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BRITISH WILD FLOWERS. 
1.—THE GREATER CELANDINE. (Chelidonium majus, Lin.') 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 1581 ; 2d ed., t. 747 ; and our fig. 5, with rounded segments, the lobes of which are toothed. Petals 
in PI. 7. elliptical, entire. (Dec.) 
Specific Character. —Peduncles umbellate. Leaves pinnatifid, 
Description, &c. —The deep yellow juice of this plant is extremely acrid, and in country places it is given 
to children to rub on their hands to remove warts, and also to cure ring-worm and other cutaneous diseases. 
It is also used, when mixed with milk, to remove white specks from the eye. There is a variety, with sharply 
cut leaves and serrated petals, which some botanists consider to be a distinct species. 
CHAPTER Y. 
THE FUMITORY FAMILY. (Fumariace^, Dec.) 
Character of the Order. —Sepals two, deciduous. Petals four, 
cruciate, parallel; the two outer, either one or both, saccate at the 
base ; the two inner callous, and coloured at the apex, where they 
cohere and enclose the anthers and stigma. Stamens six, in two 
parcels, opposite the outer petals; anthers membranous, all two- 
celled, except by abortion. Ovarium superior, one-celled; ovula 
horizontal; style filiform ; stigma with two or more points. Fruit 
various ; either an indehiscent one or two-seeded nut, or a two-valved 
polyspermous pod. Seeds horizontal, shining, with an arillus. Albu¬ 
men fleshy. Embryo minute, out of the axis ; in the indehiscent fruit 
straight; in those which dehisce, somewhat arcuate. Herbaceous plants 
with brittle stems and a watery juice. Leaves multifid. (Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —This order has been included by some botanists in the Poppy tribe ; but the plants 
included in it differ from the Poppies, in having a watery juice; and they are also easily distinguished by the 
singular shape of their flowers. The order contains two genera:—viz., Corydalis, the fruit-vessel of which 
is a pod, containing many seeds ; and Fumaria, the fruit of which is a one or two-seeded nut. All the 
Fumarias, and one species of Corydalis, are annuals. 
GENUS I. 
THE MANY-SEEDED FUMITORY. (Corydalis, Dec.) 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA HEXANDRIA. 
Generic Character. —Petals four, of which one is calcarate at the base. Pod two-valved, compressed, many-seeded. (Dec.) 
Description, &c. —The plants belonging to this genus have rather ornamental flowers, which are spurred at 
the base. The leaves are generally very much cut, and sometimes have long tendrils. The genus has been 
separated from Fumaria, on account of its seeds being numerous ; though Corydalis is the ancient Greek name 
for the Fumitory. It is placed in the Linnaean class Diadelphia because the stamens are in two distinct groups 
or parcels, and Diadelphia signifies two brotherhoods ; and the order is Hexandria because there are six stamens. 
1.—THE SOLID BULBOUS CORYDALIS. (Corydalis solida, Hook.) 
Synonymes.—C. bulbosa, Dec. ; Fumaria solida, Lin. j Specific Character. —Stem mostly simple, erect. Leaves twice 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 1471; 2d ed., t. 983; and our fig. 1, ternate. Braeteas palmate, longer than each flower-stalk. (Smith.) 
in PI. 8. I 
Description, &c. —This is a very beautiful plant, and, though it is said not to be a true native, it has been 
found wild in many parts of England. It is particularly abundant near the lakes of Westmoreland, and at 
