la rg e a s llio se o f Ilio l a tte r s p e c ie s , p a le p u r p le , s lig h tly sw e e t- s c e n te d , a n d m u c h c o n tr a c te d h e fo r e th e s e p a ls ro ll b a c k w a r d ,
so th a t i t lia s a c o n ic a l tu b e ; o r a s D ille n iu s w e ll p u ts i t , th e Hovers a r e “ o h io n g i, tu b iilo s i, a d b a s im c r a s s io r e s , m e iliiim
v e rs u s a n g u s tio r e s e l v o lu ti c h iu s i. ” A d d (o w h ic h i t h a s th e s h o r t- ta i le d nm c ro n a lc f rn i t o f C. c am p a iiillo r a . I t w a s
r a is e d in S l ie r a r d 's g a rd e n from s e e d s o b ta in e d from C a ro lin a . T lia l it is a v e ry p e c u l ia r sp e c ie s Ih o re c a n b e n o d o u b t,
n iu l u p o n D ille n iu s ’s lig u r e a n d d e s c r ip tio n fu ll r e li a n c e m a y e v id e n tly b e p la c e d . N e v e rl lic lc s s a b a d lig u r e o f a lo la lly
difT crcn t p la n t, h a v in g a ll th e a p p e a r a n c e o f Clemalis reticulata, w a s p r o d u c e d fo r i t in th e D o la n ic a l M a g a z in e , a n d c o p ied
in to L om io n ’s A rb o r e tum ; a n d T o r r e y a n d G ray d e s c r ib e i t a s a p h iiil w h it flow e rs a th i r d sm a l le r th a n in C. Vio rna,
am i b r ig h t p u r p le ; y e t th e y q iu ite lo C. V io rn a it s e l f th e C. cordata o f th e D o ta n ie a l M a g a z in e , w h ic h is n o t d is t in g u is h a b le
f rom th e f a ls e cr ispa o f th e s am e w o rk ; a n d th e l a t te r is q u o te d by th em to G. cr ispa, a lth o u g h i t h a s p a le p in k f low e r s ,
m u c h la r g e r th a n in a n d o f Hie s am e siz e a s th o s e o f th e f a ls e sy n o n ym o f C. V io rn a a b o v e r e f e r r e d to . A n d th e n
in th e ir su p p lem e n t th e y d c r l a r e th a t E llio tt’s C. crispa is n o t crispa a t a l l, h u t C. cy lin d r ica. I n flic iii id s l o f a ll th is
c o n fu s io n th e r e is n o th in g fo r u s In d o b u t to g o b a c k lo th e o r ig in a l s o u r c e o f th e n am e , a n d to d e te rm in e w h a t S h e r a r d ’s
p la n t r e a lly w a s , le a v in g o th e r c r it ic s lo s e tt le th e iiio d o rn s y n o n ym s if th e y c a n .
W e e n te r ta in n o d o u b t th a t th e sp e c ie s n ow p r o d u c e d is th a t o f D ille n in s , w ith w h o s e a c r o u n t i t e x a c tly a g r e e s . T h e
sw e e t- s c e n te d f low e rs , p a le p u r p le , a iu l c o n tr a c le d in th e m id d l e , llio c r is p e d g e o f th e s e p a ls , th e lo n g , n a r r o w , u p p e r
le a fle ts a r e a ll c h a r a c te r i s t ic , a n d th e c o n d itio n o f th e f r u i t , w h ic h wc h a v e n o t s e e n m o r e th a n th r e e - q u a r te r s r ip e , is n o t
a t v a ria n c e w ith it. I t h a s b e e n r e in t ro d u c e d to g a rd e n s by M e s s rs . M a n ie a n d S o n s o f th e S ta p le to n R o a d iN n rs e rie s
B r is to l, to w h om we a r e in d e b le t l fo r o u r s p e c im e n s . I t w a s r a i s e d by th em from N o rth A m e ric a n s e e d s m a rk e d “ A n ew
stcect-sccnlcd C lem a tis , ” a n d it w e l l d e s e rv e s th a t n am e , f o r i ts f r a g r a n c e is m o s t a g r e e a b le e sp e c ia lly tow a rd s e v e n in g . I t
flow e rs in c e s s a iilly d u r in g a ll th e s u m m e r , th a t is to say fro in Mav to O c to b e r , am i i t s e em s lik e ly lo go o n b lo om in g a s lo n g
a s it r em a in s in a g row in g s t a t e ; o n a c c o u n t o f its c o n s ta n t f low e rin g w e h a d c a lle d it C. s em p c r f lo r e n s , u n til w c a s c e r t a in e d
th a t it w h a s th e r e a l o ld lo n g lo s t C . cr ispa. I t is in a ll r e s p e c t s a c h a rm in g h a rd y s p e c ie s .
