SCROPHULARINEE. VII. Linarta. 
calycine segments linear-lanceolate, acutish. 2/. H. Native of 
Abruzzo, in gravelly places, and among rocks on the moun- 
tains; and on the mountains of Magella. Ant. pubéscens, Te- 
nore, fl. neap. prod. p. 36. Branches slender, diffuse. Leaves 
sometimes quite entire, rarely crenated, dark green. Corolla 
pale blue, sweet-scented ; spur straight. Capsule globose, 
smoothish. 
Pale-flowered Toad-Flax. 
4 to 6 inches. 
11 L. riiósa (D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 584. Tenor. syll. p. 302. 
Chav. antirrh. p. 101.) leaves opposite and alternate, cordately 
rounded or reniform, villous, 5-11-lobed : lobes rounded, mu- 
cronulate ; floriferous pedicels about equal in length to the 
leaves; calycine segments narrow-lanceolate, acute, shorter than 
the capsule. 2. H. Native of Sicily, on the mountains, or 
in the fissures of shaded humid rocks, particularly near Pa- 
lermo; and about Naples, &c. L. pubéscens, Presl. del. prag. 
p. 74. Guss. prod. fl. sic. 2. p. 158. Ant. pilósum, Lin. 
mant. p. 749. Jacq. obs. 2. p. 29. t. 48.—Cup. pamph. sic. t. 
2]4.—Mich. pl. ital. ed. germ. no. 108.  Linària hederaceo 
folio villoso seu Cymbalària alpina, Tourn. inst. 1. p. 169. 
Branches prostrate, radicant, clothed with white hairs. Leaves 
soft, villous, purplish beneath. Calyx pilose. Corolla purplish 
blue, with a yellow palate, and rather incurved spur. Capsule 
downy, globosely ventricose. 
Var. D, pumila (Chav. antirrh. p. 101.) leaves smaller, thick ; 
plant hardly 4 inches long. 
Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1820. PI. 
Pilose Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1800. Pl. creep- 
ing. 
12 L. xqviTRYLOBA (Duby, bot. gall. 1. p. 304. Chav. an- 
tirrh. p. 102.) plant rather pilose, very slender; leaves opposite, 
small, cordately reniform, 3-lobed: lobes rounded, shortly mu- 
cronulate ; floriferous pedicels longer than the leaves ; segments 
of calyx linear-lanceolate, shorter than the capsule. 2%. H. 
Native of Corsica, on Monte della Trinita, among rocks ; about 
Saint Antoine, in high, shady, rocky places; and near Spelun- 
cato. Ant. zequitrílobum, Viv. fl. cors. p. 10. fragm. fl. lyb. p. 
68. Hook. bot. mag. t. 2941. Branches slender, creeping 
or pilose. Leaves very numerous, shining, green, often smooth- 
ish : lower ones on long villous petioles. Corolla purplish-blue, 
with a short straight spur. Capsule small, globose. This spe- 
cies is very nearly allied to the preceding, but is readily distin- 
guished by the smaller membranous leaves; by the filiform 
branches; and by the slender flexuous pedicels. 
Equal-lobed-leaved Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. 
Pl. creeping. 
Clt. 1829. 
Secr. IIT. EraTINorDrs (this section contains species agree- 
ing with L. Eldtine in the characters indicated below.) Chav. 
antirrh. p. 103. Elátine species, Moench. and Gray. Cymba- 
lària species, Baumg. Leaves feather-nerved, usually on short 
petioles, alternate (the lower ones sometimes opposite, rarely 
wanting), toothed or lobed, sometimes entire. Flowers axillary, 
distant. Corolla with a prominent palate at the throat; and an 
acute spur, which is about equal in length to the corolla, but 
never longer. Capsule nearly spherical, dehiscing at the sides 
by 2 lids, or operculi; or ovate, and dehiscing by 2 valves at 
the apex. Seeds ovate, truncate or roundish ; testa full of irre- 
gular little pits, or granular from tubercles. (Chav. antirrh- t. 
4. f. 19—21.) Annual or suffrutescent plants, commonly pro- 
cumbent. 
§ 1. Capsule nearly spherical, dehiscing by 2 circular lids or 
operculi at the sides. Chav. antirrh. t. 5. f. 9—10. 
