CHAP. I. RANUNCULA CE. CLE'MATIS. 241 
much pointed. (Don’s Mill., i. p. 9.) Flowers white. April to September. 
1776. Height 15ft. 
Variety. C.f. flore pléno, the double-flowered florid Clematis (Don's Miil., i. 
p- 9.), is comparatively common in British gardens. It is very handsome, 
but is not thought so ornamental as the single-flowered variety. 
Description. The stem is slender and striated ; . 
climbing to the height of 15 feet or upwards 
where it is trained to a wall with a favour- 
able exposure. It never, however, becomes 
very woody. The flowers are large, and very 
handsome either in a single or double state. 
This species deserves to be recommended for 
the great size of its greenish-white flowers, 
especially when they are not double, and the 
neatness of its foliage. In addition to this, 
the slenderness of its stems and_ branches 
gives such an air of elegance to it, that no lover 
of plants for their beauty of appearance should 
be without it, who has a situation in which it 
will thrive. 
Geography. Found in Japan, and intro- 
duced into England, about 1776, by Dr. 
Fothergill. North of London it requires a warm situation; and in Scot- 
land, as well as in France and Germany, it is generally kept in the green-house. 
The best situation for this species is against either a north or south wall ; and, 
where plants can be trained against both, the flowering season wil], of course, 
be continued much longer than if they were planted against one only. In the 
sunny site, a loamy soil will be best ; but, in the northern, heath mould, that 
is not in a condensed condition, will be most congenial. A mode of pruning 
plants of this species, by cutting them down to the ground annually, though 
not generally practised, is said to produce vigorous shoots and fine flowers. 
This species, in England, seldom ripens seeds, and is therefore generally pro- 
pagated by layers. Plants, in London, cost 1s. 6d. each ; at Bollwyller, ?; and 
at New York, ?. 
A 14. C. Virice’tua L. The Vine-bower Clematis. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 762. ; Dumont, 4. 422. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 9.; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 9. 
mens. Viticélla deltéidea Moench ; the red-flowered Lady’s Bower, Gerard; Italienische Wald- 
rebe, Ger. 
Engravings. Flor. Grec., t. 516. ; Curt. Bot. Mag., t. 565.; E. of Pl, 7971.; and our fig. 19. 
Spec. Char. Peduncles 1-flowered, longer than the leaves. Leaves ternately 
decompound, lobes or leaflets entire. Sepals obovate, spreading. (Don’s 
Mill.,1. p.9.) Flowers blue or purple. June to September. 1569. Height 
15 ft. 
Varieties and their Synonymes. 
4C.V.1 cerilea, The blue-flowered Vine-bower Clematis. 
4 C.V. 2 purpiirea. The purple-flowered Vine-bower Clematis. 
4 C.V.3 miltipler G.Don. The double-flowered Vine-bower Clematis. — 
Flowers double, blue. C. pulchélla Pers. This variety produces more 
robust, more extended, and fewer shoots than the single-flowered 
blue or purple varieties; and there is a degree of dissimilarity about 
it, which might lead distinguishers on minute differences to regard 
it as of a species distinct from C. Viticélla: it is probable that this 
dissimilarity was the ground of Persoon’s naming it C. pulchélla. 
4 C.V.4 tenuifilia Dec. The slender-leafleted Vine-bower Clematis, — 
Leaflets oblong-lanceolate. C. tenuifdlia lusit4nica Tourn. 
4 C.V. 5 bacedta Dec. The berried-fruited Vine-bower Clematis. 
Description. The stem rises to the height of 10 ft. or 15 ft.; the leaves 
branch out into many divisions, and the flowers are supported on long 
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