Octave Burnier

Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie, p.48: Bright carmine with wide streaks or stripes of white. Imbricated. Verschaffelt, 1860, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book IV, pl.VI: Blossoms of largest size with numerous petals, perfectly imbricated, small, rounded at the cir­cumference, oval towards the centre, a vivid crimson, becoming a distinct, bright pink on the edges and intersected by a pale pink band. Originated in Italy by Burnier. Orthographic error: ‘Octave Bernier’.