SCROPHULARINE.E. VII. LINARIA. 



523 



Racemes short. Flowers on short pedicels. Corolla yellow, 

 with a short, sub-incurved spur ; palate deep yellow. Capsule 

 unknown. 



Cretaceous Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1827. PI. j 

 to | foot. 



39 L. THYMIFO'LIA (D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 587. Lois. fl. gall. ed. 

 2d. vol. 2. p. 792. t. 10. Chav. antirrh. p. 122.) glaucous, 

 glabrous, procumbent, or ascending ; lower leaves ovate, obtuse, 

 3 in a whorl : superior ones oblong, usually opposite ; flowers 

 lew at the tops of the branches ; calycine segments oblong- 

 ovate, obtuse, shorter than the capsule. O- H. Native of the 

 south-west of France, on the sea-shore about Burdigala, and 

 near Bayonne. Ant. thymifolium, Vahl, symb. 2. p. 67. Willd. 

 spec. 3. p. 243. Ant. glaucum, Thore, clor. land. 265. but not 

 of Lin. nor Lapeyr. Branches usually decumbent. Leaves 

 3-5 lines long : upper ones smaller. Flowers on short pedicels. 

 Corolla like those of L. suplnum, yellow ; spur a little arched, 

 about the length of the corolla ; palate orange-coloured. Cap- 

 sule dehiscing by 6 deep valves at apex. Seeds discoid. 



Thyme-leated Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. PI. 

 procumbent. 



* * * Leaves all alternate. 



40 L. LCSITA'NICA (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 247. t. 43. 

 Chav. antirrh. p. 123. but not of Mill.) branches procumbent, 

 glabrous ; leaves crowded, obovate, or oblong : upper ones the 

 larger ; flowers disposed in dense racemes ; calycine segments 

 oblong, obtuse, pubescent, li. H. Native of Portugal, in 

 sand by the sea side near Comporto, and at the mouth of the 

 river Mondego. Ant. Lusitanicum, Lam. diet. 4. p. 361. Brot. 

 fl. lus. 1. p. 193. Linaria Lusitanica maritima polygalae folio, 

 Tourn. inst. p. 169. Root fibrous, yellowish. Leaves glabrous, 

 glaucescent : lower ones 3-5 lines long. Corolla large, yellow ; 

 tube and spur marked with red lines ; spur about equal in 

 length to the corolla, straightish, acute. 



small valves. Seeds discoid. 



Portugal Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 



41 L. MICHAC'XII (Chav. antirrh. p. 124. t. 7. f. B.) glau- 

 cous ; branches ascending, branched ; leaves broad-obovate, 

 mucronate ; flowers disposed in spicate racemes ; calycine seg- 

 ments oblong, ovate, acutish. It . H. Native of Persia, near 

 Ispahan. Plant quite glabrous. Branches furnished with a 

 few sterile, filiform branchlets, which are sometimes reduced to 

 spines. Leaves as if they were truncate at top, 5-7 lines long. 

 Corolla large, purple ; the spur hardly longer than it, and 

 incurved at top ; palate bearded. Capsule unknown. 



Michaux's Toad-Flax. PI. | to f foot. 



42 L. FASTIGIA'TA (Chav. antirrh. p. 125. t. 7. f. A.) glau- 

 cous, glabrous, erect ; branches fastigiate ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, or oblong, adpressed to the stem at the base, tnucronulate 

 at apex ; flowers disposed in dense spicate racemes, which taper 

 to the top ; calycine segments oblong-lanceolate, acute. TJ. . H. 

 Native of the Levant, Armenia, in cultivated fields near Bagdad 

 and Kermancha, Oliv. Linaria orientalis latissimo folio, floribus 

 linariae vulgaris, Tourn. cor. inst. p. 9.? Leaves l to 2 

 inches long, 5-nerved, somewhat stem-clasping at the base. 

 Corolla yellow ; spur shorter than the corolla, a little arched. 



/as%Ja/e-branched Toad-Flax. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



43 L. PYRAMIDA'TA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 796. Chav. antirrh. 

 p. 125, exclusive of the syn. of Lin.) erect ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, quite glabrous ; flowers 

 in spicate, pyramidal racemes ; calycine segments ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, downy, much shorter than the tube of the corolla. "!{. 

 H. Native of the Levant. Ant. pyramidale, Lam. diet. 4. p. 

 360. Linaria orientalis lilii persici foliis, florum spica densissima 

 et pyramidata, Tourn. corol, inst. p. 9. Leaves 3-5 inches 



Capsule opening by 6 

 PI. proc. 



long, usually 5-nerved, a little stem-clasping at the base, mu- 

 cronulate at apex. Corolla large, yellow ; spur straight, acute, 

 about equal in length to the corolla ; palate densely bearded. 

