52 
Sect. III. DerruwNa'srrum (an alteration from Delphinium, 
which see). D. C. syst. 1. p. 351. prod. 1. p.53. 
Ovaries 3 or 5. Petals free, lower ones usually bifid with a 
bearded disk. Spur elongated, containing the appendages of two 
petals. Perennial plants, they are usually called Bee Larkspur, 
because the bearded petals resemble a Bee. 
gl. 
Limb of lower petals entire. 
24 D. GRANDIFIÒRUM (Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 531. ed. 2. p. 749. 
Richb. ill. t. 12.) leaves palmately-many-parted into distant linear 
lobes; pedicels longer than the bracteas ; petals shorter than the 
calyx, two lower ones somewhat orbicular, with obliquely inflexed, 
entire borders ; racemes spreading, few-flowered, diverging. Y. 
H. Native of Siberia near the Volga, and in Dauria, about 
Oulcapin, &c. Sims, bot. mag. 1686. D. virgatum, Jacq. fil.— 
Mill. icon. t. 250.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 187. t. 78. Flowers either 
double or single, large, blue, and the intermediate shades to white. 
A very ornamental plant. 
Var. B, Chinénse (Fisch. in litt. Lod. bot. cab. t. 71. Rchb. 
ill. te 13.) stem stiff, straight; racemes many-flowered, lateral 
ones erectish ; lower petals suborbicular ; colour of flowers easily 
changed by cultivation. X4. H. Native of China. Flowers 
blue and.the intermediate shades to white, with the two lower 
petals bearded with yellow hairs. A very ornamental plant. 
Var. y, Fischért (Rchb. ill. t. 14.) racemes many-flowered, 
lateral ones twiggy, erectish ; petals quadrate-oblong, two lower 
ones obovate. 2/.H. Native of China. Flowers pinkish-purple. 
Great-flowered Larkspur. Fl. Ju. Sep. Clt. 1816. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
25 D. cuera’ntuum (Fisch. in litt. D. C. syst. 1. p. 352.) 
stem erect, branched ; leaves 5-parted, with oblong, acuminated, 
subtrifid and somewhat toothed lobes ; petals shorter than the 
calyx, two lower ones with obliquely inflexed, ovate, entire limbs ; 
capsules reticulately-painted, pubescent. X4. H. Native of 
Dauria about Doroninsk. Ker. bot. reg. t.473. Schrank. pl. 
rar. 52. witha figure. D. Dahtricum. Stev. ined.—Gmel. sib. 4. 
p- 187. t.76. Flower size and colour of those of D. grandiflorum. 
Lip-flowered Larkspur. Fl. Ju. Sep. Clt. 1819. Pl. 2 to 3 ft. 
26 D.vire’scens (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 14.) stem simple, 
pubescent ; leaves on long footstalks, 3 or 5-parted, with linear 
subtrifid segments; racemes few-flowered ; spur longer than 
the flower, 2. H. Native of North America in the plains of 
the Missouri. Flowers greenish ? 
Greenish-flowered Larkspur. FI. June, Sept. 
§ 2. Limb of loner petals bifid. 
27 D. punrceum (Pall. voy. 8. p. 327. no. 336. Lin. fil. 
suppl. 267.) petioles dilated and sheathing at the base; leaves 
many-parted, even to the base, into linear lobes ; recemes elon- 
gated ; spur straight, blunt, rather longer than the pedicel, but 
shorter than the flower. 2/.H. Native in the arid desert of 
Tartary about the Volga, &c. Flowers dark purple, pubescent 
on the outside. 
Var. }3, Damecornu, segments of leaves stalked, with diverging 
lanceolate lobes. 2. H.—Gmel. sib. 4. t.77? Flowers larger 
than in var. a. > 
Scarlet Larkspur. FI. June, Sept. Clt. 1785. Pl. 1 foot. 
28 D. argirLo rum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 353.) petioles dilated 
and sheathing at the base; leaves many-parted, with linear lobes ; 
Pl. 2 feet. 
racemes elongated, crowded ; bracteas membranous, broad-lan- . 
ceolate ; spur straight, blunt, rather longer than the pedicel. 
Y. H. Native of Armenia. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 58. 
Flowers like those of D. puntceum, but white, and smooth on the 
outside. 
White-flowered Larkspur. F]. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. 3 ft. 
