124 IX. FUMARiACE^. [Corydalis. 



.petioled, segments linear and entire, or broad and cut into narrow lobes ; petiole equal- 

 ling the stem. Flowers 1 in. long, pale yellow, tip purple ; raceme 1-3 in. long ; bracts 

 1-2 in. PosHcous petal vaulted, acute, Jialf as long as the slender spur. Oapszilei 

 small, oblong, pedicel recurved. 



9. C. Falconeri, R. f. & T. ; erect, radical leaves 2-pinnate cauline 

 2 opposite, racemes terminal many-flowered lax or dense, bracts lineai- 

 lanceolate entire or cut, lowest 3-fid or pinnatifid exceeding tlie pedicels. 



Western Tibet ; at Deotsu, Falconer. 



Mootstoeh woody, base covered with withered leaf-sheaths. Stmi 6-15 in., simiple. 

 Madicai leaves few, long-petioled ; pinnae 1-2 pair, shortly-petioled ; pinnules 3-partite; 

 ■segments narrow, 3-nerved ; cauline leaves above the middle of the stem, sessile or 

 petioled, 2-pinnate, lanceolate, 3-iierved. Flowers ^-f iu- long, yellow ?, with purple 

 tips; racemes 1-2 in. Ibsticous petal vaulted, acute, back winged, equalling the 

 cylindric slightly hooked spur. Capsule \ in., oblong, much longer than the persistent 

 style ; pedicel deflexed. Seeds black, shiny. 



_ 10. C. eleg'ans, Wall. Cat. 1435 ; erect or decumbent, radical leaves 

 pinnate cauline low down on the stem, racemes terminal, 6-14-flowered, 

 bracts large cuneate- oblong acuminate equalling or exceeding the pedicels, 

 flowers very broad. E.f. & T. Fl. Ind. 265. 



Western Himalaya, alt. 18-14,000 ft. ; from Kumaon, Blinhworih, to Deotsu, 

 Falconer. 



Bootstoch stout, woody. Stem 6-12 in., simple, base clothed with withered sheaths. 

 Madicai leaves 3-4 in., petiole as long ; pinnse 2-5 pair, 1 in. long, subsessile, orbicular, 

 base cune'ate, deeply 5-7-lobed, segments obtuse or muoronate. Flowers 1 in. long 

 (yellow with purple tips ?). Posticous petals very convex, broadly ovate, subacute, back 

 wing very broad, equalling the wide conical very obtuse spur. Capsules small, oblong; 

 pedicels spreading or deflexed. — A rare and imperfectly known plant ; its flowers are 

 very broad. 



11. C. Govanlana, Wall. Tent. Fl. Nip. 55 ; Gat. 1431 ; stem stout, 

 radical leaves many oblong 2-pinnatisect cauline 1-2 or 0, racemes terminal 

 dense many-flowered, bracts broadly cuneate exceeding the pedicels cut 

 above the middle. Royle El. t. 16, f . 2 ; H.f.&T. Fl. Ind. 261. 



Western Himalaya, alt. 8-12,000 ft. ; from Kumaon, Qovan, to Kashmir, T. T. 



Bootstock woody, often branched, crowned with withered leaf-sheaths. Stem 1-2 ft, 

 as thick as the thumb, almost naked or with 1-2 leaves near the top. Badical leaves 

 neady equalling the stem, long-petioled, -pinnules ouneate-lanceolate, cut into linear 

 segments, 2 near the base. Flowers 1 in. long, bright yellow ; racemes 2-4 in. Posti- 

 cous petal very convex, back wing very broad,' limb shorter than the curved slender 

 spur. €apsule 4-| in. ; style persistent, half its length. 



12. C. tibetica, B. f. & T. Fl. Ind. 265 ; small, decumbent, glabrous 

 or subpUose, glaucous, radical leaves many pinnatisect, cauline 1 or 0, 

 racemes terminal short 4-12flower€d, bracts lanceolate and entire or ovate- 

 oblong and cut. 



Western Tibet ; alt. 14-17,000 ft., from Gugi, Strach. & Wint, to Balti, T. T. 



Mootstoeh prostrate, densely crowned with withered sheaths. Stem 2-6 in., weak, 

 tufted, decumbent, rarely forked with a leaf at the fork. Badical leaves 3^ in., oblong; 

 pinnae J-J in., orbicular or oval, cut to the base. Flowers | in., pale yellow, tips brown 

 or green. Posticous petal winged at the back, equalling the straight spur. Capsule 

 i in., narrow oblong, about equalling the persistent style ; pedicel deflexed. Seeds few, 

 smooth. — Perhaps an alpine state of C. Moorcroftiana. 



