Oedeb 12.— FTJMARIACEjE. 225 



filiform; stig. with one or more poiuta. Ft. either an indehiscent nut 1 — 2-aeeded, 



or a pod-shaped capsule many-seeded. Sds. shining, ariled. Albumen fleshy. 



Illustvations, 42, 43, 44, 818. 



Genera 15, species 110, — some of them beautiful and delicate, inhabiting; thickets in the tem- 

 perate regions of the northern hemisphere. They possess no remarkable action upon the animal 

 economy. 

 Corolla equally 2-spurre(l or 2-gibbous at base, (a) 

 Corolla unequal, only one of the petals spurred, (b) 



a Petals not united, deciduous. Not climbing Diceittra. 1 



a Petals united, persistent. Plants climbing Ablumia. 2 



b Fruit pod-shapi^d, many-seeded Cortdalis. 3 



b Fruit a globular, 1-seeded nut : Fitmaria. 4 



1. DICENTRA, Borkh. Eak-drop. (Gr. d\i;, double; Ksvrpov, a 

 spur ; from tho character.) Sepals 2, small ; petals, 4, the 2 outer 

 equally spurred or gibbous at base, and distinct ; stamens united in 2 

 sets of three each; pod C-vr.l.-c.l, ma:i7-sesded. — U Fli. in raceme^ on 

 scapes. 



Low herbs (60, with white flowers, in simple racemes Nos. 1, 2 



Taller (12'), with purple flowers, in paniculate racemes Nos. 8, 4 



1 D. oucullaria DC. Fig. 42, 43, 318. Dutchman's bbeeohes. Boot bulM- 

 ferous ; rac. 4 — lO-flowered, secund; spurs divergent, elongated, acut^-siraight. — 

 Woods, Can. to Ky. A smooth, handsome plant. Rhizome bearing triangular, 

 small, pale red, scale-like tubers, forming a loose bulb under ground. Lvs. radical, 

 multifld, somewhat triternate, smooth, with oblong-linear segments, the petioles 

 rather shorter than the scape. Scape slender 6 — 10' high. Fls. scentless, nod- 

 ding, whitish, at summit yellow. Pedicels short, axillary to a bract, and with 2 

 minute bracteoles near the flower. Spurs about as long as the corolla. Apr., 

 May. 



2 D. Canadensis DO. Fig. 44. Squikeel Coek. St. subterranean, tuberiferous, 

 tubers globous, raceme simple, secund, 4 — 6-flowered ; spurs short, rounded, ob- 

 tuse, slightly incurved. — A smooth, pretty plant, common in rocky woods, Can. 

 to Ky. The rhizome bears a number of roundish tubers about the size of peas, 

 and of a bright yellow color. Lvs. radical, subglaucous, biternate, the Ids. deeply 

 pinnatifid, segments linear-oblong, obtuse, 5 — 8" long. Qcape 6 — 8' high, bearing 

 a few odd-looking flowers. Cor. white, tinged with purple, fragrant, 5" long. 

 Sta. 3 on each lip. May, Jn. 



3 D. esimia DO. Rhizome scaly; lvs. numerous; ra/i. compound, the branches 

 cymous ; fls. oblong, spurs very short, obtuse, incurved ; stigma 2-horned at apex. 

 — A fins species on rooks, etc., found by Dr. Sartwell in Yates Co., N. T., S. to 

 N. Car. Lvs. radical, 10 — 15' high, somewhat triternate, with incisely pinnati- 

 fid, acute segments. Scape 8 — 12' high, with several (4 — 8) cymes, each with 

 6 — 10 purplish, nodding flowers. Cor. 8 — 10" long, J as broad at base. Bracts 

 purplish, at base of pedicels. Jn., Sept.f (Corydalis formosa Ph.) 



4 D. formosa DO. Ehizome many-leaved; rac. slightly compound; fls. ovate, in- 

 flated; spurs short, rounded, saccate; stig. entire. — Can. to Or. An elegant and 

 showy species in cultivation, about the size of the last, with foUage less incised 

 and lobes rather obtuse. Eac. secund, the cymes 2 to 4-flowered. Fls. bright 

 purple, about 10" long, by 5" or 6" wide, the stigma angular, not cleft as in No. 

 3. May, Jl.f 



2. ADLUMIA, Eaf. Mountain Fringe. (Named for John Adlum, 

 "Washington, D. C, a cultivator of the vine.) Sepals 2, minute ; petals 

 4, united into a fungous, monopetalous corolla, persistent, bigibbous at 

 base, 4-lobed at apex ; stamens united in 2 equal sets ; pod 2-valved, 

 many-seeded. — ® A delicate, climbing vine. 



A. oirrhdsa Raf. Rocky hills. Can. to N. Car. Stem striate, many feet in 

 length. Lvs. decompound, divided in a pinnate manner, ultimate divisions 3- 

 lobed, smooth, their foot-stalks serving for tendrils. Fls. very numerous, in axil- 

 lary, pendulous, cymous clusters, pale pink. CaL minute. Cor. slightly cordata 



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