4 RAXUNCULACE.E. 



NiGELLA, L. (DC. pr. \,p. 48.) Fennel Flower. 



1. saliva, L. (DC. I. c.p. 49.) 



S indica, DC. (I. c— N. indica, Roxb.fl. hid. 2, p. 646.) <Pt3if5i?rl 

 Kaljira. © S. Europe, Asia Minor, Syria. Acclimated in the 

 gardens of India. Donaesticated about Serampore. Fl. largish, 

 white, and fr. C. S. — Seeds formerly used as pepper. The 

 Natives esteem them as a condiment and stomachic. 



2. hispanica, L. (DC. I. c.—B. M. 31, t. 1265.) Spain, Barbary. 

 Fl. large, blue, sometimes white, — Febr. and March ; fr. April. 



3. orientalis, L. (DC. I. c.,—B. M. 31, t. 1264.) © Aleppo. Fl. 

 largish, greenish-yellow, dotted with scarlet, — Febr. and March ; fr. 

 April. 



4. damascena, L. (DC. I. c, — B. M. 1, t. 22.) © Countries along the 

 Mediterranean. Fl. large, pale, blue, — Febr. and March ; fr. April. 



Aquilegia, L. (DC. pr. I, p. 50.J Columbine. 



I. vulgaris, L. (DC. I. c ;—E. B. 5, t. 297.) % Europe.— Fl. large, 

 bluish purple, and fr. C. S. — Plant astringent. 

 Delphinium, L. (DC. pr. l,p. 51 ; — W. and A. pr. l.p. 4.) Larkspur. 



1. AJacis, L. (DC. I. c. ,—W. and A. I. c ;—Roxb. H. B. p.AZ;— 

 J. Grah. Cat. B. pl. p. \.) O Tauria. Acclimated in India. — Fl. 

 largish, of various colours, and fr. C. S. — Seeds very acrid. 



2. Consolida, L. (DC. I. c. ,—E. B. 26, t. 1839.) Europe, N. Ame- 

 rica. — Fl. large, purplish blue, — Febr. and March ; fr. April. 



3. Oliverianum, (DC. I. c.) Q Bagdad. — Fl. large, bluish purple, — 

 Febr. and March ; fr. April. 



No AcoNiTUM or PiEONiA has ever flowered here. 



* Clematis orientalis, L. 'b <^ Levant. C. chinensis. Retz. ^ <^ China. 

 C. havanensis, H. B. and Kth. "b v_/ Havannah. C. balearica. Rich. 

 (C. calycina, Ait; B. M. 24. t. 959.) "b <^ Minorca. C. caripensis, 

 Humb. ^ \^ Trinidad. C, dioica, L. "b v^ Jamaica. C. zanzibari- 

 ensis, Bojer. "b v_/ Zanzibar. C. pedicellata, Swt. (C. cirrhosa, 

 Sims ; B. M. 27, t. 1070.) "b ^-> Majorca. C. chlorantha, Lindl. ; 

 B. Reg. 15, t. 1234. ^ v-/ Sierra Leone. C. Munroiana, Wight ; ill. 

 t. 1, Neelgherries. C. hedysarifolia, DC. ; B. Reg. 7, t. 599. ^ •<^ 

 Burma. C. smilacifolia. Wall. Cat. "b v^ Khassya Mountains. — 

 Ranunculus hirsulus. Ait; E. B. 21, t. 1504. © Europe. R. trilobus, 

 Desf. © Greece. — Ficaria ranunculo'ides, Monch. (Ranunculus Fi- 

 caria, L. ; E. B. 9, t. 584.) '4. Europe. — Garidella Nigellastrum, 

 L. ; B. M. 31, t. 1266. © France, Italy. — Delphinium puhescens, 

 DC. © Mediterranean. D. Aconiti, L. © Levant. D. peregrinum, 

 Willd. © Italy. D. ambiguum, L. © Barbary, D. Virgatum, Poir. 

 © Syria. D. Slnphisagria, L. o^ S. Europe. 