T h e c o iic h is io n lo w h ic h th e p re v io u s d is c u s s io n le a d s m a y h e b rie fly s la te d th u s : —
T h e tr u e C. Vio rna is th a t o f J a c q u in .
G. r e l icu la ta b e a r s a lso th e n am e s o f G. cordata, c r ispa, ami Siins ii.
G. c y l in d r ic a , a s f ig u r e d in th e B o ta n ic a l M a g a z in e , is a d o u b tfu l s p e c ie s , o p e n to fu tu r e e n q u iry .
(1. crispa is q u ite d is t in c t from th e p r e c e d in g , a n d is th e p la n l now (ig u r c d .
M o reo v e r C. crispa o f Hie B o ta n ic a l M ag az in e is C. r e t icu la ta , if a n y th in g . G. cordala of ¡ho s am e w o rk is c e r ta in ly
ret icu lata. C. V io rn a o f th e B o t a n is t’s R e p o s ito ry is C. Ilendcrsonii. C. S i in s i i is C. reliculata . (]. reticulata oi ihe
B o ta n is t 's R e p o s ito ry is a V it ice lla. G. d iv a r ic a ta d o e s n o t o ven b e lo n g to Hie d iv is io n o f th e g e n u s n ow u n d e r c o n s id e r a tio n ,
a lth o u g h q u o te d to G. cy lin d r ica.
'2° iteoieu: o f the Nor th American, Climbing species of Clematis wilh compound leaves and thick or thickish erect sepals.
— Botanical Magazine, 3° s é r i e , X X X V II, 1 8 8 1 , f a b . 0 5 9 4 .
A. S e p a ls o f th e o v o id o r som ew h a t c o n ic a l a n d c om p a r a tiv e ly c lo s e d flow e r v e ry th ic k , so ftly le a th e r y , g la b ro u s o r a lm o s t so
(n o t c an e s c e iU ) e x c e p t Ih e in flcxecl m a rg in s , I h e ir lip s n o t d ila te d n o r c o n sp ic u o u s ly th inm a r g in e d ; s ty le s w h o lly p e r s i s te
n t in f r u i t a n d p lum o s e th r o u g h o u t.
1. C. V io r n a , L . , o f th e A tla n tic S t a te s e a s t o f th e M i s s is s ip i ; iig u r e d o n ly b y D ille n iu s a n d in J a c q n in E c lo g ia , ta b . 3 2 ,
by th e f o rm e r u n d e r th e g o o d c h a r a c te r “ flore violaceo clauso. ” T h e c o lo u r is u s u a lly o f a d u ll r e d d is h p u r p le .
2 . G. co cc ixEA, Engelm. in G ray , P L Wr ight, v o l. ii. p . 7 , w h e r e I c a lle d it C Vio rn a , v a r. coccinea. C a r r i è r e , in
R e v . l io r t . 1 8 7 8 , p . 10, h a s d e s c r ib e d a n d I ig u r e d it u n d e r th e q u ite e iT o n e o u s n am e o f C. PU ch e r i , a n d it m a y h a v e o il i e r
n am e s in c u ltiv a tio n . I t is a n a tiv e o f T e x a s , a n d is k n ow n f rom C. Vio rna by its s c a r l e l - r e d flow e rs , g la u c o u s fo lia g e , a n d
s in i|)lc r a s w e ll a s r o u n d e r a n d m o r e r e l i c u ia lc d le a f le ts .
B . S e p a ls le s s th ic k , p o in te d a n d n e a r ly m a rg in le s s , e x te r n a lly c a n e s c e n l ; s ty le s w h o lly p e r s i s te n t a n d v e ry p h im o s e to
th e lip .
