Description of Foreign Vines 



salver-shaped, 5-lobed, 5 stamens, i style), single ; spring and 

 eariy summer ; stems creeping, blossoming branchlets upright ; 

 suitable for shady spots under trees. Europe. 



12. Prostrate Juniper. (Juniperus squamata.) 

 Leaf : X'» sharp, rigid, in threes ; see under Foreign Trees. 



13. Chinese Wistaria. (W. sinensis.) 

 Leaf : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 9-15, 2-3', entire, lance- 

 ovate. Flower : purplish-blue, pea-shaped (only i appendage 

 at base of " wing" petals, instead of 2, as in native species), in 

 dense racemes longer than in native, and the vine higher-climb* 

 ing ; often twice-flowering in season ; twining. 



14. Sweet-scented Clematis. (C. paniculata.) 

 Leaf : pinnate (simply or doubly), opposite ; leaflets, 3 to 5 

 or more, entire or lobed, ovate to long-ovate, long-stemmed. 

 Flower : white, small, fragrant (no corolla, usually 4 white 

 sepals, many stamens and pistils), in panicles, profuse ; mid- 

 summer ; fruit with feathery appendage. Europe ; climbing by 

 twisted leaf-stalks. (PI. L) 



15. Sweet-scented Clematis. (C. flammula.) 

 Much like last, but leaflets commonly lobed, and flowers less 

 profuse. Europe. 



16. Clematis. (C. Jackmannii.) 



Leaf : trifoliate or simple ; leaflets entire, lance-ovate, hairy 

 beneath, as also stem. Flower : violet-purple, very large, 

 single, with 6 outspread sepals, widest in middle ; summer ; climb- 

 ing by twisted leaf-stalks. Japan. 



17. Clematis. (C. lanuginosa.) 

 Like last, but blossoms bright blue. 



18. Clematis. (C. Henryi.) 

 Like last, but blossoms creamy-white and still larger. 

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