50 
than the petals. Y%.H. Native of Siberia. Jacq. icon. rar. 
1.t. 102. Murr. comm. Geet. 1780. p. 8. t. 2. A. flava, Lam. 
dict. 1. p. 149. Stem almost naked, 2-3-flowered. Flower 
about the size of those of A. Canadénsis, of a yellowish-green 
colour. 
Green-flowered Columbine. Fl. May, Jul. Clt.1780. Pl. 12 ft. 
12 A. ATROPURPU REA (Willd. enum. 577.) spurs straight, 
equal in length with the petals; styles and stamens about the 
length of the sepals; sepals length of petals. %. H. Native 
of Siberia. Ker. bot. reg. t. 922. A. viridiflora 3. Willd. spec. 
2. p. 1247. Flowers dark-purple or blueish-violet. 
Var. a, brevistjla (Willd. enum. p. 577.) styles not so long as 
the stamens. X%. H. 
Var. B, Dahùrica (Patr. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 338.) styles pro- 
truding beyond the other parts of the flower; leaves smooth. 
u4.H. Native of Dauria on hills and mountains. Deless. icon. 
sel. 1. t. 49. 
Var. y, Fischeriàna (D. C. prod. 1. p. 51.) styles protruding 
beyond the other parts of the flower; leaves villous on the un- 
der surface. %.H. A. atropurpurea, Fisch. ined. 
Dark-purple-flowered Columbine. Fl.May, Jul. Clt. ? PI.13 ft. 
13 A. uy'BRIDA (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1221.) spurs straight, 
hardly incurved at the apex, longer than the petals, which are 
very blunt; styles hardly exceeding the length of the stamens 
and petals; sepals acute, length of petals; stem and leaves 
clothed with very delicate pubescence. %. H. Native of Si- 
beria. A. Sibirica, Donn, cant.? A. speciosa, var. a, D. C. 
syst. 1. p. 336. Stem many-flowered. Flowers twice the size of 
those of 4. Canadénsis, with dark purple sepals, yellowish petals 
and purple spurs, which are green at the tips. 
Hybrid Columbine. Fl. May, Ju. Clt. 1827. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
14 A. PARVIFLÒRA (Ledeb. act. petrop. 1815. 5. p. 514. no. 
32.) spurs straight, short, almost equal in length with the blunt 
petals ; stamens recurved, length of the acute sepals; stem 2 or 
3-flowered, and is as well as the leaves smooth. %.H. Native 
of Siberia in woods at the river Lena.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 186. t. 
47. Stem almost naked. Flowers blue, smaller than those of 
A. Canadensis. Ovaries pubescent. 
Small-flowered Columbine. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1819. Pl. 1 ft. 
15 A. anemonoipes (Willd. gess. naturf. berl. 1811. t. 9. f. 
6.) spurs straight, very short, equal in length with the petals ; 
petals thrice as short as calyx ; peduncles radical, 1-flowered, 
almost naked. 2%.H. Native of Siberia on'the Altaian moun- 
tains. Perhaps a variety of 4. glandulosa, according to Fischer. 
Flower purple ? 
Anemone-like Columbine. Fl. My. Ju. Clt. 1827. Pl. to 4 ft. 
Cult. All the species of Columbine are very ornamental, and 
deserve to be cultivated in every garden. They will thrive in 
any common garden soil, and are easily increased by dividing the 
plants at the roots or by seeds, which generally ripen in abundance. 
XXVIII. DELPHINIUM (from dedguy, delphin, a dolphin, 
on account of the resemblance between the nectary of the plant, 
and the imaginary figures of the dolphin.) Tourn. inst. 426. t. 
241. Lin. gen. no. 681. Geert. fruct. 1. p. 310. t. 65. Lam. illust. 
t. 432. D. C. syst. 1. p. 340. prod. 1. p. 51.) 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Tri-Pentagynia. Calyx deciduous, 
petal-like, irregular, with the upper sepal drawn out below into 
a spur. Petals 4; 2 upper ones drawn out at the base into ap- 
pendages within the spur.—Erect branching herbs. Leaves 
stalked, cauline ones palmately-multifid. Flowers racemose, 
usually blue or violet, seldom white. 
The genus is called Pied d’ Alouette in French, because of the 
long spur resembling the talon of a lark, whence also the English 
name Larkspur. 
