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Woods and coppices, in several places, perhaps wild in Hants. 



— Inner stamens frequently imperfect. 



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11, DEiaPHiNiuM imz. Larkspur. 



Cal coloured, deciduous, irregular, upper sepal produced at 



the base into a spur. 

 included within the spur. 



Pet 4. ; 2 upper ones with appendages 

 Stamens numerous. Follicles 1 — 5. 



Named from Delphinns^ or h\(pivy a dolphin ; on account of 

 the shape of the upper sepal. 



1. D, * Consolida L, (Field L.) ; stem erect branched, flowers 

 in lax racemes, petals combined, inner spur of one piece, pedicels 

 shorter than the bracteas, follicle one glabrous. JS. B. t. 1839. 



• Sandy or chalky fields ; Suffolk, Kent. " About Cambridge, at 

 Quay, the hills are quite blue with it ; it also occurs red, pink, and 

 white, and yet Rai/ does not mention it ; " Henslow. Near St. Helier's 

 Jersey: Mr. Bahington, %, 6,7, 



12. AcoNiTUM Linn. Wolf s-Bane. 



Cal. petaloid, irregular, upper sepal helmet-shaped ;^ 2 upper 

 petals or nectaries on long stalks, and concealed within the 

 helmet-shaped leaflet. Stamens numerous. Follicles 3 — 5. — 

 Name derived from Acone in Bithynia ; or rather from a/cwv, a 

 dart, from its having been long ago used to poison such wea- 

 pons with. 



1. A. * Napellus L. (common W,, or MouKs-hood) ; upper 

 sepal arched at the back, spur of the nectary nearly conical 

 bent down, wings of the stamens cuspidate or none, lobes of the 

 leaves cuneate pinnatifid. E. B. S. t. 2730. 



Teme, Herefordshire. Denbighshire and Monmouthshire. Below 

 Staverton Bridge, Devon, 1^. 5 — 7. 



13. Act^'a Linn. Bane-berry. 



Cal of 4 sepals caducous. Pet. 4. Stamens numerous. 

 Ovary 1. Berry 1 -celled, indehiscent. Seeds numerous. — 

 Named from atcrrj, the Elder ; the leaves somewhat resembling 



those of the Elder. 



1. A. spicdta L. (5., or Herb Christopher) ; raceme simple 



elongated, petals as long as the stamens, pedicels of the fruit 



slender. E. B. t. 918. 



Bushy places, especially in limestone tracts in Yorkshire; near 

 Halifax: said to be found near Ambleside and Sandwick, Ulleswater, 

 in Westmoreland. %. 5. — Stein 1 — 2ft. high. Leaves petiolate, 3- 

 ternate ; leaflets ovate, deeply cut and serrated. 



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