13 L. scarsa (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 38. t. 131. Chav. antirrh. 
519 
p. 103.) villous; leaves oblong, or ovate-oblong, petiolate : 
lower ones opposite, angularly toothed above the base: superior 
leaves alternate, quite entire; pedicels much shorter than the 
corolla; calycine segments ovate-oblong, scarious. ©. H. 
Native of Tunis, on arid hills ; and in corn-fields near Kervan ; 
and probably of Spain. Ant. dentàtum, Vahl, symb. 2. p. 66. 
t. 97. Willd. spec. 3. p. 234. but not of Poir. Ant. scaridsum, 
Lam. dict. 4. p. 349. Pers. ench. 2. p. 156. Branches pro- 
strate, densely clothed with simple spreading pili, like the rest 
of the plant. Leaves 1-3 inches long. Flowers numerous, ap- 
proximate. Corolla large, yellow, downy ; spur arched ; fila- 
ments rather hispid. Seed oblong-ovate; testa pitted. 
Scarious Toad-flax. PI. prostrate. 
14 L. evatinorpes (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 39. t. 132. Chav. 
antirrh. p. 104.) downy; leaves alternate, ovate and elliptic, ob- 
tuse: lower ones dentately angular, on short petioles : superior 
ones sessile, quite entire; pedicels shorter than the corolla; ca- 
lycine segments oblong, acute, with membranous edges. ©. H 
Native of Habra, in cultivated fields near Mascar. Ant. elati- 
noldes, Willd. spec. 3. p. 235. Pers. ench. 2. p. 155. but not 
of Tenore. Branches 1-2 feet long, procumbent and prostrate ; 
branchlets spreading, slender. Leaves glabrous or downy: 
lower ones 1-2 inches long. Flowers in the axils of the supe- 
rior leaves. Corollas size of those of L. vulgaris, yellow; spur 
a little arched, sometimes straight. Capsule glabrous. Seeds 
a little curved; testa brown, foveolate. 
Elatine-like Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1821. PI. 
prostrate. 
15 L. prALsA'rA (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 231. t. 34. 
Chav. antirrh. p. 104.) hairy ; leaves ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, 
sessile, acute: lower ones toothed: superior ones entire; pedi- | 
cels very short; calycine segments lanceolate, acute. ©. H. 
Native of Portugal, near Thomar; and in the Algarves and 
Alentejo, Brot. Ant. lanigerum, Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 189. but 
not of Willd. Branches slender, 2-3 feet long; branchlets stiff, 
spreading. Lower leaves an inch long. Flowers small, in the 
axils of the superior leaves. Corolla small, referrible in shape 
to those of L. sparium; upper lip violaceous: lower ones white; 
palate pale, and marked with blue dots. Seeds ovate; testa 
finely foveolate. 
Whitened Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1820. PI. 
trailing. 
16 L. raAwrYGERA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 38. t. 130. Chav. an- 
tirrh. p. 105.) clothed with woolly villi; leaves alternate, cor- 
date, or cordately rounded, mucronulate, woolly : lower leaves 
on short petioles, and sometimes vaguely toothed: superior 
ones nearly sessile, quite entire; pedicels longer than the leaves; 
calycine segments linear-lanceolate, acute. ©. H. Native 
about ancient Carthage, in cultivated fields. Ant. lanigerum, 
Willd. spec. 2. p. 235. but not of Brot. Plant 1-3 feet long; 
branches prostrate, slender. Lower leaves 5-6 lines long. Co- 
rolla villous, small, yellowish, a little incurved. Capsule gla- 
brous. Seeds egg-shaped ; testa pitted. 
Wool-bearing Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. 
prostrate. 
17 L. spu RIA (Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 15. D.C. fl. fr. 3. p. 
584. Chav. antirrh. p. 105.) plant pilose; leaves cordate- 
ovate or ovate, mucronate at apex : lower ones sometimes oppo- 
site, on short petioles, and obsoletely toothed: superior ones 
quite entire, nearly sessile ; pedicels longer than the leaves ; ca- 
lycine segments ovate-lanceolate, cordate at the base, acute. 
©. H. Native throughout Europe, in corn-fields. Ait. hort. 
kew. ed. 2d. vol. 4. p. 11. L. lanigera, Hoffm. et Link, fl. 
port. 1. p. 231. t. 34. exclusive of the syn. of Desf.  Elátine 
ovàta, Gray, brit. pl. 2. p. 321. Ant. spürium, Lin. spec. p. 
851. Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 188. Smith, engl. bot. 10. t. 691. 
Cit. 1818. Pl. 
