No. 657. 
AQUILEGIA ALPINA. 
Class. Order. 
POLYANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
A native of the Alps of Switzerland and 
Savoy: it was cultivated by Miller a great 
while ago, but is at this time very rare in 
England. We raised ours from seeds re- 
ceived from Mr. Schleicher. The stem is 
under a foot in height, and the flowers are 
very large and of a most beautiful blue. 
It is very hardy, but difficult to propagate 
except by seeds, which are not easily ob- 
tained of good quality. It may be kept in 
a pot, or planted in the full ground, in good 
fresh loam. The flowering season is about 
the months of May or June. 
