CLEKODENDRON 



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Var. StlTgenti, Lavall^e (C. Sdrgenfi, Hort.). Fls. 

 smaller. Lav. 18. 



cc. Herbaceous, free), or somewhat climbing in case of 



C. aromatica. 



n. Sepals some shade of blue. 



25. heracleaefdlia, DC. (C. iubwlosa. Hook.). Stout, 

 erect, woody only at the base: Ivs. ternate, large, bright 

 green ; Ifts. mueronately toothed : fls. numerous in 

 corymbs, either axillary or terminal, tubular in form, 

 with 4 light blue sepals, becoming reflexcd ; ])cMlurioles 

 and pedicels downy ; recurved stigmas ol\il>-sliai>i'd. 

 Aug.-Sept. China. M. & J. 17. B. M. 4ai!i ; (Mil (as 

 vnv. Hodkeri). P.M. 14:31. F.S. 3: 195. -Prop, by root 

 division. 



Var. Davidiana, Beau (C. Davidi&na, Decne. ). About 

 4 ft. high, hardly strong enough to stand without sup- 

 port: Ivs. larger than any other cultivated Clematis : 

 fls. in clustered heads, C-15 together, and also singly 

 or clustered in the leaf axils. R.H. 1867, p. 90. Gn. 49, 

 p. 99. 



Var. stAns, Hook. (C. stdns, Sieb. & Zucc. ). Herba- 

 ceous, non-climbing, 4-5 ft. long : Ivs. pubescent : fls. 

 less dense than the above variety. In terminal panicles 

 and in close clusters in the leaf -axils, tubular in form; 

 the blue sepals revolute from near the middle. Sept.- 

 Oet. Jap. B.M. 6810. — Used chiefly because of the 

 striking foliage and its late-blooming qualities. 



26. Dodglasi, Hook. Has habit of V. integrifoUa, 

 about 2 ft. high: stem and petioles angled and ribbed: 

 Ivs. twice pinnatelyorternately ooiiii">uii.l; Ills, narrow- 

 linear or lanceolate: fls. tubular ur 1..1I sh;i|iid, 1 in. 

 long; sepals recurved, deep pur|>Ir wiihiii, |i:ilcr with- 

 out. .June. In Mts., Montana to N. Mex.-lut. 1881. 



27. Fremonti, Watson. Closely allied to C. oc/icoZciica, 

 hut with Ivs. 3—4 in. long, nearly sessile, either entire or 

 with a few coarse teeth : fls. often drooping ; sepals 

 thick, purple, nearly glabrous, except the tomentose 

 edges; styles when young downy rather than feathery. 

 July-Aug. Mo. to Colo. G. F. 3:381. 



28. integrrifdlia, Linn. Herbaceous, erect, becoming 

 2 ft. high: Ivs. rather broad, entire, ovate-lanceolate: 

 fls. solitary, nodding; sepals 4, rather narrow, blue, cori- 

 aceous, l-'j in. lung. June-Aug. Eu. ami Asia, B.M. 65. 

 Var. diversifolia, Hort. Lvs. sometimes diviilpd. Var. 

 Durandi, n<iit. ( ('. iutegri folia x la inuiiiH^xu ). Taller and 

 fls. largcrthan in the type; sepals recurved. Gn. 49:1052. 

 Gng. 5:276. — Very beautiful. 



29. arom&tica, Lenn^ & C. Koch (C cwrulea, var. 

 odorclta, Hort.). Slender, herbaceous or somewhat 

 climbing, reaching 6 ft. high if supported : lvs. of 3-7 

 ovate, nearly entire Ifts.: fls. solitary, terminal, very 



fragrant, lK-2 in. across: se- 

 pals 4, spreading, reflexed, 

 reddish violet; stamens white. 

 492. Akene oi ^ .luly-Sept. Nativity, perhaps, 



Clematis verticillaris. f S. France. It is thought by 



some to be an old garden hy- 

 brid of the Viticella type, or 

 C. integrifoUa x V. recta, or C. 

 Flammula x integrifoUa. R. 

 H. 1877, p. 15. 



DD. Sepals yellote. 



30. ochroletlca, Ait. Herba- 

 Veous, 1-2 ft. high, silky-pu- 

 bescent, becoming glabrate : 

 lvs. ovate, entire : fls. erect, 

 solitary, terminal; sepals yel- 

 low outside, cream-colored 

 within: styles becoming some- 

 what plumose. July-Aug. 

 Dry grounds, N. Y. to Ga. 

 L.B.C. 7:661. -Int. 1883. 



AA. True petals small, spalulate ; sepals petaloid; 

 i^ivolucre votie. Atragene section. 

 31. verticillaris, DC. Fig. 492. Trailing or sometimes 

 elimt)in:_', 8-10 ft.: usually 4 trifoliate lvs. from each 

 node ; Ifts. tliin. ovate, a?ute, toothed or entire, some- 

 what cordate ; fls. solitary, blue or purple, nodding at 



first, 2-4 in. broad when expanded ; 4 thin sepals, silky 

 along the margins and veins ; petals %-% in. long. 

 May-June. Woodlands, Va. to Hudson Bay, west to 

 Minn. B.M. 887 (as Atragene Americana). — Int. 1881. 



