SCROPHULARINEZ. VII. LINARIA. 
ill. t. 431. Chav. antirrh. p. 135. but not of Link, fl. port.) 
stem erect, strict, simple; leaves scattered: lower ones short, 
broader: superior ones linear, elongated, fleshy, glaucous; seg- 
ments of the glandular calyx oblong, obtuse ; spur straight, ex- 
ceeding the corolla, which is also glandular; racemes subspicate. 
u. H. Native of Altaia, at the river Irtysch, and between 
Tscheremschanskoi and Krasnojarski, on dry mountains. Plant 
glabrous, glaucous. Leaves 1-2 inches long. Racemes 12-15- 
flowered, at length elongated. Calycine segments somewhat 3- 
nerved. Corolla violaceous, marked with deeper stripes ; throat 
villous, white, furnished with 2 yellow confluent spots; the 
spur deeper violet. Seeds discoid. 
Early Toad-Flax. Fl. April. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
53 L. opóna (Fisch. cat. hort. gorenski, 1812. p. 25. Chav. 
antirrh. p. 136.) branched, erect or ascending ; leaves linear- 
subulate, semiterete, channelled ; flowers in loose racemes ; ca- 
lycine segments short, ovate or elliptic, obtuse ; capsule globose. 
.H. Native of Tauria, in the sand of the Ukraine; in the 
colony of Sarepta, Rchb.; Siberia, at the Oby, Demidow ; on 
sandy hills between Schulbinsk and Oserski, at the river Irtysch, 
Ledeb. ; in Calabria and Sicily rather frequent, Schouw.? L. 
Itálica, Fisch. mss. ex Ledeb. L. Loesélii, Schweigg. Koen. 
arch. 1. p. 228. Led. fl. alt. 2. p. 447. Spreng. syst. 2. p 
797. L. júncea, Rchb. pl. crit. 5. t. 425. f. 612—613. but 
not of D. C. nor Desf. L. maritima, Rchb. fl. germ. sect. 2. 
p. 375. but not of D. C. Ant. subulàtum, Cyrill. in herb. 
Ant. odoratíssimum, Giild. itin. 1. p. 111. Ant. odórum, Bieb. 
fl. cauc. 2. p. 76. suppl. 414. Ant. jünceum, Pall. itin. 2. p. 
332. et 3. p. 541. and 682. but not of Lin. nor Lam.—Lois. 
bor. p. 298. t. 39.—Buxb. cent. 4. p. 23. t. 37. Plant very 
polymorphous, with a slender habit, glaucescent. Leaves 1 to 
13 inch long. Racemes few-flowered, loose, clothed with white 
glandular hairs, and also the calyx. Corolla pale yellow, paint- 
ed by 2 orange stripes beneath; palate orange-coloured ; spur 
straight, or a little incurved, sometimes equal in length to the 
corolla, and sometimes shorter. Capsule large. Seeds discoid, 
subreniform. Ledebour gives three varieties of this species. 
Smeet-scented Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. 
1 to 14 foot. 
54 L. macrou‘ra (Rchb. pl. crit. 5. p. 20. t. 432. f. 621, 
622. Chav. antirrh. p. 137.) erect, branched or simple; leaves 
linear, flat, glaucous, quite glabrous; those of the surculi crowd- 
ed; raceme dense ; segments of the calyx ovate-oblong, obtuse, 
clothed with glandular down, or smoothish. Y%.H. Native of 
Tauria and Caucasus, in dry places. Led. fl. alt. 2. p. 446. 
Ant. macroürum, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 75. Ant. linifólium, Pall. 
ind. taur. Habl. taur. p. 161. but not of Lin. Leaves 1-2 
inches long. Flowers disposed in long, straight, dense racemes. 
Calyx beset with glandular hairs. Corollas large, glabrous or 
downy, yellow, with a more intense coloured, villous palate; 
spur straight, length of corolla, or a little longer. Capsule 
Opening by 6 valves at apex. 
Var. B, Besseriana (Chav. antirrh. p. 137.) simple; raceme 
few-flowered ; flowers larger; calycine segments broader and 
a little longer, rather downy, or sometimes quite glabrous ; spur 
about equal in length to the corolla. %. H. Native of Bes- 
sarabia, in fields between Elisabetgrad and Nicolaéf; and in 
fields about the Don, and beyond the Volga; South of Tauria. 
L. Besseriàna, Rchb. pl. crit. 5. t. 433. f. 623. L. macroüra, 
Bieb. pl. rar. ross. 1. t. 27. Ant. macroürum, f, Bieb. fl. cauc. 
suppl. p. 413. Corollas deeper yellow, and sometimes even 
purplish. 
Var. y, ramósa (Chav. antirrh. p. 137.) branches again 
branched, thicker; flowers smaller, loose; calycine segments 
narrower; corolla golden yellow; spur long. 21. H. Native 
of Altaia, L. macroüra, 9, Ledeb. fl. alt. 2. p. 446. Flowers 
disposed in a loose, elongated raceme. 
