RANUNCULACE. XX. 
Ledebour’s Globe Flower. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1829. Pl. 2 ft. 
3 T. EMARGINATUS; sepals numerous, converging into a 
globe ; petals linear, emarginate, almost twice as long as the 
stamens. X4. H. Native of? common in gardens. Flower 
orange. 
Emarginate-petalled Globe Flower. 
Pl. 13 to 2 feet. 
4 T. napexziro'tius (Reep. in flor. 1820. p. 105.) sepals 12, 
converging into a globe ; petals from 5 to 10, length of stamens ; 
styles recurved; leaves usually 7-parted. 2%. H. Native of? 
T. mèdius, Wend. in flor. 1818. p. 579. Stems and branches 
straight or stems spreading, with recurved branches. Flowers 
golden-yellow. 
Napellus-leaved Globe Flower. Fl. May, Ju. Clt.? Pl. 2 ft. 
5 T. Asta’ticus (Lin. spec. 782. exclusive of the synonyms 
of Buxb. and Tourn.) sepals 10, spreading ; petals 10, longer 
than the stamens. 2%. H. Native of Siberia in woods and 
meadows. About Barnaoul, and perhaps about Petersburgh. 
Curt. bot. mag. t. 225. Very like T. Europæus, but the stems 
are usually 1-flowered. Flowers dark yellow. 
Asiatic Globe Flower. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1759. Pl. 1 to 14 ft. 
6 T. Cauca’sicus (Stev. in mem. nat. mose. 3. p. 265.) sepals 
10, spreading; petals 10, shorter than the stamens. Y.H. Native 
of the eastern parts of Caucasus on Alp. Schahdaghad. Like N. 
Asiaticus, but the petals are shorter than the stamens. Flowers 
yellow. 
Caucasian Globe Flower. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1817. Pl. 1 ft. 
7 T. pa’tunus (Sal. trans. Lin. soc. 8. p. 303.) sepals 5, 
spreading ; petals from 1 to 5, equal in length with the stamens. 
4. H. Flowers golden-yellow. 
Var. a, pedunculatus (D. C. prod. 1. p. 46.) flower elevated 
considerably above the upper leaf. 4. H. Native of Siberia. 
i Var. B, subinvolucràtus (D. C. syst. 1. p. 313.) flower not 
elevated above the upper leaf. 2%. H. Native of Cappadocia 
te the highest mountains in places moistened by the melting of 
‘ Snow. Helléborus ranunculinus, Smith, icon. ined. 1. p. 37. 
finge —Buxb. cent. 1. p. 15. t. 22. Plant hardly the length of a 
"preating. fowered Globe Flower. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1800. 
° ’ z loot. 
cant, - America‘nus (Muhl. and Gaissenh. in Donn. cat. hort. 
nad spals from 5-10-15, spreading; petals from 5 to 20, 
vanis INe than the stamens. 4%. H. Native of Pennsyl- 
in al ine New York, in shady wet places on the mountains, and 
taine T nvulets on the eastern declivities of the Rocky Moun- 
al. ‘a i; d. bot. cab. t. 56. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1988. T. laxus, 
jour, hon trans. 8. p. 303. Gaissénia vérna, Raf. schm. in 
an ‘hn - 1808. vol. 2. p- 168. Flowers pale yellow, smaller 
white in of the other species. Drummond affirms they are 
Amn: e plant he discovered on the Rocky Mountains. 
crican Globe Flower. Fl. May, Jul. Clt.1805. Pl.4to 3 ft. 
oval : etal vas (D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 195.) sepals roundish- 
s mer as 12, linear-lingulate, blunt, one-half shorter than the 
` qadical leaves 5-parted and jagged; stem 1-flowered. 
erect, sm ative of Nipaul at Gasaingsthan. Stem almost naked, 
» Smooth ; segments of leaves pinnatifid, with the lobes lan- 
Fl. May, June. Clit. ? 
Ceolate : 
coloured. S or acutely 3-toothed. Flowers large, orange- 
Dwar 
u ot Globe Flower. F], Aug. Pl. 2 to 4 foot. 
rind border flowers.. They will do well in any 
en soil, and are easily increased by dividing the 
€ Toot or by seeds. A shady moist situation suits 
common 
gar 
plants at th 
em best, 
XX. , 
anthos, „ẸRA NTHUS (from epa, era, the earth, and ayJoc, 
Ower; because the bright yellow blossoms seem to lie 
ERANTHUS. 
