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THE FLORA. 



ones longer and sterile. Styles 5. Follicles 5, many-seeded. U Leaves 

 twice and thrice ternate. Flowers nodding. 



1 A. Canaden'sis. American 0. Spurs straight, longer than limb. Stamens exsertcd. 



Flowers scarlet. 



A. vulga'ris. European G. Spurs incurred, shorter than limb. Stamens included. 

 Flowers purple. 1 



Fig. 3T2. Flower of Larkspur, displayed : , , *, s, , the five petals ; a, the spn 

 e, the two petals, spurred, which spur was sheathed in the spurred sepal. 



Fig. 373. Flownr of Garden Aconite, displayed : , , s, s, s, the five sepals; p, p, p, p, />, the 

 Bve petals. 



10. DELPHIN'IUM. Larkspur. 



Sepals 5, colored, the upper one spurred. Petals very irregular, the two 

 npper ones extended behind into a tubular, honeyed spur, sheathed in the 

 spur of the calyx. Styles 1-5. Follicles 1-5. Showy herbs with the 

 leaves mach divided. Flowers blue, red, or purple, never yellow. 



Petals united into 1 piece. Pistil and pod 1 1,2 



Petals 4, distinct. Pistils and pods 2-5 (a) 



a Leaves many-parted into linear segments. . . .3 



i Leaves divided into 8-7 wedge-shaped lobes. . . .(b) 



b Tall (2-5f.), with slender, many-flowered racemes ... .4, 5 



b Low (C-18'), with few (6-12) flowered racemes 6-8 



D, consol'ida. Field L. Fls. loosely scattered. Ovary smooth. Lvs. finely cut. 

 D. Aja'cis. Rocket, L. Flowers covering the branches. Ovary pubescent. Leave 



finely cut. t 



8 D.azu'reum. Azure L. Fls. in strict, slender racemes. Ovaries 8-5. V W. 

 4 D. cxalta'tum. Tall Wild L. Leaf-lobes 8-5, curvate. Spur straight. M. Summer. 1 

 6 D. elatum. Bee L. Leaf-lobes 8-7, cnrvate. Spur curved downwards, t 



