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22 FUMARIACE-IC. (kUMITOUY FAMILY.) 



2-orcsted. Capsule 10-20-scc(ic(l. Seed crostod. — Stemless herbs, from 

 creejiiiij!; or gnuiular rootstucks, with teriiiitcly divided lt)iif;-])etiijlo<l leaves, 

 and a nailed scape of rareiuosc noiidiiij^ (lowers. 



1. D. Cucullaria, DC. Rootstock of du.stercd grains; scape few- 

 flowered ; lolics of tlio leaves linear; corolla white, trianj^ular, the iliverjjent 

 spurs longer than the j)edicel ; inner petiils minutely crested. — Rich woods in 

 tho upper districts. April. 



2. D. Canadensis, DC. (Squirrel-Corn.) Rootstock of scattered 

 grains, cree])ing ; scai)e lew-flowered; leaflobcs olilong-linear ; corolla greeu- 

 isli, cordateH)hlung, the short rounded spurs mostly shorter than tho pedicel ; 

 inner ])etals crested. — Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. May. 



3. D. eximia, DC. Rootstock cree]ting, scaly ; scape many-flowered iu 

 a compound raceme ; leaf-lolies ohlong ; corolla cordate-obloug, purple ; inner 

 petals crested. — Mouutaius of North Carolina and Tennessee. June - July. 



3. CORYDALIS, Vent. 



Petals separate, deciduous ; one of the outer ones spurred at the base. 

 Filaments united nearly to the summit, with a gland at the base. Stigma 

 2-lobed. Capsule silique-like, many-seeded. Seed crested. — Caulescent, an- 

 nual or biennial herbs, with bipiunate dissected leaves, and flowers in lateral 

 and terminal racemes. 



1. C. glauca, Pursh. Glaucous; stem erect, l°-2° high; leaves ter- 

 nately divided, the lobes |'- 1' long ; racemes few-flowered ; corolla purplish, 

 tipped with yellow, short-spurred ; capsule erect. — Mountains of North Caro- 

 lina. August. 



2. C. micrantha, Gray. Stem diffuse, 10' -20' long; leaf -lobes small, 

 obtuse; early racemes long, 10- 20-flowered, tlie corolla V l'>iig. crested, 

 golden yellow, and the spar mostly longer tlien the short pedicel ; later ones 

 short and few-flowered, these very small and fertilized in the bud ; capsule 

 erect-spreading, even ; seed smooth, turgid. — (C. aurea, var. australis, S. Fl.) 

 — Cultivated ground in the lower districts. April- May. 



3. C. flavula, D.C. Stem slender, 5'- 10' high ; leaf-lobes small and 

 acute; racemes fow-flowered; corolla 3" -4" long, pale yellow, crested ; the 

 short spur much shorter than the pedicel ; capsule slightly torulose, spread- 

 ing or drooping ; seed rugose-reticulate, the margins acute. — Dry woods in 

 the upper districts. May - June. 



4. PUMARIA, L. FtMiTORY. 



Posterior petal spurred, united l)elow with the two inner ones. Stamen 

 united in two sets of three each. Style deciduous. Fruit glolmlar, 1 -seeded, 

 indehiscent ; jfeeds crestless. — Tender branching annuals, with finely dis- 

 sected leaves, and small flowers iu lateral or terminal racemes. 



1. P. ofiB.Cinalis, L. Leaves bipinnately divided, the narrow lobes 

 widening upwards ; racemes many-flowered ; sepals sharp]}- toothed ; petals 

 flesh-color, tipped with crimson. — Waste places, sparingly introduced. 



