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8, LiNARiA {Trijlis) foliis lanceolatis fparfis, inferion- 

 bus oppofitis, nectariis fubulatis, floribiis fubieffili- 

 bus. ^oad-flas with fpear-Jhaped fparfed leaves^ which 

 on the lower part of the ftalk are oppoftte^ awl-Jhaped 

 tie^ariums, and flowers fttting almojl clofe. Linaria Hif- 

 panica procumbens, foliis uncialibus glaucis, flore 

 flavefcente pulchrS ftriato, labiis nigro-purpureis. 

 Aft. Phil. ^^"412. Trailing Spaniflj Toad-flax with gray 

 leaves an inch long^ yellow flowers beautifully flripedy and 

 dark purple lips. 



o. Linaria {Monfpefulana) foliis linearibus confertis, 

 caule nitido paniculate, pedunculis fpicatis nudis. 

 Toad-flax with linear- leaves in cluftcrs^ a paniculatedftalk^ 

 and flowers in fpikes on naked foot-fldks, Linaria capil- 

 laceo folio, odora. C. B. P. 213. Sweet Toad-flax with 

 hair-like leaves. 



10. Linaria {Villofa) foliis lanceolatis hirtis altcrnis, 

 floribus fpicatis, foliolo calycino fupremo maximo. 

 Toad-flax with alternate, hairy, fpear-fhaped leaves, 



flowers in fpikes, and the upper leaf of the empalement 

 very large. Linaria latifolia villofa, laciniis calycinis 

 ■ inasqualibus, flore majore pallido ftriato riftu aureo. 

 Horteg. Icon. Broad-leaved hairy Toad-flax, whofc em- 

 palement is unequally cut, and a large pale flriped flower 

 with a golden fnout . :,i^ ^ 



11. Linaria (P^/i^r/^WiS) foliis caulinis linearibus fpar- 

 • fis, radicalibus rotundis. Toadflax with linear leaves 

 ' placed fparfedly on thefialks, and on the lower leaves round. 



Linaria annua purpureo violacea, calcaribus longis, 

 . foliis imis rotundioribiis. Vaill. Bot. Par. 118. An- 

 nual purple Violet Toad-flax, with long fptcrs and rounder 

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12, Linaria {Chalepenfls) ioYm lineari-lanceolatis alter- 

 . nis, floribus racemofis, calycibus corolla longioriGus. 

 Toadflax with linear fpear-floaped leaves placed alternate, 

 ':. branching flowers^ and empalement s longer than the petals. 

 C-. Linaria annua anguftifolia, flofculis albis, longius 

 zli. caudatis. Triump.'87. Narrow-leaved annual Toadflax, 

 :^'-:\*witb white flowers having long tails. 

 . 13. Linaria {Balmatica) foliis lanceolatis alternis, 

 caule fuffruticofo. Toad-flax with fpear-fhaped alternate 

 \-J\leaves, and an under fljrub ftalk. Linaria latifolia Dal- 

 V'. .-'inatica, magno flore. C. B. P. 212. Broad-leaved Toad- 

 flax of Dalmatia with a large flower. 

 ''14. Linaria {Geniftifolia) foliis lanceolatis acuminatis. 



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a virgata. Toad-flax with fpear-floaped acute- 

 T '-pointed leaves, ^dnd a rod-like panicle. Linaria geniftas 

 folio glauco, flore luteo. Par. Bat. App. 9. Toad- flax 

 with a gray Dyer's Weed leaf and a yellow flozver: /■ 



15. Linaria {Spuria) foliis ovatis alternis, caule flac- 

 . ".icido procumbehte. Toad-flax with oval leaves placed 

 .. alternate, and a weak trailing ftalk.- Elatine folio fub- 



. ;rotundo. C. B. P. 253. Fluellin with a roUndifh leaf. " ';*> 



16. Linaria (Elatina) foliis haftatis alternis, caule 

 \ flaccido procumbente. Toad-flax with arrow-pointed 



'^leaves placed alternate, anS a weak trailing ftalk. Ela- 



i>fine folio acummato. C. B. F. 253. Fluellin' with an \ feet high, which Kre garnifhed. Vith fpear-fhaped 



. fmooth leaves, placed fomjetimes by fours jound^ the 

 ftalk, and at others by pairs oppofice j the ftalks are 



- terminated by large purple flowers with long fpurs,- 

 : ftanding upon foot-ftalks. This flowers in July, but 



- feldom ripens feeds in England -, it grows naturally 

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vera! erect branching ftalks a foot and a half high, 

 garniflied with narrow gray leaves in clufters, and 

 terminated by fpikes of yellow flowers, fitting clofe 

 to the ftalk. The flowers are of one petal, with a 

 long tube, to which is fi::ed a fpur or heel, called a 

 neclarium ^ the fore parts of the flower has the ap- 

 pearance of the mouth of an animal, the under lip is 

 hairy within ; the chaps are of a golden colour, but 

 the other parts of the flower are of a pale yellow •, 

 thefe are fucceeded by roundifti capfulcs with 

 cells, filled with flat black feeds. Ic flowers in July 

 and Augufl, when it makes a pretty appearance, fo 

 that a fev/ plants might be allowed a place in gar- 

 dens, were it not for their creeping roots, which fpread 

 too much, and become troublefome weeds -, therefore 

 the roots fhould be confined in pots to keep them 

 within bounds. 



