I, sanuncula'ce^: cle'matis. 



15 



iv. Anemonijldra. 



Dertvntion. From the flowers being like those of the ^nembne sylv^stris. 



Sect. Char. Peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, aggregate, not bearing an invo- 

 lucre. Carpel with a feathery tail. Leaves deciduous. 



1 17. C. MONTANA Ham. The Mountain Clematis. 



Identification. C.mont^na i/ara. iV/SS.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 9. ; Royle, p. 51. 



Synonymes. C. anemonilliira D. Bon Prod. Ft. Nepal, p. 192., Don's Mill. 1. p. 9. 



Engravings. Wall. PI. Asiat. Rar., 3. p. 12. t. 217. ; Swt. Br. Fl.-Gard., 2. s. t. 253. ; and om figs. 



24. and 25. Fig. 25. is from the plant in the Hort. Soc. Garden, and fig. 24. from a specimen of 



that at Montreal, Kent. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Peduncles 1-flowered, not bracteated, several together. 

 Leaves ternately parted, the segments ovate-oblong, acuminate, toothed, the 

 teeth in the mode of incisions. Sepals elhptic-oblong, mucronulate, spread- 

 ing. (Z>. Don.) A deciduous climber. Himalayan Mountains at 5000 ft. 

 to 7000 ft. elevation. Height 10 ft. to 13 ft., or in sheltered situations 

 30 ft. to 50 ft. Introduced in 1831. Flowers white; April in Nepal, 

 May in England. Fruit white ; ripe in August. Decaying foliage brown, 

 and dropping more freely than in most of the other kinds. 



A highly ornamental species. The plant is large and 

 branching ; the bark thick, ash-coloured, and de- 

 ciduous. Leaves numerous, pale green. Flowers 



numerous, about the size 



and form of those of Ane- 

 mone sylvestris L., borne 



several together, each upon 



a separate, upright, slender 



peduncle, about 3 in. long. 



Sepals 4, I in. long, pure 



white, faintly stained with 



pink outside at the base. 



Styles clothed with long 



white silky hairs ; from 



which it may be inferred 



that this species will have 

 its fruits terminated with feathery tails, in a state of 

 maturity. In the climate of England it proves to be 

 quite hardy, and seems to flourish as well as on its 

 native mountains. It grows with great vigour in a 

 loamy soil, flowers profusely early in the season, and 

 is readily increased by layers. A very desirable species. 



Other Species of Clematis. There are several other species of Clematis 

 described in books, some of them as introduced, and others as not yet in 

 cultivation in Britain ; but we have refrained from describing any species of 

 which we have not seen living plants. In Torsey and Gray's Flora of North 

 America, C. holosericea Pursh, C. Mgustidfolia Nutt., C. JJrumviondu Tor. S)- 

 Gray, C. parviflora Nutt., C. la.nantha Nutt., C. lineariloba Dec, and C. 

 Pitcheri Tor. Sf Gray, are described as woody species, none of which, even 

 by name, are yet in British gardens. C. pubesce7is, vitifdlia, Buchamana, and 

 some others, mentioned by Drs. Wallich and Royle, are yet to introduce 

 from the Himalayas ; and there are several names in DeCandolle's Prodromus 

 of which living plants are not in our gardens. 



Cl^atis montiXna. 



25. Clematis montana. 



