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E riostemon, et se rendre un compte exact de l’entité de chacune d’elle s, je crois à propos de mettre sous
scs yeux : 1" la note donnée par Iniidley dans le Bo ta n ica l Register à la su ite de la description du
C. V io rn a ; 2" la revision lo\itc récente que M. Asa Gray a p ub lié e à propos du C. coccinea, figuré par
sir J, DalLon Iluoker dans le R o tm ik a l Magazine. Je Iraiiscris l’une et l ’autre textuellement.
t" N o te d e L in d le y , B o tan ic a l Begisler , X X X ll, 184(i, la l). (3)':
T lie p la n ts c uU iv a lc d in g a r d e n s , o r in e n lin n c d by m o d e rn a u lb o r s u iu lc r th e n am e s o f G. \ i o r n a , crisp<a, r e tie u hU a ,
c y lin d r ic a , r o s e a , e t c . , p r e s e n t a s c e n e o f c o n fu s io n su c k a s is r a r e ly s e e n ev en am o n g D o la n ic a l c om p ila tio n s . E v e ry b ody
h.as e v e ry o n e o f th e s e th in g s , b u l c a c li h a s s om e th in g d if f e r e n t from h is iie ig lih o n r. T h is h a s a r is e n from th e im s k ilfu l,
n o t to say c a r e le s s , m a n n e r in w h ic h th e m o d e rn w r i te r s o n C lem a tis h a v e I'liKilled llic ir ta sk .
L e t iis ta k e C. Vio rna a s a n e x am p le . T l)is c om m o n p la n l , w e ll k n ow n to th e o ld w r i te r s , a n d p e rf e c tly d is liiig u is lic d
h y i ts sm a ll le a th e r y d u ll b r ow n ish p u r p le flow e rs , is w e ll r e p r e s e n te d by J a c q n in , in h is E c lo g u e s , w h o u n d e r s to o d llie fo rc e
o f R a y ’s d e fin itio n , “ p u r p u r e a , r c p c n s , p e la li s flo riim c o r ia c e is . ” I t w lia s, h ow e v e r, m is c r a h ty c h a r a c te r iz e d by L inm e u s ,
a n d b c iic e th e c o n fu s io n th a t h a s a lle iu le d its liis lo ry . F o r in s t a n c e , Hie g r e a t p u rp le -n ow e r c d s p e c ie s , n ow c a lle d C. Ilen-
dersonii, w a s f ig u r e d fo r it in A n d rew s ’s R e p o s ito r y ; a n d T o r r e y a n d Gi’ay (]u o te, a s ils sy n o n ym , th e G. cordata o i th e
R o tu n ic a l M a g a z in e , w h ic h h a s a s l ittle r e s em b la n c e lo it.
W lia l th is C. cordata m ay b e d o e s n o t c le a rly a p p e a r ; i t is p ro b a b ly Iho s am e a s a p la n t su b s e q u e n tly (Ig iircd in th e
B o ta n ic a l M ag az in e u iu le r th e n am e o f C. crispa, b u l so b a d a r c p r c s . iita tio ii a s lo b e im w o rlliy o f c ita t io n , a n d c e r ta in ly
h a v in g n o th in g to d o w ith C. crispa. Sw e e t f a n c ie d it lo b e a n ew s p e c ie s , a n d c a lle d i t C. S iin s i i , in w h ic h h e is fo llow ed
hy L o u d o n . S i r W m . H o o k e r r e f e r s i t to C. rediculaia, a n d h e is d o u b tle s s rig h t.
T h is re t icu la ta o r ig in a te d w ith W a l le r , w h o se a u l iie n lic s p e c im e n w a s e x am in e d h y Dr. A sa G ra y , ami th e d c iin ilio n
o f th e l a t t e r b o ta n is t, in th e “ F lo r a o f N o rth A m e ric a , ” m a y h e a c c e p te d a s e x p re s s in g th e r e a l c h a r a c te r o f th e s p e c ie s .
