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6073. Gn. 51, p. 385. R.H. 1896: 108. F.R. 2:169. Gt. 

 33:84. G.C. 1873: 1501. F.M.1873:88. Vick's 1: 33 f. 3. 

 F.S. 20: 2108. Var. flav^scens, Hort. (A. aiirea. Junk. 

 A. Canadensis, var. aiirea, Koezl.). Fls. yellow, tinged 

 with red ; spurs incurved, and shorter than in the type. 

 Gt. 21:734. Var. dlba-pl*na, Hort. (var. grandiflbra 

 dlba, Hort. I. Fls. very pale yellow or nearly white, with 

 two or more whorls of petal-limbs. Int. 1889. Vick's 

 12:311. Var. n4na, Hort. (A. leptociras, var. littea, 

 Hort.). Like the type, but plant always small, not ex- 

 ceeding VA ft. Var. JaSachkani, Hort. About the same 

 height as last : fls. large, yellow, with red spurs. Thought 

 to be a hybrid of A . cliryaanlhaX^kitineri, hence some- 

 times called 4. Skinneri, var. hybrida, Hort. 



14. longlssima, Gray. Tall, somewhat pubescent with 

 silky hairs, or sraoothish : root-lvs. bitemate, even in 

 the petioles ; Ifts. deeply lobed and cut, green above, 

 glaucous beneath ; st.-lvs. similar, petioled : fls. pale 

 yellow, sepals hmceolate, broadly spreading, 1 in. or 



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white or yellow. The true form of this is probably A. 

 cieruleaxA.chrysaiilha. Gn. 51, p.SS."). K.H. 1896:108. 

 A. G. 15:315. Gn. 16:198. I. H. 43: 61 (1896). Var. !I6re- 

 pl6no, Hort. Fls. longer and very showy, more or less 

 doubled toward the center. 



BB. Spurs incurved and hardly longer than petal-limbs. 



16. alplna, Linn. (incl. var. supirba, Hort.). Fig. 126. 

 Stem nearly 1 ft. high, finely pubescent upwards, 2-5- 

 fld., bearing petioled, bitemate Ivs.; partial-petioles of 

 basal-Ivs. 1-2 in. long, with 3 nearly sessile divisions, 

 deeply lobed : expanded fl. lK-2 in. across, blue, rarely 

 pale or white ; sepals VA in. Ion?, half as broad, acute ; 

 petal-limb half as long as sepals, often white ; spur 

 stout, incurved, same length as the limb ; head of sta- 

 mens not protruding : follicles pubescent, 1 in. long ; 

 style much shorter. Mav-June. Switzerland. L.B.C. 

 7:657. Gn.9: 17. 



17. glanduldsa, Pisch. Fig. 127. Stem 1-1'^ ft. high. 



125. Aauileeia chrysantha (X )4 



more, the spatulate petals a little shorter, about equal 

 ing the head of stamens ; spur wiflj a iKirn.w cjritice. ■; 

 in. long or more, always lumLiiu. I ni inLin Ih i! ir..ii: 

 A. chrysantha hy its loaiii-r i i : ii iti.c 



by the narrow petals, anil i ' .mt 



ing. Late July to Oct. 1. li:i , im > \\ . IVx;, - mi,, M,x 

 G.F. 1 : 31. -The seed must !»• (.htiiiiicil troi.i wild ijluuts 

 as those cult, usually fail to produ 

 much used. 



seed ; heuc 



not 



' in. long : expanded fls. 

 ens not protruding. 

 B. Spurs long and not incurved. 

 15. csenilea, James (A. leptoceras, Nutt. A. ma- 

 crdntha, Hook. & Arn.). Stem 1-1% ft., finely pubescent 

 above, bearing several fls. ; lower st.-lvs. large and bi- 

 temate ; basal-lvs. with long 3-brauched petioles ; Ifts. 

 3-lobed on secondary stalks : fls.2 in. across,whitish,but 

 variously tinted with licrht blue .ind yellow; sepals often 

 blue, oblonc:. nl.tn«p. twinr, ri« Imi^ as the petal-limb; 

 nd, rather straight. 



but eurvih- ,,iiiv',,,, I ; I 



petals : t'.. Hi, -Irs |,ul i 



^uly. Low.T Hit, n t.n,,i 



4407. Gn. 16:198. Mn. 



5477. F.S. 5:531. Var. Alba, Hort. Fls. of same size but 



entirely white. Int. 188:). Var. hjbrida, Hort. Sepals 



some shade of blue or piuk, or mixed, and petals nearly 



stamens equaling the 

 ,,n;,'; style ^ in. Apr. 

 Mna to N. Mex. B.M. 

 Vick's 1:33 f. 4. B.M. 



glandular pubescent in the upper half, 1-3 fld. : partial- 

 petioles of root-lvs. 1-2 in, l(in^'. iMi'h with 3 distinct 

 divisions; 1ft. -~, ■_■ m, ni - ii;,rt,.,A :,ti,l .l.-ep ; st.-lvs. few, 

 bract-like: 11- !- bright lilac-blue, 

 ovate, acutf. :, , If as broad; petal- 

 limb same c,,!,,,-. i,iii iii,i",i :,ii,i ,l, -red with creamy 



white, less than liti if iliu ii-nnili of the sepals, very broad ; 

 spur very short, k in., stout, much incurved ; stamens 

 not protruding : follicles 1 in. long, 6-10 in number, 

 densely hairy, with short, falcate style. Allied to A. al- 

 pina, but a taller plant, with shorter spurs, larger fls., 

 and a greater number of follicles. May-June. Altai 

 Mts. of Siberia. B.5:219. P.W. 1871: 353. Gn. 15:174; 

 45, p. 193. Gt. 289 f. l.-One of the handsomest. 



Var. jucunda, Fisch. & Lall. Fls. rather smaller than 

 in the type ; petal-limb white, more truncate at the tip ; 

 stamens as long as lunb. B.R. 33:19. F.S. 5: 5.(5. -A 

 fine variety, with some tendency to double. 



18. StOarti, Hort. A recorded hybrid of A.glandu- 

 losa X -i. vulgaris, var. Olympica. Fls. very large and 

 beautiful. It very much resembles the latter in form of 

 sepals and petals, and the former in shape of spurs and 

 coloration. May-June. Int. 1891. Gn. 34:670. 



19. caryophylloldes is a garden name given to some 

 very mixed forms, with a great variety of colors. Spe- 

 cial characters seem not to be well fixed. 



K. C. Davis. 



