photos see: American Camellia Yearbook, 1980 facing p.14. Feng et
al., 1981, Yunnan Shanchahua, p.133. Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias,
p.161. Front cover, 1967, New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, vol.V, No.4.
Mudan Diaxue. (White Spotted Peony), (C.japonica), Liu, 1959, Chungkuo Mingti Chung Huahui:
Medium sized peony form with large petals, red with white spots. Different reading: ‘Mou-tan
Tien-hsueh’. Synonym: ‘White Spotted Peony’.
Mudanhen. (Envy of Peony), (C.reticulata), Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.57, No.378,
color photo, No.236: Medium size, 10-12 cm across, crimson, open peony form with 18-24
large, rounded petals, including a few folded, erect centre petals; stamens in 4-5 fascicles.
Leaves midgreen, elliptic, 7.5-9.5 cm long x 4-4.5 cm wide. Blooms mid-season. Originated
in Tengchong, Yunnan Province, China.
Mudankui. (Chief Peony), (C.reticulata), CSC., June,1989, Report of the Camellias of China, p.3:
Butterfly wings type. Pink, outer petals large and flat, inner petals becoming gradually
smaller, upright like butterfly wings, 8-12 cm across, petals 60-100 (rarely 30-40). The outer
margin of the petals is slightly lighter in colour, while the base is darker. Stamens are
numerous, in several groups, mingling with the petals and giving the appearance of several
clusters. Pistil degenerate; style flat and thin, cleft to the ovary. Blooms very early. Leaves
ovate to ovate-lanceolate, incurved length-wise in a broad Vee; surface smooth in young
plants and somewhat bullate when old trees, 8-11 cm long x 4.5-6 cm wide. Originated in the
wild in Tengchong County, Yunnan, China.
Mudôka. (Flower of Mudo), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.112, colour
photo and description: Medium size, soft pink, tubular to campanulate single with short, yellow stamen cylinder. Leaves deep green, broad-ovate, apices blunt-acute, margins serrate.
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Blooms very early to mid-season. Originated in the precincts of the Mudo Temple, Gifu
Prefecture, Japan. Collected and named by Minoru Satô in 1976.
Mueller’s White.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Pax.
Muhenkaku. (Legendary Chinese Palace), (C.sasanqua), Satomi, 1958, Nomenclature List of Sasanqua
of Japan, p.13 as ‘Muhen-kaku’: Pink, medium sized, double. Originated in Japan.
Muhonglian. Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.60, No.401, colour photo No.258.
Orthographic error for Shuihonglian.
Mukan. (Without Office), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.209; Chinka Zufu, (before
1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.33: Deep red, rose form double. Different reading ‘Bukan’.
Mukashi-otoko. (See Note), (C.japonica), Sakuden, 1630, Hyakuchinshû-: Light pink, large single,
petals thick and broad, opens flat; occasional blooms pure white. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.) Note: The name refers to Ariwara-no-Narihira, a famous poet and
character in the classic literature Ise-monogatari as each chapter begins with “Mukashi otoko
ari-keri”, which means “once upon a time there was a man”.
Mukôfue. (Japanese flute with no holes), (C.sasanqua), Satomi, 1958, Nomenclature List of Sasanqua of
Japan, p.13: Deep pink slightly splashed white on outer petals. Large, semi-double with round
petals. Originated in Japan.
Mukuchijima. (Mukuchijima Island), (C.japonica), Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai,
pl.206, p.65, description, p.213: Red, variegated white, formal double with large petals and a
bud centre. Leaves, semi-glossy, dark green; broadly, shallowly serrate. Selected by Yoshiaki
Andoh from wild japonicas on Mukuchijima Island, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Mukuge. (Rose of Sharon), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.115: Small,
campanulate, single pink with a paler pink base. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Mukuge. (Rose of Sharon), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.531: Medium
sized, white, open peony form with gold anthers and white filaments. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Mulanwang.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for the Japanese C.japonica
Hagoromo as ‘Magnoliiflora’.
Mulberry Number 11. (C.japonica), Slocum, 1949, American Camellia Yearbook, p.321 as ‘Mulberry
No.11’: Pink, semi-double, originated by Lawrence Walker, Mulberry Plantation, Charleston,
South Carolina, USA. Orthographic error: ‘Mulberry Noll’.
Mulberry Noll.
No.11.
Mulinette.
Muller.
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Orthographic error for Mulberry
Rovelli Catalogue, 1874. Orthographic error for Millinetti.
Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. No description. Synonym for Muller d’Italie.
Muller d’Italie. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1843-1844, 12:aaa: Deep glowing red, centre lined
with white. van Houtte Catalogue, 1846-1847, 27:28: Beautiful flower, often 12 cm in
diameter, deep, glowing red, with pure white central stripe. Obtained as a seedling by Rovelli
Bros, Iles Borromees, Italy. Synonym: ‘Muller’. Note: Rovelli, 1852, Catalogue description is
“Very large, vivid pink, marbled white”.
Mulligan’s Pink. (C.japonica), Camellia Forest Nursery Catalogue, 2008, p.16; Found by John Weigel,
Greensboro, N.C., USA, growing in the garden of a neighbour. Cold hardy. Medium size, pale
pink, peony blooms. Late flowering. Leaves show considerable virus mottling.
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Multiflora.
Scheidweiler, 1833, Horticole Belge Journal Jardin Amateurs, 1:121, Expositions
Horticoles, Louvain. Entered for ‘Rarest Plant’: Camellia multiflora (von Siebold), exhibited
by M. Donckelaer, Chief Gardener for Botanic Gardens of Louvain. Berlèse, 1837,
Monographie, ed.1, No.48 as C.sasanqua rosea plena or ‘Multiflora’. From the description,
this appears to be the species C.maliflora, however, according to Berlèse, 1843, this was
received from Japan by Donckelaer at the same time as Ochroleuca, which makes this
doubtful as C.maliflora originally came from China in 1816.
Multiflora. (C.x williamsii), ACRS., 1971, Camellia News, No.43, p.34, reg. No.139: Originated by E.L.
Ansell, Lilydale, Victoria, Australia. Parent is a C.saluenensis chance seedling, first bloomed
1967. Habit is compact, slightly spreading and vigorous. Flowers are 8 cm across, fuchsine
pink, HCC.627/1 with deeper veining. Leaves, dark green, 10 cm x 7cm, broad-elliptic to
lanceolate, base cute, apex acuminate, margins medium serrate. Note: According to the
Horticultural Code, this is an illegal name, being of latin form after the cutoff date of 1958.
Multipetala. (C.japonica), Felix & Dykhuis Nursery Catalogue, 1939: Dark red, formal double, cup
shaped. Originated in Netherlands.
Multiplicata Incognita. (C.japonica), Jules Menoreau, Nantes Nursery Catalogue, 1856, p.8. No
Mumeimiyata-maetachi-otome. (‘Otome’ from Nameless Miyata’s Garden), (C.japonica), Aoyama,
Sômoku Kihin Kagami, 1827, according to Watanabe, 1970, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki
Tokushû, No.10, p.147. White variegated leaves. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1966, Tsubaki
Tokushû, No.7, p.162. Different reading: ‘Miyata-maetachi-otome’. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Mumei-tsubaki. (Nameless Camellia), (C.japonica), Mizuno, 1829, Sômoku Kinyôshû, vol.5 in the section on white variegated leaves. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Synonym: ‘Shôroku-tsubaki’.
Mume-Red Osmanthus Leaf. Yü & Bartholomew, 1980, American Camellia Yearbook, p.13.
Synonym for Meihong Guiye.
Munayama Vera.
Maupoil & Figlio Catalogue, 1853-1854, p.38. Orthographic error for Murrayana Vera.
Mundii. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, No.50, 1844, p.21. No description. (Believed extinct.)
Mund’s Camellia. (C.japonica), Rehder, 1955, American Camellia Yearbook, p.240: An ancient
Camellia in the Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. Double, light pink,
medium sized flower which blooms in mid-season and is not unlike Brooklynia but is lighter
in colour. Planted about 1860.
Muon-no-yuki. (Silence of the Snow), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka,
pp.74, 75, colour photo and description: Small size, soft, apricot pink, wide, campanulate
single, with 5-6 wide, overlapping, somewhat reflexed petals and a central stamen column
with bright yellow anthers, and ivory filaments, joined for the lower half. Blooms early to
mid-season. Leaves dark green, elliptic, apices long acuminate, margins serrate. Selected from
wild japonicas in Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Kôsaku
Masadu in 1980.
Murage. (Ancient name for Master of Iron Refining), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no
Chinka, p.216, colour photo and description: Small size, bright red, campanulate single with 5
rounded, emarginate, overlapping petals and a central stamen column with pink filaments and
pale yellow degenerate anthers like Wabisuke. Blooms mid-season. Originated in Matsu’e
City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Naruto Kaji in 1980.
Murajana Vera.
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Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for Murrayana Vera.
