FUMARIACEJE. (FUMITORY FAMILY.) 
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with ternately compound and dissected leaves and simple scapes, 
bearing racemose nodding flowers. Pedicels 2-bracted. (Name 
from twice , and Ktvrpov , a spur.) 
1. I>. ( iH'iillftria, DC. (Dutchman’s Breeches.) Gran¬ 
ulate-bulbous ; lobes of the leaves linear ; raceme simple , few-flower¬ 
ed; corolla with 2 divergent spurs longer than the pedicel; crest of the 
inner petals minute. — Rich woods, especially westward. April, 
May. — A very delicate plant, sending up in early spring, from the 
cluster of little grain-like tubers inclosed in a scaly sheath like a 
bulb, the finely cut long-stalked leaves and slender scape, the latter 
bearing 4-10 pretty, but odd-shaped, white flowers tipped with 
cream-color. 
■2* I). C'&nsMlensiS, DC. (Squirrel-corn.) Subterranean 
shoots luberiferous; leaves and raceme as in No. 1.; corolla mere¬ 
ly heart-shaped , the spurs very short, rounded ; crest of the inner 
petals conspicuous , projecting. — Rich woods, Maine to Wisconsin, 
especially northward. May. —TubeTs scattered, round, flattened, as 
large as peas or grains of Indian corn, yellow. Calyx minute. Flow¬ 
ers greenish-white tinged with red, with the fragrance of Hyacinths. 
f I>. eximia, DC. Divisions and lobes of the leaves broadly 
£ ° ng; Tactme compound, clustered ; corolla oblong, 2- gibbous at the 
ase ; crest °f the inner petals projecting. — Rocks, W. New York, 
rare, Thomas , Sarttcell ; and southward along the Alleghanies._A 
nrger plant than the others, blossoming all summer, often cultivated. 
Mowers reddish-purple. - D. Formosa, from Oregon, also cultivated, 
“ a similar but still larger species. 
3. CORVDALIS, L. Corydalis. 
Co r<) „ a 1-spumed at the base (on the upper side), deciduous. 
%lc persistent. Pod many-seeded. Seeds crested. Flowers 
racemes (The ancient Greek name for the Fumitory.) Our 
species are biennial. 
I < . aurca, Willd. (Golden Corydalis.) Stems low spread 
-alioHcl-R e; k PU h r inc " rved; ^ pendent ; seeds’with a 
gan. April Vulv cf ^ etrtnms - Vermont to Penn, and Michi- 
ornalerwi I “i aUCOUS: fl ° Wer8 g«'den-yellow and showy 
or paler and .ess handsome. Pods hardly V long/ uneven. " ’ 
-July. Corolla whiti-h t ,1 R k '’ P' ace8 i common. May 
corolla whuish shaded with yellow and flesh color. 
