Tab. 5819. 

 DELPHINIUM nudicaule. 



Naked-stemmed Zarfcspur. 



Nat. Ord. Kanunculaceje. — Polyandeia Trigynia. 



Gen. Char. — Sepala 5, basi subconnata, posticum (seu calycis tubus) 

 deorsum in calcar productum. Petala 2 v. 4, parva, 2 postica (saape 

 connata) in appendicem calcariformem intra calcar calycis producta, 2 

 lateralia ecalcarata v. deficentia. Carpella 1-5, sessilia, libera, pluri- 

 ovulata, maturitate folliculatim deliiscentia. Semina subcarnosa. — 

 Herbse annua v. caudice radiciformi perennes, erectce, ramosce. Folia 

 alterna, subternatim palmatimve lobata v. dissecta. Flores majusculi, 

 laxe racemosi v. paniculati, c&rulei, purpurei, rosei v. albi, rarissime, 

 coccinei v. Jlavi. Filamenta basi interdum dilatata. 



Delphinium nudicaule ; foliis radicalibus petiolatis orbiculatis tripartitis, 

 segmentis 3-7 obovato-cuneiformibus 3-7 lobis, scapo racemoso laxi- 

 floro, pedicellis elongatis, calcare recto, sepalis late ovatis coccineis, 

 petalis superioribus calycem subsequantibus inferioribus 2-fidis basi 

 minute calcaratis carpellis 3 patenti-recurvis reticulatis pubescentibus. 



Delphinium nudicaule, Torr. and Gray, Fl. N. Am., vol. i. p. 33. 



A very beautiful, hardy perennial, raised from Californian 

 seeds by Mr. Thompson, of Ipswich, and flowered in July of 

 last year. It was discovered by the late David Douglas, in 

 1833, and has been collected by many subsequent travellers. 

 As a species it is nearly allied to 1). cardinale, Hook (Tab. 

 Kost. 4887), from which it differs in its much smaller size, 

 broader leaf-lobes with short segments, laxer panicle, far 

 paler, smaller, and more orange-colored flowers, nearly 

 glabrous perianth, and pubescent carpels. 



FEBRUARY 1ST, 1870. 



