28o Hardy Clematis. 



tical ; but, on close inspection, that tint of reddish-violet shaded with maroon, 

 peculiar to the Clematis rubra violacea, is not found in C. jfackmani. 



Clematis hybrida splendida. — Under this name, a clematis is cultivated, 

 obtained, we believe, by M. Simon Louis of Metz. It is said to have 

 been produced by fertilizing C. lanuginosa with a large-flowered variety of 

 C. viticella. 



All these different species of the clematis are hardy, probably, in the Mid- 

 dle States ; north of Philadelphia, most of them require winter-protection ; 

 but they need some care to bring them to perfection. The wood would perish 

 each winter down to the ground if the plants were exposed to alternate frost 

 and sunsliine. They should be placed against a wall, or on the borders of 

 clumps of trees exposed to the rays of the noonday sun. Arranged in 

 such a way that they can twine around the trunks of trees or tall shrubs, 

 they become highly ornamental. 



They also produce a very beautiful effect trained to cover pyramidal 

 trellises of lattice-work, placed in the centre of flower-beds. In cold cli- 

 mates, they must be protected by straw in winter. They thrive in garden- 

 soil, provided it is not too wet in winter. — Adapted from L ^Illustration 

 Horticole. 



[The culture of the clematis has been prominently brought before the 

 public by the recent production of very showy hybrids, of which those men- 

 tioned above are good examples. Certainly we must seek in vain for a 

 more showy family of plants, whether we regard elegance of growth, or 

 briUiancy of blossom. 



The well-known variety C. azurea grajidiflora is perfectly hardy, and one 

 of the most showy climbers. 



Our mode of culture is simply to set the plants in rich garden-soil, to 

 tie the shoots to a pole or trellis, and in the autumn to lay down the plant, 

 and cover it with coarse manure or earth. — Eds.] 



