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CLEMATIS 



CLEMATIS 



9. crassifdlia, Benth. Climbing : Ivs. coriaceous, 

 3-parted; segments nearly entire, ovate-acuminate, with 

 bases cuneate : fls. in small, axillary panicles ; sepals 4, 

 spreading, dull or white ; anthers shorter than the fila- 

 ments. Late summer. China. Suitable for greenhouse 

 use, but not yet well introduced. G. aristata, of B. R. 

 3:238, is a fair representation of this plant. 



488. Clematis Henryi. One-fourth size. 



10. Meyeniana, Walp. Climbing rapidly, more hardy 

 than C. crassifolia : Ivs. much the same, but with the 

 segments obtuse or cordate at the base : fls. much as in 

 that species, but with the anthers longer than the fila- 

 ments. Late summer. China. 



EBB. Fls. perfect, yellow, and more spreading than 

 the preceding. 



11. orientalis, Linn. (C. graveolens, Lindl.). A rapid 

 climber, reaching 12-15 ft. : Ivs. thin, glaucous and shiny, 

 twice or thrice ternate ; Ifts. 3-parted or -lobed, with 

 small, ovate, entire or cut-toothed divisions : fls. solitary, 

 becoming erect or nearly so, 1% in. across; sepals 4, yel- 

 low, tinted with green, somewhat reflexed ; styles plu- 

 mose. Aug.- Sept. Himalaya region. Lav. 21. Figured 

 as C. graveolens in the following : B.M. 4495. Gn. 45 : 954, 

 p. 240. P.S.4:374b; 6:548. 



CC. Fls. on the new growth, appearing successively 



throughout the summer. 



D. Climbing plants. 



12. lanuginosa, Lindl. (including var. pdllida, Hort. ) . 

 Climbing only 5 or 6 ft. : Ivs. simple or of 3 Ifts., cordate- 

 acuminate, woolly beneath: fls. erect, woolly in the bud, 

 the largest of the wild species, being 6 in. across; sepals 

 5 or 6, broadly ovate, leathery, rather flat, overlapping, 

 lavender or bluish gray; center of stamens pale reddish 

 brown; styles plumose. Summer. Native near Ningpo, 



China. F.S. 8:811. I. H. 1:14. Lav. 1. M. &J.4.-Itia 

 to this species, more than to any other, that the beauty 

 and popularity of the garden varieties and hybrids are 

 due. The finest hybrids, including C. Jackmani and its 

 section, and C. Henryi, contain more or less of the blood 

 of C. lanuginosa. 



Var. Candida, Lemoine (C. Candida, Hort.). Like the 

 type, except that the simple Ivs. and Ifts. of the compound 

 Ivs. are much larger, and the fls. are larger, being 7-8 in. 

 across. Perhaps a hybrid of G. ccerulea. 



Var. nivea, Lemoine (C. nivea, Hort.). Sepals 6-8, 

 narrowish, pure white : anthers pale brown. Thought to 

 be of the same origin as the above var. 



Othei forms of C. lanuginosa are : 



Lady Caroline Nevill (C. Lady Caroline Nevill, Hort.). Fls. 

 often 7 in. across ; sepals]6, nearly white, with mauve-colored 

 stripe down center of each. Gn. 46 p. 33. One of the finest 

 light-colored varieties. 



Marie Lefebvre (C.Marie Lefebvre, Hort.). Resembles the 

 last, but has 8 sepals, more pointed, and darker in shade. 



Sensation (C. Sensation, Hort.). Fls. like the type, but with 

 6~7 grayish blue sepals; tis. 6 in. across. 



Madame]Van Houtte (C. Madame VanHoutte, Hort.). Late- 

 blooming ; sepals pale ..blue, becoming white. 



Madame Thibaut (C. Madame Thibaut, Hort.). Fls. very 

 abundant.-Thought to be a hybrid with C. ViticeUa. 



The President (C. The President, Hort.). A rich violet-blue 

 flower. 



Excelsior (V. Excelsior, Hort.). Fls. double ; sepals grayish 

 purple, with a reddish bar down the center of each. F.S. 

