WILD FLOWEKS 127 



THE COLUMBINE 



The wild columbine (Aguilegia canadensis) is found 

 growing in the clefts of rocks, on sunny heights, and 

 along banks. It is an excellent plant for the dry side of 

 a rockery or for the open border. The nodding flowers 

 are scarlet with yellow inside, and the tips have a tend- 

 ency to become crimson ; the many long stamens hang- 

 ing in the center are very yellow. Aquilegia ccerula is a 

 native of the Rocky Mountains. Its blossom is blue- white, 

 and occasionally pinkish, and is sometimes three inches 

 broad. 



Transplant the columbine roots early in the spring. 

 If root masses are taken up with soil and transplanted 

 to the garden when the leaves appear above the ground, 

 they will bloom the first season. 



DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES 



Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) grows in 

 the shade in leaf mold, where it obtains an abundance 

 of moisture ; it is well adapted to moist rockeries or 

 shady borders. The delicate green leaves are finely cut 

 and the stems are juicy. The flower has an unusually 

 interesting structure. The petals are four in number, 

 one pair being joined together to form a two-spurred, 

 heart-shaped bag, with its spurs spread wide apart; 

 the other two petals, held within the narrow mouth of 

 the bag, are very small and join their tips over the 



