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CLEMATIS 



9. crassifdliat Benth . Clira biug : 1 vs . coriaceous . 

 3-parted; segments nearly entire, ovate-acuminate, witli 

 bases cuneate: fls. in small, axillary panicles; sepals 4, 

 spreading, dull or white ; anthers shorter than the fila- 

 ments. Late summer. Cliina. — Suitahle for greenhouse 

 use, but not yet well introduced. C. aristata, of B. R. 

 3:2,'i8, is a fair representation of this phint. 



488. Clematis He, 



10. Meyeniina, Walp. Climbing rapidly, more hardy 

 than C crassifoHa : Its. much the same, but with the 

 segments obtuse or cordate at the base : fls, much as in 

 that species, but with the anthers longer than the fila- 

 ments. Late summer. China. 



EEE. Fls. perfect, yellow, and more spreading than 

 the preceding. 



11. orientalis, Linn. (C. graviolens, Lindl.)- A rapid 

 climber, reaching 12-15 ft. : Ivs. thin, glaucous and shiny, 

 twice or thrice ternate ; Ifts. 3-parted or -lobed, with 

 small, ovate, entire or cut-toothed divisions: fls. solitary, 

 becoming erect or nearly so, IK in. across; sepals 4, yel- 

 low, tinted with green, somewhat reflexed ; styles plu- 

 mose. Aug. -Sept. Himalaya region. Lav. 21. Figured 

 as 6'..grrtr(?o?ens in the following : B.M.4495. Gn. 45:954, 

 p. 240. F.S.4:374b; 6:548. 



cc. Fh.oii the new growth, appearing snccessivehj 



throughout the summer. 



D. Climbing plants. 



12. lanugindsa, Lindl. {including var.pa/Zida, Hort.). 

 Climbing only 5 or 6 ft.: Ivs. simple or of 3 Ifts., cordate- 

 acuminate, woolly beneath: fls. erect, woolly in the bud, 

 the largest of the wild species, being 6 in. across; sepals 

 5 or (3, broadly ovate, leathery, rather flat, overlapping, 

 lavender or bluish gray; center of stamens pale reddish 

 brown; styles plumose. Summer. Native near Ningpo, 



idida, Hort.). Like the 

 ml Ifts. of the compound 

 are larger, being 7-8 in. 

 carnlea. 



Hort.). Sepals G-8, 



CLEMATIS 



China. F.S. 8:811. LH.1:14. Lav. 1. M.&J.4.-Itls 



to this species, more than to any other, that the beatity 

 and popularity of the garden varieties and hybrids are 

 due. The finest hybrids, including C.e/rtcfcw««i audits 

 section, and C. Henryi, contain more or less of the blood 

 of C. lanuginosa. 



Var. c&ndlda, Lemoinc {C. rih. 

 type, except that the sinipli- Ivs. a 

 Ivs. are much larger, and tlip ris. 

 across. — Perhaps a hybrid of ('. 



Var. nivea, Lemoine [C. nive 

 uarrowish, pure white: anthers pale brown. — Thought to 

 be of the same origin as the above var. 



<)thei forms of C lanuginosa are : 



Lady Caroline NevHl (C. Lady Caroline -Nevill, Hort.), Fls. 

 otten 7 in. across ; sepalsH*. nearly white, with mauve-colored 

 stripe down center of each. Gn. 4tj p. 33.— One of the tinest 

 bglit colored varieties. 



Marie Lefehvre (C.Marie Lefebvre. Hort.). Resembles the 

 l.ist, buti has 8 sepals, more pointed, and darker in shade. 



Sensation (C. Sens.ition. Hort.). Fls. like the type, but with 

 ti-7 grayish blue sepals; tis. ti in. acx'oss. 



Madame^Van Hnutte (C. Madame VanHoutte, Hort.). Late- 

 liIiKiming ; sepals pale^blue, becoming white. 



Madame Thibaut (C. Madame Thibant, Hort.). Fls. very 

 .■Ll.uiidant.—Thought to be a hybrid with C. Viticella. 



The President (C.The President, Hort.). A rich violet-blue 

 flower. 



Ejce^sior'iC. Excelsior, Hort.). Fls. double ; sepals grayish 

 purple, with a reddish bar dovm the center of each. F.S. 

