Clematis vif alba. Travellers Joy* 



CLEMATIS Lin. Gen. PI. Polyandria Pentagynia. 



Cal. o. Petala 4. rarius 5. Sem. caudata. 



Rail Syn. Gen. 15. Herb^e semine nudo polyspermy; 



CLEMATIS Vitalba foliis pinnatis : foliolis cordatis fcandentibus. Lin. Syjh. Vegeiab. p. 426. 

 Spec. PL 766. 



CLEMATIS caule fcandente, foliis pirinatis, ovato lanceolatis, petaliS coriaceis; Halkr HIP:: n. 1142-, 



CLEMATIS Vitalba. Scopoli F/. Cam. p. 669. 



CLEMATIS fylveftris latifolia. Bank Pin. 300. 



CLEMATIS latifolia feu Atragene quibufdam. J. B. II. 125. 



CLEMATIS fylveftris latifolia feu Viorna. Parkin/. 380. 



VIORNA Ger. emac. 8B6. Raii Syn. 258. Great Wild Climber, or Traveller's joy. Hud/on Ft. Angh 

 ed. 2. p. 238. 



CAULES plurimi, perenn antes, ope petiolorum, fru- t STALKS numerous, perennial, by means of the leaf- 

 tices arborefque vicinos, fcandentes; junioribus | ftalks climbing the adjoining fhrubs and trees, 



hirfutulis, flexilibus, purpureis, riodis in- % the younger ones (lightly hirfute, flexible, 



craflatis ; per astatem craffitie digiti feu polli- | purple; the joints enlarged; by age attaining 



cis, profunde fulcatis, exalbidis, fruticofis. % the thickneis of the finger or thumb, deeply 



I grooved, of a whitifh colour and (hrubby. 



FOLIA pinnata^ oppofita, patentia ; pinnis duorum pa- * LEAVES pinnated, Oppofite, fpreading, the pinnae coti- 



rium cum impari, remotis, cordatis, fubacu- t fitting of two pair with an odd one, heart- 



minatis, integris, ferratis, lobatifve, e viridi | lhaped, remote from each other, and running 



flavefcentibus, nitidulis> iubtus venofis* | out to a point, either entire, ferrated, or Ibbedj 



I of a yellowilli green colour, fomewhat fhiningj 



t and veiny on the under fide; 



PETIOLI contorti, vicem cirrhi fupplentes. | LEAF-STALKS twitted* anfwering the purpofe of a 



f tendril. 



RACEMI florales ex foliorum alis, conjugati, foliofi, | FLOWERING-BRANCHES proceeding from the alse 

 ramofi, trifidi, dichotomi. | of the leaves, in pairs, leafy, branched, di- 



I viding firfl into three, and then into two 



I fmaller branches. 



FLO RES pallide fulphurei, odorati. t FLOWERS of a pale fulphur colour, and iweet-fcented. 



CALYX nullus> | CALYX none. 



COROLLA : Petala quatuor, cruciata, oblonga, fube- ? COROLLA : four Petals crofs-fhaped, oblongs {lightly 

 marginata, patentia^ fubrevoluta, villofaj fu- | nicked at the end, (preading, fomewhat rolled 



perne pallide fulphurea, inferne virefcentia. f back, villous, on the upper fide of a pale ful- 



Jig' *• I phur colour, underneath greenifh. Jig. i. 



STAMINA : Filamenta plurima, filiformia, fub- f STAMINA : Filaments numerous, filiform, fome- 

 comprefTa, alba, longitudine corollas, erecta ; | what flattened, white, the length of the 



Anthers oblonga^ albidas. fig, 2, | corolla, upright ; Anthers oblong, whitifli; 



I fg- 2 - 



PISTILLUM : Germina plurima^ minima, fubro- | PISTILLUM : Germina numerous^ very minute^ 



tunda, comprefla, defmentia in tot Stylos ¥ roundifli, flattened, terminating in as many 



fubulatos, fericeos, longitudine ltaminum j | tapering, filky Style sj the length of the 



Stigmata fimplicia. fig. 3. $ ftamina j Stigmata fimple. fig. 3. 



SEMINA plurima, nuda, fubrotunda, compreffa, call- ? SEEDS numerous, naked, roundiih, flatten'd, and ter- 



data. jig. 4. minated by a long feathered tail. fig. 4. 



The Clematis* Vitalba\ is a very common plant in the more fouthern parts of Europe., it delights iri a (ituatioti 

 that is elevated, and in a foil that is chalky, hence it is found more plentifully in fome counties than in others ; 

 it is not frequent very near London, but abounds in the hedges around Croydon, and may be found, though more 

 fparingly, about Charlton^ alfo on the left hand fide of the road leading from New-Crofs Turnpike to Lewifimm^ 

 near the fpot where the- Dipfacus pilofus grows : it flowers in Augujl, and ornaments the hedges with its large 

 branches of downy feeds + till the approach of winter; 



Being a Climber, handfome both in its foliage and feeds, and rapid in its growth, it is often iriade life of for 

 Arbours and Bowers in Gardens and Pleafure-Grounds ; for this purpofe young plants mould be chofen raifed from 

 leeds. This quality, which is an ufeful one under proper reitriaions, often becomes a noxious one In hedges, 

 where it is apt to fuffocate and deftroy thofe trees and (hrubs which are planted for defence. 



School-boys often dry the (terns, when about the thicknefs of the finger, and draw fmoke through them inttead 

 of cane, The Farmer alfo ufes the green (talks to fatten his gates with, &c. 



Haller quotes feveral authorities to (Lew the Clematis potfefled of confiderable acrimony, fufficie'nt even fd 

 raife blifters on the (kin* for which purpofe it has fometimes been emploved medicinally. A plant of the fame 

 genus, viz; Flammula jovis (Clematis rcBa Linmzi) has been introduced into the lad edition of the Edinburgh 

 Diipenfatory, on the authority of Dr. Storck, who recommends the leaves to be externally applied, in fordid, 

 ichorous, fungous, and cancerous ulcers, and caries of the bones; and preparations of theiri to be taken internally 

 in the head-ach, nocturnal pains of the bones j venereal diieafe, itch and melancholy. 



* So called from >cAnf/<x, farmentum, a vine twig-; | Q^tafi Vith alba, or white Virft; 



% Henee in fome parts of England the plant is called Old Mar! % heard: 



