Rubini

Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.23 as ‘Rubinii’.Burdin Maggiore & Co. Catalogue, 1845, p.43 as ‘Rubinii’. No description. Van Houtte Catalogue, 1846-1847, 27:31: Satiny pink with a white line down the centre of each petals, which are very stiff and perfectly imbricated; globular shape. For colour pl. see Annales de Gand, 1848, 4:447, pl.228 facing p.447. Originated in Italy by B. Lechi. Synonym: ‘Rubini Stri­ata’.