Murakumo. (Dense Cloud), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki, Irohanayose Irotsuki: Soft
pink with red spots. Large size. Stamens in divided clusters. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Murakumo. (Dense Cloud), (Higo), Adachi, 1960, Camellia. Its Appreciation and Artistic Arrangement,
p.73: Light pink, splashed and dotted with white, irregularly margined white, single with 9
petals; stamens widely spread. See Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.251. Originated
in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Murakumo-Kansai. (‘Murakumo’ from Kansai), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû,
p.148, colour photo, p.251, description: as ‘Murakumo’: Red single, cup-shaped with 5
slightly cleft petals a litte reflexed; broad stamen column, anthers yellow, filaments pink.
Leaves semiglossy, mid-green, elliptic to narrow-lanceolate, acuminate apex, margins finely,
shallowly serrulate. Originated in Kansai District, Japan. Appeared in the lists of Katayama
Juraku’en Nursery in 1960s.
Murakumo-kasuri. (Variegated ‘Murakumo’), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe,
1969, pl.317: Medium sized, white with red dashes and lines and a few small, erect petals in
the centre. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Different reading: ‘Murakumono-kasuri’,
‘Murakumo-tobi’iri’.
Murakumono-kasuri. Watanabe, 1970. Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki, Tokushû, No.10, p.147.
Different reading for Murakumo-kasuri.
Murakumo-tobi’iri.
Different reading for Murakumo-kasuri.
Muramatsu. (Place name), (C.rusticana), Inazawa Nurseries Co. Pty. Ltd. Catalogue, 1986-1987, p.5,
A-229: Pale peach pink. Medium sized single, tubular to cup-shaped blossoms with frilled
petal edges. Blooms early to late. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.80.
Originated in Muramatsu Town, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Collected by Seiji Kabuto, named
by Akira Haba. Orthographic error: ‘Maramatsu’ .
Muramusume. (Village Maiden), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.198, p.100,
description, p.148 as ‘Mura-musume’: Leaves narrowly-elliptic, apices long-acuminate,
petioles thin and glabrous. Flowers, double, dark rose (Spinel Pink 0023); petals small,
incurved, emarginate; stamens intermingled with irregularly formed petaloids, streaked white.
Late flowering. Originated in a Buddhist Temple, Hôkyôji, Kyôto-shi, Japan. For colour
photos see: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.399. Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki,
Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, pl.34, p.13. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.149.
Mura-odori. (Village Dance), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.146, p.73,
description, p.131: Branches spreading, leaves dark green, elliptic or narrowly
obovate-elliptic, crenate, 7.39.1 cm long x 2.9-4.2 cm wide; petioles 9-12 mm long, glabrous.
Flowers, single, rosy pink (Rose Madder 23/1), when fully open, petals are strongly recurved,
5-6 in number, largest, 5.6 cm long x 3.6 cm wide. Stamens 4 cm high, filaments pink.
Flowers mid-season. Collected at the University of Tokio, Garden of Useful Plants in Izu
Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Murasaka-tsubaki. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of Japanese name
Murasaki-tsubaki.
Murasaka-tsubaki-shibori. Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Murasakishibori.
Murasaki. (Purple), (C.japonica), Chinka Byôbu, (Latter 17th Century), owner, Hirayama, Tokuo;
Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.309. Both no description. See Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1961,
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Murasaki. (Purple), (C.japonica), Inazawa Nursery Co. Pty, Ltd, Catalogue, 1986-1987, p.7, A-334:
Dark purple, peony form, medium sized bloom. Originated in Kurume City, Fuku’oka Prefecture, Japan. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.369, colour photo and
description: Medium size, purplish, peony form with outer guard petals enclosing the centre
of small, irregular petals, of more or less hemispherical form. Leaves mid-green,
broad-elliptic, apices blunt-acute, margins serrate. Blooms mid-season to late. The depth of its
purple colour depends on the climate and soil condition.
Murasaki-no-ue. (Lady Purple), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.233,
colour photo and description: Medium size, purple colour, tubular to campanulate single with
central stamen column and white filaments, joined for the lower third and yellow anthers.
Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves dark green, broad-ovate, apices acuminate, margins
serrate, rolled under. Originated in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Found by Sasai Tsubaki-en.
Note: The purple colour is more stable and constant than with other purplish camellias. Note:
Murasaki-no-ue was one of the heroines of the classic Japanese novel Genji-monogatari.
Murasaki-ô-kasuri. (Purple with Large Patches), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe,
1969, pl.218: Large single with 6-7 large, irregular petals; white, washed with pink and
streaked vermilion. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Murasaki-shibori. (White Spotted Purple), (C.japonica), Minagawa, 1933, Chinkashû; Wada, 1941,
Japanese Garden Treasures, p.30 as ‘Murasakitsubaki-shibori’: (Marked Purple Camellia),
light purple with white markings, fully double of the Otome class. Tuyama, 1966, Camellia
Cultivars of Japan, pl.206, p.364: A variegated form of Murasaki-tsubaki - Violet rose,
blotched with white, formal double with 6-7 rows of petals becoming pointed towards the
centre. Originated in Kantô, Japan. Synonym: ‘Murasaki-tsubaki-shibori’. For other colour
photos see: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.424, p.177. Seibundô
Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.148.
Murasaki-shikibu. (Name of famous Woman novelist of 11th Century), (C.japonica), Inazawa Nurseries
Co. Pty. Ltd. Catalogue, 1986-1987, p.4, A-193: Wisteria, peach pink, large, semi-double.
Murasaki-tsubaki. (Purple Camellia), (C.japonica), Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû, under ‘New
Performance’: Purplish red, medium, full double. For colour photo see: Encyclopedia of
Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.397, p.167, description, p.351: A medium sized, full,
formal double with petals becoming pointed towards the centre, a deep, violet-rose colour
with occasional vertical whitish stripes in the centre of the petals. Sport: Murasaki-shibori.
See: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.251. Synonyms: ‘Shikon-tsubaki’, ‘Murasaki’.
Corruption of name: ‘Murasaka-tsubaki’.
Murasaki-tsubaki-shibori.
Murasakishibori.
Wada, 1941, Japanese Garden Treasures, p.30. Synonym for
Murasaki-tsukuba. (‘Murasaki’ from Tsukuba), (C.japonica), Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki
Meikan, p.223 with illustration: Bright crimson, semi-double, 3 rows of petals, broad,
somewhat emarginate, central stamen column, yellow anthers, creamy filaments. See:
Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.148, colour photo. Originated in Japan by
Minagawa, Jisuke.
Murasame. (Passing Shower), (C.japonica), Mizumo, 1681, Kadan Kômoku; Chinka Zufu, (before
1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.103: Double, white with red freckles; stamens in fascicles.
Murasame. (Passing Shower), (C.japonica), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô, #178; Yashiro, 1841,
Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306: Variegated with red streaks on lighter coloured ground. Medium
sized, anemone form flower. Originated in Japan. Synonym: ‘Murashigure’. (Believed
extinct.)
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Murasame. (Passing Shower), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1858, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki:
Medium size, single, red with white moire, cylindrical stamen cluster. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Murasame. (Rain in Town), (C.japonica), Kasuya Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Pale,
pinkish white ground, with red spots, double with 3 rows of petals, large size, divided stamen
cluster. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Note: Kanji characters and meaning different
to the former Murasame.
Murasame-bori. (Passing Shower Moat), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô: Formal double, large size, red with white spots; lotus form. See: Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1964,
Murashigure. (Passing Shower in Village), (C.japonica), Tateyama Nursery Catalogue, 1957: Single,
large size, red spots on white ground. Originated in Japan.
Murasuzume. (Flock of Sparrows), (C.japonica), Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.106: Brilliant
crimson, hose-in-hose, semi-double, similar to Moshio, with a small, irregular stamen cluster.
Petals about 18, channelled, oblong; paricularly the inner rows giving a pointed appearance.
Originated in the Aichi Prefecture, Japan by Kiraku Sakuragi.. A seedling of Bokuhan.
Different reading ‘Muresuzume’ in Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.251.
Murasuzume. (Flock of Sparrows), (C.japonica), Himuro, 1982, Murasuzume: Double, medium size,
deep pink stripes on white ground. A seedling of Aki-no-yama. Originated in the Kanagawa
Prefecture, Japan.
Murayana Vera.
van Houtte Catalogue, 1839, 1:6. Orthographic error for Murrayana Vera.
Murchison Lady. (C.japonica), ACRS, Camellia News, 1992, No.123, p.4, Reg. No.404: Originated by
Keith Abbott, Rossmoyne, Western Australia. A chance seedling that first flowered 1986. A
white formal double of 85 petals, 11 cm across x 5 cm deep. Flowers mid-season on a plant of
dense, medium, upright growth. Leaves glossy green, oval, curled, finely serrate, blunt apices,
veined surface, 10 cm long x 6 cm wide. Petals folded. Flowers abundantly. A perfectly even
and close-packed flower of symmetrical shape.
Mure-akebono. (Mure’s Dawn), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1989, Senchinshû, p.149, colour
photo, p.251, description: Soft fuchsine pink, single, 5-6 petals, opening cup-shaped with a
central stamen column. Leaves, glossy mid-green, elliptic, acuminate, shallowly serrate.
Originated in Mure Town, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Saneichi
Koyama in 1976.
