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RANUNCULACE^E. XXIX. ACONITUM. 



24 A. ELA^TUM (Salisb. Rchb. uebers. p. 30.) peduncles pu- 

 bescent ; spur capitate, inclining ; segments of leaves linear, 

 acute. I/. H. Native of Styria and Carinthia. A. Tauricum, 

 Willd. spec. 2. p. 1236. A. neomontanum, Bernh. A. Napel- 

 lus S grossum, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 157. ? Flowers in loose pa- 

 nicled spikes, very large, blueish-purple. Segments of leaves 

 large. 



Tall Aconite. Fl. June, July. PI. 3-4 feet. 



25 A. MEYE'ni(Rchb. uebers. p. 33.) peduncles pubescent; 

 spur capitate, inclining. I/ . H. Native of Bavaria and Styria, 

 &c. A. neomontanum, var. Schrank, Hoppe pi. exsic. A. ela- 

 tum, Meyer, fl. gb'tt. ined. Flowers blueish-purple. 



Meyer's Aconite. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PI. 2-4 feet. 



26 A. SPRENGE'LII (Rchb. uebers. p. 35.) spur obtuse, 

 straight ; segments of leaves blunt. If. . H. Native of Europe. 

 A. exaltatum, Willd. enum. suppl. but not of Bernh. Flowers 

 blueish-purple. 



Sprengel's Aconite. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 3-4 ft. 



27 A. WILLDENO'WII (Rchb. uebers. p. 35.) spur obtuse, 

 straight ; segments of leaves blunt. T(. . H. Native of Car- 

 niola. A. Nap611us, Willd. hort. berl. Flowers blueish-purple. 



WMdenorv's Aconite. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1823. PI. 2-3 feet. 



28 A. MICROSTA^CHYUM (Rchb. uebers. p. 36.) spur obtuse, 

 straight ; segments of leaves blunt. If. . H. Native of Hun- 

 gary. A. Tauricum, Roch. exsic. Flowers blueish-purple. 



Small-spiked Aconite. Fl. June, July. PI. 2-3 feet. 



29 A. AMPLIFLO'RUM (Rchb. uebers. p. 37.) spur obtuse, 

 straight; segments of leaves blunt ; flowers large. T(..H. Na- 

 tive of Austria. Flowers blueish-purple. 



Ampk-Jlonered Aconite. Fl. June, July. PI. 2-3 feet. 



SECT. III. CALLIPA'RIA (from Ka\\nrapeu>f, kallipareios, hav- 

 ing beautiful cheeks ; flowers.) Rchb. uebers. 13. Calyx deci- 

 duous. Petals (nectaries) supine, truncate, or a little hooked, 

 with the lip scarcely emarginate. Stamens smoothish. Cap- 

 sules 3-8 erect. Helmet depressed, conical, or hemispherical. 

 Sack of petals large. Beautiful plants with multifid leaves, blue 

 flowers, and napiform roots. 



1 . Spurs of petals truncate. 



30 A. BIFIO RUM (Fisch. inlitt. with a figure. D. C. syst. 1. 

 p. 380. Rchb. ill. t. 40.) Spur truncate ; helmet depressed ; 

 beak drawn out. I/ . H. Native of Siberia on the Altaian 

 mountains, and on the Sayansk mountains. A. grandiflbrum, 

 Fisch. cat. hort. gor. 1808, p. 77. Root napiform, larger than 

 a pea. Stem a hand high, smooth, but a- little pubescent towards 

 the top. Lower leaves on long stalks, with linear segments. 

 Flowers usually twin, very rarely solitary or tern, sessile, pale 

 blue, with the middle rather obscure and with yellowish edges, 

 puberulous on the back. Ovaries 3, pubescent. Styles smooth. 

 Stamens smooth. 



Two-fotvered Aconite. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. PI. |ft. 



2. Spur of petals hooked. 



31 A. SEMIGALEA'TUM (Pall. herb. Rchb. uebers. 38. ill. 

 t. 41 .) Spur hooked ; helmet convex, navicular, peduncles 

 elongated. If.. H. Native of Kamtschatka. A. delphinifolium 

 y, Kamtschaticum, D. C. syst. 1. p. 380. A. Napellus K, semi- 

 galeatum, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 155. Root a tuber about the 

 size and form of a pea. Stem \ to 2 feet high, pubescent at 

 the top. Leaves few, membranous, smooth. Racemes very 

 loose. Flowers pale blue, at first pubescent, but at length be- 

 coming smooth. Pistils 5-8. Stamens smooth. 



Half-helmetted Aconite. Fl. June, July. PI. to 2 feet. 



