. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 226 The American Florist. Sept. IS, and can only state in selt defense that he does not claim to be "above the average, " that he does not claim the method above suggested to be perfect, that he does not claim to have covered the ground in any thorough manner, that he has simply endeavored to indicate roughly to "; the general lines on which he is veorking and that he distinctly "disclaims all responsibility for the crop" should "W. ; attempt to adopt and follow these
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 226 The American Florist. Sept. IS, and can only state in selt defense that he does not claim to be "above the average, " that he does not claim the method above suggested to be perfect, that he does not claim to have covered the ground in any thorough manner, that he has simply endeavored to indicate roughly to "; the general lines on which he is veorking and that he distinctly "disclaims all responsibility for the crop" should "W. ; attempt to adopt and follow these methods. W. N. Rudd. The Clematis. 'al 1 Read bv A. G Jackman before the Horticttltit Club, of London, £ng.,fune 79, igoo. \ This well known genus of the order ranunculace.'c derives its name from the Greek word klema, a vine branch, and is also known in this country by the familiar name of virgin's bower. The species, according to the "Index Kewen- sis," number about 240, which are to be found mostly in the temperate zones of both hemispheres, so, with few excep- tions, are hardy in this country. Only one species, C. \ italba, is a native of England, which is to be seen growing freely in chalky soils, rambling over hedges, bushes and hanging cliffs, cov- ered each autumn with its profuse tufts of grey plumose fruits, which gained it the name of old man's beard. Several other species are, however, familiar in our gardens—notably C. Flam- mula, C. montanaand , whilst we occasionally find the following: C. erecta, C. integrifolia, C. paniculata, C. graveolens, C. coccinea, C. patens, C. lanuginosa, C. Fortunei This is, however, only a small list of species which, in my opinion, deserve more attention; it would take up too much time to go thoroughly into the list, but those which strike me more particu- larly are the pretty early spring- blooming C. calycina, with its small, bell shaped, yellowish-white flowers, marked inside with purplish s
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