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freely every year. The first I will mention is A. leptocera 

 aurea, not A. lutea, which has been in cultivation a number of 

 years, and is a poor washy-looking flower not worth room in 

 the border. The other sort was introduced some five or six 



years ago, and the first flowers of it that were exhibited at 

 South Kensington were from the gardens at Loxford Hall, and 

 to it a first-class certificate was voted by the Floral Committee. 

 I have many plants of it now in flower raised from seeds, and 



Fig. 11.— AqUILEGIA CERU1EA HYBEIDA. 



all of them are true to name. The flowers are golden yellow, 

 and instead of drooping, as in some of the species, they are 

 nearly upright. Ths Bpurs are also deep yellow and about 

 3 inches in length. I have had plants over 2 feet in height, 

 and bearing quite a hundred charming flowers. The plant is 



of very vigorous growth. A. casrulea is another very beautiful 

 species. The flowers are large, pale blue, the centre white ; 

 they are also erect like the firBt-named sort. The plant bears 

 numerous flowers on a spike from a foot to 18 inches in height. 

 A. californica is a desirable variety from the colour of its 



