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irregularly pinnate, 2-4 in., the stalk often ending in a branching 
tendril ; leaflets few, stalked, ovate, J-f in., entire, acute. 
Flowers 2-4, corymbose, yellow, heart-shaped, f-1 in. long ; 
bracts narrowly lanceolate, toothed. Sepals soon falling off. 
Outer petals similar, oblong, concave, base dilated, tip hooded ; 
inner petals narrow, clawed, keeled. Style long. Capsule 
narrowly oblong, nearly i\ in. including the persistent style. 
Seeds many. 
Simla below 6000 ft., rare ; September. — Temperate Himalaya, 5000-6000 ft. 
Several species of Dicentra (often written Dielytra or Diclytra) are culti- 
vated, notably D. spectdbilis from China with large, drooping, rose-crimson 
flowers. 
2. CORYDALIS. The classical name. — -Temperate regions of 
the N. Hemisphere ; S. Africa. 
Erect or procumbent herbs. Leaves pale green, pinnately 
divided ; leaflets deeply lobed, segments usually entire. Flowers 
in racemes. Outer petals dissimilar ; upper one broad, concave, 
produced at the base into a hollow spur about half as long as the 
petal ; lower one flat, narrow. Inner petals narrow, clawed, 
keeled. Lower set of stamens spurred at the base, the spur 
projecting inside the petal-spur. Capsule ovate-oblong or ovate, 
2-valved. Seeds several. 
Petals purple . . . . . . 1. G. rutoejolia. 
Petals wholly yellow. 
Mowers 1 in. long. Stems erect . . . . 2. G. Govaniana. 
Flowers | in. long. Stems procumbent . . . 3. C. ramosa. 
Petals yellow, tipped with dark purple . . . . 4. G. cornuta. 
1. Corydalis rutsefolia, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 122. Stems 4-8 
in., erect or nearly so. Leaves 2 or 3, nearly opposite, pinnules 
with 3 leaflets ; leaflets ovate or oblong, variable in size, entire. 
Raceme usually only one, 3-10-flowered ; bracts ovate, leaf-like. 
Flowers purple, f-1 in. long ; spur obtuse. Capsule ovate- 
oblong, J in. 
Simla in wood§, not common ; April. — W. Himalaya, 6000-10,000 ft. — W. 
Asia, China. 
2. Corydalis Govaniana, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 124. Rootstock 
thick, crowned with withered leaf -sheaths. Stems often tufted, 
8-18 in., erect. Radical leaves nearly as long as the stem, long- 
stalked, 2-pinnate ; leaflets wedge-shaped, deeply lobed, segments 
narrow, obtuse or acute. Stem-leaves similar but smaller, few, 
sometimes none. Racemes long-stalked ; bracts long, broadly 
wedge-shaped, deeply lobed. Flowers bright yellow, numerous, 
crowded, 1 in. long ; spur conical. Capsule ovate, |-f in. 
Huttoo ; June. — W. Himalaya, 8000-12,000 ft. 