Murechidori. (Flock of Plovers). (C.hybrid). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.260 with
colour photo; English translation p.183. Miniature, deep pink, lotus-form to peony. Flowers
mid-season. Leaves narrowly elliptic, small, recurved. Spreading growth with weeping
branches. A cross between C.rusticana Shimachidori and C.cuspidata. Named and released
by Kaoru Hagiya in 1982. From Niigata Prefecture.
Mure-goshiki-tsubaki. (Mure’s Five Coloured Camellia). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua
Meikan, 1998, p.259 with colour photo; English translation p.182. Flowers of white, pale
pink, peach red, deep red, striped etc come on the same plant. Small single with cupped
petals, cylindrical stamen column. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves narrowly elliptic,
medium size. Upright growth. Selected from cultivars raised by a private family in Mure
Town. Discovered and released by Osamu Mure in 1997. From Kagawa Prefecture.
Mure-haru-no-yuki. (Mure’s ‘Haru-no-yuki’). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998,
p.260 with colour photo; English translation p.183. Medium size, deep red mottled white,
semi-double with some petaloids, split stamens. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves ovate,
medium size, flat. Upright growth. Selected from cultivars at a private family in Mure Town,
Kagawa Prefecture. Named and released by Saneichi Koyama in 1976.
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Mure-hinohakama. (Mure’s Scarlet Skirt), (C.japonica), Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I,
1972, 367; and vol.II, 1978, pl.270, p.119, description, p.238: Red, single flower, about 10 cm
across, opening cup-shaped with crinkled petals and a central stamen cluster of irregular
lengths, with golden anthers. Leaves resemble ‘Sodekakushi’ (Gauntlettii) as it is thought to
be a seedling of this cultivar. Used for the tea ceremony in Japan. Originated in Mure Town,
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. See: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.149, colour photo.
Named by the chief priest of Kasuga Shrine, released by Saneichi Koyama in 1972.
Murejishi. (Pride of Lions), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.246, p.124, description,
p.165: Leaves, broadly elliptic to oblong-elliptic, shortly cuspidate, flat, impressed venation.
Flowers peony type, deep red (Currant Red 821/3); petals 8-12, largest 2.9 cm, long x 2.2 cm
wide emarginate. Small, inner petals and petaloids 168-232, making a loose, central mass;
stamens scanty. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated by Sekijirô, Kitao, Toyama
Prefecture, Japan.
Murekochô. (Flock of Small Butterflies), (C.hiemalis), Hakoda, JCS., 1987, Tsubaki, No.26, p.49; ICS.,
Apr.1990, Japanese Camellia Cultivar List, p.39: Small size, deep pink, semi-double. Blooms
early to mid-season. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.316 with colour photo;
English translation p.222. Slender, raised petals. Leaves narrowly elliptic, small. Spreading,
vigorous growth. Discovered and named by Katsuhiro Maeda in Hamamatsu City in 1970.
Murekochô (Okayama). (Flock of Small Butterflies). (Wabisuke). Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan,
1998, p.259 with colour photo; English translation p.182. Miniature, red, tubular single,
cylindrical stamens with retrogressive anthers. Flowers early to late. Leaves elliptic, medium
size, somewhat plicate. Upright, vigorous growth. A natural seedling of Kochô-wabisuke,
originated by Seiichirô Sasai in 1983, released by Nobuo Sasai in 1997.
Mure-kyokkô. (Mure’s Morning Light). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.259
with colour photo; English translation p.182. Large, pale red, peony to lion form. Flowers
mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, thick. Upright growth. Selected from
cultivars raised by a private family in Mure Town. Named and released by Saneichi Koyama
in 1972. From Kagawa Prefecture.
Mure-oka. (Locality Name), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.216, p.109,
description, p. 154 as ‘Mureoka’: Leaves, large, thin, ovate-elliptic, shortly acuminate, raised
venation, 6.4-7.8 cm long x 3.1-4.1 cm wide; petiole, 4-5 mm long, very hairy; petals 17-28,
largest 5.6 cm long x 5.1 cm wide. Flowers, rosy pink (Spinel Pink 0625/1) with reddish
veining, peony type. Stamens 2-3 cm high, simple staminal ring or in 5 fascicles or in a
double circle, filaments pinkish, often intermingled with small, lobed petals. Late flowering.
Originated by Mrs Shirai, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Mure-shiro-kumagai. (‘Kumagai’ from Mure). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998,
p.259 with colour photo; English translation p.182. Small, white, bowl shaped single, apricot
stamens with anthers browning quickly after opening. Flowers early to mid-season. Leaves
elliptic, small, somewhat plicate, waved. Upright growth. A cultivar at a private family in
Mure Town. Selected, named and released by Saneichi Koyama in 1976. From Kagawa
Prefecture.
Muresuzume. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1989, Senchinshû, p.251, description. Different reading of
Murasuzume.
Muriel Nathan. (C.japonica), Mark S. Cannon Scion Catalogue, 1964-1965, p.12. No description.
first bloomed 1959, originated by M.R. Murray, Fort Valley, Georgia, USA. Plant growth is
upright, dense and medium in rate, with dark green leaves, 8 cm x 3.7 cm. The peony form
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bloom is very light pink with 18 petals and 6 petaloids, orange-yellow anthers and yellow
filaments. Average size, 10 cm across x 6 cm deep. Prolific bloomer. Late flowering.
Muriel Sweet. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Medium sized, red, semi-double. Mid-season flowering. Originated in USA.
Muriel Tuckfield. (C.hybrid), ACRS., 1974, Camellias News, No.55, p.36, Reg. No.165: Originated by
F.S. Tuckfield, Berwick, Victoria, Australia. Seed parent C.hybrid Cornish. Snow, pollen
parent unknown. First flowered 1970. Plant habit, upright, dense and vigorous. The 9.1 cm
across, semi-double flowers have carmine (RHS.CC.21/3) buds. opening to ivory coloured
flowers. Blooms mid-season to late. The 7.8 cm x 2.8 cm, dark green, lanceolate leaves are
acuminate and finely serrulate.
Murillo. (C.japonica), Stefano Pagliai Catalogue. 1867: Large, imbricated flower; brilliant rose spotted
white. A sport of Madame Elisa Centurioni. Originated in Italy.
Murillo (Tuckfield). (C.reticulata), ACRS., 1968, Camellia News, No.32, p.18, Reg. No.97, invalidly as
‘Murillo’: Originated by F.S. Tuckfield, Berwick, Victoria, Australia. A seedling of ‘Crimson
Robe’ (Dataohong), that first flowered in 1966. It is up to 17 cm across, bright pink with dark
pink veining, semi-double to incomplete double with flat petals. Blooms mid-season. Stamens
are narrow at base, flaring to 2.5 cm at top. Leaves, 10-13 cm long x 5-6 cm wide. finely,
sharply serrate, reticulate. A free bloomer on an open, bushy plant.
Muromachi-tsubaki. (Camellia of Muromachi Period). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua
Meikan, 1998, p.260 with colour photo; English translation p.183. Medium size, white, rose
form to formal double, thick petals. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size,
thick. Upright, vigorous growth. A mutation of Yae-shiratama from Todaiji Temple. The
original tree is growing at the Koboku family in Nara City. Named by Atsushi Watanabe,
released by Ikuo Nishihata in 1970. From Nara Prefecture.
Muro-no-to. (Greenhouse Door), (C.sasanqua), Satomi, 1958, Nomenclature List of Sasanqua of Japan,
p.13: Pink. Large, semi-double with round petals. Originated in Japan.
Murphy’s Fragrant. (C.japonica), Hillcrest Nursery Catalogue, 1958. No description. Originated in
USA.
Murragana Vera.
Cachet, 1840-1841, Catalogue, p.3. Orthographic error for Murrayana Vera.
Murraganna Vera.
Cachet Catalogue, 1840-1841, p.l. Orthographic error for Murrayana Vera.
Murrajana Vera.
Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.23. Orthographic error for Murrayana Vera.
Murrajina Vera. Maupoil & Figlio Catalogue, 1847. Orthographic error for Murrayana Vera.
Murray Pink. (C.japonica), Orton Nursery Price List, 1947-1948. No description. SCCS., 1950. The
Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Salmon pink. Small, formal double. Originated in
USA by the Orton Nursery.
Murray Shores. (C.reticulata hybrid), American Camellia Yearbook, 1983, p.164, Reg. No.1909: A very
large, burgundy red, semi-double, C.reticulata hybrid, ([C.japonica ‘Tinsie’ (Bokuhan) x
C.reticulata ‘Cornelian’(Damanao)] x C.reticulata ‘Cornelian’), that blooms early to
mid-season. Originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California, USA. The 8 year old seedling
first bloomed 1981. Average flower size 13 cm across. Plant growth is upright and medium
with dark green leaves, 10 cm long x 7 cm wide.
Murrayana. Trillon, 1843, Catalogue, p.7. Mertains & Fontaine Catalogue, 1845, p.124; Cachet
Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.4. Synonym for Murrayana Vera.
Murrayana Nova. (C.japonica), Catalogue des plantes de la Société d’Horticulture de Belgique, 1842,
p.22. Charles van Geert, 1846, Catalogue Général, p.71: Imbricated with a central cluster.
