258 flora indica. [Fumariacece. 



tains its maximum in point of development of species in the Himalaya, is far from 

 rich in generic forms in that country. Its affinities we conceive to be undoubtedly 

 with Papaveracea, under which it is included by Endlicher as a suborder. From 

 that Order, however, the majority differ remarkably in their irregular perianth, defi- 

 nite diadelphous stamens, two of which in each bundle have one-celled anthers, and 

 in their arillate seeds. The curious genus Hypecoum combines both Orders, having 

 unequal petals, but together forming a nearly regular corolla, and free stamenS. 

 Some remarks on the affinities of the Order, as indicated by the structure of Hype- 

 coum, will be found under that genus. 



1. FUMARIA, L. 



Sepala 2. Petala 4, ringentia, anticum carinatura, posticum obtuse 

 calcaratum, cum 2 lateralibua interioribus inferne coalitum. Stamina 

 6, diadelpha. Omlum 1, parietale. Stylus deciduus. Stigma biparti- 

 turn. Fructus carnosus, demum siccus, subglobosus. Semen reuiibrme, 

 opacuio, umbilico nudo. — Herbse, foliis multijidis, floribus racemosis. 



We agree with Bentham in considei'ing that most of the numerous European forms 

 of Fumaria, including F. parviflora, Lam., may be reduced to one variable plant, 

 F. officinalis, L., which, with larger or smaller flowers, variously cut leaves, an erect 

 or decumbent habit, large or small, more or less cut sepals, and very many forms of 

 fruit, frequents waste places throughout Europe and a great part of temperate Asia. 

 The only Indian state of the plant abounds in waste places, corn-fields, etc., and 

 differs in no respect from the form that bears the same name in Europe. 



1. P. parvifiora (Lam. Diet. ii. 567). 



Var. Yaillantii ; foliorum laciuiis linearibus planis, bracteis pedi- 

 cellum fructiferum fere sequantibus, sepalis parvis petalis multoties 

 angustioribus, fructu globoso lsevi. — F. Yaillantii, Loisel. Not. 102 ; 

 DC. Syst. ii. 137. F. parvifiora, Wight et Am. Prod. 18 ; Wight, III. 

 Gen. 1 11 ; Roxb. Fl. Lid. iii. 217 j Wall. Cat. 1436 ! : Led. Ft. Ross. 



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Hab. In India extratropica in planitie et montibus subtropicis vul- 

 garis (in Sikkim non occurrit). In peninsulse montibus temperatis ; 



Nilghiri, Wight ! et in montibus Afghanistan, Griffith I — (FL hieme et 

 vere.) (v. v.) 



Distrib. Europa et Asia temperata et calidior. 



Caidis diffuse ramosus, spithamseus v. 2-pedalis. Folia multifida. 



2. CORYDALIS, DC. 



Sepala 2, decidua, plerumque squamulseformia. Petala 4, anticum 

 planum v. concavum, posticum basi gibbura v. calcaratum, 2 lateralia 

 interiora antieo subconformia. Stamina 6, diadelpha, synemafce pos- 

 tico extus basi processu calcariformi aucto. Ovula juxta placentas in- 

 tervalvulares plurima. Stigma bilobum. Capsida siliquosa, bivalvis, 

 valvis a replo persistente placentifero solutis. Semina lenticularia, 

 rostellata, arilto carnosulo v. 0. Embryo linearis, brevis. — Herbse erecta, 

 foliis caulinis inter dam oppositis, floribus racemosis. 



Corydalis is one of the few genera containing man; ipecies which we have hitherto 



