LINARIA 149 



Linar'ia — continued. 



L. alpi'na is a biennial species, and a beautiful 

 little rock plant having purple and orange 

 flowers only 3 ins. high. It makes a good 

 plant for the wall garden. July. Alps and 

 Pyrenees, 1750. 



L. alpi'na ro'sea is a beautiful new variety, pale 

 rose and orange -scarlet blotch. Height 3 ins. 



L. hiparti'ta. The Snapdragon- like flowers are 

 very varied, from white through carmine to 

 deep purple, the latter being sometimes named 

 splen'dida, about 1 ft. high. It is sometimes 

 known as Annual Heather, August. N. 

 Africa, 1815. 



Z. marocca'na is a pretty plant about 9 ins. high, 

 with bunches of purplish long-spurred flowers. 

 It was only brought from Morocco in 1872. 

 It flowers in profusion in a warm spot. 



L. marocca'na al'ha is a variety of the above, of 

 recent production, and sometimes known as 

 White Pearl. It is entirely white and a good 

 flower to cut from, lasting a long time in 

 water. The plant is only \\ ins. high, but is 

 a mass of bloom, and for this reason makes a 

 capital edging. 



L. marocca'na Excelsior is a new Scotch strain 

 of great merit. It contains a mixture of all 

 shades — dark violet, light blue, dark crimson, 

 pink, and yellow. 



