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lawn planting, requiring a warm, dry soil, and sunny 

 situation — conditions under which the wood becomes 

 well-ripened, and the flowers more freely produced. 



Clematis (Ranunculacese). 



Clematis alpina (syn Atragene alpina, A. austriaca and 

 A. sibirica).— Europe and North America, 1792. This is 

 a climbing species with bi-ternately divided leaves, and 

 large flowers with four blue sepals and ten to twelve small 

 flattened organs, which are usually termed petals. 



C. cieehosa. — Evergreen Virgin's Bower. Spain, 1596. 

 An interesting, early-flowering species. The flowers, 

 which are greenish-white, are produced in bunches and 

 very effective. It is an evergreen species, of comparative 

 hardihood, and flowers well in sheltered situations. 



C. Flammtjla. — Virgin's Bower. Prance, 1596. An old 

 and well-known plant that is quite hardy in this country. 

 The leaves are pinnate, and the flowers white and fragrant, 

 and produced from May to October. C. Flammula rubro- 

 marginata is a worthy and beautiful-leaved variety. 



C. Florida. — Japan, 1776. This is a beautiful species, 

 and an old inhabitant of English gardens. Leaves com- 

 posed of usually three oval-shaped leaflets, and unusually 

 bright of tint. The flowers are very large, and pure white. 

 It should be planted in a warm, sheltered corner against 

 a wall. 



C. gbaveolens. — This is a dwarf shrub, with neatly 

 tripinnate leaves, and solitary, strongly-scented -"yellow 

 flowers of medium size. A native of Chinese Tartary, and 

 introduced in 1844. Quite hardy. 



C. hakonensis. — Japan, 1860. This is a vigorous 

 twiner with violet-purple flowers, each about 6 inches 

 in diameter, produced from July to October. The well- 

 known and justly popular C. Jackmanni, of gardens, 

 is a variety. 



C. lanuginosa. — China, 1851. A handsome species, 



