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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Trees and Shrubs

A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.

Camellia japonica ‘Euphrasia’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 18/50.  ‘Large handsome double red, with a few anthers, three rows of outer petals, very large, very thick, and streaked like Corallina, inner small and crowded, good.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6].  

Camellia japonica ‘Euterpe’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 25/50, ‘Pilida’ is a possible synonym.  [ICR].  ‘Like Spofforthia Carnea.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6].  

Camellia japonica ‘Fenella’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L., ‘Fenella’ is Camden Park bred, seedling 63/52.  ‘Small, regularly imbricated (?) shaped flower, pale crimson, petals well formed, thick substance, plant unhealthy.  Flowers promising.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6].  

Camellia japonica ‘Fimbriata’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Similar to ‘Alba Plena’, which see, with medium, formal double white flowers, with fringe-margined petals.  [RHSE, Don, ICR].  ‘The leaves exactly like those of the C. alba; but a less vigorous shrub; bud large, rounded, scales of a dark yellow; flower three and a half inches in diameter, full, depressed; petals gracefully imbricated, dentated or mucronated at their superior limb.-Superb.’  [Berlèse Monography p.48/1838].

Camellia japonica ‘Fortuita’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. In 1841 Chandler’s Nursery in London sold Camellia ‘Fortuita’, described as a delicate white, fringed with pink, with round petals, almost certainly Herbert’s plant. [Gard. Chron. 1841].  

Camellia japonica Francisca’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 51/52.  ‘Pale crimson, middling size, quite double, outer petals large and undulated inner small, erect and rather crowded. Pretty good.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6].  

Camellia japonica ‘Grunellii’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L., ‘Grunellii’ has pure white flowers, full and irregular, often 14cm across, anemone form, with a resemblance to ‘Waratah Alba’.  The 2-3 outside rows of petals are reflexed and twisted, the centre of the flower bearing many small, distorted petals, making a large spherical mass.  [ICR].

Camellia japonica ‘Gulnare’

‘A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 26/50.  ‘Bright red, said to resemble Spectabilis.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6].  The wording of this and some other notes suggests that William Macarthur had not seen the flowers.  

Camellia japonica ‘Haylockii’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. ‘Paeony form with 14-18 petals in 2 rows, inner petals small, twisted and confused.  White with an occasional pink stripe.’  [Berlèse, 1840, Monographie ed 2 p.80, 225, quoted in the ICR].  William Herbert does not mention the pink stripes but they are evident in the illustration.  [Berlèse Iconographie vol.II pl.177/1843].

Camellia japonica ‘Helena’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 28/50.  ‘Deepish pale crimson, smallish size, very regular, quite double. Petals and flower quite perfect.  Good.  Beautiful variety.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6].

Camellia japonica L. var. ‘Heloise’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 56/52.  ‘Deep rose colour, nearly regular to centre, good flower, large size and very double.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6]. 

Camellia japonica ‘Henri Favre’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. The flowers of ‘Henri Favre’ are a full anemone form, to 10cm across, salmon rose tinged bright pink, with long, numerous, lightly veined petals, regularly imbricated.  [ICR].

Camellia japonica ‘Herbertii’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. ‘British hybrid with single red flowers.’  [FC p.187/1835].  ‘Foliage beautiful and port very vigorous; bud elongate, scales greenish; flower rather large, semi-double, of a cherry-red, No.2; petals broad, numerous and crowded; some stamens in the centre. – Passable.’  [Berlèse, Monographie p.64/1838].

Camellia japonica ‘Hermia’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 48/52.  ‘Bright crimson, very double, petals quite irregular, of thick substance. Handsome.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6].  

Camellia japonica ‘Hermione’

A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. Camden Park bred, seedling 14/50.  ‘Scarlet crimson, with a few splashes of white upon inner petals, outer petals large and well shaped, inner small and crowded, large size, good flower, a few anthers.’  William Macarthur.  [MP A2948-6].  

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