CROWFOOT FAMILY 



David's Clematis, Clematis Davidiima, is the only Bush Clematis 

 at present known. The blossoms are brilliant-blue and the plant 

 is interesting, but as a shrub it has little value, since it is hardly 

 strong enough to stand without support. Native to Japan. 



JAPANESE CLEMATIS 



Cllmatis paniculUla. 



A hardy, vigorous, climbing perennial from northern Japan and 

 China, bearing abundant clusters of small white flowers. Popular 

 because of its adaptability as a porch plant. August, September. 



Stem. — Climbing b y 

 petioles, growing ten to 

 twenty feet in a single 

 summer. 



Leaves. — Opposite, 

 pinnately compound; 

 leaflets three to five, long- 

 petioled, ovate-cordate, 

 entire; in some forms 

 the leaflets are lobed. 



Flowers. — White, in 

 large axillary and termi- 

 nal panicles. 



Sepals. — Four, white. 



Petals. — Wanting. 



Stamens. — Many. 



Pistils. — Many, long- 

 tailed and silvery in fruit. 



Plumy Seeds of Japanese Clematis. Clematis paniculila Clematis patllCUlata 



was introduced into 

 the United States from Japan in the early seventies and immedi- 

 ately achieved great popularity as a porch climber for several ex- 

 cellent reasons. Unlike our native Clematis virginiana, the root 

 will bear a surmy exposure. The growth is vigorous, the bloom 

 abundant, and, furthermore, this bloom appears in September. 

 It is pleasant in the wane of the year to find a plant bursting 



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