American Camellia Yearbook, 1949, p.244: The variety Dr Tinsley,
‘Tinsley 71’, ‘Tinsley 7-11’, was purchased as a small plant from
Heyman’s Nursery, Lafayette, Lousiana, USA in 1940. It is thought to
have come from McIlhenny’s Jungle Gardens. It first bloomed 1944.
Heyman’s Nursery obtained the propagating right and sold it as Dr
Tinsley. The variety blooms freely in mid-season. This incomplete double
variety has a white ground colour with a pink blush, becoming
progressively deeper towards the petal edges. Stamens have white
filaments and yellow anthers. Plant growth is upright and compact.
Colour plates in Garden Plants in Colour sec.59:4, 1957, Skinner, ed. on
p.81 and Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.81; Front
cover, ACS, 1973, The Camellia Journal, vol.28, No.2. It is Reg. No.39,
American Camellia Yearbook, 1954. Synonyms: ‘Tinsley’, ‘Tinsley 71’,
‘Tinsley 7-11’. Orthographic variant: ‘Doctor Tinsley’. Chinese synonym:
‘Tingsili Boshi’. Sport: Dr Tinsley Supreme. This cultivar was awarded
as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural
Society in 1993 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).
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