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Fig. 421. Clematis Madame Edouard Andre 



by placing the plants in heat in 

 batches from January onwards. 

 The stems are either twisted 

 round stakes or tied out on wire 

 trellises in the form of balloons, 

 as shown in fig. 420, or some 

 other design. 



There are several groups of 

 garden Clematis, the best known 

 being 



1. JACKMANNI GROUP. The 

 typical hybrid was raised and 

 flowered in 1862 by Messrs. 

 Jackman, of Woking, by cross- 

 ing C. lanuginosa with a C. 

 Hendersoni, the latter a hybrid 

 raised from C. Viticella and 

 probably C. integrifolia and 

 distributed in 1835. It is still 

 one of the most popular, and 

 its intense violet-purple cross- 

 like flowers are seen in almost 



every part of the kingdom from July to October. Other varieties of 

 Jackmanni are superba alba, white faintly tinted ; Snow White, pure white; 

 Madame E. Andre, velvety red, 

 fig. 421; Lady Northcliffe, deep 

 lavender; Madame Baron Vieil- 

 lard, lilac rose ; Prince of Wales. 

 deep purple; Star of India, red- 

 dish violet tinted with purple 

 and barred with red; rubra, 

 rich crimson purple; velutina 

 purpurea, blackish mulberry. 



2. LANUGINOSA GROUP. 

 The typical C. lanuginosa is a 

 native of China, whence it was 

 introduced in 1851. It flowers 

 from June to October, and has 

 given rise to- such fine broad- 

 petal led varieties as alba magna, 

 white; Beauty of Worcester, 

 double, bluish violet (fig. 422); 

 Anderson Henry i, creamy 

 white; Excelsior, deep mauve; 

 Fairy Queen, pale flesh with 



pink bar; Lady Caroline Fig. 422. -Clematis Beauty of Worcester 



