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smooth. Racemes loose, leafy. Flowers middle-sized, pale- 

 blue, with the middle sepal fringed. 



Fischer's Aconite. Fl. June, July. PL 4-6 feet. 



39 A. LUBA'RSKII (Rchb. ill. t. 20.) petals erect ; gibbo con- 

 tinuous ; filaments smooth ; helmet hemispherico-conical, obtuse, 

 closed ; peduncles spreading ; lip somewhat orbicular, y. . H. 

 Native of Kamtschatka. Leaves smooth, with broad segments. 

 Racemes loose, leafy. Flowers middle-sized, pale-blue. 



Lubarskys Aconite. PI. 4-6 feet. 



40 A. TORTUOSUM (Willd. enum. 1. p. 576. D. C. syst. 1. p. 

 378.) petals supine ; beak blunt ; helmet subconical ; spur thick, 

 long, abruptly pointed (neither arched, nor convolute,) filaments 

 rather pilose. y.. H. Native of North America, .and probably 

 of Siberia. Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 147. t. 15. f. 28-29. A. tortuo- 

 sum, var. a, napellifolium, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 148. Root 

 tuberous. Leaves smooth, with narrow wedged-shaped lobes, 

 and acute lobules. Panicle loose, bearing few-flowered branches. 

 Flowers large, pale or deep violet. Ovaries 3-5 smooth, con- 

 nivent. 



Var. ft, illimtum (Ser. plant, sel. cent. 1. et mus. helv. 

 1. p. 148.) panicle much branched, very loose; branches and 

 peduncles quite smooth ; ovaries 3, smooth ; leaves with broad 

 cuneiform lobes, and obtuse lobules. I/ . H. Native of? A. 

 illinUum, Rchb. uebers. p. 54. A. neomontanum, Panz. fl. norimb. 

 ined. 



Var. y, recognitum (Rchb. uebers. p. 42.) If. . H. Native of? 

 A. volubile, Bernh. A. volubile and tortu6sum, Hortul. A. exal- 

 tatum, Wenderoth. Flowers crowded or distant. 



Twisted Aconite. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. PI. 6-8 feet. 



41 A. VOLU'BILE (Pall. Willd. spec. 2. p. 1237.) petals supine; 

 beak acuminated ; helmet conical ; spur hooked at the apex ; 

 filaments smooth. If.. H. Native of Siberia in the Altaian 

 mountains. A. ciliare, a oligotrichum, D. C. syst. 1. p. 378. 

 prod. 1. p. 61. Root tuberous. Stem pubescent, and covered 

 with spreading hairs, slender, twining 12-16 feet high. Panicle 

 loose, with ascending branches, which are for the most part pen- 

 dulous. Lobes of leaves pinnate, with linear lobules. Flowers 

 smooth, middle-sized, violet. Ovaries 5. Rchb. ill. t. 25. 



Twining -stemmed Aconite. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1799. PL 

 12-16 feet. 



42 A. MA'XIMUM (Pall. herb. D. C. syst. 1. p. 380.) petals 

 erect ; gibbo continuous ; filaments smooth ; helmet hemispherico- 

 conical, obtuse ; spur short, incurved; peduncles erect. If. . H. 

 Native of Kamtschatka. Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 149. t. 15. f. 31 

 and 32. Rchb. ill. t. 17. Stem smooth. Panicle loose, fur- 

 nished with a few long distant few-flowered branches, which are 

 pubescent with curved hairs. Leaves large, smooth. Lower 

 bracteas like the leaves, but smaller. Flowers pubescent, pale- 

 blue. Ovaries 3, smooth. 



Largest Aconite. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 6 feet. 



43 A. VIILOSUM (Rchb. uebers. p. 39. ill. t. 26.) petals erect ; 

 gibbo continuous ; filaments smooth ; helmet conical, arched, 

 closed ; spur hooked. If. . H. Native of Siberia. Rchb. ill. 

 t. 20. Root tuberous. Stem slender, 2-4 feet high, a little 

 flexuous, villous, with spreading hairs, and furnished with as- 

 cending branches towards the top. Young leaves villous, adult 

 ones hardly so. Racemes furnished with small lateral branches, 

 forming as it were a small pyramidal panicle. Flowers violet. 



Var. /3, fiexubsum (Rchb. ill. t. 27.) stem slender, 4-8 feet 

 high, densely villous, a little twining, branched, with the branches 

 rather pendulous ; partitions of leaves less jagged than in the 

 species. Racemes loose, panicled, many-flowered. If. . H. 



Villous Aconite. Fl. June, Aug. PL 2 to 8 feet. 



