Dr. Tinsley

American Camellia Yearbook, 1949, p.244: The variety Dr Tinsley, ‘Tinsley 71’, ‘Tinsley 7-11’, was purchased as a small plant from Heyman’s Nursery, Lafayette, Lousiana, USA in 1940. It is thought to have come from McIlhenny’s Jungle Gardens. It first bloomed 1944. Heyman’s Nursery obtained the propagating right and sold it as Dr Tinsley. The variety blooms freely in mid-season. This incomplete double variety has a white ground colour with a pink blush, becoming progressively deeper towards the petal edges. Stamens have white fila­ments and yellow anthers. Plant growth is upright and compact. Colour plates in Garden Plants in Colour sec.59:4, 1957, Skinner, ed. on p.81 and Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.81; Front cover, ACS, 1973, The Camellia Journal, vol.28, No.2. It is Reg. No.39, American Camellia Yearbook, 1954. Synonyms: ‘Tinsley’, ‘Tinsley 71’, ‘Tinsley 7-11’. Orthographic variant: ‘Doctor Tinsley’. Chinese synonym: ‘Tingsili Boshi’. Sport: Dr Tinsley Supreme. This cultivar was awarded  as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).

亭斯利博士，Dr. Tinsley（C. japonica），陈丽惠2013年《山茶花谱台湾情》第201页，粉红、半重瓣~牡丹型、中輪、中花，1949年美國發表。