 Pyramidal-spiked Toad-Flax. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



44 L. GRANDIFLORA (Desf. cor. inst. Tourn. p. 30. t. 21. 

 Chav. antirrh. p. 126.) erect, glaucescent, glabrous; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, half stem-clasping ; bracteas deflexed, 

 longer than the pedicels ; flowers approximate ; calycine seg- 

 ments oblong-lanceolate, acute, quite glabrous. Q. H. Native 

 of Armenia, in uncultivated fields very frequent. L. Dalma- 

 tica, Rchb. pi. crit. 5. t. 438. f. 629. Ant. Dalmaticum, Lam. 

 diet. 4. p. 360. exclusive of the syn. of Lin. and others. 

 Buxb. cent. 1. p. 15. t. 24. Linaria orientalis flore luteo max- 

 imo, Tourn. cor. inst. p. 9. Leaves approximate, 5-nerved, 

 attenuated at both ends. Corolla large, yellow ; spur a little 

 shorter than the corolla, straight ; palate deep yellow, villous. 

 Capsule not seen. 



Great-flowered Toad-Flax. PL 2 to 3 feet. 



45 L. DALMA'TICA (Mill. diet. ed. 8. no. 13. Chav. antirrh. 

 p. 127.) glaucous, glabrous, branched; leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acute, approximate ; flowers few, and loose at the summits 

 of the branches ; segments of calyx oblong-lanceolate, or linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, glabrous. !. H. Native of Candia, Arme- 

 nia, and Dalmatia. Baumg. trans. 2. p. 205. Ant. Dalmaticum, 

 Lin. spec. p. 857. exclusive of the syn. of J. Bauh. Pall. itin. 

 p. 590. Linaria latifolia, Dalmatica magno flore, C. Bauh. pin. 

 p. 212. Tourn. inst. p. 169. Branches erect, or decumbent, 

 densely clothed with leaves. Leaves 1-3 inches long, 3-5- 

 nerved : upper ones 3-nerved. Flowers disposed in loose few- 

 flowered racemes. Corolla yellow ; spur straight, much shorter 

 than the corolla ; palate large, villous. 



Dalmatian Toad-Flax. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



46 L. GENIST.EFO'LIA (Mill. diet. ed. 8. no. 14. Chav. an- 

 tirrh. p. 128.) glaucous, glabrous, erect; leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, 3-5-nerved ; flowers paniculately racemose ; rachis flex- 

 uous, twiggy ; segments of the calyx oblong-lanceolate, acute. 

 Tl . H. Native of Austria, Hungary, Tauria, Caucasus, and 

 Altaia ; and about Constantinople, in sandy, dry places. Rchb. 

 pi. crit. 5. t. 435. Ledeb. fl. alt. 2. p. 443. Meyer, verz. p. 

 109. Ant. genistaefblium, Lin. spec. p. 858. Jacq. austr. 3. t. 

 244. Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 74. exclusive of the syn. of Hall. 

 Sibth. et Smith, fl. grsec. t. 596. Pers. ench. 2. p. 158. but not 

 of Sut. nor Lapeyr. Linaria constantinopolitana lini sativi folio, 

 flore luteo, Tourn. cor. p. 9. Buxb. cent. 1. p. 16. t. 25. 

 Linaria flore pallido rictu aureo, Tourn. inst. p. 1 70. Linaria 

 Pannonica, Clus. hist. 1. p. 321. pann. p. 308. Root white, 

 rhizomatose. Stem branched ; branches panicled. Leaves 

 somewhat stem-clasping, an inch and more long. Flowers in 

 loose racemes. Corolla a little smaller than those of L. vulgaris, 

 pale yellow ; palate yellow ; spur straightish, equal in length to 

 the corolla. Capsule opening by 6 teeth at apex. Seeds pris- 

 matic, subtriquetrous ; testa brown, corrugately excavated. 



Var. fl, procera (Chav. antirrh. p. 128.) leaves broader, 5- 

 nerved ; plant larger and firmer. If. . H. Native of Tauria, 

 on cretaceous rocks about Karassubassa. L. chloraefolia, Rchb. 

 pi. crit. 5. t. 436. L. genistaefolia, var. y, procera, Hook. bot. 

 mag. t. 2183. Ant. genistaetolia, var. y, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 

 74. Linaria flore pallido rictu aureo, elatior, Tourn. inst. 

 p. 170. 



Var. y, silenifolia (Chav. antirrh. p. 128.) branchlets less 

 flexuous ; leaves more elongated ; flowers a little larger ; spur 

 shorter than the corolla. 1. H. Native not far from Constan- 

 tinople. L. silenifolia, Fisch. hort. gorenk. p. 25. Rchb. pi. 

 crit. 5. t. 437. 



Broom-leaved Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1 704. B. 

 1819. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 

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