Var. Columbi&na, Gray. Sepals narrower and more 

 pointed than in the type. Rocky Mts. 



32. alytna,, ilM. {Atragene alpina, hinn.). Stems 3-5 

 ft., slender, with prominent joints becoming swollen 

 with age : lvs. once or twice ternate, with ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate Ifts., serrate or incised : many petal-like sta- 

 mens, which are devoid of anthers : sepals 4, bright blue. 

 Spring. Northwestern N. Amer. , Siberia to south and 

 central Eu. B.M. 530 (as var. Austriaca). Gn. 46:982.— 

 A very hardy climber, preferring a northern exposure. 



Var. 41ba, Hort. (Atragene Sibirica, Linn.). Fls. 

 white or nearly so. B.M. 1951. 



Var. occidentWs, Gray. Petal-like stamens very few, 

 and often bearing rudimentary anthers. Rocky Mts. 



The following are well worthy of cultivation, but are not at 

 present found in the AiTierir-;m trade : C. Addisoni. Uritton. 

 More bushy and less v,,,. mliii:,- IIliti C. Viorna. G. F. 9:325.— 

 C aithuscefdtia, Tm-r /. IIiisIin , lis. tubular, white. Gn. 45:241. 

 R.H. 1869. p. 10. B. Jl . i,.M_' I X ,1 r l.il isecta, Hook.).— 6'. apiifolia. 

 DC. Allied toCVirgiiiiana; Uts. siujillerand narrower, coarsely 

 incisely-serrate, often 3-lobed or serrate, pubescent beneath. 

 Japan. Graeefiil species, hardy.— 0. &ar6eiM<(X, Edgew. Differs 

 from C. montana mainly in wanting the involucre. Himalaya 

 region. R.H. 1858. p. 407. B.M. 4794. F.S. 9:956.- C. cirrMsa, 

 Linn. Allied to C. montana. Fls. greenish white, yellow, or 

 red, bell-shaped. 6n.45.p.24n. L. B.C. 19:1806 ; 8:720 (as C. 

 calyeina). B.M. 1070:959 (as C. calycina). K.C.DAVIS. 



CLEMATIS, MOCK. Agdestis clematidea, which Is 

 cult, in S. Clalif. and S. Fla. 



CLEOME (meaning unknown). CapparidAcerp. A 

 large and mostly tropical genus of sub-shrubs or annual 

 herbs, simple or branched, glabrous or glandular, with 

 simple lvs. or 3-7 Ifts., and white, yellow or purplish 

 fls. borne singly or in racemes. The genus is dis- 

 tinguished from Gynandropsis by its short torus, which 

 often bears an appendage, and by the 4-6, rarely 10. 

 stamens. The garden Cleomes are chiefly interesting 

 for their long, purple, spidery stamens and showy rose- 

 colored petals. They succeed in sandy soils and sunny 

 situations, and can be used like castor-oil plants to fill 

 up large gaps in a border. C. spinosa is the best, and 

 has lately been planted considerably in public parks 

 amongst shrubbery. Prop, by seeds, which are produced 

 freely in long, slender pods borne on long stalks. For 

 C speciosa, see Gifnandropsis. 



spinosa, Jacq. (C. ;)i(»i!/ens, Willd.). Giant Spider 

 Plant. Clammy, strong-scented, 3^ ft. high : Ifts. 

 usually 5, sometimes 7, oblong-lanceolate, with a pair of 

 short, stipular spines under the petioles of most of the 

 lvs., and in the tropics some little prickles on the petioles 

 also: fis. rose-purple, varying to white ; petals 4, obo- 

 vate, clawed, Kin. long; stamens 2-3 in. long, blue or 

 purple. N. C. to La. (nat. from Trop. Amer.) and es- 

 caped from gardens. B.M. 1640.— A tender biennial 

 north, but annual in the tropics. 



integrifdlia, Torr. & Gray. Rocky Mountain Bee- 

 plant. Glabrous. 2-3 or even 6-ft. high: Ifts. 3, lanceo- 

 late to obovate-oblong, entire, or rarely with a few mi- 

 nute teeth: bracts much narrower than in C. spino.^a; 

 petals rose, rarely white, 3-toothed: receptacle with a 

 flat, conspicuous append,^ge. Along streams in saline 

 soils of prairies. — In cult, about 20 years as a bee plant. 



speciosisslma, Deppe. Annual or half -shrubby, some- 

 times :"i ft. high: stems strongly hairy: Ifts. 5-7, lanceo- 

 late, dentate, narrowed at the base, conspicuously hairy 

 on both sides: fls. light purple or purplish rose. July 

 to fall. — Said to be the showiest of Cleomes. Under 

 this name a very different plant is passing, the Ifts. of 

 which have only minute hairs but rather numerous 

 spines. ^T. M. 



CLEBODfNDRON (Greek, chance and tree: of no sig- 

 nificance). Includes Si/dionantha and Volkanieria. 

 I'erbendcetv. Many speciis in the tropics, and also in 

 China and Jap. Some of tlicm are greenhouse climbers; 

 others are hardy shrubs; others are almost herbaceous. 



