144 DIADELFHIA DECANDRIA. [CI. IT. 



Leaves twice ternate. Bracteas palmate, longer than each 

 flower-stalk. 

 Thick., rare ; native? If. 4, 5. R. bulbous, solid. Fl. tipped with 

 purple. 



2. F. lutea, 9. 588. (Yellow F.) Pods nearly cylindrical, shorter 



than their stalks. Stem angular, erect. Bracteas minute. Spur 

 short, rounded. 

 Old walls ; naturalized. If. 5. R. fibrous. Fl, lemon-col. with 

 yellow tips. 



3. F. claviculdta, 2. 103. (Climbing F.) Pods lanceolate, undu- 



lated. Stem climbing. Footstalks ending in branched tendrils. 

 Gravelly, bushy hills. . 6, 7. Very tender and glauc. Fl. white. 



** Pod single-seeded. Nect. single. Fumaria o/De Cand. 



4. F. officinalis, 9. 589. (Common F.) Cluster rather lax. Pods 



single-seeded, globose, abrupt, on upright stalks twice as long 

 as the bracteas. Stem spreading. Segments of the leaflets 

 lanceolate. 

 Cult. gr. . 5 — 8. Glaucous. Fl.pale red ; deep red at the summit. 



5. F. parviflora, 9. 590. (Small-flowered F.) Cluster lax. Pods 



single-seeded, globose, pointed. Stem spreading. Segments of 

 the leaflets linear, channelled. 

 Fields, S. of Eng. . 8, 9. Leqfl. very narrow. Fl. small, pale red. 



6. F. capreolata, 14. 943. (Ramping F.) Cluster rather lax. Pods 



single-seeded, globose. Stem climbing by the twisting footstalks. 

 Leaflets wedge-shaped, lobed. 

 Fields, rare. 0. 6 — 9. 3 — 4f. Pet. pale-red, tipped with deep-red. 



DIADELPHIA OCTANDRIA. 



351. POLyGALA. Milkwort. 



1. P. vulgaris, 2. 76. and P. amara, Suppl. 2764, not L. (Common 

 M.) Flowers crested. Stems ascending, herbaceous, simple. 

 Leaves linear-lanceolate. 

 Dry gravelly pi. If . 6, 7. Smooth and bitter. Bract. 3, deciduous. 

 Fl. blue, pink, or white. Cal. permanent ; its wings about as long 

 as the corolla. 



DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



[This Natural Order of Papilionaceous Plants (Leguminosa of 

 Jussieu) is in habit either herbaceous, or shrubby. Wood hard. L. 

 mostly pinnate, with a tendril or an odd leaflet ; rarely simple. Stip. in 

 pairs. Fl. handsome, often fragrant ; all complete and perfect. Cor. 

 papilionaceous. Herbage wholesome for cattle ; seeds for mankind.] 



352. SPARTIUM. Broom. 

 1. S. scoparium, 19. 1339. Cytisus scoparius, Br. Fl. (Common B,) 



