The Clematis as a Garden Flower: Being Descriptions of the Hardy Kinds of Clematis, with Selected and Classified Lists, Directions for Cultivation, and Suggestions as to the Purpose for which They are Adapted in Modern Gardening, Second edition, New and Revised, 1877. 134pp, illustrated with 17 colored and black-and-white plates. Bound by W. Bone & Son (small binders label on the rear pastedown). Green leather with gilt clematis on front and surrounding decoration of black vines; gilt title on spine; name of original owner, J. Murray, in gilt at spine bottom. A very scarce edition.

The Clematis as a Garden Flower" was originally published in 1872 and is of much value today as it was then. This early treatise offers the amateur gardener a wealth of information on making the best selection from numerous varieties of clematis and how to cultivate them to the greatest advantage. Chapters include: Classification of Hardy Species and Varieties of Clematis; Selections for Various Purposes; General Culture of the Clematis - Montana, Patens, Florida, Graveolens, Lanuginosa, Viticella, and Jackmanni; Culture of Non-Climbing Varieties; Special Culture of Clematis for Conservatory or Indoor Decoration; Special Culture of the Clematis as a Wall Plant; Special Culture of the Clematis as a Bedding Plant and much more. 

Thomas Moore was a British gardener and botanist. An expert on ferns and fern allies from the British Isles, he served as Curator of the Society of Apothecaries Garden from 1848 to 1887. In 1855 he authored The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland. (Wikipedia)

George Jackman II was an English horticulturist and nurseryman, known for his work on early clematis hybrids. One of his first successful Clematis hybrids was C. 'Jackmanii'. (Wikipedia)