THE 



GARDENER'S MAGAZINE, 



JANUARY, 1840. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. Report on the new Species and Varieties of Hardy Trees 

 and Shrubs raised in the Horticultural Society's Gardens since the 

 last Report, made in October, 1838, and published in the "Gardener s 

 Magazine" vol. xiv. p. 581. Drawn up for the " Gardener's Ma- 

 gazine " by Mr. Gordon, Foreman of the Arboretum, by Permis- 

 sion of the Council of the Horticultural Society^ 



RANUNCULA^CEiE. — CUmatis grata Wall. This species was 

 raised from Himalayan seeds presented to the Society by Dr. 

 Royle; it is quite hardy, and a free grower, flowering in Oc- 

 tober. The flowers are small, like those of C. virginiana, to 

 which it seems nearly related, but with much smaller leaves. It 

 was received by the Society under the name of C. nepalensis, but 

 upon flowering it proved to be C. grata of Dr. Wallich ; C. ne- 

 palensis being one of those species which, like C. montana Wall.y 

 flower in May. It is not yet introduced. 



Clematis \cirrhbsa'] polymorpha Lodd. This is, I think, 

 only a large, but very distinct, variety of Clematis calycina Ait,, 

 with large spotted flowers, and foliage double the size. It is 

 probably the true Clematis bale^rica of Persoon, as one of the 

 plants in the Society's collection was received from the Hon. W. 

 Fox Strangways as the true C. balearica. The specific name 

 balearica is often applied to C flammula rotundifolia, which is 

 the same as C. fragrans, the subevergreen variety of C. flam- 

 mula. 



Clematis Hendersbriii Chandler. This beautiful hardy creeper 

 should be in every collection, and trained on every suburban 

 cottage, for it is one of the most ornamental of the genus, with 

 large bright purple flowers, which are produced in profusion 

 from June to September. It appears as if it had been raised be- 

 tween C integrifolia and C. Viticella, but it is decidedly ligneous. 

 It was raised by Mr. J. A. Henderson, F.H.S., Pine-apple Place. 

 The plants in the Society's collection were presented by Messrs. 

 Chandler and Mr. Henderson. 



Clematis [campaniflbra'] parviflbra Dec. The Society is in- 

 debted to the late M. Fischer of Gottingen for this ? species. 

 It is very nearly related to C. campaniflora Arh. Brit. p. 242., 



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