,HE American gardener has been limited in his choice of 
Clematis for so many years that he will be as delighted 
as I am to learn that at last he has an ample selection from which 
to make his choice. He will welcome this booklet as perhaps 
the first one exclusively devoted to these noble plants put out 
by an American nursery. Above all, he will be glad to know 
that he is offered plants on their own roots, that is, plants 
propagated from cuttings, which are superior to grafted plants. 
A very representative collection is offered in this booklet, 
and happy is the gardener who possesses all of them. There 
is not one variety that is not worthy of a place in the proudest 
garden. Some day I hope that the species, C. macropetala and 
C. alpina , will be added to this list, but even without them it is 
a delightful and adequate selection. j g Spingarn 
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