Overlook Nursery Catalogue, 1940-1941, pl.19: (US Patent No.431). This
new Camellia was created by Overlook Nursery, Mobile, Alabama, USA. The
flowers are pure white, very double and fully imbricated. It is usually
10-12 cm across, but often larger. It has 50-70 petals, the edges roll
inwards and symmetrically overlap each other. When fully open it
sometimes shows a few petaloids or yellow stamens in the centre. It
blooms mid-season. The leaves are medium in size and thickness, elliptic
to lanceolate, serrated, leathery and dark green. Synonym: ‘Silver
Moon’. Originated from seed imported from Japan. First flowered 1933.
For black and white photo see p.188, Hertrich, 1954, Camellias in the
Huntington Gardens, vol. I. Chinese synonym ‘Sawada’.
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