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§ 1. Helmet arched. 
-48 A. 1t6xicum (Rchb. uebers. p. 43. ill. t. 37.) helmet large, 
arched, with a blunt beak: spur hooked. Y.H. Native of 
Transylvania. A. neomontanum, Baugm. transylv.? A. Cam- 
marum, Hoppe. herb. Stem flexuous, almost simple. Leaves 
smooth. Racemes loose, pubescent. Flowers large, violet, 
pubescent. Ovaries 5. 
Poison Aconite. Fl. June, Aug. Clt.1825. Pl. 2 feet. 
49 A. ce’rNuUM (Koelle. acon. 17. Willd. spec. 2. 1237. 
Rchb. ill. t. 33.) helmet large, arched, beaked. Y%/.H. Native 
of the south of Europe in many parts. Lodd. bot. cab. 810. 
A. Cammarum, Schleich. cat. Gaud. and Vill. A. flexicaile, 
Hoppe and Hornsch. pl. sel. A. cammarum a, Lin. A. cérnuum 
and refléxum, Rchb. uebers. p. 43. A. Wilmetianum and húmile, 
Delarb. fl. auv. ed. 2. p. 499. A. paniculatum, var. 8, D. C. 
‘syst. 1. p. 375. A. pan. ò, flexicatile, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 145. 
A. pan. Tomasélli, Lam. and D. C. fl. fr. ed. 3. vol. 5. p. 918. 
A. variegatum, Seguier, pl. ver. A. neomontanum, Baugm. transyl. 
1857.—Cam. epit. 852.—Clus. hist. 2. p. 97. f. 1.—J. Bauh. 
hist. 3. p. 658.—Chabr. sciagr. 531. f. 6. Stem usually flexu- 
ous. Leaves smooth. Racemes nodding, loose, pubescent, 
with spreading branches rising from the axils of the leaves, 
Flowers largeish, violet, rarely blue or reddish, puberulous or 
smooth.  Pistils usually 5. 
Var. B, pauciflorum (Rchb. uebers. p. 44.) racemes terminal, 
few-flowered, sub-corymbose; peduncles equal in length with 
the flowers. 2/. H. Native on mounts Pennino and Cenis. 
A. paniculatum var. a, Penninum, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 144. 
Var. y, laciniatum (Rchb. uebers. p. 44.) peduncles equal in 
length to the flowers ; branches spreading ; leaves finely jagged 
with long acuminated segments; ovaries smoothish. 2. H 
Native of Calabria. Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 145. 
Var. ò, patentissmum ; stem flexuous ; helmet conical, in- 
flexed; beak short. Native of Siberia. A. paniculatum y, D. 
C. syst. 1. p. 375. A. cérnuum flexicafile, Rchb. A. panicula- 
tum ý, patenti’ssimum, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 145. 
Drooping Aconite. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1800. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
§ 2. Helmet conical. 
50 A. mo’LtE (Rchb. uebers. p. 47. ill. t. $1.) helmet irre- 
gularly-conical, obtuse; front erect. Y.H. Native of? A. 
cérnuum var. a, laxiflorum, Rchb. uebers. p. 43. A. panicula- 
tum 6, flexicatle, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 145. Leaves smooth. 
Racemes panicled, pubescent. Flowers large, puberulous, violet. 
Ovaries usually 3. 
Soft-panicled Aconite. FI. June, Aug. Clt. Pl. 2 to 6 feet. 
51 A. PANICULA`TUM (Lam. fl. fr. ed. 1. suppl. 1224. D. C. 
syst. 1. p. 375.) helmet conical, beaked ; front sinuated, Y.H. 
Native of France and Switzerland. Rchb. ill. t. 32. A. Stéerckii 
Borkaus. spec. 18. A. Cammarum, All. ped. no. 1500. A. parvi- 
florum, Rchb. uebers. p. 46. A. hebéegynum, D. C. syst. 1. p- 
376. exclusive of the synonyms. Stem pubescent towards the 
top. Leaves smooth. Panicle terminal, much branched, loose 
or contracted, more or less pubescent. Flowers largeish, violet. 
Ovaries 3, seldom 5, puberulous ? 
Var. (3, Stoerkiànum (Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 145.) stem flexuous ; 
panicle loose, weak ; beak short. .H. Native of Switzer- 
land. A. Napéllus, officinalis, Stork. libel. de stram. &c. p. 69. 
This is said to be the plant which Baron Stoerck made use of in 
medicine, see A. No. 11. 
Panicled Aconite. Fl. June, Sep. Clt. 1815. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
Secr. VII. Ca’mmaror pea (applied to this section on account 
of the plants it contains agreeing in character with 4. cémmarum, 
from cammarum, a crab, lobster, or crawfish; because the su- 
perior part of the flower very much resembles the recurved tail 
of a crawfish.) Rchb. uebers. p. 14. Sect. IV. Cammarum and 
RANUNCULACEH, XXIX. Aconitum. 
