CLEMATIS 



CLEMATIS 



795 



Section VITALBA. 

 Group CIRRHOS^B. 



25. cirrh&sa, Linn. Climbing, to 10 ft.; glabrous: 

 Ivs. persistent, slender-petioled, simple, ovate to ovate- 

 oblong, crenately serrate, 1-1 ^ in. long: fls. 1-2 on 

 the old wood, axillary, whitish, open campanulate, 

 nodding, 1^ in. across, with a short involucre below 

 the sepals: achenes with long plumose tail. Spring. 



5. Eu., Asia Minor. B.M. 1070. L.B.C. 19:1806 

 Tender, only for warmer temperate regions. 



26. balearica, Rich. (C. calycina, Ait.). Closely 

 allied to the preceding: Ivs. ternate; Ifts. incisely ser- 

 rate, often deeply 3-lobed, ^-1 in. long: fls. greenish 

 yellow, spotted red inside. Spring. S. Eu. Asia Minor. 

 R.H. 1859, p. 190; 1874, p. 289. G.C. II. 9:500. Gn. 



6, p. 425; 31, p. 187; 45, p. 240. L.B.C. 8:720. B.M. 

 959. Tender. 



Group MONTANA. 



27. gracilifdlia, Rehd. & Wilson. Climbing, to 10 ft. : 

 Ivs. deciduous, pinnate; Ifts. 5-7, ovate to oblong-ovate, 

 cuneate at the base, coarsely serrate, pubescent, about 

 J^in. long: fls. 1^, axillary, fascicled, white, 1-1 ^ in. 

 across, on slender stalks 1-2 in. long; sepals 4, spread- 

 ing, obovate to oblong-obovate: achenes glabrous, 

 with long plumose tail. June. W. China. Very grace- 

 ful and floriferous species; has proved hardy at the 

 Arnold Arboretum. 



28. montana, Buch.-Ham. (C. odordta, Hort., not 

 Wall.). A vigorous climber, often reaching a height of 

 15-20 ft.: Ivs. ternate, with oblong-acuminate cut- 

 toothed Ifts.: fls. several in each axil, following each 

 other in succession of time, resembling white anemone 

 blossoms, sweet-scented; sepals 4, elliptic-oblong, 1 in. 

 long, spreading, becoming pink; stamens conspicuous, 

 vellow: achenes glabrous with plumose tails. May. 

 Himalaya region. B.R. 26:53. M. & J. 8. Gn. 30, p. 

 309; 49, p. 39; 51, p. 349; 60, p. 79; 68, p. 379; 75, p. 

 371. A.G. 19:391. R.H. 1856:161; 1899, p. 529. G.C. 

 III. 18: 303; 20: 589. M.D.G. 1902:423. Lav. 22. J.H. 

 111.49:533. G. 27:237. G.M. 38:661;46:121; 51:319. 

 Var. grandifldra, Hook. (var. anemoniflora, Kuntze). 

 Fls. larger, 3-4 in. across. B.M. 4061. M.D.G. 1902: 

 422. G. 34:477. Var. rftbens, Wilson. Foliage red- 

 dish, particularly when unfolding: fls. pink or light 

 pink. June. R.H.1909:35. R.B. 33:232. F.S.R. 3:252. 

 Gn. 77, p. 84. G.M. 50:395; 54:168. J.H. III. 59:325. 

 Offsprings of a cross between this variety and the. 

 preceding are: Var. lildcina, Lemoine, with bluish lilac 

 fls. G. 34:345. Var. perfecia, Lemoine, and var. undu~ 

 Idta, Lemoine, with bluish white very large fls. Var. 

 Wflsonii, Sprague (C. repens, Veitch, not Finet & 

 Gagnep.). Lfts. ovate, usually rounded or subcordate 

 at the base, puberulous on the veins beneath; sepals 

 obovate-oblong, %-l in. long: fls. in July and Aug., 

 nearly 2 months later than the type. B.M. 8365. 

 M.D.G. 1912:26. R.B. 35:108. See page 3567. 



29. Spooneri, Rehd. & Wilson (C. montana var. 

 sericea, Franch.). Climbing, to 20 ft.: Ivs. ternate; 

 Ifts. ovate or oval, usually rounded at the base, with 

 1 or few teeth on each side, silky pubescent above 

 and beneath, 1-3 in. long: fls. 1 or 2, white, 3-4 in. 

 across on pedicels 3-6 in. long; sepals broadly obovate, 

 densely pubescent outside: achenes pubescent, with 

 long plumose tail. Spring. W. China. Beautiful 

 species; has proved fairly hardy at the Arnold 

 Arboretum. 



Group RECIFE. 



30. Armandii, Franch. Climbing, to 15 ft.: Ivs. 

 ternate, evergreen, glabrous; Ifts. ovate to ovate- 

 oblong, acuminate, rounded or subcordate at the base, 

 entire, 4-5 in. long, coriaceous: fls. white, 1-2}^ in. 

 across, with oblong-obovate sepals, in loose axillary 



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cymes in the axils of last year's branches, with persistent 

 bud-scales at the base: achenes hairy, with long plumose 

 tails. April, May. Cent, and W. China. G.C. III. 38: 

 30. R.B. 35, p. 281. R.H. 1913, p. 65. Var. Farquha- 

 riana, Rehd. & Wilson. Fls. light pink, large, about 2 

 in. across: Ifts. oblong-ovate. This handsome species 

 is like the following 3 species, adapted only for warmer 

 temperate regions. 



31. Meyeniana, Walp. Climbing rapidly; glabrous 

 or slightly pubescent: Ivs. ternate; Ifts. coriaceous, 

 ovate to ovate-lanceolate, cordate or rounded at the 

 base, entire, 2-3 in. long: panicle loose and many-fld.; 

 fls. white, less than %in. across: sepals 4, obtusish; 

 anthers as long or longer than filaments: achenes with 

 long feathery tails. Japan, E. China and Indo-China. 

 Summer. B.M. 7897. Hardy only in warmer tem- 

 perate regions. 



32. crassifolia, Benth. Closely allied to the preceding 

 species: climbing; quite glabrous : Ifts. thicker, cuneate 

 at the base, usually obtusish; sepals acuminate; anthers 

 shorter than the filaments. Late summer. China. 

 Suitable for greenhouse, more tender than the pre- 

 ceding. 



33. Pavoliniana, Pampanini. Climbing, glabrous: 

 Ivs. subcoriaceous ternate; Ifts. long-petioled, lanceolate 

 or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 2-3 in. long: fls. slen- 

 der -pedicelled, white, 11 H m - across in axillary 

 racemes; sepals linear-oblong: achenes fulvous-pubes- 

 cent, with a long plumose tail. May. Cent. China. 



34. recta, Linn. (C. erecta, Linn.). Herbaceous, 

 somewhat tufted, 2-3 ft. long: Ivs. pinnate; Ifts. 

 stalked, ovate, acuminate, entire: fls. numerous, on a 

 large, branching terminal panicle, white, sweet-scented, 



988. Clematis Lawsoniana var. Henryi, a derivative from 

 C. lanuginosa. ( X }A) 



