RANUNCULACEjE. XXVIII. DELPHINIUM. 



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Native near Damascus at the bottom of the mountain called 

 Dgebel-cher, D. pygmse'um, Poir. diet. 2. p. 458. Leaves pe- 

 dately 3 or 5-cleft, with oblong or linear lobes. Flowers very 

 few, small, of a pale-violet colour, and pubescent on the outside, 

 with a straight awl-shaped spur. 



Small Larkspur. Fl. May, June. PI. 2 inches. 



9 D. TENUISSIMUM (Sibth. and Smith, fl. graec. t. 505.) stem 

 erect, slender, a little branched, and rather pubescent at the 

 apex; pedicels much longer than the awl-shaped bracteas. Q. 

 H. Native of Greece about Athens. Flowers small, blueish- 

 violet ; capsules smooth. 



Very slender Larkspur. Fl. June, July, PI. ^ foot. 



10 D. ACONITI (Lin. mant. p. 77.) stem erect, much branched, 

 rather pubescent ; leaves pedately-multifid ; pedicels very long ; 

 spur horizontal, incurved and cleft at the top. O- H. Native 

 of the Dardanelles and about Damascus. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 40. 

 t. 13. Aconitum monogynum, Forsk. cat. pi. const, p. 27. no. 

 248. D. incanum, Clark, in Spreng. new. entd. 3. p. 162.? 

 Flowers livid, variegated with purple and green on the inside. 



Aconite-like Larkspur. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1801. PI. 1 foot. 



11 D. EXSE'RTUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 345.) stem erect, branched, 

 smooth ; leaves ternate ; segments stalked, palmately-multifid ; 

 pedicels hardly longer than the bracteas ; spur straight ; stamens 

 protruding. O. H. Native of the Levant. Flowers blue, very 

 small for the size of the plant. Deless. icon. sel. t. 53. 



Exserted-stamened Larkspur. Fl. June, July. PI. f foot. 



12 D. FLA V VUM(D. C. syst. 1. p. 346.) stem erect, branched, 

 upper part pubescent ; leaves palmately many-parted ; pedicels 

 distant, length of flowers ; spur straight, spreading ; stamens 

 protruding a little; capsules cylindrical, pubescent. O- H. 

 Native of the Levant. Deless. icon. sel. t. 54. Flowers like 

 those of/), aconiti, but yellowish. 



Var. a, veluttnum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 346.) the whole plant is 

 pubescent ; bracteoles in the middle of pedicel. 



Var. ft, glaucum (D. C. syst. 1. p. 346.) plant smooth at the 

 base, but pubescent at the top ; bracteoles at the base of the 

 pedicels. 



Yellow-Rowered Larkspur. Fl. June, July. PI. foot. 



SECT. II. DELPHINE'LUJM (a dim. of Delphinium, which see). 

 D. C. syst. 1. p. 346. prod. 1. p. 52. Ovaries 3. Petals free, 

 smooth. Spur usually containing the appendage of one petal 

 only. Annual plants. 



13 D. AMBI'GUUM (Lin. spec. 749.) stem erect, rather velvety ; 

 leaves 3 or 5-parted, with pinnatifid partitions ; racemes loose ; 

 spur straight, pubescent, shorter than the calyx ; ovaries villous. 

 Q. H. Native of Mauritania. Flowers like those of D. conso- 

 lida, blue, pubescent on the outside. 



Ambiguous Larkspur. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. 2 ft. 



14 D. CARDIOPE'TALUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 347.) stem erect, a 

 little branched ; leaves smooth, ternate, with multifid segments 

 and linear lobes, those of the branches as well as the lower brac- 

 teas are multifid ; racemes crowded ; petals stipitate, orbicular, 

 and cordate at the base. () H. Native of the Pyrenees in 

 valleys. D. peregrinum, Lam: Moris, hist. 3. p. 466. sect* 12. t. 

 4. f. 3. Flowers dark blueish-violet. 



Heart-petalled Larkspur. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. PI. 1 ft. 



15 D. ORA'CILE (D. C. syst. 1. p. 347.) stem erect, a little 

 branched ; leaves smoothish, stiff, ternate, many-cleft, with linear 

 lobes ; those of the branches as well as the bracteas are linear ; 

 racemes lax ; petals stipitate, ovate, cordate at the base. O- H. 

 Flowers pale blue, variegated with white. 



Var. a, glabrum(Y). C. 1. c.) stem and leaves smooth. () H. 

 Native of Andalusia in Spain. 



Var. fl, veluttnum (D.C. syst. 1. p. 348.) stem and leaves vel- 

 vety-pubescent. Q. H. Native of Spain about Aranjuez. 



