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^ Follicle 1. Petals united. 



t Petal d-lohed. 



I Peduncle nearly 0. Floral leaves longer tJianJioicer, much dissected. 



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

 Sepals 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 

 Muish-white. 



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

 or nearly so. 



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

 long, dense. Sepals round-ovate and ovate. Upper lobe of petal oblong, 

 bifid, mtcch longer than the triangular, ohtuse, lateral loies. Spur shorter 

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

 raceme. Follicles sparsely glandular, cylindrical, airujMy mucronate. 

 — April to June — Damascus to Aintab and Marash, and northward. 

 Floicers deep violet or pmrple, retaining their color for a long time when 

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

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



3. I>. tomentosiiiii, Auch. © Appressed-canescent, branching 

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

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

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

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

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

 northward. Flotcers violet to light-blue, and rose-color. 



4. I>. oli^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. sulplmreum, Boiss. et Haussk. © Low, appressed- 

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

 Upper lobe of petal '^-tootJied, 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. jD. pusillum, Labill. © Dwarf, 0.03 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 YamCini. Lower regions of 

 Antilebanon. 



