CLEM'ATIS FLO'RIDA. 
Variety, Bicolor. 
sieboldt’s VIRGINS BOWER. 
Class. Order. 
POLYANDRIA. POLGYGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
RANUNCCLACEjE, 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Japan. 
10 feet. 
June. 
Perennial 
in 1837. 
No. 1151. 
The thin and twiggy branches which characterize 
the whole genus Clematis, are alluded to in the 
name, which is derived from the Greek klema, a 
twig. 
It is probable, notwithstanding the dates given 
in catalogues, that the particular variety of Clematis 
florida, which was introduced to this country from 
Japan, in 1770, by Dr. Fothergill, was the double 
white ; and, that twenty years subsequently, the 
single white was also obtained from the same 
country, — a plant, which in respect to its flowers, 
is of very distinct appearance, although not differing 
in colour. Dr. Simms, in 1805, published the 
single Clematis florida, intimating that he had 
met with it but a short time previously, whilst the 
double was not uncommon. Afterwards, thirty years 
had past away from the time just mentioned, and 
a third variety of this attractive plant made its 
appearance amongst us, and excited no inconsider- 
able degree of interest in the floricultural commu- 
nity. This may have been expected, for now that 
its transformed parts of fructification are coloured, 
it has become one of the most attractive of slender 
