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The Dictionary of Gardening, 



AconitMm— continued. 



liiIiiH't anrheil, conical. .Tniif^. t. with jagged, trapeziform 

 piiinatu lubes. /(. 3ft. Switzerland, 1820. 



A, lycoctonum (true Wolf's-bane).* _rf. liviil-violet, rather large; 

 i;neim's iiinie (»r less pnbesc-ent, branched at tlie base ; Ijottnni of 

 hi'hiiL't cylindrical ; beak elongated. July. I. large, seven-i)arted. 

 tSteni slender, simple, upright, h. 4ft. tu 6ft. Knmpe, 1596. 



A, maximum (largest). Jl. pale blue; panicle loose, furnished 

 with a few long distant, few-Howi-nd, pabrsia-nt branches; spur 

 .short, ■ incurved ; helmet lieniisi»ht.'iii(i-runical, obtuse. July. 

 I. multitid, large, smooth. /(. 6ft. Kaiutscliatka, 1823. 



A. meloctonum (Badger's-hane). Jl cream-coloured, loose, 

 puln-scL-nt ; panicle large, with diverging branches ; spur arched ; 

 hdttiuu (if helmet conit^o-cylindrieal. July. I. five to seven- 

 parted, deep green, h. 2ft. to 4ft. Piedmont, 1821. 



A. Meyeri (Meyer's), jl. bluish purple, on pubescent peduncles ; 

 spur capitate, inclining. June. I. with cuneate bipinnate lobes. 

 h.'2{t. to 4ft. Bavaria, 1823. 



A. molle (soft). Jl. violet, large, puberulous ; racemes panicled, 

 pubescent ; helmet irregularly cnniral, obtuse; front ereet ; spur 

 capitate, or a little hnnkeil. June. I. smooth, with trapeziform, 

 piiiuutc lobes, h. 2ft. to 6ft. 1820. 



Fig. 18. AcoNiTUM Napellus, showing Root, Seed-pod, Flower- 

 spike, Leaf, and Flower with Sepals removed. 



A. Napellus (little turnip).* Common Monk's Hood. Jl. blue, 

 large, on a large terminal raceme; peduncles erect, pubescent; 

 spur capitate ; helmet convex-hemispherical, gaping, smnuthisli ; 

 lip revolnte. Summer. I. pedately tive-Iobed. k. 3ft. to 4ft. 

 There are a great number of varieties of this species cultivated 

 and introduced. The following are some of tlie names repre- 

 senting slightly varying forms which have, liowever, been 

 regarded as species liy Keichcnhacli ami otiier authnrs: ar'/iiDii, 

 ama-ntiin, Hrrnliitriliiiiiinii, llndmii, ni//ih(i/i\i/ini, Cliisiiiiiiitii, cntii' 

 VLiitatuni, I' nil II nt, /■■nimsinn, Fuiil.iiiiiinii, hiaus, JIi>/-priuiini>y 

 Kirhlrri, lirtnni, la., iilnnmi, hix<n,i, M ir/ir/,l,i>J.:n\ /ni,-tlln,'ilc.s 

 ni-oiiKiiiliiinnii, iifiil: r<ii'i'sr, <iliiii-i-u ri-iis, rinilinii, .•'■trictin/ijcnui- 

 foinu,,., r>u>'.slNiH, rn-a.ilinii. One <.f the must virulent of 

 poisiiuiius plants, both to c;ittle as ^^^■1I as Iiuman Iteings ; and, 

 notwitlistaniliiig its eminently h;imls(inie appe;ir;iiice, it should 

 t)nly lie planted in places wbere no il;inger is likely to arise from 

 its jircsence. See Figs. 17 and 18. 



A. nasutum (great-nosed). Jl. violet ; panicle contracted, quite 

 smooth ; spur elongated, arched ; helmet conical, bending forward ; 

 beak short. June. I. with broad, trapeziform, pinnate lolies. 

 A. 3ft. Caucasus, &c., 1818. Syn. A, fjihhiismii. 



A. nltidum (sliining). Synonymous with A. iimelim. 



A. Ottonianum (Otto's).* Jl. bhie, variegated with white; yoimg 

 peibineles nodding ; spur supine, somewhat hooked ; helmet 

 arclied. July, August. I. with trapeziform, pinnate lobes. 

 h. 2ft. to 4ft. CariKitlnan Mountains. 1824. 



A. paniculatum (paniculate). "^ Jl. large, violet; panicle terminal, 

 much branched, loose or contracted, more or less iiubescent ; 

 helmet conical, beaked; front sinuate. June to September 



A.COiiit\xm~ continued. 