 20:1995. 



Of the more certain hybrids of this group, some of which are 

 so closely allied to C. lanuginosa as to be considered varieties of 

 it, the following are the best in the American trade : 



E, Fls. white or whitish. 



Qloire de St.Julien, Carre. (X C. casnUea, var. plena). Plant, 

 much like C. lanuginosa, but with larger fls.; sepals ti-B, wldte 

 or pale gray at first; stamens yellow. 



Henryi. Anderson-Henry (XC. florida.var, Fortunei). Fig. 488. 

 Robust plant: free bloomer; fls. creamy white, becoming fully 

 expanded when grown in the open sun or under glass. Aug.-Nov. 

 —It resembles more the lanuginosa parent. 



Otto Frcebel, Lemoine {X C. cterulea). Lvs. leathery, simple 

 or 3-parted: fls. of fleshy texture, grayish white, sometimes be- 

 coming bluish; sepals 8, blunt, broad; anthers brownish. 



Iinperatrice Eugenie, Carre. (C. 1. var. pallidaX C. c^rulea). 

 Lvs. simple or 3-parted ; Ifts. broad and woolly: fls. .8-9 in. 

 across, with 8 broad, white sepals. 



Jeanne d'Arc, Dauvesse. Same cross as last and much like it. 

 but the sepals are grayish white, with 3 blu^i bars down the 

 center of each. 



EE. Fls. some shade of blue, lavender, purple, etc., 

 except in some vars. of C Jackmani. 



Lawsonidna, Anderson-Henry (X C. florida. var. Fortunei). 

 Fls. very large ; sepals 6-8, broad, rose-purple, marked with 

 darker veins. Aug.-Nov. 



rubro-violdcea, Jackman (X C. Viticella, var. atrorubens). 

 Lvs. pinnate, with ovate-acuminate or sometimes ovate-lanceo- 

 late Ifts.; sepals 4-6. maroon-purple ; stamens greenish, F.S. 

 16:1630. F.M. 1876:217. Vai'. Prince of Waics, Hort., has fls. of 

 lighter tint. 



La France, Hort. (X C. Jackmani). Lvs. smooth: buds 

 woolly; sepals deep cobalt-blue, pointed, with wavy edges. 



Reine des Ble^les, Boisselot {same cross as the last). Fls. large, 

 blue, with broad, recurved sepals. 



Devoniensis, Hort. (same cross). Fls. 8-9 in. across ; sepalsS, 

 deUcate lavender- blue. Gn. 9, p. 563 (note). 



Spmesidna, Anderson-Henry (XC. florida, var. Fortunei). 

 Fls. 7 in. aci-oss; sepals 6-8, pale mauve; a profuse bloomer. 



Gc?n, Baker (X C. Standishi). Lvs. 3-parted or simple: fls. 

 like 0. lanuginosa in form; grayish blue. 



Jackmani, Jackman (X C. Hendersoni, 1858-60). Habit and 

 lvs. of C. lanuginosa: fls. flat, 5-6 in. broad; sepals 4-6, verj' 

 broad, velvety purple, with a ribbed bar down the center; broad, 

 central tuft of pale green stamens. M. & J. 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14. 

 I.H.11:414. F.S.16:1629. Gn.22:349: 53,p.262. A.G.19:269. A.F. 

 10:1329. R.H. 1868:. 390. Var. a^&a, Hort. Fls. nearly pure white. 

 Gn. 25: 427. Var. superba. Hort. Fls. violet- purple, resembling 

 C. Madame Grang6. See Fig. 489. 



Other hybrids or varieties of (^. Jackmani are : Var. Gipsy 

 Qifeen, Cripps (0 ''ip^y O'l.cn, Tbnt ) , deep \-iolet. Var. ^4;rar- 

 dftdra, Jackman ((' Al-^iiTHlrn, llnii i, n.Ulish violet. Y&r. Star 

 of India, Crivv^ iC Siar ..i huli,!, I imt), 5 in. across, purple. 

 barred with red. V;(r / i////-;M/'y. /rv/.s, ( 'ripps (C.Tunbridgensis, 

 Hort.). reddish purple, barretl with liglit bhie. Var. maanifica. 



