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portiv.g azvUJJjnped ftyles^ vjhich ere longer than the fi 

 7mna^ cro'ivncd by ereEl ftigraa ; the gennen aftcrivar 

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This genus of plants is ranged in the fifth fcftion of 

 Linnxais's thirteentli clafs, entitled Polyandria Pen- 

 lag) nia, the flowers having many flamina and five 



ilyles. 



The Species are, 



1. Aqlilegia {Vulgaris) neftaris rcftispetalo lanccolato 

 ^ brcvioribus. Lin.Sp. Plant, ^i^i^. Columbine with upright 



vcclariitrns foortcr than its petals which is fpear-fimped. 

 Aquik'giaSylveftris. C. B. P. 144. Wild Columbine , 



2. A(ii'iLi:ciA {Alpina) neftariis reftis, petahs ovatis Ion- 



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^loribus. Columbine xvith ere^ ncolarii^ and longer oval 



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.(iijTLEGiA (/;7w;y^) ne6tariis incurvis. Hort. Upfal. 

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In the middle or latter end of Mav, tliefe plants will 

 be ftrong enough to tranfplant ; tlierefore fome beds 

 of good frelh imdunged earth fliould be prepa'-ed 

 planting them therein at eight or nine inches dillanc-' 

 every way keeping them clear from weeds, and re- 

 trcflimg them with a little water, as tliey mav re- 

 qinre it. ^ 



In the following autumn, by which time the plants 

 will have acquired ftrength enough to flower the 

 lummer following, tlie roots fliould be carefully taken 

 up, and planted in the borders of the flower-garden ; 

 but where their roots are defic:ned to be preferved in 

 perfeftion, all their flower-fTems fliould be cut ofi; 

 as foon as the flowers are paft, to prevent their de- 

 generating by the commixture of the farina from 

 other flowers. 



But in order to be fure of having no fingle or bad 

 flowers hi the borders, you may ilifler tlie plants to 

 remain in _ the nurfery-beds until they have blown j 

 at which time you may put a fl;ick by each root you 

 fancy to preferve, or pull out all the lingle or bad co- 

 loured ones, and tlirow them away, cutting off all 



roUa longioribus. Hort. Upfal 153. Columbine with 

 firelight ne^arii^ andfiamina longer than the petals. Aqui- 



legia pumila precox Canadcnfis. Cornut. Canad. 60. the flowers from your befl: roots as foon as they have 

 Early dzvaff^ Columbine. ,^ ^ . ; . fliewn themfelves, wliich will greatly add to tlie pre- 



I he hilt lort is found growing wild m the woods in ' ^'^-.":-- .i-.. r • - , • . ° j r 



Ibme parts of England ; I have frequently gathered 

 it in the woods, near Bexley, in Kent; and alfo be- 

 tween Maidilone and Rocheller. The flowers of this 

 are blue, the petals are fliort, and the neclarii are 

 very prominent, in which it differs from the fecond, 

 whofe petals are longer, and the nedarii do not rife 

 fo liigh. 1 his I found growing naturally near Ino-le- 

 borough Hill, in Yorkfhire. l^he flowers of this'^are 

 much larger than thofe of the Garden Columbine, 

 and the feeds whicli I fowed of this in the garden 

 at Clielfea, produced the fame fpccies without the leafl: 

 variation. 



The third is the Garden Columbine, of which there 

 are great varieties, not only in the colour and fulnefs 

 of their flowers, but alfo in their form. In fome 

 tiiere are no vifible neftarii, but in place of them a 

 multiplicity of petals, fo that the flowers are as dou- 

 ble as tliofe of the Larkfpur. Hiefe are commonly 

 called Rofe Columbines; the colours of thefe are 

 chefnut, blue, red, and white, and fome are finely 

 variegated with two colours. 



Tlicre are others with fliarp pointed petals, which 

 expand in form of a fliar ; of thefe there are fingle and 

 double flowers, of the feveral colours as the former. 

