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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



Selections of Florist's Clematises. 



Patens Section. — Flower during May and June on well-ripened wood of the previous year. In priming, 

 cut away old flowering wood, retaining healthy young growths, from which remove unripened ends. Among the 

 best varieties in this group are the following :— 



Devoniensis, bright azure blue, good constitution. 

 Edouard Desfoss^, deep mauve, very free. 

 Fair Rosamond, bluish white, with wine-red bar. 

 Lord Londeshorough, silvery gi'ey, pale bars. 



ilfrs. G. Jacltman, satiny white, creamy bar, free. 

 Sir Garnet JVolseley, pale blue, plum-red bar. 

 Sta7idishi, light lavender blue and free-flowering. 

 The Queen, mauve violet, fine. 



Pig. 62. — Geaptino Clematises. 



piece of clematis root for stock ; //, growtli marked for cutting into scions ; c, scion prepared for insertion 

 stock (a) ; d, scion and stock bound together ready for potting and starting in heat. 



Laxugixosa Sectiox. — Flowers from June to October. The young wood should be lightly shortened at the 

 winter pruning, with a view to having some early flowers and a long succession. In this group are many fine 

 varieties, producing extra large, perfectly-shaped flowers, including : — 



alha magna, pure white. 

 Fairy Queen, pale flesh colour, pink bar. 

 Imijeratrice Eugenie, i^ure white. 

 Lawsotiiana, rosy purple, dark veins. 



Lord Neville, dark plum. 

 Princess Beatrice, silvery lilac. 

 Purpurea elegans, violet pmijle. 

 Sensation, rich satiny mauve. 



Florida Sectiox. — Double flowering; at their best during Jime and July; massive and beautiful; fine 

 out-doors, and grand for conservatory decoration. The plants should be lightly pruned. A good selection would 

 comprise : — 



Barillct Deschamps, brilliant mauve. 



Belle of Woking, silvery grey. 



Duchess of Edinburgh, white, sweet-scented. 



John Gould Veitch, lavender blue. 

 Luc;/ Lemoine, white, very effective. 

 Venus Victriz, white. 



Jackmanni Section. — Flower from July to October. Probably the best known and most popular on account 

 of the free habit of growth, floriferousness, and richness of colouring, but the flowers are not so large as those of 

 the Lanuginosa type. They are produced on the current season's growth, and in order to avoid having a confused 



