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attractive. This possesses the pale blue sepals of the former 
parent, but the petals have become a pale yellow shade, thus 
clearly indicating the effects of the other species in the cross. It 
is more robust than A. cierulea. 
In culture the two referred to above require similar treatment 
to others of the genus—namely, a moderately warm border of 
light rich soil, and they can be increased by division or seeds. 
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For culture in pots the latter mode is preferred, the seeds being 
sown in April; and the young plants produced should be gradually 
potted-on, first several into a 5-inch pot, and finally singly into the 
same size. This is amply large enough for A. cserulea, but the 
stronger-growing form A. cacrulea hybrida will require pots 6 or 
7 inches in diameter. The plants may be placed outside or in 
cold frames, from which the lights should be removed as fre- 
Fig. 26.—AQUILEGIA C.ERULEA. 
quently as possible. Such, in brief, is the system adopted by 
Mr. Douglas of Loxford Hall, where Columbines are extensively 
and successfully employed for decorative purposes, and I have 
followed the same treatment with considerable satisfaction. 
A. caerulea is a native of California, whence it has been intro¬ 
duced within the past twenty years. It was in the opinion of 
Mr. Burke, a well-known collector of plants, who found it near 
Fort Hill, “not only the queen of Columbines, but the most 
beautiful of all herbaceous plants.”—R. 
Potting Strawberry Plants.—As the time has now Arrived 
for potting Strawberry plants, the following brief notes may be 
useful. The soil should be prepared some time beforehand, and 
