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pale blue, purple, mauve, claret, violet-purple varieties, 
are connected by every intermediate shade of color. 
There are also yellow and many pure white flowered 
species and varieties, the flowers varying from less than 
one inch to eight or nine inches in diameter. There are 
a great many varieties of Clematis, and many of them 
are native plants. Clematis Virginiana is the well-known — 
Virgin’s Bower to be met with all over the country, and 
is much admired for its delicious fragrance and poetical 
associations. Clematis Crispa is another native variety 
now deservedly popular, but for the great beauty of 
flowers the Jacqueminot and Languinosa types have no 
superiors. The large flowering varieties were introduced 
from Japan and much improved in England, and new 
varieties raised from them. Mr. Jackman, of Working, 
Surrey, raised many beautiful sorts, that fine purple va- 
riety, Jackmanii, being named after him. 
CULTURE AND PROPAGATION. 
After the Clematis gets well established, it needs but 
little cultivation ; tying and training the branches is the 
most important part after they make a good start. The 
propagation of the Clematis by Amateurs is about the 
most difficult of any they attempt to raise. Many of 
them seed freely and can be raised in this way; they are 
also raised from the shoots of the half-ripened wood that 
roots freely during the Summer if placed in a cool, moist 
and shady situation. Some out of the way corner in the 
garden would suit for this purpose admirably. They 
ean also be increased by dividing the roots, which are 
Jarge and fleshy, and resembling very much the roots of 
Asparagus. In fact we have heard of an unscrupulous 
tree pedlar that sold his customers Asparagurs roots for 
Clematis during one season’s eanvas. It is needless to 
