A C, F . 5 cæspitbsa Dec. C. cæspitôsa Ncop., C. Flammula B erto l.-■
Leaflets minute, entire o r eut.
^ paniculàta Thun. — Flowers with the peduncles
fi. V f - |'o r ” ? '•«P’dly attain th e length of
fiom 15 ft to .SO fL in a state o f culture. The leaves are subject to much
variation, from soil, situation, and climate. The peduncles o f th e flowers are
sometimes simple and sometimes branched. The colour o f the sepals is
white, slightly pubescent on their exterior margins. The whole plant has a
dark green hue ; and in autumn it is abundantly covered with flowers the
odour o f which IS o f a f nied sweetness, exceedingly disagreeable to some
persons when near, though at a distance it is n o t unlike the fragrance o f the
common hawthorn From the rapidity o f its growth, it will in four or five
years cover a very large space o f wall, roof, or bower. Its herbage is con-
sidered less acrid than th a t o f any other of the European s p e c ie ? notwith-
Standing its name o f Flammula.
A 2. C. o r i e n t a ' l i s L . The Oriental Clematis.
Id c nm c a tio n . L m . S p „ 7fir,. ; De c. P ro d ., 1. p. 3. : D o n ’s Mill 1 n 4
i>ynonymes. F lam mu la scandens anii folio fflanrn Tan v n i, \ \ a : A a \ »r . v
En g ra vin g s. D ill. E lth ., t. 119. f. 145. ; an d o u r fig . 2.
Spec.Char., ^c. Leaves p innate;
leaflets smooth,wedge-shaped,
with three toothed pointed
lobes. (Don’s M ill.) A deciduous
climber. Levant and Caucasus.
Height 10 ft. to 15 ft.
Introduced in 1731. Flowers
greenish yellow slightly tin ted
with russet,sweet-scented;
July, August. Em it white ;
ripe in October. Leaves
somewhat glaucous, dying off
black o r dark-brown.
Varieties. C. glauca Willd. and
C. ochroleùca H o rt. are, by
some, alleged to be varieties
o f C. orientàlis ; b u t we do
not consider them sufficiently
distinct for varieties, and have,
therefore, included these
names in our synonymes.
The general magnitude o f this
species resembles th a t o f C.
Flammula, from which it differs
in its ulterior branches being
more persistently ligneous,
though the main stem in old
plants is seldom seen so thick as
th a t o f C. Flammula. It is also
distinguished from the la tte r
species by throwing up suckers
freely, which the o th e r does
not. Its leaflets are glaucous,
flat, large as compared with
those o f C. Flammula ; and it -_______
does not produce flowers so profusely as th a t species. The flowers are ycllowish,
and not so strongly sc e n te d ; and the carpels are dissimilar, though
still cottony in appearance when the seed is ripe.
A 3. C. c u i n e ' n s i s Betz. The Chinese Clematis.
Identification. Ketz. Obs., 2. p. 18. ; De c. Syst., 1. p. 137.; D o n ’s MiU.
Synonyme. C. sinénsis L o u r . coch. 1. p. 422.
1. p. 4.
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En g ra vin g . O u r ^ ^ . 3.
S p e c . Char., S fc . Leaves p in n a te ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, quite entire. P eduncles
few-flowered, longer than th e leaves. Ovaries usually four, w ith almost
naked tails. (Don’s MillC) A deciduous climber. China, in th e island called
Danes. Height 10 ft. to 15 ft. Introduced in 1820. Flowers ?. Leavespur-
plish green, retained till rendered black by frost.
A plant in the Horticultural
Society’s
Garden, grows vigorously
against a wall,
producing shoots as
long and strong as
those o f C. Flammula
; and retaining its
leaves till they are
blackened by frost.
I t has never flowered;
but, in its leaves and
its general appearance,
it seems to resemble
C. orientàlis,
except that the leaves
are of a dark purplish
green, instead o f
being glaucous.
3 . Clematis chinénsis.
L 4 . c , V i t a ' l b a L. The White-Yine Clematis, or Traveller's Joy.
Matth.'. C. té rtìa Com.', Viorna u e r . a n a Fitis n ig ra ru c n .', viumua , cue v*«
Man’s Beard Bindwith, th e common Virgin’s Bower, th e wild Climber, th e g re at wild Climber ;
Clématite b rû lan te , Clématite des Haies, l ’Herbe au x Gueux, la Viorne des P au v re s, F r .; ge
meine W aldrebe, Ger.
Derivation. Because of its “ decking
an d adorning the ways and hedges
where people tra v e l,” says Gerard,
“ I have named it th e trave lle r’s jo y .”
T h e name of Old Man’s Beard is
very appropriate to th e white and
hairy appearance o f th e tails o f th e
carpels; andBindwith, from th e shoots
being used instead o f those of willows
for tying up p lan ts. W h ite Vine is
supposed to allude to th e white ap pearance
of th e tails of th e carpels
in au tum n . T h e French name of
Clématite b rû lan te has reference to
th e acrid prope rties of th e plant ; and
Clématite des Haies to its growing
generally in hedges. T h e name of
l’Herbe au x Gueux refers to the employment
of i t by th e beggars in
F ranc e, who use i t to makes ulcers
in th e ir arms an d legs, for th e purpose
o f exciting compassion, curing th em selves
afterwards by th e application of
th e leaves o f th e beet. L a Viorne des
Pauvres alludes to th e same practice.
Viorne being evidently derived from
Viórna. Clématis V ita lb a .
Clématis orien tàlis.
E ngravings. Jacq. A u s tr., 4. t. 308. ;
Eng. B o t., 612. ; and o m f ig s ti . Si 6.
Spec. Char., Leaves p in n a te ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, cordate
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