Bright cherry red. Originated in Italy.
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Murrayana Vera. (C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1839, 1:6: Pink with a bluish cast. Imbricated.
Originated in Italy. Synonyms: ‘Murrayana’. Orthographic errors: ‘Murayana Vera’,
‘Murayana’, ‘Murrayanan Vera’, ‘Murragana Vera’, ‘Murrajana Vera’, ‘Murragana Vera’.
Murrayanan Vera. Jacob Makoy et Cie Catalogue, 1839, p.17. Orthographic error for Murrayana
Vera.
Murry. (C.japonica), Sanlando Nursery Catalogue, 1958. No description. Originated in Italy.
Murui. (Finest). (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachô: Formal double, sake-cup
shape, white with deep red stripes. large size. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Murui. (Finest), (C.japonica), Uesa. 1844. Sômoku Binran: White streaked rose, large size peony.
Sometimes its flowers are solid red, hence its synonym ‘Monogurui’ (Crazy). Originated in
Murui. (Unique), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe. 1969, pl.130: Large, white, semidouble, somewhat irregular with two rows of petals standing apart. Stamens golden, filaments
white. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Murui. (Unique), (C.japonica), Shirai-Bunko, 1812, Tsubaki Nayosechô; Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859,
Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Red, triple, white spots. Originated in Japan. (Believed
extinct.)
Murui-shibori. (Unique Stripes), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki:
Persimmon colour with red spots, medium size, petals incurved, stamens spread like a
bamboo whisk. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Murui-shibori. (Unique Stripes), (C.japonica), Itô, Ko’emon, 1879, Chinkashû: Light pink, striped and
spotted rose-red. Medium size. For Colour photos see: Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars of
Japan, pl.199, p.350. Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.351, p.151;
Adachi, 1960, Camellia. Its Culture and Artistic Arrangements, p.103; Seibundô Shinkôsha,
1979, Senchinshû, p.149; Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.345: A medium to
large, semi-double, 10 cm across, of 2-3 rows of petals; background white to blush pink with
stripes of deeper pink and crimson in varying degrees. Some flowers develop small petals and
petaloids in the centre, also in varying degrees. Originated in the Kantô District, Japan.
Resembles Edo-nishiki-Katayama and Chûbu-murui-shibori.
Murui-shibori (2). (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue: Pink variegated with
white. Complete formal double. Mid-season flowering. Originated in Japan.
Murui-shibori-Chûbu.
Synonym for Chûbu-murui-shibori.
Murui-shibori-Kansai. (Unique Striped from Kansai), (C.japonica), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan,
pl.360, p.182, description, pp.196-197: Leaves large, narrowly-oblong, acuminate, coarsely
crenate-serrate. Flowers semi-double, white striped red and pink in varying degrees; petals
rather narrow, inner petals wavy, stamens divided. Late flowering. Originated in Hyôgo Prefecture, Japan. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka p.340 as ‘Kansai-murui-shibori’.
There are a number of cultivars in Japan called ‘Murui-shibori’; those from Tokyo and
Nagoya being different. To prevent confusion the names ‘Kansai-murui-shibori’ and
Chûbu-murui-shibori are now generally used in Japan for these two cultivars.
Musashi-ga-tsuji. (Place Name), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.237, p.120,
description, p.162: Leaves large, broadly elliptic, shortly acuminate, flat; margins
depresso-crenate, 8.3-11.7 cm long x 4.4-6.6 cm wide; petioles 8-19 mm long, very hairy.
Flowers, peony type with large, prominent anthers; colour, rose (Spirea Red 025/2-1); petals,
12-30, largest 5.8 cm long x 4.8 cm wide, rarely with a few fan-shaped petaloids, Stamens
3.5-4 cm tall, in a double circle. Late blooming. Originated at Musashi-ga-tsubaki, Ishikawa
Prefecture, Japan.
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Musashino. (Old Name for Tokyo Plain), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.283: Medium size, deep crimson, formal double with pointed petals. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Musashino. (Old Name for Tokyo Plain), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969,
pl.648; Itô, Toku’emon, 1788, Tsubaki Hanagata Tsuki Obo’echô: Pale red, triple, looks
purple. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Musashino. (Old Name for Tokyo Plain), (C.hiemalis), Hakoda, 1987, JCS., Tsubaki, No.26, p.49;
Inazawa Nurseries Co. Ltd Catalogue, 1988-1989, p.4, A:199: Bright, light pink, irregular,
informal double. Blooms early to mid-season. Originated in the Tokyo Prefecture, Japan.
Musha-gaeshi. (See Note), (Higo), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.264, colour photo
and description: Large size, faint pink ground with pink patches and red streaks and
peppering, flat, higo-like single with 5-6 broad, rounded, overlapping, reflexed petals, some
margins fluted and a widespread stamen cluster. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves deep
green, ovate. Originated in the Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan by Tsugio Ôta in 1980.. Note:
Musha-gaeshi is a steep outward curve of castle walls to prevent invaders from climbing up.
Music City. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1975, p.240, Reg. No.1371: An 8 year old
chance C.japonica seedling from Gus Menard, that first bloomed 1973. Orginated by W.F.
Wilson Jr., Hammond, Louisiana, USA. Plant growth is upright, dense and medium with
mid-green leaves, 10 cm long x 6 cm wide. The formal double type bloom is soft pink with 65
petals. Average size is 10 cm across x 3.7 cm deep. Blooms early to mid-season. See colour
photo, front cover ACS., 1976, The Camellia Journal, vol.31, No.l. Chinese synonym
‘Yinyuecheng’.
Musii. (C.japonica), Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1849-1850, p.48. No description. Origin unknown.
(Believed extinct.)
Muskoka. (C.x williamsii), Crown Estates, Windsor, Catalogue, 1979-1980, p.4. Medium size, semidouble, deep pink, striped deeper colour. Received an A.M. from the RHS in 1989 with the
following description: Leaves up to 8 cm long x 4 cm wide, mid-green. Flowers up to 10.5 cm
across, single with 2 rows of petals, strong purplish tint (RHS.CC.62C) with slightly darker
veins and central cluster of stamens. Raised and introduced by J.Williams, Cornwall, England.
Musô. (Matchless Camellia). (C.japonica), Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.257 with colour
photo; English translation p.181. Medium to large, white semi-double with some petaloids,
petals spoon-like and deeply emarginate. Flowers mid-season. Leaves elliptic, large, curved
outward. Upright, vigorous growth. A natural seedling, discovered at a private family in
Matsuyama City. Named and released by Tokihiro Kôno in 1979. From Ehime Prefecture.
Musô.
Kyôto Engei Kurabu, 1970, Tsubaki Tokushû, No.10, p.147. Different reading for Busô.
Musôka. (Dreaming of Flowers), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.220,
colour photo and description: Medium size, bright red, campanulate single with 5 ovate,
rounded, overlapping petals, and a long, central stamen cylinder with pinkish filaments,
joined for their lower third, and yellow anthers. Leaves deep green, elliptic, apices acuminate,
recurved, margins undulate. Originated in the Chûbu area, Japan. Parentage unknown,
collected by Tatsumi Satô in 1976, Named and released by Minoru Satô.
Mussolini. (C.japonica), McEacharn, 1955, American Camellia Yearbook, p.215. No description.
Musume-zakari. (Prime of Young Womanhood), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû,
p.148, colour photo, p.251, description: Medium size, palest pinkish white, double peony
form, with a centre of small, erect petals and yellow stamens. Leaves small, lanceolate, olive
green, acuminate, sharply serrate. Originated in Mishima-gun, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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Mutabilis.
Prince Nursery Catalogue, 1822, as a synonym for Pompone, the Chinese importation.
Mutabilis.
Baumann & Baumann, 1835, pl.40 as a synonym for Traversi. An Italian variety.
Mutabilis. Paxton’s Magazine of Botany, vol.II, 1836, p.122 as a synonym for Cunninghamii, a
Scottish variety.
Mutabilis (USA) as ‘Mutabilis’. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.78: White
on opening, becoming pink with each petal bordered red and, at last, solid red. Medium peony
form. Blooms mid-season to late. Camellia Nomenclature erroneously gives this camellia as
Portuguese from da Silva, ca. 1880. However the da Silva Catalogues list the old ‘Mutabilis’
(Pompone) and the description gives different blooms of 3 colours – ‘rosa carneo’, rosa vivo
au carmin. They do not mention blooms that change colour as they age, but the various
coloured sports common to Pompone. Coghurst Nursery, 1994, lists a ‘Mutabilis’ as
obtained from Leonardslee and uses the Camellia Nomenclature description, but it does not
perform well and does not produce flowers which change from pink to red. Its origin and true
nomenclaturein unclear.
Mutabilis Casoretti. Magazine of Horticulture, 1837. Synonym for Traversi.
Mutabilis Cunninghamii.
Nursery Catalogues, p.167. Synonym, for Cunninghamii.
Mutabilis de Londres. (C.japonica), Gheldorf, Const., 1844, Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.10:
Regular double, deep brownish red with many white streaks and stripes. Originated in
England.
Mutabilis Maculata.
sis.
Mertens & Fontaine Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.107. Synonym for Oxonien-
Mutabilis Maculata Exonii.
