524 
§ 2. Leaves narrow, linear, linear-lanceolate, or linear-oblong, 
all alternate. Flowers racemose, or spicately racemose, rather 
large. 
* Seeds angular. 
47 L. uryirér1a (Rchb. pl. crit. 5. t. 422. f. 609. fl. germ. 
sect. 2. p. 374. exclusive of the syn. of Rochel. Chav. antirrh. 
p. 129.) erect, glabrous, a little branched ; leaves linear-lanceo- 
late, acüte, somewhat 3-nerved ; racemes strict, rather loose ; 
bracteas longer than the pedicels; calycine segments rather 
ovate at the base, acuminated, short. 2%.H. Native of the 
Levant, and Italy, by the sea-side. Ant. linifolium, Lin. spec. 
p. 858. exclusive of the syn. of Tourn. et Buxb. Lam. dict. 4. 
p. 362, exclusive of the syn. Linaria orientalis, vulgari similis 
folio longissimo, Tourn. inst. p. 9. Leaves 1 to 13 inch long. 
Corollas like those of L. genistcefólia, but rather smaller, yel- 
low, with a deeper coloured villous palate; spur straight, equal- 
ing the corolla in length. Capsule opening by 6 small teeth. 
Seeds subtriquetrous, scrobiculate. 
Flax-leaved Toad-Flax. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
* * Seeds discoid, marginate. 
48 L. Ira'ricA (Trev. in nov. act. bonn. 13. p. 188. Chav. 
antirrh. p. 150.) branched; leaves linear-lanceolate or linear, 3- 
nerved ; flowers crowded ; segments of calyx linear, acute, often 
ciliated; capsule nearly ovate. %4. H. Native of Switzerland, 
Italy, Piedmont, Tyrol, Hungary, on the alps. Rchb. pl. crit. 
5. p. 13. t. 421. f. 608. L. genisteefólia, D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 
591. exclusive of the synonymes. L. angustifolia, Rchb. fl. 
germ. sect. 2. p. 375. exclusive of the syn. of Lang. L. pani- 
culàta, Peyer et Vest. ex Rchb. l. c. L.linifólia, Roch. pl. 
ban. rar. p. 60. t. 22. f. 47. and of many other authors. Ant. 
Bauhini, Gaud. fl. helv. 3. p. 154. Ant. polygalafólium, Poir. 
dict. suppl. 4. p. 21. but not of Link, under Linària. Ant. ge- 
nistifolium, Vill. dauph. 2. p. 440. exclusive of the syn. of Lin. 
and Clus. All. pedem. no. 243. exclusive of many synonymes. 
Sut. fl. helv. 2. p. 34. exclusive of the syn. of Jacq. Chenal, 
act. helv. 8. p. 242. but not of Lin. nor Lapeyr. Ant. Linària, 
var. Lin. spec. p. 859.— Hall. hist. no. 337. Plant glaucescent. 
Leaves an inch and more long. Corollas like those of L. vul- 
garis, but not above half the size, deep yellow ; palate bearded 
with white hairs; spur hardly exceeding the corolla, a little 
arched. Capsule opening by 6 small valves at apex. Seeds 
muricated in the centre, and girded by a broad margin. 
Var. B, angustifolia (Chav. antirrh. p. 131.) leaves exactly 
linear, very acute; capsule ovate-globose. 2/. H. Native of 
Piedmont, on the banks of the river La Stura, and near Su- 
perga. 
Italian Toad-Flax. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
49 L. vutea‘ris (Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 1.) simple or branch- 
ed; leaves linear, or linear-lanceolate, usually 1-nerved ; flow- 
ers disposed in dense spicate racemes ; calycine segments almost 
lanceolate, acute; capsule almost cylindrical. 2%. H. Native 
throughout Europe, in sandy fields and in hedges; also of Po- 
dolia and Siberia; in America, but probably introduced from 
Europe. It is very plentiful in many parts of Britain. Moench. 
meth. p. 524. D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 592. Chav. antirrh. p. 131. 
Ant. genistifolium, Lapeyr, abr. p. 354.? Benth. cat. pyr. p. 
69. with the leaves broader and erect, and the flowers smaller. 
L. Gebleri, Besser, in herb. D. C. L. ciliàta, Lang. in herb. 
Gay, with ciliated corollas. Ant. commüne, Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 
340. Ant. Linària, Lin. spec. p. 858. Bull. herb. t. 261. 
Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 248. t. 53. f. 7. Lam. ill. t. 351. £ 3. 
Sturm, fl. germ. 1. fasc. 18. t. 13. Smith, engl. bot. 10. t. 63. 
Curt. lond. 1. t. 47. Oed. fl. dan. t. 982.—Hall. helv. no. 
