AQUILEGIA 



85 



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»ea u., thi' follow- 

 ing variety : 



Var. atropurpiirea, Vilm. (4. atropurpArea, WiUd.). 

 Limbs 'of tlie petals deep blue or lilac-purple, and the 

 sepals and spur somewhat tinged with the same hue. 

 B.R. 922. 



5. Canadensis, Linn. Common Columbine of America. 

 Pig. 124. Height 1-2 ft. : primary divisions of petioles 

 of root-lvs. 1-2 in., having H divis"ioiis ; 2 or .'t of the st.- 

 Ivs. petioled, biternate : ds. scvmii To ;i ^r. : si-pals yel- 

 lowish or tinted on the back with n .1. jliout '.jin. long, 

 not reflexing ; limb of petals -a liitl<- sliorti i-, yellowish, 

 truncate; spur ?iin. long, rn:irly sirai^lit, knobbed at 

 the end, bright red throughout; stamens mvieh protrud- 

 ing : follicles J4in. long, with styles half as long. May- 

 July. Stony banks, etc., east of Rocky Mts. Int. 1890. 

 B.M. 246. L.B.C. 9:888. Mn. 5:21. R.H. 1896, p. 109. 

 G.W.F. 1. There are some beautiful hybrids of this 

 and the blue species. Var. nilna, Hort. Plant 1 ft. high 

 or less: fls. like the type. 



Var. flavfiacens, Hook. A pale-lvd. yellow-fld. variety. 

 Very pretty. Int. 1889. This has often been called A. 

 flava^cens, Wats.; A. ccerulea, var. flavescens, Lawson; 

 and A. flaviflora, Tenney ; A. Canadensis, var. flavi- 

 «ora,Brit. B.M. 6552 B. 



0. Buergeriana, Sieb. & Zucc. {A. atropiirpurea, 

 Miq.). More slender than A. vulgaris; 1 ft. high, 

 finely pubescent toward the top ; branched to form sev- 

 eral heads, bearing 2-3-petioled, biternate Ivs.; partial- 

 petioles of basal Ivs. K-1 in. long, witli .'t sessile divis- 

 ions : fls. yellow, tinted with purple, 1-1 '_. in. in dinin.; 

 sepals ?/4in. long, acute, spreading ; si.urs ii-.ct. iMiii-ly 

 straight, as long as the limb of petals, and aliout . .pial- 

 ling the sepal; head of stamens equal to lijnliin len^'th: 

 follicles pubescent, ?iin. long, style half as long. Early. 

 Japan.— Brought from St. Petersburg, 1892. 



iboiil 2 in. 



B. Spurs shorter than the petal-limb, and incurved. 



7. flaheliata, Sieb. & Zucc. Stem 1-lK ft., few-fld.; 

 partial-petioles of root-lvs. 1 in. or more, Ifts. nearly 

 sessile ; st.-lvs. large and petioled : fls. bright lilac, or 

 pale purple or white ; sepals 1 in. long, obtuse ; limb of 

 petal half as long, often white in the lilac-fld. form ; spur 

 shorter than the limb, slender toward the end, much 

 incurved ; stamens not protruding bevoud the petal- 

 limbs : follicles glabrous. Summer. Japan. R.H. 1896, 

 p. 109. Var. n4na-alba, llort. (var. flnr.-.ilha, Hort.). 

 Fls. pure white : plant .hvtirli^li. H.U. 1.".: l.")?. 



Spu 



lull 



c. stamens short, not much protruding. 



8. leptoc^ras, Fisch. & Mey. Stem several-fld., about 

 1 ft. high : partial-petioles of root-lvs. over 1 in., Ifts. 

 sessile ; st.-lvs. petioled, biternate : fls. violet, with the 

 tips of the sepals greenish, and tips of the short petal- 

 limb yellow ; spur slender, slightly curved, >-2in. long, 

 not knobbed ; stamens protruding a little beyond the 

 limbs of petals : follicles slender, glabrous, nearly 1 in. 

 long. Summer. E.Siberia. B.R.33:64. F.S. 3:296.- 

 Little used in America. 



9. vulgaris, Linn. (A. strlh'ita. Hort. ,1. aln'ita, 

 Koch). Common 0. of Euro;.,', St,i,,, r ■_' n.In-h, 

 many-fld., finely pubescent tli^ i ', ■ ■ ' uli 

 3 partial-petioles lK-2 in. I- i.i.i , , |„ s 

 certain, iiltimate leaf-lobes .^li ,, ;*;!.; i .-,;:,.;, -i,, i.-^. 



violet, furnished with a claw, acute, 1 in. long, half as 

 wide ; petal-limb %m. long, equaling the head of sta- 

 mens ; spur about same length, stout, much incurved, 

 knobbed : follicles densely pubescent, 1 in. long, style 

 half as long. Summer. Eu., Sib., and naturalized in Am. 

 Gn. 12, p. 288. Var. fidre-pleno, Hort. Fls. much dou- 

 bled, ranging from pure white to deep blue. Here be- 

 long many horticultural varieties with personal names. 



Var. Vervaeneina, Hort. (var. foliis-aureis, Hort. Var. 

 atrorioldcea. Hort.) . Lvs. with yellow variegated lines. 



Var. nivea, Baumg. {var. dlba, Hort.). MtiNSTEAD's 

 White C. Often 2-3 ft. high : a great profusion of large, 

 pure white fls. for several weeks in early spring. 



