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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, August 16, 1859. 
flowers racemosely spicate; calycine lobes oblong-ovate, obtuse. 
1 ft. Purple. June. Italy. 
The Snapdragons are a showy tribe of plants, increased by 
seeds. Sown in May, or June, by cuttings of short side-shoots; 
planted in sand under a hand-glass in May. The seedlings 
should be transplanted, as soon as they are large enough, into 
nursery-beds, and planted finally where they are to bloom in 
September. The cuttings, when rooted, should be treated 
similarly. A. majus is little better than a biennial; but the best 
varieties may be preserved many years by planting them in a 
dry, calcareous soil, and increasing them by cuttings. The soil 
for the whole genus should be dry, rich, and light. 
AQUILEGIA—Columbine. 
Nat. ord. Ranuuculacese. Linn. Polyandria Pentagynia. 
Geneeic Chabacteb.— Calyx none. Petals five. Nectaries five, ' 
horned, between the petals. Capsules five, distinct. 
AquileGIA alpina (alpine). Spurs straight, somewhat incurved 
at the end, half the length of the petal limb; stems tw r o or 
three-flowered, leafy; leaves finely cut. 1ft. Blue. June, 
Switzerland. 
A. anemdnoides (Anemone-like). Spurs straight, length of 
petals; peduncles radicle, one-flowered, almost naked. 1 ft. 
Purple. July. Altaia Mountains, Siberia. 
A. aectica (arctic). 1 ft. Reddish-yellow. June. Siberia. 
A. atko-pukpubea (dark purple). Spurs straight, long as 
petals; styles , stamens , and sepals as long as petals. 1 ft. 
Purple. June. Siberia. 
A. Canadensis (Canadian). Spurs straight, longer than limb ; 
styles and stamens protruding; sepals acutish, rather longer 
than petals ; segments of leaves three-parted. 2 ft. Reddish- 
orange. June. N. America. 
A. eoemosa (beautiful). Spurs straight, much longer than petals 
and stamens ; styles not protruding; sepals lanceolate, much 
longer than petals. 2 ft. Orange. June. Kamschatka. 
A. FBAGBANS (sweet-scented). Spurs much incurved ; sepals 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, half the length of petals. 6 in. Yellow- 
striped. May. Himalayas. 
A. Gaenieeiana (Miss Garnier’s). 2 ft. Purple-striped. June. 
Hybrid, between A. Siberica and A. vulgaris. 
A. glandulosa (glandular). Spurs incurved, half the length of 
petals ; upper part of plant and capsules hairy ; hairs glandular. 
2 ft. White and blue. June. Siberia. 
A.---concoloe (one-coloured). 2 ft. Yiolet. July. 
Altaia. 
A.-discoloe (two-coloured). 1| ft. Bluish-white. 
Siberia. 
A. GEANDIFLOBA (large-flowered). Spurs straight, long as limb ; 
sepals oval; stem few-flowered; leaves deeply divided. 2 ft. 
Blue. J une. Siberia. 
A. jucunda (joyous-looking). Spurs thick, curved, much 
shorter than the limb; pistils longer than stamens; fruit 
ovoid, umbilicate at base. 1| ft. Blue. June. Siberia. 
A. leptoceeas (slender-liorned). Spurs straight, slender, twice 
length of limb; sepals rhomboid-lanceolate; radical leaves 
biternate, glaucous beneath ; leaflets wedge-lobed. 1 ft. 
Blue. June. Russia. 
A Pyeenaica (Pyrenean). Spurs straight, length of limb; 
stem one-flowered, nearly naked ; leaf-segments deeply cut 
into linear lobes. 1 ft. Blue. July. Pyrenees. 
A. Skinnebi (Mr. Skinner’s). Plant glabrous; spurs straight, 
five times longer than limb; stamens much protruding and 
longer than styles. 1 ft. Red and green. May. Guatemala. 
A. tiscosa (clammy). Spurs incurved ; capsules hairy; stem 
one or few-flowered; leaves covered with viscid down ; styles 
not longer than stamens. 2 ft. Purple. June. Prance. 
A. vulgaris (common). Spurs incurved ; capsules hairy ; stem 
leafy, many-flowered ; leaves nearly smooth ; styles not longer 
than stamens. 2 ft. Various. June. Britain. 
The Aquilegias are all very beautiful and curious-formed 
flowers, exceedingly interesting. Blue, the desirable colour, pre¬ 
dominates. Most of them are natives of the colder regions of 
the globe : hence they are very hardy, though they often perish 
from damp and our changeable climate. A mixture of dry, 
sandy peat is desirable and useful for most of them, though the 
common border-soil suits our common Columbine. 