3 . G. RETICULATA, W a ll. N a tiv e o f th e S o u t lie rn A tla n tic S t a te s c a s t o f th e M is s is s ip p i. T h e T e x a n s p e c im e n s r e f e r r e d to
i t d o n o t b e lo n g to th is s p e c ie s , w h ic li is w e ll m a rk e d b y th e a b o v e c h a r a c te r s , a n d b y th e e x c e s s iv e a n d p r o m in e n t r e lie ii -
la tio n o f th e firm c o ria c e o u s le a v e s . T h e C. reticulata f ig u r e d in W a lso n , D e n d r . B r i t . , a s L in d le y h a s s ta te d , a p p e a r s to b e
C. V il ire lla a n d C. in teg r ifo lia w h ic h is k n ow n in th e g a rd e n s u n d e r th e n am e o f C- llendersonii. C. ovata, P u r s h . , of
w h ic h th e o r ig in a l s p e c im e n s in H e r b . Ox o n . tiav e le a v e s a lm o s t a s r e t i c u la te d a s th is w h e n o ld , a p p e a r s to b e C. ochro-
leueu. Ait.
G. S e p a ls m o d e ra te ly Ih isk a n d m o r e e x p a n d in g ; s ty le s (in flow e r am i f ru i t) e i th e r n a k e d o r s ilk y -p n b e s c e n t, n o t p lum o s e
— H e r e a r e two s p e c ie s , a p p a r e n tly o n ly tw o , b u l b o th p o lym o rp h o u s , n o t n e a r ly r e la te d lo e a c h o th e r .
4 . C. P i t c h e r i , Torr. and Gray, F l . N . Am. R a n g e s from th e M is s is s ip p i R iv e r n e a r S t. L o u is lo T e x a s a n d N o rth e rn
M exico. T h e g e n e r a l c h a r a c te r o f th e flow e rs a n d th e c o n s p ic u o u s r e t i c u la tio n o f th e le a fle ts (e s p e c ia lly in a g e a n d in e x p o sed
s itu a tio n s , w h e n th e b e c om e Ih in c o r ia c e o u s ) h a v e c a u s e d c e r ta in f o rm s o f th is s p e c ie s to b e c o n fo u n d e d w ith C. reliculata , as
in I’l. W r ig h t , ii. p . 7 . B u t its c h a r a c te r s a r e q u ite d is t in c t . T h e c aly x is m o r e s im ila r , b u t g r e e n e r a n d le s s c a n c s c c n t. As to
th e c a r p e l s th e r e a r e two f o rm s , a n d tr a n s it io n s b e tw e e n th em : one(leiostylis) w ith th e iilifo rm s ty le s c om p le te ly g la b ro u s
f rom th e f i r s t ; in th e o th e r (lasiostylis) th e a r e a p p re s s e d s ilk y o r v illo u s , e ith e r o n ly b e low o r fo r H ie ir w h o le le n g th . I t is
th is l a t t e r fo rm w h ic h h a s b e e n m is ta k e n fo r C. reticulata, y e t it is a lso th e o n e (from A rk a n s a s ) u p o n w h ic h C. P i lc h e r ,
w a s f o u n d e d . P e r h a p s C. Bigidomi, T o r r . a n d G ra y in P a c if. R . R . E x p e d . iv. 0 1 , is th e s am e ; b u t th e r e is n o s p e c im e n a t
Kew. Ill Mexico it p a s s e s in to C. f i life ra, B c n th . P L I la r tw . p . 2 8 5 , w h ic h h a s a lso b o th g la b ro u s a n d p ilo s e s ty le s .
5 . C. CRisfA, L., f o u n d e d w h o lly u p o n th e “ Clematis flore crispo ” o f D ille iu iis— th e fig u r e a n d d e s c r ip tio n o f w iiic h is
u u m is ta k a b le— in h a b its th e low c o u n try from N o rth C a r o lin a , a n d p e rh a p s V ir g in ia , to E a s te r n T e x a s . W e ll m a rk e d by ils
m em b r a n o u s fo lia g e w ith la x v e n a tio n , a n d by th e c o n s p ic u o u s d ila te d am i u n d u la lc m a rg in s to th e u p p e r a n d s p r e a d in d
p a r t (c om m o n ly h a lf) o f th e s e p a ls w h e n fu lly e x p a n d e d . S ty le s a lw ay s p u b e s c e n t, som e tim e s a s h a iry a s is r e p r e s e n te d in
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e ly v a ria b le ; m o r e o v e r th e sp e c ie s b e g in s to b lo s som w h e n low , e r e c t, a n d q n ile h e rb a c e o u s . — .4 . G ra y , Herbarium, Kew
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