32 A. DELPHINIFOLIUM (D. C. syst. 1. p. 380. Rchb. uebers. 

 p. 38. ill. t. 42.) spur a little hooked ; helmet hemispherical ; 



filaments smooth ; stem slender, few-flowered. If. . H. Native 

 of the western coast of North America in Hedge Island, Rocky 

 Mountains. Rchb. aeon. t. 9. f. 1, 2, 3. A. delphinifolium a, 

 Americanum, D. C. syst. 1. p. S80. A. Napellus a a, delphi- 

 nifolium, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 159. Root napiform. Stem | 

 to 2 feet high, a little pubescent towards the top. Leaves smooth, 

 deeply cut into 5 parts. Racemes loose. Flowers large, pale- 

 blueish-purple, young ones puberulous. Pistils 4-6. Fruit 

 smooth. A. paradoxum, Rchb. 



Far. (i, specibsum (Rchb. uebers. p. 38.) plant taller and a 

 little branched, many-flowered ; flowers large. Tf. . H. Native 

 of Chamisso's Island. 



Var. y, humile (Rchb. uebers. p. 38.) stem humble, rather 

 prostrate, few-flowered. I/ . H. Native of the island of St. 

 Lawrence. 



Larkspur-leaved Aconite. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1820. PI. to 2 ft. 



33 A. CHAMISSONIA'NUM (Rchb. uebers. p. 37. ill. t. 43.) spur 

 a little hooked ; helmet hemispherical ; filaments pilose ; stem 

 humble, and is, as well as the flowers, pubescent. 2. H. Na- 

 tive of the islands of Chamisso and Unalaschtka in the fissures 

 of Rocks. Leaves smooth. Racemes loose, few, or many- 

 flowered. Flowers large, violet. Pistils 3. 



Chamisso's Aconite. Fl. June, July. PI. 1-2 feet. 



SECT. IV. EUCHYLODEA (from tv, eu, good ; xAw<ii;e, chylodes, 

 juice ; the juice of the plants belonging to this section is supposed 

 to be harmless, and not poisonous, as in the rest of the genus.) 

 Rchb. uebers. p. 13. Sect. V. Anabates, D.C. syst. l.p,377. Calyx 

 deciduous. Petals (nectaries) supine or erect, inflated, somewhat 

 hooked, gibbous. Stamens pilose or smooth. Capsules 3-5, 

 young ones converging. Peduncles erect. Helmet depressed 

 or high, conical or arched. Flowers blue or violet. Racemes 

 loose. Stems twining or flexuous. Leaves multifid. 



34 A. KAMTSCHATICUM (Pall. Rchb. uebers. p. 39. ill. t. 15.) 

 petals erect ; gibbo continuous ; filaments smooth ; lip revolute ; 

 helmet closed, and is as well as the leaves pilose. %. H. Native 

 of Kamtschatka. Lower leaves on long stalks. Racemes few- 

 flowered. Flowers large, pubescent, pale-blue. Pistils 3, a 

 little pubescent. 



Var. a, normale (Rchb. ill. t. 15.) stem hardly more than 2 

 feet high. 



Var. ft, luxiirians (Rchb. ill. t. 17.) plant larger in every part ; 

 bracteas very large. 



Kamtschatka Aconite. Fl. June, July. PI. 2 to 6 feet. 



35 A. OCHOTE'NSE (Rchb. illus. t. 18.) petals erect ; gibbo 

 continuous ; filaments smooth ; helmet hemispherico-conical, ob- 

 tuse, closed ; lip 2-lobed ; peduncles spreading. If. . H. Native 

 of Siberia near Ochotskoi. Racemes loose. Flowers large, 

 pubescent, pale-violet. Pistils 3, smooth. Leaves rather pilose ? 



Ochotskoi Aconite. Fl. June, July. PI. 4 to 6 feet. 



36 A. GIBBIFERUM (Rchb. ill. t, 19.) petals with a distinct 

 swelling. 3 . H. Native of Siberia. Leaves smooth. Racemes 

 somewhat panicled, loose. Flowers large, smooth, pale-violet. 

 Pistils 5, smooth. 



Gibbiferous Aconite. Fl. June, July. PI. 4 feet. 



37 A. KUSNEZOFFII (Rchb. ill. t. 21.) petals erect; gibbo 

 continuous ; filaments smooth ; helmet hemispherico-conical, 

 beaked, closed. Tf. . H. Native of Kamtschatka. Root tuber- 

 ous. Leaves smooth. Racemes many-flowered, dense, and 

 furnished with small racemes at the base. Flowers large, 

 smooth, pate-violet. Pistils 5, smooth. 



Kusnezoff's Aconite. PI. 6 to 8 feet. 



38 A. FISCHE'RI (Rchb. ill. t. 22.) petals erect ; gibbo con- 

 tinuous ; filaments smoothish ; helmet arched, conical, gaping ; 

 peduncles ascending. 3 . H. Native of Kamtschatka. Leaves 



