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* Follicle 1. Petals united, 



t Petal B-loled, 



X Peduncle nearly 0. Floral leaves longer tluin flower^ much dissected. 



1. D. axilliflorum, D.C. Glabrescent, or puberulent above. 

 Bepals ovate-oblong. Upper lobe of petal oblong, bifid, as long as 

 ovate, lateral lobes. Follicle glabrescent, or appressed-pubescent, 

 cylindrical, obliquely wrinkled, nearly sessile, appressed to stem — May 

 and June — Coelesyria, Lattakia and northward. Flowers violet, or 

 bluish-white. 



X X Peduncle as long as, or longer than follicle. Floral leaves simple 

 or nearly so. 



2. D. Orientale, J. Gay. Sparingly pubescent. Racemes 

 l(yng, dense. Sepals round-ovate and ovate. Upper lobe of petal oblong, 

 bifid, much longer than the triangular, oMuse, lateral lobes. Spur shorter 

 than petal. Fruiting peduncles curved upward, longest near base of 

 raceme. Follicles sparsely glandular, cylindrical, abruptly mucronate, 

 — April to Jun« — Damascus to Aintab and Marash, and northward. 

 Flowers deep violet or purple, retaining their color for a long tirne when 

 dry. Flowers oj this species have been found in the garlands of mummies 

 3,000 years old, with color but slightly faded, 



3. D. toineiito§uiii, Auch. Appressed-canescent, branching 

 from base. Racemes short, loose. Sepals ovate, and ovate-oblong. 

 Petal triangular, with scarcely distinguishable lateral lobes. Spur a little 

 longer than petal. Fruiting peduncle erect, refracted at insertion oj 

 lon^ bracts. Follicle appressed-hairy, cylindrical, tapering into a beak 

 one-third its length — Spring — Waste fields, Aleppo to Aintab, and 

 northward. Flowers violet to light-blu£, and rose-color, 



4. D, olig^anthum, Boiss. Appressed-canescent, branched 

 from base. Racemes short, flowers 1-7 rose-colored. Petal cuneate at 

 base, triangular, obscurely 3-lobed. Spur somewhat shorter than petal. 

 Calyx and corolla somewhat persistent after flowering. Fruiting 

 peduncle divergent, refracted at insertion of short bracts. Follicle 

 woolly, oblong, inflated, ending abruptly in a short beak — May and 

 June — Aintab to Palmyra, and Coelesyria, and eastward. 



5. D. sulphureum, Boiss. et Haussk. Low, appressed- 

 pubescent, corymbose. Flowers 3-5, in short raceme, sulphur-colored. 

 Upper lobe of petal S-toothed, longer and narrower than lateral lobes. 

 Spur twice as long as petal. Fruiting peduncle recurved. Follicle 

 pendulous, hirsute with white hairs, oblong-lanceolate, mucronate — 

 Spring — Grassy places in mountains about Marash, 1,300 m. 



6. D. pu§illuin, Labill. Dwarf, 0.02 m. to 0.08 high, soft- 

 velvety, canescent. Branches divergent from neck. Racemes dense, 

 with 3-5, rose-colored flowers. Petal rhomboid, with 3 obscure lobes of 

 equal length, the middle one truncate, 3-toothed. Spur shorter than 

 petal. Fruiting peduncle refracted at apex. Follicle oblong, com- 

 pressed appressed-hairy — June — Lake Yam\ini. Lower regions of 

 Antilebanon. 



