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early deciduous; petals 8-12, in 2-3 whorls. Stamens many. Pla- 

 centae 2. Capsule oblong, turgid, i -celled and 2-valved, dehiscing to 

 the base. 



i. Sanguinaria Canadensis, L. BLOODROOT. Petioles 6 to 14 inches long. 

 Flowers I to ij inch broad. Flowers at first overtopping the leaves, but finally 

 exceeded by them. In open woods. 



III. STYLOPHORUM. Celandine Poppy. 



(Gr., stylos, style; phero, to bear.) 



Low perennial herbs from stout rootstocks, with both basal and stem 

 leaves. Latex yellow. Leaves pinnatifid. Flowers yellow, clustered 

 or solitary. Sepals 2, hairy ; petals 4 ; stamens many. Placentae 2-4. 

 Capsule oblong or ovoid, hirsute, dehiscent to the base. 



i. Stylophorum diphyllum, Nutt. (Gr., di, two ; phyllon, leaf.) YELLOW or 

 CELANDINE POPPY. Leaves pinnatifid, the 5-7 lobes sinuate. Upper stem leaves 

 opposite. Plant becoming 12 to 18 inches high, and the basal leaves 4 to 10 inches 

 long. Flowers terminal, 2-4, about i inch broad, deep yellow. In damp woods. 



FUMARIACEJE. FUMITORY FAMILY. 



Delicate, smooth, and succulent herbs, with compound, dissected 

 leaves. Flowers irregular. Sepals 2 and inconspicuous, soon falling 

 off; petals 4, somewhat united; stamens 6, diadelphous. Ovary 

 i -celled and i -seeded, or several seeds on 2 parietal placentae. 



I. DICENTRA. Dutchman's Breeches. 

 (Gr., dis, twice; kentron, a spur.) 



Corolla cordate or 2-spurred at the base ; the inner 2 petals coherent 

 above, and crested or winged on the back. The 6 stamens, in 2 sets, 

 placed opposite the outer petals, the filaments somewhat diadelphous. 

 Placentae 2 ; style slender ; and stigma 2-4-lobed. Low perennials, with 

 ternately compound and dissected leaves. Flowers racemose and nod- 

 ding ; pedicels bracted. 



i. Dicentra cucullaria, DC. (L. cucullus, a hood or cap.) DUTCHMAN'S 

 BREECHES. Delicate, smooth herbs with ternately compound, finely dissected 

 leaves. Racemes simple, 4-io-flowered ; flowers white or whitish, nodding. Spurs 

 divergent and inner petals minutely crested. In rich woods. 



