Tama-nokoshi

Nagoya Chinzu’e, (ca.1910). Owned by Usami, Nao­hachi. Described as two types. One is a white flower and the other red. The latter is believed to be extinct. See: Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1965, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.6, p.125. The name may also be written as ‘Tamo-no-koshi’, meaning ‘marry into prominent family’. Tateyama Nursery Catalogue, 1957: White, medium size, formal double, opening with a bud centre. Leaves mid-green, elliptic, margins serrulate, apex acuminate. Originated in Chūbu area, Japan. Synonym: ‘Tamanokori’. See colour photos & descriptions: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.419, p.175 & p.354; Seibundō Shinkōsha. 1980, Senchinshū, p.90, description, p.229 as ‘Tamanokoski’ (Chūbu). Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.388. There is another similar variety of the same name from Kanaoka Chinju-en, Takarazuka-shi, Kansai area. The name ‘Remaining Jewel’ implys that the centre of the flower does not open fully, but remains as a bud, like a jewel. See description in Nihon no Chinka. Resembles Tamatebako, Shiragiku, Shiro-suminokura, Hōshu.

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