Plants of the Punjab. 



351 



Herbs, Erect, with Alternate Exstipulate Lobed Leaves. 



Petals ununited. 



Delphinium 

 incanum, 



Eanunculaceje. 

 F. B. I. i. 25. 

 Himalaya, 

 6-8,000 'ft. 

 niir. 



like the last species, but the leaves are cut into three, 

 the segments are much divided, the flowers are 1| in. long, 

 bright blue, the spur almost straight, cylindric, anterior 

 Vetals 2-fid. 



Delphinium 

 saniculsefolium, 



PiAXUNCULACE.Ti. 



F. P3. 1. i. 25. 



The dry hills west 

 the Jhelum 

 (Fleming). 



Delphinium 

 denu datum, 



Munila, judicur. 



EANUNCULACEiE. 



F. B. I. i. 25. 

 Hi mala 3' a, 

 5-10,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Kashmir. 



Delphinium 

 elatum, 



Eanunculace^. 

 F. B. I. i. 26. 

 Himalaya, 

 10-12,000 ft. 

 Kashmir. 



Delphinium 

 vestitum, 



Julii. 



Eanunculace^. 

 F. B. I. i. 26. 

 Himalaya, 

 8-12,000 ft. 

 Fagu, Narkanda 

 (Collett). 

 Sangri. 



medium size, branches spreading, stiff, grey velvety 

 or smoothish, leaves l|-3 in. diam., radical leaves nearly- 

 cut to the base, lateral segments deeply 2-lobed, lobes all 

 wedge-shaped and divided, flowers \ in. long, pale blue, 

 of in manj^-flowered long racemes, spur rather longer than 

 the flowers, awl-shaped, anterior 3-fid, white, back hairj', 

 follicles 3, smooth or velvety : for other characters see the 

 last species. 



medium size, smooth or slightly downy, leaves radical, 

 2-6 in. diam., circular, long-stalked, divided nearly to the 

 base, segments 5-9, narrow, pinnately lobed, often toothed, 

 stem leaves few, lower nearly sessile, upper sessile, 3-lobed, 

 lobes narrow, mostly entire, flowers 1-H in. long, few, 

 scattered in much branched racemes, bracts linear, brac- 

 teoles 2, sepals spreading, from deep blue to yellowish -grey, 

 spur cylindric, nearly straight, petals blue, lateral 2-lobed, 

 hairy ; for other characters see the last species. 



medium size to large, stem smooth or hairy, leaves 

 4-6 in. diam., rounded or kidney-shaped, 5-7-lobed or 

 divided, segments oblong-wedge-shaped, 3-lobed or various- 

 ly cut, flowers pale blue or purplish, hairy outside, in long 

 much branched racemes, lower bracts leaf}^, 3-lobed, brac- 

 teoles linear, sepals oblong, l)lunt, spur awl-shaped, equal 

 to the sepals ; for other characters see the last species. 



medium size to large, unbranched below, very hairy, 

 leaves radical 6-12 in. diam., stalk 6-12 in., 5-7-lobed, lobes 

 rounded, deeply cut or toothed, stem leaves 2-3, similar 

 l)ut smaller, flowers 1-1 1 in. long, in crowded branched 

 or unbranched racemes, often 12 in. long, bracts linear 

 or lanceolate, lower sometimes 3-lobed, bracteoles 2, sepals 

 dark blue, erect, tips converging, broad, rounded, equal to 

 or longer than the conical incurved spur, petals dark blue, 

 lateral ovate, entire ; for other characters see the last 

 species. 



