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. white, in threes, 
May to tem 
ere fa at Sige 
t ayes + h. 4ft.. New Holland, 1 i 
A. apes (ovate-leaved).*°A new species, having, according to Mr. 
W. Bull, ovate leaves, which, along with the stems and petioles, 
are dark purple, giving the plants, when making new growthyra 
striking appearance. It has a neat habit. 
ACOKANTHERA. See Toxicophlea. 
ACONIOPTERIS. See Acrostichum. 
ACONITE. See Aconitum. 
ACONITE, ER. See Eranthis. 
ACONITUM (from Acong, o cone, a harbour of 
Heraclea, in Bithynia, near where it is said to abound). 
Aconite; Monk’s Hood; Wolf’s Bane. ORD. Ranunculaceæ. 
An extensive genus of very ornamental hardy perennials. 
Flowers in terminal racemes; sepals five, the upper one 
helmet shaped, the two sides broader than the two back 
ones; petals five, small, the two upper with long claws 
the tip; the three inferior smaller or undeveloped. 
= Leaves palmate. They thrive well in any ordinary garden 
soil. If left undisturbed for several years, they will attain 
a goodly size, and produce fine panicles of handsome flowers. 
They are invaluable for growing beneath the shade of trees, 
where they succeed better than almost any other class of 
plants. All are very easily propagated by divisions of the 
roots and seeds; the latter should be sown as soon as ripe 
inacold frame. Care should be taken not to leave pieces 
of the roots about, for, with but one exception, those of all 
the species are very poisonous.. Although very unlike 
horse-radish, they have frequently been mistaken for it, with 
fatal results; and none of the species should be cultivated 
in or near the kitchen garden. 
Sect. I.—Roots, Tuberous, 
-poi k u ur i 
r og art or 
lobes, h. 2ft. to 4ft. Switzerland, 1819. 
album awhite-floweted)® pure white, large, with erect helmet, 
August, eit to l green, with oblong-cuneate divisions. 
4ft. to 5ft. Levant, 1752. This is a rare and very 
f pel. 
of pel- 
Berries 
Aan in) Synonymous with A. rostratum. 
ee pene werd ). bluish-purple, large; spur 
Ani as une. with bit segment "he Bt to Sit. 
l deep blu 
aa 
biflorum (twin-flowered). fo en, covered 
y A TEA alpine 
species. 
A. Cammarum (Cammarum). f. rich purple, on ra p 
loose spikes ; yg capitate ; helmet ETERAJ J 
oe September. with short, bluntish lobes. A. 3ft. to 4ft. Austria, 
A. cernuum (drooping). /. violet, large, on nodding, loose. 
racemes ; aaa iniiai. or a little hooked ; helmet Kiet are 
beaked. July and August. l with trapeziform, pinnate ts Dba 
Branches ebe kun spreading. A. 3ft. to 4ft. Europe, 1800. 
A. delphinifolium (Delphinium-leaved).* fl. pale bluish purple, 
zo on loose racemes; spur a little hooked; helmet hemi- 
June. l. smooth, deeply cut into five parts. Stems 
. h. in. to 2ft. North America, 1820. A rare alpine species, 
a fl. blue, very large, in loose panicled spikes ; 
mt; spur capitate, inclining. June. 2 with 
3 h. 3ft. to 4ft. Europe, 1822. 
eminent).* jl, blue, on erectly spreading pubescent 
| porong a i with cuneate bi helinet closed ; lip very long, refracted. 
1800. cuneate bipinnate lobes. h. 2ft. to 4ft. Europe, 
A. eriostemon (woolly-stamened bluish-purple, disposed in 
long, pre n: tS aden a es; spur sae aed helmet 
„Switzerland. T m A with cuneate, bipinnate lobes. A. 4ft. 
exaltatum (exalted), gh. ‘sok icles, with ascend- 
«Bagg branches spur somewhat ak honban: ere: 
Pyrenean thea traperiform, pinnate bes, h. 6ft. 
Aconitum— continued. 
Bec recommen ad a Meng hooked att = a e apes! eel 
ed, inclining 
multifid, ciliated (as well as the pulled, whee ohn: vind, A et, 
Siberia. 1822. 
A. gibbosum (swollen), Synonymous with A. nasutum. 
A. Gmelini (Gmelin’s), fl. cream-coloured, middle-sized, on very 
long loose racemes; spur straight, obtuse ; bottom of the helmet 
rounded, cylindrical, July, J. on long staiks, villous beneath and 
shining ‘above; lobes divided into narrow segments, A, 2ft. 
Siberia, 1817. Syn. A. nitidum. 
A. gracile (slender),* jl. pale blue or violet, large, on loose 
racemes ; spur erect, clavated-hooked ; helmet with a middle sized 
beak. June. Z smooth, with trapeziform, pinnate lo 
slender. h. 2ft. Italy, &c. 
A. Halleri (Haller’s).* . opaque violet, on elongated, loose. 
racemes, With a few lateral icare ones ; spur capitate ; helmet 
convex-hemispherical, gaping. June. l lobes linear, dilated, bof 
og Stem straight, long, branched. h. 4it. to 6ft. — 
A. H. bicolor (two-coloured),* 
£ white, variegated with bine; 
disposed in spikes or panicles. June. 
Fig. 17. FLOWER OF ACONITUM NAPELLUS, nearly Full Size, 
A. hamatum (hooked). Synonymous with A. exaltatum. 
re hebegynum (blunt-styled), Synonymous with 4. paniculatum, 
um (various-leaved 1l en 
ao~ in fom. large, numerous, y pray ae RS hag ae 
below, sessile above, broadly cordate, coarsely todi ws opo 
edge, and deep green. A. 2ft. Himalayas, 1874, A new intro- 
duction, said to be non-poisonous, and used as a tonic in India. 
woe og ie ne mer í jl. pale or a violet, on very loose and 
much branched panicles, large ; spur thick, lo ' abru re On 
beak blunt ; helmet sub- heeri aad pge Ees with broad cuneiform - 
lobes, and obtuse lobules. A. 4ft. 1821. 
A. intermedium (intermediate). fi. blue, on a loi 3 
with ascending stiff branches ; spur supine, somewhat | 
helmet arched. Juue. i. with trapeziform, pinnate lob 
to 4ft. Alps of Europe, 1820. = 
A. japonicum (Japanese).* jl, flesh-coloured, on loose ‘panicles, 
fr ascending risi helmet arae i conical, a 
mucronate ; beak acute ste July to September. J. stalked, 
trifid; lateral lobes bitid, middle. lobe eid, all blunt and deeply 
oothed. d round, ‘smooth, h. 6ft, Japan, 1790. One 
