NATIVE PLANTS 



needed to bring out fully all the beauty of the 

 colors used in combination with them. Its 

 foliage is as useful in cut-flower work as its 

 blossoms are. Whoever gives this plant a 

 place in the garden will be delighted with it. 



Clematis flammula, better known as Vir- 

 gin's Bower, or Traveller's Joy, is one of the 

 loveliest flowering vines I have ever seen; not 

 because of a wealth of rich color, but because 

 of simple beauty. It grows rapidly under 

 domestication, often making a growth of 

 twenty or twenty-five feet in a season after 

 becoming well established. In September it is 

 covered with pure white flowers borne in 

 spreading clusters along the branches set out 

 from the main stalks. These flowers, seen 

 against the background of green foliage, are 

 always sure to attract attention because of their 

 profusion and the airy, graceful disposal of 

 them over the plant. The effect is quite like 

 that of great flakes of snow lightly adhering to 

 the many branches. I much prefer this native 

 Clematis to any of the hybrids of the Jackmanii 

 type. We can depend on this under all condi- 

 tions. This cannot be said truthfully of the 

 large-flowered section. This Clematis will be 

 found one of the most useful of all plants for 



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