B a r b o r e t u m e t F R U T IC E T U M B R I T A N N I C U M
is niost ornamental as
a single plant, trained
to a rod or to a wire
frame. As its branches
are not very decidedly
ligneous or persistent,
but consist mostly o f
annual shoots from a
suffruticose base, and
are not much branched,
the plant does not exhibit
a bushy head. I t
thrives best in bog
earth, kept somewhat
moist, in wliich circumstance
it differs
from most o f the
woody species o f Clématis.
I t may be
increased by layers,
though n o t so readily
p from seeds, which
it produces in abundance.
This species, C.
cylindrica, and C. re ticulata,
being neither
very woody, nor vei-y
luxuriant in growth,
may all be treated as
herbaceous plants, to
be supported during
the flowering season
by temporary props.
Few border plants, indeed,
will be found
more elegant o r more
ornamental when so
managed.
y. Clematis ^’■i(5l•na.
A 8 . C. c y lF n d r ic a Sims. The cyVmdric-dlfloivered Clematis.
D o n 's Mill., 1. p. 8.; T o r. and
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t . 1160. ; Bot. Rep., t. 71. ; and o u t f i t ’, lo!
Spec. Char., ^c. Peduncles 1-flowered. Sepals thin, acuminated, reflexed
m ; leaflets stalked,
ovaue oi oblong, middle one sometimes trifid
floral ones entire. (DoKs M ill.) A deciduous
climber. North Carolina and Florida. Height
3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1802. Flowers large
purplish blue, nodding ; Ju n e, August. F ru it
white ; ripe in September.
DeCandolle describes this species as related
to C. Viórna, reticulàta, and crispa, and dis-
crmiinated it from these. C. cylindrica, he says,
differs from C. Viórna, in the segments o f its
eaves being entire and not trifid ; in the flowers
being blue, not reddish lilac and pale within, and
twice th e size o f those o f C. Viórna ; in the sepals
10. Clématis cylindric*.
I . ieANUNCULA CEÆ : CLEMATIS.
10a. Fruit of Clématis cylindrica.
beingnot leathery, but somewhat o f the consistence
o f paper, with the margin waved ; the ovaries
12-15, not 25-30. C. cylindrica differs from C.
reticulata in its leaves being in consistence papery,
not leathery ; scarcely veined, n o t reticulately
veined ; and in other points. C. ci lindrica closely
resembles C. crispa in habit and mode o f flowering
; but differs from it in its sepals being waved
in the margin, not rolled backwmrds, in its larger
flowers, and especially in its carpels having long
bearded tails, and not naked ones. C. Viórna
and C. cylindrica, seen together in a living state,
are very dissimilar in appearance. C. Viórna has vigorous long branches and
redilish flowers, which are acorn-like in figure, except th a t they have a spreading
mouth ; there is also obvious dissimilarity in the foliage and shoots, C.
cylindrica being almost herbaceous.
A 9. C. reticula' ta Walt. The net-veined-feiircd Clematis.
Identification. \Valt. Fl. Car., 156.; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p.
D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 8. ; Tor. and Grav, 1. p. 10. Synonymes. C- . rò' se a A bbot t ; C-. Sims«•• HHio o’k. ; th e netted
Virgin’s B ow e r; th e re tic u la ted Clematis.
E ngravings. Dend. B r i t , t. 72. ; and o u r ^ g . 11.
spec. Char., Sgc. Peduncles 1-flowered. Sepal
connivent. Leaves coriaceous, netted with
nerves, smooth, pinnate ; leaflets stalked, 3-
lobed or entire, ovate. (Don’s M ill.) A deciduous
climber. S. Carolina and Georgia.
Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1812. Flowers
pale purplish red ; Ju n e to August. F ru it
white; ripe in September.
Leaflets all petiolulate, 1 in. to I i in. long,
undivided o r variously lobed, the lowest pair
3-parted, sometimes ra th e r acute and mucronate.
Peduncles longer than th e leaves. Flowers
as large as in C. crispa. Sepals dull purple,
ovate-lanceolate, velvety externally. Tails o f the
carpels long. (Tor. and Gray.) In C. Viórna
the .sepals do not divaricate, except in their
recurved tips ; while in C. reticulàta the sepals
expand in the mode of those o f C. Viticélla.
A side view of a flower less expanded resembles
more the flower o f C. cylindrica, but the cylindrical
portion is shorter. The flowers (sepals)
1-1. Oématis reticulata.
o f the two are different in colour. The leaves o f C. reticulàta are
as is implied in the specific name. The stems are scarcely ligneous.
A 10. C. H e n d e r s o ' n / / Chandler. Henderson’s Clematis.
veined.
Engravings. Our fig s. 12. and 13.
Spec. Char., Sjc. Peduncles 1-flowered, much longer than th e petioles o f the
leaves. Sepals long, wrinkled, reflexed. Leaves bipinnate, leaflets ovate-
acuminate. A deciduous climber. Hybrid. Height 8 ft. to 10ft. Cult.
1835. Flowers bluish purple ; Ju n e to September. F ru it white.
The stems and foliage bear a general resemblance to those o f C. Viticélla,
while the flowers, in magnitude and colour, and the leaflets in shape and
veining, resemble those o f C. integrifòlia ; b u t th e sepals expand much
wider, in the manner o f those o f C. Viticélla. This plant is apparently a
hybrid between C. Viticélla and C. integrifòlia, having the flowers o f the latter,
and the leaves and stems o f the former. I t was raised by Mr. Henderson,