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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Linaria—continued. 
America. Flowers spicate or racemose, or solitary and 
axillary; corolla tube furnished with a spur at the base; 
palate more or less bearded, usually prominent at the 
throat, but sometimes depressed, and not closing the 
throat; upper lip erect, lower one trilobate. 
opposite or whorled, the uppermost often alternate. All 
the species of this genus are of easy culture in any 
moderately good, well-drained soil; the dwarfer plants 
are admirably adapted for the rock-garden, and for 
margins of borders. Propagated freely by divisions, in 
spring or autumn; or by seeds, sown on a light soil, 
during March or April. i 
L. æquitriloba (equally three-lobed). A. purple; floriferous 
pedicels nearly as long as the leaves; calyx segments linear-lan- 
ceolate. June. I. mostly opposite, small, cordate-reniform, 
three ye five) lobed ; lobes short, round, very shortly mucro- 
nate. Sardinia, &., 1829. A small evergreen. 41.) 
L. alpina (alpine).* E bluish-violet, with a rich golden centre, 
disposed in sub-capitate racemes ; spur equal in length to the 
corolla, sometimes straight, and sometimes incurved, acute. 
Summer and autumn, Z. linear or linear-lanceolate, thickish, four 
in a whorl. hk, 6in. Alps of Europe. An exceedingly pretty 
little herbaceous perennial, forming dense compact tufts; it is 
one of the best for growing on rockwork. (F. d. S. 2128.) 
Fig. 437. LINARIA BIPARTITA, showing Habit, and (1) Front View 
of Flower, Side View, (3) Corolla laid open, (4) Calyx, 
(5) Style and Ovary, and (6) Stamen. 
L. bipartita (twice-parted).* AH. violet-purple, disposed in loose 
racemes; palate orange-coloured, whitish at the base; spur 
arched, scarcely exceeding the corolla, June to September, 
l. linear or linear-lanceolate, flat, alternate or verticillate. A. lft. 
Portugal, 1815. Annual. See Fig. 437. (S. B. F. G. 30.) 
. 
crassifolia (thick-leaved).* f. pale but bright blue-purple, 
with a yellow palate and red-purple throat, large. l ovate, 
acutish, glabrous, thickish. M. Sin. to 6in. South-west Europe. 
(B. M. 5733, under name of L. origanifolia crassifolia.) 
L. Cymbalaria (Cymbalaria).* Mother of Thousands, ft. pale 
blue or lilac, 3 with short spurs, which are a little re- 
curved. Spring to late autumn. I. mostly alternate, cor- 
* five to seven-lobed ; lobes rounded or cuneiform, 
maucronulate. Branches prostrate, creeping, and rooting. Roots 
rhizomatous, emitting fibres. Europe (Britain). A very pretty 
and well-known perennial climber, of which there are two 
desirable varieties; one with pure white flowers, and another 
with variegated leaves. (Sy. En. B. 955.) 
» 2 (Dalia tian).* f. yellow, large, few, and loose, at 
the mits of the branches; spur straight, much shorter than 
the corolla. Summer. J. oblong-lanceolate or lhnear-lanceolate, 
acute. Branches erect or decumbent, densely clothed with leaves. 
h, kt. to aft. _ South-eastern Europe, &., 1751. A handsome and 
vigorous-growing perennial. (B. R. 1683.) 
L. genistefolia (Genista-leaved). H. pale yellow, paniculately 
racemose; spur rather straight, equal in length to the corolla, 
Summer and autumn. . lanceolate, acute, three to five-nerved, 
Stem branched. A. 2ft. to 4ft. Europe, 
l. G. 83.) 
Leaves 
Linaria continued. 
L. hepaticzefolia (Hepatica-leaved).“ fl. lilac- purple, with the 
pedicels longer than the leaves; calyx segments linear-acute; spur 
shorter than the tube. Summer. Jl. cordate-reniform, three to 
five-lobed, glabrous. Corsica. A very pretty floriferous perennial, 
lin. to 2in. high; it forms a neat dense carpet for rock- 
work, &c. 
L. heterophylla (variable-leaved). fl., corolla pale straw-colonr, 
lin. long ; calyx longer than the pedicel ; racemes usually branched 
at base. July. L. scattered, spreading, lin. to 2in. long, narrow- | 
linear or acicular, obtuse, rarely narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, 
rather fleshy, one-nerved. h. 2ft. to 3ft. Marocco, 1871. Annual. 
(B. M. 6041.) : 
L. macroura (long-tailed).* f. yellow, with a more intense- 
coloured villous palate, large, disposed in long, straight, dense 
racemes; spur straight, length of corolla or a little longer, 
Summer and autumn. Z. linear, flat, glaucous. A. lft. to 14ft, 
Orient, 1822. Plant erect, branched or simple. 
FIG. 408, LINARIA MARITIMA, 
L. maritima (maritime). fl. pale yellow, with an l palate; 
10 ur as — ig eee 8 aner, L linear, 3 or — — ži 
mes whor aucous, rous. M. bi in. 8 ~ : 
— 1 rag = ris us. in. to 12in. South wen 
ej 
Fic. 439. LINARIA MAROCCANA, showing pper of Plant 
Portion 
) U ; 
and detached Flower, Calyx, apor ant 
“dular Hairs. ee ee ee 
L. maroccana (Marocco). fl. bright violet-purple, disposed in 
ker Teta June, i linear, Those of thé prh Silay od 
G. Al. Se) Sin, Marocco, 1872. Annual. “See Fig: 439. 
origanifolia (Origanum-leaved Duis „violet, with : : 
yellow throat, alternate, distant, fo a 5 D „ Simes 
and Sema; L 3 or obovate, on shack i ; lower ones 
opposite, upper ones alternate: South-w. Surope, 1785. Plant 
ascending, tbe pce 2 e ; a ee 
L. o. crassifolia (thick-leaved). A synonym of L. crassifolia, _ 
L. purpurea (purple).* fl. bluish-pu le, mouth of corolla bearded 
with white hairs along the — bala striped with purple, dis- 
