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(1,) The Species of Clematis. 



The male and female flowers are on separate plants ; only 

 the male are worth cultivating, irnless seed is wanted. C. in- 

 divisa is by far the handsomest species, with its great garlands 

 of pure-white blossoms 3-4 in. in diameter. C. Colensoi, with 

 cream-coloured flowers, is also worth cultivation. The re- 

 markable C. afoliata, a species without leaves, is not merely 

 a curious but a striking plant, either when growing in shrub- 

 fashion with its green rush-like greenish-yellow stems forming 

 a dense mass on the ground or when climbing. Its flowers 

 are pale yellow. All the above are hardy. Seed of Clematis 

 germinates slowly. 



(2.) The Species of Metrosideros. 



Climbing species of the myrtle family are confined to New 

 Zealand. M. ftorida is a half-hardy root-climber with bright- 

 green glossy leaves and brilliant yellowish-red flowers produced 

 in the late autumn. M. diffusa (half-hardy) is especially 

 lovely with its rosy-crimson flowers. Other species worth 

 cultivating are M. albi flora (half-hardy), and M. hyperici folia 

 (hardy). All require a fair amount of shade. 



(3.) The Species of Muehlenbeckia. 



M. australis, with soft ovate bright-green leaves 2-3 in. 

 long, is a rapidly growing winding-plant that quickly drapes 

 a tree or other support with a dense green mantle. M. com- 

 plexa, of similar habit, is rather more hardy, but its leaves 

 are smaller. 



<4.) The Species of Parsonsia. 



There are two fairly hardy, closely related species, the one 

 with small, white, jasmine-like flowers (P. heterophylla] and the 

 other in which they are sometimes more or less rose-coloured 

 (P. capsularis). 



(5.) The Species of Rubus. 



The most important is R. australis, which climbs by means 

 of hooked prickles on the midribs of the leaf. Its huge bunches 



