Empalement two-leaved. Blossom gaping. Threads two, membranaceous, each with three tips.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Fumaria, scapis erectis, pedunculis cernuis subtrifloris bracteatis, corollis basi bilobis.
Fumitory, with erect stalks, cernuous nearly 3-flowered bracteated peduncles, and blossoms two-lobed at the base.
REFERENCE 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 hitherto 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.
It is allied to the tuberous-rooted species; and perhaps nearer to Fumaria 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.[Pg 67]