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CLEMATIS 



CLEMATIS 



9, crassiSdlia, Benth. Climbing : Ivs. coriaceous, 

 3-parted; segments nearly entire, ovate-acuminate, with 

 bases cuneate: fls. in small, axillary panicles; sepals 4, 

 spreading, dull or white ; anthers shorter than the fila- 

 ments. Late summer. China. — Suitable for greenhouse 

 use, but not yet well introduced. G. aristata, of B. R. 

 3:238, is a fair representation of this plant. 



488. Clematis Henryi. One-fourth size. 



10. MeyeniS-na, Walp. Climbing rapidly, more hardy 

 than C. crassifoUa : Ivs. much the same, but with the 

 segments obtuse or cordate at the base : fls. much as in 

 that species, but with the anthers longer than the fila- 

 ments. Late summer, China. 



EEE. Fls. perfect, yellow, and more spreading than 

 the preceding. 



11. orientalls, Linn. {€. grav^olens, Lindl.}. A rapid 

 climber, reaching 12-15 ft. : Ivs. thin, glaucous and shiny, 

 twice or thrice ternate ; Ifts. 3-parted or -lobed, with 

 small, ovate, entire or cut-toothed divisions : fis. solitary, 

 becoming erect or nearly so, 1% in. across ; sepals 4, yel- 

 low, tinted with green, somewhat reflexed ; styles plu- 

 mose. Aug.- Sept. Himalaya region. Lav. 21. Figured 

 as C.(7raveo?ens in the following : B.M.4495. Gn. 45:954, 

 p. 240. F.S.4:374b; 6:548. 



CO. J^ls. on the new growth , appearing successively 



throughout the summer. 



D. Climbing plants. 



12. lanugindsa, Lindl. (including var. pallida, Hort. ) . 

 Climbing only 5 or 6 ft. : Ivs. simple or of 3 Ifts., cordate- 

 acuminate, woolly beneath: fls. erect, woolly in the bud, 

 the largest of the wild species, being 6 in. across; sepals 

 5 or 6, broadly ovate, leathery, rather flat, overlapping, 

 lavender or bluish gray; center of stamens pale reddish 

 brown; styles plumose. Summer. Native near Ningpo, 



China. F.S. 8:811. LH. 1:14. Lav. 1. M. & J. 4.- It is; 

 to this species, more than to any other, that the beauty 

 and popularity of the garden varieties and hybrids are 

 due. The finest hybrids, including CJacfcrnawi and its- 

 section, and C. Henryi, contain more or less of the blood 

 of C. lanuginosa. 



Var. Candida, Lemoine {G. cdndida, Hort.). Like the 

 type, except that the simple Ivs. and Ifts. of the compound 

 Ivs, are much larger, and the fls. are larger, being 7-8 in. 

 across. — Perhaps a hybrid of G. ccerulea, 



Var. nivea, Lemoine (0. nivea, Hort.). Sepals 6-8» 

 narrowish, pure white : anthers pale brown. —Thought to- 

 be of the same origin as the above var. 



Othei forms of O. lanuginosa are : 



Lady Caroline Nevill (C. Lady Caroline NevUl, Hort.)- Fls. 

 often 7 in. across ; sepalsje, nearly white, with mauve-colored 

 stripe down center of each. Gn. 46 p. 33.— One of the finest- 

 light-colored varieties. 



Marie Lefebvre (C.Marie Lefebvre, Hort.). Resembles the- 

 last, hui has 8 sepals, more pointed, and darker in shade. 



Sensation (G. Sensation, Hort.). Fls. like the type, but with 

 6-7 grayish blue sepals; fis. ti in. across. 



MadamelYan Houtte (C. Madame Van Houtte, Hort.), Late- 

 blooming ; sepals pale .blue, becoming white. 



Madame Thibaut (C. Madame Thibaut, Hort.). Fls. very 

 abundant.— Thought to be a hybrid with C. Viticella. 



The President (C. The President, Hort.). A rich violet-blue- 

 flower. 



JJajceifiior (0. Excelsior, Hort.). Fls. double; sepals grayish 

 purple, with a reddish bar down, the center of eaph. F.S. 

