Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . pels, each with a long, feathery of Japan and China ; introduced from the latter country by Wilsonin 1900. It flowers in October. Not one of the most promising species. C. Lie; USTICIFOLIA, Ntittall. This little-known species is a native of Western N. America, and in theAmerican floras is grouped with C. virginiana. It is easily distinguished fromthat species (which has trifoliolate leaves) by its five leaflets, the terminal oneof which is deeply three-lobed or occasionally three-foliolate. It is, perhaps,more likely to be confounded w
Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . pels, each with a long, feathery of Japan and China ; introduced from the latter country by Wilsonin 1900. It flowers in October. Not one of the most promising species. C. Lie; USTICIFOLIA, Ntittall. This little-known species is a native of Western N. America, and in theAmerican floras is grouped with C. virginiana. It is easily distinguished fromthat species (which has trifoliolate leaves) by its five leaflets, the terminal oneof which is deeply three-lobed or occasionally three-foliolate. It is, perhaps,more likely to be confounded with our native C. Vitalba in foliage, butthe plant is much less vigorous, and does not flower freely with us. Moreover,male and female flowers are confined to separate plants. They are white,fragrant, | in. across, and produced in corymbose panicles, the sepals ovate, pointed, coarsely toothed, of firm texture, bright green andsmooth. Seed-vessels described as having feathery tails, but I only know themale plant in Clematis Montana var. rubens. C. MONTANA, Biichanayi. A deciduous climber of vigorous habit, growing at least 20 ft. high ; stemssmooth except when quite young. Leaves composed of three leaflets on acommon stalk 2 to 4 ins. long ; the leaflets short-stalked, ovate to lanceolate,pointed, variously and unequally toothed ; i to 4 ins. long, half as solitary, pure white, 2 to 2^ ins. across, each borne on a smooth stalk2 to 5 ins. long. Sepals four, spreading, oval. Seed-vessel elliptical, sur-mounted by a plumose style i^, ins. long. Native of the Himalaya ; introduced by Lady Amherst in 1831. It is(juitc hardy near London, and is undoubtedly one of the loveliest of allclimbers. The flowers ai)pear in May, and being produced singly on longstalks, can only be confused with the white variety of C. alpina, and that isnot only very (liffcrcnt in habit and vigour, but has the petal-like parts of the 364 CLEMATIS flower characteristic
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