io8 Ranunculaceae 



Delphinium Sparingly leafy, 10-18 inches 

 Menziesii tall, from a tuberous rootstock. 

 DC. Blue Leaves, the lowest round-reni- 

 ar spur. form, cut into irregular, oblong, 

 obtuse lobes, the upper with linear, acute 

 lobes. Flowers few in a simple panicle, 

 sepals lanceolate, obtuse, f of an inch or more 

 long, spreading, brilliant blue, about as long 

 as the short curved spur; petals exserted, 

 white with purple veins. 



Throughout the region in open ground 

 and on grassy slopes ; flowering in early June 

 or later according to the altitude. 



a ar Stems erect, 2-3 feet high, 

 guta Nutt. smooth except the inflorescence. 

 Western Red Leaves large, ternately com- 

 Baneberry. pound, the basal leaf long peti- 

 oled, the divisions long petioled and pin- 

 nate, leaflets ovate, ij~5 inches long, cut 

 with sharp teeth. Raceme ovoid, 1-2 

 inches long; flowers small, white, with 

 petal-like sepals; petals, 4-10 spatulate 

 and minute ; stamens numerous ; berries in a 



