4bb DELPHINIUM 



smooth, hardly dilatinir at. tlic has.' : fls. lar^o, Iilue, 

 rarely whitish; ii]']- r ].. t;.]- -..iin tihi. - \ . ll,,v v ith hlue 

 veins, lower our. ■ 1:1 f.;i'-.i,,i: . ;. i . ,,.! . .lualing 

 the spur : foIll< h i , i , , ^rons, 



strongly diviim l, , .,,,,tl,fm 



states. L.B.C. J:.,-!:. V,.!;, l.n.uuiiul ana ii.u,;li used. 

 Best for rockwork. The foliage dies down iu midsum- 

 mer and the plant appears as if dead. 



12. MSnziesii, DC. Plant sparineir puliescent : stem 

 simple, slender, K-l}4 ft. high. tVw-lvd.: Iv« small, 

 3-5-parted, the divisions mainly c-1. ii mi . Iiim :ii ..i- lan- 

 ceolate lobes; petioles hardly diiiii n lis. in 

 simple, conical racemes; sepals Mi. i nhes- 

 cent outside, nearly equaling tli' -|,ur. m I, ngth; 

 upper petals yellowish: follicles .S. inilnsi-cnt, or some- 

 times glabrous; seeds black, winged on the outer angles. 

 April-June. On hills, Calif, and northward to Alaska. 

 B.R. 14: 1192. 



13. paucifl6rum, Xutt. Roots oblong or fusiform, fas- 

 ciculati-tul.i iMiis : st.ins slender, nearly glabrous, %-l 

 ft. hij,'li : ivs. small, ]iarted into narrow, linear lobes; 

 petioles not ililatiiii,' at base: fls. and fr. similar to those 

 of D. Meiiiitsii, but on shorter pedicels. May, June. 

 Colo, to Wash, and Calif. Int. 1892. 



CC. Height usually more than 1)4 ft. 

 D. Seeds tcrinkled or smooth. ■ 

 E. Follicles alu 



nged iior scaly. 



U. 



altiBSimum, Wallich. Plant shaggy -hairy above: 



ched: Ivs. palmately 5-parted, 

 bracts long-lanceolate : 

 ■hing racemes ; spur 

 ling the sepals; petals 

 not winged or scaly. 



stem tall and .slender, 



fls. blue or piirp 

 straight or sligl It 

 2-lobed : follir-l,- 

 Aug., Sept. 11 ii 



15. exaltatum, Alton. Stem stout, 2-4 ft. high, 

 smoothish: Ivs. flat, nearly glabrous, deeply cleft into 

 3-7 wedge-shaped lobes, which are often trifld; petioles 

 usually not dilated at the base: fls. blue, with yellow on 

 the upper petals, medium in size, on long, crowded, 

 erect, pyramidal racemes ; sepals nearly equaling the 

 spur in length : follicles 3, pubescent or smooth ; seed 

 coats irregularly wrinkled. June-Aug. Borders of 

 woods, Ala. to Minn. 



16. eiatum, Linn. {D. alplnum, Waldst. & Kit. 

 D. pyramldale, Royle). Bee Larkspur. Glabrous, 

 2-6 ft. high : Ivs. somewhat pubescent, 5-7-parted, 

 parts rather narrow, cut-lobed ; upper Ivs. .3-5-parted; 

 petioles not dilated at the base : raceme much like D. 

 exaltatum or more spike-like: fls. blue, with dark violet 

 petals ; sepals ovate, glabrous, nearly equaling the 

 spurs: follicles 3; seeds transversely wrinkled, not 

 scaly. June-Aug. B.R. 23:19(13. Gt. 736 b. &c. (vars.) 

 P. 8.12:1287. (var. fl.pl.). R.H. 1859, p. 529; 1893, p. 258 

 —A polymorphous and complex species of Europe. It is 

 probable that all or nearly all the plants sold here 

 under this name should be called D. exaltatum, which 

 is a closely allied species. 



17. grandifldrum, Linn. (D. Sininse, Fischer). Figs. 

