| + | Clematis texensis, Buckl. (C. coccinea, Engelm. C. Viorna var. coccinea, Gray). Climbing, to 6 ft.; glabrous: lvs. glaucescent. subcoriaceous; lfts. broadly ovate, often obtuse, subcordate, 1½-3 in. long: fls. solitary, pitcher-shaped, nodding, carmine or scarlet, glabrous outside: achenes with plumose style, 1-2 in. long, glabrous at the tip. Texas. Lav. 19. B.M. 6594. Gn. 19:284. G.W. 10, p. 498. G.C. II. 15:405. W.G.Z. 2:111. F. 1880. p. 115. Gt. 32:86. R.H. 1878:10; 1888:348. — Much superior to the preceding because of its beautiful fls. Some of the garden hybrids of this species, which have been classed under C. pseudo- coccinea, Schneid. (x C. Jackmanii), are found under the names: Countess of Onslow, deep scarlet. Gn. 57, p. 376. M.D.G. 1898:481. G.M. 37:381. G.C. III. 16:9. Countess of York, white, tinted with pink. Duchess of Albany, clear pink. Gn. 52:304. See also No. 6 for hybrid forms of C. crispa with this species and No. 7 for a hybrid with C. Simsii. |