Choice varieties can only be continued by dividing the plants in 
April. Take up such, and, with a sharp knife, cut them into 
divisions, not too small, taking care that each division has roots 
to it. Plant them in a shady place, and water them freely if the 
weather is dry. "When fairly.established, take them up and plant 
them where they are to bloom. The others should be propagated 
by seeds. Sow on a prepared bed early in spring, and transplant, 
as soon as the plants can be handled, into a bed fully exposed to 
the sun. Let the bed be prepared by adding a liberal portion of 
peat to the soil. In August they will be strong enough to plant 
out in the place where they are to bloom. A. glandulosa is a 
very lovely species, and its varieties are equally handsome. 
ARABIS —Wall-Chess. 
Nat. ord. Cruciferse. Linn. Tetradynamia. 
Geneeic Chabactek.— Silique linear, valves flat, one-nerved in 
the middle. Seeds single row in each cell. 
Aeabis albida (whitish). Leaves few-toothed, hoary, hairs 
branched ; radical-leaves obovate-oblong ; stem-leaves cordate- 
sagittate, stem-clasping. 1 ft. White. July. Caucasus. 
A.-vabiegata (variegated-leaved). 1 ft. White. March. 
Hybrid. Caucasus. 
A. alpina (alpine). Leaves lanceolate, acute, many-toothed, 
hairy, hairs branched; radical-leaves slightly stalked; stem- 
leaves cordate, stem-clasping. 1 ft. White and yellow. May. 
Switzerland. 
A.-Clusiana (Clusius’s). 1ft. White. May. Pyrenees. 
A. bellidieolia (Daisy-leaved). Leaves smooth, nearly entire ; 
radical-leaves obovate ; stem-leaves ovate ; raceme erect ; 
pods four times as long as their stalk. 1 ft. Whitish-yellow. 
J une. Switzerland. 
A. C'CEKULEA (blue). Leaves smooth, nearly entire; radical- 
leaves oblong ovate; stem-leaves oblong, few ; raceme nodding; 
pods erect. 1 ft. Blue. June. Switzerland. 
A. dasycabpa (thick-podded). Leaves hairy, hairs stellate; 
stem-leaves sagittate, nearly entire; pods liairy-scabrous, rather 
erect. 1 ft. White. June. Podolia. 
A. lucid A (shining-leaved). Leaves stem-clasping, shining. 
1 ft. White. June. Hungary. 
A. -vabiegata (variegated-striped). 1 ft. White. June. 
Hybrid. Gardens. 
A. PETEDA (rock). Leaves smooth, fringed with hairs ; radical- 
leaves stalked, entire, toothed, or lyrate; stem-leaves oblong- 
linear, entire, or toothed; pods erectly spreading. 1 ft. White. 
J une. Aust ria. 
A. bosea (rose). Stem-leaves oblong, rather cordate and stem- 
clasping, scabrous with branched hams ; pedicels longer than 
calyx; flowers in close racemes. 1 ft. Rose. February. 
Calabria. 
A. schiveeeckiana (Schivereck’s). Leaves entire, scabrous, 
hairs branched, crowded; radical-leaves rosellate, obovate; 
stem-leaves oblong, erect, sessile; pods erect, smooth. 1 ft. 
White. June. Austria. 
A. stellulata (small-starred). Leaves scabrous with stellate 
hams ; radical-leaves obovate ; stem-leaves oblong, very few ; 
pods twice length of pedicels. 1 ft. White. J une. Italy. 
A. undulata (waved). Stem erect, hairy; leaves oblong, 
toothed, wavy ; pods spreading ; style breadth of pod. 1 ft. 
White. June. Europe. 
The plants of this tribe are generally cultivated as rock-plants, 
but may be grown on any dry border if planted on little hillocks. 
Propagated by cuttings taken off as soon as the flowering 
season is over, and planted in very sandy soil in a shady place. 
When rooted, transplant them where they are to bloom. They 
will quickly spread, and form large patches, and look very gay 
the year following. A. rosea is rather scarce, 
ARMERIA—Thrift. 
Nat. ord. Plumbaginaceai. Linn. Pentaudria Pentagynia. 
Geneeic Chabacteb.— Calyx two-leaved, entire, plaited, sc-a- 
rious. Petals five. Seeds one, superior. Flowers in heads, 
with a common, many-leaved involucrum. 
Aemeeia alpina (alpine) Scape flattened, smooth ; leaves of 
involucre elliptic-rounded; leaves linear, flat, acute, mem¬ 
branous at the edge. 1ft, Purple. July. Corinthia. 
A. cephalotes (roundheaded). Scape simple, with single head ; 
leaves oblong, smooth, acuminate, base narrowed ; calyx scales 
ovate, acuminate. 1ft. Pink. June. Algarvia. 
A. denticulata (toothed). Plant smooth; scape simple; 
leaves linear, flat, the first tootliletted; leaves of involucre 
ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. 2 ft. Plesli. June. Naples. 
A, latifolia (broad-leaved). Leaves long, lanceolate, entire, 
