(C.japonica), R. Società Toscana di Orticultura Bollettino, 1862 as having been

exhibited by Santarelli in 1856. Stefano Pagliai Catalogue, 1867, p.70: Very large, perfectly

imbricated flower, usually with a vivid red centre, and the rest of the flower almost white,

sometimes with a red centre with other petals widely spotted with white, remarkable for the

two colours almost separated from each other. Williams, 1869, Choice Stove & Greenhouse

Flowering Plants, p.206 as ‘Giardino Santarella’: Petals smooth and cupped, blush white

striped with rosy carmine. Van Houtte, 1874, Flore des Serres et des Jardins... vol.20, p.120,

pl.2120: This variety is beautifully imbricated. The centre is a very beautiful rose colour, the

circumference being occupied by large white petals, often spotted with the centre colour.

Rollisson’s Plant Catalogue, 1877-1878 has “Beautifully imbricated, very large, bright cerise,

some petals red and white, frequently all white.” Originated by Santarelli, Florence, Italy.

Orthographic errors: ‘Giardino Fantarelli’, ‘Giardino Zantarelli’, ‘Giardino Santarella’.

Giardino Schmidt. Hertrich, 1955, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.II, p.145.

Orthographic variant for Giardino Schmitz.

Giardino Schmith. Besson & Figlio Catalogue, 1878. Orthographic error for Giardino Schmitz.