PLANTS WORTH GROWING 115 
training spoils many a plant that should present 
a fine appearance. 
Why do we not more often plant Clematis in 
the open border with a few rough boughs or an old 
tree stump for them to ramble over ? Once seen 
growing in this fashion, the real glory of a well- 
developed Clematis is indelibly impressed upon 
the mind, and whenever a herbaceous border is 
contemplated, space for a Clematis should be insisted 
upon. 
Nor do we need to confine ourselves to the general 
run of Jackmannii, Lanuginosa, Viticella and other 
of the types listed as climbing plants, for there are 
a number of charming hardy and easily-grown 
species and varieties that belong specially to border 
perennials. 
C. alpina in its violet and white forms, Coccinea 
with its vermilion blossoms, integrifolia with purple- 
violet bell-shaped flowers, and the two forms of 
heraclaefolia, one of which is better known as C. 
Davidiana, are among the most showy and useful 
kinds, but we must not neglect the single and 
double forms of C. recta with trusses of glistening 
white sweetly-fragrant flowers. Orientalis, often 
named Graveolens, is noteworthy because it has 
yellow blossoms, an unusual colour for a genus 
where blues and purples are predominant. It is 
best to be satisfied to put out small young plants 
but allow plenty of space, arranging branches or 
other foundation material so that the plants may 
