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Tourresiana

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Id:ICR-19675

CountryFrance

Year Published/Registered1839

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Tourresiana'

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Thouresiana  Verschaffelt, 1844, Catalogue, No.50, p.23. Orthographic error for Tourresiana.

Torresiana  Fratelli Rovelli Catalogue, 1852, p.27. Orthographic error for Tourresiana.

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Tourres, Macheteaux Catalogue, 1839, p.22. No description. Van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:20: Anemone form, bright cerise red with purple veins. Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, description facing pl.213: A medium size, 10 cm across, cherry-red, anemone form with purple veining. The exterior petals, in 5 rows, are large and wide, the others form a cup; those in the centre are irregular, small and distorted. Originated as a seedling by M. Tourres, Macheteaux, France. Orthographic errors: ‘Torresiana’, ‘Thourresiana’.

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