PI. 
525 
Long-tailed-racemed Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1822. 
Pl. 1 to 13 foot. 
§ 3. Leaves narrow, alternate or verticillate ; those of the surculi 
broader, lanceolate or linear, verticillate. Flowers disposed in 
racemes, or spicate racemes. Corolla beyond 3 lines long, 
with the spur.—Usually erect herbs, furnished with sterile 
leafy surcult, 
* Style forked at top; stigma 2-lobed (Chav. antirrh. t. 5. f. 
10. b.) Seeds transverse, corrugated (Chav. l. c. f. 28.) 
55 L. aAPARINOlpzs (Chav. antirrh. p. 138.) strict; leaves 
linear-subulate, usually alternate ; those of the surculi flat, and 
4-5 in a whorl; raceme villous; pedicels longer than the brac- 
teas; segments of the calyx linear, acute. ©. H. Native of 
Sicily, on arid sandy hills and fields; and the Island of Cyprus. 
L. reticulàta, Rchb. pl. crit. 5. p. 19. t. 431. f. 620. but not of 
Desf. L. stricta, Guss. pl. rar. sic. p. 250. exclusive of the syn. 
of Spreng. prod. fl. sic. p. 166. Tenore, syll. p. 304. but not 
of Horn. nor Rchb. Ant. multicaüle, Tenore, fl. nap. prod. 
p. 36. but not of Lin. L. heterophylla, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 48. 
t. 140. cat. par. 3. p. 108. exclusive of the syn. Ant. pinifolium, 
but not of Willd. under Antirrhinum. Ant. stríctum, Sibth. et 
Smith, fl. graec. t. 594. Ant. aparinoides, Willd. spec. 3. p. 
247. Poir. suppl. 4. p. 25. Pers. ench. 2. p. 157. Linaria 
Sicula multicaulis molluginis folio, Bocc. sic. t. 19. f. 1. Tourn. 
inst. p. 171. Branches villous. Leaves 1-2 inches long, usu- 
ally scattered: lower ones sometimes in whorls; those on the 
younger branches crowded, as if in fascicles, Racemes clothed 
with white glandular hairs. Corollas size of those of L. vul- 
gris, sulphur-coloured; palate copper-coloured, marked with 
brown lines; spur usually straight. Anthers ciliated. Capsule 
dehiscing by 6 teeth at the apex. 
Var. B, hümilis (Chav. l. c.) plant ascending, hardly half a 
foot high; sterile surculi villous. ©. H. L. strícta, var. p, 
Guss. icon. fl. sic. t. 308. 
Cleaver’s-like Toad-Flax. 
1 to 3 feet. 
56 L. nETIcuLA'rA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 48. Chav. antirrh. 
p. 140.) erect, glaucous; leaves linear, channelled: lower and 
surculine ones verticillate: superior ones scattered; raceme 
short, downy, tapering upwards ; bracteas longer than the pedi- 
cels; segments of the calyx broadly linear. ©.? H. Native 
of the North of Africa, on the sea shore; in Portugal, on the 
Douro, near Oporto, and especially about Faustua. Hoffm. et 
Link, fl. port. p. 251. exclusive of the synonyme of Brot. 
Willd. enum. 2. p. 796. Ait. hort, kew. ed. 2d. vol. 4. p. 15. 
but not of Rchb. Ant. reticulatum, Smith, icon. rar. t. 2. 
Willd. spec. 3. p. 247. Pers. ench. 2. p. 157. exclusive of the 
syn. of Brot. Ant. pinifolium, Poir. itin. 2. p. 193. Lam. 
dict. 4. p. 362. Plant glabrous, except the floriferous part. 
Leaves obtuse, an inch and more long; those of the surculi 
shorter and broader, 4-6 in a whorl. Flowers crowded. Co- 
rolla reticulately veined, deep purple; palate copper-coloured 
or yellow, marked with dark purple lines ; spur shorter than 
the corolla. Capsule and seeds as in the preceding. 
Reticulated-flowered Toad-Flax. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1788. 
Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
57 L. vERsícoLon (Moench. meth. p. 523. D.C. fl. fr. 3. 
p. 586. Chav. antirrh. p. 141.) downy at top; leaves flat, 
broad-linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse: lower ones usually 3 
in a whorl: superior ones alternate: those of the surculi oppo- 
site, or 3 in a whorl; flowers racemose ; segments of the calyx 
linear-oblong, bluntish. (2. H. Native of the South of France. 
Ant. bipunctatum, Hort. but not of Lin. nor Cav. Ant. versi- 
color, Lin. syst. p. 466. Jacq. misc. 2. p. 336. icon. rar. 1. p. 12. 
t. 116, Racemes clothed with short glandular hairs. Leaves 
Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1825. PI. 
