|August |small tree, but in England
ovatum) | | |it is from 5 to 8 feet
| | |high. The flowers, somewhat
| | |suggestive of those of a
| | |single white Camellia, have
| | |the edges of the petals
| | |wavy, while the reddish
| | |stamens are very
| | |conspicuous. Though very
| | |beautiful, this is not a
| | |shrub for every garden, as
| | |it needs a cool moist soil
| | |with a fair proportion of
| | |peat, a remark that applies
| | |equally to the other
| | |members of the genus.
| | |
*S. |Japan |White; |The finest of the
Pseudo-Camellia | |with |Stuartias, bearing much
| |golden |general resemblance in
| |stamens; |foliage, flowers, and habit
| |July and |of growth to a Camellia,
| |August |hence its specific name.
| | |The flowers are about 3
| | |inches in diameter. Beside
| | |its other ornamental
| | |qualities the leaves die
| | |off in Autumn brilliantly
| | |tinted with crimson and
| | |gold, being in this
| | |respect much superior to
| | |its American relatives.
| | |
S. virginica (Syn. |Southern |White; |Much in the way of S.
Stuartia |United States |July and |pentagyna, but forms a
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