Oxoniensis.
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, p. facing pl.151. Synonym for
Mutabilis Plenissima. Baumann & Baumann, 1835, Collection de Camellias élèves à Bollweiller,
pl.40. P.,1837, Magazine of Botany and Gardening, 3:153. Synonym for Traversi.
Mutabilis Traversi.
Tourres, Macheteaux Nursery Catalogue, 1839, p.22. Synonym for Traversi.
Mutabilis Traversi Plenissima. (C.japonica), Jacquin, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p.12: Beautiful
carmine with white tints. Originated in France.
Mutabilis Traversii.
Traversi.
Buist, 1839, American Flower Garden Directory. p.244. Synonym for
Mutabilis Traversis. Cels, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1836-1837, p.9. Orthographic error for ‘Mutabilis Traversii’, synonym for Traversi.
Mutabilis Traversy. Rousseau, Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1842-1843, p.3. Orthographic error for
‘Mutabilis Traversi’, synonym for Traversi.
Mutabilis Vera.
Leroy, André, Catalogue, 1847. Synonym for Traversi.
Mutabilis Violacea. (C.japonica), Porcher, Dec.1847, Revue Horticole, ser.3, vol.1, p.451. No description. Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France, vol.40, p.224:
The flower is ranunculiform (formal double), 10-11 cm across, a bright, carmine, cherry-red
or dark rose; the petals are in 6-7 rows, well imbricated, rounded at the apex, spread like a
fan, cupped and veined blood red. See also Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book
I, pl. III. Originated by Boll, USA.
Mu-tan-cha. Watanabe & Andoh, 1980, Hana to Kino Bunka Tsubaki, p.155. Different reading for
Mudan Cha.
Mutancha.
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Yü, 1964, Camellian. Different reading for Mudan Cha.
Muteki. (Invincible), (C.sasanqua), Satomi, 1958, Nomenclature List of Sasanqua of Japan, p.13: Deep
pink. Large, semi-double with incurved petals. Originated in Japan.
Muteki. (Mist Droplets), (C.japonica), JCS., 1984, Tsubaki, No.23, p.37 with illustration: The flower is
purple red with white streaks, 5 petals, very small cylindrical single. Stamens few, retrogressive. Blooms mid-season. Leaves long-oval, apices acuminate. Sometimes called ‘Muteki’ =
‘Foghorn’. Selected from wild japonicas in Nagahama Town, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Named and released by Ôzu Camellia Enthusiasts Club in 1983.
Mutong Zhishen.
Wilson.
Gao, Jiyin, Ltr, 30 July 1990. Chinese synonym for Elegans sport, C.M.
Mutsu-no-shima. (Six Islands), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.189 &
483: Medium sized, anemone centred, double white with pink and red streaks. Originated in
Japan. (Believed extinct.) Different reading: ‘Roku-no-shima’.
Mutsunoshima-kasuri. (Six Islands Variegated), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe,
1969, pl.231: Small to medium size, single, white with dark crimson streaks. Originated in
Japan. Different readings: ‘Mutsunoshima-tobi’iri’, ‘Rokunoshima-kasuri’.
Mutsunoshima-tobi’iri.
Different reading for Mutsunoshima-kasuri.
Mutt’s Watermelon Pink. Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943. Renamed Slenderlee by the
originator.
Muwu Qianniao.
synonym for the Japan C.vernalis Mennai-chidori.
Muyû (No Worry), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.148, colour photo, p.251,
description: Deep fuchsine pink, small size, single, 6-7 large, rounded, overlapping petals;
opening wide campanulate, with a centre stamen column, yellow anthers, white filaments.
Blooms mid-season. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.145. Originated in
Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Discovered by Mamoru Oda in 1975, named and
released by Saburô Kumagai.
Muzio Scevola. (C.japonica), Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum.... No description. Originated
Muzuchelli.
Frères Noisette, Nantes Nursery Catalogue, 1857, p.37. Orthographic error for
Mazzuchelli.
My Bonnie Lassie. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1969, p.164, Reg. No.1060: A 10 year
old chance seedling that first flowered 1962; originated by J.M. Haynie, Theodore, Alabama,
USA. Plant growth is upright and medium, with light green leaves, 10.5 cm long x 5 cm wide.
The open, peony type flower, averages 11 cm across x 6 cm deep. Light blush pink with
deeper splashes. Petals 14 with 11 petaloids, golden anthers and white filaments. Blooms
mid-season to late. Sports: My Bonnie Lassie Pink, My Bonnie Lassie Variegated.
My Bonnie Lassie Pink. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1969, p.164: A solid pink sport of
My Bonnie Lassie, originated by J.M. Haynie, Theodore, Alabama, USA. Chinese synonym
‘Fen Laxi’.
My Bonnie Lassie Variegated. (C.japonica), Woodland Acres Nursery, 1968, ACS., The Camellia
Journal, vol.23, No.3, p.18 as ‘My Bonnie Lassie V.’: A virus variegated form of My Bonnie
Lassie Pink - Pink blotched white. Originated in USA by J.M. Haynie, Theodore Alabama.
My Choice. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1968, Camellia Nomenclature, p.103: Cream white, delicately tinted
on petal edges. Medium to large peony form. Vigorus, compact, upright growth. Mid-season
blooming. Originated in USA by Harvey Short, Ramona, California.
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My Darling. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature: Light pink. Small
single. Vigorous, compact, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by F.M.
Uyematsu, Montebello, California. Chinese synonym ‘Guaiguai’.
My Debbie. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Sept 2005, p.28 with colour photo p.29, Reg. No.
2654. A chance seedling that first flowered in 1995. Originated and propagated By Jay Ellis
Jr, Keystone Heights, Fla., USA. The 9 cm, light red to very dark red, formal double flower
has heavy petal texture and a special fluorescence. Plant is upright with average growth rate.
Won 11 best seedling awards over 4 seasons. Incurving petals. American Camellia Yearbook,
2005, p.45 and colour photo p.c7. Flowers early to mid-season. Dark green leaves are 6.5 cm
x 3.2 cm.
My Debbie Variegated. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Sept. 2005, p.28 and colour photo
p.29, Reg. No. 2655. A virus variegated, red marbled white, form of My Debbie. Originated
and propagated by Jay Ellis Jr. Other details as for My Debbie.
My Diane. (C.x williamsii), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1975, vol.IX, No.1, p.28, Reg. No.95:
C.saluenensis x C.japonica Daikagura, that first bloomed 1958. Plant habit, tall and
spreading; leaves light green, 8 cm x 4 cm. Flowers, peony form, 3-5 rows of fluted petals
with a centre bunch of numerous petaloids; colour deep pink; size, 12 cm across x 8 cm deep.
Blooms mid-season to late. Originated by L.E. Jury, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
My Ernestine. (C.japonica x C.reticulata), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.217, Reg. No.1412: A
very large, medium rose, peony form from C.japonica ‘Dr W.G. Lee’ (Doctor Lee) x
C.reticulata Mouchang. Originated by Mr Paul Gilley, Grand Ridge, Florida, USA. The
peony form, ‘Daikagura’ type, bloom is medium rose with cream anthers and yellow
filaments, 10 large petals and 40 petaloids. Average size, 13 cm across x 10 cm deep. Blooms
mid-season. Plant growth is upright and spreading with dark green leaves, 10 cm long x 5 cm
wide.
My Fair Lady. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Pink. Complete double. Midseason. Sport of Elizabeth. SCCS., 1954, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature, p.68:
Light pink with deeper pink centre and outer petals. Medium large, formal double. Vigorous,
compact, upright growth. Mid-season blooming. A seedling raised by Harvey Short, Ramona,
California, USA, according to Hertrich, 1959, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.III,
pp.166, 169. Fendig’s listing as a sport of Elizabeth is not believed to be correct.
My Honey. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1, back cover.
My Keley.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1990, p.89. Orthographic error for My Kelley.
My Kelly.
SCCS 1993, Camellia Nomenclature, p.83. Orthographic variant for My Kelley.
My Kelley. (C.japonica), ACS., 1989, The Camellia Journal, vol.44, No.4, front cover, colour photo and
description: A camellia tribute to a college graduate. Large size, medium pink, formal to roseform double with 11 rows of 80-85 large petals. Long lasting bloom. Mid-season flowering.
Chance seedling originated by Ferol & Sam Zerkowsky, Tammia Nursery, Pearl River,
Louisiana, USA. ACS, 1990. The Camellia Journal, vol.45, No.1, p.12, Reg. No.2187.
American Camellia Yearbook, 1990, p.89, colour photo between pp.91-92, erroneously as
‘My Keley’. The 10 year old seedling first bloomed in 1984. Average flower size 11 cm
across x 7 cm deep with 80-85 petals and yellow anthers and filaments.
My Louise. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1977, p.217, Reg. No.1413: A very large,
medium pink, semi-double. A 6 year old chance japonica seedling that first bloomed 1974.
Originated by Paul Gilley, Grand Ridge, Florida, USA. The Frizzle White type bloom is
medium pink with light pink filaments and yellow anthers, 12 petals and 4 large petaloids.
