(C.japonica), Luzzatti Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di

Camelie, p.9: Imbricated in the form of Incarnata; flowers often form star-like; scarlet red

with some white streaks. Verschaffelt, 1859, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.2: A

perfection amongst perfections. Received from Italy two or three years ago, it blooms with

remarkable ease and abundance. Its flowers are of medium size but perfect form. Its leaves,

fully ovate-lanceolate, have large serrations. The colouring is a vivid cherry-red with a few,

faint, white stripes. Synonyms: ‘Faraggiana’, ‘Faragian’, ‘Fargini’, ‘Farogiana’, and,

erroneously ‘Connestabili’, ‘Conestabile’. Orthographic error: ‘Anorea Doria’. A sport of

Countess of Ellesmere.

(C.japonica), Luzzatti Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di

Camelie, p.9: Imbricated in the form of Incarnata; flowers often form star-like; scarlet red

with some white streaks. Verschaffelt, 1859, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.2: A

perfection amongst perfections. Received from Italy two or three years ago, it blooms with

remarkable ease and abundance. Its flowers are of medium size but perfect form. Its leaves,

fully ovate-lanceolate, have large serrations. The colouring is a vivid cherry-red with a few,

faint, white stripes. Synonyms: ‘Faraggiana’, ‘Faragian’, ‘Fargini’, ‘Farogiana’, and,

erroneously ‘Connestabili’, ‘Conestabile’. Orthographic error: ‘Anorea Doria’. A sport of

Countess of Ellesmere.

Extracts from: International Camelia Register
Extracts from: International Camelia Register