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J?a 11 u n cu lacece Delph in in in . 



5. D. nudicaule.This is a very showy species, and still 

 rather rare in gardens. It grows a foot or more high, with 

 tripartite somewhat fleshy leaves ; segments lobed or toothed. 



Fig. 15. Delphinium elatum. (J nat. size.) 



Flowers bright red tinged with orange. A native of California, 

 flowering in Summer. 



6. D. grandiflorum. Another species of Siberian origin. 

 A rather smaller, branching plant. Flowers large, deep dark 

 blue, produced all the Summer. 



Besides the above species there are many very beautiful 

 garden varieties of hybrid origin. Amongst the best are : 

 formosum, bright blue and white ; Hendersoni, bright blue ; 

 Hermann Stenger, blue and rose, double ; grandifldrum album, 

 white ; and magnificum, intense blue. 



