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19.— DELPHINIUM TRISTE, Dec. THE DARK-FLOWERED LARKSPUR. 
Synonvme. — D. obscurum, Stev. 
Engravings. — Flor. Cab. vol. ii., p. 33 ; and om fig. 3 in Plate 10. 
Specific Character. — Petioles scarcely dilated at the base. Leaves 
3 — 5-parted ; lobes deeply cut. Raceme slightly branched. Spur 
slightly curved, obtuse. Nearly the whole plant, except the leaves, 
downy. 
Description, &c. — The colour of the flowers of this species is so remarkable as to render it quite unlike a 
Larkspur. They are of a dark brown, tinged with puce and densely covered with hairs. The species is said to 
be a native of Siberia, and it was introduced in 1822. It must be propagated by seeds, as it does not bear 
dividing the root. The flowers have a disagreeable smell. 
SECTION STAPHISAGRIA. 
20.— DELPHINIUM STAPHISAGRIA, Lin. THE STAVESACRE LARKSPUR. 
Synonyme Lousewort Larkspur. I the base of tlie pedicels ; petioles hairy ; pedii^els twice as long as the 
Specific Character. — Spur very short; bracteffi inserted at 1 flowers. {G.Don.) 
Desceiption, &c. — This species is truly a biennial, dying as soon as it has ripened its seeds. The flowers 
are blue, with whitish petals. It is common in the South of Europe and Tenerifie, generally growing among 
rubbish. Most of the seeds sown in gardens are brought from Italy, as they do not ripen well in this country ; 
the plant being rather tender here. The seeds are large and rough, with a disagreeable smell and taste. They 
were formerly used medicinally. The plant grows two or three feet high, and flowers in May and June. 
It was cultivated in Britain before 1596. 
21.— DELPHINIUM PICTUM, Willd. THE PAINTED-LEAVED LARKSPUR. 
Synonymes. — D. Stapliisagria, Wood. ; D. maritimum, Cav. 
Engravings. — Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 128 ; and our fig. 2 in 
Plate 10. 
Specific Character. — Spur somewhat shorter than the calyx. 
Bracteffi inserted at the base of the pedicel. Petioles pubescent. 
Pedicels a little longer than the flowers. 
Description, &c. — This plant closely resembles the last species, except in the leaves, the veins of which are 
white. It is a biennial, and can only be propagated by seeds, the plants raised from which do not flower till the 
second year, and die as soon as they have ripened their seeds. It is a native of the South of Europe, and was 
introduced in 1816. 
OTHER SPECIES OF DELPHINIUM. 
These are numerous, but the following are the most remarkable : — 
D. VIRESCENS, Nutt. 
Flowers greenish. A native of North America, introduced in 1827- 
D. ALBIFLORUM, Deo. 
Flowers white. A native of Armenia, introduced in 1823. 
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