America’s 
Foremost 
Propagator 
and 
Grower 
Crispa 
Dainty 
Bell-Shaped 
Flowers 
Blooms es 
Mid-Season Crispa Clematis 
Also known as Marsh or Curly Clematis, it is char- 
acterized 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. 
W. E. Gladstone Clematis 
A soft shade of Wedgwood-blue. A color that dis- 
plays well on trellises, posts and fences. 
Host W. E. Gladstone 
