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Flowers September to November. 



This species approaches T. macrantha in the large flowers, and 

 difters chiefly in the leaves being broader, in the flowers being 

 5-merous, acuminate, and in the petals and seeds. In general 

 appearance, T. acuminata resembles T. verticillaris, but may 

 easily be discerned from that species by the broader and 

 acuminate parts of the flowers. This new species is intermediate 

 of T. macrantha and verticillaris, and at first sight might be 

 regarded as a variety of either of them, but the distinguishing 

 specific characters are firmly established, and it bears quite a 

 difi"erent aspect. The points of the sepals and petals vary much ; 

 in some plants they are rather short, while in others, especially 

 in dwarf forms, they become piliferous. 



Additional Note on Tillaea exserta. 

 In a favourable and wet season Tillaea exserta (vide Victorian 

 Naturalist, vol. xiv., page 83) frequently attains the height of 

 more than 4 inches, and the flowering time may extend from 

 October to November. 



A NEW VICTORIAN CLEMATIS. 



By W. R. Guilfoyle, F.L.S., Director, Botanical Gardens, 

 Melbourne. 



Mrs. James Dennis, of Murngal, near Healesville, who is a 

 most enthusiastic lover of Australian plants, has recently dis- 

 covered a new clematis in the scrub country not far from her 

 home. A fresh flowering specimen (together with some cuttings) 

 h?.s been forwarded to me for identification, and for the Botanical 

 Gardens collection. When first seen by Mrs. Dennis she thought 

 it one of the most attractive, lovely climbers she had ever beheld. 

 It almost smothered a large specimen of Prostanthera lasianthos 

 with tresses or long sprays of deep salmon pink and white 

 blossom. That this new clematis will be a valuable acquisition 

 to horticulturists there can be no doubt, and it is my intention 

 to propagate and distribute it widely. The wonder to me is that 

 such a showy, beautiful plant should have remained so long 

 undiscovered. 



It seems to be of more robust habit than the ordinary white- 

 flowered C. aristata, and it differs slightly in other respects. 

 The fruit is to be forwarded to me when ripe, but I do not 

 anticipate that it will differ materially from that of the well-known 

 while-flowered C. aristata. 



I have named the plant in honour of the lady who discovered it, 

 and append a brief description of it : — 



Clematis aristata, R. Brown, van Dennis.'E, Guilfoyle. 

 Branchlets striate, or ribbed ; leaflets 3, lanceolate on rather long 