29 D. ocnrorev'cum (Stev. diss. ined. D.C. prod. l. p. 54. 
syst. 1. 546.) petioles dilated and sheathing at the base ; leaves 
RANUNCULACEÆ. XXVIII. Detruinivum. 
many-parted, with linear awl-shaped segments; racemes short ; spur 
acute, longer than the flower ; capsules smooth. 7. H. Native 
of Iberia. D. puniceum, var. Bieb. fl. taur. cauc. 2. p. 13, 
Flowers white or cream-coloured, pubescent on the outside. 
Cream-coloured-flowered Larkspur. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1817. 
Pl. 2 feet. ° , 
30 D. uy’sripum (Willd. spec. 2. p. 1229.) petioles dilated 
and sheathing at the base ; leaves many-parted, with linear lobes ; 
racemes crowded ; spur straight, longer than the flower. . H. 
Native of Tauria and Caucasus. D. hirsùtum, Pers. ench. 2. 
p. 81. Lower part of plant smooth, upper part velvety-pubes- 
cent. Flowers blue, with the two lower petals bearded with 
white hairs. 
‘ar. B, fissum (Waldst. et Kit. pl. hung. 1. p. 83. t. 81.) 
racemes elongated ; lobes of lower petals narrower and longer 
than in var.a. %.H. Native of Hungary near Walachia m 
bushy places, Flowers darker blue than those of var. a. 
Hybrid Larkspur. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1794. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
31 D. veLuti Num (Bert. exc. p. 12.) petioles dilated and 
sheathing at the base; leaves 5-parted, multifid, with linear lobes; 
racemes loose, and are, as well as the stems, clothed with very 
_ soft down; spur curved; lower bracteas longer than the flowers. 
Y%.H. Native of Italy on the mountains. 
D.C. syst. 1. p. 554. Flowers blue. 
Var. B, D. orientale perenne aconiti folio, flore czruleo. 
Tourn. cor. 30. M.H. Native of Armenia. 
Velvety Larkspur. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1819. Pl. 3-4 feet. 
32 D. venta’cynum (Lam. dict. 2." p. 264.) petioles dilated 
and sheathing at the base ; lower leaves 5-lobed, with the lobes 
cut and bluntish at the apex: upper leaves 5-parted, many-cleft 
into linear lobes ; petals shorter than the calyx. 2. H. Native 
in corn-fields at Algiers, on cretaceous hills in Portugal, also 
Gibraltar. Desf. atl. 1. p. 427. t. 111. Herb branched, vel- 
vety, or smooth at the bottom. Flowers large, blue or violet. 
Five-styled Larkspur. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1819. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
33 D. Mensresn (D.C. syst. 1. p. 355.) petioles hardly di- 
lated at the base ; leaves 5-parted, with trifid entire linear lobes 
bracteas trifid; root grumose. 2. H. Native of the north- 
west coast of America, Kotzebue’s Sound, Puget Sound, Colum- 
bia River, and in California. D. tuberdsum. Menz. MSS. Lindl. 
bot. reg. t.1192. Flowers about the size and colour of those of 
D. grandiflorum, pubescent on the outside, with a straight spur. 
Menzies’s Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1826. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
34 D. r’txcans (D.C. syst. 1. p. 355.) petioles hardly di- 
lated at the base ; leaves smooth, 5-parted, with 3-5-cleft lobes, 
and linear-lanceolate acute lobules ; racemes loose, few-flowered ; 
petals shorter than the calyx; spur curved, shorter than the 
sepals. %. H. Native of North America? Flower beautiful 
dark-blue, smaller than those of D. grandiflorum. 
Var. B, múltiplex. Flower double, of a beautiful dark-blue 
colour. Moris. fl. consp. t. 43. D. grandiflora flore pleno, Hort. 
This has been long known in the gardens under the name 0 
Double Larkspur. l 
Elegant Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1741. Pl. 13 foot. 
35 D. amænum (Stev. ined. D.C. syst. 1. p. 546.) petioles 
hardly dilated at the base ; leaves pubescent underneath, 5-parte 
with lanceolate pinnatifid lobes, and linear acute lobules ; raceme 
branched ; petals shorter than the calyx ; spur straight. X- 
Native of Siberia.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 187. t. 77. exclusive of the 
synonym of Amman. Flowers beautiful blue. 
Pleasing Larkspur. Fl, Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Pl. 2 or 3 ft 
36 D. trico’rne (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 314.) petioles 
smooth, hardly dilated at the base; leaves 5-parted, with 3-5- 
cleft lobes, and linear lobules ; petals shorter than the calyx; 
gapsules 3, reflexed, arched, spreading from the base. X. H. Na- 
tive of North America on the sides of shady and fertile hills, 0? 
D. hýbridum var. y. 
