. Clematis. The attention paid this class of i)lants by growers has resulted in the i>r()ciuctiou of many ehariiiiiig varieties hearing magnificent flowers of suiierb coloring. Forcover- ing walls, trellises or verandas, old trees or ruins, or as specimens on the lawn or in borders, or for massing in Jarge beds on the- lawn, they have scarcely an equal, cer- tainly no superior. The following is a most desirable col- lection in every respect: Alba Magna. Purewhite, with purplish-brown anthers; one of the finest white varieties in cultivation. Anderson Henryi. Creamy white, large and hand- so


. Clematis. The attention paid this class of i)lants by growers has resulted in the i>r()ciuctiou of many ehariiiiiig varieties hearing magnificent flowers of suiierb coloring. Forcover- ing walls, trellises or verandas, old trees or ruins, or as specimens on the lawn or in borders, or for massing in Jarge beds on the- lawn, they have scarcely an equal, cer- tainly no superior. The following is a most desirable col- lection in every respect: Alba Magna. Purewhite, with purplish-brown anthers; one of the finest white varieties in cultivation. Anderson Henryi. Creamy white, large and hand- some. Countess Lovelace. Bluish lilac, rosette-shajied, form- ing a double flower, occasionally showing single flowers. Duchess of Edinburgh. Very fine, pure double white, sweet-scented. Fairy Queen. Large flowers, pale flesh, with a pink bar in centre of sepals, shaded purple at base. Gipsy Queen. Rich dark velvety purple. Imperatrice £ugenie. Large flowers, of a pure white color; free-blooming. Jackuianni. Large, rich violet-purple; a free bloomer and strong grower. Jackmanni Superba. Very dark violet-purple; a large and attractive flower. John Gould Veitch. Lavender blue ; flowers double. Keniiesiiia. Lady Uovill. Light blue; finely cupped. Lady Carolin*- Neviile. French white, mauve bars. Lady Londesborough. Silvery gray with pale bar. Lanuginosa Candida. White, tinted ; a fine flower. Lawsoniaua. Rosy jmrple with darker veins; distinct and very large. Lord Neviile. Rich dark plum. Lilacina Floribunda. Pale lilac. Lucy Lemoiiie. White, rosette shaped, double. Magnitica. Reddish purple, red bars. i>lad. <»rauge. Crimson violet, red bar';. Mad. Eliza Schenck. Blue ; very free-flowering. Mad. Van Houtte. Pure white, extra fine. Miss Bateman. White with chocolate-red anthers. Mrs. James Bateman. Pale lavender, large and free. Mrs. Geo. Jackman. Satiny white, cream-clored bar. CLEMATIS—C""/w«^"'. Xigrescens. Black [inrple. Otto Froebcl. Grayish white; lar


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