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CLEMATIS CCERULEA. 
(violet clematis.) 
class. order, 
POLYANDRIA. POLYGYNIA, 
NATURAL ORDER. 
RANUNCULACEiE. 
Generic Character— See Vol. IV. , p. 147. 
Specific Character. — A hardy climber. Leaves ternate. Leaflets ovate, acute, entire. Flower- 
stalks arising from the axils of the leaves, one-flowered. Sepals six, oblong, lanceolate, some- 
what acute, membranous. 
This beautiful and valuable creeper produces large violet flowers, with deep 
purple stamens, in great abundance from June till October, and sometimes even 
later. The plant has a very graceful mode of growth, and no doubt will prove a 
most valuable addition to our hardy climbers. 
It is nearly related to C. Jlorida, says Dr. Lindley, from which it differs not 
only in the colour, delicacy, and transparency of its blossoms, but also in its leaves 
being only once ternate, and in the sepals not touching and overlapping each other 
at the edges. 
It is a native of Japan, from which country it was introduced by Dr. Von 
Siebold. 
For culture and propagation, see page 147, 
VOL. IV.— no, xlv. 