Weak Larkspur. Fl. June, July. PL 1 foot. 



16 D. JU'NCEUM (D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 641. syst. 1. p. 348.) stem 

 erect, much branched ; leaves smooth, stiff, lower ones multifid, 

 those of the branches as well as the bracteas are linear and en- 

 tire ; racemes lax ; petals stipitate, elliptical. Q. H. Native 

 of Italy near Nice, Sicily, Tunis near Sfax, and all the islands 

 in the Archipelago ; in rugged sunny places and fields. D. pere- 

 grinum. Lin. spec. 749. All. pedem. no. 1508. t. 25. f. S. 

 Smith graec. t. SO 1 ?. Flowers blueish-violet ; petals variegated 

 with white. 



Var. fl, subvelutlnum (D.C. syst. 1. p. 348.) stem and leaves 

 velvety-pubescent. Q. H. Native on Mount Lebanon. 



Rush Larkspur. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1629. PL i to 1 foot. 



17 D. FoRSK(E v Ln (Rchb. ill. t. 5.) stem erectish, dwarf, a 

 little branched, downy ; lower leaves 3-toothed, upper ones linear, 

 acute, all sessile and puberulous ; racemes loose, few-flowered ; 

 lower petals obovate-lanceolate. Q. H. Native of the Darda- 

 nelles. D. grandiflorum, Forsk. fl. seg. arab. p. 212. Stem 

 white with down and curled hairs above ; branches and branch- 

 lets terminated by 1-3-flowers, bearing 2 small bracteas in the 

 middle of each peduncle. Flowers a little larger than those of 

 D. peregrinum, of a violet colour ; young ones puberulous. 

 Capsules 3, pubescent. 



Forskol's Larkspur. Fl. June, July. PL 4- foot. 



18 D. NA'NUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 349.) stem erectish, dwarf, 

 and is, as well as leaves, velvety-pubescent ; lower leaves 3 or 

 5-lobed, upper ones linear ; racemes loose, 2 or 3-flowered ; lower 

 petals orbicular. Q. H. Native about Alexandria in sandy 

 places and of the Dardanelles. D. peregrinum. Delile, ill. fl. 

 aegypt. 1 7. but not of Lin. Like D. junceum, var. fl. Flowers 

 blueish-violet, with whitish petals, large for the size of the plant. 



Dwarf Larkspur. FL June, July. PL -j to -| foot. 



19 D. HALTERA'TUM (Sibth. and Smith, fl. graec. t. 507.) 

 stem erect, branched ; leaves smooth, many-parted ; lower floral 

 ones trifid, upper ones entire ; racemes loose ; petals spreading, 

 lower ones stipitate, orbicular. O- H. Native of Sicily. 

 Flowers blueish-purple. Like D. junceum. 



Small-winged Larkspur. Fl. June, July. PL 1 foot. 



20 D. VIRGATUM (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 458.) stem erect, branch- 

 ing from the base ; leaves smooth, lower ones trifid with toothed 

 lobes, those of the branches and flowers entire and acute ; racemes 

 loose ; lower petals stipitate, ovate. Q . H. Native of Syria. 

 Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 55. Herb pale green. Flowers blueish- 

 purple. 



Twiggy Larkspur. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1823. PL 1 foot. 



21 D. MACROPE'TALUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 350.) stem erect, 

 much branched ; leaves smooth, membranous, lower ones pal- 

 mately-multifid, upper ones linear, very acute ; racemes loose ; 

 lower petals stipitate, ovate. 0. H. Native of the north of 

 Africa about Mogador. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 55. Flowers 

 blueish-violet. 



Long-petalled Larkspur. Fl. June, July. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



22 D. OBCORDATUM (D. C. syst. It p. 350.) stem erect, 

 branched : leaves smooth, cauline ones 3-lobed, with the lobes 

 somewhat bifid ; branch and floral leaves entire, acute ; racemes 

 loose; lower petals stipitate, obcordate. Q. H. Native of 

 Barbary. Flowers blue, distant from each other. 



O&eorctae-petalled Larkspur. Fl. June, July. PL 14 foot. 



23 D. TRIBRACTEOLA V TUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 350.) stem erect, 

 branched ; lower leaves palmately-lobed ; racemes loose ; pe- 

 dicels bearing 3 bracteas; lower petals stipitate, orbicular, 

 cordate at the base. O- H. Native of Barbary. Flowers 

 middle-sized, blue, with a straight spur, which is about 4 lines 

 long. 



Three-bracted-pe&\ce\\eA Larkspur. Fl. June, July. PL 

 1 foot. 

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