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I. AI>L,ilITB[I A, Raf. CLIMBING FUMITORY. 



Petals all permanently united in an ovate corolla, 2-saccate at the base, be- 

 coming dry and persistent, enclosing the small few-seeded pod. Seeds not 

 crested. Stigma 2-crested. Stamens diadelphous. A climbing biennial vine, 

 with thrice-pinnate leaves, cut-lobed delicate leaflets, and ample panicles of 

 drooping whitish flowers. (Dedicated by Rafinesque to Major Adltnn.) 



1. A. cirrliossi, Raf. (Corydalis fungosa, Vent.) Wet woods; com- 

 mon westward. July -Oct. A handsome vine, with delicate foliage and pale 

 flesh-colored blossoms, climbing by the tendril-like young leafstalks over high 

 bushes ; cultivated for festoons and bowers in shaded places. 



2. DI CENTRA, Bork. DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES. 



Petals slightly united into a heart-shaped or 2-spurred corolla, either decidu- 

 ous or withering. Stigma 2-crested and sometimes 2-horned. Filaments slightly 

 united in two sets. Pod 10-20-scedcd. Seeds crested. Low, mostly stem- 

 less perennials, with ternately compound and dissected leaves, and racemose 

 nodding flowers. Pedicels 2-bracted. (Name from Si's, twice, and /teVrpoi>, a 

 sjmr.) 



1. D. Cliciallfiiia, DC. (DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES.) Granulate-bulbous; 

 lobes of the leaves linear ; raceme simple, few-flowered ; corolla with 2 divergent 

 spurs longer than the pedicel ; crest of the inner petals minute. Rich woods, es- 

 pecially westward. April, May. A very delicate plant, sending up in early 

 spring, from the cluster of little grain-like tubers crowded together in the form 

 of a scaly bulb, the finely cut long-stalked leaves and slender scape, the latter 

 bearing 4-10 pretty, but odd, white flowers tipped with cream-color. 



2. I>. Caiiadi'lisis, DC. (SQUIRREL-CORN.) Subterranean shoots 

 tnberiferous ; leaves and raceme as in No. 1 ; corolla merely heart-shaped, the 

 spurs very short and rounded ; crest of the inner petals conspicuous, projecting. 

 Rich woods, Maine to Wisconsin and Kentucky, especially northward. April, 

 May. Tubers scattered, round, flattened, as large as peas or grains of Indian 

 Corn, yellow. Calyx minute. Flowers greenish-white tinged with red, with the 

 fragrance of Hyacinths. 



3. D. exilllia, DC. Subterranean shoots scaly ; divisions and lobes of 

 the leaves broadly oblong ; raceme compound, clustered ; corolla oblong, 2-saccate 

 at the base ; crest of the inner petals projecting. Rocks, W. New York, rare 

 ( Thomas, Sartwell], and Alleghanies of Virginia. May - Aug. A larger plant 

 than the others. Flowers reddish-purple. 



3. CORYDAL.IS, Vent. CORYDALIS. 



Corolla 1 -spurred at the base (on the upper side), deciduous. Style persist- 

 ent. Pod many-seeded. Seeds crested. Flowers in racemes. Our species 

 are biennial and leafy-stemmed. (The ancient Greek name for the Fumitory.) 



1. C. aiireii, Willd. (GOLDEN CORYDALIS.) Stems low, spreading ; ra- 

 cemes simple ; spur incurved ; pods pendent ; seeds with a scalloped crest. 



