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Fig. 299. Wild Columbine {Aquilegia canadensis) , one of the most interesting plants 

 of the Ranunculaceae. It grows in the crevices of rocks and in open woods, and is a very- 

 striking plant, with its 5 long-spurred, scarlet petals. A number of species of Aquilegia 

 are cultivated, and their flowers show considerable variation in form and color. — After 

 Brown. 



racemes. The flowers are zygomorphic and somewhat resemble 

 those of Aconite. 



