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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
1.— CLEMATIS FLOEIDA Thunh. THE MANY-FLOWERED CLEMATIS. 
Synonyme. — Atragene indica Desf. 
Varieties. — C. f. flore-pleno ; C. f. Sielioldii, syn, C. bicolor. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., t. 834 ; and Bot. Reg., t. 402. Of the 
variety, C. f. Sieboldii, Sweet’s Brit. Flower-gard., 2nd series, t. 396 ; 
The Botanist, t. 241 ; and out jig. 2, in PI. 1. 
Specific Character. — Peduncle one-flowered, longer than the 
leaves. Leaves tritemately parted ; the segments cordate and un- 
equally lohed ; lobes ovate, acute, entire. Sepals five, rhombo-ovate, 
acute. 
Description, &c. — Clematis florida is an old inhabitant of our gardens. It is a native of Japan, and it 
is said to have been introduced by Dr. Fothergill, in 1776; and, singular enough, it was the double variety 
that was first brought to England, the single-flowered plant being introduced about thirty years afterwards. The 
variety Sieboldii was introduced from Japan, by Dr. Siebold, about 1836, and it is remarkable for the beauty 
of its centre, which is of so dark a purple as to be almost black, and which, when grown under glass, is extremely 
beautiful. The plant thrives best in a mixture of peat and loam, and it is propagated by layers. 
2.— CLEMATIS C. 1 ERULEA Lindl. THE BLUE CLEMATIS. 
Synonyme. — C. azurea gi'andiflora Ilort. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 1955 ; Bot. Mag , t. 3983; The Botanist, 
t. 126 ; and om jig. 1, PL 1. 
Specific Character. — Plant hairy. Leaves temate ; segments 
ovate, acute, entire. Peduncles one-flowered. Sepals six, oblong- 
lanceolate, acute, membranaceous, distinct from each other at the 
margin. 
Description, &c. — This is another of the veiy beautiful plants introduced by Dr. Siebold, from Japan, in 
1836 ; and it is certainly by far the most ornamental species of Clematis. It is very nearly hardy, and if 
the weather be tolerably mild, it will survive the winter in the open air ; but its flowers are infinitely more 
beautiful when grown under glass. It is admirably adapted for planting in the free gromid of a conservatory. 
in situations where it can be trained up a column or pillar conjointly with some evergreen plant ; as in winter, 
when its leaves have fallen, it is far from ornamental, and, indeed, its stem has so much the appearance of a 
dead stick, that it is frequently cut away as such by inexperienced gardeners. It is a very free-growing plant. 
and imder favourable circumstances it produces an abundance of flowers. 
OTHER SPECIES OF CLEMATIS. 
There are a few other species of half-hardy Clematis, but they are now veiy seldom seen in this country. 
The fact is, that nearly all the kinds of Clematis bear so much general resemblance to each other, that it seems 
scarcely worth while to grow any of them in plant-houses, where they would be probably mistaken for hardy 
plants of the same genus, which can be grown without either expense or trouble in the open air. The kinds 
I have mentioned, however, are, when well grown, so distinct, that they might be mistaken for plants of a different 
genus ; and when trained under glass they are most exceedingly beautiful. 
