1 56 DI A DELPHI A HEX ANDRI A. 



***** Legume either jointed or spiral , without the former cha- 

 racters. 



226. MED ic AGO. Legume spiral, compressed, somewhat mem- 

 branous ; pistil pressing the keel downwards. 



****** Legume of 1 cell with numerous seeds ; without the for- 

 mer characters, 



225. LOTUS. Legume cylindrical, spongy within; wings con- 

 verging at their upper edges ; filaments partly dilated. 



I. HEXANDRIA. 

 212. FUMARIA. 



1. F. claviculata, stem climbing, slender; leaves pinnate, then 

 pedate or ternate, with elliptical entire leaflets and branched 

 tendrils; flowers yellowish-white; pods lanceolate, undulated, 

 with 3 or 4 seeds. Climbing Fumitory. 



Hab. Amongst the rocks in Longridge Dean, plentiful. 

 July Oct. 



2. F. officinalis, stem spreading, branched; leaves twice or 

 thrice pinnate, leaflets wedge-shaped, with flat lanceolate seg- 

 ments ; flowers rose-coloured, with a dark apex, in a rather lax 

 cluster ; pods single- seeded, globose, abrupt, on upright stalks, 

 twice as long as the bracteas. Common Fumitory. 



Hab. Cultivated fields, common. May Aug. Q 



Dr CULLEN recommends the expressed juice of this herb, 

 in a dose of two ounces twice a-day, to cleanse the skin 

 from leprous disorders ; and for the same purpose it had 

 been long previously recommended by the older herbal- 

 ists. An infusion of the leaves is used as a cosmetic to 

 remove freckles and clean the skin. 



