SCROPHULARINE^E. VII. LISARL&. 



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eels glabrous. Calyx downy. Corolla yellow ; spur straight, 

 or arched ; upper lip emarginate, somewhat 2-lobed ; lobes 

 reflexed. Capsule downy. Seeds small ; testa tubercled. 

 Shrubby Toad-Flax. Shrub 1 foot. 



2. Capsule orate, dehiscing by tiro oblong, talte-formed 

 lid* at apex. 



24 L. XAMOSI'SSIMA (Wall. pi. asiat. rar. 2. p. 43. t. 153.) 

 sraoothish ; caudex thick ; branches elongated, woody ; leaves 

 alternate, petiolate, quite glabrous, all triangularly hastate, or 

 the lower ones are somewhat palmate nerved, and 5-7-lobed ; 

 pedicels stiff, longer than the petioles ; segments of the calyx 

 linear-lanceolate, very acute, with membranous margins. ^ . F. 

 Native of India, in Hindostan and Burmah, in waste and stony 

 places, Wall. ; in the province of Delhi, Royle; Coromandel, 

 Heyne ; and at Patna, Hamilton. L. hastata, Royle, mss. L. 

 Roylei, Chav. antirrh. p. 112. Caudex twisted ; branches erect, 

 or ascending, downy. Pedicels glabrous, bent at top, and like 

 the petioles becoming at length stiff and spine-like. Calyx 

 glabrous. Corolla downy, yellow ; upper lip short ; spur short, 

 arched. Capsule glabrous. Seeds nearly orbicular ; testa 

 black, finelv tubercled. 



Much-branched Toad-Flax. Shrub 1 to \\ foot. 



25 L. ISCA'SA (Wall. cat. no. 3910. Benth. scroph. ind. p. 

 20.) clothed with hoary villi ; stems prostrate, woody at the 

 base ; leaves ovate, villous, rather cordate at the base, quite 

 entire, or sub-hastate ; pedicels longer than the petioles ; seg- 

 ments of calyx linear, acute. Ij . F. Native of Nipaul, in 

 fields, and among rubbish in the valleys. Corolla pale brown, 

 spotted with purple inside. 



Hoary Toad-Flax. Shrub prostrate. 



26 L. HETEROPHY'LLA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 790. Chav. an- 

 tirrh. p. 112. but not of Desf.) suffruticose ; branches slender, 

 glabrous ; leaves petiolate : lower ones oblong-hastate : superior 

 ones linear-lanceolate, and linear, sometimes hastate, or sagit- 

 tate, sometimes quite entire ; pedicels longer than the leaves ; 

 calycine segments nearly lanceolate, acute. ^ . F. Native 

 near Mogodor ; and of the Canary Islands. Webb, et Bertho- 

 let, fl. can. icon. ined. Ant. heterophyllum, Willd. spec. 3. p. 

 234. Ant. sagittatum, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 20. Caudex woody; 

 branches 1-2 feet, striated. Lower leaves 8-14 lines long, 

 glabrous above, but rather downy on the back. Corolla large, 

 yellow, with a woolly palate, and straight spur. Testa of seed 

 granularly tubercled. 



f'ariable-leated Toad-Flax. Shrub procumbent. 



27 L. CIRCINA'TA (D. Don, in Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. t. 235.) 

 suffruticose, glabrous ; leaves sagittate, circinately recurved, 

 acute behind ; calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated ; spur 

 subulate, straight, length of corolla; palate with 2 prominences, 

 densely bearded. Jj . G. Native of the Canary Islands. Co- 

 rollas of a sulphur colour, larger than those of L. tulgaris, 

 clothed with glandular pubescence ; palate deeper coloured, 

 clothed with dark red hairs. Leaves alternate. Peduncles fili- 

 form, axillary, solitary, thickened at top. 



Circina/e-leaved Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. 

 PI. procumbent. 



28 L. SPARTIOI'DES (Brouss. ex Buch. besch. der. can. p. 163. 

 Webb, et Berth. 1. c. Chav. antirrh. p. 113.) suffruticose, 

 glabrous ; branches leafless at the base, twiggy ; leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, or linear, quite entire, alternate : lower ones peti- 

 olate : superior ones nearly sessile ; pedicels longer than the 

 leaves ; calycine segments nearly lanceolate, very acute. lj . F. 

