(C.japonica), Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.14: [from] Milan. Red variegated white;
beautiful. Luzzatti Catalogue, 1853. No description. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie,
p.20: White flower, spotted with vivid red. Synonyms: ‘Conte G.P. Cicogne’, ‘Conte Gian
Pietro Cicogne’, ‘Conte C.F. Cicogna’. Originated in Milan, Italy by the Conte G.P. Cicogna.
Colour photo; Hillebrand & Bertolazzi, Antiche Camelie del Lago Maggiore, 2003, p. 135, as
‘Conte Gian Pietro Cicogna’, showing a distinctive red veining.