 685-6. Stem rather slender, 2-3 ft. high: Ivs. rather 

 small, many times parted intu iir.irl\- distinct, nari'OW, 

 linear lobes: fls. large, Mii. . v :,r\ ttrj' >.• wliit.e, the spur 

 and lower petalsoften viol. 1. ii|,|„ i |h i:iIs often yellow- 

 spurs long and taper iioinn d : iMlli.hs :;, pubescent; 

 seeds triangular, coats wriulvled, u..t .sealv, Julv, Aur. 

 Siberia. Int. l.'^.sO. B.M. 1680. Gn. 46:991 aiiil'i.. 4,s|. 

 Var. Album, Iloit, I'Is. pure white. Var. albo-pleno, 

 Hort. Fls. .iciildr anil pure white. Var. flore-pleuo, 

 Hort. (var. h,il,rl,l„„i fl.-pL, Hort.). Fls. double, blue, 

 very pretty. R.H. 1893, p. 259; 1895, p. 379 (same). 



Var. Chinfinse, Fischer. Stem very slender, not much 

 branched : Ivs. and fls. like the type, but fls. more nu- 

 me'rous. China. L.B.C. 1:71. -A favorite garden form. 

 The double blue form has been known as I>. Br(ckii, 

 Hort. 



EE. Follicles varying from 3 to B. 



18. Carolimd,iium, Walt. {D. azureum, Michx. D. 

 OTc^sccns, Nutt.). Plant somewhat pubescent : steml}4- 

 2% ft. high, not much branched: Ivs. 3-5-parted, the di- 

 visions 3-5-cleft into usually linear lobes: racemes spi- 

 cate, usually many-fld. ; fls. azure blue, but varying to 



DELPHINIUM 



whitish or white ; sepals often with a brownish spot: 

 follicles 3-5, oblong, erect; seeds transversely wrinkled. 

 July. N. C. to 111., west and south. P.M. 16:258. Var. 

 Album, Hort. (var. dlbidum, Hort.). Stems 2-3 ft. high: 

 Ivs. larger than the type and with broader divisions: 

 fls. creamy white.— The double form of this is not much 

 used. 



Var. vimineum, Gray. Stem 2-4 ft. high, sometimes 

 branched, broader-lvd., looser-fld.: fls. violet or white. 

 Tex. B.M. 3,593. B.R. 23:1999 (as X». azKi-eum). 



19. mesoledcum. Link. Stem 3 ft. high, pubescent 

 above: Ivs. .3-5-parted, the segments wedge-shaped and 

 deeply serrated; petioles somewhat dilated at the base: 

 fls. blue, with pale yellow or whitish petals : seeds not 

 seen. June. Nativity not known. 



DD. Seed winged. 

 E. Upper petals \iever yellow. 



20. trolliifdlium, Gray. Stem 2-5 ft., leafy, often re- 

 clining : Ivs. thinnish, large, often reniform at base, 

 3-7-parted ; lobes wedge-shaped, incised : racemes in 

 larger plants 1-2 ft. long and very loose: fls. blue, with 

 upper petals white; spur and sepals each ?i in. long : 

 follicles glabrous; seeds with thin wing or crown at the 

 end. Apr. Moist grounds, Columbia river. Int. 1881. 



EE. Cpper petals often yelloxv, 



21. simplex, Doiu.'!. sic-m nearly simple, 2-3 ft. high, 



SOft-pubes.'. 1:1 III) ..'i^l 



Ivs. manv i 



pals deep blue, ovate, 

 sparingly pubescent, 

 shorter than the spur ; 

 petals blue or upper 

 ones yellow, lower ones 

 white - bearded : fol- 

 licles 3, iiubesoent. 



2;>. scopulorum.f iray. 

 at bast l„ !,,«":' Ivs. ,5-1 



or piirpl.:, rarely white, 

 iipp-r ]M tals often yel- 

 low ; .spur % in. long, 

 e<)ualiug the sepals : 

 follicles 3, pubescent; 

 seeds large - winged. 

 Aug., Sept. Moist 

 ground, west of Rock- 

 ies.— A polymorjihous 

 species. 



Var. subalplnum, 

 Gray (i>. occidentiile, 

 Wats.). A smaller 

 plant, pubescent above 



lf^^% 



688. Delphinium 