Var. Olympica, Baker {A. Oli/mpica, Boiss. A.Witt- 

 mannidna, Hort. A. bldnda, Lem.). A fine variety, 

 with several large flowers ; sepals light lilac or bright 

 purple, 1 in. or more in length ; petal-limb white. I.H. 

 4:146. R.H. 1890, p. 108. 



Var. hybrida, ."^ims. Much like the last variety, but 

 with stout, lilac-puride spurs as long as the sepals, only 

 slightlv incurved. Probably a hybrid oiA. vulgaris and 

 A. Canadetisis. B.M. 1221. 



10. Sibirica, Lam. (-4. fifco/or, Ehrh. A . GarnieriAna , 

 Sweet. A. specidsa, DC ). Stem lK-2 ft. high, many- 

 fld. ; often nearly gltihrotis throughout : partial-petioles 



of rooth-. 1-- ,11,. -Mill, I s sliowin^' :; ilistinct 



brain-li' I' I '' ' ' li '■ iicMr I, ri>;nl , lolii-s rather 



shalhm II .1 '. ,■ . . i . I ■ u -. |H.ii,,|,.,i and biter- 



nate ; li-. |i:ia -r ..,|_ ir -■,. ; -.!,], am s,.|,aU fully 



1 in. lonii.^prea.linK.o I. ' I ; ■•'. : iMial-limbhalf 



as long, equaling the In ihi oftin white ; 



spur rather stout, K.in. ■ ' iiiu.li incurved, 



3r even coiled: follicle-, ^ I : ., , ,,. Im-, style !^;;in. 

 Summer. E.Siberia. .s.H.I j.. II. I ; 'lo. \ar. S16re-pI6no, 

 Hort. (A. blcolor, var. florc-plenn, Hort.). Fls. much 

 doubled by the multiplication of both the limbs and the 

 spurs. 



Var. spect4bilis, Baker {A. spectdbilis, Lem.). A 

 large, bright lilac-fld. var. ; petal-limbs tipped yellow. 

 Amurland. I.H. 11:403. 

 cc. Stamens long, protruding far beyond the petal-limb. 



11. lormdsa, Tesch. (A. Canadensis, var. formdsa, 

 Wats.). Habit as in j4., Canadensis ; root-lvs. and st.- 

 lvs. like that species, but fls. brick red and yellow, or 

 wholly yellow, and sepals larger, quite twice as long as 

 petal-limb ; spurs more spreading, somewhat more slen- 

 der, and often shorter. May-Aug. Sitka to Calif, and 

 E. to the Rockies. Int. 1881. B.M. 6.'>52. F.S. 8: 795. 

 Gt. :i2:372. R.H. 1896, p. 108. G.C. 18.34: 836. Var. hj- 

 brida, Hort. (.4. Cnlifornica,va,r. hybrida, Hort.). Pis. 

 large, with scarlet sepals and yellow petals ; spurs 

 spreadin.i;. loni; and slender. A supposed hj'brid with 

 A.chrjiKiiiith.i. F.M. 1877:278. Vick's 1: 33 f. 2. Var. 

 rilbra pltao, H<iit. (var. flore-pleno, Hort.). Fls. as in 

 var. hybrida, but several whorls of petal -limbs. Var. 

 nana &lba, Hort. Fls. pale, often nearly white ; plant 

 not exceeding 1 ft. 



Var. tnmcita, Baker (A. triinciita, Fisch. A. Cali- 

 fdrnica, Lindl.). Fls. with short, thick spurs and very 

 small sepals and a small petal-limb. Int. 1881. P. S. 



i (as^. 

 SWnneri, Ho 



brous : 



petal-lin.l. tiii-Ki 

 brigt red, tape 

 protruding far beyc 



,Hart.). 

 :. Stem 1-2 ft. high, many-fld., gla- 

 lu petioled, with both primary and 

 long; Ifts. cordate, 3-parted ; sev- 

 :m1 biternate : sepals green, keeled, 

 \ 'V much spreading, %~1 in. long ; 

 orange, half as long as sepal; spur 

 rapidly, over 1 in. long ; stamens 

 ad the limb ; styles 3 : fr., at least 

 when young, bearing broad, membranous, curled wings. 

 After flowering, the peduncles become erect. July-Sept. 

 Mts. of Nor. Mes. B.M. 3919. P.M. 10:199. B.'H.4:1. 

 P.S. 1: 17. Vick's 1: 33 f. 5 (poor). — A handsome plant, 

 requiring a light soil in a sunnv border. Var. flore- 

 pleno, Hort. Fls. double. Gt.34:o7. Very fine. 



BBB. Spurs verif long, several times the length of 

 pelal-Uwb. 

 13. chrysiutha, Grav (.1. leptoceras, var. ehri/sdntha, 

 Hook.). Pig. 125. Height 3-4 ft.: root-lvs. with twice 

 3-branched petioles, Ifts. biternate ; st.-lvs. several, 

 petioled : fls. many on the plant. 2-3 in. across ; sepals 

 pale yellow, tinted claret, spreading horizontally ; petal- 

 limb deep yellow, shorter than the sepals, and nearly as 

 long as the lu'ad of stamens ; s\mr rather str.aight, very 

 slender, cliv.TL'ciit , aliout L' in. l.m^', descending when 



fl. is mature: folli.'lis i;ial.i ^, 1 in. long; style half 



as long, .May-Au-. N. .Mex, ami Aiiz. Gu. 16:198, B.M. 



