I. RANUNCULACEiE. 
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Acted a. ] 
1. A. *vulgaris L. (common C .) ; spur of the petals incurved, 
follicles hairy, stem leafy many-flowered, leaves nearly glabrous, 
styles as long as the stamens. E. B. t. 297. 
Woods and coppices, in several places, perhaps wild in Hants. 
If. . 5 — 7. — Inner stamens frequently imperfect. 
11. Delphinium Linn. Larkspur. 
Cal. coloured, deciduous, irregular, upper sepal produced at 
the base into a spur. Pet. 4.; 2 upper ones with appendages 
included within the spur. Stamens numerous. Follicles 1 — 5. 
— Named from delphinus, or SeXfiv, a dolphin ; on account of 
the shape of the upper sepal. 
1. D. * Consolida L. (Field L.) ; stem erect branched, flowers 
in lax racemes, petals combined, inner spur of one piece, pedicels 
shorter than the bracteas, follicle one glabrous. E. B. t. 1839. 
Sandy or chalky fields ; Suffolk, Kent. “ About Cambridge, at 
Quay, the hills are quite blue with it ; it also occurs red, pink, and 
white, and yet Ray does not mention it;” Henslow. Near St. Helier’s 
Jersey: Mr. Babinyton. . 6, 7. 
12. Aconitum Linn. Wolf ’s-Bane. 
Cal. petaloid, irregular, upper sepal helmet-shaped ; 2 upper 
petals or nectaries on long stalks, and concealed within the 
helmet-shaped leaflet. Stamens numerous. Follicles 3 — 5 . — 
Name derived from Acone in Bithynia; or rather from mean/, a 
dart, from its having been long ago used to poison such wea- 
pons with. 
1. A. * Napellus L. (common IF., or Monk's-hood ) ; upper 
sepal arched at the back, spur of the nectary nearly conical 
bent down, wings of the stamen cuspidate or none, lobes of the 
leaves cuneate pinnatifid. E. B. S. t. 2730. 
Teme, Herefordshire. Denbighshire and Monmouthshire. Below 
Staverton Bridge, Devon. If.. 5 — 7. 
13. Act^'a Linn. Bane-berry. 
Cal. of 4 sepals caducous. Pet. 4. Stamens numerous. 
Ovary 1. Berry 1-celled, indehiscent. Seeds numerous. — 
Named from mert], the elder ; the leaves somewhat resembling 
those of the elder. 
1. A spiedta L. (B., or Herb Christopher)-, raceme simple 
elongated, petals as long as the stamens, pedicels of the fruit 
slender. E. B. t. 918. 
Bushy places, especially in limestone tracts in Yorkshire; near 
Halifax : said to be found near Ambleside and Sandwick, Ulleswater, 
