150 : THE FLORA. 
ones longer and sterile. Styles 5. Follicles 5, many-seeded—2 Leaves 
twice and thrice ternate. Flowers nodding. 
1 A. Canaden/sis. American C. Spurs straight, longer thanlimb, Stamens exserted. 
Flowers scarlet. 
2 A.vulga/ris. Huropean C. Spurs incurred, shorter than limb. Stamens included, 
Flowers purple. + 
Fig. 872, Flower of Larkspur, displayed: 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, the five petals; a, the epurred sepal; 
¢, the two petals, spurred, which spur was sheathed in the spurred sepal. 
Fig. 878, Flower of Garden Aconite, displayed: 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, the five sepals; p, D, D, p, P, the 
five petals. 
10. DELPHIN’IUM. Larkspur. 
Sepals 5, colored, the upper 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 4, distinct. Pistils and pods 2-5....(a) 
a Leaves many-parted into linear segments....8 
a Leaves divided into 3-7 wedge-shaped lobes... .(b) 
b Tall (2-5f.), with slender, many-flowered racemes....4, 5 
b Low (6-187), with few (6-12) flowered racemes... .6-8 
1 D. consol/ida. Field L. Fils. loosely scattered. Ovary smooth. Lvs. finely cut. © t¢ 
2 D. Aja’cis. Rocket L. Flowers covering the branches. Ovary pubescent. Leaves 
finely cnt’ @ ft 
8 D.azu’reum. Azure L. Fils. in strict, slenderracemes. Ovaries 8-5. 2% W. ¢ 
4D. exalta’tum. TZull Wild L. Leaf-lobes 3-5, enrvate. Spur straight. 4 Summer. 4 
5 D.elatum. Bee LZ. Leaf-lobes 3-7, curyate. Spur curved downwards, t+ 
