The Origin of Linaria Vulgaris Pcloria. 205 
described this form, which was new then, under 
the name of Pcloria, derived from the Greek WA<op, a 
monster. 
It was not till later that the occasional occurrence of 
isolated peloric flowers on the ordinary Linaria vulgaris 
was noticed. Moreover in the 
course of time further speci- 
mens of the true Peloria were 
found scattered over most of 
Europe. 
Such plants have been 
brought into cultivation by 
many investigators. They 
have remained constant and 
could be propagated by means 
of their numerous radical 
buds. In the occasional cases 
in which the plants apparently 
reverted to the one-spurred 
form it is possible that some 
roots of the ordinary L. vul- 
garis were accidentally trans- 
planted amongst the roots of 
the peloric specimen. So many 
descriptions of the flowers ex- 
ist that I think it is hardly 
necessary to repeat them. In 
Fig. 39, however, will be seen 
a freely branched specimen of our plant. I have also 
given a figure of a spike of the ordinary Linaria vulgaris 
in Fig. 40, for the sake of comparison. 
The common opinion of those who have worked with 
the Pcloria is that it is in a high degree sterile. The 
Fig. 40. Linaria vulgaris. A 
normal flowering stem. 
