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and divaricately spreading, taper-pointed, often lobed
again, the lobes linear and acuminate, slightly pubescent
on both sides, the upper side of a dark green and
yellowish underneath, strongly nerved underneath, the
nerves much branched, and clothed with long spreading
hairs. Petioles long, much flattened on the upper
side and keeled on the lower, Avidened at the base, thinly
covered with long spreading hairs. Racemes very long,
erect, close-flowered, densely pubescent. Bractes at the
base of the petioles, linearly subulate, longest at the
base of the lowermost flowers: bracteolæ or small
bractes, 2 on each pedicle, very small, pubescent. P e dicles
erect, shorter than the flowers, densely pubescent.
Flowers of a pale sulphur colour, pubescent outside.
Sepals 5, the upper one hollow and terminated in a short
blunt straight helmet, the 2 next orbicukr, and the 2
lower ones oblong, obtuse, all bearded inside with long
white hairs. Petals 5, the 3 lower ones very small, un-
guiform, or like barren stamens, 2 upper ones included
in the helmet, each with a long unguis, terminated in a
blunt callous green spur, and ending in an emarginate
lip. Stamens many ; filaments broadly winged at the
base, and attenuated at the points. Capsules 3, pubescent,
and veined.
The different species of this genus when groAvn together
in the gardens, are very subject to variation when
raised from seeds, which is the case with all extensive
genera when grown together, as the insects in search of
honey fertilize one with the pollen of another ; the number,
therefore, of different sorts of Aconitum are greatly
increased within these few years, many of which are
hybrid productions ; the present plant is very distinct
from all others, but there will probably soon be hybrid
productions between it and some of the others ;
they are mostly stately plants, and are proper subjects
for the front of shrubberies, or the back of large flower-
borders, thriving well in the common garden soil.
Drawn at Mr. Colvill’s Nursery, last Autumn.
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' Sepal. 2. The two o rbicular side ones. 3. The two lower
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ones. 9. s u e iive P e ta ls , th e th re e lower ones very small, th e two u p p er ones
with lone unguis, each te rmina ted in a blu n t callous spur, and ending in an
emarginate lip. S, Stamens, showing the winged base. 6. The th re e Capsules.