Nat. Ord. Fcmariacea:.—(Fumitory Family.) 
Dicentra Canadensis. 
graceful plant belongs to tbe fumitory family, of which 
we have many cultivated varieties in Britain and else¬ 
where. Here our lovely flower grows wild in rich 
black mould in the forest, and in recently cleared spots 
within its protecting shadow, where its drooping bells and rich scent 
have gained for it the not very inappropriate name of “Wild 
Hyacinth.” The common name of “Squirrel-Corn” is derived from 
the round orange tubers at the roots, resembling in size and colour 
grains of Indian-Corn, and from their being a favourite food with the 
ground squirrel. 
The blossoms are of a pellucid whiteness, sometimes tinged 
with reddish lilac ; they form a drooping raceme on a round smooth 
scape, springing from a scaly bud; the corolla is heart shaped, 
composed of four petals, in two pairs, flattened and sac-like, the 
tips united over the stigma, and slightly projecting; in D. cuculldria 
assuming the likeness of the head of a fly, the cream coloured 
diverging petals presenting a strong resemblance to the deer-fly of 
our lakes. This very charming species is known by the somewhat 
vulgar name of “Breeches Flower” and “Dutchman’s Breeches.” 
A more descriptive name would be “Fly-Flower.” 
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