Id:ICR-12984
Country:Italy
Year Published/Registered:1843
Cultivar Type:For Ornamental
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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Monfortiana'
Species/Combination:C. japonica
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Monforti di Sacco
Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845. Synonym for Monfortiana.
Monfortia
Franco Agostoni, 1844, Catalogo Plantarum .... Orthographic variant for Monfortiana.
Monfortiana de Naples
Cachet Catalogue, 1845-1846, p.7. Synonym for Monfortiana.
Monfortiana Nova
Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1848, p.11. Synonym for Monfortiana.
Monforziana
Fratelli Rovelli Nursery Catalogue, 1852, p.22. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Montfordiana
Verschaffelt Catalogue, 1844, No.50, p.21. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
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Montfordii de Sacco
Charles van Geert Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Montfortiana
Berlèse, 1845, Monographie, ed.3, p.134. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Montfortii di Naples
Gheldorf, Const., 1844,Catalogue of Plants and Price List, p.10. Synonym for Montfortiana.
Montfortii Nova
Charles van Geert Nursery Catalogue, 1845, p. 10. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Monthoriana
Isola Madre Catalogue, 1845. Orthographic error for Monfortiana.
Montifortiana (Sacco)
Del Lungo & Girardi, 1928, Le Camelie, p.103. Synonym for Monfortiana.
» English Description
Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.196 and facing p. Named by Sacco for Monforti Street, Milan where he founded his horticultural establishment. Medium sized, informal double, rounded, regular, 9-10 cm across and of a beautiful soft rose with touches of clear carmine. The exterior petals in 5-6 rows are oblong, very notched, thin, imbricated; those of the interior can be either regular or irregular. In the first case the corolla is well developed, elegantly imbricated, and in the other case, which is rare, it is always attractive and presented with the same symmetry. Originated by Sacco, Milan, Italy. Synonyms: ‘Monforti di Sacco’, ‘Monfortiana de Naples’, ‘Monfortiana Nova’, ‘Monfortia’. Orthographic errors: ‘Montfortiana’, ‘Montfortensis’, ‘Montfortii Nova’, ‘Monforziana’, ‘Monthoriana’, ‘Montifortiana’.