_Generic Character._
_Cal._ 0. _Petala_ 4. rarius 5.--vel 6. _Sem._ caudata.
_Specific Character and Synonyms._
CLEMATIS _integrifolia_ foliis simplicibus ovato-lanceolatis, floribus
cernuis. _Lin. Syst. Vegetab. p. 512._
CLEMATITIS coerulea erecta. _Bauh. Pin. 300._
CLEMATIS coerulea Pannonica. The Hungarian Climer. _Park. Parad. p. 393._
[Illustration: 65]
The _Clematis integrifolia_ is not an uncommon plant in the nurseries
about London, and is deserving a place in gardens, if not for the beauty
of its flowers, at least for their singularity.
It is a native of Germany, flowers in July, and is one of those hardy
perennials which suit most people, requiring little more than an
introduction.
Is propagated by parting its roots in Autumn.
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~Passiflora alata. Winged Passion-Flower.~
_Class and Order._
~Gynandria Pentandria.~
_Generic Character._
Trigyna. _Cal._ 5-phyllus. _Petala_ 5. _Nectarium_ corona. _Bacca_
pedicellata.
_Specific Character._
PASSIFLORA _alata_ foliis indivisis cordatis integerrimis, petiolis
quadriglandulosis, cauli membranaceo tetragono.
[Illustration: 66]
This species of Passion-flower is one of those which have been
introduced into the English gardens since the time of MILLER;
if it does not equal the _coerulea_ in elegance, it excels it in
magnificence, in brilliancy of colour, and in fragrance, the blossoms
being highly odoriferous: as yet, it is by no means so general in this
country, as its extraordinary beauty merits, we have seen it flower this
year, both summer and autumn, in great perfection in the stove of our
very worthy friend JAMES VERE, Esq. Kensington-Gore; at the
Physic Garden, Chelsea; and at Mr. MALCOM's, Kennington; at
Chelsea, in particular, it afforded the richest assemblage of foliage
and flowers we ever saw.
It appears to the greatest advantage, when trained up an upright pole,
nearly to the height of the back of the stove, and then suffered to run
along horizontally.
By some it has been considered as a variety only of the _Passiflora
quadrangularis_, others, with whom we agree in opinion, have no doubt of
its being a very distinct species; it differs from the _quadrangularis_,
in having leaves more perfectly heart-shaped, and less veiny; in having
four glands on the foot-stalks of the leaves, instead of six; and in not
producing fruit with us, which the _quadrangularis_ has been known
frequently to do.
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