americana. 
virginica, 
= cordata. 
holosericea, 
Walteri. 
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA, = — 
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455. ATRAGENE. Gen. pl. 949. Sims in lot. mag. 887. 
1. A. foliis quaternis ternatis, foliolis cordatis subintegerri- 
mis, nectariis acutis. Sims l. c. cum icone. 
In shady places, on the side of rivulets, climbing and 
creeping among loose rocks : New York and Pensyl- 
vania, near the foot of the Blue-mountains. h . May, 
June. v.v. Flowers large, purple. 
456. CLEMATIS. Gen. pl. 960. 
1. C. scandens; foliis ternatis, foliolis ovatis subcordatis 
inciso-dentatis lobatisque, corymbis dichotomis pauci- - 
floris, petalis staminibus longioribus, floribus dioicis. 
— Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 1290. 
In hedge-rows and among small shrubberies on the side 
of woods: Canada to Florida. 5. June—Aug. v. v. 
Flowers small, white, and fragrant, 
2. C. scandens ; foliis pinnatis bijugis, falce covtutis lo- 
batis acuminatis inciso-dentatis, dentibus mucronatis, 
racemis compositis elongatis multifloris, staminibus 
petalis subeequantibus, floribus dioicis. 
On high mountains : Virginia. h. July. v. v. Flowers 
resembling the former species. In general appearance 
it approaches near to C. Vitalba. 
3. C. scandens, tota holosericeo-pubescens ; foliis ternatis 
oblongo-lanceolatis integris utrinque pubescentibus, 
corymbis trichotomis paucifloris, petalis linearibus sta- 
minibus longioribus, floribus dioicis. 
- InCarolina. h. v. s. in Herb. Walter, The flowers 
small, white; tails of the seeds very long, feathered. 
4. C. scandens; foliis pinnatis cirrhosis trijugis, foliolis 
divaricatis petiolatis lineari-lanceolatis acutis Tepr- 
mis subtus glaucis, floribus solitariis, petalis el 
staminibus duplo longioribus. 
In Carolina. h. v.s. in Herb. Walter. T ahin. 
5. C. scandens; foliis pinnatis ternatisque, foliolis divarica- 
tis ovato-lanceolatis acutis trilobisve i integerrimis, flo- 
ribus solitariis, corollis campanulatis acuminatis revo- 
lutis margine undulatis, aristis seminum subulatis nu- 
dis, — W ilid. sp. pl. 2. p. 1289. 
Icon. Dill. elth. t. 73. f. 84. 
In hedges and among bushes on the side of rivegs: Vir- 
