Columbine.
Botanical name:
Aquilegia.
A COMMON garden flower, but a native also of our country, it grows two feet high; the leaves are divided into many parts, generally in a threefold order; the stalks are round, firm, up right, and a little hairy; the flowers are blue and huge; the seeds are contained in a kind of horned capsules. The leaves and the seeds are used; a decoction of the leaves is said to be good against sore throats. The seeds open obstructions, and are excellent in the jaundice, and other complaints from like causes.
