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DELPHINIUM* Menziésii. 
Mr. Menzies’s Larkspur. 
POLYANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. RanuncuLaces. 
_ DELPHINIUM Linn. — Calyx coloratus, deciduus, 5-sepalus, sepalo 
superiore basi in calcar cavum producto. Petala 4, interdum inter se 
‘coalita, 2 superiora basi in appendices intra calcar contentas (calcar inter- 
num) producta. Stamina 00. Ovaria 1-5, sepits 3. Capsule totidem, 
distinctee, univalves, folliculares. Semina 00, arido-baccata. Herbee 
radice annud exili, aut perenni subfasciculatd donate. Caules erecti, ramosz. 
Folia petiolata, caulina palmatim multifida. Flores racemosi, sepiis ceruler, 
aut albi rosei et variantes purpurei, in unicé specie flavi. Bractew 3, ad 
singulum pedicellum, 1 sub basi (bractea), 2 secus pedicellum (bracteol) 
sepiis opposite, nunc ad basin ut in D. Staphisagria, nunc zn medio pedi- 
celli ut in D. Requienii, nunc circd apicem ut in Delphinastris. Dec. syst. 
1, 340. 
Sect. III. Delphinastrum. 
Ovaria 3, interdum 5. Calcar elongatum, interius dipetalum, Petala 4, 
libera, 2 inferiora stipitata, limbo intis barbato, in unicd specie integro, 
sepissime bifido. Bractee 1 sub pedicello, 2 secus pedicellum sepissimé 
opposite flori contigue. Radices perennes. Dec. |. c. 
D. Menziesit; petiolis basi vix dilatatis, foliis 5-partitis lobis trifidis lineari- 
bus integris, bracteis trifidis, radice grumosa. Dec. 1. c. prodr. 1. 54. 
Caulis erectus, simplex, teres, subjlexuosus, pubescens. Folia longé 
petiolata, multifida, pilosa, lacintis lincaribus furcatis, petiolis filiformibus, . 
lamina plus quam duplo longiortbus. Racemus terminalis, simplex, 6-8- 
florus. Pedunculi pubescentes, floribus longiores; bracteolis duabus subu- 
latis, sub flore oppositis. Flores intense purpureo-ceruler. Sepala extis 
medio pubescentia, calcare recto, obtuso, subulato, corrugato breviora. 
an nn eee am! 
A beautiful hardy perennial, native of the north-west 
coast of North America, where it was originally found by 
Mr. Menzies, and more recently by Mr. Douglas.. Our 
* So called because its flower resembles the fanciful figures of the 
dolphin, Acagi. 
