Small - flowered Clematis 
Crispa. Also known as Marsh or Curly Clematis, it is characterized 
by graceful foliage and dainty bell or urn-shaped flowers. The color 
of this species, which is indigenous to the South, has been described 
as steel-blue, and it has proved hardy in northern New York. While 
its native habitat is that of a swamp, it thrives well in ordinary 
loam that has been well limed. These curious, bell-like flowers are 
in evidence from July to September and the plant can be expected to 
climb 8 feet on a trellis, or better still, scramble over some early- 
blooming shrub. 
Flammula. Sprays of creamy fragrance from the Mediterranean, pro¬ 
duced in September, make this plant a desirable garden subject for 
fall color in gardens south of Long Island. Unfortunately, this 
species is not hardy north of that area. It is well represented, how¬ 
ever, by the very popular Paniculata which needs neither descrip¬ 
tion nor comment. 
JouiNiANA, Spingarn Variety. J. E. Spingam, our great Clematis 
authority, has developed a vigorous strain of Clematis Jouiniana 
which can be used to great advantage for covering fences, tree 
stumps, or arbors. Fragrant pale lavender flowers in long racemes 
characterize this late variety which blooms from August until frost 
calls a halt to all growth. 
Montana rubens. “China, the mother of gardens,” gave us this 
early-blooming variety with its rosy red flowers, I to 2 inches across, 
which change to a deep, clear pink as they expand. Here is a plant, 
too, for the garden in late May and June. It will enhance the beauty 
of any window, and seems particularly adapted for growing on 
walls, since it grows 10 to 15 feet tall. Then, too, the dark rich 
foliage, overcast with purple tones, lends interest through the 
summer. Because of the fact that it blooms on year-old wood, 
pruning should consist of the removal of dead wood only. 
Montana undulata. Similar to Montana rubens in its general 
characteristics, this variety is distinguished by its soft mauve-pink 
flowers. A setting of stone, preferably a wall or a terrace, will do 
much to bring out the beauty of this Asiatic treasure. 
Paniculata. Familiar and desirable, this plant, with its panicles of 
fragrant white flowers, needs no descriptive comment except to 
emphasize the fact that it has many uses and is very reliable. It is 
a prolific grower, an abundant bloomer, with decorative foliage. 
Recta. A shrubby Clematis for the herbaceous border, producing 
white flowers in June and again in September. This species is 
decidedly short of stature—2 to 3 feet. 
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