488 CLEMATIS. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



CLEMATIS. 



forms a thick globular head, I in. across, 

 of plumose tails (N. Asia). 



C. Henderson! (Henderson's Virgin's 

 Bower], This is considered to be a 

 hybrid between C. Viticella and^C. integri- 

 folia, and was raised in 1835 by Mr. 

 Henderson, at Pine-apple Place, St. John's 

 Wood. The plant grows to a height of 8 

 or 10 ft. The flowers, which have a faint 

 sweet perfume, are over 2 in. across and 

 of a deep bluish purple, appearing from 

 June to September. 



C. Heracleaefolia (David's Virgin's 

 Bower}. A dwarf, sturdy plant under 2 ft. 

 high, with large leaves and short-stalked 

 corymbs of flowers of a Hyacinth-like shape 

 and of a purplish blue colour. Much supe- 

 rior to it as a garden plant is the variety 

 Davidiana, which often ranks as a species. 

 Its stems are about 4 ft. long, but are 

 rarely strong enough to stand erect 

 without support. The largest leaflets 

 often measure 6 in. in length by nearly as 

 much in width, and are thus the largest of 

 any of the cultivated Clematises. The 

 bright lavender blue flowers are in dense 

 heads, borne on long stalks in early 

 autumn, but they also frequently appear 

 in short, closely packed clusters right in 

 the axils of the leaves. Each flower is 

 three-quarters of an inch long, the points 

 of the sepals reflexed and resembling a 

 Hyacinth blossom (N. China). 



C. integrifolia. Herbaceous, 2 to 3 ft. 

 high, its erect steins furnished with leaves 

 2 to 4 in. long and stalkless, or nearly so. 

 The blue, drooping flowers are on the top 

 of the stem and from the axils of the 

 uppermost leaves from June to August. 

 (Europe). 



C. lanuginosa (Great flowered Virgin's 

 Bower). A noble Chinese species 5 or 6 

 ft. high, the leaves covered beneath with 

 greyish wool, the flowers the largest of 

 any of the wild kinds, 6 in. across and the 

 sepals flat and overlapping and of a pale 

 lavender colour. It is to this species 

 more than to any other that the beauty 

 of the garden hybrids of Clematis are 

 due. Its flowers range in colour from 

 pure white to deep rich purple, and 

 appear from July to October. 



C. ligusticifolia. The flowers of this 

 (male and female ones of which are borne 

 on separate plants) appear in panicles 

 white, three-quarters of an inch across. 

 The variety californica is distinguished 

 by its smaller, tomentose leaves. It is 

 one of many examples that occur in the 

 North American flora, where a widely- 

 spread species is found to be glabrous on 

 the eastern side of the continent, but 

 tomentose or even woolly on the drier 



and hotter western side. This plant will 

 climb to a height of 30 ft. 



C. montana ( White Indian Virgin's 

 Bower]. This is one of the most beauti- 

 ful of all the Clematis, and when covered 

 with its white flowers during May, 

 which bear a strong resemblance to a 

 white Anemone, is one of the loveliest of 

 all hardy climbers. It is quite hardy and 

 vigorous and may frequently be seen 

 covering walls to a great height. 



C. ochroleuca. A herbaceous species 

 confined to the eastern side of North 



Clematis lanuginosa alba growing through Azara. 



America, whilst the other is purely 

 western. Its stems are I to 2 ft. high, 

 its leaves silky beneath, especially when 

 young. The flowers are yellow outside, 

 cream-coloured within. 



C. orientalis ( Yellow Indian Virgin's 

 Bower]. A vigorous climber growing 12 

 to 30 ft. high, flowering abundantly in 

 August and September, the four sepals 

 being of a yellow colour, tinged with green, 

 and having a sweet but not very strong- 

 fragrance. The fruit heads are handsome 

 with the silky tail attached to each seed 

 vessel (Mountains of India and N. Asia). 



