Gray's Invincible

Synonym：

Banksii  Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, edit, p.112. A synonym for Gray’s Invincible as ‘Imperialis’.

Dotted Flowered  Chandler & Booth, 1831, Illustrations and descriptions of the Plants.... Synonym for ‘Punctata’.

Gallicarium Pressii  Anonymous, 1841, Gardeners’ Chronicle as a synonym for ‘Imperialis’, itself a synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Grand Invincible  Poiteau, Jan.1836, Revue Horticole, p.166-170. Orthographic error for Gray’s Invincible.

Imperalis  Buist, 1839, Camellias. Orthographic error for 'Imperialis'. synonym for 'Gray's Invincible'

Impéraliste Victorde Bisschop Nursery Catalogue, 1935, p.9. Orthographic error for 'Imperialis', synonym for Gray's Invincible.

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Imperialis Anonymous, 1832, Annales Société d'Horticulture de Paris, 11:32: Brought to Paris from London in 1828. Courtois, 1833, Magazin d'Horticulture, 1 [pt.E]:60. No description. van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:16 gives 'Imperalis', Splendida and Gray's Invincible as synonyms for 'Punctata', while the Gardener's Chronicle of 1841 adds Adonidea, 'Preston's Eclipse' and 'Gal­licarum Pressii' to the list of synonyms and, later, Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847 adds 'Punctata Major'. In this case the listing of Gray's Invincible by London in 1827 takes priority. Orthographic errors: 'Imperaliste', 'Imperalis'.

Invincible (Gray's) van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:3. Orthographic variant for Gray's Invincible.

Invincible Punctata J.E. von Reider, 1834, Die Beschreibung und Kultur der Azaleen, Cactus, Camelien.., p.219. Verschaffelt Catalogue, No.50, 1844, p.20. Synonym for Gray's Invincible.

Invincible Splendida Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. Synonym for Gray's Invincible.

Invincible Hubbert & Buist, 1832, The American Flower Garden Directory, p.356. Wilder, 1835, Magazine of Horticulture, 1(1):15. Abbreviation for Gray's Invincible.

L'Invincible Santarelli Catalogue, 1862. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Paeoniaeflora Imperalis Punctata Berlèse, 1840, Monographie, ed.2, p.98. Orthographic error for ‘Paeoniiflora Imperalis Punctata’. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Paeoniiflora Imperalis Punctata Berlèse, 1849, Monographie, ed.2, p.98 as ‘Paeoniaeflora Imperalis Punctata’. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Pauntata Paxton, 1831-1832, Horticultural Register, vol.I, p.633. Orthographic error for ‘Punctata’, (Gray’s Invincible).

Ponctata Major Rousseau, Angers Nursery Catalogue, 1842-1843, p.4. Orthographic error for ‘Punctata Major’, synonym for ‘Imperialis’, itself a synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Pressii Punctata Le Texnier, 1911, Le camellia, essais sur 1’histoire de quelques fleurs d’ornement, p.14. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Pressii's Invincible Hibbert & Buist, 1832, The American Flower Garden Directory, p.80. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Punctata Flore Pleno Maupoil & Figlio Catalogue, 1842 as ‘Punctata fl. Pleno’. Mertens & Fontaine, Collection de cent espèces.....camellia, 1845, pl. 6. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Punctata Imperialis Anonymous, Mar.1839, Revue Horticole, pp.203, 204. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Punctata Invincible Verschaffelt Catalogue, No.50, 1844, p.22. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Punctata Major Plena Tagliabue, 1840, Nomenclatore Camelliae.... Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Punctata Major Morren, 1834, L’Horticulteur Belge Journal Jardiniers Amateurs, 2:140, pl.37. A syn­onym for ‘Imperialis’ according to Burnier & Grilli, 1846 and ‘Imperialis’ is a synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Punctata Edwards, 1829, Botanical Register, vol.15:1267. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Punteggiato Giacomelli, 1847, La Coltivazione della Camellie. Synonym for Gray’s Invincible.

Reine de France Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847. Synonym for ‘Punctata Plena’ which is itself a synonym for Gray’s Invincible which originated in England. However Spae, 1858 Belgique Horticole listed the same name as originated by Donckelaer, and van Houtte in 1849-1850 as from Le Comte so there may be more than one cultivar involved.

Gray's Eclipse Paxton, 1831-1832, Horticultural Register, p.688. Synonym for Gray's invincible

Splendida Paxton, 1831-1832, Horticultural Register, vol.1, p.688, No.31. as ‘Gray’s Eclipse’. No description. Paxton, 1834, Magazine of Botany and Register..., vol.1, p.38: White ground, spotted or striped red. Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, pp.116, 117, 131 as ‘Punc­tata Plena’: Leaves oval, almost round, 8 cm x 6 cm, prominent venation, coarsely serrate, deep green; flower 8 cm across, soft rose ground marked with cherry-red lines; circumferential petals broad, crenate, convex; those at the centre small, elongate, erect, of the floral form of ‘Imperalis’ (Gray’s Invincible). Sport of Press’s Eclipse. Originated in England.