. Cassell's popular le jardinage. Le jardinage. L'POPULAK GAEDENINQ 292 CASSELL. ayant chacun de ses cinq pétales mis fin à une courbe--cdm comme éperon. Nous avons maintenant beaucoup de belles variétés dans nos jardins, mais il est douteux que nous avons avancé bien au-delà de ce que nos ancêtres possédaient il y a cent cinquante ans ; puis " il y a eu de grandes variétés de cette plante, les fleurs sont très doubles, et magnifiquement va- riegated avec bleu, violet, rouge, et blanc." Mais nous avons une grande annonce- vantage sur nos ancêtres, en ce sens que nous en- herit plusieurs espèces très beau et t

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. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 292 CASSELL'S POPULAK GAEDENINQ. having each of its five petals terminated in an in- curved hom-like spur. We have now many beautiful varieties in our gardens, hut it is doubtful if we have advanced much beyond what our forefathers possessed one hundred and fifty years ago; then " there were great varieties of this plant, the flowers of which are very double, and beautifully va- riegated with blue, purple, red, and white." But we have one great ad- vantage over our forefathers, in that we in- herit several very handsome and striking species that were intro- duced from the Alps of Europe, from the Eocky Mountains, from the Hima- layas, and else- where : species varying much in character of flower, and ha- bit of growth; some less hardy than our com- mon Colum- bine ; but all of great value, and which have been used for crossing pur- poses, placing us in possession of many beau- tiful garden varieties. A. alpina, A. chrijsantha, A. ccernka, A. glandiilosn, and A. SJcinneri, among others, may be mentioned as particularly deserving of attention as introduced species', and they have produced forms of great beauty. The common Columbine is perfectly hardy, and it will flourish in stiff wet soils where many. other plants will fail; and it will also do we'll under the shade of trees. Many of the double varieties are exceedingly beautiful, especially some that have dark colours, edged with white on their many petals. Some admire the single varieties most; others, the double; but all are well deserving of cultivation, and when once grown wUl not soon be aban- doned again. Aquilegias are propagated by means of seed, and it should be sown in pots or pans of good, light soil, early in March, which place in a cold frame: the seeds will soon grow, and when the plants are strong enough they should be planted out in the open ground, in rich sou. If the season is fa-i vourable to a quick growth, most of the seedlings raised from the

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