Abate Bianchi

Ambroise Verschaffelt, 1850, Catalogue Général, p.44. No description. van Houtte, 1851, Catalogue, 44:1. No description. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.3: Imbricated brilliant red with streaks of white in the centre of each petal. de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de la culture du Camellia, p.94: Flower imbricated, rose, the petals marked at the centre with a streak of white. Synonym: ‘Abbate Bianchi’(Lechi). Originated in Italy by Lechi. According to Burdin Maggiore & Co Catalogue’ 1849 and the Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, this and Emilio Bandiera are synonymous despite being ascribed to different originators.