Gene's Camellias

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Francesca

A Macarthur seedling from Camden Park, Australia — registered in 1947 with no surviving description, likely extinct.
Recorded by Waterhouse in 1947's Camellia Quest as Macarthur seedling No. 51/52 from Camden Park, Australia — the historic garden of the Macarthur family, early pioneers of camellia cultivation in the Southern Hemisphere. No description or distribution record exists, and the cultivar is considered possibly extinct. Also known as 'Francisco.' Listed locally as 'Francesca (Gene Phillips).' Source: International Camellia Register.