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Columbine Flowering under Quince

The common columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris, is grown under the quince trees in Bonnefont garden. Columbine had a limited used in medieval medicine, although it was considered to be poisonous. Columbine was linked symbolically both with the Virgin and the Holy Spirit.

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