176 ALPINE FLOWERS. Part 11. 



CORYDAIilS THOBTUiS,.— Noble Fumitory. 



A WELL-NAMED plant, for it is truly ornamental, compared to the 

 other members of the genus that are known and cultivated. The 

 leaves are much divided, and the plant strong and neat, growing, 

 when in flower, ten inches or a foot high ; the flower-stems are 

 stout and leafy to the top, and bear a massive head of flowers, 

 composed of many individual blooms in various stages. They 

 are arranged in a short and close spiral whorl, the unopened 

 ones at the apex of the flower forming a light green rosette, and 

 contrasting pleasingly with the fully opened flowers lower down. 

 The open flowers are of a rich golden yellow, with a small pro- 

 tuberance in the centre of each, of a reddish chocolate colour ; 

 and the effect of this, with the yellow and the green rosette when 

 the bloom is youngj makes the plant very ornamental. It is quite 

 easy of culture in borders, but is rather slow of increase, and, 

 where it does not thrive as a border-plant, should be planted in 

 deep light and rich soil on the lower flanks of rockwork, associ- 

 ated with plants of the vigour and stature of the Vernal Adonis, 

 the American Cowslip, and the Rocky Mountain Columbine. A 

 native of Siberia ; increased by division, and flowering in early 

 summer. 



CORYDAIilS SOLIDA. — Bulbous Fumitory. 



A COMPACT tuberous-rooted species, from four to six or seven 

 inches in height, and freely producing dull purplish flowers. 

 It has a solid bulbous root, is quite hardy, and of easy culture 

 in almost any soil. A pretty little plant for borders and the 

 rougher portion of rockwork, for naturalising in open spots in 

 woods, and also for use in the spring garden. It is naturalised 

 in several parts of England, but is not a true native, its home 

 being the warmer parts of Europe ;' easily increased by division, 

 flowers in April, and is often known as Fumaria bulbosa or 

 F. solida. 



CROCUS IXyVEUQ.— Yellow C. 



One of the commonest and most vigorous of all our garden 

 Crocuses, a native of Eastern Europe, and, it need hardly be 

 added, at home everywhere in Britain. " It is observable that 

 all the wild specimens of this species seem to have grown 



