CLEMATIS ALPINA (syn Atragene alpina, A. austriaca and A.
siberica).—Europe and North America. This is a climbing species
with bi-ternately divided leaves, and large flowers with four
blue sepals and ten to twelve small flattened organs, which are
usually termed petals. C. CIRRHOSA.—Evergreen Virgin’s Bower.
Spain, 1596. An interesting, early-flowering species. The
flowers, which are greenish-white, are produced in bunches and
very effective. It is an evergreen species, of comparative
hardihood, and flowers well in sheltered situations. C.
FLAMMULA.—Virgin’s Bower. France, 1596. This old and well-known
plant is quite hardy in this country. The leaves are pinnate,
and the flowers white and fragrant. C. Flammula rubro-marginata
is a worthy and beautiful-leaved variety. C. FLORIDA.—Japan,
1776. This is a beautiful species, and an old inhabitant of
English gardens. Leaves composed of usually three oval-shaped
leaflets, and unusually bright of tint. The flowers are very
large, and pure white. It should be planted