Ō-shiragiku Believed Extinct

Itō, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshō, #26; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yōrankō, vol.306, (Ichijima reprint, 1906): Large, snow-white flower with a red splash. Kasuya, Kamegorō,1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Large size, white, double, like Shiragiku. Originated in Japan. See: JCS., 1979, Tsubaki, No.7, p.33.(Believed extinct.)