CORY DA LIS 169 
(1796); Corydalis solida Swartz in Svensk Bot. no. 531 (1819); Syme Eng. Bot. i, 101 (1863); Rouy et Foucaud 
FI. France i, 186 (1893). 
leones: — Smith Eng. Bot. t. 1471, as Fumaria solida ; Curtis Bot. Mag. t. 231, as F. solida ; Svensk Bot. 
t. 531, as C. solida-, FI. Dan. t. 1224, as F. halleri-, Reichenbach Icon. t. 8 ( Papav .), fig. 4463, as C. bulbosa. 
Camb. Brit. FI. iii. Plate ijj. ( a ) Rootlets, corm, and lower part of aerial shoot, (b) Barren branch. 
( c ) Flowering branch. ( d ) Portion of infructescence. Huntingdonshire (E. W. H.). 
Exsiccata : — Billot, 213, as C. solida-, Rostan, 206, as C. solida-, Schultz ( H '. N.), iii, 209, as C. solida-, 
Thielens et Devos, iii, 216, as C. solida-, Herb. FI. Ingric., i, 36, as C. solida. 
Perennial. Tuber remaining solid. Shoot 1 — 2 dm. high, glaucous. Petioles about as long as 
the laminae. Laminae 2-ternate or 3-ternate ; segments stalked, cuneate, obtuse, 2 — 3 main lobes 
each with 2 — 3 smaller lobes. Bracts large (up to nearly 1-5 cm. long and about half as broad), 
cuneate, acutely lobed. Racemes with very long peduncles, with 6 — 20 flowers. Flowers 2’0 — 2^5 
cm. long ; March to May. Sepals lanceolate. Petals lilac (rarely white), darker at the tips ; spur 
long and curved. Capsule about as long (about i’6 cm., including the persistent style) as the fruiting 
pedicels. Seeds black, shining. 
Naturalised in a few places (usually near gardens), as far north as the Lake District. 
? Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, central Europe, Russia (central and southern), southern 
Europe ; Asia. 
Section II. CAPNOIDES 
Capnoides DC. Syst. ii, 122 (1821); Rouy et Foucaud FI. France i, 187 (1893). 
For characters, see below. 
British species of Capnoides 
2. *C. lutea (see below). Perennial. Leaves without tendrils. Pedicels two-thirds as long 
as the flowers. Capsule i’5 cm. long. Seed with a conspicuous aril. 
3. C. claviculata (see below). Annual. Leaves with tendrils. Pedicels a quarter as long 
as the flowers. Capsule 7 mm. long. Seed with an inconspicuous aril. 
2. ^CORYDALIS LUTEA. Yellow Fumitory. Plate 178 
Fumaria lutea Gerard Herball 928 (1597). 
Corydalis lutea DC. FI. France iv, 638 (1805); Syme Eng. Bot. i, 102 (1863); Rouy et Foucaud FI. 
France i, 187 (1893); F. lutea L. Mant. PI. ii, 258 (1771); Smith Eng. Bot. no. 588 (1799); FI. Brit. 749 
(1800). 
leones: — Smith Eng. Bot. t. 588, as Fumaria lutea\ Reichenbach Icon. t. 6 {Papav.), fig. 4459, as F. 
capnoides. 
Camb. Brit. FI. iii. Plate ij 8 . (a) Fertile plant, (b) Capsule. ( c ) Portion of fruit opened. Worcestershire 
(E. W. H.). 
Exsiccata: — Billot, 1108, as C. lutea ; Reichenbach, 2472, as C. lutea ; Wirtgen, xiv, 782, as C. lutea. 
Perennial. Shoot rather glaucous, about 1 — 3 dm. high. Petioles much longer than the laminae. 
Laminae 2-pinnatisect or 3-pinnatisect ; segments stalked, cuneiform, obtuse, with 2 — 3 lobes. 
Racemes with very long peduncles, with 6 — 15 flowers. Bracts subulate, much shorter than the 
pedicels. Flowers 1*5 — 2'o cm. long; April to August. Sepals lanceolate-ovate, acute. Petals 
yellow (rarely white), orange at the tips. Capsule about as long (i’5 cm.) as the fruiting pedicels. 
Seeds black, shining, finely granular ; aril large. 
Naturalised, especially on old walls (usually near gardens) in many places in the lowlands of England and 
here and there in Scotland. 
Germany, Belgium (not indigenous), France, Switzerland, Italy. 
3. CORYDALIS CLAVICULATA. Climbing Fumitory. Plate 179 
Fumaria alba latifolia Gerard Herball 929 (1597); Ray Syn. ed. 3, 335 (1724); F. alba latifolia claviculata 
Johnson in Gerard Herball ed. 2, 1088 (1633). 
Corydalis claviculata DC. FI. France iv, 638 (1805); Syme Eng. Bot. i, 103 (1863); Rouy et Foucaud 
FI. France i, 188 (1893); Fumaria claviculata L. Sp. PI. 701 (1753); Smith Eng. Bot. no. 103 (1793); FI. Brit. 
752 (1800). 
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