Gerald Waller

G.W.H., 1889, Garden Flora. The Garden, 36(930):247, pl.718. This lists and describes 10 varieties of camellias from Japan, purchased by Mr. Gerald Waller and includes a camellia of that name. B.S. Williams Nursery Catalogue, 1891, p.42: Flowers semi-double, about 8cm across, with broad, round petals. White with a broad stripe of rosy carmine, speckled with the same colour, golden anthers. van Houtte Pere Catalogue, 1898, 275:203: Large flower, semi-double, white streaked with carmine. Originated in Japan but Japanese name unknown. Orthographic error: ‘Gerald Walter’.