SCROPHULARINE/E. VII. Lixania. 
cels glabrous. Calyx downy. Corolla yellow; spur straight, 
or arched; upper lip emarginate, somewhat 2-lobed; lobes 
reflexed. Capsule downy. Seeds small; testa tubercled. 
Shrubby Toad-Flax. Shrub 1 foot. 
§ 2. Capsule ovate, dehiscing by two oblong, valve-formed 
lids at apex. ` 
24 L. ramosissima (Wall. pl. asiat. rar. 2, p. 43. t. 153.) 
smoothish; caudex thick; branches elongated, woody ; leaves 
alternate, petiolate, quite glabrous, all triangularly hastate, or 
the lower ones are somewhat palmate nerved, and 5-7-lobed ; 
pedicels stiff, longer than the petioles ; segments of the calyx 
linear-lanceolate, very acute, with membranous margins. h.F. 
Native of India, in Hindostan and Burmah, in waste and stony 
places, Wall.; in the province of Delhi, Royle; Coromandel, 
Heyne; and at Patna, Hamilton. L. hastàta, Royle, mss. L. 
Róylei, Chav. antirrh. p. 112. Caudex twisted ; branches erect, 
or ascending, downy. Pedicels glabrous, bent at top, and like 
the petioles becoming at length stiff and spine-like. Calyx 
glabrous. Corolla downy, yellow; upper lip short; spur short, 
arched. Capsule glabrous. Seeds nearly orbicular; testa 
black, finely tubercled. 
Much-branched Toad-Flax. Shrub 1 to 1} foot. 
25 L. wea'na (Wall. cat. no. 3910. Benth. scroph. ind. p. 
20.) clothed with hoary villi; stems prostrate, woody at the 
base; leaves ovate, villous, rather cordate at the base, quite 
entire, or sub-hastate; pedicels longer than the petioles; seg- 
ments of calyx linear, acute. h. F. Native of Nipaul, in 
fields, and among rubbish in the valleys. Corolla pale brown, 
spotted with purple inside. 
Hoary Toad-Flax. Shrub prostrate. 
26 L. HETEROPHY'LLA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 790. Chav. an- 
tirrh. p. 112. but not of Desf.) suffruticose ; branches slender, 
glabrous; leaves petiolate : lower ones oblong-hastate: superior 
ones linear-lanceolate, and linear, sometimes hastate, or sagit- 
tate, sometimes quite entire; pedicels longer than the leaves; 
calycine segments nearly lanceolate, acute. h. F. Native 
near Mogodor; and of the Canary Islands. Webb, et Bertho- 
let, fl. can. icon. ined. Ant. heterophyllum, Willd. spec. 3. p. 
234. Ant. sagittatum, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 20. Caudex woody ; 
branches 1-2 feet, striated. Lower leaves 8-14 lines long, 
glabrous above, but rather downy on the back. Corolla large, 
yellow, with a woolly palate, and straight spur. Testa of seed 
granularly tubercled. 
Variable-leaved Toad-Flax. Shrub procumbent. 
27 L. circina‘ra (D. Don, in Sweet. fl. gard. n. s. t. 235.) 
suffruticose, glabrous ; leaves sagittate, circinately recurved, 
acute behind; calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated; spur 
subulate, straight, length of corolla; palate with 2 prominences, 
densely bearded. ^. G. Native of the Canary Islands. Co- 
rollas of a sulphur colour, larger than those of L. vulgaris, 
clothed with glandular pubescence; palate deeper coloured, 
clothed with dark red hairs. Leaves alternate. Peduncles fili- 
form, axillary, solitary, thickened at top. 
Circinate-leaved Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Aug. 
Pl. procumbent. 
28 L. spartiorpEs (Brouss. ex Buch. besch. der. can. p. 163. 
Webb. et Berth. l. c. Chav. antirrh. p. 118.) suffruticose, 
glabrous; branches leafless at the base, twiggy ; leaves linear- 
lanceolate, or linear, quite entire, alternate: lower ones peti- 
olate: superior ones nearly sessile; pedicels longer than the 
leaves ; calycine segments nearly lanceolate, very acute. h. F. 
