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disease, is delightfully fragrant, and so floriferous that 

 the blossoms form a dense sheet of bloom, remaining in 

 full beauty for several 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, bell-shaped flowers. They are easily grown 

 and do well in almost all situations. 



The perennial, non-climbing varieties of Clematis are 

 most pleasing border plants, succeeding well in all ordi- 

 nary soils and making a rich show of bloom at their 

 flowering season. Davidiana (blue) and Recta (white) 

 are about the best known and most desirable varieties 

 of this class. 



To grow Clematis most successfully, they should be 

 given a good depth of loamy soil, with a fair supply of 

 well rotted manure spaded in and thoroiighly distrib- 

 uted through the soil. In hot, dry weather, the plants 

 s"hould be regularly watered in order to obtain the 

 greatest number of fls. possible, for the plants are very 

 susceptible to injury by drought. A point of great im- 

 portance, especially in caring for newly set 

 plants, is to provide a firm support for them to 

 climb upon. A solid wooden or metal trellis is 

 preferable, for the reason that it prevents the 

 plants from being whipped about by the winds, which 

 often results either in breaking the stalks just above the 

 ground or else in cracking the outer bark of the stalks 

 and rendering them more liable to the attacks of in- 

 sects and fungous diseases. Training the vines upon 

 strings, or a pliable support of any kind, is not to be 

 advised for this reason. Propagation of the hybrid 

 varieties is effected both by cuttings and by grafts. 

 All of the type varieties grow readily from seed. 



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Index: alpina, 32; aristata, 9; aromatica, 29; azurea, 

 14. bicolor, 20 ; brevicaudata, 6 ; caerulea, 14 ; Califor- 

 nica, 8 ; campaniflora, 19 ; Candida, 12 ; Catesbyana, 7 ; 

 cirrhosa, 15; coccinea, 21; Columbiana, 31 ; crassifolia, 

 9- crispa, 22; Davidiana, 25; Douglasi, 26; Drummondi, 

 3; erecta, 1 ; eriostemon, 18 ; excelsior, 12 ; Flammula, 

 2 ; floribunda, 19 ; florida, 20 ; Fortunei, 20 ; Fremonti, 

 27 ; fulgens, 18 ; grandiflora, 14. 15 ; graveolens, 11 ; 

 Hendersoni, 18; Henryi, 12; heraclesefolia, 25; Hookeri, 

 25 ; indivisa, 17 ; integrifolia, 28 : Jackmani, 12 ; Ker- 

 raesinus, 18 ; lanuginosa, 12 ; ligusticifolia, 8 ; lilicina- 

 floribunda, 18; marmorata, 18; Meyeriana, 10; modesta, 

 18; montana, 15; nivea, 12; occidentalis, 32 ; ochroleuca, 

 30 ; odorata, 15 ; orientalis, 11 ; paniculata, 5 ; patens, 

 14 ; Pieroti, 16 ; Pitcheri, 24 ; purpurea-hybrida, 18 ; 

 net*, 1 ; reticulata 23 ; rubella, 2 : Sargenti, 24 ; Si- 

 biri'-a, 32 ; Sieboldi, 20 ; Standishii, 14 ; Stanleyi, 13 ; 

 stans, 25; tubulosa, 25; Tunbridgensis, 12; verticillaris, 

 31; Viorna, 21; Virginiana, 7; Vitalba, 4; Viticella, 18. 



A. True petals none; sepals petaloid. Clematis proper. 

 B. Styles of fruit very long and plumose (Fig. 492). 



C. 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. r6cta, Linn. (C. ere"cta, Linn.). Herbaceous, some- 

 what tufted, 2-3 ft. long : 

 Ivs. pinnate ; Ifts. stalked, 

 ovate, acuminate, entire: fls. 

 numerous, on a large, branch - 

 ing,terminal corymb; white, 

 sweet-scented, 1 in. across. 

 June-Aug. S. Eu. Gn. 52, 

 p. 510; 53, p. 547.-Var. 

 plena, Lemoine. Fully dou- 

 bled, button-like blossoms. 



DD. Woody or half-woody, 



climbing. 

 E. Fls. usually perfect, 



nearly u'hite. 

 2. Flammula, Linn. (C. 

 Pdllasi, J. F. Gmel.). 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 

 region. Gn. 52, p. 499. Must have a sunny exposure ; 



very beautiful. 



Var. rubella, 

 Bele (C. rubella, 

 Pers., not Hort.). 

 Differs from the 



487 \*'- w.^ lv \ type in having the 



Leaf of Clematis - &'** "s. red outside. 



Virginiana. 



486. 

 Flower of 



Clematis paniculata. 

 Natural size. 



3. Drummondi, Torr. & 

 Gray. Allied to C. Flam- . 

 mula: stem and Ivs. ashy 

 pubescent ; Ivs. finely pin- 

 nate : fls. white, much less 

 abundant ; styles becoming 



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



4. Vitalba, 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. paniculata, Thunb. Figs. 485. 486. A vigorous 

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

 g'.xbrous : fls. fragrant, 1-1/^in. across, in axillary and 

 terminal panicles ; sepals 4, dull white. Sept. Japan. 

 G.F. 3:621; 5:91; 9:75and 185. F.B.2.-581. Mn.7:113; 

 Gng. 1:101 and 165; 6:291; 4:229. A.F. 13: 1314.- 

 Prop. by seed. By fai the most common of the fall- 

 blooming species in American gardens. Thrives best in 

 sunny situations. Will stand severe pruning in winter. 



6. brevicaudata, DC. (C. brevicorddta, Hort.). Climb- 

 ing vigorously : Ivs. pinnate to bipinnate ; segments 

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

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

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



EE. Fls. mono2cious or dioecious, white or whitish. 



7. Virginiana, Linn. Fig. 487. Climbing 12 to 15 ft.: 

 Ivs.ternate; Ifts. glabrous, cut -toothed, bases often cor- 

 date : flj. white, in leafy panicles, often monoecious or 

 dioecious, about 1 in. across when expanded : plumose 

 styles 1 in. or more in length. July-Sept. Nova Scotia 

 to Ga., westward to Kans. G.W.F.A. 12. D. 103. 



Var. Catesbyana, Britton (C. Catesbyana, Pursh). 

 Lvs. somewhat pubescent, often biternate. S. E. states. 

 F1.736 (1814). Int. 1883. 



8. ligusticifdlia, Nutt. Allied to C. Virginiana, but 

 having 5-7 Ifts., of firmer texture, rather more pubes- 

 cent, variable in form and margin, but usually 3-lobed or 

 coarsely toothed: fls. white, %in. across, in terminal and 

 axillary panicles ; styles densely silky-pubescent, with 

 long, straight hairs. Aug. Missouri to N. Mexico and 

 Brit. Columbia. Int. 1881. Var. Calif6rnica, Wats., has 

 no marked difference : Ivs. usually smaller and perhaps 

 more tomentose. 



