CROWFOOT FAMILY. 33 
dark bearded petals folded up in such a-way as to resemble an soaaat § in 
the centre of the flower. 
7. ACONI’TUM, Tournef. Monxsuoop. 
[The ancient name.] 
8 petal-like, irregular, the u one hooded and larger than the 
0 the thine sterile 
thers. Petals 2 3-lower entirely wanting or resembling 
stamens), small i bodies on a long ‘slender claw, concealed 
under the hood. Pistils 3-5. Pods several-seeded. Acrid and — 
r pani- 
ous per oe herbs with palmately divided deaves, and racemes 0: 
cles of s ers. 
A. Napen 7 L.- Flowers race- 
mose on short pedicels ; hooded 
sepal semicireu rong divisions of eo. 
leaves ae ~ near lobes ; 
fusiform ; tbe 
Mosse. Woltibane. Aconite. 
ewhat woody. Stem erect, sim- 
ple, fa rather Sout: and very ase cP havect 
mostly dark violet or blue. 
Pen bngtesoied in gardens. Native of Europe. 
s. This is a very variable 
cies of w hich De Candolle notices 
29 varieties, a te in the color * 
the flowers 
are highly poisonous ; Be gard 
ts the case with the root Death 
ted fro 
th 
early spring. It is inteothoed 
in order that its oan: character 
may be known 
8. OIMICIE’UGA, L. Buarans. a 
cee  E a ~, and tet to drive away ; in allusion to supposed vitae] Se 
basin. cg (or ieee amens) 
Or wh @. Recap nt Cem Stn sty mee ‘ae : 
a 