336.—Blackw. herb. t. 115.—M or. hist. 2. p. 499. sect. 5. t. 
SCROPHULARINEJE. VII. LINARIA. 
12. f. 10.— Besl. hort. eyst. 1. t. 14. f. 3. Riv. mon. irr. t. 82, 
Osyris, Pliny, nat. hist. 349. Osyris Linària, Trag. hist. p. 
357. Oocvwpic, Diosc. 4. p. 188. Rhizoma creeping, tubercled. 
Plant glaucous. Leaves about an inch long. Corolla pale yel- 
low or citron-coloured; palate copper-coloured ; spur curved, 
about equal in length to the corolla. Capsule dehiscing by 6-8 
teeth. Seed with tubercled centre and winged margin. In 
Worcestershire the plant is called Butter-and-Eggs. Gerard 
names it Wild-Flax, Toad-llax, and Flax-need. ` It abounds in 
an acrid oil, that is almost empyreumatic. Given inwardly it 
excites nausea. It is recommended in dropsical cases; but 
Haller and others do not much approve of it. The juice, mixed 
with milk, is a poison to flies. 
Var. B, glandulósa (Chav. antirrh. p. 132.) downy, usually 
procumbent; calyxes glandular. %. H. Native in woods 
about Malmedy. Ant. glandulósum, Lejeune, fl. spa. p. 320. 
Ant. Linària, var. glandulósum, Lejeune, revue, p. 124. L. 
prostrata, Boenn. in Rchb, l. c. but not of Cyrill. under Aniir- 
rhinum. 
Var. y, speciósa (Chav. l. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, rather 
coriaceous, obsoletely 3-nerved, glaucescent beneath ; flowers 
larger; capsule elliptic-oblong. %. H. Native of Naples, in 
corn-fields on the mountains. L. speciósa, Ten. fl. neap. 4. t. 
159. f. 1. syll. p. 304. 
Var. 6, acutiloba (Chav. l. c.) leaves narrow-oblong, or ob- 
long-lanceolate, usually 3-nerved ; calycine segments often acu- 
minated; corolla pale yellow; palate deep orange-coloured ; 
lobes sometimes acutish, sometimes obtuse; capsule subcylin- 
drical. %4. H. Native of Dahuria; and in shady dry places 
in the region of Altaia. L. acutiloba, Fisch. mss. Rchb. pl 
crit. 5. p. 14. t. 424. f. 611. 
Var. £, Peloria (Lin. amen. 1. p. 280. Smith, engl. bot. 4. 
t. 260. nov. dict. sc. nat. veg. t. 31.) corolla almost regular, 
ending in 5 horns at the base. 
Common Toad- Flax. 
feet. 
50 L. BreBEnsTE INI (Besser, enum, pl. pod. p. 25. Rchb. 
pl. crit. 5. t. 434. f. 624. and 625.) branched ; leaves broad- 
linear, or linear-lanceolate, $-nerved, mucronate ; flowers dis- 
posed in a short crowded raceme ; segments of the calyx oblong- 
linear, acutish, downy ; capsule globose. 2/. H. Native of 
the South of Podolia; on the shores of the Black Sea, about 
Odessa; in Syria, about Damascus. Chav. antirrh. p. 134. 
Ant. Linària, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 75. exclusive of many syno- 
nymes. Stem furnished with fastigiate branches. Leaves 1-2 
inches long. Corollas form of those of L. vulgaris, but a little 
smaller, pale yellow, with a deeper coloured, bearded palate. 
Capsule nearly globose, dehiscing by 6-8 valves at apex. Seeds 
margined, black. 
Bieberstein’s Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pi. 1 
to 3 feet. 
51 L. wepa’rica (Bunge, in Led. fl. alt. 2. p. 445. fl. ross. 
alt. ill. t. 91. Chav. antirrh. p. 134.) branches spreading, 
elongated, strict; leaves oblong-linear, acute, glabrous, crowd- 
ed; flowers racemose; calycine segments glabrous, obtuse, 
about equal in length to the pedicels; spur slender, straight, 
about equal in length to the corolla, ^t. H. Native of the 
Kirghisean steppe, on the mountains at the river Kurtschum, 
and on the mountains of Arkaul and Dolenkara. Plant gla- 
brous, glaucous, rather procumbent at the base. Leaves some- 
what 3-nerved. Flowers distant on the raceme. Calycine seg- 
ments glabrous, rarely glandularly ciliated. Corollas rather 
large, liver-coloured, or dirty purple, almost like those of 
Lotus Jacobus; palate villous. Seeds black, discoid. 
`- Liver-coloured-flowered Toad-Flax, Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 5 
52 L, praz'cox (Bunge, in Led. fl. alt. 2. p. 446. fl. ross. alt. 
Fl. June, Sept. Britain. Pl. 1 to.2 
