7ZANUNCULA CE^E : C'LE MATIS. 



small, seldom seen divested of its envelope, as that never bursts till after it is 

 committed to the soil. The species are included in four sections ; viz. 

 Flammula, Viticella, Cheiropsis, and ^fnemonjfldra. 



Root strong ; the fibres rather straight, and not very much branched ; ex- 

 tended in the soil rather horizontally than perpendicularly. Stem ligneous, 

 not rigid enough to stand erect. Branches the same, and slender. Well 

 adapted for covering bowers, or for ornamenting verandas or trelliswork. The 

 greater number of the species ripen their seeds in England, and are easily 

 propagated by them, or by layers. The seeds retain their vitality for several 

 years ; they are of slow vegetation, and ought to be sown as soon as gathered, 

 in which case they will generally come up the following spring; though, some- 

 times, not till the second spring. All the species require support by props of 

 some kind ; and all, with one or two exceptions, grow freely in any soil that 

 is tolerably dry, but more especially in one that is calcareous. From the 

 acridity of these plants, they are not very liable to be attacked by insects ; 

 nevertheless, snails and slugs are occasionally found eating their young herbage. 



6 i. Flammula Dec. 



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Sectional Character. Involucre wanting. Tail of the carpels long, bearded 

 and feathery. Cotyledons distinct (that is, slightly separated) in the seed. 

 (Don's Mi/I., i. p. 3.) Deciduous. 



-i 1. CLE'MATIS FLAMMULA/,. The inflammatory -juiced Clematis, or 

 sweet-scented Virgin's Bower. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 766.: Dec. Prod., 1. p. 2. 



Don's Mill., 1. p. 4. 

 Synonymes. C. drens Gerard ; C.-nwitima All. Fed. ; 



C. suaveolens Salisb. Prod. ; C. paniciHata Tfotn. : 



Clematite odorante, Fr. ; scharfe Waldrebe, Ger. 

 Derivation. Vromflammare, to inflame ; on account of 



the blistering qualities of the spc-cies. 

 Engravings. Park. Theat., p. 381. f. 3. ; and our fig. 1. 



Specific Character and abridged Description. 



Leaves pinnate, smooth ; with orbicular, 



oval, oblong, or linear, entire or three- 



lobed, acutish leaflets. (Don's Mill.) A 



deciduous climber. South of Europe ; 



in hedges and waste bushy places, not 



far frotBn the sea, and in soils more or 



less calcareous. Height 10ft. to 15ft. 



Introduced in 1596. Flowers white, 



sweet-scented ; July to October. Fruit 



white ; ripe in October. Leaves deep 



green, often remaining on the plants till 



mid-winter, and dying off black. 

 Varieties and their Synonymes. The most 



distinct is C. F. maritima ; the rest are 



of little importance. 



-i C. F. 2 rottmdifoliaDec. C.fragrans 

 Tcnore. Leaflets almost orbicu- 

 lar. 



.1 C. -F. 3 maritima Dec. Leaflets 

 linear. 



1 C. F. 4 rubella Dec. Leaflets 



oval, usually emarginate. Sepals four, reddish on the outside 

 B 2 



1. Clematis Flammula. 



