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WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 



Obs. This plant (wbicli gets its specific name from a supposed virtue 

 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 (Delpliinium Consolida) . 8. Upper sepal. 9 & 10. Lateral 

 sepals. 11. Lower sepals. 12. United petals. 



