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Clematis Montana; var. grandiflora. Moun- 

 tain Virgin's-Boweii ; large-flowered var. 



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Class and Order, 



POLYANDRIA PoLYGYNIA. 



( Nat. Ord. — RanunculacejE. ) 



Generic Character. 



Involucrum nullum aut calyciforme sub flore. Scpala 

 4 — 8 colorata. Petala nulla aut plana. Antherce liueares 

 extrorsse. Carpella 1-sperma indehisceutia stylo accreto 

 caudata. Semen pendulum. — Caules scepe sarmentosi. Folia 

 opposita. Radices fibroses. D C. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Clematis montana; pedunculis unifloris, involucro nullo, 

 foliis ternatis, foliolis ovato-acuminatis inciso-subtrifi- 

 dis petiolulatis sepalis lato-ovalibus subovatisve. 



Clematis montana. Hamilt. MSS. Be Cand. Prodr. 1. p. 9. 

 Wall. PL Rar. Asiat. 3. p. 12. t. 217. Don, Brit. FL 

 Card. v. 2. p. 253. Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1840, t. 53. 



Clematis anemoniflora. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nep. p. 192. 



(/3.) grandiflora; floribus duplo majoribus. Tab. Noslr. 

 4061. 



This handsome variety of the very fragrant Clematis 

 montana flowered, in the open ground, in the garden of Mr. 

 Veitch of Exeter, at the same time with the ordinary form 

 of the plant, of which the blossoms are not half so large. 

 Both are well worth cultivating in gardens, where there is 

 accommodation for climbers. The profusion of large flow- 

 ers, the delicacy of their colour, and their fragrance, are 

 strong recommendations. The species is a native of North- 

 ern India. Dr. Buchanan Hamilton collected it at Chit- 

 long in the valley of Nepal, flowering in April. Mr. 



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