Splendidissima

Anonymous, 1835, Revue Horticole, p.31, translated into English by Armando de Castro Oliveira: "Obtained from seeds by Mr Tamponet, and bloomed for the first time in 1835. Father Berlèse dedicated it to Madame Adelaïde, the king's souer, who loves horticulture very much. The flower of it is also culvert color,  but brighter, velvetier and larger than that of the precious. The leaves resemble those of the double white Camellia."; Berlèse, 1835, Annales de la Société d’Horticulture de Paris, 16:286-287: Leaves 11 cm x 8 cm, rounded oval, almost cordiform, venation apparent, lightly serrate, glossy deep green; buds large, oval, obtuse, scales greenish: flower 10 cm across, full, white, similar in form to Colvillii; outer petals broad, numerous, reflexed, undulate, irregular, lacinated, of pure white; those of the interior more erect, elongate, numerous, compact, curled and of a less brilliant white. Originated by Berlèse, Paris, France from seed said to have come from the ancient camellia of Caserta. Synonyms: ‘Splendidissima Nova’, ‘Splendidissima Berlèse’. Orthographic errors: ‘Splendissima’, ‘Splendentissiina’. Van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:16 gives Spendidissima as synonym for Pulcherrima Striata, but from their original descriptions they are considered separate cultivars.