Centifolia Rosea

de Jonghe, 1851, Traité de Culture du Camellia, p.100: Large size, imbri­cated, pink striped white. Flower the form of Centifolia Alba. Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.10: Rose colour, stained white, equal in form to Centifolia Alba. Verschaffelt, 1857, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book I, pl.II: Cherry red, striped white. As in the hundred petalled rose, the petals of the first rows are very ample, outspread, curved in; the others are upright and grouped in a compact heart. A few white stripes interrupt the uniformity of the general colour­ing. Originated by Bourturlin, Italy. Orthographic error: ‘Centifoglia Rosea’.