Average size, 12.5 cm across x 6 cm deep. Blooms mid-season.
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My Nancy. (C.japonica), ACS., Aug.1987, The Camellia Journal, vol.42, No.3, p.6, Reg. No.2047:
Medium pinkish purple to lavender, spotted white, semi-double to peony form, C.japonica
sport of Mark Alan. Mid-season blooming. Originated by Dr Howard W. Ramsey,
Gainesville, Florida, USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1987, p.82, with colour photo
between pp.60-65: A medium size, pinkish purple to lavender, spotted white, semi-double to
peony form, C.japonica sport of Mark Alan. Flowers mid-season. This sport was first
observed 1984. Average flower size, 9 cm across x 5 cm deep with 10-15 petals, 30-35
petaloids and gold anthers. Generally smaller over-all than its parent with shorter outer petals.
Plant growth is upright and medium with dark green leaves, 6-8 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
My Pet. (C.japonica), ACS 1995, The Camellia Journal, vol.50, No.1, p.15, Reg. No.2309: Small size,
pink, with deeper pink petaloids, anemone form C.japonica chance seedling, originated in
USA by Peter Tedesco, Felton, California. Blooms early to late. ACS 1995, American
Camellia Yearbook, p.8 with colour photo: The 12 year old seedling first flowered 1985.
Average flower size is 7 cm across x 4.5 cm deep with 8 petals, 80-100 petaloids. Plant
growth is upright and dense with dark green leaves 7.5 cm long x 5 cm wide.
My Ruth. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1962, Camellia Nomenclature, p.78: Flame red, large semi-double with
heavy, upright, crisp petals which stand apart and a tight group of stamens. Vigorous, open,
upright growth. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by Dr R.T. Cale, Bessemer,
Alabama.
My Sue. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1962-1963, p.223, Reg. No.637: A 5 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1961. Originated by Frank Watters, Aiken, South Carolina,
USA. Plant growth is upright and rapid with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm long x 3.5 cm wide.
The formal double flower, 9-10 cm across x 5 cm deep, is light blush with red stripes and 70+
petals, which curve upwards, cup-shaped and arranged in 10-11 rows, 6 petals to a row,
giving a scalloped appearance. Blooms mid-season.
My Trula. (C.japonica) ACS, The Camellia Journal, Sept. 2012, p.26 with colour photo; Regn. No.2826;
Regd by Mr. N.C. Barnard, St. Elmo, Ala. ACS, Yearbook 2012, p.18 with colour photo; A
15 year old chance seedling, first flowered 2006. Large, 12cm x 5.7cm, deep pink,
semidouble to loose peony form flower has 27 outer petals and a variable number of inner
petals, some folded and twisted. Numerous sprayed stamens with yellow anthers. Upright
open plant, average growth rate. Flowers early to midseason.
Myako Dori.
Torsanlorenzo Catalogue, 1984-1985. Corruption of the Japanese name
Miyakodori.
Myal. (C.japonica), New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 1995, Issue No.120,, vol.XIX, No.1, p.46, Reg.
No.354: Originated by A. & R. Hannam, Putaruru, New Zealand. Red (RHS.CC.50A), semidouble with yellow anthers and pink filaments, with 14 slightly reflexed petals. Flowers 11-12
cm across. Open, upright, slow growth with dark green leaves 10 cm long x 6.7 cm wide.
Blooms mid-season to late. A chance seedling.
Myken. (C.sasanqua), ACRS., 1980, Camellia News, No.75, p.24, Reg. No.232: Originated by Alice
Spragg, Sutherland, N.S.W., Australia A chance seedling that first flowered 1972. The 8 cm
across, single white, bordered red flowers are early blooming. The 3 cm x 1.6 cm leaves are
lanceolate and variegated through gold to red.
Mykenjaku.
Portland Camellia Nursery Camellia Catalogue, 1946-1947, p.7. Corruption of
Japanese name Mikenjaku.
Mylene Wong.
Wong.
Gerbings Azalea Gardens Catalogue, 1958. Orthographic error for Maylene
Mynelle Hayward. (C.japonica), Wheelers Central Georgia Nurseries Catalogue, 1955-1956, p.5;
American Camellia Yearbook, 1955, p.339, Reg. No.228: A 9 year old chance seedling,
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originated by Central Georgia Nursery, Macon, Georgia, USA, that first flowered 1949. Plant
growth is upright, compact and rapid in rate, with mid-green leaves, similar to Debutante,
oval, abruptcuspidate and serrate. The flowers are pink, 9-11 cm across, similar to Debutante
in form with 10 regular and 17 irregular petals and 90 petaloids. Flowers early to mid-season.
Sport: Mynelle Hayward Variegated.
Mynelle Hayward Variegated. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1968, Camellia Nomenclature, p.104 as ‘Mynelle
Hayward Var.’: A virus variegated form of Mynelle Hayward - Pink blotched white. Originated in USA.
Myôgen. (Temple Name), (C.japonica), Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.252, colour
photo and description: Medium size, faint pink to white background with a peppering of red,
wide, campanulate single of 5 broad, rounded, overlapping petals with ruffled margins and a
short, pinched in, yellow stamen column. Blooms early to mid-season. Leaves elliptic to
broad-elliptic, deep green, apices acuminate, margins serrate. Originated in the precincts of
the Myôgen Temple, the western part of the Hyôgo Prefecture, Japan. Resembles
Shibori-hatsu’arashi.
Myôgi-in. Mizuno, 1681, Kadan Kômoku: Red spotted white. Full double. This cultivar was listed
by Kaempfer, 1712 as ‘Meokin’. Different reading ‘Myôki-in’.
Myôhaku. (Wonderful White), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.146, colour
photo, p.250, description: White, single of 6 petals, tubular to campanulate, irregular, broad,
cleft apex; yellow anthers, white filaments. Originated in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture,
Japan. Named and released by Saneichi Koyama in 1979.
Myohrenji.
Andoh, 1971, Tsubaki, Meika no Shôkai to Saibai, p.212. Different reading for
Myôrenji.
Myôjô. (Morning Star), (C.rusticana), Minagawa, 1956, Chinkashû; Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan,
pl.140, p.70, description, p.129: Leaves broadly-elliptic, venation impressed, apex acute, margins acutely serrate, mid-green, variegated pale gold along the midrib, variegation sometimes
reduced to small spots. Petiole, 4-6 mm long, hairy. Flower, single, red (Rose Opal 022), bell
shaped; petals incurved on lateral margin, recurved at apex. Originated in Niigata Prefecture,
Japan. Named and released by Jitarô Nagao. See also colour pl: Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,
Senchinshû, p.147.
Myôjô. (Morning Star), (C.japonica), Satô, 1962, Chinen, and 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.52 with colour
photo: Small single, red with clear white patches, compact, central column of stamens,
slightly spreading at top, anthers old gold. Leaves dark green, ovate to broad-ovate,
blunt-acute, serrulate. Originated in Japan by Satô from the cross Benimyôrenji x
Iwane-shibori. Named and released by Minoru Satô in 1962.
Myôjô. (Morning Star), (C.sasanqua), Itô, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô: Red single with white spots.
Yashiro, 1841. Kokon Yôrankô, vol.344: Red single with white spots. Originated in Japan.
(Believed extinct.)
Myôjô. (Morning Star), (C.sasanqua), Minagawa, Iza’emon, 1885, Nisshô’en Chabaifu: Small size,
white with red moires. Synonym: ‘E’awase’. Originated in Japan.
Myôjô. (Morning Star), (C.x vernalis), Satomi. 1958. Nomenclature List of Sasanqua of Japan, p.13:
Pink dotted white. Medium size, single. Originated in Japan.
Myôjô. (Morning Star), (Higo), Higo Rokka, 1989, p.32: Large size, 11-12 cm across, pink ground with
red variegation, 7-8 petals. A sport of Yamato-nishiki. Originated in the Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Myôjôkô. (Red Morning Star), (C.sasanqua), Itô, Ihei, 1721, Kôeki Chikinshô, p.33: Red, single. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
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Myôjyô.
Mainichi Shinbun, 1971. Different reading for Myôjô.
Myôkenji. (Myôken Temple), (C.japonica), Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.311, ‘Grasses and
Trees’. No description. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Myôkakuji. (Myôkaku Temple), (C.japonica), Hamamatsu, 1825, Setsuyô Kikan. No description. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Myôki-in. (Myôki Temple), (C.japonica), Mizuno, 1681, Kadan Kômoku. Red, formal double with white
splashes. Itô, lhei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshô; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yôrankô, vol.306: Large
red flower, variegated with a splashed pattern of white. Originated in Japan. For colour
illustration see pl.422, Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969. (Believed extinct.) This
cultivar was listed as ‘Meokin’ by Kaempfer, 1712. Different reading: ‘Myôgi-in’. (Believed
extinct.)
Myôki-in. (Myôki Temple), (C.japonica). Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.179: A
medium sized, open peony, red, fading to light lilac on petal edges, white blotches. Originated
Myôkô. (Rare Red), (C.japonica), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinchû, p.146, p.250: Small size, dark
red, cup-shaped single, good shaped cylinder of stamens. Originated in Kagawa Prefecture,
Japan. Nippon Tsubaki - Sasanqua Meikan, 1998, p.255 with colour photo; English translation
p.180. Flowers mid-season to late. Leaves elliptic, medium size, thick, curved outwards.
