4 Ranuneulacce—Clematis. 
times for that reason separated from Cléuiutis. There is a 
white variety known as C. Sibiricu. July. 
9. C. integrifolia.—Stems dwarf, annual, with simple entire 
hairy leaves and solitary small blue flowers appearing in July, 
Native of the Pyrenees and mountains of Spain. 
10. C. flérida.—A very beautiful Japanese plant, and an old 
inhabitant of our gardens, greatly modified by long cultivation. 
The leaves are composed of three or more oval leaflets, and the 
flowers are among the largest of the old sorts, solitary, sinvle 
or double, pure white. The variety Siebdldii is a very orna- 
mental plant, with white flowers having a purple-violet 
centre. The varieties of this plant are Summer bloomers and 
very handsome, but not so hardy as some others. 
Ll. CLazurea, including C. ewrtlea and C. patens (fig. 3).— 
Another Japanese species with ternate or biternate leaves 
and large solitary widely-expanded 
flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 
composed of about 8 sepals in the 
single varieties. The normal tint 
is a pale blue or lilac, passing into 
white in some varieties. Amongst 
these varieties, nionstrdosa is re- 
markable for its semi-double flowers; 
Aimalia has pale violet sepals, and 
Sophia is another single varicty 
with immensely large and unusually 
broad sepals of a deep violet, with a 
longitudinal greenish band through 
the centre. This species is rather 
tender. 
12. C. lunugindsa.—The leaves 
of this species are relatively large, 
and usually simple, broadly cordate, 
acute, glabrous above and hairy 
beneath. Flowers very large, soli- 
tary, formed of 6 or 8 spreading 
sepals of a palish blue or lilac. There 
isavariety of this known as péllidu, with flowers not less than 
9 or 10 inches across. A native of China, flowering in June. 
13. C. Fortine:.—Like the last, of rather recent introduction, 
and also a very magnificent plant. Here the leaves are rather 
coriaceous, and usually 3-foliolate; leaflets cordate, rounded at 
Fig. 3. Clematis azurea. Gi nat. size.) 
