WILD FLOWERS 127 
THE COLUMBINE 
The wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is found 
growing in the clefts of rocks, on sunny heights, and 
along banks. It is an excellent plant for the dry side of 
a rockery or for the open border. The nodding flowers 
are scarlet with yellow inside, and the tips have a tend- 
ency to become crimson; the many long stamens hang- 
ing in the center are very yellow. <Aquilegia cerula is a 
native of the Rocky Mountains. Its blossom is blue-white, 
and occasionally pinkish, and is sometimes three inches 
broad. 
Transplant the columbine roots early in the spring. 
If root masses are taken up with soil and transplanted 
to the garden when the leaves appear above the ground, 
they will bloom the first season. 
DUTCHMAN’S BREECHES 
Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) grows in 
the shade in leaf mold, where it obtains an abundance 
of moisture; it is well adapted to moist rockeries or 
shady borders. The delicate green leaves are finely cut 
and the stems are juicy. The flower has an unusually 
interesting structure. The petals are four in number, 
one pair being joined together to form a two-spurred, 
heart-shaped bag, with its spurs spread wide apart; 
the other two petals, held within the narrow mouth of 
the bag, are very small and join their tips over the 
