Ranunculacca—A quilegia. 17 
than in most species, and the spurs short and straight. ‘North 
America. 
6. al. Shinneri.—A dwarf-growing species, similar t» the last. 
in the colouring of its flowers, but the spurs are very long in 
proportion, and the sepals green as well as the upper part of 
the petals. A native of Guatemala, flowering in Spring. 
7. A. dretica, syn. A. formosa.—aAllied to the last, but with 
larger, brighter coloured flowers. Sepals and spurs scarlet, 
limb of the petals yellow. <A native of western North America. 
12, DELPHINIUM. 
The Larkspurs are erect leafy annual or perennial herbs. 
Leaves alternate, variously lobed or cut. Sepals 5, cohering 
below, the upper spurred behind. Petals x 
2 to 4,small, the two dorsal spurred within y 
the spur of the sepal, the two lateral spur- 
less or absent. Carpels 1 to 5. Natives 
of the temperate zone of the northern 
hemisphere. Named from de\¢iv, a dol- 
phin, from the form of the flowers. The 
species are very numerous and orna- 
mental, but there are only about six in 
general cultivation. 
The three following are the commonly 
cultivated annual species :-— 
1. D. Ajdcis.—A _ slightly-branched 
erect plant, about 18 inches high. This 
is the parent of the variously-coloured 
double and single ‘Rocket Larkspurs’ 
(fig. 14). It has long racemes and hairy 
follicles. South of Europe. 
2. D. Consélida.—A more branched 
plant with shorter racemes and glabrous 
follicles. This is probably the parent of 
some of the garden varieties. S. Europe. 
3. D. cardindle—A beautiful scarlet- i 
flowered species, 2 to 3 feet high. Native pigs. Delphinium Ajacia 
of California. (eae Bee) 
Among the perennial species we may enumerate :— 
4. D. elatum (fig. 15). Bee Larkspur.—An erect plant, 5 
or 6 feet high, with 5-lobed leaves and single or double blue 
flowers. From Siberia, flowering towards the end of Summer. 
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