CURLY CLEMATIS 



Clematis crista Linnaeus 



The graceful flowers of curly clematis are almost of the texture of 

 crepe, and the leaves add to the dainty beauty of the vine. This clema- 

 tis is a close relative of the leatherflower, and like that is sometimes 

 referred to a separate genus, Viorna. Its fruit is a mass of hard seedlike 

 achenes, each tipped with a long feathery tail. It is a member of the 

 Buttercup Family. 



Curly clematis is distributed from Florida to Texas, and northward 

 to Virginia and Missouri. 



The specimen sketched grew near Yemassee, South Carolina. 



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