Beautifully illustrated with 150 colour photos, this long-awaited book will appeal to everyone from seasoned experts to gardeners discovering clematis for the very first time.

Being Descriptions of the Hardy Species and Varieties of Clematis Or Virgin's Bower, with Select and Classified Lists, Directions for Cultivation, and Suggestions As to the Purposes for Which They Are Adapted in Modern Gardening

Specialists and collectors will delight in Raymond Evison's unique insight into clematis gained as a plant hunter, breeder and nurseryman while gardeners will gain much from his knowledgeable advice on cultivation and garden uses.

... florida and C. patens from China, but several Japanese botanists dispute this, claiming their populations are either part of the original native ranges, or that the Chinese took the plants from them, rather than vice versa. The ...