PALE OR PINK CORYDALIS 



comes down into New England, and wanders along 

 the mountain tops to North Carolina. The blossoms 

 are odd, Httle, pink sacs with yellow mouths, hanging 

 upside down along the tip of a slender stem. 



Their appearance makes clear their family relation- 

 ship; they are cousins of the Dicentras but seem to 

 possess only part of the family equipment; in fact 

 each looks like a flower cut in half. The general effect 

 of the plant is extreme delicacy. 



The Golden Corydalis, Corydalis aurea, blooms ear- 

 lier than the pink species and is a denizen of rocky 

 woodland banks, and ranges from Quebec to the 

 Mackenzie River and as far south as Wisconsin and 

 Pennsylvania. It is reported from northern Ohio, but 

 is rare. The flowers are golden yellow and the outer 

 petals ridged on the back. The seed-pods look beaded, 

 not erect and straight like those of its pink sister. The 

 blooming period extends from March to May. 



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