f ' f !
•'iî^i : !
t ;
P L A T E CCCXCIII.
F U M A R I A FORMOSA.
Bea u tif'i I Fumi to ry.
C L A S S XVIL O R D E R II.
DIADELPHIA HEXANDRIA. Two Brotherhoods. Six Chives.
E S S E N T I A L GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX diphyllus. Corolla ringens. Filamenta
duo membranacea^ singula antheris tribus.
EMPALEMENT two-leaved. Blossom gaping.
Threads twOj membranaceouSj eacli with
three tips.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
FUMARIA, scapis erectis, pedunculis cernuis
subtrifloris bracteatis, corollis bast bilobis.
FUMITOKY, with erect stalks, cernuous nearly
3-flowered bracteated peduncles, and blossoms
two-lobed at the base.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement.
2. A flower spread open, showing the insertion of the chives, with one filament detached and magnified.
3. The seed-bud and pointal, the summit magnified.
THE beautiful species of Fumaria which we have here represented is a hardy plant; but of what
country it is a native, or by whom first introduced into the British gardens, we have yet to learn ;
neither have we hitlierto been able to ascertain it in any author. Our drawing was made from very fine
specimens communicated to us by William Anderson, botanic gardener to James Vere, esq. Kensington
Gore, in whose collection it flowered copiously in the month of June last.
I t is allied to the tuberous-rooted species; and perhaps nearer to Fumari;) nobilis than any other: succeeds
very well in a mixture of peat earth and loam, but prefers a sheltered and a somewhat shaded
situation; and makes a very fine appearance when in flower: it also possesses unusual elegance in its
foliage.
a '