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Pink Ball

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-15061

CountryPortugal

Year Published/Registered1935

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Pink Ball'

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J.W. Kurtz  Vanderbilt, 1943, Trade Available Camellia Stocks. Abbreviation for 'John Kurtz', syn­onym for Pink Ball.

John Kurtz  Vanderbilt, 1941, Camellia Research, II, p.4. Abbreviation: 'J.W. Kurtz'. Synonym for Pink Ball.

Paeony Ball  Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.177. Synonym for Pink Ball.

Description

» English Description

Domoto Nursery Catalogue, 1935. Description not seen. McIlhenny, 1937, 600 Varieties of Camellias: Peony form. Soft shell pink. Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1943-1944: Medium size, peony form, round shaped flower of soft pink. Leaves are large, well serrated. light green. Origin unknown, but according to Domoto, imported from Portugal by sea by Cap­tain Lucio and sold to Domoto. See black and white photo, p.279, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the Huntington Gardens, vol.I. Synonym: ‘John Kurtz’, ‘Paeony Ball’.

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