An Encyclopedia of Horticulture. 



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Aquilegia — continued. 



tinted claret at the tip ; limb of petals deeper yellow, not quite 

 so lony; ; spur straight, very slender, divergent, lAin. to 2in. loiijf ; 

 stems^niany-flowered. May to August. I. biternate. h. 3ft. to 

 4ft. California, 1873. One of the finest of all hardy perennials for 

 the border. 

 A> C flavescens (yellow), fl. of a uniform bright canary yellow, 

 tinged with red; spur somewhat shm-ter than in A. canadetisi:/, 

 and slightly inL-urvcd. California, 1872. Svx. A. nurea. 



Ai^L ILLijIA (..i.AMJl LU>A. 



A. exinxla (choice). Synonymous with A. fonnosa. 



A. formosa (handsome).* /., sepals In-ight red, usually less than 

 lin. long, with an obtuse green tip ; limb of petals yellow, about 

 half as long as the sepals ; spurs A in. to .^in. long, slender iu the 

 lower half, nearly straight, distinctly knobbed at the tip ; stems 

 many-flowered. May to September. /. biternate. h. 2Et. to 4ft. 

 North America. Border. The following are synonyms and 

 varieties : A. arctira, A. cali/ornica, A. eximia, and A. /. 

 truncata, revealing only trivial differences. Ihere is a very 



Aqjiilegia—contimi^ed. 



beautiful hybrid known in gardens as A. cali/ornica In/bj-ida, 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).* Jl, white or pale claret purple, finely 

 pubescent, very fragrant ; sepals about IMn. long, not reflexing, 

 twice longer tlian tlie broad petals' limb'; spur slender, slightly 

 curved, knobbed at the top, same length as 

 the petals ; stems few-flowered May to July. 

 I. biternate. h. lift, to 2ft. Himalayas, 1839. 

 This requues a warm position. 



A. glandulosa (glandular).* jl., sepals bright 

 lilac blue, about IMn. 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. 

 I. biternate. A. Sin. to 12in. Siberia, 1822. 

 Extremely pretty. See Fig. 135. 



A* g. jucunda (pleasant). Ji. 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). /. white, tinted claret, 

 frai:r;iiit ; sepals lin. long, not reflexing ; limb of 

 petals ijin. long ; spur straight, or alittle curved, 

 about -jin. long ; stem three to four-fiowered. 

 June. I. biternate. ft. lit. to lift. Himalayas, 

 1839. Rather tender ; plant in a warm dry posi- 

 tion. 



A, leptoceras (slender-horned). A synonym of 

 A. ca'fidca. 



A. macrantha (large-flowered). A synonym of 

 A. civruL'a. 



A* olympica (Olympic).* /. large, delicate 

 mauve blue ; jietais white, rather shorter than 

 the sepals ; spur stout, short, obtuse. I. bi- or 

 tritt'rnate, glaucous, k. l^ft. 1880. Mount 

 Olympus. See Fig. 136. 



A. pyrenaica (Pyrenean).* ^., sepals bright 

 liliM' lilue, about liii. long, but not quite as much 

 liioad ; limb of jK-tals about iin. long, and half 

 as broad ; spur slender, nearly straight, or rather 

 incurved, nearly or quite |in. long, scarcely 

 knobbed at the end ; stem one to three-flowered, 

 with small and little compound deep green 

 leaves. Summer, h. 9in. to 12in. Pyrenees, 

 1818. Plant on the rockery. 



A* Reuteri (Renter's). Synonymous vnth A. 

 Ecrt'doni. 



A sibirica (Siberian).* fi. 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 iin. long ; 

 spur stout, much incurved, iin. to ^in. long; 

 stems many-flowered, glabrous. Summer. I. 

 biternate. /(. 1ft. Siberia, 1806. Rockery species. 

 Here are referred, by Mr. IJaker, A.hicolory A* 

 Garnicriana, and A. sjicciosa. See Fig. 137. 



A* thalictriJfolia (Thalictrum-leaved). jL, 

 sepals oblong, acute, lilac blue, about Ain. 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. 

 I. with three-stalked segments cut into deep 

 oblong lobes, h. 2ft. Tyrol, 1879. Entire plant 

 clothed with fine pubescence. 



A. viridiflora (green-flowered). Jl., sepals oval- 

 oblong, shorter than the petals ; spurs straight 

 and longer than the petals ; stems two to three- 

 flowered, ft. 1ft. to l^ft. Siberia, 1780. Border. 

 Rather a pleasing and sweet-scented green- 

 flowered species, but not very ornamental. 



A. vulgaris (common). Common Columbine, 

 /f. variously coloured ; sepals ovate acute, about 

 lin. long, and half as broad ; Hmb of the petal 

 rarely exceeding ^in. long, and half as much 

 broad, rounded at the apex ; spur much incurved, 

 stout, knobbed at the end, as long as the petals ; 

 stems many-flowered. Spring and early summer. 

 I. biternate. England, &c. There are numerous 

 varieties of this very handsome species, both 

 double and single-flowered. 

 A. V. alba (\\ bite), rf. pure white. 

 A. V. a. fl.-pl. Double white flowers. 



A V. caeriilea nana fl.-pl. Very dwarf, with double deep blue 



flowers 

 A. V, hybrlda (hybrid). /., sepals lilac purple, oblong-lanceolate, 



less than lin. long ; limb of the petals white, about Jin. long ; spur 



scarcely incurved. 

 A. V. Vervaineana. This variety haa pretty yellow mottled foliage. 



