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may be performed in February or March. On the 

 other hand, those of the types of C. Viticella and C. 

 Jackmanni, which bloom on the young growths, may 

 be cut back to within a few inches of the ground in 

 November. 



The greatest favourites among the Clematises are, 

 perhaps, the large-flowered hybrids, though for freedom 

 of blooming they are surpassed by those with smaller 

 flowers, such as Jackmanni. All of these are very 

 beautiful and much prized either in the open or in pots 

 under glass. A selection of good varieties is given in 

 this work, though that is not to be regarded as im- 

 plying inferiority on the part of the varieties not named. 

 The Viticella type also deserve a little more notice than 

 they have received in Britain, and the French raisers 

 have added some valuable forms, among them being 

 one with bunches of double purple flowers which at 

 a distance look like bunches of grapes. It is super- 

 fluous to say much about the Jackmanni section, whose 

 original, C. purpurea, or Jackmanni, has a fine com- 

 panion in Smith's Snow-white Jackmanni. Then, the 

 hybrids of coccinea are very beautiful, and are still 

 being improved ; while from the union of various other 

 species some new forms are being produced. C. 

 indivisa, as best represented by its fine form, lobata, 

 is a charming thing with its profusion of sweet-scented 

 flowers under glass, for it requires a greenhouse, where 

 it may be cultivated in pots or in a border. For 

 clambering up a tree or covering a large space, our 

 native Flammula or Vitalba may be employed, while 

 good winter or spring flowerers for sheltered places will 

 be found in calycina, crispa, or cirrhosa. A pretty 

 species with yellowish flowers is orientalis or graveolens, 

 which is easily raised from seeds. C. alpina, or Atragene 

 alpina, is a pretty species of moderate growth. 



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