V. Anabates, D. C. syst. 1. p. 374. 377. Calyx deciduous. Pe- 
tals (nectaries) erect, clavated-hooked. Capsules usually 5 
(rarely 3-4) erect, fringed at the suture. Stamens smooth. 
Helmet conical. Lobes of leaves trapesiform, pinnate. 
violet or blue, seldom white or variegated. 
§ 1. Helmet with a middle sized beak. 
52 A. Ca'mmarum (Jacq. aust. 5. t. 224.) helmet arched- 
conical; beak streached. 2. H. Native of Austria, Switzer- 
land, Hungary, &c. &c. A. rostratum ĝ, Jacquinianum, Ser. 
mus. helv. 1. p. 142. Racemes somewhat corymbose few-flower- 
ed; pedicels smooth. Flowers large, pale-blue or violet. Ovaries 
3, smooth. For the derivation of cdmmarum see Section VII. 
Var. a, simplex (Rchb. uebers. p. 52.) stem simple. XY. H. 
Native of Austria.—Barrel. p. 97. no. 873. t. 610. Flowers 
blue. . 
Var. B, ramòsum (Rchb. uebers. p. 52.) stem branched. Y.H. 
Native of Switzerland inthe Alps of Bern. Jacq. aust. 5. t. 424, 
Hoffm. fl. germ. t. 8. Peduncles and ovaries smooth. A. levi- 
gatum, Schleicher. A. Italicum, Tratt. 
Var. y, mutabile (Rchb. uebers. p. 52.) lower peduncles very 
long ; colour of flower changeable. 2.H. Native of Bavaria. 
A. Cammarum var. Schrank. 
Var. ò gracile (Rchb. ill. t. 7. uebers. 55.) stem slender ; 
racemes loose. 2.H. Native of Dauphiny, Italy, Bohemia, 
&e. Leaves smooth. Flowers large, pale-blue or violet. 
Var. e, Judenbergénse (Rchb. ill. t. 8.) stem firm; racemes 
somewhat contracted. 2%. H. Native of Styria about Ju- 
denberg and the Alps of Switzerland. A. Cammarum, Lam. 
ency. 1. p. 33. Schleich. cat. 1821. A. lacinidsum, Schleich. cat. 
1821. A. rostratum var. a, Judenbergénse, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 
142. A. Bernhardianum, Wallr. Sched. crit. 1. p. 250. Flowers 
large, pale-blue or with a white base. Ovaries 3, rarely 4-5. 
1. Judenbergénse var. pilipes (Rchb. ill. t. 8. f. 2.) pedun- 
cles and ovaries pilose. %.H. Native of Switzerland and the 
Carpathian mountains. A. Cammarum, Wahl. fl. carp. no. 533. 
Helmet inclined. A. rostratum var. y, pilosiisculum, Ser. mus. 
helv. 1. p. 142. 
Var. ¢, latiflorum (Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 142.) helmet conical, 
dilated, with an inclined scarcely prominent beak. 24. H. Native 
in the Alps of Bern in Switzerland. , 
Var. n, macránthum ; flowers large, violet. 4%. H. Native 
of Salzburg. A. macrànthum, Rchb. uebers. p. 51. ill. t. 39 
A. Cammarum var. grandiflorum, Braune. 
Crawfish or Purple Aconite. Fl. June, Sep. Pl. 1 to 4 feet. 
§ 2. Helmet with a drawn-out beak. 
53 A. Lastoca’‘rpum (Rchb. uebers. p. 55.) petals (nectaries) 
erect; capsules hairy. 4%. H. Native of Hungary. The 
character of this plant is not sufficiently known. 
Hairy-fruited Aconite. Fl. June, July. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
54 A. propu’crum (Rchb. uebers. t. 38. ill. t. 38.) helmet 
straight, irregularly convex-conical, drawn out. 4%. H. Native 
of Siberia and Kamtschatka, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 150. t- 15. f. 
33, 34. Rchb. acon. p. 75. t. 7. f.3. A. delphinifélium 2, S 
biricum, D. C. syst. 1. p. 380. A. grandiflòrum, Pall. herb. 
Stem about a foot high, few-leaved. Leaves on long stalks, with 
3-parted lobes. Racemes few-flowered, loose, pubescent. Flowers 
violet, puberulous. Ovaries 4-5 pubescent. 
Drann-out-beaked Aconite. Pl. 1 foot. 
55 A. rosrra'tum (Bernh. monog. ined. Rchb. uebers: 
p. 56. ill. t. 11.) helmet bending forward (compressed with 
vertex obliquely reflexed); beak stretched- out. Lodd. bot. 
cab. 208. Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 141. t. 15. f. 16-17. 4-H 
Native of Switzerland and Styria. A. alpìnum, Mill. dict. A 
Câmmarum, Lam. dict. 1. p. 38. A. lùridum, Sal. prod- 375 
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