. Our early wild flowers [microform] : a study of the herbaceous plants blooming in early spring in the northern states and Canada. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. CROWFOOT FAMILY pi i ill i t. entrance of each cornucopia while the flower continues its honey call to the bee. After the stigmas are fer- tilized the blossom fades, the nodding stem becomes erect, and the group of seed-pods mature erect and rigid at the summit of a stiff and straightened stalk. Both the common and the botanical name of the Columbine are puzzles; they seem so entirely without rhyme or reason. Colum
. Our early wild flowers [microform] : a study of the herbaceous plants blooming in early spring in the northern states and Canada. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. CROWFOOT FAMILY pi i ill i t. entrance of each cornucopia while the flower continues its honey call to the bee. After the stigmas are fer- tilized the blossom fades, the nodding stem becomes erect, and the group of seed-pods mature erect and rigid at the summit of a stiff and straightened stalk. Both the common and the botanical name of the Columbine are puzzles; they seem so entirely without rhyme or reason. Columbine is apparently derived from columba, a dove, and Aquilcgia from aqitila, an eagle; but it requires a great deal of imagination to see an^ appropriate- ness in either. If we take as Water- Bearer, the case is no easier. Resemblance of the petals when looked at from a certain angle to the heads of pigeons around a dish, which was a favorite device of ancient artists, may perhaps explain the columba. This likeness is more apparent in the case of the European species, Aquilegia vulgaris, than in our native forms. Whatever the name, the flower has long been a favorite. It is found as a border upon an illumi- nated manuscript of the fifteenth century, and was at one time combined with the red rose as a badge of the royal house of Lancaster. The Wild Columbine was sent to Hampton Court during the reign of Charles I. An old play of Chapman's (1600) shows the Col- umbine as an emblem of ingratitude: "What's that, a Columbine? No, that thankless flower grows not in my ; 68. English Columbine from an Angle which Gives the Doves. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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