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NOTES Oa rHE FLORA OF YER.
MONT-XIII.
Bitter sweet, Clcmatis ANA Other
Vines.

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Other names have been bestowed upon it as
s,og-,,oc ,bo,,,b whv of all sbrubs This
-,
w!th us hcAio'c '"isteu s'cui, shouiu Dc 81
named | can not imagine. More fifty 1t is
sometimes called Waxwork. more fitly
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In appearance
| This Btter.swect belongs TO a small
family of shrubs NIL of thcm with sim
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pic ie"'e'' '''"'' 'o"s,' anu ''e"' -p'u
| In more OF less snowy covering. our
only other representative is the Burning
Rush. common in cultivation and which
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'eiy ""ey S.o"' WIN :" o'' '."'o "' 1t uoe'
in Canada. Between the TWO 'herc IS much
similarity, the cclastrus being little else than
,,o p,r,;rr p,o,, chora.d from g., hr.h ,o a
Wv
c'iiiocr' Is en'"e'' hu'n''eSs III us 'n-
dolent mode OF growth, for 1t eXacts very
| little from those shrubs upon which it leans
o,a oh,,, ,yh;cb i, ,w;,eS tie s,oms mn, AVIAN
"'' 49, .,'1 80 :,
shauinH 'nen' rum 'nc e"nsn'uc US s''''c vi
the larger leavcd and more luxuriaut growing
vines NAV do. and III, n il rewards its benc-
factors not only by hanging lis branches over
them to their greater beauty, but yet more by
the bright cimplets which it gives them and
which, if disturbed by no predatory hand or
bird, remain long after the leaves have gone
Both leaf and flower of the Bitter sweet
are neat and pretty enough, but all the
showiness OF the vim. is concentrated IN the
fruit. Quiet aud modest as any flower can
be all summer they suddenly burst forth al
the: close of tie season in the tropical
warmth Of color of the fruit, aud we scarcely
recognize our sturdy, commonplace friend
in its brave array of scarlet and orange orna.
mcnt.
The pod which encloscs each berry is
globular and of orange hue, bright enough
one would think for so unpretentious vine
but not content with this the ped bursts and
/ half covers, half exposes the still gaycr
berry, and with these new possessions, the
celastrus enlivens the dull brown thicke
through many II dismal autumn day. III,
Bitter-swect does not grow as rampant ant
widespread as some Of the larger vines, bu
1t may, in course of years, reach far uI
toward the top of lofty trees, or extcnt
along thicket for many feet, winding ii!
, devious course in aud out among the bushes
or resting over their tops
The other Btterswect is less common
and far less noble plant. 1t belongs to
: family which includes great many coarse
disagreeablc species, though not all are so
, 1t is one of the iSolanace0, a family which
, includes the Potato, Tomato. Tobacco ant
many other genera. This species is no
, coarse but has finely lobed leaves Of rathe
odd form, and small, dark blue flowers, il
small clusters, which iipen into red, currant
like berries 1t is very humble climber
rarely attempting anything more lofty than ,
l stone heap or low bush, aud as com
pared with its namesake is a veIy weak
insignificant vine. The berries are said t,
be poisonous, how truly do not know. |
grows near dwellings or about cultivated
fields.
There are few if any plants that would b.
more keenly missed from our midsumme
, copses than the common WHITE CLEuArIs
AS to its a,tractivcncss there can TIC but on
opinion and that most favorable. If tn
+. vigorous, hale and hearty Woodbine be tn
king of New England vines the Clematis i
queen. 1t is very far from imposing IL
i with the idea that it is weak vine lackinl
ia vigor, but it sccmsiless vigorous and iull o
s strength, than full of maidenly..d elicacy an,
=, grace II is shy and vet bold, GOV and We
hoydenish, here tumbing aud scrambln
T over its favorite Alders and Witch IaZels
t saucily tossing its snowy wreaths against tn
h passing wayfarcr and challenging him 1
. take them for his own and enjoy thei
loneliness, there creeping into the DEPTHS O
c dense thicket where it makes dam,
B. bower for The Brown Thrushes Again
p climbs to the highest branch and holds aloi
such garlands as tempt every lover of flower
to wish for wings that he may secure them
a or inst peeps out from Some nook into whic
: it has retired as if it never dared to full,
= meet the gaze of its admirers.
The small compound leaves never form
u complete covering which excludes from til
o supporting shrubs light and air, hut the
=. rather miugle with the leaves about ther
j, so that shrub and vine blend AS one. Til
Clema,is IS a most worthy member of tn
o fine family to which belong the Buttercur
/, Columbine Meadow Rue, Ancmone 40
many han lsomc herb and in the man
> stam.ps distinct petals and sepals and otbC
: Characters of the flower, the family ana
$ tics are seen. 1t grows hest where the So
4 is moist and for that reason is most oite
found near streams, along the river road, {
i that which winds about the pond. or crosse
c the swamp,-there is where those who kpo
e iis habits 20 To gather the ivory flowers ,
,br Clemat,s. No one wouid think of calm
this vine SNOWY and vet there is no, on
of our native vines which makes more shn,
Is of flowers. Int il in some way gives ma In II,