Galatea

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Id：ICR-5860

Country：Italy

Year Published/Registered：1840

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Galatea'

Species/Combination：C. japonica

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Galatée Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.256. Orthographic variant for Galatea.

Galateo Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.140. Orthographic variant for Galatea.

Galathea d'Italie van Houtte Catalogue, 1846-1847, 27:24. Synonym for Galatea.

Galathea van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:8. Orthographic variant for Galatea.

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Cachet, 1840-1841, Catalogue, p.1: Red. van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:8 as ‘Galathea’: No description. Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.290 and facing page: An irregular, complete double of pale, rose madder, about 11 cm across, with a centre of numerous, erect, small narrow petals and 3-4 rows of large, outer petals. Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.32: Vivid pink with large white blotches, fine imbrication. Del Lungo e Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.140, as ‘Galateo’: Full rose form red flowers with outer petals in 3-4 rows, lightly veined, imbricated and distinct for numerous and packed inner petals. Originated and named in Italy by Mariani. Synonym: ‘Galathea d’Italie’. Orthographic variants: ‘Galathea’, ‘Galatée’, ‘Galateo’.

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