I. smooth, with trapezif(uin, pinnate lobes, h. 2ft. to 3ft. France 

 and Switzerland, 1815. SVN. A. heheijiptuin. 



A. plicatum (fidded). Synonymous with A. tauricum. 



A. productum (long-lipped). Jl. violet, downy, on few-flowered, 

 loose, pubcscuiit racL-mes ; helmet straight, irregularly convex- 

 conical, with a dr;i\vn-out beak ; spur capitate. June. I. on long 

 stalks with threeiKuted lobes, h. 1ft. Sil»eria. 



A. rostratum (lieaked).* Jl. violet; panicle rather loose; spur 

 thick, deiuessed, globose; hehnet conical, elongated, abruptly 

 jiointed in front; beak stretclied out. .lune. I. with trapeziform, 

 pinnate lobes. h. 1ft. to 2ft. Switzerland, 1752. SYN. A, 

 alpinum. 



A. Schleicher! (Schleicher's). Jl. Idue or violet, middle sized, on 

 short racemes ; spur capitate ; helmet convex-hemispherical, 

 gaping, snioothish. Summer. I. with finely jagged lobes. 

 Stem straiglit (or infracted), simple, slender, h. 2ft. to 3ft. 

 Europe. Sy.\. A. mihtare. 



A. semigaleatum (half-helmeted). Jl. pale hlue, pubescent 

 when young, on very loose racemes; peduncles elongated; spur 

 hooked ; helmet convex, navicular. June. I. multifid, few, mem- 

 branous, smooth ; root about the size and fonu of a pea. h, 6in. 

 to 2ft. Kamtscliatka, 1818. 



A, Sprengelii(Sprengers). fi. bluish purple ; spur obtuse, straight. 

 June. L with blunt, bipinnate lobes, h, 3ft. to 4ft. Europe, 

 1820. 



A. tauricum (Taurian).* /. deep blue, disposed in dense racemes ; 

 peduncles erect, smooth ; lateral sepals smooth inside; spur blunt; 

 helmet closed, hemi-spherical. June. I. segments almost 

 pedately disposed and divided into linear acuminate lobes, h. 

 5ft. to 4ft. Germany, 1752. SvN. A. plicatum. 



A. tortuosum (twisting). Jl. pale or deep violet, large ; panicle 

 loose, few flowered ; spur thick, long, abruptly pointed (neither 

 arched, nor convolute). July. I. smooth, with narrow wedge- 

 shaped lobes, and acute lobules, h. 6ft. to 8ft. North America, 

 1812. 



A. toxicum. (very poisonous). Jl. violet, large, pubescent, on loose, 

 also pubescent, racemes ; spur hooked ; helmet large, arched, 

 \vith a blunt beak. June. I. smooth, with trapeziform pinnate 

 lobes. Stem flexuous, almost simple. h, 2ft. America, 

 1825. 



A.uncinatum(lninked).* tl. generally lilac, large, smooth; racemes 

 loose, ratlK-r umbullate at the apex, very rarely panicled; spur 

 .somewhat spiral, inclined ; helmet regularly conical, compressed. 

 July. /. with trapeziform pinnate lobes. Stem \vith branches 

 rising from the axils of the leaves, h. 4ft. to 8ft. North America, 

 1768. 



Fig. 19. Aconitum VaRIEGatum, showing Ilahit and Flower. 



A. variegatum (variegated).* Jl. blue, large, smooth ; racemes 

 paniclt-il, looso ; simr erect, clavated-hooked ; helmet bent for- 

 ward, intlatcd; iie;ik ascending. July. I. lower, on long stalks; 

 uppu-r, st'ssilf, smooth, tliickish. h. 1ft. t<i 6ft. Europe, 1597. See 

 Fig. 19. 



A. V, alhiilorum (white-flowered).* jl. white, small; helmet 

 straiglit. 



A. V. bicolor (two-coloured).* It white, edged with blue or lilac;; 

 helmet str;iiL,ht. 



A, vulgare (comnmn). A synonym of .1. Schlrichi-ri. 



A. Willdenovil (Wiiblenow's).* jl. bluish-purple ; peduncles 

 pubescent ; spur olit use, str:ii;iht. June. /. \\ itli Idunt segments. 

 A. 2ft. to 3ft. Carninla, 1L;25. 



Sect. II. Roots Fibrous or Napifonn. 

 A. Anthora (Antbnra).* //. jialo yellow ; panicles gvnerally pubes- 

 cent; spin- refracteil ; lip obctirdate; helmet arched. July. I. 

 palmately cut into linear lobes. A. 1ft. to 2ft. Pyrenees, 1596. 

 The ftdlowing varieties of .1. Anthora are erroneously classed as 

 species by some authors : 