There is an ointment made of this herb and hog's- 

 lard, which is accounted excellent for the piles, being 

 mixed with the yolk of an egg at the time of ufing 

 it. The plant is reckoned to be aperitive and diure- 

 tic, opening obftrudtions of the liver and fpleen, 

 helping the dropfy and jaundice. 

 The fecond fort grows naturally about Valencia and 

 in Sicily ; this is an annual plant, which rifes with an 

 upright branching ftalk near a -foot and a half high, 

 . garniflied with oval, fmooth, gray leaves, placed of- 

 - ten by threes, and fometimes by pairs oppofite at the 

 'joints ; the flowers grow in fliort fpikes at the top of 

 the ftalks -, tliey are Ihaped like thofe of the common 

 fort, but have not fo long tubes ; they are yellow, 

 with Saffron-coloured chaps. This fort^ flowers in 

 ^. July and Auguft, and the feeds ripen in the^autumn, 

 and the plants foon after decay. 

 There is a variety of this whofe flowers have a 

 purple ftandard and fpur, which iijakes a pretty ap- 

 pearance in a garden ; but it is generally fuppofed to 

 be only an accidental variety which has rifen from 

 feeds of the former, for which reafon I have not enu- 

 merated it here •, though from many years culture of 

 both forts, I have never yet perceived either of them 

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yellov/, but in other rcfpeCts they do not differ. 

 This fort may be propagated by feeds, or by the 



the feeds fliould be fown in the fpring, on the 

 borders of the flower-garden where they are defigned 

 to remain •, and when the plants come up, they fliould 

 be thinned where they are too clofe, and kept clean 

 from weeds, which is all the culture they require. If 

 fome of the feeds are fown in autumn upon a warm 

 dry border, the plants will live through the winter, 

 ..unlefs the" froft proves very fevere; and thefe au- 

 .tumnal plant$ will grow larger, flower_earlier, and 

 from thefe good feeds may always be obtained: the 

 firft fort is feldom admitted into p;ardens. 

 The third fort rifes with upright ftalks near two 



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ly. Linaria {Cymbalaria) foliis cordatis quinqueloba- 

 -i tis afternis ^X^hns. Toad-flax with heart-fhaped leaves 

 ,. I'-mving five lobes, which are alternate and fmpolh.-'^-'lA' 

 -InnaVia hederacep folio glabfo, feu Cymbalaria vulga- 

 . :i ris. Tourn. Inft. R. H. i6g:^ Toad-flax witb^^a fmooth 

 ":.zhyleaf, or common Cymbalqria.-i^rtW " i "il^^'^i-d* ■ : 



•eiuThereare feveral other fpecies of this genus which 

 iMrare well known' and defcribed, 'which are of lefs note, 

 - >(fo are very rarely admitted info garden^," for which 

 * reafon I have not enumerated them here. 



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The firft of thefe plants grows in great plenty upon 



■ the fides of dry banks in moft parts of England^ and 



■'->JS feldom cultivated in gardens -, for it is a very trou- 



-blefome plant to keep within bounds, the roots being 



very apt to fpread' under ground, and rife at a" great 



diftance from the mother plant, whereby it greatly in- 

 jures whatever plants ftand nqar it., -This is one of 



the plants mentioned in the catalogue of fimples at 



the end of the College Difpenfatory, to be ufed in 

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 >vhich creep far on every fide, 'from which arife fe- 



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r.the plants are often deftroyed in winter. This ^larit 



. is propagated by feeds in the fame, pianqer^as^the for- 



. .mer, as alfo.by parting the roots j^ but it.is adyifeable 



..always to keep fom.e of thefe plants in pots, that they 



i; may be removed into ftielter in winter, otnerwife in 



:::hard frofts they will be killed, ^tu.r:'- "; ■ ' . . .V. 



...The fourth fort grows" naturally aljout Yerona, from 



,: whence I received the feeds. This is a perennial plant, 



. from whofe roots arife feveral diftufed ftalks about 



-eight inches long, garniflied with narrow, fliort, gray 



^leaves, placed by fours "rouhdthe ftalks at bottom, but 



'upward they are oppofite ; the ftalks are terminated hy 



.fliort branching tlift^ of pale yellow flowers with golden 



chaps. .^This fort flowers in June, and in warm feafons 



fometimes the feeds will ripen here in the autumn 



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