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CLEMATIS JACKMANNI. 
WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 
The very beautiful hardy climber we now figure originated at the Woking 
nursery of Messrs. G. Jackman & Son, and is, we believe, due to a happy 
idea which crossed the mind of Mr. G. Jackman, jun., which was to the effect 
that some of the blood of C. lanuginosa, thrown into the large-flowered hardy 
species and varieties of this genus, would result in the production of some¬ 
thing good. The result has fully justified Mr. Jackman’s anticipations; for 
the seed thus obtained has yielded a large batch of magnificent seedlings, 
with flowers of all shades of purple, varying towards lilac on the one hand, 
and a reddish plum or maroon colour on the other. One of the most marked 
of the whole series, so far as they have yet been proved, is C. Jackmanni, Mr. 
Fitch’s representation of which accompanies these remarks. 
The mother parent of this batch of seedlings was C. lanuginosa. This was 
crossed with C. viticella Hendersoni and C. viticella atro-rubens, from which 
latter, no doubt, has been derived a rich reddish plum tint, which is found in 
many of the seedlings, and of which C. rubro-violacea is a beautiful example, ' 
scarcely, if at all, inferior to, and perfectly distinct from, C. Jackmanni. The 
seedlings flowered for the first time in 1862, and both the varieties we have 
mentioned, selected from amongst them, were shown in August, 1863, at a 
meeting of the Floral Committee, and were both awarded first-class certificates. 
The seedlings are all remarkable for a lustrous richness of colour, which 
greatly enhances their beauty. 
C. Jackmanni has ovate leaflets of moderate size, and slightly hairy. The 
flowers, 'which open flat, are 4 or sometimes 5 inches across, and have a 
variable number of from four to six sepals, of a roundish-obovate form, ter¬ 
minating in a little point, downy behind, and on the face of an intense violet 
purple, the colour being remarkable for its rich velvet-like appearance. The 
back of the sepals is marked by three ribs, which show like three slight 
furrows in front, the rest .of the surface being veiny and somewhat rugose. 
C. rubro-violacea, to which allusion has been made, has the flowers of a 
rich reddish-tinted violet, and, when fresh opened, is almost maroon-coloured, 
and very remarkable for its velvety surface. 
Being perfectly hardy, of free habit, and flowering abundantly during the 
summer months, these new hybrid Clematises of the Jackmans are well 
worth a place wherever hardy-flowering climbers are cared for. We believe 
the two sorts to which we have alluded are to be sent out during the present 
autumn. M. 
ORNAMENT IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
A very little study and arrangement is frequently the means of adding a 
great amount of interest and increased enjoyment to the kitchen garden. 
Many people have a great dislike to having vegetables seen, and on that 
account we frequently find kitchen-garden borders arranged with flowers as 
a facing to these. I have never been able to understand this objection, 
because, in visiting a kitchen garden, we expect to find it containing what it is 
intended for; yet at the same time a great deal can be done with certain vege¬ 
tables and fruit in the way of ornament. Suppose we were to take Gourds, of 
which there is now a wonderful variety; some very beautifully coloured, when 
ripe; and others, again, curious in shape, but they can only be seen to advantage 
when raised on a level with the eye. The large sorts, and Vegetable Marrows, 
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