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ELLWANGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE .• 
CLEMATIS. 
CLEMATIS. Virgin’s Bower. Waldrebe, Ger. Clematite, Fr. 
None among: hardy perennials exceed in beauty and effectiveness the finer sorts of Clema¬ 
tis. As a climber for the verandah, a screen for fences, for pillars along the garden walks, for 
training on walls or arbors, in masses on rockwork, or cultivation in pots, it has no rival 
among strong-growing blossoming plants. The Clematis should be grown in rich, deep sandy 
loam, and be well mulched with rotten manure in winter. The richest sheets of bloom and 
largest flowers are obtained where it has partial shade and a liberal supply of water at the 
roots. 
After many years’ experience we have come to the conclusion to grow only a few varieties 
which have proved worthy of general cultivation. The leading and oest varieties are Jack- 
manni , A lexandra and Henryi. 
