Emilia Borsa

Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1849-1850, p.46. No description. Verschaffelt, 1856, Nou­velle Iconographie, Book VIII, pl.III: This camellia is distinguished from others by its elongated, lanceolate, acuminate leaves. It has large blossoms. perfectly imbricated, of a uniform, deep, carmine red. The petals are ample, numerous, rounded at the circumference, oval at the centre, all more or less full. We received it a few years ago from Italy, its native country. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie: Flesh pink, spotted and lined pink, paler centre, beautifully imbri­cated. Orthographic variant: ‘Emilia Borza’.