I. RANUNCULA CEE: CLE/MATIS. 3 
small, seldom seen divested of its envelope, as that never bursts till after it is 
committed to the soil.— The species are included in four sections ; viz. 
Flammula, Viticclla, Cheirépsis, and Anemoniflora. 
Root strong ; the fibres rather straight, and not very much branched ; ex- 
tended in the soil rather horizontally than perpendicularly. Stem ligneous, 
not rigid enough to stand erect. Branches the same, and slender. Well 
adapted for covering bowers, or for ornamenting verandas or trelliswork. The 
greater number of the species ripen their seeds in England, and are easily 
propagated by them, or by layers. The seeds retain their vitality for several 
years ; they are of slow vegetation, and ought to be sown as soon as gathered, 
in which case they will generally come up the following spring; though, some- 
times, not till the second spring. All the species require support hy props of 
some kind ; and all, with one or two exceptions, grow freely in any soil that 
is tolerably dry, but more especially in one that is calcareous. From the 
acridity of these plants, they are not very liable to be attacked by insects ; 
nevertheless, snails and slugs are occasionally found eating their young herbage, 
§ i. Fldmmula Dec. 
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Sectional Character. Involucre wanting. Tail of the carpels long, bearded 
and feathery. Cotyledons distinct (that is, slightly separated) in the seed. 
(Don’s Mill., i. p.3.) Deciduous. 
A 1. Cre’Matis Frammuta LD. The inflammatory-juiced Clematis, or 
sweet-scented Virgin’s Bowers 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 766.; Dec. Prod., 1. p.2. 
Don’s Mill., 1. p. 4. 
Synonymes. C.rens Gerard; Cemaritima All. Ped. ; 
C, suavéolens Salish. Prod.; C. paniculata Thun. ; 
Clématite odorante, Fr.; scharfe Waldrebe, Ger. 
Derivation. From flammare, to inflame; on account of 
the blistering qualities of the species. 
Engravings. Park. Theat., p. 381. f.3.; and our fig. 1. 
Specific Character and abridged Description. 
Leaves pinnate, smooth; with orbicular, 
oval, oblong, or linear, entire or three- 
Igbed, acutish leaflets. (Don’s Mill.) A 
deciduous climber. South of Europe; 
in hedges and waste bushy places, not 
far from the sea, and in soils more or 
less calcareous. Height 10ft. to 15 ft. 
Introduced in 1596. Flowers white, 
sweet-scented ; July to October. Fruit 
white; ripe in October. Leaves deep 
green, often remaining on the plants till 
mid-winter, and dying off black. 
Varieties and their Synonymes. The most 
distinct is C. F. maritima; the rest are 
of little importance. 
A C. F.2 rotundif slia Dec. C.fragrans 
Tenore.— Leaflets almost orbicu- 
jar. 
LC. F. 3 maritima Dec. — Leaflets 
linear. 1, Clématis Flammula 
AC. F. 4 rubélla Dec. — Leaflets ; ; 
oval, usually emarginate. Sepals four, reddish on the outside. 
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