Camellia reticulata. . Captain Rawe's camellia, with scarlet flowers, deep green leaves, fruit and seeds of the Waratah Camellia. A native of Yunnan, China.. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis's "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 184