PLATE COCXUit. 
FUMARIA FORMOSA. 
Beautiful Fumitory. 
uA o ove. ORDER II. 
DIADELPHIA HEXANDRIA. Two Brotherhoods. Six Chives. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER, 
Caxyx diphyllus. Corolla ringens. Filamenta EmPaLement two-leaved. Blossom gaping. 
duo membranacea, singula antheris tri- Threads two, membranaceous, each with 
three tips, 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
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FuMARIA, scapis erectis, pedunculis cernuis Fumitory, with erect stalks, cernuous nearly 
- subtrifloris bracteatis, corollis basi bilo- 3-flowered bracteated peduncles, and blos- 
bis, soms two-lobed at the base. 
ss REFERENCE TO THE PLATE, 
1. The empalement. 
2. A flower spread open, showing the insertion of the chives, with one filament detached and mag- 
_ nified 
3. The seed-bud and pointal, the summit magnified. 
ian as 
Tue beautiful species of Fumaria which we have here represented is a hardy plant; but of what 
country it is a native, or by whom first introduced into the British gardens, we have yet to learn ; 
neither have we hitherto been able to ascertain it in any author. Our drawing was made from very fine 
Specimens communicated to us by William Anderson, botanic gardener to James Vere, esq. Kensington 
Gore, in whose collection it flowered copiously in the month of June last. ' 
It is allied to the tuberous-rooted species ; and perhaps nearer to Fumaria nobilis than any other: suc- 
ceeds very well in a mixture of peat earth and loam, but prefers a sheltered and a somewhat shaded 
situation ; and makes a very fine appearance when in flower: it also possesses unusual elegance in its 
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