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Rhizoma scaly-bulbiferous. Leaves several, rising from the crown of the rhizoma ; divi- 

 sions of the lamina variable in width, but mostly oblong and incisely pinnatifid. Scape 8-12 

 inches high. Cymules sevcral-llowcrcd, with conspicuous, crowded purplish bracts. Flowers 

 pendulous, reddish purple. E.x.terior petals attenuated upward, with tlic lamina somewhat 

 spreading : wings of the inner petals projecting beyond the summit in the form of four oblong 

 lobes. Stigma 2-lobed, with two slender approximate horns between the lobes. 



Yates county. New- York {Dr. Sarlwcll). Flowering througliout the season. This beau- 

 tiful plant has long been a favorite in gardens, both in this country and in Europe. It is a 

 rare species, being chiefly confined to the high mountains of the southern States. Dr. Sart- 

 well is the only botanist who has found it within the limits of New- York. . 



2. ADLUMIA. Raf. ; Endl. gen. 4837. CLIMBING FUMITORY. 



[Named in honor of Mr. JonM Adldm, a distinguisheJ cultivator of the vine.] 



Petals united into a spongy persistent monopetalous corolla, 4-lobed at the apex, bigibbous 

 at the base. Capsule pod-shaped, linear-oblong, many-seeded. Seeds roundish-lenticular, 

 with an obscure beak, shining, not strophiolate. — A biennial herb, climbing by the tendril- 

 like petioles of its delicate biternately divided leaves. Flowers in supra-axillary racemose 

 cymes. 



1. Adlumia ctrrhosa, Raf. Climbing Fumitory. 



Raf. in New-York med. repos. 2nd hex. 5. p. 350, and in Desv. journ. hot. 1809. 2. p. 

 169 ; DC. sijst. 2. p. Ill ; Darlingt. fl. Cest. p. 399 ; Torr. ^ Gr. jl. N. Am. 1. p. 68. 

 Fumaria fungosa, Willd. sp. 3. p. 857. F. recta, Michx.Jl. 2. p. 51. Corydalis fungosa, 

 Vent, clioix. t. 19 ; Pursh,Jl. 2. p. 463 ; Bigel.fl. Bost. p. 263. 



Stem climbing over shrubs and other plants to the length of 10-15 feet or more, branch- 

 ing, smooth. Leaves 3-6 inches long ; the primary divisions distant ; ultimate segments 

 obovate-cuneiform, petiolulate : petioles twining like tendrils. Cymes compound, 5 - 20- 

 flowered ; the flowers expanding successively, pedicellate, pale-violet or nearly white. Fila- 

 ments united below into a tube, distinct above. Stigma with somewhat spreading lobes. 

 Capsule included in the marcescent corolla. Seeds 4-8. 



Shady rocks, particularly on the banks of rivers. July - September. A very neat and 

 elegant plant, easily cultivated, and frequently seen in gardens. It is common in the High- 

 lands, and north to Lake Champlain, but rather rare in the western part of the State. 



