26 FLORA DOMESTICA. 



ANTIKRHINUM. 



PERSONE^. DIDVNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 



Toad-flax ; snap-dragon ; from the resemblance of its flowers to an 

 open mouth. — French, mufle de veau. — Italian, antirrino. 



These flowers are many of them large and handsome, 

 but some persons consider them coarse ; which, indeed, 

 is the case with many of the most splendid flowers, as the 

 hollyhock and the sun-flower. They are, however, very 

 magnificent, particularly the great snap-dragon, or calve's 

 snout; called by the French, le vmjlier commun; mouron 

 •violet [violet pimpernel] ; ceil de chat [cafs eye] ; gueuh 

 de lion ; &c. The flowers of this species are red, white, 

 purple, yellow, or a combination of any two of these 

 colours. They are single or double. It is a native of the 

 south of Europe, and blows in June and July. The 

 Russians express an oil from the seeds, little inferior to the 

 oil of olives. This species is increased by cuttings planted 

 in the summer in a dry soil : and this and the following 

 are the kinds most commonly cultivated in gardens : 



2. The three-leaved ; Valentia and Sicily ; purple 



or yellow ; July and August. 



3. The branching; Spain; yellow; May and June. 



4. The violet-flowered ; France and Italy. 



5. The many-stalked ; Sicily and the Levant ; 



yellow ; July. 



6. The hairy ; Spain ; yellow ; July. 



7. The common yellow ; Europe ; June to August. 



8. The brown-leaved ; Siberia, Piedmont, &c. ; 



yellow. 



9. The piirple, or Vesuvian ; July to September. 

 10. The Montpelier ; sweet-scented ; blue ; June to the end of 



autumn. 



IL The dark-flowered; Gibraltar; flowers most of the summer. 



12. The Alpine ; very elegant ; a fine violet-colour, 

 with a rich gold-colour in the middle ; many 

 growing close together ; all the summer. 



