(C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1858, 72:16: Imbricated, tricolor, very large flower.

Van Houtte, 1860, Flore des Serres, vol.13, F.1323 as ‘Contessa Lavinia Maggi’: A large,

magnificently imbricated flower, having round, fat buds, numerous petals, pure white ground

with definite dashes of dark carmine. See also pl.105, The Floral Magazine, 1862, vol.2.

Orthographic errors: ‘Lavinia Moggi’, ‘La Vina Maggi’, ‘Lavinia Maggie’, ‘Contessa

Lawinia Maggi’, ‘Lavina Maggi’, ‘Lafina Maggi’, ‘Livinia Maggi’, ‘Lavinia Maggie’, La

Vinia Maggi’, ‘Contessa Livinia Maggi’. Synonym: ‘Contessa Lavinia Maggi’. ‘Lavinia

Maggi Imbricated’. Sports: Roi des Belges, Lavinia Maggi Rosea, Lavinia Maggi Rouge,

Lavinia Maggi Alba. Originated in Italy by Onofrio Maggi and distributed by Lechi, Brescia.

Received a RHS., F.C.C. in 1862 as ‘Contessa Lavinia Maggi’. Chinese synonym ‘Kenmaji’,

as ‘Contessa Lavinia Maggi’. Note: It is apparent that many of the plants still in existence,

also published photographs, have a pale pink background instead of the original description of

pure white.