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branches arc very numerous, and will quickly overtop 

 hedges, or any thing they can climb by ; the leaves are pin- 

 nated, of a blueish green, and moderately large ; the flowers 

 are white, and are produced in clusters all over the plant in 

 July and August ; these are succeeded by seeds, each with 

 a hairy plume, which remain on during winter, and it is from 

 the appearance of these covering the tops of hedges, &c. in 

 winter, and giving them an appearance calculated to amuso 

 the traveller, that it has received the appellation of Travel- 

 ler's Joy 



Clematis "viticella, or nrofiean Virgin's Bower. This is 

 a native of the south of Europe, and is greatly admired as a 

 vine for covering bowers, or training against the sirles of 

 houses, or in other situations where vines are wanted. There 

 are several varieties, varying in the colour and form of their 

 flowers, as follow : 



Red Flowering. 

 Blue Flowering. 

 Pur/Ue Flowering. 

 White Flowering. 

 Double Purple Flowering. 



These are all free growing climbers, and will grow to the 

 height of 20 feet or more. The leaves are compound, and 

 are produced in abundance, so as to yield an effectual shade. 

 An intermixture of the different varieties produces a fine 

 appearance when the plants are in flower. 



Clematis crisfia^ or Curled Flowered This is a native, 

 and rises to the height of from eight to ten feet; the flowers 

 are very singular in appearance, being composed of four 

 thick coriaceous curled petals, of a reddish purple outside, 

 and greenish yellow within; in colour differing from most 

 other species, and being produced earlier in the spring, 

 make it very desirable as it testifies how many months of 

 the summer are ornamented with the bloom of some one or 

 other of the species of the Clematis. 



Clematis vicrna y or Slue Virginian Climber. The 

 branches of this are slender, and seldom rise above six feet; 

 the flowers are of a blueish purple colour, and are produced 

 from the wings of the leaves ; the petals are four in num- 

 ber, and are of a thick coriaceous substance. 



The three following are not climbers. 



Clematis erecta, or Upright Virgin's Bower, A native of 



