POri'LAK FLORA. 



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++ ++ Petals always much longer tlian the calyx. Dry ground, except No. 8. 



7. Early C. Low, 4' to 9' high ; root-leaves nearly pinnate ; petals narrow. Fl. spring. R. fnsricuU'tris. 



8. Creepinu C. Stems rerlining, making long runners in summur : leaves variously (lividetl ; ))etals 



obovate. Wet pliices. A', rc/w//*. 



9. lU'I.BOL's v., or Kakky IkrrKKClT. A solid hull) at the base of the upiight stem ; leaves divided 



and cut ; petals round, laige, and bright yellow. Naturalised, E. in meadows. Fl. .s|iring. 



li. IjitU'dmig. 



10. Tall C, or Latkk IJctthkcip. Stem upright, 2" or 3" high, no bulh at the bottom ; leaves 

 divided and cut ; petals obovate, not .s<» large and biight-coloured as the la.st. Fl. .summer. 



A', acris. 

 Globe flower. TrOlllus. 



Appears like a largo Crowfoot or Hutlercup, but the yellow leaves of tlie bli).ssnvn are sepals ; 

 witiiiu are tlie i>etals, small, and of i)uculiar shape, appearing like larger stamens. And the y or 

 more pistils make several-seeded pods. 



1. El'KOPK.vn G. Sepals 10 to 15, golden-yellow, converging, ami .so nuiking a rather ;,'lobe-.shape<l 



flower; petals longer than the stamens. Cult, in gardens ; H. .spring. T. Eitntfnvus. 



2. Ameuican Vt. Sepals 5 or 6, spreading, pale greenish-yellow ; petals sliorter tii.ui tlie stamens, 



and liable to be overlooked. Swamps, N. T. Amcridtiius. 



Columbine. Aqnilh/la. 



Sepals 5, petal-like, all similar. IVtals 5, in the form of large hcdlow sp\ir.^. Pistils 5, making 

 many-seeded ]>ods. Leiives twice or tlirice compound ; leaflets in threes. (Fig. 247.) 



1. Wild C. Flowers scailet, yellow insiile, nodding ; sjuirs hooked. Hocks. ^1. Cdnndtnsis^ 



2. G.VKDEN C. Flowers blue, jiurple, or white ; spurs straight. In all gardens. A. vulyaris. 



Larkspur. Delphininm. 



Sepals 5, petal-like, dissimilar, the upper <>ne prolonged behind into a hollow spur. Petals 4, 

 small ; the upper pair witii haiiiiy any claws, but with long spurs which run back into the spur 

 of the calyx : the lower pair witii short claws, and iio spur ; in some species all the petals grow 

 together into one body. Pistils an<l pods i to 5, many-seeded. Flowers showy, in racemes or 

 panicles, mostly white, blue, 01 j)uride. (Fig. 251, 252.) 



* Garden annuals: leaves finely cut : petals united into one body (Fig, 253) ; pistil f)nly i. 



1. ("OMMON or FlELU Lakksplii. Flowers scattered on spreading branches ; pods smooth. 



D. <'i>nj<6lida. 



2. IJocKET or Ajax L. Flowers crowded in a long ami close raceme ; pods hairy. JK Ajarig. 

 * * Garden perennials : pistils 2 to 5 : the 4 petals separate. Many varieties are cultivated, 



mostly (tf the two following species. 



3. Gkeat-FlowekeI) L. Leaves cut into linear dist.ir cs ; pods downy. />. iiramlidljrum. 



4. Uee L. Leaves cleft into 3 to 7 wedge-shaped and cut lOoihed lobes ; petals bearded. D. clatum. 

 * * * "Wild species at the West and South ; jierennials, with 4 separate petals and 3 to 5 po<ls. 



5. T.\LL Wild L. Stem 2' to 5° high ; leaves i>arted into 3 or 5 narrow wedge-shaped pointed' 



divisions ; flowers many in a long raceme, blue-purple, in summer. ]>. e.adtntum. 



6. Dwarf L. Stem 1° high or less ; the 5 divisions of the leaves cleft iuto linear lobes ; flowers 



few, loose, and large, purple-blue, in spring ; pods spreading. D. tricorne. 



