RANUNCULACEA. XXVIII. Dezreninivm. 51 
Native near Damascus at the bottom of the mountain called 
Dgebel-cher, D. pygme‘um, Poir. dict. 2. p. 458. Leaves pe- 
dately 3 or 5-cleft, with oblong or linear lobes. Flowers very 
few, small, of a pale-violet colour, and pubescent on the outside, 
with a straight awl-shaped spur. 
Small Larkspur. Fl. May, June. PI. 2 inches. 
9 D. tenuissimum (Sibth. and Smith, fl. grec. t. 505.) stem 
erect, slender, a little branched, and rather pubescent at the 
apex; pedicels much longer than the awl-shaped bracteas. ©. 
H. Native of Greece about Athens. Flowers small, blueish- 
violet; capsules smooth. 
Very slender Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
10 D. acoxìrti (Lin. mant. P- 77.) stem erect, much branched, 
rather pubescent ; leaves pedately-multifid ; pedicels very long ; 
spur horizontal, incurved and cleft at the top. ©. H. Native 
of the Dardanelles and about Damascus. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 40. 
t. 13. Aconitum monégynum, Forsk. cat. pl. const. p. 27. no. 
248. D. incanum, Clark. in Spreng. new. entd. 3. p. 162.? 
Flowers livid, variegated with purple and green on the inside. 
Aconite-like Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1801. Pl. 1 foot. 
11 D. exse’rrum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 345.) stem erect, branched, 
smooth; leaves ternate ; segments stalked, palmately-multifid ; 
pedicels hardly longer than the bracteas ; spur straight ; stamens 
protruding. ©. H. Native of the Levant. Flowers blue, very 
small for the size of the plant. Deless. icon. sel. t. 53. 
Exserted-stamened Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pl. $ foot. 
12 D. rra‘vum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 346.) stem erect, branched, 
upper part pubescent; leaves palmately many-parted ; pedicels 
istant, length of flowers; spur straight, spreading ; stamens 
protruding a little; capsules cylindrical, pubescent. ©. H. 
Native of the Levant. Deless. icon. sel. t. 54. Flowers like 
those of D. aconiti, but yellowish. 
Var. a, velutinum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 346.) the whole plant is 
pubescent ; bracteoles in the middle of pedicel. 
ban Ps glaúcum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 346.) plant smooth at the 
pedivele pubescent at the top; bracteoles at the base of the 
Yellow-flowered Larkspur. FI. June, July. Pl. 3 foot. 
seer. II. DELPHINF'LLUM (a dim. of Delphinium, which see). 
smooth i 1. p. 346. prod. 1. p. 52. Ovaries 3. Petals free, 
one pur usually containing the appendage of one petal 
y. Annual plants. 
leave D. AMBIGUUM (Lin. spec. 7 49.) stem erect, rather velvety ; 
spurst „0r 5-parted, with pinnatifid partitions ; racemes loose ; 
Taight, pubescent, shorter than the calyx ; ovaries villous. 
lida t ative of Mauritania. Flowers like those of D. consó- 
» Ue, pubescent on the outside. 
mbiguous Larkspur. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. 2 ft. 
i * CARDIOPE TALUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 347.) stem erect, a 
and ached ; leaves smooth, ternate, with multifid segments 
teas are tl eo those of the branches as well as the lower brac- 
an orden tifid; racemes crowded ; petals stipitate, orbicular, 
valleys D e at the base. ©.H. Native of the Pyrenees in 
LESS Fi peregrìnum, Lam.—Moris. hist. 3. p. 466. sect. 12. t. 
vart. owers dark blueish-violet. 
; petalled Larkspur. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Pl. 1ft. 
branched care (D. C. syst. 1. p. 347.) stem erect, a little 
lobes- p? eaves smoothish, stiff, ternate, many-cleft, with linear 
t . 
raceme i wee of the branches as well as the bracteas are linear ; 
7 ©. H. 
; petals stipitate, ovate, cord 
ow , , ate at the base. 
ar. oe blue, variegated with white. 
Native 28 abrum (D. C. 1. c.) stem and leaves smooth. ©. H. 
of Andalusia in Spain. 
ar. B, velutinum (D.C 
vety- .C. syst. 1. p. 348.) stem and leaves vel- 
Y-Pubescent, ©. H. Native of Spain about Aranjuez. 
