XLI. 



CHELIDONIUM MAJUS. 



Common Celandine. 



Class Xil\. PoLYANDRiA. — Order!. Monogynia. 



Nat. Ord. PAPAVERACEiE. 



Gen. Chae. Calyx of two caducous leaves. Petals four. 

 Sfif/ma two-lobed. Pod superior, linear, with one cell 

 and two valves. 



Spec. Char. Peduncles nmbelled. Leaves pinnatifid, 

 with roundish, lobed and toothed segments. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek x^Xi^oviov yAya.. 



'Chelidoniiim majns vulgare. Bauh. Pin. 144. 

 Chelidonium majus, folio majus dissecto, Ger. Em. 1069. 



Latin -| Papaver corniculatum luteum ; Chelidonia dictum. Rnii 



St/n.309. 

 (^Chelidonium majus. Lin. Sp. PI. 723. 

 French.... Chelidoine ; Grande Chelidoine ; Eclaire ; Felongne. 

 Italian .... Celidonia ; Cenerognola. 

 Spanish . . . Celidonia ; Celidonia mayor. 

 Portuguese . Celidonia. 

 German ... Schellkraut ; Schoelkraut ; Schwalbenkraut. 



Dutch Schell-kruid ; Gouw. 



Danish. . . . Selidon. 

 Swedish .... Sral-ort. 

 Bohemian . . Celidonya. 

 Polish Jaszkolke. 



Description. — The root is perennial, cylindrical, tapering, 

 fibrous, and of a reddish-brown colour. The stems are upright, 

 branched, slightly hairy, brittle, and rise from one to two feet 

 in height. The leaves are alternate, large, pinnated, with from 



