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The Species are ; 



1. Clematis Ji<ve flammula fur- 

 refta alba. C. B. Upright white 

 Climber. 



2 . Clematis eaeruha ere ft a . C. B. 

 Upright blue Climber. 



j. Clematis Hifpaniea furrefta 

 altera £sf humilior, fore alhieante. 

 H. R. Par. Low Spanijh Climber, 

 with a whitifh Flower. 



4. Clematis fylvefris latifolia. 

 C. B. Great wild Climber, or Tra- 

 vellers Joy. 



5. Clematis Jylveftris latifolia, 

 foliis nnn incifs. Tcum. Great wild 

 Climber, or Travellers Joy, with 

 undivided Leaves. 



6. Clematis peregrin a, foliis 

 jyri incifs. C. B. Spanif Climber, 

 or Travellers Joy, with cut Leaves. 



7. Clematis Canadenfs trifolia 

 den tat a, fore albo. H. R. Par. 

 Three-leaved Canada Climber, with 

 a white Flower. 



8. Clematis caerulea, <vel pur- 

 purea rrpens. C. B. Purple creep- 

 ing Climber, or fingle Virgins- 

 bower, n)ulgo. 



9 Clem at is cceruiea,forepleno. 

 C. B. Blue Climber, with a double 

 JFlower, or double Virgins-bower, 

 <vulgo. 



10. Clematis repens rubra. 

 JBoerb. Ind. Red creeping Climber. 



IX. Clematis Orientalis, folio 

 apii, fore ex <viridi favejcente, pojie- 

 rius refexo. T. Cor. Eailern Clim- 

 ber, with a Smal'age-leaf, and a 

 yeflexed Flower of a greenifh Yel- 

 low. 



12. Clematis purpurea repens, 

 fetalis forum coriaceis. Bumf. Cat. 

 Purple creeping Climber, with ftiff 

 Petals. 



The 1 ft, 2d, and 3d Sorts die to 

 ?he Surface of the Ground every 

 Winter, but their Roots are oflcng 

 Continuance, arifing again in the 

 Spring. The zd and 3d ufually 



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grow with us. about three or four 

 Feet high, and produce great Quan- 

 tities of Flowers ; but the 1 ft Sort 

 is of humbler Growth, feldom rifing 

 above 1 8 Inches ; but, in other re- 

 fpe&s, is very like the 3d. 



Thefe Plants are propagated ei- 

 ther by Seeds, or parting of their 

 Roots ; but the former being a tedi- 

 ous Method (the Plants feldom rife- 

 ing until the fecond Year after fow- 

 ing, and are often two Years more 

 before they flower), the latter is ge- 

 nerally praftifed. The bert Seafon 

 for parting thefe Roots is in Oftober 

 or February ; either jaft before their 

 Branches decay, or before they rife 

 again in the Spring. 



1 hey will grow almoft in any 

 Soil or Situation: but if the Soil is 

 very dry, they mould always be 

 new planted in the Autumn, other- 

 wife their Flowers will not be fo 

 ftrong : but if the Soil be wet, it is 

 better to defer it until the Spring, 

 The Roots may be cut through their 

 Crowns with a (harp Knife, obferv- 

 ing to preferve to every Off-fet 

 fome good Buds or Eyes.; and then 

 it matters not how fmall you divide 

 them ; for their Roots increafe very 

 fall : but if you part them very fmall, 

 you mould let them remain two 

 Years before they are again remov- 

 ed, that the fecond Year their Flow- 

 ers may be ftrong, and the Roots 

 multiplied in Eyes, which in one 

 Year cannot be obtained. 



Thefe Plants are extreme hardy, 

 enduring theCold ofour fevereft Win- 

 ters in the open Air; and are very 

 proper Ornaments for large Gar- 

 dens, either to be planted in largeBor- 

 der>, or intermix'd with other hardy 

 Flower-roots in Quarters offlower- 

 ingShrubs ; where, by being placed 

 promifcuoufly in little open Places, 

 they fill up thofe fmall Vacancies, 

 and are agreeable enough. They 