Native of Teneriffe, and Grand Canary, on rocks by the sea- 
side; and of Cape Verd, upon a hill called in French Les 
Mamelles, and by the English the Paps, L. scoparia, Brouss. 
in herb. D. C. Spreng. syst. 2. p. 789. Root emitting many 
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procumbent branches. Leaves 6-12 lines long. Pedicels bent 
at top. Corollas size of those of L. Greca, downy, yellow ; 
spur ascending. Seeds ovoid; testa brown, tubercled. 
Broom-like Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. 
procumbent. 
Shrub 
Sect. III. Linarra’strum (from Lindria and astrum, an 
affixed signification like; the name is given to the section of 
the genus from its containing the only legitimate species of the 
genus.) Chav. antirrh. p. 114. — Linariástrum, the greater part 
Duby, bot. gall. 1. p. 344. Leaves sessile, alternate, or verti- 
cillate, rarely opposite, feather-nerved, quite entire, usually 
glaucous. Flowers terminal, racemose, spicately racemose, and 
sometimes somewhat capitate. Palate at the throat of the 
corolla, prominent. Capsule dehiscing by 4-10 small valves or 
teeth at the apex. Seeds angular; or discoid, girded by a mem- 
branous border or margin, emarginate at the hilum. 
§ 1. Leaves dilated, ovate, lanceolate, or oblong, verticillate 
or alternate. Flowers racemose, or spicately rucemose. Corolla 
always beyond 3 lines long, with the spur. 
* Leaves usually 4 in a whorl. Flowers usually verticillate. 
29 L. TRIORNITHÓPHORA (Willd. enum. p. 639. Chav. antirrh. 
p. 114.) branches erect, decumbent at top; leaves lanceolate, 
acute, quite glabrous ; flowers usually 3-4 in a whorl. X. G. 
Native of Portugal, especially in the province of Minho, in 
gravelly, mountainous, humid places. Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 
244. L. Lusitánica, Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 3. but not of Brot. 
Ant. triornithóphorum, Lin. spec. p. 852. Vent. malm. p. 11. 
t. 11. Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 198. Curt. bot. mag. 525.  Linària 
latissimo folio Lusitánica, Tourn. inst. 1. p. 169.—Riv. mon. 
irr. 1. t. 84.—Herm. lugdb. 376. t. 377. Plant glaucous, gla- 
brous. Leaves usually 4 in a whorl, rarely 3-5, 2-3 inches 
long, glaucous beneath, with purplish edges. Calyxes exceed- 
ing the capsule. Corolla an inch long, pale violet, or purple; 
spur straight, equal to the corolla in length; palate yellow ; 
tube infleted, and striated. Capsule dehiscing by 8 teeth at 
apex. Seeds discoid. 
Three-birds-bearing Toad-Flax. 
Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
* * Leaves all 3 in a whorl, or only the lower ones, or oppo- 
site ; the rest alternate. 
30 L. tatiréxia (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 40. t. 134. Chav. 
antirrh. p. 115.) glabrous; branches erect, almost simple, 
twiggy; leaves broad-lanceolate: lower ones 3 in a whorl: 
superior ones alternate; flowers disposed in long spicate ra- 
cemes ; calycine segments linear-lanceolate, exceeding the cap- 
sule ©.H. Native of Barbary, in corn fields near Mascar 
and Tlemsen. Ant. latifolium, Willd. spec. 3. p. 238. Pers. 
ench. 2. p. 155. Leaves somewhat stem-clasping, 14 to 3 
inches long, rather glaucous. ^ Corollas size of those of L. 
vulgaris, yellow; spur straight, or a little arched, length of 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1710. 
corolla. Capsule dehiscing by 6 small valves at apex. Seeds 
discoid. 
Broad-leaved Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. PI. 
1 to 2 feet. 
31 L. míRTA (Moench, meth. suppl. p. 170. Chav. antirrh. 
p. 116.) villous, erect; leaves ovate-elliptic, acutish: the lower 
ones 3 in a whorl, or opposite, the rest alternate; flowers 
crowded; segments of the calyx ovate-oblong, obtuse: upper 
one the largest. (9). H. Native of Spain, near Madrid ; and 
about Malaga; of Portugal, in cultivated fields between Serpa 
and La Guadiana. L. villósa, Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 10. but not 
of D. C. L.semiglàbra, Salzm. exsic. in herb. D. C. Ant, 
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