 From the difl'erent fliape of thefe flowers, any perfon 

 not well fldlled in the culture of plants, would fup- 

 pofe they were difl:ina from the others ; but having 

 feveral years fown their feeds, which were collefted 

 With great care, I have found them always varying 

 from one to tlie other : therefore I have not enume- 

 rated their varieties here, knowing they can never be 

 prefeived the fame from feeds, however carefully they 

 are faved : however, as the forts with varieo-ated flow- 

 ers are efl:eemed the greateft: beauties, fo* thofe per- 

 fons, who are dcfirous to have them in perfeftion, 

 fliould root out all thofe plants whofe flowers are not 

 v.-ell marked, or at leafl; cut ofi^ their ftems fo foon as 

 their flowers appear, leaving only the mofl: beautiful 

 to ieed, that the farina of the plain flowers, may not 

 impregnate the others, whereby the plants raifed from 

 their feeds may not be degenerated, * of which too 

 mucli care cannot be taken. 



Thefe plants are all raifed by fowing the feeds, or 

 parting the old roots, but the former niethod is chiefly 

 praclif-d ; for the old roots are very apt to degenerate 

 atrcr they have blown two or three years, fo as to 

 become quite plain. 



The ieeds fliould be fown in a nurfery-bed in Augufl: 

 or September, for the feeds which are kept till fpring 

 feldom grow v/ell, or at leafl: remain in the ground a 

 whole year. The fpring following the plants will ap- 

 pear abo\-e ground, therefore fliould be kept clear 

 irom wecd^, and if the feafbn Paould be dry, they | 



fervang them fair in their colours. 

 In order to keep up a fuccefllon of good flov/ers, 

 frefli feeds fliould be fown every year ; and if you can 

 meet with a friend, at fome difl-ance, who' is furniflied 

 with good flowers of this kind, it will be very ad- 

 vantageous to both parries, to exchange feeds once 

 . in two years, by which they will not be fo apt to de- 

 generate into plain colours. 



In faving the feeds of the variegated columbines, 

 great care fliould be taken not to fulfer any plain flow- 

 ers_ to remain for feed, there being generally fome 

 plain flowers intermixed with the ffriped ones on the 

 fame plant, and often in the fime branches : tlicfe 

 Ihould be cut off; for if they are permitted to feed, 

 ■ or if their farina mix and impregnate the ftriped 

 flowers, they will degenerate into plain colours ; fo 

 that there cannot be too much care taken in favincr 



the feeds, where the beauty of their flowers are re"^ 

 garded. 



The Canada Columbine flowers almofl: a month be- 

 fore the other forts ; for which reafon it is preferved 

 m the gardens of the curious, though there is no great 

 beauty in the flowers.' There is another variety of 

 this fort, with taller flower-fl;ems, which flowers a 

 httle after the other, but do not difler, either in the 

 Ihape of its flowers or leaves from this, fo I conclude 

 they are but one difliina fpecies. Tlie Canada Co- 

 lumbines flower in April, and their feeds ripen the 

 beginning of Auguft. The other forts flower toward 



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feeds ripen toward the middle or end of September, 

 according as the fealbn proves more or lefs favou- 

 rable. 



The firfl: fort is that which is dlre£led for medicinal 

 ufe ill the difpenfaries, but at prefent is very rarely 

 ordered. 



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The Characters are, 

 Thefiower hath a ficur -leaved empahncnt^ two of the op- 

 pofite leaves being large^ and the other two narrow ; tbcfc 

 fall cff. 'J' he flower hath four petals in form of a c. 

 which fpread open ; at the bottom of ea-Jj is ftlnated c 

 fi.exed neSlarium fixed to the empalcmcnt^ and between i 

 arifef.x upright ftamina, two of which are no longer i 

 the flower-cup^ the other four are much longer : ^ibefc 



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