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WEEDS AXD USEFUL PLANTS. 



Ohs. This plant (which gets its specific name from a supposed virtua 

 in soldering or uniting wounded flesh.) has strayed from the gardens, in 

 some places, and is an unwelcome intruder in grain fields and other cul« 

 tivated grounds. This, and a kindred species, [D. Ajacis, L. with few 



erect branches, longer and more crowded racemes.) are so common in 

 gardens, that it requires some attention to prevent them from trespass- 

 ing on the farm. There are several other species cultivated for orna- 

 ment, among them the curious Bee Larkspur (D. elatum), which has its 



Fig. 7. Field Larkspur (Delphinium Consolida). S. Upper sepal. 9 & 10. Laterat 

 «epals. 11. Lower sepals. 12. United petals. 



