(C.japonica) Baumann & Baumann, 1835, Collection de Camellias élevés à Bollweiler, pl.40,

text (p.16), as ‘H[erophyl]la Traversii’: The flower is a mass of petals of average size, entirely

full and regularly imbricated. The colour is pale violet with crimson stripes, changing little by

little as the flower ages. Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclator Camelliae as ‘Traversii Mutabilis’: A

light rosy red, blotched with white, imbricated. Originated by Jean Casoretti, gardener for

Traversi of Desio near Milan. Synonyms: ‘Mutabilis Plenissima’, ‘Traversi Mutabilis’,

‘Plenissima’, ‘Mutabilis Traversii Plenissima’, ‘Traversii Vera’, ‘Mutabilis Casoretti’,

‘Traversii Mutabilis Plenissima’, ‘Traversii Plenissima Mutabilis’. Orthographic errors:

‘Traverse’, ‘Traverso’, ‘Traversii Plenissinia’, ‘Traverse Plenissima’, ‘Traverni Vera’.

Traversi Mutabilis. Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclator Camelliae. Madre Catalogue, 1845. Synonym for Traversi.

Traversi Plenissima. van Houtte Catalogue, 1846-1847, 27:33. Synonym for Traversi.

Traversi Vera. Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.7. Synonym for Traversi.

Traversii Mutabilis Plenissima. Hovey’s Magazine, 1838. Synonym for Traversi.

Traversii Plenissima. Makoy Nursery Catalogue, 1838. Synonym for Traversi.

Traversii Plenissima Mutabilis. Prince & Co. Nursery Catalogue, 1844. Synonym for Traversi.

Traversii Plenissinia. de Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p. 13. Orthographic error for ‘Traversii

Plenissima’ synonym for Traversi.

Traverso. Rovelli Nursery Catalogue, 1886. Orthographic error for Traversi.

FOGLIA:  medio grande, tondeggiante, convessa, dentata. Fioritura in medio mperiodo.

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