 Native of Teneriffe, and Grand Canary, on rocks by the sea- 

 side ; and of Cape Verd, upon a hill called in French Les 

 Mamelles, and by the English the Paps. L. scoparia, Brouss. 

 in herb. D. C. Spreng. syst. 2. p. 789. Root emitting many 



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procumbent branches. Leaves 6-12 lines long. Pedicels bent 

 at top. Corollas size of those of L. Graeca, downy, yellow ; 

 spur ascending. Seeds ovoid ; testa brown, tubercled. 



Broom-like Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



SECT. III. LINAKIA'STKCH (from Linaria and astrum, an 

 affixed signification like ; the name is given to the section of 

 the genus from its containing the only legitimate species of the 

 genus.) Chav. antirrh. p. 114. Linariastrum, the greater part 

 Duby, bot. gall. 1. p. 344. Leaves sessile, alternate, or verti- 

 cillate, rarely opposite, feather-nerved, quite entire, usually 

 glaucous. Flowers terminal, racemose, spicately racemose, and 

 sometimes somewhat capitate. Palate at the throat of the 

 corolla, prominent. Capsule dehiscing by 4-10 small valves or 

 teeth at the apex. Seeds angular ; or discoid, girded by a mem- 

 branous border or margin, emarginate at the hilum. 



1. Leares dilated, ovate, lanceolate, or oblong, terticillate 

 or alternate. Flowers racemose, or spicately racemose. Corolla 

 always beyond 3 lines long, with the spur. 



' Leaves usually 4 in a whorl. Flomers usually terticillate. 



29 L. TRioRJfiTHOPHORA (Willd. enum. p. 639. Chav. antirrh. 

 p. 114.) branches erect, decumbent at top; leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, quite glabrous ; flowers usually 3-4 in a whorl. %. . G. 

 Native of Portugal, especially in the province of Minho, in 

 gravelly, mountainous, humid places. Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 

 244. L. Lusitanica, Mill. diet. ed. 8. no. 3. but not of Brot. 

 Ant. triornithophorum, Lin. spec. p. 852. Vent. malm. p. 11. 

 t. 11. Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 198. Curt. bot. mag. 525. Linaria 

 latissimo folio Lusitanica, Tourn. inst. 1. p. 169. Riv. mon. 

 irr. 1. t. 84. Herm. lugdb. 376. t. 377. Plant glaucous, gla- 

 brous. Leaves usually 4 in a whorl, rarely 3-5, 2-3 inches 

 long, glaucous beneath, with purplish edges. Calyxes exceed- 

 ing the capsule. Corolla an inch long, pale violet, or purple ; 

 spur straight, equal to the corolla in length ; palate yellow ; 

 tube inflated, and striated. Capsule dehiscing by 8 teeth at 

 apex. Seeds discoid. 



Three-btrdt-bearing Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1710. 

 PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



* Leaves all 3 in a whorl, or only the lower ones, or oppo- 

 site ; the rest alternate. 



30 L. LATIFOLIA (Desf. fl. all. 2. p. 40. t. 134. Chav. 

 antirrh. p. 115.) glabrous ; branches erect, almost simple, 

 twiggy ; leaves broad-lanceolate : lower ones 3 in a whorl : 

 superior ones alternate ; flowers disposed in long spicate ra- 

 cemes ; calycine segments linear-lanceolate, exceeding the cap- 

 sule. O- H. Native of Barbary, in corn fields near Mascar 

 and Tlemsen. Ant. latifolium, Willd. spec. 3. p. 238. Pers. 

 ench. 2. p. 155. Leaves somewhat stem-clasping, H to 3 

 inches long, rather glaucous. Corollas size of those of L. 

 tulgaris, yellow ; spur straight, or a little arched, length of 

 corolla. Capsule dehiscing by 6 small valves at apex. Seeds 

 discoid. 



Broad-leated Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



31 L. HI'RTA (Mcench, meth. suppl. p. 170. Chav. antirrh. 

 p. 116.) villous, erect; leaves ovate-elliptic, acutish : the lower 

 ones 3 in a whorl, or opposite, the rest alternate ; flowers 

 crowded ; segments of the calyx ovate-oblong, obtuse : upper 

 one the largest. Q. H. Native of Spain, near Madrid ; and 

 about Malaga ; of Portugal, in cultivated fields between Serpa 

 and La Guadiana. L. villosa, Mill. diet. ed. 8. no. 10. but not 

 of D. C. L. semiglabra, Salzm. exsic. in herb. D. C. Ant, 



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