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calycine segments linear-lanceolate, acutlsb. I/ . H. Native of 

 Abruzzo, in gravelly places, and among rocks on the moun- 

 tains ; and on the mountains of Magella. Ant. pubescens, Te- 

 nore, fl. neap. prod. p. 36. Branches slender, diffuse. Leaves 

 sometimes quite entire, rarely crenated, dark green. Corolla 

 pale blue, sweet-scented ; spur straight. Capsule globose, 

 smoothish. 



Pafe-flowered Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1820. PI. 

 4 to 6 inches. 



11 L. PILOSA (D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 584. Tenor, syll. p. 302. 

 Chav. antirrh. p. 101.) leaves opposite and alternate, cordately 

 rounded or reniform, villous, 5-11-lobed: lobes rounded, mu- 

 cronulate ; floriferous pedicels about equal in length to the 

 leaves ; calycine segments narrow-lanceolate, acute, shorter than 

 the capsule. "U. H. Native of Sicily, on the mountains, or 

 in the fissures of shaded humid rocks, particularly near Pa- 

 lermo ; and about Naples, &:c. L. pubescens, Presl. del. prag. 

 p. 74. Guss. prod. fl. sic. 2. p. 158. Ant. pilosum, Lin. 

 mant. p. 749. Jacq. obs. 2. p. 29. t. 48. Cup. pamph. sic. t. 

 -14. Mich. pi. ital. ed. germ. no. 108. Linaria hederaceo 

 folio villoso sen Cymbalaria alpina, Tourn. inst. 1. p. 169. 

 Branches prostrate, radicant, clothed with white hairs. Leaves 

 soft, villous, purplish beneath. Calyx pilose. Corolla purplish 

 blue, with a yellow palate, and rather incurved spur. Capsule 

 downy, globosely ventricose. 



J'ar. p, pumila (Chav. antirrh. p. 101.) leaves smaller, thick ; 

 plant hardly 4 inches long. 



Pilose Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1800. PI. creep- 

 ing. 



12 L. .EQIITRI'LOBA (Duby, bot. gall. 1. p. 304. Chav. an- 

 tirrh. p. 102.) plant rather pilose, very slender; leaves opposite, 

 small, cordately reniform, 3-lobed : lobes rounded, shortly mu- 

 cronulate ; floriferous pedicels longer than the leaves ; segments 

 of calyx linear-lanceolate, shorter than the capsule. If.. H. 

 Native of Corsica, on Monte della Trinita, among rocks ; about 

 Saint Antoine, in high, shady, rocky places ; and near Spelun- 

 cato. Ant. aequitrilobum, Viv. fl. cors. p. 10. fragm. fl. lyb. p. 

 68. Hook. bot. mag. t. 2941. Branches slender, creeping 

 or pilose. Leaves very numerous, shining, green, often smooth- 

 ish : lower ones on long villous petioles. Corolla purplish-blue, 

 with a short straight spur. Capsule small, globose. This spe- 

 cies is very nearly allied to the preceding, but is readily distin- 

 guished by the smaller membranous leaves ; by the filiform 

 branches ; and by the slender flexuous pedicels. 



Equal-lobed-lewed Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1829. 

 PI. creeping. 



SECT. III. ELATINOI'DES (this section contains species agree- 

 ing with L. Elaline in the characters indicated below.) Chav. 

 antirrh. p. 103. Elatine species, Mcench. and Gray. Cymba- 

 laria species, Baumg. Leaves feather-nerved, usually on short 

 petioles, alternate (the lower ones sometimes opposite, rarely 

 wanting), toothed or lobed, sometimes entire. Flowers axillary, 

 distant. Corolla with a prominent palate at the throat ; and an 

 acute spur, which is about equal in length to the corolla, but 

 never longer. Capsule nearly spherical, dehiscing at the sides 

 by 2 lids, or operculi ; or ovate, and dehiscing by 2 valves at 

 the apex. Seeds ovate, truncate or roundish ; testa full of irre- 

 gular little pits, or granular from tubercles. (Chav. antirrh. t. 

 4. f. 19 21.) Annual or suffrutescent plants, commonly pro- 

 cumbent. 



1 . Captvle nearly spherical, dehiscing by 2 circular lids or 

 operculi at the sides. Chav. antirrh. t. 5. f. 910. 



13 L. SCARIOSA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 38. t, 131. Chav. antirrh. 



p. 103.) villous; leaves oblong, or ovate-oblong, petiolate : 

 lower ones opposite, angularly toothed above the base : superior 

 leaves alternate, quite entire; pedicels much shorter than the 

 corolla ; calycine segments ovate-oblong, scarious. Q. H. 

