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Spofforthiana

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Id:ICR-18434

Country:United Kingdom

Year Published/Registered:1830

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Spofforthiana'

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Spafortiana  Dauvesse Nursery Catalogue, 1855-1856. Orthographic error for Spofforthiana.

Spoffordiana  Seidel, 1847, Pflanzen Catalog, p.11. Orthographic error for Spofforthiana.

Spofforth Striped  Herbert, 1837, Amaryllidaceae Suppl., p.367. Synonym for Spofforthiana.

Spofforthia Alba  van Houtte Catalogue, 1844-1845, 18:19. Synonym for Spofforthiana.

Spofforthia  Loddiges Catalogue, 1836, p.25. Orthographic error for Spofforthiana.

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Sweet, 1830, Hortus Britannicus, ed.2, p.34. Originated by Rev. Herbert, Spofforth, England from a seedling of Alba Simplex x Pompone. A very large, double white with a few pink stripes and occasionally, one or two anthers. Synonyms: ‘Spofforthiana Alba’, ‘Spofforthiana Alba Vera’, ‘Spofforth Striped’, ‘Spofforthiana Striata’. Orthographic variants: ‘Spofforthia’, ‘Spofforthii’, ‘Spofforthia Alba’, ‘Spofforthiae’. Orthographic errors: ‘Spoffortrei’, ‘Spaforthiana’, ‘Spotfordii’, ‘Spofortiana’, ‘Spopphorthii’, ‘Spoffordiana’. Sports: Spofforthiana Carnea, Spofforthi­ana Rosea.

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