Upright, vigorous growth. Selected from wild japonicas in Mure Town. Named and released
by Saneichi Koyama.
Myôkô. (Name of a Mountain), (C.rusticana), Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.125, p.63, description, p.124: Leaves, dark green, thick, ovate-elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic, base obtuse, apex
acute, venation impressed, depresso-serrate margins, 6.5-7 cm long x 2.4-3.4 cm wide,
petioles about 6 mm long, very hairy. Flowers semi-double, pink (Neyron Rose 623), inner
petals wrinkled, with a few irregular stamens. Petals 20-24, largest, 4.6 cm long x 3.8 cm
broad. Stamens 2.6-3.9 cm high in 5 fascicles, creamy filaments. Late flowering. Originated
in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Myôkokuji. (Myôkoku Temple), (C.japonica), Hamamatsu, 1825, Setsuyô Kikan, vol.23. No description.
Myôkô-nishiki. (Myôkô Brocade), (C.rusticana), Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.250: Red
vertical streaks on pale pink ground with white margins. Single, widely opening flower of 6
petals. Stamens spreading. Small size. Mid-season flowering. Leaves, small to medium, ovate,
curved, keeled at midrib, prominent venation. Hirsute petiole. Plant habit, bushy and variable.
Of snow camellia lineage, originated in Takada City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Named and
released by Yaichi Kawamura.
Myôrenji. (Myôrenji Temple), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.687; Itô
Tokuemon, 1788, Tsubaki Hanagata Tsuki Obo’echô: Single, blush pink with some red
marks. There is a series of these medium sized singles, usually cupped, with long petals
surrounding a boss of stamens. The modern Myôrenji is rose-red. Originated in Chûbu area,
Japan. Different reading: ‘Myohrenji’. Sport: Shibori-myôrenji. Synonyms:
‘Myôrenji-tsubaki’, ‘Beni-myôrenji’. The modem ‘Myôrenji’ is also known as
‘Beni-myôrenji’. See Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, 1982, vol.I, pl. 24, description
p.294. Note: It is not certain that the modern Myôrenji is the same as the anciently listed
cultivars.
Myôrenji. (Myôrenji Temple), (C.japonica), Nakayama, 1847, Senka’oden, 1st.ser. vol.5: Single, light
red, with very small sepals. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)
Myôrenji. (Myôrenji Temple), (C.japonica), Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969, pl.684:
Medium sized, deep crimson, double with 5 rows of imbricated petals, some petals towards
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the centre having a few white lines. Small stamen group in the centre when fully open.
Myôrenji-tsubaki.
Joshua Condor, 1893, Landscape Gardening in Japan as ‘Miorenji-tsubaki’.
Synonym for Myôrenji.
Myorenji White. SCCS., 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Synonym for
Hakumyôrenji.
Myôren-no-an.
Chûbu Tsubaki Kyôkai, 1960. Different reading for Myôren-no-iori.
Myôren-no-iori. (Hermitage of the Myôren), (C.japonica), Chûbu Tsubaki Kyôkai, 1960 as ‘Myôren-noan’; Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.26 as ‘Myôrennoiori’, colour pl: Leaves ovate-elliptic to
broad-elliptic, gradually acute, minutely crenate, petioles a little hairy. Flowers single,
broadly cup-shaped, petals wrinkled at apex, red (Carmine 21/1). Stamens, broad cylindrical.
Flowers mid-season. Originated in the Chûbu area, Japan. For colour photos see: Tuyama,
1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.165, p.83. Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, p.147.
Different reading: ‘Myôren-no-an’. A seedling of Benimyôrenji.
Myôshi. (Mysterious Purple), (C.rusticana), Hagiya & Ishizawa, 1968, Kyôto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki,
Tokushû, No.8, p.11, illustration, p.58: A purplish, pale pink, rose form double to
semi-double, 7-8 cm across, petals 14-17, stamens 10-20, filaments yellow. Leaves
mid-green, ovate, 7-8 cm long, acuminate, coarsely serrate. Originated in Itoigawa City,
Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Collected, named and released by Susumu Ishizawa in 1960
Myôshôji-akayabu. (Red Wild Camellia of Myôshôji Temple). (C.japonica), "Camellias in Kurume",
ICS Congress, Kurume 2010, p.23; A small vermilion single flower, wild type. A 250 year
old tree in Tera-machi, Japan.
Myôshôji-shiratama. (White Treasure of Myôshôji). (C.japonica), "Camellias in Kurume", ICS
Congress, Kurume 2010, p.23; Small white single. A 150 year old tree in Tera-machi, Japan.
Myôtozaki.
Yashiroda, 1950, American Camellia Yearbook, p.19. Different reading for
Meotozaki.
Myôtoboshi.
Different reading for Meotoboshi.
Myra. (C.japonica), Australian Botanical and Horticultural Society Report, 1849. A Camden Park
seedling raised by Sir William Macarthur, N.S.W., Australia. No description. (Believed
extinct.)
Myra D. (C.japonica), SCCS., 1981, Camellia Nomenclature, p.120: Blush pink. Small, formal double
with incurved petals. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA by J.M. Haynie, Theodore,
Alabama.
Myra Gerbing. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, May 1997, p.21, Reg. No.2403. A very large,
blush pink, anemone form chance seedling. Flowers early to late. Originated by G.C. Gerbing,
Millwood, Ga., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1997, p.6, colour photo before p.1. The
10 year old seedling first flowered in 1989. Average flower size is 15 cm across x 6.5 cm
deep, 8-10 petals, numerous petaloids, blush pink filaments and yellow anthers. Plant growth
is upright and average, with dark green leaves 7.5 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Myra Price. (C.reticulata hybrid). New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, March 2003, Issue No.144,
vol.XXIII, No.2, p.15, Reg. No.451. Registered by N. Haydon, Takanini, New Zealand. A
distinctive sport of C.reticulata hybrid Mouchang, first observed by Myra Price, Manukau
City, NZ, and propagated by Camellia Haven. The flower is of anemone form, 12 cm
diameter x 6 cm deep, 9-10 petals and 230-240 flag petaloids which have pinkish-white
filaments fused into a single white base. A few shorter anthers are hidden by the petaloids.
Colour is orchid pink (RHS.CC.61D). The plant is upright and spreading, open in structure,
and fast growing, with dark green leaves 12 cm long x 6 cm wide. Flowers mid-season to late.
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Myra Wadsworth. (C.japonica), Laurel Lakes Nursery Catalogue, 1958; American Camellia Yearbook,
1959, p.278, Reg. No.372: A 10 year old chance seedling; originated by S.L. Marbury,
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA that first flowered 1955. Plant growth is upright, open and
rapid. The dark green leaves are 12.5 cm x 5 cm. The semi-double flowers, off-white with
pink stripes and yellow stamens, have 17 petals and are 11-12.5 cm across x 5 cm deep. Early
to mid-season flowering. Orthographic error: ‘Myra Woodsworth’.
Myra Woodsworth.
Griffin ed., 1958, Camellian. Orthographic error for Myra Wadsworth.
Myrrhe.
von Biedenfeld, 1856, Practische Grundelhren der kultur von Camellien..., p.22.
Synonym for Mirra.
Myrtafolia Alba. Tregrehan Camellia Nursery Catalogue, 1970. Orthographic error for ‘Myrtifolia
Alba’ synonym for Circe.
Myrthiflora.
Jacob-Makoy, 1828, Catalogue, p.5. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1850, p.48.
Orthographic error for Myrtifolia.
Myrthiflora Alba. Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1850, p.48. Orthographic error for ‘Myrtiflora Alba’,
synonym for Circe.
Myrthifoglia.
Charles Maupoil Catalogue, 1827, p.23. Orthographic error for Myrtifolia.
Myrthifolia.
Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue, p.27. Orthographic error for error for
Myrtifolia.
Myrthifolia Alba. Verschaffelt Catalogue,1844-1845, p.27. Orthographic error for ‘Myrtifolia
Alba’, synonym for Circe.
Myrthyfolia.
Myrtiflora.
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.199. Orthographic error for Myrtifolia.
Hazlewood Nursery Catalogue, 1962. Synonym for Myrtifolia (Australia).
Myrtiflora Elegans. (C.japonica), Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.47: Blossoms of the largest
size, of uniform pink, composed of numerous, ovate, rounded petals, regularly imbricated.
See pl.III, Book II, Verschaffelt, 1859, Nouvelle Iconographie. Originated in Italy by
Franchetti, Florence. Orthographic error: ‘Myrtifolia Elegans’.
