darker; sepals nearly orbicular, denticulate, nearly half as
long as the corolla and exceeding it in breadth. Fruit globose,
slightly compressed, with a small point. Bracteas longer
than the peduncles of both the flowers and fruit.
It is probable that this beautiful species of Fumitory is not
uncommon in Britain; it has been found near Edinburgh,
(where the specimen figured was gathered on Sept. 2, 1841,)
North Berwick, Perth, Airly and Kimblethmont in Scotland;
near Dover, and near Shrewsbury; also about Croydon,
Guildford, and elsewhere in the chalk district of Surrey.
It flowers during the whole summer. —C. C. B.
