Plate 153 . 
NEW JAPANESE CLEMATIS. 
The scarcity of hardy flowering creepers would make any 
addition to their number most desirable, while the introduc¬ 
tion of two such really beautiful kinds as those which form the 
subject of our present Plate must be hailed with satisfaction 
by all who are really interested in horticulture. 
It is to Mr. Robert Fortune, who has more perhaps than any 
one living enriched our gardens with plants capable of bearing 
the extremes to which we are subjected in our variable climate, 
that we are indebted for the possession of these two very beau¬ 
tiful plants. They form part of the treasures sent home by 
him during his recent visit to Japan, and have been flowered 
by Mr. Standish, of the Ascot and Bagshot Nurseries, by whom 
they have been exhibited during the present season at our great 
metropolitan exhibitions, at all of which they have been very 
deservedly admired, and received on each occasion the highest 
awards that it was in the power of the judges to bestow. We 
are indebted to Mr. Standish’s courtesy for the opportunity of 
figuring them, and to Mr. Fortune for the following brief notes 
concerning them. 
“ Clematis Fortunei , a very hue species, was found in gardens 
near Yedo, the capital of Japan. Its large white flowers, which 
it produces in profusion, were striking objects even at a con¬ 
siderable distance, and were much admired by the Japanese. 
The first blooms which it has produced in England, give but 
little idea of its real beauty. In Japan they are frequently 
tinted with pink and rose colour. It will probably prove as 
hardy in England as the other species of Japanese Clematis, 
and will be invaluable as a creeper in our greenhouses and con¬ 
servatories. 
Clematis florida Standishii was also met 
with in 
