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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
UPRIGHT GROWING 
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USE OF THE 
To the minds of most people, the 
name Clematis invariably suggests a 
climber. Nevertheless there are a num- 
ber of species of clematis, both native 
and foreign, that are non-climbing, and 
besides fine ornamentals : 
Scarcely a third of even the climbing 
species are generally known as yet, 
while the non-climbing species are sel- 
dom cultivated. So great is the beauty 
of the few known climbing species in 
general cultivation that the name Cle- 
matis has become one of the most wide- 
ly known plant names. These few cul- 
tivated climbers have developed a vast 
a number of splendid varieties and hy- 
brids. Others will be cultivated. The 
non-climbing Clematis is far too or- 
namental to be neglected as • it is. 
When they become better known 
many of them will become favorites 
that will be retained, when many other 
ornamentals shall have been given up. 
Many will be found valuable, not only 
for the border of herliaceous perennials, 
but for cut flowers. 
Native American non-climbing Cle- 
matis, mostly natives of southern and 
western states : The yellowish Clematis 
silky erect clematis ( Clematis 
ochroleuca). Silky-hairy, erect, 1-2 feet 
high, with undivided, ovate leaves and 
erect or nodding flowers, the sepals, 
yellow outside, cream colored within ; 
very thick. South New York, Penn- 
sj’lvania to Georgia. Dry soils. May 
and June. 
Addison Brown’s Clematis (Clematis 
Addisonii). One of the recently dis- 
covered species. Named by Dr. N. L. 
Britton, director-in-chief of New York 
Botanical Garden, in honor of his friend 
and co-worker, Judge Addison Brown. 
Tufts or clumps, 1-3 feet tall, erect or 
nearly so, and like many of this group 
should have some support. Lower 
leaves undivided, stemless, clasping, 1-4 
lobed, deep bluish-green above, glauc- 
ous (sea-green) below; upper leaves 
usually primate. Flowers nodding, pur- 
plish, solitary, the very thick sepals hav- 
ing recurved tips. Styles feathery, per- 
sistant, brownish. Virginia and North 
Carolina, May and June. 
Erect Mountain Clematis (Clematis 
ovata). Stiffly erect, 1-2 feet tall, some- 
what hairy when young, with undivided 
ovate leaves and solitary nodding pur- 
ple flowers, borne on ends of branches, 
the white feathery styles, about 4/5 of 
an inch long, nearly twice as long as 
the flower. West Virginia, South Caro- 
lina and Georgia. May and June. 
Baldwin’s Clematis (Clematis Bald- 
wini). Leaves all narrow, the lower 
three lobed, upper undivided. Flowers 
borne on long stalks, purplish, with 
feathery styles, 2 inches long, 1-2 feet 
tall. A fine species. Florida. 
Fremont’s Clematis (Clematis Fre- 
montii). Very low, 6 to 16 inches tall, 
silky-hairy, with smooth feathery, netted, 
broad, undivided leaves and solitary, 
nodding, purple flowers, about 1 inch 
long, the sepals with hairy edges and 
recurved tips. A rare species, found 
on the prairies of South Nebraska, Kan- 
sas and Missouri. April and May. 
Named after General John C. Fremont. 
Scott’s Clematis (Clematis Scottii). 
Erect, 8-12 inches high, at first hairy, 
then smoothish, with once or twice 
compound leaves, and long-stalked, 'nod- 
ding purple flow'ers, about 4/5 of an inch 
long, with broad, thick sepals and 
brown, feathery styles. Dry soils. 
Northwestern states. May to July. 
Douglas’s Clematis (Clematis Doug- 
lasii). About 2 feet tall with angled 
and ribbed stems and leaf stalks, the 
much compound leaves, with narrow 
leaflets. Flowers about 1 inch long, the 
sepals recurved, deep purple within, 
paler outside. June. Rocky Mountains. 
Five species, out of the seven above 
named, were named from persons, this 
genus being specially remarkable for 
the number of species bearing personal 
names. 
Foreign upright-growJng Clematis, 
white erect clematis (Clematis erecta). 
Of all erect species of Clematis, this 
South European plant is the particular 
favorite of the writer, the splendid 
plant owned by me for the past 14 or 
15 years first suggesting the writing of 
this article. My plant now forms a 
clump about 2 feet across, although 
many plants have been taken from it, 
for when in bloom, it commands the at- 
tention of the passerby. It grows 
about 4 or 5 feet tall, my plant forming 
a mass of stems and foliage 3 feet 
through, each stem bearing very smooth 
glaucous pinnate leaves, and a very 
large terminal branching cluster of 
white fragrant flowers, individual flow- 
ers, about the size of those of Clematis 
Virginiana, the plant thus topped with a 
magnificent bouquet of white, 2 feet 
long and 3 feet or more thick. These 
flowers are not only fine on the plant 
but excellent for cut flowers. Should 
be staked early in the spring. It is a 
splendid plant for the center of a bed 
of Pasonies. May. 
Parsley-leaved Clematis (Clematis 
sethusaefolia) . Now, don’t try to pro- 
CLEMATIS 
nounce that Latin specific name with 
long English a, or long English e sound. 
If you do you are away off from correct 
pronunciation. If you can’t get the 
Roman diphthong ae sound you can, at 
least, use its nearest modern English 
substitute i as in pi7ie, no other language 
but fiiodern English giving long i that 
sound, but always like e as in me. 
Clematis aethusaefolia is a bushy species 
with finely divided leaves and white 
tubular flowers. Pretty. European. 
Sweet-Scented .Clematis (Clematis 
aromatica). Slender, weak, needing 
support, 6 feet tall, the leaves com- 
posed of 3 to 7 ovate leaflets. Flowers 
very fragrant, solitary, terminal 114 to 
3 inches wide, with 4 spreading, re- 
flexed reddish-violet sepals, and white 
stamens. July to September. South 
France. 
Entire-leaved Clematis (Clematis in- 
tegrifolia. Two feet high with entire 
leaves and solitary nodding blue flow- 
ers, the sepals, 4 narrow, leathery, 1-2 
inches long. A large flower. June to 
August. Europe and Asia. 
Clematis integrifolia diversifolia. Has 
leaves sometimes divided. 
Clematis integrifolia Durandi. Prob- 
ably a hybrid between C. integrifolia and 
C. lanuginosa ; taller ; flowers larger, 
with recurved sepals. Splendid. 
Heracleum-leaved Clematis (Clematis 
heracleaefolia). Remarkable for its very 
large, 3-parted, bright green leaves, re- 
sembling those of the Giant Parsnip, 
Heracleum, hence the name. Stout, erect, 
woody at base. Flowers, very many in 
broad, flat clusters, tubular, blue. Au- 
gust and September. China. A beauti- 
ful Clematis. 
David’s Clematis Clematis heracleae- 
folia Davidiana (C. Davidiana). Sup- 
posed to be a variety of preceding, I 
think doubtfully so. About 4 feet tall, 
weak, needing support. Has largest 
leaves of all cultivated Clematis. Flow- 
ers blue in clustered heads, 6-15 together. 
Very beautiful. 
Clematis heracleaefolia stans (C. 
Stans). Another supposed variety of 
Clematis heracleaefolia, from Japan. 
Hairy, 4-5 feet all. Flowers blue, tubu- 
lar, in terminal panicles, sepals rolled 
back from near middle. September and 
October. Very late. Foliage striking. 
Have herein described six American 
and five foreign species of Clematis, and 
not one without some merit. They 
.give a good range of colors, white, 
cream, purple and blue, and besides a 
wide range in height of plants. 
Wilfred A. Brotherton. 
