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tliickct of leafage and flowers all in one spot, cut the stems clown each winter, or early in the spiing, to within 

 three or four joints of their starting-point. This will cause the production of strong young growths from near 

 the ground ; and if these are well trained, there will be an even and regular display of flowers, see illustration, 

 page 120. Varieties to be grown : — 



Jackmarmi, deep violet, free and beautiful. magnifica, reddish purple, red bars. 



Jackmanni alha, the best of the light-coloured fonns. Star of India, reddish violet purple, red bars. 



Gipsy Queen, rich velvety pm-ple. tunbridgensis, bluish purple. (iUl good.) 



ViTiCELLA. Section. — Flowers from July to October, and should be pruned and treated similarly to C. Jack- 

 manni. Lady Bovill, greyish blue ; Madame Grange, crimson violet, tinted red in centre ; and Mrs. James Bateman, 

 pale lavender, dark veins, can all be recommended, the last-named being a general favourite. 



Florist's clematises should be planted in a good depth of rich loamy soil, and 

 be given abundance of water and liquid manure during the growing season. They 

 are principally increased by cleft grafting on roots of C. flammula or other common 

 species (see Fig. G2), binding them with matting and placing in small pots filled with 

 gritty, loamy soil, keeping them in a close warm frame or propagating case till the 

 union is complete and the plants grow freely, then gradually inuring to the air till they 

 will endure full exposure. Propagation is also effected by means of cuttings of young 

 wood under hand-lights, and the old rampant-growing species such as C. montana and 

 C. flammula by layering. Amateurs do not as a rule succeed in propagating the 

 florist's varieties, and it is best to purchase established plants, which are not costly. 



KosES FOR Pillars and Arbours. 

 Some of the more robust free-growing varieties are the best for pillars, arbours, and 

 arches, the more delicate Teas failing owing to the action of frost, and the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals from mildew. 



Yarieties for Pillars and Posts. 



Hyhrid Perpetuals. — Anna Alexieff, Climbing Charles Teas, Noisette, or Hybrid Teas. — Cheshunt Hybrid, 



Lefebvre, Climbing Jules Margottin and Glory of Madame Berard, Bmilie Dupuy and Madame 



Waltham. Eugene Verdier. 



Bourbon and China. — Charles Lawson, Chenedole, Coup Polyantha. — Tui-ner's Crimson Rambler. ' 

 d'H^be, Paul Verdier, and Paul Perras. 



Varieties for Arbours, Arches and Pergolas. 



Hybrid Perpetual. — Annie Wood, Climbing Queen of 



Queens, Bed Rover and Eed Dragon. 

 Bourbon and C^i/ia.— Blairi No. 2, FiUgens and 



Vivid. 



Teas, Noisettes, and Hybrid Teas. — Bouquet d'Or, 

 Climbing Aimce Vibert, Gloire de Dijon, Pink 

 Eover, Eeine Marie Henriette ami Waltham 

 Climber No. 2. 



I Ayrshire. — Thoresbyana, Dundee Rambler and Queen 



of the Belgians. 

 Evergreen. — Felicite I'erpetue, Flora, Princess Marie 



and Rampant. 

 Boursault. — Amadis and Gracilis. 



Polyantha.— Tlwcjxev's Crimson Rambler (the best of aU 

 roses for the purpose), Grandiflora and Single Poly- 

 I antha. 



