CLEMATIS Lin. 
THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS I. 
THE CLEMATIS, OR VIRGIN'S BOWER. 
Lin. Syst. POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Petals wanting. Calyx of from four to I by a long tail, which is generally feathery. Leaves opposite, generally 
eight coloured, petal-lilie sepals. Carpels caryopsides, and terminated 1 deeply cut. Roots fibrous. 
Description, &c. — The flowers of the plants belonging to this genus are so well known, that it does not seem 
necessary to give any detailed account of them. Some of my readers will, however, probably be surprised to find 
that botanists do not allow them any petals, and that their showy white or purple flowers are considered to be 
all calyx. There are very few herbaceous species in the genus, and these are all upright hushes, and not climbers ; 
while all the woody kinds are climbing shrubs. The name of Clematis alludes to the habit of growth of these 
species, as it signifies a little vine. 
1.— CLEMATIS INTEGRIFOLIA Lin. 
THE HUNGARIAN CLIMBER OR ENTIRE-LEAVED 
CLEMATIS. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 65 ; and ont fig. 3, in Plate 1. 
Specific Character. — Peduncles usually 1-flowered ; flowers nod- 
ding; leaves entire, ovate, lanceolate, smooth. 
Stem erect. 
Leaves undivided. 
Description, &c. — This species is very improperly termed a climber, as it has erect stems, and forms a kind 
of bush. The peduncles of the flower are very long, and the sepals are purple, of a leathery texture, with an 
undulated margin. The buds are somewhat balloon-shaped, and as the margins of the sepals are fringed with 
whitish hairs when young, the bud appears to be ornamented with white stripes. The leaves are also 
ornamented with a hairy margin, and they are entire, contrary to those of all the shrubby species, the leaves of 
which are very much cut. The anthers are yellow, and very long, the stamens forming a kind of pitcher-shaped 
centre to the flower. This species is a native of Hungary, and some parts of Germany, and it is quite hardy in 
British gardens. When once planted, it requires no farther attention, except occasionally taking up the plant 
and dividing the roots if the tuft which it makes appear likely to spread too far. When in flower, it is very 
ornamental, from the great number of purple flowers, each with a bright yellow centre, which arise on their long 
pedtincles all over the bush, in the months of June and July. The flowers have no fragrance. It was introduced 
before 1594, and it has been ever since that period a common plant in British gardens. Among its other 
advantages is that of its being able to bear the smoke of London without injury ; it will also flower freely in 
very confined situations, and even under the drip of trees. There are two varieties ; one with very long leaves, 
and the other with the flowers almost erect. 
OTHER SPECIES OF HERBACEOUS CLEMATIS. 
C. OCHROLEUCA Ait. ; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 661. 
The flowers of this species are cream-coloured, and nearly erect, and bell-shaped, the sepals being curled back 
at the tip. The stamens are of a greenish white. The leaves are entire, and the younger ones somewhat silky. 
The peduncle of the flower is much shorter than in the preceding species, and the whole pl.ant is much lower. 
