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Francesco Sforza

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Id:ICR-5578

CountryFrance

Year Published/Registered1851

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Francesco Sforza'

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Francesca Sporza  Joseph Baumann, 1856, Prix Courant, p.4. Orthographic error for Francesco Sforza.

Francesco Iforjo  Jacob Makoy et Cie Catalogue, 1858, p.27. Orthographic error for Francesco Sforza.

Francesco Sporza  Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VI pl.IV. Orthographic error for Francesco Sforza.

Sporza  von Biedenfeld, 1856, Practische Grundlehren der cultur von Camellien..., p.41. Orthographic error for ‘Sforza’, abbreviation for Francesco Sforza.

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Luzzatti, 1851, Collezione di Camelie, p.18. Perfect imbrication, crimson red, centre a little deeper. Originated in Italy. See Verschaffelt, 1855, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book VI, pl.IV, as ‘Francesco Sporza’. van Houtte 1871-1872 Catalogue, No.140, p.359: “Similar to Rubini. Variable, deep pink with paler centre and white streaks”. This agrees with Verschaffelt, but differs from Luzzatti’s original, and may be due to virus variegation. Orthographic errors: ‘Francesco Sporza’, ‘Francesco Iforjo’, ‘Francesco Sporza’.

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