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0073. 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. HavSscens, Hort. (A. aurea, Jnn]i. 

 A .' Canadensis , var. aiirea, Roezl.). Fls. yellow, tinged 

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

 Gt. 21:734. Var. 41ba-pl«na, Hort. (var. grandifldra 

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

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

 12:311. Var. nina, Hort. (A. leptoceras, var. Hifea, 

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

 ceeding IK ft. Var. JafiBchkani, Hort. About the same 

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

 to be a hybrid of A. chrij.'niiillntxskiiiiitii. hence some- 

 times called J. -S'A-iH«eri, var. htjhrida. Hort. 



14. longissima, Gray. Tall, somewhat pubescent with 

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

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

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

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



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

 cteruleaXA.chri/santha. Gn. 51, p. 385. R.H. 1896:108. 

 A.G.15:31."). Gn. 16:198. I. H. 43: 01 (1896). Var. fl6re- 

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

 doubled toward the center. 



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

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

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

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

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

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

 pale or white ; sepals IJi 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 ; 

 ' ' much shorter. May-June. Switzerland. L.B.C. 



:657. 



glanduldsa, Fis 



Fig. 12 



Stem 1-1 V$ ft. high, 



125. Aquilegia chrysantha (X J4). 



126. Aquilegia alpina (> 



127. Aquilegia elandulosa (X M). 



more, the spatulate petals a little shorter, about equal- 

 ing the head of stamens ; spur with a narrow orifice, 4 

 in. long or more, always hanging. Distinguished from 

 A . chrysantha by its longer spur with contracted orifice, 

 by the narrow petals, and by the late season of flower- 

 ing. Late July to Oct. 1. Ravines S.W.Texas into Mex. 

 G.F. 1:31.— The seed must be obtained from wild plants, 

 as those cult, usually fail to produce seed ; hence not 

 much used. 

 AAA. Sepals 1%-lM or even S in. long : expanded fls. 

 2'A-S in. in diam.; stamens not protruding. 

 B. Spurs long and not incurved. 

 15. csertllea, James {A. leptoceras, Nutt. A. ma- 

 crdnWia, Hook. &Arn.). Stem 1-1 J^ ft., finely pubescent 

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

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

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

 variously tinted with light blue and yellow; sepals often 

 blue, oblong, obtuse, twice as long as the petal-limb ; 

 spurs long, slender, knobbed at the end, rather straight, 

 but curving outward ; head of stamens equaling the 

 petals : follicles pubescent, 1 in. long ; style % in. Apr. 

 -July. Lower mt. regions, Montana to N. Mex. B.M. 

 4407. Gn. 16:198. Mn.6:61. Vick's 1: 33 f. 4. B.M. 

 5477. F.S.5:531. Var. 4Iba, Hort. Fls. of same size but 

 entirely white. Int. 1883. Var. hybrida, Hort. Sepals 

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



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

 petioles of root-lvs. 1-2 in. long, each with 3 distinct 

 divisions; Ift. -segments narrow and deep ; st.-lvs. few, 

 bract-like : fls. large, nodding ; sepals bright lilac-blue, 

 ovate, acute, about 1% in. long and half as broad; petal- 

 limb same color, but tipped and bordered with creamy 

 white, less than half the length of the sepals, very broad ; 

 spur very short, Hin., 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. F.W. 1871 : 353. Gn. 15 : 174 ; 

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



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

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

 stamens as long as limb. B.R.33:19. F.S. 5:535.-A 

 fine variety, with some tendency to double. 



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

 losa X A. 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. caryopbylloldes 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. 



