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CLEMATIS 



gentle hotbeds ; shading, spraying, and later on airing, 

 must be strictly attended to. Layering is practiced 

 where large old stools are at hand. The knife is not used 

 in the operation, but a twist of the stem will split the 

 inner bark lengthwise. Every other joint is thus treated, 



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among i 



,. ; I . I... (..-..payator. k. C. Davis. 

 I ( 'lematis, commonly known as 

 ' 1 ~ . are, when successfully grown, 

 . . I. III. il of hardy climbing plants. The 

 |.ai;atiiin and growing of most of the 

 large flow r ;, ar et es 1 owe er is attende I w th so 

 many d fficult es and d nj po ntmeuts that it has never 

 been ver t. 11 



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 1 It 



sential characteristics,— vigorous habit of growth and 



abuiidmu-c of bl,„,iii. Chmafis JdrTimavi. purple. 



a', "ii' III"' "' iy li.i-u. I ... I . .1 .,1a truly 



criTiiN.... -Ii:..li.. It IS ..!' iiili. , i .iiit as the 



•la.-k...:.tii. :.!i'l .1 ^ il.i\v.-]-v ;i), ' ! , ..I, though 



not i.r.i.hi.-...l ii. .|.nt.. vii,.ii itm; , .; .h i i, i., ,iis Madame 

 Baron Veillard is another new ami distiiu-t variety that 

 promises to prove a valuable acauisition. It is of ex- 

 ceedingly vigorous habit, and the Mowers are quite 

 freely produced, though, being more dispersed over the 

 plant, they do not make .so iini.-l. ..f a -I..i« a> do varie- 

 ties whose flowers are closely i.i,...-. .i. I'li. iluwers are 

 of very large size and of a li'.'hi i.-. ...I. i , -l.a.led with 

 lilac. Of white varieties, H.-ni) i. M.-. .....rue Jack- 

 man and Lanuginosa Candida, all ..i tin m introduced 

 long ago, still remain about the most desirable ones 

 known. Raiiiona, deep sky-blue, is a variety which 

 originated on our grounds some ten years ago. It is of 

 extra large size, often 9 to 10 inches across, of very 

 vigorous habit and free-flowering. 



Of double flowered var et es Duchess of Ed 1 urgh 



wh te is the best known in th s cou trj 1 al out the 



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mgCl 

 Eu 



roi 

 whose 

 V goro 

 ent rel 



to the r 



tent that 1 

 to g ve p o 

 The p I 

 us ally ff 

 oldw 

 grow 



of Clemat s throughout Euroj e 

 f f^ 1 f pened j 



of flowers s nc 

 g ow ng wood 

 on lera I 



the comparat ve (wh te) 



\ tcella 



from 



ven f 



1 f,o d show 



t te 1 they bloom fro n th oung 



lei tl ey need to bo pruned 1 aok 



t n luce a free gro th of oung 



f tl e Patens an 1 i lor la t pes 



r Id wood a se ere fr ez ng 



would de troy tl e croi of flowers for 



rn vir et es CU ts ja lata 

 t ' I n has proved a won lerfully 



pi nt I 

 metl 

 between 

 our exper 

 t on by c 

 count 



It his been 

 ence that propaga 

 tt ngs s m th s 



plant 



throw 



and f n 1 1 



informed a al 



runn ng out 

 grafted in 



Clen 

 readih I 

 vaneti 

 rlous 

 list I 

 been d 

 places 

 nursei 

 of lai„ 1 

 that 1 



.iblu 



\t pioM 1 



as to secure permanent places 



for themselves in popular 



demand can almost 1 e counte 1 



There are many varieties piss t 1 t I 



shades and variations of coloring that fail to attain 



popularity, chiefly on account of dehciency in two es 



n tl 1 country and has already 



\ 1 h popular It is of remarkably 



i igorous habit often making a growth of 20 to 2o feet 



n a season. It seems thus far to be entirely free from 