RANUNCULACEH. XXVIII. Detrninivum. 
Secr. I. Conso’r1na (from consolido, to reunite, because the 
D. consólida being formerly reputed as a most powerful vul- 
nerary. The name is applied to this section, because all the 
plants it contains resemble D. consélida.) D.C. syst. 1. p. 341. 
prod. 1. p. 51. Ovary one. Petals 4, connected together. Spur 
containing only the appendage of one of the petals. Annual herbs. 
1 D. AXILLARIFIÒRUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 341.) stem almost 
simple, smoothish, with the branches hardly diverging ; flowers 
axillary, almost sessile; bracteas multifid, situated under the 
flower. @©.H. Native of the Levant. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 
50. Sepals oblong, acute, pale-blue. Leaves ternate or biter- 
nate, with multifid segments. 
Axillary-flowered Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
2 D. Ortverta‘num (D. C. syst. 1. p. 341.) stem smooth, a 
little branched, with the branches hardly diverging ; flowers few, 
loosely racemose ; pedicels length of bracteas ; capsules smooth. 
©. H. Native between Bagdad and Vermancha in cultivated 
fields. Flowers blueish-purple, twice the size of those of D. 
Ajàcis. 
Oliver’s Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1825. Pl. 13 foot. 
3 D. Asa‘cis (Lin. spec. 748.).stem erect, smoothish, almost 
simple, with the branches hardly diverging ; flowers in long dense 
racemes; pedicels length of bracteas; capsules pubescent. ©. 
H. Native of Tauria.—Clus. hist. 2. p. 206. f. 1. Flowers 
either white, blue, rose, flesh-coloured, or purple, or variegated, 
with the same colours, double or single. Called Ajacis, because 
some traces may be perceived in the flower of what may be 
likened to the letters A J A. 
Ajax’s or Rocket Larkspur. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1573. Pl. 1 
4 D. conso’ipa (Lin. spec. 748.) stem erect, smoothish, with 
divaricating branches; flowers few, loosely racemose ; pedicels 
longer than the bracteas; capsules smooth. Native in corn- 
fields throughout Europe, also in Pennsylvania and Virginia. 
Smith, engl. bot. 1839. Fl. dan. t. 683. Lam. illust. t. 482. f. 1. 
D. segetum, Lam. Flowers either single or double, white, 
blue, red or purple, or variegated with these colours. The 
name is derived from consélido, to unite ; it being formerly re- 
puted as a most powerful vulnerary. It is said to be ingredient 
in those French cosmetics, which are so destructive of the sur- 
face of the skin. It is called Pied d’ Alouette in France, and 
Rittersporn in Germany. It is a common garden annual, as 
well as D. Ajdcis. The seeds are acrid and poisonous. 
Uniting or Branched Larkspur. FI. June, July. England. Pl. 
1 to 5 feet. 
5 D. vauctriorum (D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 196.) stem erect, 
branched, upper part villous, the rest smooth, as well as leaves; 
flowers solitary, remote, on long peduncles ; capsules smooth ! 
©. H. Native of Nipaul at Narainhetty. D. consolida, Hamilt. 
mss. Flowers violet. Spur shorter than the flower. 
Few-flowered Larkspur. FI. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
6 D. puse’scens (D.C. fl. fr. 5. p. 641. syst. 1. p- 343.) 
stem straight, pubescent, somewhat branched at the top; flowers 
in loose racemes; pedicels longer than the bracteas; leaves an 
capsules pubescent. ©. H. Native of the south of France in 
corn-fields. D. consólida, Sibth and Smith, fl. grec. t. 504. D. 
ambiguum, Lois. not. p. 85. but not of Lin. Flowers blue. 
Pubescent Larkspur. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1816. Pl. 2 or 3 feet. 
7 D. ricroum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 144.) stem erect, mue 
branched, stiff; leaves and capsules velvety-canescent ; pedicels 
3-times longer than the bracteas. ©.H. Native of the Levant 
Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 52. Flowers pale-purple, smaller than 
those of D. consélida. 
Stiff Larkspur. Fi. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
8 D. pusitium (Labill. syr. dec. 4. p- 5. t. 2. f. 1.) stem erect 
very slender, 2-4-flowered, and is as well as the leaves pubes- 
cent ; pedicels a little longer than the linear bracteas. ' 
