CLXVIII. 

 DELPHINIUM STAPHISAGRIA. 



Stavesacre. 



Class XIII. Polyandria.— Order II. Pentagynia. 

 Nat. Ord. RantjnculacEjE. 



Gen. Char. Calyx coloured, deciduous, irregular ; upper 

 sepal produced at the base into a spur. Petals four ; 

 the two upper prolonged at the base into appendages 

 within the spur. 



Spec. Char. Spur very short. Bracteolae inserted at 

 the base of the pedicels. Petioles hairy. Pedicels 

 twice as long as the flower. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek .... mretps ttyfttt. 



f Staphisagria. Bauh. Pin. 324. Ger. Em. 495. Raii Hist. 705. 

 Park. Theatr. 223. Dod. Pempt. 362. Fuchs. 745. 

 , . J Delphinium platani folio, Staphisagria dictum. Tourn. Inst. 



Utn ] 428. 



) Delphinium Staphisagria. Lin. Sp. PI. 750. Fl. Graca, 



I 508. 

 French. . . . Staphisaigre ; Herbe aux poux. 



Italian Staffisagria. 



Spanish . . Albarraz ; Espuela ; Yerba piojera. 



Port Alvarraz. 



German . . Lausenkraut ; Stephanskbrner. 



Dutch .... Luiskruid. 



Danish .... Luusurt. 



Swedish .. Staffansfrce; Lusoert. 



Polish .... Gnidosz ziele. 



Description. — Stavesacre is a biennial herbaceous plant, 

 with an erect, cylindrical, downy stem, slightly branched, tinged 



