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Ranunculaceae. 
2- Stem leafy below the fl.-branches (about the middle of 
the stem). Seps conniving like a bell, with red edges. 
Thickets; hedges; distrib. in western Switz. 3 foetidus L. 65. 
— Stem with (div.) Is only on the fl.-branches. Seps spreading 
3 
8. Stigs erect. L.-segments almost uniformly toothed. H. 
occidentalis Reut.—As the last, but rather rarer. 3 
viridis L. 66. 
— Stigs spreading. L.-segments irreg. toothed.—As the last; 
Bregenz by Riedschlosschen; Chur. 3 *odorus W. K. 67.*) 
14. Isopyrum. Isopyrum. XIII, 23. 
1. Ls 2-ternatisect. FIs white.—Thickets; Chancy near 
Geneva. 4.thalictroides L. 68. 
15. Nigella. Devil-in-the-bush. XIII, 22. 
1. Ls 2—3-pinnatisect, with linear lobes.—Fields; W. B. 
J. Z. S. 7, 8.arvensis L. 69. 
16. Aquilegia. Columbine. XIII, 15. 
1. Stem 3— 10-fld. Last segments of the ls gen. broader 
than long. FIs large, blue-violet.—b. atrata Koch. FIs 
smaller, gen. brownish red or blackish violet; stas more 
prominent.—Wood-edges, thickets, fields; distrib., espe¬ 
cially b. 6.vulgaris L. 70. 
— Stem 1—3-fld. Last segments of the ls longer than 
broad. FIs very large (60 —10 mm), blue-violet.—Alp.; 
not common. 7.alpina L. 71. 
17. Delphinium. Larkspur. XIII, 12, 2. 
1. Ls palmatipartite, with 3—5 broad, 3-fid, inciso-dentate 
divisions. Carps 3—4.—Alp. 7 . . elatum L. 72. 
— Ls 3—multi-fid, with narrow lobes. Carp. 1 . 2 
2. Carp, glabr. Racemes short, few-fld.—Corn-fields; fairly 
distrib. 6.Consolida L. 73. 
— Carp, pubescent. Racemes many-fld. ... 3 
3. Stem with divergent branches. Racemes loose. Carps 
narrowed insensibly to the style. FIs gen. blue.—Southern 
Europe. Ornamental pis. 6 . . t Ajacis L. 74. 
— Stem simple or with erect branches. Fl.-racemes dense. 
Carps, suddenly narrowed to the style. FIs gen. violet.— 
An eastern ornamental pi. 6 . . f orientale Gay. 75. 
18. Aconitum. Aconite. Monkshood. XIII, 12. 
fjl. FIs blue, violet, or variegated with white . . 2 
— FIs yellowish ........ 5 
*) H. dumetorum W. K. See N. Beitr. II, 1. 
