på 250. 
vm AUSTRIACA. 
a SES 
This is a native of the Austrian Alps, and 
was named by Scopoli. We received it 
from the excellent Baron Zois, in 1792; 
since which time it has become e gene- 
ral, being a very beautiful climber. Its 
elegant flowers are produced early in the 
spring, and last a considerable time: it may 
be increased by cuttings and layers, but 
much better by seed, which frequently 
ripens here, and it will thrive in almost 
any soil or situation, as it is extremely 
hardy. j 
The learned De Candolle has wholly dis- 
carded this genus, incorporating most of the 
species with Clematis, already unwieldy 
from its numbers. His reasons are that 
dt 1 n Hard 
A+ 
Weiss be rn Li EE 
by Theophrastus to Clematis vitalba! But 
this is a refinement of n We Se: 
haps f cw 
proof against. 