44 A. FLA'CCIDUM (Rchb. uebers. p. 39. ill. t. 29.) petals 

 erect ; gibbo continuous ; filaments smooth ; helmet high, arched, 

 inclining forwards, gaping ; spur hooked at the apex. Peduncles 



erectly spreading, pubescent. If, . H. Native of Siberia. A. 

 ciliare ft, poly'trichum, D. C. syst. 1. p. 378. Ser. mus. helv. 1. 

 p. 149. t. 15. f. 30. A. ciliare, Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 65. Stem 

 slender, villous, branched a little towards the apex. Young 

 leaves ciliated as well as the petioles. Racemes branched, few- 

 flowered. Flowers large, pubescent, pale-violet. Pistils 5. 

 Flaccid Aconite. FJ. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. 6 feet. 



SECT. V. CORYTH^OLA (from Kopv$ato\of, korythaiolos, 

 ornamented with a variegated helmet.) Rchb. uebers. p. 14. Sect. 

 III. Cammarum, D. C. syst. 1. p. 347. Calyx deciduous. Petals 

 (nectaries) supine, somewhat hooked. Stamens pilose. Cap- 

 sules 3-5, converging. Helmet arched or conical, variegated. 

 Young peduncles nodding. Root tuberous. Lobes of leaves 

 trapeziform, pinnate. Helmet of flower usually variegated with 

 white or blue. 



45 A. PALMATIPIDUM (Rchb. uebers. p. 48.) filaments smooth ; 

 helmet arched. If. . H. Native of the Carpathian mountains. 

 A. Breiterianum and Ottonianum, Rchb. uebers. A. Tauricum 

 latifolium, Rochel. A. speciosum, Otto, cat. hort. berl. Deless. 

 icon. sel. 1. t. 64. Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 147. t. 15. f. 28. 27. 

 Flowers blue, variegated with white. 



Palmatifid-lea.ved Aconite. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



46 A. STOERKIA'NUM (Rchb. uebers. p. 49. ill. t. 71.) stamens 

 pilose ; helmet arched. If. . H. Native of the Alps of Europe. 

 A. Napellus, Stoerk. Sturn. deutsch. fl. heft. 6. with a figure. 

 A. neomontanum, Willd. A. medium, Schrad. hort. gbtt. but 

 not of Willd. enum. A. intermedium, D. C. syst. 1. p. 374. but 

 not of Gaudin. nor A. intermedium hybridum, Hoppe. Trag. 

 stirp. p. 248. Cord. 3. p. 245. Sturn. fl. germ. 2. t. 6. good. 

 Barrel, icon. t. 610. Weinm. phyt. t. 21. f. d. .Plant quite 

 smooth. Panicle loose, with ascending stiff branches. Flowers 

 blue. Ovaries 3-5-7, smooth. A. intermedium var. a. glabrum, 

 Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 152. f. 39. 40. 49. 



Var. p, laxiflorum (Rchb. uebers. p. 49.) racemes simple, elon- 

 gated, loose. l/.H. Black. 561. Flowers blue. 



Var. y, bicolor (Rchb. uebers. p. 49.) plant quite smooth ; 

 flowers white, variegated with purple. If.. H. A. medium /3. 

 Schrad. hort. gbtt. A. intermedium J3, versicolor, Ser. mus. 

 helv. 1. p. 152. A. versicolor, Rchb. uebers. p. 50. Lodd. bot. 

 cab. 794. A. variegatum, Bernh. 



Var. S, latilobum ; lobes of leaves broad ; flowers blue. 1( . H. 

 A. Tauricum, Roam, in herb. D. C. A. intermedium y, latilobum, 

 Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 152. 



Var. e, pubescens ; stem and peduncles puberulous ; flowers 

 blue. A. intermedium <S, pubescens, Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 152. 



Stoerck's Aconite. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 3 to 4 feet. 



47 A. EXALTA'TUM (Bernhardi. ex specim. hort. gcett. 1818.) 

 stamens pilose ; helmet conical. If. . H. Native of the Pyre- 

 nees ? Rchb. ill. t. 72. Ser. mus. helv. 1. p. 151. 1. 15. f. 37, 38. 

 A. hamatum and decorum, Rchb. uebers. A. uncinatum, Bernh. 

 cat. hort. erf. A. strictum, Willd. enum. suppl. but not of Bernh. 

 A. rostratum, Bernh. not D. C. A. medium, Willd. enum. suppl. 

 Panicle loose, with ascending stiff branches. Beak elongated, 

 ascending. Spur thick, incurved. Ovaries 3-5, smooth. 



Exalted Aconite. Fl. July. Clt. 1819. PI. 6 feet. 



SECT. VI. TOXICOIDEA (a name applied to this section on ac- 

 count of the plants it contains agreeing in character with A. Toxi- 

 cum, from rofr/coc, toxicon, poison ; qualities of plants.) Rchb. 

 uebers. p. 14. Sect. IV. Cdmmarum, D.C. syst. 1. p. 374. Calyx 

 deciduous. Petals (nectaries) supine, capitate or a little hooked. 

 Stamens smooth. Capsules 3-5, erectish. Helmet arched or 

 conical. Roots tuberous. Lobes of leaves trapesiform, pinnate. 

 Flowers blue or violet, rarely flesh-coloured. 



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