 20:1995. 



Of the more certain hybrids of this group, some of which are 

 so closely allied to C. lanuginosa as to be considered varieties of 

 it, the following are the best in the American trade : 



E. Fls. white or whitish. 



Oloire de St. Julien, Carre. (X C. crarulea, var. plena). Plant, 

 much like C. lanuginosa, but with larger fls. ; sepals 6-8, white 

 or pale gray at first ; stamens yellow. 



Henryi, Anderson-Henry (XC. florida,var. Fortunei). Fig. 488. 

 Robust plant: free bloomer; fls. creamy white, becoming fully 

 expanded when grown in the open sun or under glass. Aug.-Nov. 

 It resembles more the lanuginosa parent. 



Otto Froebel, Lemoine (X C. caerulea). Lvs. leathery, simple 

 or 3-parted: fls. of fleshy texture, grayish white, sometimes be- 

 coming bluish; sepals 8, blunt, broad; anthers brownish. 



Imperatrice Eugenie, Carre. (C. 1. var. pallidaX C. caerulea). 

 Lvs. simple or 3-parted; Ifts. broad and woolly: fls. k 8-9 in. 

 across, with 8 broad, white sepals. 



Jeanne' d'Arc, Dauvesse. Same cross as last and much like it, 

 but the sepals are grayish white, with 3 blue bars down the 

 center of each. 



BE. Fls. some shade of blue, lavender, purple, etc., 

 except in some vars. of C. Jackmani. 



Lawsonidna, Anderson-Henry (X C. florida, var. Fortunei). 

 Fls. very large ; sepals 6-8, broad, rose-purple, marked with 

 darker veins. Aug.-Nov. 



rubro-violacea, Jackman (X C. ViticeUa, var. atrorubens). 

 Lvs. pinnate, with ovate- acuminate or sometimes ovate-lanceo- 

 late Ifts.: sepals 4-6, maroon-purple ; stamens greenish. F.S. 

 16:1630. F.M. 1876:217. Var. Prince of Wales, Hort., has fls. of 

 lighter tint. 



La France, Hort. (X C. Jackmani). Lvs. smooth; buds 

 woolly: sepals deep cobalt-blue, pointed, with wavy edges. 



Reine des Bleues, Boisselot (same cross as the last) . Fls. large, 

 blue, with broad, recurved sepals. 



Devoniensis, Hort. (same cross). Fls. 8-9 in. across ; sepals^, 

 delicate lavender-blue. Gn. 9, p. 563 (note). 



Symesiana, Anderson-Henry (XC. florida, var. Fortunei). 

 Fls. 7 in. across; sepals 6-8, pale mauve; a profuse bloomer. 



Gem, Baker (X C.'Standishi). Lvs. 3-parted or simple: fls. 

 like C. lanuginosa in form; grayish blue. 



Jackmani, Jackman (X C. Hendersoni, 1858-60). Habit and 

 Ivs. of C. lanuginosa : fls. flat, 5-6 in. broad ; sepals 4-6, very 

 broad, velvety purple, with a ribbed bar down the center; broad, 

 central tuft of pale green stamens. M. & J. 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14. 

 I.H. 11:414. F.S. 16:1629. Gn. 22:349; 53, p.262. A.G.19:269. A.F. 

 10:1329. R.H. 1868: 390. Var. alba, Hort. Fls. nearly pure white. 

 Gn. 25: 427. Var. superba, Hort. Fls. violet-purple, resembling 

 C. Madame Grange. See Fig. 489. 



Other hybrids or varieties of C. Jackmani are : Var. Gipsy 

 Queen, Cripps (C. Gipsy Queen, Hort.), deep violet. Var. Alex- 

 dndra, Jackman (C.Alexandra, Hort.), reddish violet. Var. Star 

 of India, Cripps (C. Star of India, Hort.), 5 in. across, purple, 

 barred with red. Var. Tunbridgensis, Cripps (C. Tunbridgensis, 

 Hort. ) , reddish purple, barred with light blue. Var. magnified. 



