BLUE LARKSPUR (Delphinium Parryi, Gray). Blue 

 Larkspurs are quite common on the Pacific Coast (about a 

 dozen species, besides half as many more well defined vari- 

 eties), found in open ground and shady, near the sea and on 

 high mountains. The blue of the flowers is not always con- 

 stant, often running into pink and white in the same species. 

 Most of these species look pretty much alike to the non- 

 technical, and as a matter of fact their strict determination is a 

 difficult matter. 



Delphinium Parryi is common in Southern California, af- 

 fecting more or less open ground in the foothills from the sea 

 to the edge of the deserts. Its blue spires of bloom are fa- 

 miliar sights from April until June. 



The specific name is in honor of Dr. C. C. Parry, who was 

 with the Mexican Boundary Survey of 1849, and who subse- 

 quently made extensive collections of Pacific Slope plants, 

 especially in Southern California. 



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