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to be a native of Silesia, although some botanists 

 have considered it only a variety of the Siberian 

 common Bee Larkspur, Elatum, which also grows 

 to the height of six feet, flowering from June to 

 September, with fine deep-blue corollas. This 

 last kind is a much older plant in our gardens. 

 Siberia has also furnished us with the Scarlet- 

 flowered Larkspur, Puniceiim, and we have pro- 

 cured three species of Delphmiion from America. 

 The Siberian and the Silesian Larkspurs have 

 a fine effect in the vase of the saloon, where they 

 retain their beauty longer in water than flowers 

 in general. We shall therefore recommend them 

 to the notice of the fair, as being deserving of 

 both the pen of the poet and the pencil of the 

 painter. Van Ost has been most happy in dis- 

 playing the vivid tints of these flowers on can- 

 vass, and they contribute greatly to the beauty 

 of his brilliant groups. 



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