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intense metallic hue, and, as the petals are so disposed as to hide the stamens, nothing is seen to contrast with 
the blue but the golden yellow spot on each petal. The double-flowered varieties are particularly handsome. 
The Chinese variety differs chiefly in having a very stiff, erect stem ; and when raised from seed, it frequently 
flowers the first year. All the kinds are hardy, and are propagated by seeds or division of the root. 
2.— DELPHINIUM CHEILANTHUM, Fitch. THE LIP-FLOWERED LARKSPUR. 
Specific Ciiahacter. — Stem erect, branched. Leaves 3 — 5-parte<I, 
with oblong, acuminated, subtrifid, and somewhat toothed lobes. 
Petals shorter than the calyx, two lower ones with obliquely-reflexcd, 
ovate, entire limbs. Capsules reticulately painted, pubescent. {G. Don.) 
Synonymes. — D. davuricum, Stev. ; D. hirsutum. Gruel. ; Doro- 
nmsk Larkspur ; Hairy-leaved Larkspur 
Enchavinos. — Bot. Reg. t. 473, of the species ; and Swt. Brit. 
Flow. Card. 2d ser. t. 309, of the variety. 
Variety. — D. C. 2 multiplex, D. Don. Flowers double. 
Description, &c. — This species is easily distinguished by its dwarf habit of growth, and by its having leaves 
which are of a dark blackish green. The flowers are very handsome, from the contrast between the light blue 
of the sepals, and the dark purplish hue of the petals. The plant takes its specific name from the lower petals, 
which are much larger than the others, and form a kind of projecting, or drooping lip. The limb of these 
petals is not decidedly entire as that of D. grandijiora, but it is slightly notched, and the stamens are partly 
visible. The variety is very showy, from the large size and intense colour of its very double flowers. The 
species is a native of Siberia, whence it' was introduced in 1819. Both the species and variety require a mixture 
of peat in the soil in which they are grown. They are generally propagated by division of the root ; or if by 
seeds, they should be sown as soon as ripe. These plants generally flower from June to September. 
§ n. BEE LARKSPURS— LIMB OF THE LOWER PETALS TWO-CLEFT. 
3.— DELPHINIUM PUNICEUM, Pall. THE CRIMSON DELPHINIUM. 
Engraving. — Floral Cabinet, vol. i. p. 13. \ stem-sheathing .at the base. Flowers small, pubescent on th« outside ; 
Specific Character. — Leaves many-parted, or cleft to the base, 1 spur short, truncated. Raceme elongated, 
so as to be divided into three long linear lobes ; petioles dilated, and 
Description, &c. — This species, which is a native of Tartary, is said to have been introduced in 1785 ; but 
it was soon lost, and was not re-introduced till 1835. It is a native of the dry plains of Tartary, where it was 
found by the Russian traveller Pallas, by whom it was first described. It is quite hardy, but it should be grown 
in sandy soil, in a perfectly dry situation, as it is easily killed by damp. It is generally propagated by seeds, 
which it ripens freely ; if increased by dividing the root, the operation should be performed in spring, when the 
young shoots are two or three inches above the ground. The specific name puniceum, which signifies crimson, 
is very ill applied to this species, as the flowers are of a rich dark purple. The flowers are generally produced in 
July and August. 
4.— DELPHINIUM MENZIESII, Dec. MR. MENZIES' LARKSPUR. 
Synonyme. — D. tuberosum, Menz. I Specific Character. — Leaves five-parted, with trifid, linear, entire 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg. t. 1192; and our fig, 4 in Plate 9. lobes ; petioles slightly dilated at the base. Bracts trifid. Rooti 
I grumose. 
Description, &c. — This species is a native of the north-west coast of North America, where it was first 
found by the late Mr. Menzies, and whence seeds were sent home by Mr. Douglas in 1820. It is a dwarf 
