Show Camellia Now that the chrysanthemums arE on the wane we are beginning to look tD another Chinese poduct the camelis We hear occasionally people speak of Csmeelia but the real name was Camelli with Camelus Camel or IKamel as aliases Hewas born was according to a statement by Father IAQUE at Barln in Moravia in 1G31 He became a member mem-ber of the order of Jesuits and passed a large part of his life as a missionary in tile Phillipme Island where he died on May 2 170G At Manilla he established a free dispensary for the relief of tIle indigent and tick and catered into coin municatiou with BAY and PETIVEE In the Philipines CAMELLI made rich col lections and many drawings These drawings arc now in the possession of the Jesuit College of Lou vain to which they were presented by Count ALFRED LIVMIXGIIE who bought them at the s lejf A L DE Ju fciEC Tilt eminent truuch botanist attached much rue to these drawings of CAJIELLI aid aMscheil many nolea and comments no therh The drawings of CAMLLLI are said to be so beautifully executed aa to resemble engravings rather than PD I andink sketches The botanical plates amount to two hundred and fiityseen in number licks JIKnsi for January Jan-uary |