144 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



southern counties. The only possibly wild locality 

 of which record can be found is in the south of 

 Italy, where it is said to grow on the seashore. 



Linaria parviflora, Desf. A weed of cultivated and 

 waste ground throughout Europe. It has been recorded 

 from waste ground in England. 



Linaria Pelisseriana, Mill. A native of the south 

 of Europe which has been recorded from waste ground 

 in England. 



Linaria purpurea, Mill. Native of the mountains of 

 Southern Europe. Long known in cultivation in 

 England, and now established in many places on old 

 walls and in waste ground near towns. 



Linaria spartea, Hoffmgg. and Link. A native of 

 the Western Mediterranean region which appeared for 

 several years in waste ground at Walton in Surrey. 



Linaria spuria, Mill. A native of Southern Europe 

 which has become common in some parts of the Con- 

 tinent as a weed of cultivated ground. As such it is 

 fairly general in Southern England. 



Linaria supina, Desf. A native of Central and 

 South-West Europe, extending in sandy pastures as 

 far north as Normandy. It might therefore have been 

 expected as a native of Britain, but at present it 

 has only been recorded from a few situations as a 

 ballast plant. 



Linaria triphylla, Mill. A cornfield weed of the 



