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2. BERBERIDE.E. 
12. Delphinium Lam. 
fl. D. Consolida (L.) ; st. erect branched, racemes few-flowered, 
s])ui' longer than the cal)'x, pet. combined. — E. B. 1839. R. 4669. 
D. pubescens, DC. — Pedicels usually longer than the bracts. 
Ca])s. downy. Fl. of a vivid and jiermanent blue, rarely red, 
])ink or white. L. deeply multifid. — Sandy or chalky corn-fields ; 
not noticed by Ray. A. VI. VII. Field Larkspur. E. S. 
13. Aconitum Limi. 
fl. A. Napellus (h.) ; nectaries horizontal upon cmwed stalks ; 
spurs bent down, fl. racemose, young carpels diverging. — E. B. 
S. 2730. R. 4700. — Filaments slightly hairy, with cuspidate 
wings. Nectary inflated above, its lip broad. Helmet open, 
hemispherical. Pedicels ereet, dovmy. — Banks of rivers and 
brooks, rare. VI. VII. Monk's-hood. E. S. 
Tribe V. Pceoniece. 
14. AcTiEA Lam. 
1. A. spicata (L.); raceme simple elongated, pet. as long as 
the stamens, berries oval. — E. R. 918. R. 4739. — L. stalked, 2- 
ternate : leaflets ovate, trifid, deeply cut. St. 1 — 2 feet high. — 
Mountainous limestone tracts in the north. P. V. E. S. 
15. P.EONIA 
*1. P. corallina (Retz.); 1. 2-ternate, leaflets ovate entue 
glaucous beneath, caps, downy reciuved from the base. — E. B. 
1513. R. 4745. — Root fleshy, knobbed. Herb 2 feet high. Fl. 
large, crimson with yellow anthers. — On the Steep Holmes 
Island in the Severn. P. V. VI. E. 
Order II. BERBERIDEiE. 
Sep. 3, 4 or 6, in a double row. Pet. the same number. 
Stam. the same number as, and opposite to the petals. Anth. 
opening by valves from the bottom to the top. Carpel 1, 1- 
celled, seeds attached to the bottom. 
1. Berberis. Cal. of 6 deciduous sepals. Pet. 6, each with 
2 glands at the base within. Berry two-seeded. 
[2. Epimedium. Cal. of 4 deciduous sepals. Pet. 4. Necta- 
ries 4, cup-shaped. Caps, podlike, many-seeded.] 
1. Berberis imii. Barberry. 
1. B. vulgaris (L.); spines 3-parted, 1. obovate ciliate-ser- 
rate, racemes pendulous many-flowered, petals entii-e. — E.B.49. 
