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PAPAVERACEAE. 



[VOL. II. 



2. Capnoides flavulum (Raf. ) Kuntze. 

 Pale Corydalis. (Fig. 1674.) 



Corydalis flavula Raf.; DC. Prodr. x: 129. 1824. 

 jCapnoidesflai'ulum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 14. 1891. 



Slender, glabrous, diffuse or ascending, 6'-i4' 

 high, freely branching. Lower leaves slender- 

 petioled, the upper nearly sessile, all finely dis- 

 sected into linear or oblong, sometimes cuneate, 

 acute or obtuse segments; pedicels very slender; 

 bracts conspicuous, broidly oblong, acute or acu- 

 minate, 2 // -4 // long; spur ^"long, rounded; outer 

 petals slightly longer than the inner, yellow, 

 sharp-pointed; crest dentate; pods torulose, droop- 

 ing or spreading; seeds sharp-margined, finely 

 reticulated. 



In rocky woods, southern New York, northern 

 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, southwestern Ontario to 

 Minnesota, Virginia, Kansas and Louisiana. Ascends 

 to 4000 ft in Virginia. May-June. 



3. Capnoides micranthum (Engelm.) 



Britton. Small-flowered Corydalis. 



(Fig. 1675.) 



Corydalis aurea var. micranlha Engelm.; A. Gray, 

 Man. Ed. 5, 62. 1867. 



Corydalis micranlha A. Gray, Coult. Bot. Gaz. ix: 189. 

 1886. 



Capnoides micranlhum Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5: 

 166. 1894. 



Habit and foliage nearly as in the preceding spe- 

 cies, the ultimate leaf segments generally slightly 

 broader. Flowers similar, the crest entire; or some- 

 times cleistogamous and minute, spurless and but 

 slightly crested; pods ascending, short-pedicelled, 

 torulose; seeds obtuse-margined, smooth, shining. 



In woods, Minnesota, Missouri to Texas, east to 

 Florida and North Carolina. Feb.-April. 



4. Capnoides aureum (Willd.) Kuntze. 

 Golden Corydalis. (Fig. 1676.) 



Corydalis aurea Willd. Enum. 740. 1809. 

 Capnoides aureum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 14. 1891. 



Glabrous, 6 / -i4 / high, diffuse, branching. 

 Leaves all but the uppermost petioled, finely 

 dissected into oblong obovate or cuneate seg- 

 ments, mainly broader than those of related 

 species; flowers 6" long, bright yellow; spur 

 one-half the length of the body of the corolla, 

 or more, rounded; outer petals keeled, not 

 crested; pedicels short, slender; pods spreading 

 or pendulous, torulose, especially when dry; 

 seeds obtuse-margined, shining, obscurely 

 reticulated. 



In woods, Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to 

 Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. March-May. 



