(C.japonica), Medici Spada, 1858, Catalogo nel Giardino a Villa Quiete, p.8. No

description. Van Houtte Catalogue. 1858, 72:26: Blush white, stippled, lined and streaked

with pink and carmine red; small, numerous petals, convex imbrication. A small to medium

size, formal double camellia, originated in Italy by Franco, Florence. Sports: Virginia Franco

Rosea, ‘Virginia Franco Rubra’, Sofia Roncaglia, General Cialdini, Lady Maude Walpole.

Orthographic errors: ‘Virgine Franco’, ‘Virgine Francois’, ‘Virginia Franco’, ‘Virginie

Franco’, ‘Virginia Franca’. For illustration see: Waterhouse, 1952, Camellia Trail, pl.1.

Chinese synonym ‘Falanke’.

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

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