cv 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.