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A. J. Downing

Last Updated:2022/10/24 8:58:30 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-22748

Country:United States

Year Published/Registered:1861

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'A. J. Downing'

Chinese Name:唐宁

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A. I. Downing  Stefano Pagliai, Firenze Catalogue, 1867, p.67. Orthographic error for A.J. Downing.

A. J. Downing  (Buist)Buist, 1868, probably the same camellia as A.J. Downing.

Downing  (C.japonica), Smith, ed., July,1856, Horticulturalist, 6:325. No decription. Proceedings of the RHS., 1861, p.480. Exhibited Mar.26th 1861 by E.G. Henderson & Sons - A handsome, rose coloured American variety. Abbreviation for A.J. Downing.

Downing Pink  Abbot’s Sunny Knoll Nursery Catalogue.1950, p.17. Synonym for ‘Downing’, abbreviation for A.J. Downing.

Dowring  Bahuaud-Litou Nursery Catalogue, 1914. Orthographic error for ‘Downing’, abbrevia­tion for A.J. Downing.

Description

» English Description

Mead, 1861, The Horticulturalist and Journal of Rural Art. 16:464 . . . the flower is large and full, the colour is a rich glowing rose, exquisitely shaded off to a silvery rose at the edge of the petals. The foliage and habit is good. See illustration opposite p.439. A C.japonica raised in USA by N. Becar, Brooklyn. Abbreviation: ‘Downing’.

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Blooming Season: United States

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