F. W. SCHUMACHER 
Jamaica Plain, Mass 
Trade 
pkt. pkt. 14 oz- V»oz. V 40 Z. oz. 
AQUILEGIA—Columbines —In preference to the new and 
more dainty long-spurred Columbines, the old time 
Columbines of European Gardens (Aquilegia vulgaris 
and forms) are all but forgotten. It is our opinion 
that the almost complete eclipse of these is a loss to 
our gardens and loss of business to the plant grower. 
Far ahead of the long-spurred Columbines for ease in 
cultivation are the vulgaris varieties. They make 
taller and sturdier plants and are more drought re¬ 
sistant. Seed is easy to germinate and plants adapt 
themselves far better than the long-spurred to a vari¬ 
ety of conditions and many growers and garden en¬ 
thusiasts who have despaired growing Columbines 
because of their failure to make the long-spurred 
succeed will come back to Columbines when they find 
out how easy the vulgaris varieties are. 
We have grown plants of Aquilegia vulgaris 4 feet and 
higher on shallow upland soil without fertilizer and 
irrigation and have even seen stray seedlings establish 
themselves under these conditions. We can highly 
recommend the re-introduction of these hardiest of all 
Columbines to our gardens. 
alpina . 
.20 
.30 
.50 
1.75 
California Hybrids, golden yellow with red spur. 
.15 
.25 
.45 
1.50 
canadensis, dwarf, compact variety, 2 feet. 
.15 
.25 
.45 
1.50 
canadensis Hybrids, shades of rose with yellow. 
chrysantha varieties, long-spurred. These are easier to 
.15 
.25 
.45 
grow and more drought resistant than the coerulea 
varieties. 
grandiflora alba, white. 
.15 
.25 
.45 
1.50 
long-spurred chrome yellow (type), much like longissima 
.10 
.25 
.45 
2.50 
new long-spurred Hybrids, shades of yellow. 
.10 
.25 
.45 
1.50 
clematiflora, Clematis Flowered Spurrless Columbine ... 
coerulea varieties, long-spurred. These represent the 
.40 
.25 
1.00 
finest garden varieties of Columbine, developed so far. 
Plants, however, are exacting as to conditions and 
require care. All do well in sheltered spots in moist 
but well drained and prepared ground. 
Long-spurred Azure Fairy, pale blue and white. 
.50 
.30 
Blue Shades, an excellent strain, large 
flowers, plants 3-4 feet. 
.25 
.45 
.80 
2.75 
“ Coerulea, type, blue. 
.15 
.25 
.45 
1.50 
Copper Queen, copper red. 
.15 
.30 
.50 
.90 
3.00 
Strawberry Red. 
.50 
.30 
Lemon Queen (citrina). 
Mrs. M. Nicholls, blue, improved 
.20 
.35 
.55 
1.00 
3.50 
coerulea. 
.20 
.35 
.60 
1.10 
4.00 
“ Orange and Scarlet Shades. 
.15 
.30 
.50 
.90 
3.00 
“ “ Pink Shades. 
.15 
.30 
.50 
.90 
3.00 
“ Rose Queen, soft rose. 
.15 
.30 
.50 
.90 
3.00 
' ‘ Silver Queen, white. 
“ Snow Queen (candidissima) finest white, 
.15 
.25 
.45 
1.50 
fragrant. 
.15 
.30 
.50 
.90 
3.00 
flabellata, fine, dwarf, rock garden variety, 10 inches high 
with blue flowers and large attractive foliage forming 
a cushion of green, very hardy and drought resistant. 
.20 
.30 
.55 
1.00 
helenae grandiflora, deep blue, 1 % feet. 
hybrida vernalis, early flowering Hybrids, single and 
.20 
.35 
.65 
1.20 
4.00 
semi-double, partly long-spurred, 2 feet. 
.25 
.40 
.75 
2.50 
longissima, graceful species, yellow flowered with ex¬ 
tremely long spurs. New England seed. 
25 seeds, .25; 100 seeds, .75 
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