80 NEW PLANTS, ETC., FEOM THE SOCIETY'S GARDEN. 



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So different is tliis jjlant in appearance from a Clematis, 

 that the Russian botanist who first described it was in doubt 

 whether it belonged to the genus ; it does not, however, diffier 

 generically, nor do the flowers appear to be unisexual, as he 

 describes them. It was originally found in the north of China 

 by Porphyrins Kirilow, by wliom its seeds must have been com- 

 municated to the Botanical Garden of St. Petersburgh. 



This fine plant succeeds freely in any good gai den-soil, but can- 

 not be considered anything more than herbaceous, for it retains 

 little of the previous year's growth. It suffered much from cold 

 during last winter, and probably will not be more than half 

 hardy. It is easily increased by cuttings of the young wood, 

 and is a fine, showy, herbaceous plant, flowering in August and 

 September. I ;s r> / 



Ih'^li^ Sept. 20, 1847. 