Weak Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
16 D. su'nceum (D.C. fl. fr. 5. p. 641. syst. 1. p. 348.) stem 
erect, much branched ; leaves smooth, stiff, lower ones multifid, 
those of the branches as well as the bracteas are linear and en- 
tire; racemes lax ; petals stipitate, elliptical. ©. H. Native 
of Italy near Nice, Sicily, Tunis near Sfax, and all the islands 
in the Archipelago ; in rugged sunny places and fields. D. pere- 
grinum. Lin. spec. 749. All. pedem. no. 1508. t. 25. f. 3. 
Smith græc. t. 506. Flowers blueish-violet ; petals variegated 
with white. 
Var. (3, subvelutinum (D.C. syst. 1. p. 348.) stem and leaves 
velvety-pubescent. ©. H. Native on Mount Lebanon. 
Rush Larkspur. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1629. Pl. 2 to 1 foot. 
17 D. Forskæru (Rchb. ill. t. 5.) stem erectish, dwarf, a 
little branched, downy ; lower leaves 3-toothed, upper ones linear, 
acute, all sessile and puberulous ; racemes loose, few-flowered ; 
lower petals obovate-lanceolate. ©. H. Native of the Darda- 
nelles. D. grandiflòrum, Forsk. fl. æg. arab. p. 212. Stem 
white with down and curled hairs above ; branches and branch- 
lets terminated by 1-3-flowers, bearing 2 small bracteas in the 
middle of each peduncle. Flowers a little larger than those of 
D. peregrinum, of a violet colour; young ones puberulous. 
Capsules 3, pubescent. 
Forskol’s Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
18 D. na'num (D. C. syst. 1. p. 349.) stem erectish, dwarf, 
and is, as well as leaves, velvety-pubescent; lower leaves 3 or 
5-lobed, upper ones linear ; racemes loose, 2 or 3-flowered ; lower 
petals orbicular. ©. H. Native about Alexandria in sandy 
places and of the Dardanelles. D. peregrinum. Delile, ill. fl. 
egypt. 17. but not of Lin. Like D. junceum, var. p. Flowers 
blueish-violet, with whitish petals, large for the size of the plant. 
Dwarf Larkspur. FI. June, July. Pl. 4 to } foot. 
19 D. natrera'rum (Sibth. and Smith, fl. grac. t. 507.) 
stem erect, branched ; leaves smooth, many-parted ; lower floral 
ones trifid, upper ones entire ; racemes loose; petals spreading, 
lower ones stipitate, orbicular. ©. H. Native of Sicily. 
Flowers blueish-purple. Like D. junceum. 
Small-winged Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
20 D. virea‘tum (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 458.) stem erect, branch- 
ing from the base; leaves smooth, lower ones trifid with toothed 
lobes, those of the branches and flowers entire and acute ; racemes 
loose ; lower petals stipitate, ovate. ©. H. Native of Syria. 
Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 55. Herb pale green. Flowers blueish- 
purple. 
Twiggy Larkspur. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1823. Pl. 1 foot. 
21 D. macrore’ratum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 350.) stem erect, 
much branched ; leaves smooth, membranous, lower ones pal- 
mately-multifid, upper ones linear, very acute; racemes loose ; 
lower petals stipitate, ovate. ©. H. Native of the north of 
Africa about Mogador. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 55. Flowers 
blueish-violet. 
Long-petalled Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
22 D. oscorpa rum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 350.) stem erect, 
branched: leaves smooth, cauline ones 3-lobed, with the lobes 
somewhat bifid ; branch and floral leaves entire, acute; racemes 
loose ; lower petals stipitate, obcordate. ©. H. Native of 
Barbary. Flowers blue, distant from each other. 
Obcordate-petalled Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pl. 14 foot. 
23 D. TRIBRACTEOLA`rUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 350.) stem erect, 
branched; lower leaves palmately-lobed ; racemes loose ; pe- 
dicels bearing 3 bracteas; lower petals stipitate, orbicular, 
cordate at the base. ©. H. Native of Barbary. Flowers 
middle-sized, blue, with a straight spur, which is about 4 lines 
long. 
Three-bracted-pedicelled Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Pi. 
1 foot. 
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