VII. LIST OF FLOWERS. 



high, and blows a reddish purple flower in September 

 and October. Propagated from offsets, taken off when 

 the leaves are quite dead, and planted in July or the 

 beginning of August. It is common in the upland 

 meadows of Herefordshire, and other counties of England. 



442. COLUMBINE. Lat. Aquilegia vulgaris.Fr. An- 

 colle des Jardins.A perennial plant, commonly found in 

 gardens, two or three feet high, and blows a blue, red, or 

 variegated flower in June and July. It likes shade and 

 stiff earth, and is propagated by dividing the roots in 

 the autumn. The single flower may be obtainedby 

 sowing the seeds ; but, if sown in the spring, they seldom 

 come up, and never till the next year. 



443. COMFREY-LEAVED HOUND'S-TONGUE. 

 Lat. Cynoglossum omphalodes. Fr. Cynoglosse printanniere. 

 -A perennial plant, originally from Piedmont and Por- 

 tugal, about three or four inches high, and blowing a 

 blue flower in March. Propagated by dividing the tufts, 

 in which it grows, after it has flowered. Likes a fresh 

 soil, and requires water in very dry weather. 



444. CONVOLVULUS MINOR.Lat. Convolvulus 

 tricolor. Fr. Liseron tricolor A hardy trailing annual 

 plant from Sicily, which blows a shaded blue and white 

 flower in June, July, and August. Propagated by so wing the 



seed in light and rather warm earth. CONVOLVULUS 



MAJOR. Lat. Convolvulus purpureus. Fr. Ipomee pourpre. 

 An annual climber, of great beauty. Grows eight or 

 nine feet high, if it have sticks of that height given it to 

 run up, and blows, from July to September, a beautiful 



