CLEMATIS 



disease, is delightfully fragrant, and so floriferous that 

 the blossoms form a dense sheet of bloom, remaining in 

 full beauty for sereral weeks. The foliage is very thick 

 and heavy, thus making it very desirable for covering 

 porches and arbors. 



Crispa (blue) and Coccinea (red) are varieties with 

 very pretty, bi-ll-sluiped flowers. Tbey are easily grown 



I I , 1 1, tii-s of Clematis are 



1,1, . .1 ; > :i 1 ,1 : .ding well in all ordi- 



ii:i:\ - i I ! iii:i: r ■ :i !:• 'i -Mow of bloom at their 



ll,.>vrr:,^ - :, Im>mi,:i!,:, -niiinalHl RfOta (white) 



ari- al> iiii i.n- hr^t kii.wu and iii.'st dfsii-alile varieties 



CLEMATIS 



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A. True petals noni-: sepiilx pvtaloid. Clematis proper. 



B. Styles of fruit very long and plumose {Fig. 49S). 

 O. Fls. on the new growth, numerous, small, appear- 

 ing in the last half of the season, often in pani- 

 cles. Flammula section. 



D. Herbaceous, nearly erect. 



1. rtota, Lmn. (C. ericta, Linn.). Herb.aceous, some- 



wliat tuft.al. ■_'-:! ft. long : 



piiiiiai.' . Ifts. stalked, 



.■.aniiiiinaf, entire: fls. 



Woody or half-woody, 

 430. climbing. 



Flower of e. Fls. usually perfect, 



Clematis panlculata. nearly white. 



Natural size. 2. FlAmmuIa, Linn. (C. 



Pdllasi, 3. F. Grael.). A 

 slender but vigorous climber, reaching 10-15 ft. : dark 

 green Ivs., remaining fresh till midwinter; Ifts. vari- 

 able but usually bipinnate, small, ovate, oblong or 



linear : fls. small, numerous in axillary and terminal 

 panicles; sepals 4, linear-oblong white; stamens white; 

 fr. bearing white plumes. Aug.-Oct. Mediterranean 

 Gn. 52, p. 499. — Must have a sunny expo-sure ; 

 very beautiful. 



Var rubella, 

 Bele (C iiibelta, 

 Pers , not Hort ). 

 Differs from the 

 tvpe in having the 

 Hs red outside. 



3. Dnimmondi, Torr 

 Gray. Allied to C. Flan 

 mula : stem and Ivs. asb 

 pubescent ; Ivs. finely pin ' 

 nate : fls. white, much less 

 abundant ; styles becoming 

 2-3 in. long. Sept. Dry ground, Tex. to Ariz. 



4. Vit41ba, Linn. In Europe called Traveller's Joy. 

 The most vigorous climber of the genus, ascending 20- 

 30 ft. : Ivs. pinnate ; Ifts. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 cordate at the base, partly cut: fls. numerous, in axillary 

 panicles, dull white, % in. across, with a faint odor of 

 almonds: styles of fr. long and feathery, from which it 

 is given the name Old Man's Beard. July-Sept. Eu., 

 N. Afr., Caucasus region. Gn. 53, p. 546. S.H. 2:540. 



5. panicul&ta, Thunb. Figs. 485 486. A vigorous 

 climber: Ifts. 3-5, often lobed, acuminate, 1-4 in. long, 

 ff' ,1 broil s : fls. fragranf. 1-"'iii. a.TixJs, in axillary and 



Japan. 



JIn.7:ll 



bloo 



Thr 



bes 



sunny situations.— Will stand severe pruning in winter. 

 0. brevicaudita, DC. ((7. 6rei>i>or<Z(}to, Hort.). Climb- 

 ing vigorously : Ivs. pinnate to bipinnate ; segments 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, coarsely toothed, nearly gla- 

 brous : Hs. in axillary panicles, white. Aug.-Oct. China. 

 G. F. 5: 139. -Very little used. 



Fls. 



,h:tish. 



7. Virginiina, Linn. Fig. 4S7 

 Ivs.ternate; Ifts. glabrous, cut-t 

 date : fl-s. white, in leafy panicl 



styles 1 in. or more in length. .1 

 tu t7a., westward to Kans. G.V.'.t'. 



Var. Catesbyina, Brit 

 Lvs. somewhat pubescen 

 Fl. 736 (1814). Int. 1883. 



8. ligusticifdlia, Nutt. 

 having 5-7 Ifts., of firmi 

 cent, variable in form and margin 

 coarsely toothed: fls. white, %m. 

 axillary panicles ; styles densely 

 long, straight hairs. Aug. 



Brit. Columbia. Int. 1881. Vaj-. Califfimica, Wa 

 no marked difference : lvs. usually smaller and i 

 more tomentose. 



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