DELPHINIUM 



I 1 t' 1 ,1, -M u li II li r 



The \iunff seedlin i i i i I \ 



trail planting is tli I n 



giideii h\ June 1 1 I ili 



tirst uitumn but tli 1 i ' 1 ' i I i' 1 1 ' "'o 



weither ind flowers w ill come the next summer To get 

 the best results the perenui lis should be transplanted 

 pverj 2 or 3 jeais Two good cropb of blossoms may 

 be secured in one season bj cutting awaj the flower 

 stems of the first crop as soon as the flowers hare 

 faded of course no seeds will be produced in this way 

 The Delphiniums nre much grown m the open garden 

 III 1 I 1 ' I II 1 II t I it vilui for cut flower pur 

 1 ! I t inn h „rf iter popularity thin 



til /' l/i ( uid the perenniils 



/' » 111 I /' fonno^xm The 



li t il I 1 1 II J 1 illj iiohhc in named Ta 



Rocket and Cindelabrum are names used to designate 

 the forms of inflorescence in the two annual species The 

 Rocket or spike like form is more commonlj found m 

 the Ajacis tj pe and the ' (_ andelabnim with a number 

 of short spike-like heads of ditferent heights, is found 

 more often in Consolida.— A. Gray, An attempt to dis- 

 tinguish between the Amer. Delphiniums, Bot. Gaz. 

 12:4!)-.-i4. 1,HS7. E. Huth, Monngriiphie dcr Gattung 

 Dell.hinium. in Eiii;. K..t. .T;,hrb. 20 : :;l'J-4II:i. Is;).",. 



DELPHINIUM 



465 



Alpl 



num. IH; I ,1 I I i 

 17; ColuNih 

 lfi;exaltatini 

 dum,27; 'S\.\ < I i mi, 



13; Prsewalskianu 

 16; sc<ipulorum,23; 

 reum, i; ; tricome, : 

 Zalil, (J. 



<i sp 



1 



m height Ivs 3-5 times deeply parted parts di 



into narrow obtuse lobes fls clear yellow or 



tipped with blue spur equaling the sepals 



densely hairy July Aug Asia Int 1892 



f, 6 Zkhl Aitch & Hems 



' (D sulphineum Hort D 



hybtidum var sulphureum 



Hort ) Stem neailj simple 



erect 1-2 ft high rather gla 



brous or Imoniiiu. so h 



f 



II : (■heilanthum,24; Chinense, 

 '-i>lida,2; decorum, 9; elatum, 

 iii,2j; grandlflorura,17; hybri- 

 M i-nziesii. 12 ; mesoleucum, 19 ; 

 ; nrridentale, 23; pauciflomni, 

 Przewalskii, 5; pyramidnle, 

 lex, 21 : ISinense,\-\ siilphu- 

 oUiifolium, 20 ; virescens, 18; 



A. Annuals: petals only S, united : follicle 1. 

 -. Ajicis, Linn. Fig. 687. An erect annual, about 

 18 in. high, with a few spreading branches: Ivs. of stem 

 sessile, deeply cut into fine, linear segments; root-lvs. 

 similar, but short-petioled : fls. showy, blue or violet, 

 varying to white, more numerous than iii X>. Consolida, in 

 a spieate raceme; petals 2, united; calyx-spur about 

 equaling the rest of the flower: follicle only 1, pubes- 

 cent; seeds with wrinkled, broken ridges. May-Aug. 

 Eu. R.H. 1893, p. 228. Same figure in S.H. 2: 282. 



2. Cons61ida, Linn. An erect, hairy annual, 1-lM ft. 

 high: Ivs. similarto Z>.4jacis.- fls. few. loosely panicled, 

 pedicels shorter than the bracts, blue ui- vii.Iri ..r wliite; 

 petals 2, united: follicle 1, glabrous; m.,1, wiiii In,, km, 

 transverse ridges. June-Aug. Eu. HiiMrr l;i it, l;..i . 4, 

 t. 297. R.H. f893, p. 228 (var. ornAtnm (',n„l,luhr„m ). 

 Var. imperialis, Hort. (D.imperialis fl.pL, Hort.). Fls. 

 double. From the English gardens. 



AA. Perennials: petals 4: follicles S-5. 

 B. Sepals red. 



3. nudicaiile, Torr. & Gray. Stem 1-1^ ft. high, gla- 

 brous, branched, few-lvd.: ivs. rather succulent, 1-3 in. 

 across, lobed to the middle or farther 3-7 times, the 

 secondary lobes rounded and often mucronate ; petioles 

 3-5 in. long, dilated at the base: fls. panicled; sepals 

 bright orange-red, obtuse, scarcely spreading, shorter 

 than the stout spur; petals yellow, nearly as long as 

 sepals: follicles 3, spreading and recurved, soon becom- 

 ing glabrous; seeds thin-winged. April-July. Along 

 mountain streams, northern Calif. B.M. 5819. F.S. 

