ACONITUM 



(From akoniten, the Greek name for the plant) 



Ranunculaceet 



19. Aconitum Napellus, var. album {A. pyramiddle, var. album; 

 A. tauricum, var. album) 



English Names: White monk's hood, White helmet flower, White wolPs 

 bane, White aconite, etc. 



EUROPE, ASIA, N. AMERICA 



AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 



AN ORNAMENTAL plant with large, slightly bluish, white flowers of 

 Ix. a curious helmet shape, growing in loose spikes on erect stems three 

 to five feet high. Foliage finely divided, dark and handsome; persistent. 

 Excellent for the herba- 

 ceous border or for natu- 

 ralizing against shrub- 

 bery. The root, leaves, 

 and flowers are highly 

 poisonous. Good also 

 for cutting. 



In northern localities 

 the Aconitum grows con- 

 siderably taller than in 

 the south. 



A perennial which, 

 though sometimes slow in 

 becoming estabhshed, is 

 perfectly hardy whenonce 

 it has a firm footing. Will 

 grow in any garden soil, 

 but a rich moist one is pref- 

 erable. Thrives in open 

 sun, but flowers will last 

 longer in shaded places. 



Propagate by di- 

 vision. 



Var. bicolor, and var. 

 versicolor, have large 

 mixed blue-and-white 

 flowers and are among 



the few flowers of mixed colors which are altogether pleasing. 



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