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Clematis c^erulea; /3. grandiflora. Violet- 

 blue Traveller's Joy; large-flowered var. 



Class and Order. 



PoLYANDRIA PoLYGYNlA. 



( Nat. Ord. — Ranunculace^:. ) 



Generic Character. 



Involucrum nullum aut calyciforme subflore. Sepala 

 4 — 8 colorata. Petala nulla aut sepalis breviora. Caryop- 

 sides oo in caudarn saepius barbato-plumosam productae. 

 — Radices perenna. Folia exacte opposite. D C. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Clematis ccerulea; scandens paten tim pilosa, foliis ternatis 

 quinatisve (rarius simplicibus), foliolis longe petiolatis 

 ovatis acutis integerrimis, pedunculis unifloris, sepalis 

 6 lato-lanceolatis pallide purpureis subtus viridibus 

 lato purpureo-marginatis. 



Clematis caerulea. Hortul. — Lindl. Bot. Reg. tab. 1955. 



((3.) grandiflora; floribus duplo majoribus. 



Professor Lindley has adopted a garden name for this 

 plant, which, being a native of Japan, and introduced to 

 the Horticultural Society of London (and by them liberally 

 dispersed) through the medium of Holland, is, probably, 

 so called by its discoverer, Dr. Siebold. The variety here 

 figured is twice the size of that represented in the Botanical 

 Register, and flowered in a pot in the greenhouse during 

 the summer months. The species, however, proves hardy, 

 and we have seen it blossoming profusely, trained against 

 a wall, in the beautiful gardens of Mrs. Lawrence, at 



Ealing Park. _ 



° Descr. 