 Native of Tunis, on arid hills ; and in corn-fields near Kervan ; 

 and probably of Spain. Ant. dentatum, Vahl, symb. 2. p. 66. 

 t. 37. Willd. spec. 3. p. 234. but not of Poir. Ant. scariosum, 

 Lam. diet. 4. p. 349. Pers. ench. 2. p. 156. Branches pro- 

 strate, densely clothed with simple spreading pili, like the rest 

 of the plant. Leaves 1-3 inches long. Flowers numerous, ap- 

 proximate. Corolla large, yellow, downy ; spur arched ; fila- 

 ments rather hispid. Seed oblong-ovate ; testa pitted. 

 Scarious Toad-flax. PI. prostrate. 



14 L. ELATIXOI'DES (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 39. t. 132. Chav. 

 antirrh. p. 104.) downy; leaves alternate, ovate and elliptic, ob- 

 tuse : lower ones dentately angular, on short petioles : superior 

 ones sessile, quite entire ; pedicels shorter than the corolla ; ca- 

 lycine segments oblong, acute, with membranous edges. 0. H. 

 Native of Habra, in cultivated fields near Mascar. Ant. elati- 

 noides, Willd. spec. 3. p. 235. Pers. ench. 2. p. 155. but not 

 of Tenore. Branches 1-2 feet long, procumbent and prostrate; 

 branchlets spreading, slender. Leaves glabrous or downy : 

 lower ones 1-2 inches long. Flowers in the axils of the supe- 

 rior leaves. Corollas size of those of L. vulgaris, yellow ; spur 

 a little arched, sometimes straight. Capsule glabrous. Seeds 

 a little curved ; testa brown, foveolate. 



Eiatine-like Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1821. PI. 

 prostrate. 



15 L. DEALBA V TA (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 231. t. 34. 

 Chav. antirrh. p. 104.) hairy; leaves ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, 

 sessile, acute : lower ones toothed : superior ones entire ; pedi- 

 cels very short; calycine segments lanceolate, acute. . H. 

 Native of Portugal, near Thomar ; and in the Algarves and 

 Alentejo, Brot. Ant. lanigerum, Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 189. but 

 not of Willd. Branches slender, 2-3 feet long ; branchlets stiff, 

 spreading. Lower leaves an inch long. Flowers small, in the 

 axils of the superior leaves. Corolla small, referrible in shape 

 to those of L. spurium; upper lip violaceous : lower ones white ; 

 palate pale, and marked with blue dots. Seeds ovate ; testa 

 finely foveolate. 



Whitened Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1820. PI. 

 trailing. 



16 L. LAKI'OEBA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 38. t. 130. Chav. an- 

 tirrh. p. 105.) clothed with woolly villi ; leaves alternate, cor- 

 date, or cordately rounded, mucronulate, woollv : lower leaves 

 on short petioles, and sometimes vaguely toothed : superior 

 ones nearly sessile, quite entire ; pedicels longer than the leaves; 

 calycine segments linear-lanceolate, acute. 0. H. Native 

 about ancient Carthage, in cultivated fields. Ant. lanigerum, 

 Willd. spec. 3. p. 235. but not of Brot. Plant 1-3 feet long ; 

 branches prostrate, slender. Lower leaves 5-6 lines long. Co- 

 rolla villous, small, yellowish, a little incurved. Capsule gla- 

 brous. Seeds egg-shaped ; testa pitted. 



Wool-bearing Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1818. PI. 

 prostrate. 



17 L. SPC'RIA (Mill. diet. ed. 8. no. 15. D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 

 584. Chav. antirrh. p. 105.) plant pilose; leaves cordate- 

 ovate or ovate, mucronate at apex : lower ones sometimes oppo- 

 site, on short petioles, and obsoletely toothed : superior ones 

 quite entire, nearly sessile ; pedicels longer than the leaves ; ca- 

 lycine segments ovate-lanceolate, cordate at the base, acute. 

 0. H. Native throughout Europe, in corn-fields. Ait. hort. 

 kew. ed. 2d. vol. 4. p. 11. L. lanigera, Hoffm. et Link, fl. 

 port. 1. p. 231. t. 34. exclusive of the syn. of Desf. Elatine 

 ovata, Gray, brit. pi. 2. p. 321. Ant. sp&rium, Lin. spec. p. 

 851. Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 188. Smith, engl. bot. 10. t. 691. 



