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knee j and Flammula, beeaufe it one leaf be cropped 
in a hot day in the lumpier feafon, and bruifed, and 
presently put to the noftrils, it will caufe a fmell and 
pain like a flame. | Virgin’s Bower, 
The Characters are, 
'2 he flowers haws no empalement •, they have each four 
loofe oblong petals , with a great number of ftamina , 
which are floor teg i nan the pet ah , and. the fummits ad- 
here to their fide . fikey have many germen , which arc 
roundifh and comprefted • the awl-Jhaped ftyle , which is 
longer than the ftamina , is crowned by a Jingle ftigma. 
the germina afterward become fio many roundijh com - 
'prejjed feeds, with the ftyle fitting on their top , and are 
colie bled into a head , the fiyles of the fever al fpecies being 
of various forms . 
This genus of plants is ranged in the feventh feclion 
of Linnaeus’s thirteenth dais, intitled Polyandria Po- 
lygynia, the flowers of this lection having many fta- 
mina and feveral ftyles. 
The Species are, 
1. Clematis (Rebta) foliis pinnatis, foliolis ovato-lan- 
ceolatis, integerrimis, caule eredo. Hort. Cliff. 225. 
Clematis with winged leaves , whofe lobes are oval , fpear- 
Jhaped , entire, and an upright ftalk. Clematitis 
five flammula furre&a alba. J. B. 2. 12 7. Upright 
white Climber. 
2. Clematis ( Integrifolia ) foliis fimplicibus, ovato-lan- 
eeolatis. Hort. Cliff. 225. Clematis with Jingle leaves, 
which are oval and fpear-Jhaped. Clematitis casrulea 
erefta. C. B. P. 300. Upright blue Climber. 
3. Clematis ( Hifpanha ) foliis pinnatis, foliolis lanceo- 
latis, acutis, integerrimis, caule erecto. Clematis with 
winged leaves , whofe lobes are fpear-Jhaped , pointed , 
erVirf, an upright ftalk. Clematitis Hifpanica fur- 
reda altera & humilior flore albicante. H. R. Par. 
4. Clematis {V it alb a) foliis pinnatis, foliolis cordatis, 
fcandentibus. Hort. Cliff. 225. Clematis with winged 
leaves , whofe lobes are heart-Jhaped and climbing. Cle- 
matitis latifolia integra. J. B. 2. p. 125. Climber with 
broad entire leaves , commonly called Viorna , or F ravelled s 
7 °y- 
5. Clematis ( Canadenfis ) foliis ternatis, foliolis corda- 
tis, acutis, dentatis, fcandentibus. Clematis with tri- 
foliate , heart-Jhaped , pointed leaves , which are indented , 
£svd climbing. Clematitis Canadenfis latifolia & tri- 
phylla. Sar. Broad-leaved Canada Climber. 
6. Clematis ( Flammula ) foliis inferioribus, pinnatis, 
laciniatis, fummis fimplicibus, integerrimis, lanceo- 
latis. Hort. Cliff. 225. Clematis whofe lower leaves are 
winged and jagged , and the upper ones Jingle , fpear-Jhaped , 
, and entire. Clematitis five flammula repens. C. B. P. 
300. Creeping Climber. 
7. Clematis ( Cirrhofa ) cirrhis fcandens foliis fimplici- 
bus. Hort. Cliff. 226. Clematis with climbing tendrils , 
and fimple leaves. Clematitis peregrina, foliis pyri 
incifis. C. B. P. 300. Foreign Climber with cut Pear- 
Jhaped leaves. 
8. Clematis ( Viticella ) foliis compofitis decompofitif- 
que, foliolis ovatis, integerrimis. Hort. Cliff. 225. 
Clematis with compound and decompounded leaves , whofe 
fmall leaves are oval and entire. Clematitis caerulea 
vel purpurea repens. C. B. P. 300. Single blue Virgin's 
Bower. 
9. Clematis (. Alpina ) foliis compofitis ternatis ternatif- 
• que, foliolis acutis ferratis. Clematis with compound 
leaves , whofe lobes are Jharply fawed. Clematitis Al- 
pina geranii folio. C. B. P. 300. Alpine Climber with 
tM, Crane's-bill leaf . 
10. Clematis ( Viorna ) foliis compofitis decompofitif- 
que, foliolis quibufdam trifidis. Flor. Virg. 62. Cle- 
matis with compound and decompounded leaves, fome of 
whofe lobes are. trifid. Clematis purpurea repens, pe- 
talis fiorum coriaceis. RaiiHift. 1928. Creeping pur- 
ple Climber , with coriaceous petals to the flower. 
