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THE FLORA. 



ones longer and sterile. Styles 5. Follicles 5, many-seeded. — If Leaves 

 twice and thrice ternate. Flowers nodding. 



1 A. Capaden'sis. Ainerican C. Spurs straight, longer than limb. Stamens exserted. 



Flowers scarlet. 



2 A.vulga'ris. European G. Spurs incurred, snorter than limb. Stamens included. 



Flowers purple. + 



Fig. 372. Flower of Larkspur, displayed : s, s, s, s, s, the five petals^ a, tho spurred S6i>i 

 c, the two petals, spurred, which spur was sheathed in the spurred sepal._ 



Fig. 373. Flower of Garden Aconite, displayed : «, s, s, s, s, the five sepals ; p, p, p, p, p, the 

 five petals. 



10. DELPHHST'IUM. Larkspur. 



Sepals 5, colored, the npper one spurred. Petals very irregular, the two 

 upper ones extended behind into a tubular, honeyed spur, sheathed in the 

 spur of the calyx. Styles 1-5. Follicles 1-5. — Showy herbs with the 

 leaves much divided. Flowers blue, red, or purple, never yellow. 



§ Petals united into 1 piece. Pistil and pod 1 1,2 



§ Petals i, distinct. _ Pistils and pods 2-5 (a) 



a Leaves many-parted into linear segments. . . .3 

 a" Leaves divided into 8-7 wedge-shaped lobes (b) 



b Tall (2-5f.), with slender, many-flowered racemes ...A, 5 



b Low (5-180, with few (6-12) flowered racemes 6-8 



1 D. consol'ida. FiAdL. Fls. loosely scattered. Ovary smooth. Lvs. fipely out. © t 



2 D. Aja'ois. Jiochet L. Flowers covering the branches. Ovary pubescent. Leaves ' 



flnely cutr (T) f ^_ 



S D. azn'renm. Azure L. Fls.' in stiiot, slender racemes. Ovaries 8-5. K "W. + 



4 D. csalta'tum. Tall Wild, L. Leaf-lobes 3-5, ourvate. Spur straight. M. Summer, t 



5 D. elatnm. Bee L. Leaf-lobes 8-7, earvate. Spur curved downwards, t 



