FCMARIACEJE. (FUMITOUY FAMILY.) Gl 



Stipfma 2-crcste(l. Filaments monailel|ihoiis holow in a tube wliicli is afllicrcnt 

 to the corolla, diaileli)lious at tiie sninniit. — A elimhin^ biennial, with thrice- 

 pinnate leaves, ciit-lolied delicate lealiets, and anjple panicles of dioopinjj white 

 or purpli>li flowers. (Dedicated by Kafines(iiie to Mtijor Adluin.) 



1 A. cirrhbsa, Kal'. — Wet woods; common westward. June -Oct. — 

 A Innid.sonie vine, with delicate ioliajie, clindtinj^- by the slender younj^ leaf- 

 stalks over lii;^h bushes; cultivated lor festoons and bowers in shaded jtlaccs. 



2. DICENTRA, Bork. Dltciimax's Bueeches. 



Petals slifjhtly cohering into a heart-shaped or 2-spurrcd corolla, cither decidu- 

 ous or withering-persistent. Stigma 2-crested and sometimes 2-horned. Fila- 

 ments slightly united in two sets. Pod 10-20-seeded. Seeds crested. — Low, 

 stemlcss perennials (as to our wild sjjecies) with ternatcly compound and dis- 

 sected leaves, and racemose nodding flowers. Pedicels 2-bractcd. (Name from 

 his, twice, and Kivrpov, a spur ; — accidentally ])rinted Dici.y'tra in the first 

 instance, which by an erroneous conjecture was afterwards changed into I)i- 



t'LYTK.\.) 



1. D. Cucullkria, DC. (Dutchman's Breeches.) Scape and slcn- 

 der-petiolcd leaves from a sort of (jranu/ule bulb ; lobes of the leaves linear; ra- 

 ceme, simple, fcw-flowcred ; corolla ivith 2 divergent spurs longer than the pedicel ; 

 crest of the inner petals minute. — Kich woods, especially westward. — A very deli- 

 cate plant, sending up in early spring, from the cluster of grain-like tubers 

 crowded together in the form of a scaly bulb, the finely cut leaves and the slen- 

 der scape, bearing 4- U) pretty, but odd, white flowers tii)])ed with cream-color. 



2. D. Canadensis, DC. (Sqliukel Coux.) Subterranean shoots bear- 

 ing scattered gmni-like tubers (resembling peas or grains of Indian corn, yellow) ; 

 leaves and raceme as in No. 1 ; corolla meixly Ik art -shaped, the spurs very short 

 and rounded ; crest of the inner petals conspicuous, projecting. —^ Rich woods, Maine 

 tx> Wisconsin and Kentucky, especially northward. April, May. — Flowers 

 greenish-white tinged with rose, with the fragrance of Hyacinths. 



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

 the lea\es broadly oblong ; raceme compound, clu.<:tered; corolla oblong, 2-snccate at 

 the base; crest of tlie inner petals ))rojecting. — Kocks, W. New York, rare 

 ( Thomas, Sartw(M), and Alleghanies of Virginia. May - Aug. — Coarser-leaved 

 than the others; scapes 6'- 10' high. 



3. CORYDALIS, Vent. Couvdalis. 



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

 ent. Pod many-seeded. Seeds crested or arilled. Flowers Iti racemes. Our 

 sjieeics are biennial, leafy-stemmed, and jjale or glaucous. (The ancient Greek 

 name for the Fumitory.) 



1. C. glatioa, Pnrsli. (Pale Couydalis.) Stem upright ; racemes pan- 

 idecl ; sjiur of the /lurplish and ijellow-tipped corolla very short and iT)unded ; pods 

 me/, .slender, elongated. — Rocky places : common: G'-2° liigh. May- Aug. 



2. C. flivula, Uaf. Corolla /w//r-y,//o«-, 3" -4" long ; i>pur verg short; tips 

 of the outer ptttds pointed, iving-crestid on the back, longer than the inner; seeds 



