THE CROWFOOT FAMILY. 31 



We will now examine the first Plant in the British 

 Flora. You will, I dare say, be surprised to find that 

 the very first Plant should have Flowers with only 

 three whorls ! for the Petals are wanting. But you 

 must understand, that though the only British Species 

 of Traveller's Joy is destitute of Petals, many of the 

 Foreign Species (and there are more than 80) have 

 both Petals and Calyx ; and all (or nearly) have 

 woody Stems ; and Shrubs rank before Herbs, which 

 die down to the ground, each winter. 



We have a sweet Flower to begin with, its Almond 

 scent quite perfumes the air wherever it may bloom. 



[Genus. TRAVELLER'S JOY. CLEMATIS. 



Calyx of 4 to 6 Sepals. Petals none. Stamens and Styles 

 numerous. Achenes, of one-seed ; terminated by a long, 

 feathery Awn. Named from a Greek word, which signifies, 

 " the shoot of a Vine." 



Species. TRAVELLER'S JOY. CLEMATIS VITALBA. 



Stem climbing ; leaves winged ; leaflets heart-shaped ; and 

 at the end, egg-shaped ; (cardato-ovata) cut and lobed. The 

 leaf-stalk often becomes a Tendril. The Flower- stalks, rather 

 shorter than the Leaves.] 



This Shrub is abundant in the middle and South of 

 England ; in hedges, on a chalky soil. The Flowers 

 .are of a greenish white, scenting the air where they 



