18 FUMARIACEX. [FUMAKIA. 



Fields and waste places ; a colonist, Watson ; fl. May-Sept. Ftemg 1-2 ft. or 

 more, branched. Lauren 2- pinnate ; segments broad. Floirer ^- in. RIII;I,,<* 

 lax-flowered, not much elongated in fruit. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, 

 W. Asia. 



Sub-sp. PALLIDIFLO'RA, Jordan (sp. ) ; sepals denticulate i- as long as the 

 corolla-tube, petals cream-coloured tipped with purple, fruit longer than 

 broad, neck narrower than the dilated top of the recurved pedicel, with 2 

 deep pits at the top. S. W. England. 



Sub-sp. BoRjE'l, Jordan (sp. ) ; sepals ^ as long as and broader than the corolla- 

 tube, petals pale purple tipped with darker, fruit broader than long, neck 

 narrower than the dilated top of the spreading pedicel, with two deep pits 

 at the top. Common. 



Sub-sp. CONFU'SA, Jordan (sp. ); sepals ^ as long and nearly as broad as the 

 corolla-tube, petals pink tipped with purple, fruit subrugose when dry, a 

 little longer than broad, neck broader than the dilated top of the erecto- 

 patent pedicel, with two broad shallow pits at the top. F. agra'ria, 

 Mitten. 



Sub-sp. MURA'LIS, Sondei- ; flowers smaller and laxer, sepals as in confu'a, 

 corolla rosy tipped with purple, fruit finely rugose when dry, neck narrower 

 than the dilated top of the erecto-patent pedicel, with 2 inconspicuous pits 

 at the top. England only, rare. 



2. F. officina'lis, L. ; diffuse, leaf-segments flat, sepals ovate-lanceolate 

 ^ as long and half as broad as the corolla-tube, lower petal abruptly dilated 

 at the tip, pedicel ascending longer than the bracts, fruit depressed-spin - 

 rical, rugose when dry, with a large shallow pit at the top. 



Waste places, ascending to near 1,000 feet in N. of England ; a colonist, 

 Watxon; fl. May-Sept. Smaller than F. canreolala, leaves more divided, 

 flowers smaller and raceme much elongated after flowering. Mower dark or 

 pale rose-purple. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia ; introd. in U. States. 



3. F. densiflo'ra, DC. ; diffuse, leaf-segments flat or slightly channelled, 

 sepals broadly ovate toothed half as long as and broader than the corolla- 

 tube, lower petal abruptly dilated at the tip, pedicels erecto-patent about 

 as long as the bracts, fruit globose rugose when dry, with 2 shallow pits 

 at the top. F. calyci'rui, Bab. ; micran'tha, Lagasca. 



Waste places, from Forfar and Elgin southwards ; a colonist, Watson ; 

 fl. May-Sept. Habit of F. officinalin, but weaker, leaf-segments smaller 

 and narrower, flowers smaller, racemes short, much elongated after flowering, 

 flower \-% in. pale, bracts coloured. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia 

 to India. 



4. F. parviflo'ra, Lamk.; diffuse, leaf-segments flat or slightly chan- 

 nelled, sepals ovate- or linear-lanceolate toothed ^j-J as long and not half as 

 broad as the corolla-tube, lower petal abruptly enlarged at the tip, pedicels 

 erecto-patent equal to or exceeding the bracts, fruit globose rugose when 

 dry, with 2 pits at the top. F. tenuisecfta, Syme. 



Waste places, &c. from Mid. Scotland southwards ; a colonist, Watson; fl. June- 

 Sept. Best distinguished by habit, by the narrow leaf-segments, small 

 pale flowers and minute sepals. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, N. and W. 

 Asia to India. 



Sub-sp. PARVIFLO'RA proper ; leaf-segments channelled, racemes dense- 

 flowered, sepals triangular-ovate as long and j as broad as the corolla- 



