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flowers, about an inch or a little more in length, are very 
singular. They are dark yellow, spotted with brown, in 
shape like a bent siphon-like tube, which opens at the ex- 
tremity, the whole flower resembling, as close as possible, 
a very small Dutchman s pipe, whence the vine is frequently 
so called by the country people. It flowers in the begin- 
ning of summer, and the foliage, during the whole growing 
season, has a very rich and luxuriant appearance. Aristo- 
lochia tomentosa is a smaller species, with leaves and 
flowers of less size, the former downy or hairy on the under 
surface. 
The various kinds of Clematis, though generally kept 
within the precincts of the garden, are capable of adding 
to the interest of the pleasure ground, when they are 
planted so as to support themselves on the branches of 
trees. The common White Clematis or Virgin’s Bower 
( C . virginica) is one of the strongest growing kinds, often 
embellishing with its pale white blossoms, the whole 
interior and even the very tops of our forest trees in 
the middle states. After these have fallen, they are 
succeeded by large tufts of brown, hairy-like plumes, 
appendages to the clusters of seeds, -which give the whole 
a very unique and interesting look. The Wild Atragene , 
with large purple flowers, which blossom early, has much 
the same habit as the Clematis, to which, indeed, it is nearly 
related. Among the finest foreign species of this genus 
are, the Single and Double-flowered purple Clematis » 
(C. viticella and its varieties), which, though slender in their 
stems, run to considerable height, are very pretty, and 
blossom profusely. The sweet scented and the Japan 
Clematis ( C . fiammula and C. jlorida), the former 
very fragrant, and the latter beautiful, are perhaps too 
