PAYSON—-NORTH AMERICAN AQUILEGIA, 147 
Ranae: In rocky woods of Canada from Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territory, 
and throughout most of the eastern part of the United States nearly to the base of 
the Rocky Mountains. 
Rererences: Jones, Zoe 4: 258. 1893. Robinson, Syn. Fl. 1: 44. 1895. 
J. Schneck, Bot, Gaz. 32: 304, 1901. Davis, Minn. Bot. Stud. 2: 335. 1899. Small, 
Fl. Southeast. U.S. 433. 1903. Robins. & Fern. in A. Gray, New Man. Bot. 405. 
1908. Britt. & Brown, Illustr. Fl. ed. 2. 2: 92. 1913. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED (localities only). ~ 
CanaDA: Kingston, Ontario; Algonquin Park, Ontario, 
MAINE: Orono; Veazie. 
New Hampsuire: Hanover. 
VERMONT: Smugglers Notch; Barnett. 
Massacuusetts: Weston; Shakes Glen; Fairmouth; Melrose. 
Connecticut: New Haven. 
New York: Ithaca. 
PENNSYLVANIA: Mount Ville; Glen Mills; Lancaster; Little Conestoga; Germantown; 
Allegheny River, Clarion County; Athens; Sayre; Locust Ridge; Pocono Plateau. 
District or CoLtumBiA: National Zoological Park. 
Virernia: Blue Ridge near Luray; Johnson County; Staunton. 
Norru Carona: Tryon; side of Tryon Mountains, Polk County. 
Onto: Oxford; Benton; Canton; Hinckley, Medina County. 
Kentucky: Bowling Green. 
TENNESSEE: Knoxville. 
Micuiaan: Benton Harbor. 
Inpr1ana: Notre Dame; Brookville, Franklin County; Great Falls. 
ItumNors: Beach; St. Clair County; Bluff Lake; Proviso; Augusta; Peoria. 
Wisconsin: Ephraim. 
Minnesota: Winona; Minneapolis; Mallory; Hennepin County. 
Nortu Daxorta: Fargo; Turtle Mountains, Rolette County. 
Sourn Daxora: Vermilion; Rockerville; Oakswood; Warrens Woods, Brookings 
County. 
NEBRASKA: South Bend; Longpine; Gage. 
Kansas: Riley County; near Manhattan. 
Missounrt: Courtney; Monteer; Pulaski County; Cass County; Scott County; Jefferson 
County; Webb City; Allenton; Kennswick; Jerome; Victoria. 
ARKANsas: Corning, Benton County. 
Texas: Temple, 
A variable but on the whole quite homogeneous species, with the widest range of 
all North American Aquilegias. Segregates have been proposed, but they do not 
seem to represent constant differences, nor do they occur in restricted localities. 
The variety flaviflora (Tenney) Britton! is only a yellow form of the species. Such 
forms are to be expected in all the red species. The variety phippenit J. Robinson? is a 
salmon-colored form found near Salem, Massachusetts. 
12. Aquilegia triternata sp. nov. 
Stems many from a thick, branched caudex, slender, usually densely pubescent 
throughout, 30 to 60 cm. high; basal leaves long-petioled, very markedly triternate, 
the leaflets borne on filiform pubescent petiolules 2 to over 10 mm. in length; leaflets 
small (13 to 18 mm. long), cuneate or even truncate at base, the lobes rounded or 
obtusely pointed, pubescent or glabrous above, usually densely white-pubescent 
beneath but not at all viscid; flowers about 4 cm. long, 2.5 to 3 cm. broad, nodding; 
sepals broadly ovate-lanceolate, acute, about 20 mm. long, light red, slightly spread- 
ing, exceeding the laminz 6 to 7 mm.; petals yellowish or pale red, about 7 mm. long, 
1 Bull. Torrey Club 15: 97, 1888, ? Bull. Torrey Club 15: 166. 1888. 
