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Aquilegia—continued. 
tinted claret at the tip; limb of petals deeper yellow, not quite 
so long ; spur straight, very slender, divergent, jin. to Zin. long ; 
stems many-flowered... May to August. Z. biternate. h. 3ft. to 
4ft. California, 1873. One of the finest of all hardy perennials for 
the border. 3 
A. c. flavescens (yellow). fl. of a uniform bright canary yellow, 
tinged with red; spur somewhat shorter than in A, canadensis, 
and slightly incurved. California, 1872. SYN. A. aurea. 
G. 135. AQUILEGIA GLANDULOSA. 
A, eximia (choice). Synonymous with A. formosa. 
A, formosa (handsome).* jl, sepals brigh 
f * 5 ., sepals bright red, usually less than 
eo long, with an obtuse green tip ; limb of petals yellow, about 
wa as Jong as the sepals ; spurs din. to jin. long, slender in the 
ower half, nearly straight, distinctly knobbed at the tip; stems 
many-flowered. May to September. J. biternate. A. 2ft. to 4ft. 
North America. Border. The following are synonyms and 
varieties: A. arctica, A. californica, A. eximia, and A. f. 
truncata, revealing only trivial differences, There is a very 
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Aquilegia—continued. 
beautiful hybrid known in gardens as A. californica hybrida, with 
the sepals and petals yellowish, or tinged with orange, while 
the long slender spurs are orange red; it is one of the hand- 
somest of all. All the forms are very showy, and well worth 
growing. 
A. fragrans (fragrant).* fl. white or ag claret purple, finely 
pubescent, very fragrant ; sepals about lin. long, not reflexing, 
twice longer than the broad petals’ limb; spur slender, sli htly 
curved, knobbed at the top, same length as 
the petals ; stems few-flowered_ May to July. 
l. biternate. A. lift. to 2ft. Himalayas, 1839. 
This requires a warm position. 
A. glandulosa (glandular).* fl., sepals bright 
lilac blue, about 1}in. long, more than twice the 
length of the petals’ limb; petals white ; spur 
jin. long, or but little more, stout, much in- 
curved ; stems one to three-flowered. Spring. 
l. biternate. h. 8in. to 12in. Siberia, 1822. 
Extremely pretty. See Fig. 135. 
A. g. jucunda (pleasant), jl. rather smaller. 
Very handsome little plants, freely hybridised, 
and it is necessary to keep raising fresh batches, 
as they are scarcely more than biennial. 
A. glauca (glaucous). jl. white, tinted claret, 
fragrant; sepals lin. long, not reflexing ; limb of 
petals fin. long; spur straight, or alittle curved, 
about lin. long; stem three to four-flowered. 
June. l. biternate. h. Ift. to 14ft. Himalayas, 
1839, Rather tender ; plant in a warm dry posi- 
tion. 
A. leptoceras (slender-horned). A synonym of 
A, cerulea, 
A. macrantha (large-flowered). A synonym of 
A. cerulea, 
A. olympica (Olympic).* f. large, delicate 
mauve blue; petals white, rather shorter than 
the sepals ; spur stout, short, obtuse. Jl. bi- or 
triternate, glaucous. A. lft. 1880. Mount 
Olympus. See Fig. 136 
A. pyrenaica (Pyrenean).* fl, sepals bright 
lilac blue, about lin. long, but not quite as much 
broad ; limb of petals about jin. long, and half 
as broad ; spur slender, nearly straight, or rather 
incurved, nearly or quite jin. long, scarcel 
knobbed at the end ; stem one to three-flowe: 
with small and little compound deep green 
leaves. Summer, h. Qin. to 12i Pyrenees, 
1818. Plant on the rockery. 
A. Reuteri (Reuter’s). Synonymous with A. 
Bertoloni, 
. A. sibirica (Siberian).* fl. bright lilac; sepals 
very blunt, lin. or a little more in length, spread- 
ing or slightly reflexing when fully expanded ; 
limb of petals sometimes white, about jin. long ; 
ur stout, much incurved, jin. to jin. long; 
stems many-flowered, glabrous. Summer. | l 
biternate. h. 1ft. Siberia, 1806, Rockery ies. 
Here are referred, by Mr. Baker, A. bicolor, A. 
Garnieriana, and A. speciosa. See Fig. 137. 
thalictrifolia (Thalictrum-leaved). fl., 
g o oblong, acute, lilac blue, about żin. long ; 
limb of petals about as long, and rounded at 
the top; spurs slender, not quite as long as the 
sepals; stems about three-flowered. Summer. 
1, with three-stalked segments cut into deep 
oblong lobes. A. 2ft, Tyrol, 1879. Entire plant 
clothed with fine pubescence. 
A. viridiflora (green-flowered). fl., sepals oval- 
oblong, shorter than the petals; spurs straight 
and longer than the petals ; stems two to three- 
Sowered. h. 1ft. to 1}ft. Siberia, 1780. Border. 
Rather a pleasing and sweet-scented green- 
flowered species, but not very ornamental. 
A. vulgaris (common). Common Columbine. 
A. variously coloured; sepals ovate acute, about 
lin. long, and half as broad ; limb of the petal 
rarely exceeding jin. long, and half as much 
broad, rounded at the apex ; spur much incurved, 
stout, knobbed at the end, as Jong as the petals ; 
stems many-flowered. Spring, an? i early summer, 
l. biternate. England, &c. There are numerous 
varieties of this very handsome species, both 
double and single-flower 3 
A. V. alba (white). (jl. pure white. 
A. V. a fi.-pl. Double white flowers. 
A. v. cærulea nana fi.-pl, Very dwarf, with double deep blue 
Owers. 
A. v. hybrida (hybrid). /l., sepals lilac purple, oblong-lanceolate, 
less an lin. long; limb of the petals white, about jin. long ; spur 
scarcely incurved. A ; 
A. v. Vervæneana. This variety has pretty yellow mottled foliage, 