T a k e n a lo n g w ith E ll i o tt ’s d e s c r ip tio n ol G. r e t i c u l a t a , w h ic h T o r re y a n d G ray q u o te a s a I ru e sy n o n ym , a s it s u r e ly is , it
is c le a r th a t th e G. reticulata is a T ex a n p la n t, in o u r h e r h a n u m , r em a r k a b le fo r ils n e tte d le a v e s , am i p r e tty w e ll r c p r c -
soiUcd in th e B o ta n ic a l .Magazine. Yet th e p la n t f ig u r e d u n d e r th e n am e o f C. re t icu la la , in W a lso n ’s IJ e n d ro lo g ia B r i la n -
u ic a , t. 7 2 , h a s n o r e s em b la n c e to llio r e a l p la n t, b u t is o n e o f Ib e g a rd e n v a r ie tie s o f C. Viticella. I t is , th e r e f o r e , u n f o r -
liiiia le th a t Mr. L o u d o n s h o u ld h av e s e le c te d th a t (ig n rc lo r e p r e s e n t C. ret icu lata, a t th e s am e lim e c o p y in g S im s ’s fig u re
o f th e r e a l reticulata fo r C. Simsii.
T h e Clemalis c ijl ind rica o f th e B o ta n ic a l M a g a z in e is a p u z z le . It h a s lo n g c y lin d r ic a l flow e rs, w ith a p a le n a rrow
Hat e d g e , a t a p e r in g p o in t, a n d an in te n s e ly p iiip lo c o lo u r, a n d w ilh v e ry n a r r o w l in e a r la n c e o la te le a v e s . A c c o rd in g to
D r. S im s , it is llio s am e a s th e f a ls e f ig u re d in th e B o ta n is t’s R c p o s ilo ry , a n d a b o v e r e f e r r e d lo ; b u t th a t p la n t
is s u r e ly w h a t is c a lle d G. Ilendersoiui in th e g a rd e n s , w ilh flow e rs s p r e a d in g fla t, a n d v e ry b ro a d le a v e s , th e u p p e rm o s t
o f w h ic li a r e s im p le . Wo im is f, Ih e r e fo ro , le a v e Ib e fa ls e V io rn a o u t o f c o n s id e r a lio n . T o r re y a n d G ray sa y , th a t C. cijlin-
d r ic a is Hie s am e a s w h a t E llio l l c a lls crispa, b u l it a g re e s w ith llia t a u th o r ’s d e s c r ip tio n in l it tle o f im p o r ta n c e e x c e p t
il s b r ig h t p in q ile f lo w e r s ; b e s id e s , h e h a s a Cl. c y l in d r ic a a s w e l l, a n d th a t cy lin d r ic a is e v id e n tly llie p la n t o f th e B o ta n ic a l
M a g a z in e . De G a iu lo lle r e f e r r e d to C . c y lin d r ic a Ih o Cl. d iv a r ic a la o f J a c q u in ’s E c lo g u e s , b u t th a t ¡lia n l lia s v e ry s h o r t
llow e r- s ta lk s , .sm a lle r a n d p a le r flow e rs , a n d is a n c r e r t , o r s n b c r c c l s p e c ie s . It c a n h a v e n o th in g lo d o w ith Hie s c r am b lin g
C. cy l in d r ic a . U p o n llie w h o le , w e a r e u n a b le to p o in t w illi c o n fid e n c e lo a n y g a rd e n p la n l w liic h w e ll a g r e e s w ith llic
a c c o u n t in Ih e B o la n ic a l M a g a z in e . T h e r e is a [lalc {lowe red sp e c ie s in c u lliv a lio n w h ic h m ay b e it, b u t if so , Hie o r ig in a l
fig u r e is li t tle Iru sLwo i'th y .
T h e la s t o f llie s e p e rp le x e d sp e c ie s is G. crispa. T im a u llio r ily lo r th e n am e , a n d ils o r ig in , a r c to b e fo u n d in th e
l lo r li is E lth am e n i s , ” w h e r e it is f ig u r e d am i w e l l d e s c r ib e d by D ille n iu s u n d e r th e n am e o f C. (tore crispo. I t h a s th e
n a r r o w u p p e r le a v e s a s c r ib e d lo C. cy lin d r ic a , som e 3 -lo b ed lo a llc ts am o n g th e low e r p a rls o f th e b r a n c h e s , a n d flow e rs .as
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