(C.japonica), Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.28: Imbricated flower of

perfect form, vivid red with the petals barred with broad, regular, white stripes; sometimes

spotted. Medium size with large, rounded petals, delicately veined a deeper carmine.

Originated by Carlo Luzzatti, Florence, Italy but the exclusive property of Sig. Francisco

Benucci. See colour pl.II, Book XII, Verschaffelt, 1853, Iconographie as ‘Nazionale’.

Abbreviations: ‘Nazionale’, ‘Nazional’, ‘Nacionale’.

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