(C.japonica), Oudin, Lisieux Nursery Catalogue, 1844, p.9 as ‘Alba Prima di

Casoretti’: Perfect imbricated form, very numerous petals, recurved from the centre to the

circumference, forming an elevated centre of the purest white. van Houtte Catalogue, 1845,

18:7, as ‘Alba Casoretti’: Imbricated, pure white. Paquet, 1844, Traité de la camellia des

plantes de Terre de Bruyère as ‘Alba Casoretti’: Flower medium to large size, 9.5 cm across x

4.5 cm deep, white with tints of yellowish green in the centre, outer petals, 14 in 3 rows, inner

9, folded and waved petaloids with stamens intermixed. Leaves, medium size, elliptic, apices

short acute, margins sharply serrulate. A seedling originated by Casoretti of Italy. For

illustration see Verschaffelt, 1849, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VII, pl.II as ‘Alba

Plena’(Casoretti): This one is conspicuous by the fullness of its convex centre. Synonyms:

‘Alba de Casoretti’, ‘Alba Prima di Casoretti’, ‘Alba Prima’. Orthographic errors: ‘Alba di

Cassoretti’, ‘Alba Casoretto’, ‘Albade Casoretti’, ‘Alba Pleno Casorette’, ‘Alba Plena

Cassoreti’, ‘Alba Pleno Casoretti’, ‘Alba Prima di Cassoretti’.

Alba Plena Imbricata. Catalogue della Stablimento Agrario-Botanico Castagnola e Casabono,

1867-1868. Synonym for Alba Plena.

Alba Plena Improved. McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias, p.1. Synonym for Alba

Plena. Alba Plena Fimbriata. Poiteau, 1836, Revue Horticole, p.166-170. Synonym for Fimbriata.