11. Clematis [Orient alls) foliis compofitis, foliolis in- 
cifis angulatis lobatis cuneiformibus, petalis interne 
villofls, Lin. Sp. 765. Clematis with compound leaves, 
whofe fmall leaves are cut into angular wedge-Jhaped 
lobes, and the inftde of the petals are hairy. Clematitis 
Orientalis folio apii, flore ex viridi flavefeente, pofte- 
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rius reflexo',^ Tourn. Cor. 20. Eaftern Climber with d 
huahagp leaf, ana a refllexed, greenijh, yellow flower. 
12.^ Clematis [vioirica j foliis compofitis & decompofi- 
tis, foliolis ternatis, ferratis. Gmel. Climber with 
compound and decompounded haves, whofe fmall leaves are 
fawed and trifoliate. 
1 3-. Clematis (Dioica) foliis ternatis, integerrimis, flo- 
nhus diocis. Fhree-leavcd Climber , with entire leaves, 
having three lobes , and male and female flowers on the 
fame plant. Clematis foliis terms. Sloan. Cat. 84. 
T hree-leaved , Climber. 
14. Clematis ( Americana ) foliis ternatis, foliolis cordato- 
acuminatis, integerrimis, floribus corymhofis. Fhree- 
leaved Climber with heart-Jhaped pointed lobes , which are 
entire, and flowers collebied in round bunches. Clematitis 
Americana triphylla, foliis non dentatis. Houft. MSS. 
15, Clematis ( Crifpa ) foliis fimplicibus, ternatifque, 
foliolis integris trilobifve. Lin. Sp. Plant. 543. Climber 
with fingle and trifoliate leaves, whofe fmall leaves are 
either entire, or have three lobes. Clematis flore crifpa. 
Hort. Elth. 86. Climber with a curled flower. 
The firll fort grows naturally in the fouth of France, 
Italy, Auftria, and feveral parts of Germany, but 
hath been long cultivated in the Englifli gardens for 
ornament. This hath a perennial root. The ftalks 
are upright, about three or four feet high, garnifhed 
with winged leaves (landing oppofite, which are com- 
pofed of three or four pair of lobes, terminated by 
an odd one •, they are oval, fpear-fhaped, and en- 
tire : the flowers are produced in large loofe panicles 
at the top of the ftalks ; theie are compofed of four 
white petals, which fpread open ; and the middle is 
occupied by a great number of (lamina, (unrounding 
five or fix germen, which afterward become fo many 
comprefted feeds, each having a long tail or beard 
fitting on the top. It flowers in June, and the feeds 
ripen in September. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in Hungary and Tar- 
tary, but hath been long an inhabitant in the Englifh 
gardens. The root of this is perennial, fending up 
many (lender upright ftalks, from three to four feet 
high, garnifhed with oppofite fingle leaves at each 
joint, having (hort foot-ftalks •, the leaves are near 
four inches long, and an inch and an half broad in 
the middle, of a bright green, fmooth, and entire, 
ending in a point : the (kwers come out from the 
upper part of the ftalks, (landing upon very long 
naked foot-ftalks, each fupporting a fingle blue flow- 
er, compofed of four narrow thick petals which fpread 
open, and many hairy (lamina furrounding the ger- 
mina in the center. After the flowers are pad, the 
germen become fo many comprefted feeds, each hav- 
ing a tail or beard. It flowers and feeds at the fame 
time with the former fort. 
The third fort is very like the firft, from which it 
differs in having but two or three pair of lobes in each 
leaf, which are narrower and (land farther afunder : 
the ftalks are (horter, and the flowers larger. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in the hedges, in 
mod parts of England. This hath a tough climbing 
ftalk, fending out clafpers, by which it fattens to the 
neighbouring butties and trees, and fometimes rifes 
more than twenty feet high, fending out many fide 
branches, fo as often to cover all the trees and bufhes 
of the hedge. This puts out many bunches of white 
flowers in June, which are fucceeded by feveral flat 
feeds joined in a head, each having a long twilled 
tail fitting on the top, which is covered with long 
white hairs •, and in autumn, when the feeds are near 
ripe, they appear like beards, from whence the qoun- 
try people call it Old Man’s Beard. The branches of 
this being very tough and flexible, are ufed for tying 
up faggots from whence, in fome countries, it is 
called Bind with. 
There are two varieties of this, one with indented 
leaves, which is the moft common, and the other hath 
entire leaves •, but as thefe are fuppofed to arife acci- 
dentally from feeds, they are not diftinguiified by 
later botanifts. 
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