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C. V. latifolia and C. retusus may also be mentioned, but in 

 point of beauty they are inferior to the first-named. 



Clematis (non-chmbing). 

 — This much-neglecced, yet 

 beautiful group of Cle- 

 matis, is deserving of 

 more extended culture, 

 as it affords a goodly dis- 

 play of variously -coloured 

 flowers in early summer 

 and autumn. Those here 

 mentioned are thoroughly 

 hardy, needing no pro- 

 tection whatever, and as 

 they are easily accommo- 

 dated, many a border could 

 be made more attractive 

 were they more generally 

 cultivated. The best results 

 are obtained when planted 

 in a deep, moist, rich soil, 

 as the roots are numerous, 

 and go rather deeply into 

 the soil. C. aromatica is 

 a delightful shrub, with 

 small, sweet-scented, violet 

 flowers, produced in sum- 

 mer and autumn. It grows 

 about 5ft. high, and is 

 sometimes labelled C. 

 ccEridea odorata. C. integrifolia^ a European species, bears its 

 showy blue flowers from June to August, and C. De Durand, 

 a hybrid between the last-named and C. lanuginosa^ is particularly 

 handsome, with large dark violet flowers. It grows about 4ft. 

 high, and flowers profusely and continuously for about four 

 months. C. Freinonti hails from North America, and bears purple 

 drooping flowers. C. recta {C. erecta'), an old species, bears a 

 wonderful profusion of small fragrant white flowers in dense 

 branching corymbs, which remain in beauty for some considerable 

 time. It is a gem for the border, and delights in full exposure 

 to the sun's rays. C. heraclecefolia (C. tubulosa^ is a Chinese 

 species of free growth, with broad deep green leaves, and in 

 summer bears clusters of tubular-shaped purplish-blue flowers. 

 C. h. Davidiana is an improvement on the last-named, and 

 valuable for its attractive blue flowers. 



Fig. 244. — Cercis siliquastrum. 



Clerodendron trichotomum is an autumn-flowering shrub, 

 quite hardy, vigorous, and very handsome. Planted in rich soil 



