FUMITORY TRIBE 



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at thfe base ; seed-vessel a many-seeded pod. (Name from the 

 Greek name of Fumitory.) 



2. Fumaria (Fumitory). Petals 4, of which one is swollen at 

 the base ; seed-vessel i-seeded. (Name from fumus, smoke ; the 

 smoke of this plant being said by the ancient exorcists to have the 

 power of expelling evil spirits.) 



1. Corydalis (Fumitory) 



1. C. claviculata (Climbing Corydalis). 

 Stem climbing ; leaves pinnate, ending 

 in branched tendrils. Bushy places, in 

 many parts of Great Britain. A long 

 and slender plant, with delicate green 

 stems and foliage, rising to the height of 

 several feet by the help of the bushes 

 among which it grows. Flowers in small 

 clusters, yellowish white. Fl. June to 

 August. Annual. 



Two other species are naturalized in 

 Britain C. solida, distinguished by its 

 unbranched stem and purple flowers, 

 and C. lutea (Yellow Corydalis), not 

 uncommon on old walls ; it is, like the 

 last, destitute of tendrils, and bears 

 bright yellow flowers. 



Corydalis Claviculata 

 (Climbing Corydalis) 



2. Fumaria (Fumitory) 



1. F. capreolata (Ramping Fumitory). Sepals as broad as the 

 corolla and half as long ; fruit globose, notched ; plant generally 

 climbing by the help of its twisted leaf-stalks ; foliage of a delicate 

 green ; flowers pale pink, or cream-coloured, tipped with purple. 

 Hedges and cornfields, common. Fl. May to August. Annual. 



2. F. officinalis (Common Fumitory). Sepals narrower than the 

 corolla ; fruit nearly globose, terminating abruptly. Distinguished 

 from the last by its smaller sepals and petals, which are rose- 

 coloured, tipped with purple ; it generally grows erect. In fields 

 and waste places, common. Fl. nearly all the year round. Annual. 



Several smaller varieties of Fumitory are not unfrequently met 

 with, which some botanists consider distinct species, and name as 

 such. In these the fruit is more or less pointed, and there are 

 other minute differences which cannot be detected without accurate 

 examination. They are described by Hooker and Arnott, under 

 the names of F. parvidora, vaillantii, and micrantha. 



