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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Linaria continued. 



America. Flowers spicate or racemose, or solitary and 

 axillary ; corolla tnbe 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. Leaves 

 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. 



L. aequitriloba (equally three-lobed). /. purple; floriferous 

 pedicels nearly as long as the leaves ; calyx segments linear-lan- 

 ceolate. June. I. mostly opposite, small, cordate-renifonn, 

 three (rarely five) lobecl ; lobes short, round, very shortly mucro- 

 nate. Sardinia, &c., 1829. A small evergreen. (B. M. 2941.) 

 L. alplna (alpine).* A. 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. I. linear or linear-lanceolate, thickish, four 

 in a whorl, h. 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, (2) Side View, (3) Corolla laid open, (4) Calyx, 

 (5) Style and Ovary, and (6) Stamen. 



L. bipartite, (twice-parted).* /. violet-purple, disposed in loose 

 racemes ; palate orange-coloured, whitish at the base ; spur 

 arched, scarcely exceeding the corolla. June to September. 



1. linear or linear-lanceolate, flat, alternate or verticillate. 



Portugal, 1815. Annual. See Fig. 437. (S. B. F. G. 30.) 

 L. canadensis (Canadian). /. violet, loosely racemose ; pedicels 



erect, not longer than the curved corolla spur ; calyx segments 



oblong-lanceolate, acute, shorter than the corolla tube. July. 



I. remote, linear, h. 6in. to 2ft. North America, 1812. Annual. 



(B. M. 3473.) 

 L. crassifolia (thick-leaved).* fl. pale but bright blue-purple, 



with a yellow palate and red-purple throat, large. I. ovate, 



acutish, glabrous, thickish. h. 3in. to 6in. South-west Europe. 



(B. M. 5733, under name of L. origanifolia crassifolia.) 



\Cymbalaria (Cymbalaria). Mother of Thousands, fl. pale 

 hie or lilac, small, with short spurs, which are a little re- 



curved. Spring to late autumn. I. mostly alternate, cor- 

 dately-reniform, five to seven-lobed ; lobes rounded or cuneiform, 

 mucronulate. 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.) 



L. dalmatica (Dalmatian).* fl. yellow, large, few, and loose, at 

 the summits of the branches ; spur straight, much shorter than 

 the corolla. Summer. I. oblong-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 

 acute. Branches erect or decumbent, densely clothed with leaves. 

 h. 3ft. to4ft. South-eastern Europe, &c., 1731. A handsome and 

 vigorous-growing perennial. (B. R. 1683.) 



L. genistoelolia (Genista-leaved). /. pale yellow, paniculately 

 racemose ; spur rather straight, equal in length to the corolla. 

 Summer and autumn. I. lanceolate, acute, three to five-nerved, 

 somewhat stem-clasping. Stem branched, h. 2ft to 4ft. Europe, 

 Asia Minor, 1704. Perennial. (B. M. 2183.) 



Linaria continued. 



It. hepaticaefolia (Hepatica-leaved).* fl. lilac-purple, with the 

 pedicels longer than the leaves ; calyx segments linear-acute ; spur 

 shorter than the tube. Summer. I. cordate-reniform, three to 

 five-lobed, glabrous. Corsica. A very pretty Horiferous perennial, 

 lin. to 2in. high ; it forms a neat dense carpet for rock- 

 work, &c. 



L. heterophylla (variable-leaved), fl., corolla pale straw-colour, 

 lin. long ; calyx longer than the pedicel ; racemes usually branched 

 at base. July. I. 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).* fl. 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. I. linear, flat, glaucous. A. 1ft. to lift. 

 Orient, 1822. Plant erect, branched or simple. 



FIG. 438. LINARIA 

 L. maritima (maritime). 



j. maritima (maritime), fl. pale yellow, with an orange palate 

 spur as long as corolla. Summer' 1. linear, scattere/or rome-' 

 times whorled, glaucous, glabrous, h. 6in. to 12in. Sonth.wiwt 



. , glabrous. 



Europe. Annual. See Fig. 438. 



FIG. 439. LINARIA MAROCCANA, showing Upper Portion of Plant 

 and detached Flower, Calyx, and portion of Stem with Glan- 

 dular Hairs. 



L. maroccana (Marocco). fl. bright violet-purple, disposed in 

 long racemes. June. I. linear, those of the primary shoots 

 whorled. h. 9in. Marocco, 1872. Annual. See Fig. 439. 

 (B. M. 5983.) 



L. origanifolia (Origanum-leaved), fl. bluish -violet, with a 

 yellow throat, alternate, distant, forming a loose raceme. Summer 

 and autumn. L oblong or obovate, on short petioles ; lower ones 

 opposite, upper ones alternate. South-west Europe, 1785. Plant 

 ascending, annual. 



L. o. crassifolia (thick leaved). A synonym of L. crassifolia. 



I*, purpurea (purple).* fl. bluish-purple, mouth of corolla bearded 

 with white hairs along the edges, tube striped with purple, dis- 



