SCROPHULARINEZ. VII. Linania. 
Racemes short. Flowers on short pedicels. Corolla yellow, 
with a short, sub-incurved spur; palate deep yellow. Capsule 
unknown. 
Cretaceous Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1827. Pl. 3 
to 2 foot. 
39 L. rnvurro'Ltà (D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 587. Lois. fl. gall. ed. 
2d. vol. 2. p. 792. t. 10. Chav. antirrh. p. 122.) glaucous, 
glabrous, procumbent, or ascending ; lower leaves ovate, obtuse, 
3 in a whorl: superior ones oblong, usually opposite; flowers 
few at the tops of the branches; calycine segments oblong- 
ovate, obtuse, shorter than the capsule. ©. H. Native of the 
south-west of France, on the sea-shore about Burdigala, and 
near Bayonne. Ant. thymifólium, Vahl, symb. 2. p. 67. Willd. 
spec. 3. p. 243. Ant. glaücum, Thore, clor. land. 265. but not 
of Lin. nor Lapeyr. Branches usually decumbent. Leaves 
3-5 lines long : upper ones smaller. Flowers on short pedicels. 
Corolla like those of L. supinum, yellow; spur a little arched, 
about the length of the corolla; palate orange-coloured. Cap- 
sule dehiscing by 6 deep valves at apex. Seeds discoid. 
Thyme-leaved Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Pl. 
procumbent, 
* * * Leaves all alternate. 
40 L. Lusira'Nica (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 247. t. 43. 
Chav. antirrh. p. 123. but not of Mill.) branches procumbent, 
glabrous; leaves crowded, obovate, or oblong: upper ones the 
larger; flowers disposed in dense racemes ; calycine segments 
oblong, obtuse, pubescent. %. H. Native of Portugal, in 
sand by the sea side near Comporto, and at the mouth of the 
river Mondego. Ant. Lusitánicum, Lam. dict. 4. p. 361. Brot. 
fl. lus. 1. p. 193. Linària Lusitánica maritima polygale folio, 
Tourn. inst. p. 169. Root fibrous, yellowish. Leaves glabrous, 
glaucescent: lower ones 3-5 lines long. Corolla large, yellow ; 
tube and spur marked with red lines; spur about equal in 
length to the corolla, straightish, acute. Capsule opening by 6 
small valves. Seeds discoid. 
Portugal Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. Pl. proc. 
41 L. Micwavu’xu (Chav. antirrh. p. 124. t. 7. f. B.) glau- 
cous ; branches ‘ascending, branched ; leaves broad-obovate, 
mucronate ; flowers disposed in spicate racemes ; calycine seg- 
ments oblong, ovate, acutish. 2t. H. Native of Persia, near 
Ispahan. Plant quite glabrous. Branches furnished with a 
few sterile, filiform branchlets, which are sometimes reduced to 
spines. Leaves as if they were truncate at top, 5-7 lines long. 
Corolla large, purple; the spur hardly longer than it, and 
incurved at top; palate bearded. Capsule unknown. 
Michaux's Toad-Flax. Pl. } to 3 foot. 
42 L. rasticia‘ta (Chav. antirrh. p. 125. t. 7. f. A.) glau- 
cous, glabrous, erect; branches fastigiate ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late, or oblong, adpressed to the stem at the base, mucronulate 
at apex ; flowers disposed in dense spicate racemes, which taper 
to the top; calycine segments oblong-lanceolate, acute. 2/. H. 
Native of the Levant, Armenia, in cultivated fields near Bagdad 
and Kermancha, Oliv. Linaria orientalis latissimo folio, floribus 
linarie vulgaris, Tourn. cor. inst. p. 9.? Leaves 1j to 2 
inches long, 5-nerved, somewhat stem-clasping at the base. 
Corolla yellow ; spur shorter than the corolla, a little arched. 
Fastigiate-branched Toad-Flax. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
43 L. PvnAMIDA'TA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 796. Chav. antirrh. 
p. 125, exclusive of the syn. of Lin.) erect; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, quite glabrous; flowers 
in spicate, pyramidal racemes; calycine segments ovate-oblong, 
obtuse, downy, much shorter than the tube of the corolla. 4t. 
H. Native of the Levant. Ant. pyramidale, Lam. dict. 4. p. 
$60. Linaria orientalis lilii persici foliis, florum spica densissima 
et pyramidàta, Tourn. corol. inst. p. 9. Leaves 8-5 inches 
523 
long, usually 5-nerved, a little stem-clasping at the base, mu- 
cronulate at apex. Corolla large, yellow ; spur straight, acute, 
about equal in length to the corolla; palate densely bearded. 
