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but they may be suffered to stand thicker on the 

 ground than the Branching Larkspur, Delphinium 

 Consolida, which spreads its branches to some 

 distance, so that four or five of these latter plants 

 are sufficient to form a group. These must never 

 be mixed v^ith the former species, as the cha- 

 racter of the plants and their duration of flowering 

 are so different ; the latter, although less orna- 

 mental, continuing in flower for a longer period. 

 This last species grows wild in most parts of 

 Europe, as well as in England. Gerard observes 

 that it grows in fields where corn has grown. It 

 appears to have been principally found in Cam- 

 bridgeshire. 



The Great-flowered Larkspur, Delphinium Gran- 

 diflorum, is a Siberian perennial plant, the seeds 

 of which were first sent to this country by Dr. 

 Ammann, of Petersburg, to Mr. Miller, who cul- 

 tivated it at Chelsea, in the year 1758. This 

 plant is now propagated in a double state, and 

 forms one of the most splendid ornaments of the 

 garden by the brilliancy of its azure colour. 



Mr. Miller had two years previously received 

 from the same gentleman, seeds of the Palmated 

 Bee Larkspur, Delphinium Intermedium; also a 

 perennial plant of great beauty, growing from 

 five to six feet in height, and producing flowers 

 of a most resplendent blue. This species proves 



