(C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book X, pl.II. A

real flemish pink by the bi-coloured, rich variegation of its blossoms, which are of medium

size ... this variety sent to us by Mr Santarelli of Florence, Italy. The petals are biform. From

the circumference till near the centre, they are serried, rounded, full or distinctly bilobate at

the summit, a delicate pink with crimson stripe; at the centre they are nearly white, with a

yellow tint at the heart; they are full, all equally oval, unicoloured or faintly striped pink.

William Bull, 1872, Retail Catalogue No.72, p.135. The name bears many abbreviations and

orthographic variants as: ‘Prof. Phillipe Parlatore’, ‘Prof. Phillipo Parlatore’, ‘Prof. Filippe

Parlatore’, ‘Prof. Parlatore’, ‘Phillipi Parlatore’, ‘Professor Parlatore’, ‘Professor Phillip’,

‘Professor Phillipo’, ‘Professo Phillipo Parlatore’, ‘Professor Philippo Parlatore’, ‘Professor

Filippo Pralatore’, ‘Prof. Phillippo Parlatore’, ‘Professore Philippo Parlatore’, ‘Professor

Philipo Parlatore’, ‘Professore Philipo Parlatore’, ‘Professore Filipe Parlatore’, ‘Professore

Filippe Parlatore’, ‘Professore Fillipe Parlatore’, ‘Filippo Parlatorei’, ‘Filippo Parlatore’,

‘Filipo Parlatore’, ‘Philippo Parlatori’, ‘Phillippo Parlo’, ‘Professore Phillipe Parletoni’,

‘Professor Fillippi Parletoni’, ‘Professor Fillipe Parlatore’, ‘Professor Phillippo Parlatore’.

Received the RHS First Class Certificate in 1863 as ‘Professor Filippo Parlatore’. Sport:

Professor Philippo.

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