Myrtifolia. (C.japonica), Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1814, vol.40, No.1670; Aiton’s Hortus Kewensis,
1812, vol.4, p.235 as ‘Myrtle Leaved Red’; Parmentier, 1818, Catalogue des arbres et plantes
... p.15. No description. Chandler & Booth, 1831, Illustrations & Descriptions... pl.14:
Flowers rarely less than 7.5 cm across. On first opening they are a deep rose colour, but
become paler. The flowers are numerous and regularly arranged, forming an even, compact
flower, faintly veined red. The exterior petals are of roundish form, darker in colour than the
interior ones. They are about 2.5 cm broad and become recurved as the flower has been open
for some time. The interior petals are much smaller and pointed, of a pale rose colour; at first
erect, concave and closely set; they afterwards expand almost flat and leave a little hollow
place in the middle which is often hidden by small, narrow, irregularly formed petals, with a
yellowish tip having the appearance of stamens. Scented. Early illustrations include: Chandler
& Booth, 1831, Illustrations & Descriptions.---pl.14. Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, vol.2,
pl.199. Edwards Botanical Register, 1815, Vol.I, pl.22. Loddige’s Botanical Cabinet, 1819,
vol.IV, pl.354. This variety was originally imported from China by Kew Gardens and was
brought in by Greville in 1806. Early synonyms were: ‘Myrtifolia Plena’, ‘Myrtifolia
Odorata’, ‘Hexangularis’, ‘Pendulata’, ‘Myrtifolia Pendula’, ‘Myrtifolia Rosea’, ‘Involuta’,
‘Starry Flowered’, ‘Myrtifolia Chinenza’. It was also called variously: ‘Myrtle Leaved’,
‘Myrtle-leaved Red’, ‘Large Myrtle-leaves’, ‘Small Myrtle-leaved’, ‘Large flowering
Myrtle-leaved’, ‘Myrtifolia Flore Plena’, ‘Myrtifolia Major’ and ‘Constellation’.
Orthographic errors: ‘Myrthifolia’, ‘Myrthyfolia’, ‘Myrthiflora’, ‘Myrtifolie’, ‘Myrthyfolia’.
The old Chinese name is believed to be ‘Liujiao Dahong’. In Australia the deep pink sport of
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Madame de Cannart d’Hamale was erroneously known as ‘Myrtifolia’, until renamed
Myrtifolia (Australia). In Portugal it is called ‘Myrtifolia Chinesa’. In other countries Cup
of Beauty has been mislabeled as Myrtifolia.
Myrtifolia (1).
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Myrtifolia (Australia).
Myrtifolia (2).
Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Myrtifolia Alba. van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:14, who gave ‘Albicans’as its synonym. However
‘Albicans’ was published by Buist in 1839, which would give it priority. Verschaffelt, 1850,
Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.II says it was also known as ‘Myrtifolia Albicans’,
‘Schackkoenigen’ and ‘Princesse Royale de Gruneberg’ and that it was named by Rev.
Herbert. Van Houtte Catalogue, 1859, 77:53 equates ‘Circe’ with ‘Myrtifolia Alba’ and
Herbert published ‘Pumila’or ‘Circe’ in 1837, Amaryllideae Suppl., p.367, which makes
Circe the prior valid name.
Myrtifolia Albicans.
Circe.
Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book XII, pl.II. Synonym for
Myrtifolia (Australia). (C.japonica), Hazlewood Nursery Catalogue, 1962: This is the deep pink to red
sport of Madame de Cannart d’Hamale which had previously been erroneously known in
Australia as ‘Myrtifolia’. The flower form and plant habit is identical to the parent. Originated
in Australia. Synonym: ‘Myrtifolia Red’, ‘Cup of Beauty Rosea’.
Myrtifolia Chinesa.
da Silva, 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellias in Oporto as ‘Myrtifolia
Chineza’. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Myrtifolia Chinenza.
Myrtifolia.
da Silva, 1880, Forcing Varieties of Camellias in Oporto. Synonym for
Myrtifolia Elegans.
J. Linden Nursery Catalogue, 1878-1879, p.10. Orthographic error for
Myrtiflora Elegans.
Myrtifolia Flore Plena.
for Myrtifolia.
Cels, Paris Nursery Catalogue, 1817, p.9, as ‘Myrtifolia Fl. Pl.’. Synonym
Myrtifolia Grandiflora.
Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.98. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Myrtifolia Lusitana. (C.japonica), Jardim Portuense, 1844, April, No.7, p.103; Beautiful regular flower,
dark red, very seldom some flowers have petals striped white, or vivid scarlet. Obtained by
head gardener João José Gomes. Originated in Porto, Portugal.
Myrtifolia Major.
Myrtifolia.
Hibbert & Buist, 1832, American Flower Garden Directory, p.74. Synonym for
Myrtifolia Minor. (C.japonica), Hibbert & Buist, 1832, p.74. American Flower Garden Directory, 1st
ed. No description. Originated in USA. (Believed extinct.)
Myrtifolia Odorata. Anon. 1830, "Ueber die Cultur der Kamellien" in Der Blumen Gaertner, p.52.
Schneiderff, 1841, Catalogo delle piante chi si trovano nel Giardini.---p.9. Synonym for
Myrtifolia.
Myrtifolia Odoratissima.
Myrtifolia Pendula.
Myrtifolia Plena.
Myrtifolia Red.
Costa, 1846, Catalogue, p.9. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed,2, pp.166-167. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Loddige’s Catalogue, 1814, p.25 as ‘Myrtifolia Pl.’. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Treseder’s Nursery Catalogue, 1972. Synonym for Myrtifolia (Australia).
Myrtifolia Rose Sport.
Treseders Nurseries (Truro), Ltd Catalogue, 1962-1963, p.3. No
description. No valid listing located.
Myrtifolia Rosea.
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Leroy, André Catalogue, 1911, p.48. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Myrtle Annis Cannon. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1978, p.133, Reg. No.1470: A large,
white, peony form C.japonica chance seedling, that blooms mid-season. Originated by Mike
Cannon, Covington, Louisiana, USA. First bloomed 1973. A deep, rounded flower with loose
petals. Petals 44, with white filaments and yellow anthers. Size, 12 cm. across x 7 cm. deep.
All blooms semi-double with rabbit ears like Guilio Nuccio. Plant growth is medium with
dark green leaves, 9.5 cm long x 3.7 cm. wide.
Myrtle Icard. (C.japonica), ACS, The Camellia Journal, Aug. 1998, p.23, Reg. No.2456. A very large,
pink, semi-double cross of Nina Avery x Granada. Flowers mid-season to late. Originated
by Marvin Jernigan, Warner Robins, Ga., USA. American Camellia Yearbook, 1998, p.5,
colour photo before p.1. The 20 year old seedling first flowered 1981. Average flower size is
14 cm across x 7.5 cm deep, with dark green leaves 30 petals, 100 petaloids, yellow anthers
and white filaments. Plant growth is upright, dense and average, with light green leaves 10 cm
long x 3.8 cm wide.
Myrtle McLeod. (C.japonica), ANZCRS., 1956, Camellia Annual, p.6, Reg. No.12: Originated by C.F.
Cole, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia from an Elegans x Spencer’s Pink seedling that first
flowered 1955. The blooms are single, pure white, with a cluster of bright yellow stamens.
Size 10-11 cm, across. Flowers early. Leaves are deep green, oval, 8 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Myrtle Monroe. (C.japonica), American Camellia Yearbook, 1975, p.240, Reg. No.1350: A 10 year old
chance seedling that first bloomed 1967; originated by R.S. Monroe, Waycross, Georgia,
USA. Plant growth is spreading, dense and medium with dark green leaves, 7.5 cm long x 5
cm. wide. The semi-double, Frizzle White type, bloom is pink with golden anthers, 43 petals,
11 petaloids. Size, 10-11 cm across and 4.5 cm. deep. Blooms mid-season.
Myrtle-leaved.
Sweet, 1818, Hortus Suburbanus Londinensis. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Myrtle-leaved Hexangularis. Curtis, 1814, Botanical Magazine, vol.40, pl.1670. Synonym for
Myrtifolia.
Myrtle-leaved Red.
Aiton, 1812, Hortus Kewensis, 4:235. Synonym for Myrtifolia.
Myrtyfolia.
Claude Thoby, 1993, Camélias, pp.12, 18, 25, 49. Orthographic variant for
Myrtifolia.
Mysterious. (C.japonica), Magnolia Gardens and Nursery Catalogue, 1942-1943. White striped pink.
Large, full, peony form. Originated in the USA at Magnolia Gardens, South Carolina, USA.
Mystery. (C.japonica), Cannon, 1962, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.17, No.1, back cover. No
Mystic. (C.japonica), Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Pink variegated white. Medium sized
semi-double. Mid-season blooming. Originated in USA.
Mystique. (C.japonica), Camellias, Y.C. Shen, 2009, p.153 with colour photo; White, with stripes of
light purple on some petals. Semi-double to rose form double. Sprayed stamens mixed with
central petaloids. Diameter 12 cm.
Mystre. (C.japonica),
Gerbing Camellia Nursery, 1963, ACS., The Camellia Journal, vol.18,
No.4, inside back cover. No description. Originated in USA. No valid listing located.
Myuki-nishiki.
Vanderbilt, 1940, Camellia Research, p.6. Corruption of the Japanese name
Miyuki-nishiki.
Mywoods.
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Tony Lord, ed. 1992-1993, The Plant Finder, p.95. Orthographic error for Nywoods.

M. d`Offoy. Paul, 1871, The Journal of Horticulture, p.159. R. Società

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