^j^ ::IT ft; \L\R!ACEjE. Corydalis. 



Conspectus of the Genera. 



\ Friiit a pod-shaped capsule. ". . Corydalis. 3 



t only 1 of the outer, sacc. or spurred. {Fruit a subglobose nut. . . . Fumaria. 4 



^ distinctJ -J OLitjr equally saccate or spurred. . DiehjlTa. 1 



Petals i united, base bigibbous,ape.\4-lobed. Climbing herbs. Adlumta. 2 



1. DIELYTRA. Borkhausen. 



Ch-. lis, double ; e^vrpov, wing-case ; in allusion to the two spurs. 



Sepals 2, small ; petals 4, the 2 outer equally spurred or gibbous 

 at the base ; stamens united in 2 sets of 3 in each ; pod 2-valved, 

 many-seeded. — '2].. 



1. D. CucuLLARiA. DC. (CorydaUs Cucullaria. Pers.) Dutchman's 



Breeche:-. 



W. bulbiferoiLS ; rac. 4— lO-flowered, secund; spwrs divergent, elongated, 

 acute, straight. — Wood.s, Can. to Ky. A smooth, handsome plant. Rhizoma 

 bearing triangular, small, pale-red bulbs under ground. Leaves radical, mul- 

 tifid, somewhat triternate, smooth, with oblong-linear segments, the petioles 

 rather .shorter than the scape. Scape slender, 6—10' high. Flowers scentless, 

 nodding, whitish, at summit yellow. Pedicels short, axillary to a bract, anc 

 with 2 minute bracteoles near the flower. Spurs about as long as the corolla. 

 April, Ma}^ 



2. D. Canadensis. DC. (D. eximia. Beck. Corydalis Canadensis. 

 Goldie.) Squirrel Corn. Dutchman's Brecclies. 



St. subterranean, tuberiferous ; tubers globose ; rac. simple, secund, 4 — 6- 

 flowered ; spurs short, rounded, obtuse, slightly incurved.— A smooth, pretty 

 plant, common in rocky woods. Can. to Ky. The rhizoma bears a number of 

 roundish tubers about the size of peas, and of a bright-yellow color. Leaves, 

 radical, subglaucous, biternate, the leaflets deeply pinnatifid, segments linear- 

 oblong, obtuse, 5 — 8" long. Scape 6 — 8' high, bearing a few odd-looking 

 flowers. Corolla white, tipped with yellow, 5" long. Calyx minute. Sta- 

 mens 3 on each lip. May, Jn. 



3. D. EXIMIA. DC. (Corydalis formosa. PA.) Choice Dieli/tra. 

 Bhizoma sca.\y-hu]hifero-as; Ivs. numerous; rac. compound, the branches 



cymose ; spurs very short, obtuse, incurved ; stigma 2-horned at apex. — A fine 

 species, on rocks, &c., found by Dr. SartwelC in Yates Co., N. Y. (S. to N. 

 Car.) Leaves radical, 10 — 15' high, somewhat triternate, with incisely pin- 

 natihd segments, but quite variable. Scape &— 12' high, with several (4 — 8) 

 cymes, each with 6 — 10 purplish, nodding flowers. Corolla 8—10" long, broad 

 at base. Bracts purplish, at base of pedicels. Jn.— Sept. f 



2. ADLUMIA. Raf. 



Named for John Adlum, Washington, D. C, a cultivator of the vine. 



Sepals 2, minute ; petals 4, united into a fungous, monopetalous 

 corolla, persistent, bigibbous at base, 4-lobed at apex ; stamens united 

 in 2 equal sets ; pod 2-valved, many-seeded. — ® Climbing: 



A ciRRHosA. Raf. (Fumaria fungosa. Willd. Corydalis. Pers.) Moun- 

 tain Fringe. t ,-. o. 

 A delicate climbing vine, native of rocky hills. Can. toN. Car. Stem stri- 

 ate many feet in length. Leaves decompound, divided in a pinnate manner, 

 ultimate divisions 3-lobed, smooth, their foot-stalks serving for tendrils. 

 Flowers very numerous, in axillary, pendulous, cymose clusters, pale-pmk. 

 Calyx minute. Corolla slightly cordate at base, of 4 petals united mto a 

 spongy mass, cylindric, compressed, tapering upwards, 2-lipped. Fine for 

 arbors. Jn. — Aug.f 



3. CORYDlLlS. DC. 



Greek name of the Fumitoiy, from which genus this was taken. 



Sepals 2, small ; petals 4, one of which is spurred at the base i 



