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THE WILD CLEMATIS 



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ILD Clematis grew so thickly on one side 

 of the narrow lane, that the hedge seemed 

 made of it. Trailing over the low bushes the leaves 

 hid the hawthorn and bramble, so that the hedge 



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a, sepals, c, stamens, d, stigmas, ovaries, e, fruits. 



was covered with Clematis leaf and flower. The 

 innumerable pale flowers gave out a faint odour and 

 coloured the sides of the highway. ... No care 

 or art could have led it over the branches in so 

 graceful a manner ; the lane was festooned for the 

 triumphal progress of the wagons laden with com." 

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