 19:1949. R.H. 1893, p. 2.59. A good perennial in the E. 



4. cardinile, Hook. Stem erect. 2-3'2 ft. high, partly 

 pubescent: Ivs. smooth, fleshy, dctplv .'i-iiarti-d, the parts 

 cut into long, linear lobes: r:ir.ni,- cl'i.imatr.l, manv-fld. : 

 fls. bright re.l, with petal liinl.s m.|1,hv: follicle's gla- 

 brous, usually 3; seeds smooth. .Tulv, Atitr. Calif. B.M. 

 4887. Gt. 208. F.S. 11:1105. K.Ii. 0:li)l. Gn. 19:273. 



BB. Sepals clear yellow or tipped with blue. 



5. PrzewAlskii, Huth. {D. Prseiealskidnum. Hort.). 

 Nearh glabrous, often branched at base, erect, varying 



lowtd ind ribbed seeds with 

 ti in \ei e hbrtus plates 

 Tun. Juh Persia Int 1892 

 B M 7044 Cn DO 1094 54 

 p 347 GO III 20 247 Seed 

 lings from tubers and plants 

 die down as if dead but they 

 make a second growth after 

 a short period of rest. 



• less. 



c. Height iK ft. 

 D. Petioles dilating at the 



base. 

 7. bicolor, Nutt. Erect, 

 rather stout, K-1 ft. high, 

 from fascicled roots : Ivs. 

 687. Delphinium Ajacis-The small, thick, deeply parted 

 common annual Larkspur. a°d divisions cleft, except 

 perhaps in the upper Ivs.; 

 segments linear and obtuse: raceme rather few fld., the 

 lower pedicels ascending 1-2 in. : spur and sepals nearly 

 equal, 14 in. long or more, blue; upper petals pale yel- 

 low or white, blue-veined ; lower petals blue: follicles 

 glabrous or becoming so. May-Aug. Dry woods, Colo. , 

 west and north to Alaska. 



8. Branonianuin, Royle. Musk Larkspur. Stems 

 erect, Vi-VAtt. high: plant somewhat pubescent: upper 

 Ivs. 3-parted, lower ones renifonn, 5-parted ; segments 

 deeply cut, musk-scented : fls. large, light blue with 

 purple margins, center black ; spur very short ; sepals 

 1 in. long, membranous and often clinging until the 

 fr. is mature: follicles 3 or 4, villose. June, July. China. 

 B.M. 5461. R.B. 1803:34. 



9. decorum, Fischer & Meyer. Stem slender and 

 weak, yi-VA ft. high, smooth or nearly so : Ivs. few, 

 bright green; upper ones small, 3-5-parted into narrow 

 lobes; lower and radical ones somewhat reniform in out- 

 line and deeply 3-5-parted, lobes often differing widely: 

 fls. in a loose raceme, or somewhat panicled; sepals 

 blue, K in. long, equaling the spurs ; upper petals at 

 least tinged with yellow: follicles 3, thickish, glabrous. 

 Spring. Calif. Int. 1881. B.R. 20:64. 



DD. Petioles hardly dilating at the base. 

 E. Cpper petals never yellow. 



10. CashmeriAnum, Royle. Plant pubescent, not very 

 leafy: stem, simple, erect, sle " --.--■■■• 



.in-lSin.high: root-lvs 



orbicular, 2-3 in. in diameter, 5-7-l"b'-'l. rMMj--, h', acutely 

 toothed and cut; petiole 5-8 in. l-", -!■ " '-. short- 

 petioled, .3-5-lobed, cut like the i:i i I ■ < ili rather 

 thick, and bright green: inflm. - i.nse, the 



branches rather spreading: fls. J m I ij, ,1. . p azure 

 blue; spur broad, obtuse, inflated. d<'ciir\«(l. little over 

 h.alf as long as sepals; upper petals almost black, 2-lobed, 

 lateral ones greenish: follicles 3-5, haii'v. July-Sept. 

 Himalayas. B.M. 6189. Gt. 1105. Gn. 18:261. R.H. 

 1893, p. 259. Hardy in Mass., and choice. 



Var. Wdlkeri, Hook. Stem very short, leafy, many- 

 fld. : upper Ivs. less lobed or almost entire, small, long- 

 petioled: fls. verv large, light blue with yellow petals. 

 Suited to rockwork. B.M. 0830. 



EE. Upper petals yelloxo or striped with yellow. 



11. tric6me,Michx. Stem succulent, about 1 ft. high ; 

 Ivs. 3-5-parted, with 3-5-cleft linear lobes ; petioles 



