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CORYDALIS CREPIS. 



Corydalis solida (Solid C.) Fumaria 

 "bulbosa. A compact, free - flowering 

 kind, now becoming popular among 

 spring flowers, 4 to 6 in. high. 

 flowers, in spring; purplish-rose, a 

 little whitish underneath, borne in a 

 dense, somewhat one sided cluster, 

 which becomes elongated as the flower- 

 ing advances, each flower springing 

 from the axil of a much-divided bract. 

 Leaves, few, twice-ternate, with glau- 

 cous, wedge-shaped leaflets, divided 

 at the end ; stems scaly at the base ; 

 bulb or tubercle roundish, solid, about 

 the size of a small hazel-nut, with 

 fibrous rootlets issuing from the lower 

 part only. Europe and Asia. Bor- 

 ders, edgings, the spring garden, and 

 naturalization among dwarf plants in 

 bare places. Division. 



Corydalis tuberosa (Tuberous C.) 

 C. cava. Resembling C. solida, but 

 with the small floral leaves quite 

 entire, 4 to 6 in. high. Flowers, in 

 spring ; white, in a loose, slightly uni- 

 lateral cluster, each flower springing 

 from the axil of an entire bract. 

 Leaves, much cut, twice-ternate, with 

 wedge-shaped segments ; stem not 

 scaly ; bulb or tubercle egg-shaped, 

 hollow, with rootlets issuing from 

 every part of its surface. France and 



the Pyrenees. Borders, naturalized 



among spring and early summer 

 flowers, in almost any position. Divi- 

 sion of established tufts. 



Cotyledon Umbilicus (Wall C.) 

 Umbilicus erectus. A distinct-looking 

 plant, with creeping fleshy roots and 

 erect flower-stems, 6 to 12 in. high. 

 flowers, in summer ; yellowish-green, 

 in a longish raceme ; corolla about 

 in. long, cylindrical. Leaves, fleshy, 

 roundish, more or less peltate, den- 

 tately crenated,on long stalks. Britain 

 and Southern and Western Europe, 



in damp places. The rougher 



parts of rockwork and in hardy fer- 

 neries. Division or seed. 



Cousinia Hystrix (Spring (7.) A 

 singular plant. Flowers, purplish, 

 about the size of those of the Cotton- 

 thistle, in solitary, somewhat glo- 

 bose, woolly heads. Leaves, pinnatifid 

 or pinnate, with spiny teeth, covered 

 on both sides with a cob web -like 

 down ; those of the stem decurrent ; 

 stem branching at the top. Mountain 

 pastures in the eastern parts of the 

 Caucasus, and adjoining regions of 

 Persia. Borders, or banks, in well- 

 drained sandy soil. Division, and 



Crambe cordifolia (Heart-leaved C.) 

 A noble perennial with huge leaves 

 and small honey-scented flowers, ap- 

 pearing in dense multitudes ; 4 to 

 6 ft. high. Flowers, in summer; 

 white, in much-branched, smooth, 

 leafless panicles ; stamens forked. 

 Leaves, stalked, toothed ; lower ones 

 heart-shaped ; upper ones ovate, nearly 

 smooth, as is the stem. Caucasus. 



Isolated, near the margin of 



shrubberies in the picturesque garden, 

 or grouped with hardy plants having 

 fine leaves, or naturalized in glades in 

 almost any position or soil. It is, 

 however, worthy of a very deep and 

 good soil, in which it becomes much 

 larger and handsomer. Division or 



Crambe juncea (Rushy C.) Smaller 

 than the preceding kind, 3 to 4 ft. 

 high. Flowers, in summer; whitish. 

 Leaves, lyrate, with toothed lobes, the 

 terminal lobe the largest ; leaf-stalks 

 and stem rough with recurved hairs. 

 Native of Iberia, near Tiflis. Not so 

 fine a species as C. cordifolia, having 

 smaller and less divided leaves ; those 

 of the stem very few and small, and 



scarcely any on the branches. 



Similar uses to the preceding, but 

 being inferior, it is suited chiefly for 

 botanic gardens. Division or seed. 



Crepis aurea (Golden C.\ A pretty 

 little composite plant, 4 in. to 1 ft. 



