The Origin of Linaria Vulgaris Peloria. 205 



N^us described this form, which was new then, under 

 the name of Peloria, derived from the Greek TrikMp, 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 wdiich 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 Peloria is that it is in a high degree sterile. The 



Fig. 40. Linaria vulgaris. A 

 normal flowering stem. 