XXI. HELLEBORUS. 45 
upon the earth.) Sal. in Lin. soc. trans. 1807. vol. 8. p. 303. 
D. C. syst. 1. p. 314. prod. 1. p. 46.—Kóllea Bir.—Robértia 
Merat. 
Lin. syst. Polyándria, Polygjnia. Involucrum situated un- 
der the flower (f. 11. a.) cleft into many segments. Flower ses- 
sile (f. 11. b.) Calyx of from 5 to 8, coloured petal-like, ob- 
long, deciduous sepals (f. 11. b.) Petals from 6 to 8, tubular, 
very short, with an unequally two-lipped mouth (f. 11. e.) 
Stamens from 20 to 30. Ovaries 5-6. Capsules on pedicels (f. 11. 
c.) Seeds globose, disposed in a single row.—Pretty little tu- 
berous rooted plants, with divided leaves, valuable for the early 
period at which they flower. 
The English name of the genus, Winter Aconite, is given to it 
from its time of flowering, and from the leaves resembling those 
of Aconite. 
1 E. nyema' is (Sal. in Lin. soc. 
trans. 8. p. 303.) sepals from 6 to 
8, oblong. Y. H. Native of 
France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, 
in humid shady places, at the bot- 
toms of mountains, on hills, and in 
groves. Helléborus hyemalis, Lin. 
spec. 783. Jacq. aust. t. 202. Curt. 
bot. mag. t. 3. Helléborus monan- 
thus. Moench. Flowers yellow. 
(£. 11.) 
Winter Aconite. Fl. Jan. Mar. 
Clt. 1596. Pl. 4 foot. 
2 E. Srsrricus (D. C. syst. 1. 
p. 315.) sepals 5, oval. Y%. H. 
Native of the eastern parts of Sibe- 
ria, in moist places. Habit of E. 
hyemalis. Seeds globose, rather compressed. Flowers yellow. 
Siberian Winter Aconite. Fl. Mar. Ap. Clt. 1826. Pl. 4 ft. 
Cult. Winter Aconite is a well-known flower. Being a low 
growing plant, it is well adapted for the front of flower borders, 
where it will thrive in common garden soil; and it is increased 
rapidly by offsets from the tubers. 
FIG. 11. 
XXI. HELLE’BORUS (from éder, helein, to cause death, 
and Bopa, bora, food; poisonous qualities of plants). Adans. 
fam. 458. Lin. gen. no. 702. Lam. ill. 499. D.C. syst. 1. 
p. 815. prod. 1. p. 46. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Polygynia. Calyx permanent of 5 
roundish, obtuse, large sepals, which are generally green. Petals 
‘from 8-10, very short, tubular, narrowest in the lower part, 
nectariferous. Stamens from 30 to 60. Ovaries from 3-10; 
stigmas terminal, orbicular. Capsules coriaceous. Seeds oval, 
disposed in two rows, on a linear double notched receptacle. 
Fetid, stiff, coriaceous, nearly smooth herbs with divided leaves, 
of dangerously cathartic qualities, especially the roots. 
§ 1. Scapes leafless bearing 1 or 2 flowers. 
1 H. nicer (Lin. spec. 783.) radical leaves pedate, quite 
smooth; scape leafless, bearing 1 or 2 flowers and bracteas. Y. H. 
Native of woody mountains in many parts of Europe, particularly 
in Provence, Piedmont, Austria, Styria, Greece, &c. Jacq. aust. 
t. 201. Curt. bot. mag. te 8. Woodw. med. bot. 1. p. 90. t. 18. 
Flower large, with a white or rose-coloured corolla-like calyx. 
The fibres of the root only are used in medicine. They are ofadeep 
brownon the outside, white or yellowish-white within, and of a nau- 
seous and bitterish taste, exciting a sense of heat and numbness in 
the tongue, and of anauseous smell. Neuman got from 2880 grains 
380 alcoholic and 181 watery extract ; and inversely 362 watery 
and 181 alcoholic. Its active constituent seems to be of a vola- 
tile nature, for it loses its virtues by keeping. In large doses 