Pyramidal-spiked Toad-Flax. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
44 L. cnANDIFLORA (Desf. cor. inst. Tourn. p. 30. t. 21. 
Chay. antirrh. p. 126.) erect, glaucescent, glabrous; leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, half stem-clasping; bracteas deflexed, 
longer than the pedicels; flowers approximate; calycine seg- 
ments oblong-lanceolate, acute, quite glabrous. (2. H. Native 
of Armenia, in uncultivated fields very frequent. L. Dalmá- 
tica, Rchb. pl. crit. 5. t. 458. f. 629. Ant. Dalmáticum, Lam. 
dict. 4. p. 360. exclusive of the syn. of Lin. and others.— 
Buxb. cent. 1. p. 15. t. 24. Linària orientalis flore luteo max- 
imo, Tourn. cor. inst. p. 9. Leaves approximate, 5-nerved, 
attenuated at both ends. Corolla large, yellow; spur a little 
shorter than the corolla, straight; palate deep yellow, villous. 
Capsule not seen. 
Great-flowered Toad-Flax. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
45 L. Datma‘tica (Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 13. Chav. antirrh. 
p. 127.) glaucous, glabrous, branched; leaves oblong-lanceo- 
late, acute, approximate ; flowers few, and loose at the summits 
of the branches; segments of calyx oblong-lanceolate, or linear- 
lanceolate, acute, glabrous. 2f. H. Native of Candia, Arme- 
nia, and Dalmatia. Baumg. trans. 2. p. 205. Ant. Dalmáticum, 
Lin. spec. p. 857. exclusive of the syn. of J. Bauh. Pall. itin. 
p. 590.  Linària latifolia, Dalmática magno flore, C. Bauh. pin. 
p.212. Tourn. inst. p. 169. Branches erect, or decumbent, 
densely clothed with leaves. Leaves 1-3 inches long, 3-5- 
nerved: upper ones 3-nerved. Flowers disposed in loose few- 
flowered racemes. Corolla yellow ; spur straight, much shorter 
than the corolla; palate large, villous. 
Dalmatian Toad-Flax. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
46 L. cENisTEFO LIA (Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 14. Chav. an- 
tirrh. p. 128.) glaucous, glabrous, erect; leaves lanceolate, 
acute, 3-5-nerved ; flowers paniculately racemose ; rachis flex- 
uous, twiggy; segments of the calyx oblong-lanceolate, acute. 
4%. H. Native of Austria, Hungary, Tauria, Caucasus, and 
Altaia ; and about Constantinople, in sandy, dry places. Rchb. 
pl. crit. 5. t. 435. Ledeb. fl. alt. 2. p. 443. Meyer, verz. p. 
109. Ant. genisteefolium, Lin. spec. p. 858. Jacq. austr. 3. t. 
244. Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 74. exclusive of the syn. of Hall. 
Sibth. et Smith, fl. grec. t. 596. Pers. ench. 2. p. 158. but not 
of Sut. nor Lapeyr. Linària constantinopolitana lini sativi folio, 
flore luteo, Tourn. cor. p. 9. Buxb. cent. 1. p. 16. t. 25. 
Linària flore pallido rictu aureo, Tourn. inst. p. 170.  Linària 
Pannónica, Clus. hist. 1. p. 321. pann. p. 308. Root white, 
rhizomatose. Stem branched ; branches panicled. Leaves 
somewhat stem-clasping, an inch and more long. Flowers in 
loose racemes. Corollaa little smaller than those of L. vulgaris, 
pale yellow ; palate yellow; spur straightish, equal in length to 
the corolla. Capsule opening by 6 teeth at apex. Seeds pris- 
matic, subtriquetrous ; testa brown, corrugately excavated. 
Var. B, procera (Chav. antirrh. p. 128.) leaves broader, 5- 
nerved; plant larger and firmer. 2.H. Native of Tauria, 
on cretaceous rocks about Karassubassa. L. chlorzefolia, Rchb. 
pl. crit. 5. t. 436. L. genistzefolia, var. y, procera, Hook. bot. 
mag. t. 2183. Ant. genisteefolia, var. y, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 
74.  Linària flore pallido rictu aureo, elatior, Tourn. inst. 
p. 170. 
Var. y, silenifolia (Chav. antirrh. p. 128.) branchlets less 
flexuous ; leaves more elongated ; flowers a little larger; spur 
shorter than the corolla. %. H. Native not far from Constan- 
tinople. L. silenifolia, Fisch. hort. gorenk. p. 25. Rchb. pl. 
erit. 5. t. 437. 
Broom-leaved Toad-Flax. 
1819. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
3x2 
Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1704. B. 
