CLEMATIS 



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CLEMATIS 133 



appear during the early summer months 

 and at once attract attention by their vivid 

 colour. This species has been used in the 

 production of various hybrids. The variety 

 major has larger flowers than the type. 



Of late years several beautiful hybrids 

 between this and some of the leading hardy 

 kinds have been raised by Messrs. Jack- 

 man, of Woking, the most notable being 

 ' Countess of Onslow,' ' Duchess of York,' 

 and ' Duchess of Albany.' All were figured 

 in the ' Garden ' for October 16, 1897. 



Culture do. as above. 



C. connata. — A beautiful Himalayan 

 climber with woody stems and coarsely 

 toothed leaflets 8-5 in. long, and some- 

 times more or less 3-lobed. Flowers in 

 autumn, bell-shaped, clear yellow, re- 

 curved at the tips. 



Culture do. as above. 



C. crispa (C. cyUnd/rica ; C. Simsi). — 

 A hardy evergreen from N. America, 3-4 ft. 

 high, with purplish stems. Leaves entire, 

 3-lobed or ternate, acute. The nodding 

 pale lilac, white, or purple fragrant flowers 

 appear from June until the autumn. There 

 seems to be great variation in the leaves 

 and colour of the flowers of this species. 



Culture do. as above. 



C. Douglasi. — Although discovered 

 many years ago on the Eocky Mountains, 

 this species is not yet well known in British 

 gardens. The flowers are about an inch 

 long, bell-shaped, and recurved at the tips, 

 deep purple within, paler outside. They 

 are produced in summer. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. Flammula. — This native of Southern 

 Europe is one of the oldest Clematises in 

 cultivation, and at the same time one of 

 the most vigorous and free-flowering of 

 cUmbers. Leaves pinnate, smooth, with 

 roundish, oval, oblong, or linear entire or 

 3-lobed deep green leaflets, which remain 

 on the plants well into the winter. The 

 creamy white, fragrant flowers are less 

 than an inch across, and appear in late 

 summer and autumn, giving place to white 

 and feathery fruits. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. florida. — A Japanese species 9-12 ft. 

 high, with ternately decompound leaves, 

 and ovate-acute entire leaflets. When fully 

 open the creamy white solitary flowers, 

 consisting of 6 or 8 oval lanceolate sepals, 

 are from 2-4 in. across with purple 

 stamens in the centre. They appear from 

 April to September. 



There is a well-known and beautiful 

 form with double flowers. 

 Culture dc. as above. 



C. Fortunei. — A splendid species, also 

 from Japan, with leathery trifoliate leaves, 

 and roundish heart-shaped leaflets. The 

 white fragrant flowers, about an inch 

 across, consist of numerous oblong-lanceo- 

 late stalked segments, and appear during 

 the sumimer months. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. Fremonti. — A dwarf species 1-2 ft. 

 high, from North America. The rarely 

 branched stems bear numerous unstalked 

 leathery leaves, 3-4 in. long, and drooping 

 purple flowers recurved at the tips pro- 

 duced during the summer. The tails or 

 awns of the fruits are downy when young. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. fusca. — A somewhat shrubby 

 species from N. Asia with prostrate rather 

 than climbing stems, 6-8 ft. long. The 

 reddish-brown bell-shaped flowers appear 

 in summer and are covered with a short 

 thick brownish wool. The hairy fruits 

 form a globular head about one inch in 

 diameter. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. Hendersoni (0. eriostemon). — This 

 is supposed to be a hybrid between C. 

 Viticella and C. integrifoUa, and origi- 

 nated at Mr. Henderson's nursery, St. 

 John's Wood, in 1835. It reaches a 

 height of 8-10 ft. and produces from 

 June to September deep blue, faintly 

 perfumed flowers over two inches across. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. heracleaefolia (0. tuhulosa). — Sya- 

 cinth Clematis. — A dwarf, sturdy species 

 from N. China, with more or less trailing 

 stems, large lobed leaves, and short 

 stalked corymbs of purpUsh-blue tubular 

 flowers, like those of a Hyacinth, produced 

 during the summer and early autumn 

 months. 



The variety davidiana is often re- 

 garded as a species. It has trailing 

 Stems 4-5 ft. long, and large ovate leaflets 

 often about 6 in. long. Flowers tubular, 

 bright lavender-blue, about | in. long, the 

 tips of the petals reflexed. 



The variety HooJceri has large pin- 

 nately 3-foliolate leaves with elliptic acute 

 toothed leaflets, and tubular lilac flowers. 



Culture dc. as above. The plants 

 are readily increased by division of the 

 roots in spring. 