 20:1995. 



Of the more certain hybrids of this group, some of which are 

 so closely allied to G. lanuginosa as to be considered varieties of 

 it, the following are the best in the American trade : 



E. Fls. white or whitish. 



Qloire de St. Julien, Carre. (X C. csenilea, var. plena). Plant, 

 much like 0. lanuginosa, but with larger fis. ; sepals 6-8, white- 

 or pale gray at first ; stamens yellow. 



Henryi, Anderson-Henry (XC. fiorida.var. Fortunei). Fig. 488. 

 Robust plant: free bloomer; fls. creamy "white, becoming fully 

 expanded when grown in the open sun or under glass . Aug .-Nov. 

 —It resembles more the lanuginosa parent. 



Otto Frmbel, Lemoine (X C. ceerulea). Lvs. leathery, simple^ 

 or 3-parted: fls. of fleshy texture, grayish white, sometimes be- 

 coming bluish; sepals 8, blunt, broad; anthers brownish. 



ImperatHce Eugenie, Carre. (C. 1. var. pallidaX C. carulea). 

 Lvs. simple or 3-parted; Ifts. broad and woolly: fls., 8-9 in. 

 across, with 8 broad, white sepals. 



Jeanne d^Arc, Dauvesse. Same cross as last and much like it, 

 but the sepals are grayish white, with 3 blue bars down the- 

 center of each. 



EB. Fls. some shade of blue, lavender, purple, etc., 

 except in some vars. of C. Jackmani. 



Lawsonidna, Anderson-Henry (X C. florida, var. Fortunei). 

 Fls. very large ; sepals 6-8, broad, rose-purple, marked with 

 darker veins. Aug.- Nov. 



rubro-violdcea, Jackman (X C. Viticella, var. atrorubens). 

 Lvs. pinnate, with ovate- acuminate or sometimes ovate-laneeo-^ 

 late Ifts.: sepals 4-6, maroon-purple ; stamens greenish. F.S. 

 16:1630. F.M. 1876:217. Yixr.Pnnceof Tfaics, Hort., has fls. of 

 lighter tint. 



La France, Hort. (X C. Jackmani). Lvs. smooth; buds- 

 woolly: sepals deep cobalt-blue, pointed, with wavy edges. 



Reine des Bleues, Boisselot (same cross as the last). Fls. large^ 

 blue, with broad, recurved sepals. 



2>e?;om^jists, Hort. (same cross). Fls. 8-9 in. across ; sepalsS",. 

 delicate lavender-blue. Gn. 9, p. 563 (note). 



Symesidna, Anderson-Heni-y (X C. florida, var. Fortunei). 

 Fls. 7 in. across; sepals 6-8, pale mauve; a profuse bloomer. 



(?em.. Baker (X C. Standishi). Lvs. 3-parted or simple: fls. 

 like C. lanuginosa in form; grayish blue. 



Jdckmani, Jackman (X C. Hendersoni, 18.58-60). Habit and- 

 Ivs. of C. lanuginosa : fls. flat, 5-6 in. broad ; sepals 4-6, vei-y 

 broad, velvety purple, with a ribbed bar down the center ; broads 

 central tuft of pale green stamens. M. & J. 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14. 

 I.H. 11:414. F.S. 16:1629. Gn. 22:349; 53,p.262. A.G.19:269. A.F. 

 10:1329. R.H.1868:390. V^r. ai?m, Hort. Fls. nearly pure white. 

 Gn. 25: 427. Var. superba, Hort. Fls. violet-purple, resembling 

 0. Madame Grang6. See Fig. 489. 



Other hybrids or varieties of O. Jackmani are : Var. Oipsy 

 Queen, Cripps (0. Gipsy Queen, Hort.), deep ^dolet. Var. Alex- 

 dndra, Jackman (C.Alexandra, Hort.), reddish violet. Yar. Star 

 of India, Cripps (C. Star of India, Hort.), 5 in. across, purple, 

 barred with red. Var. Tunbridgdnsis, Cripps (C, Tunbridgensia, 

 Hort. ) , reddish purple, barred with light blue. Var. mapnifica* 



