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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1997 VOL <strong>10</strong> NO. 2<br />

Table 12 Camellia varieties<br />

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‘Paradise * ‘Paradise<br />

Helen’<br />

Pearl’<br />

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LEAF LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 50.7 58.2<br />

std deviation 4.0 7.3<br />

LSD/sig 5.1 P#0.01<br />

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LEAF SHAPE<br />

elliptic<br />

narrowly obovate<br />

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BUD COLOUR(RHS)<br />

57C<br />

64D<br />

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FLOWER COLOUR (RHS)<br />

petal margin 57D 66D<br />

petal centre 155D 155D<br />

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FLOWER COLOUR DISTRIBUTION<br />

flowers are white flowers have a pink<br />

with faint pink colouration to the<br />

margin on the very outer petals with a<br />

outside petals lighter colour on<br />

the inner petals. As<br />

flowers age, the<br />

inner petals<br />

appear pure white<br />

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PETAL CHARACTERS<br />

true petals are flat true petals are curved<br />

when the flowers upwards at the edges,<br />

open and remain giving the flower a cup<br />

flat until the flowers shape with petals and<br />

are shed<br />

flower shape becoming<br />

flat before they are shed.<br />

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‘Snowcloud’<br />

Application No: 96/271 Accepted: 11 Dec 1996.<br />

Applicant: Camellia Grove Nursery, Glenorie, NSW.<br />

Description (Table 13, Figure 16) Plant: upright, erect<br />

shrub, height medium (up to 4m), strongly branched,<br />

foliage dense. Stem: internode length medium, smooth,<br />

bark light brown. Leaf: margin serrulate, leaf attachment<br />

petiolate, arrangement along the stem alternate, length<br />

medium (4.3cm -7cm), width 2.5cm -4.2cm. Flowing time:<br />

Mar-Jun. Flower: solitary, shape rotate with petaloid centre,<br />

informal double with loose petaloids among central<br />

stamens, size medium to large (4.4cm-7cm), bud pink (RHS<br />

65D) opening to white petals (RHS 155D) with the<br />

outermost petal pink (RHS 65D).<br />

Origin Spontaneous mutation: ‘Jennifer Susan’. Breeder:<br />

Steve Clark, St Ives, NSW. Selection criteria: growth and<br />

floral characteristics. Propagation: cutting for three<br />

generations.<br />

Comparative Trial Comparators: ‘Jennifer Susan’, ‘Pure<br />

Silk’. Location: Camellia Grove Nursery, Glenorie, NSW<br />

Nov 1995 – Nov 1996. Conditions: plants propagated from<br />

cuttings and potted into 125mm pots in soilless media;<br />

plants propagated Nov 1995 and potted Mar 1996; plants<br />

grown in 50% shade house with overhead watering and<br />

standard cultural practices applied. Trial design:<br />

randomised block design with 20 replicates of each variety.<br />

Measurements: on all plants.<br />

Prior Applications and Sales Nil.<br />

Description: Chris Kennedy, Glenorie, NSW.<br />

Table 13 Camellia varieties<br />

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‘Snowcloud’ *‘Pure Silk’ *‘Jennifer Susan’<br />

GROWTH HABIT upright pendulous upright<br />

PLANT HEIGHT (mm)<br />

mean 471.0 753.0 719.0<br />

std deviation 77.9 79.92 72.61<br />

LSD/sig 25.29 P#0.01 P#0.01<br />

LEAF LENGTH (mm)<br />

mean 53.32 60.48 55.<strong>10</strong><br />

std deviation 5.85 7.41 5.78<br />

LSD/sig 2.09 P#0.01 P#0.01<br />

LEAF WIDTH (mm)<br />

mean 32.52 35.12 30.46<br />

std deviation 3.88 5.11 3.72<br />

LSD/sig 1.40 P#0.01 P#0.01<br />

FLOWER SHAPE informal semi informal<br />

double double double<br />

FLOWER DIAMETER (mm)<br />

mean 66.70 77.23 67.69<br />

std deviation 5.71 6.49 4.12<br />

LSD/sig 1.81 P#0.01 ns<br />

PETAL COLOUR (RHS)<br />

inner 155D 155D 65D<br />

outer 65D 70B 65D<br />

‘Sweet Jane’<br />

Application No: 96/119 Accepted: 6 Jun 1996.<br />

Applicant: Mr (Claude) Ray Garnett, Beaumaris, VIC.<br />

Description (Table nn, Figure nn) Plant: vigorous, upright,<br />

well branched, early flowering. New growth: red – bronze<br />

(RHS 183A-178A). Leaf: elliptic-ovate, dark green, upper<br />

glossy green (RHS 147A), lower light green (RHS 146A),<br />

blade length 70mm (range 60mm-80mm), width 36mm<br />

(range 30mm-44mm) apex apiculate, base obtuse/attenuate,<br />

margin serrulate. Bud: elliptic at apex, colour RHS 52A-<br />

55A. Flower: size medium (mean diameter 59mm, range<br />

45mm-72mm), light pink, open informal peony, mean<br />

number of full petals 12 (range 13-14) in two outer rows.<br />

Petal: recurved, small, orbicular, apex emarginate, base<br />

obtuse; basal spot white fading through light pink (RHS<br />

55D) to deeper pink (RHS 55B) at apex. Flower centre:<br />

composed of small petals, true stamens and petaloid<br />

stamens; small petals and petaloids are lighter colour than<br />

true outer petals, fading from a white basal spot through<br />

light pink (RHS 56D) to deeper pink (RHS 56B). Other:<br />

petals and petaloids tend to ‘brown’ very easily when<br />

damaged. Flowers do not shatter when shed.<br />

Origin Controlled pollination: ‘Edith Linton’ x C.<br />

transnokoensis 1982. Breeder: Mr. (Claude) Ray Garnett of<br />

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