ACL. 



which in fevere Winters are often 

 greatly injured, and fometimes killed, 

 by the Froft. 



The Dahoon Holly is a Native of 

 Carolina, from whence the Plants 

 have been procured. This Sort hath 

 fmooth fliining-green Leaves, which 

 are as large as thofe of the Bay-tree; 

 and having a beautiful Green, ren- 

 ders it one of the belt Kinds of 

 ever-green Trees : the Berries are 

 produced in large Clutters clofe to 

 the Branches, which are of a bright- 

 red Colour, and make a fine Ap- 

 pearance when they are ripe. 



This Tree, while young, will re- 

 quire a little Protection from hard 

 Froft ; but when the Plants have ob- 

 tained Strength, they will refill: the 

 C old of this Climate in the open 

 Air. They love a Soil rather moift 

 than dry, and thrive beft where they 

 are fcreened by other Plantations 

 i om the cold Winds. It may be 

 i;ifed from the Berries in the fame 

 r. anner as the common Sort. 



AQUILEGIA, Columbine. 

 The Characters are ; 



// hath Leaves like the Meadow - 

 1 7 e : the Flowers are pendulous , and 

 cj an anomalous Figure : the Pifil of 

 the Flower becomes a membraneous 

 Fivit, confjiing of many Hujks or 

 P ds ; each of which contains many 

 Jh . ving ■ bla ck Seeds . 

 The Species are ; 



1. Aquilegia fylvefris. C. B. 

 The common wild Columbine. 



2 . A qjj ilegi a ficllata,flore e vio- 

 laceo. Hort. Eyf. The ftarry Co- 

 lumbine, with violet-coloured Flow- 

 ers. 



3. Aquilegia hortenfs ftnplcx. 

 C. B. The fingle Garden- colum- 

 bine. 



4. Aquilesia montana, magno 

 fore. C. B. Mountain-columbine, 

 with large Flowers. 



5. Aquilegia Canadenjis pra- 



A Q_ 



cox procerior. H. R. Par. Early- 

 flowering Canada Columbine. 



6. A qui leg 1 A pumila precox Ca* 

 nadenfis. Cor nut: Dwarf early-flow- 

 ering Canada Columbine. 



7. Aquilegia hortenfs multiplex, 

 fore magno caeruleo. C. B. Double 

 Garden-columbine, with large blue 

 Flowers. 



8 . A qu 1 l E G 1 a fore <va riegato du- 

 plici. Subvert. Double variegated Co- 

 lumbine. 



9. Aquilegia fore rofeo multi- 

 pita. C. B. P. 145. The Rofe-co- 

 lumbine. 



10. Aquilegia eafanea? colon's. 

 Subvert. Cheflnut-coloured Colum- 

 bine. 



1 1 . Aquilegia hirfuta, fore <vi- 

 fcofo. Bot. Motif Hairy Columbine, 

 with a vifcous Flower. 



12. Aquilecia fore rofeo mul- 

 tiplied C. B. P. Double Rofe-colum- 

 bine. 



13. Aquilegia hortenfs, multi- 

 plici fore in<verfo caeruleo. Tourn. 

 Garden-columbine, with a blue in- 

 verted Flower. 



14. Aqjjilegia flellata, fore pur* 

 pureo. H. Eyf. Starry Columbine, 

 with a purple Flower. 



15. Aquilegia fellata, fore ece- 

 ruleo. H. Eyf. Starry Columbine, 

 with a blue Flower. 



1 6 . A qu 1 l E g 1 a fellata, fore ma- 

 riegato. H. Eyf. Starry Columbine, 

 with a variegated Flower. 



1 7 . A qu 1 l e g 1 a degener njirefcens. 

 C. B. P. Green degenerate Colum- 

 bine. 



There are great Varieties of this 

 Plant, which are preferved in cu- 

 rious Gardens ; the Flowers of which 

 are very double, and beautifully va- 

 riegated with Blue, Purple, Red, and 

 White. Thefe are very ornamental 

 Plants in Borders of large Gardem, 

 producing their beautiful Flowers in 

 May and June ; and are very pro- 

 per 



