SCROPHULARINE.E. VII. LINARIA. 



525 



ill. t. 431. Chav. antirrh. p. 135. but not of Link, fl. port.) 

 stem erect, strict, simple ; leaves scattered : lower ones short, 

 broader : superior ones linear, elongated, fleshy, glaucous ; seg- 

 ments of the glandular calyx oblong, obtuse ; spur straight, ex- 

 ceeding the corolla, which is also glandular; racemes subspicate. 

 If . H. Native of Altaia, at the river Irtysch, and between 

 Tscheremschanskoi and Krasnojarski, on dry mountains. Plant 

 glabrous, glaucous. Leaves 1-2 inches long. Racemes 12-15- 

 flowered, at length elongated. Calycine segments somewhat 3- 

 nerved. Corolla violaceous, marked with deeper stripes ; throat 

 villous, white, furnished with 2 yellow confluent spots ; the 

 spur deeper violet. Seeds discoid. 



Early Toad-Flax. Fl. April. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



53 L. ODORA (Fisch. cat. hort. gorenski, 1812. p. 25. Chav. 

 antirrh. p. 136.) branched, erect or ascending; leaves linear- 

 subulate, semiterete, channelled ; flowers in loose racemes ; ca- 

 lycine segments short, ovate or elliptic, obtuse ; capsule globose. 

 11 . H. Native of Tauria, in the sand of the Ukraine ; in the 

 colony of Sarepta, Rchb. ; Siberia, at the Oby, Demidow ; on 

 sandy hills between Schulbinsk and Oserski, at the river Irtysch, 

 Ledeb. ; in Calabria and Sicily rather frequent, Schouw. ? L. 

 Italica, Fisch. mss. ex Ledeb. L. Loeselii, Schweigg. Keen. 

 arch. 1. p. 228. Led. fl. alt. 2. p. 447. Spreng. sysL 2. p. 

 797. L. juncea, Rchb. pi. crit. 5. t. 425. f. 612613. but 

 not of D. C. nor Desf. L. maritime, Rchb. fl. germ. sect. 2. 

 p. 375. but not of D. C. Ant. subulatum, Cyrill. in herb. 

 Ant. odoratissimum, Giild. itin. 1. p. 111. Ant. odorum, Bieb. 

 fl. cauc. 2. p. 76. suppl. 414. Ant. junceum, Pall. itin. 2. p. 

 332. et 3. p. 541. and 682. but not of Lin. nor Lam. Lois, 

 bor. p. 298. t. 39. Buxb. cent. 4. p. 23. t. 37. Plant very 

 polymorphous, with a slender habit, glaucescent. Leaves 1 to 

 1 1 inch long. Racemes few-flowered, loose, clothed with white 

 glandular hairs, and also the calyx. Corolla pale yellow, paint- 

 ed by 2 orange stripes beneath ; palate orange-coloured ; spur 

 straight, or a little incurved, sometimes equal in length to the 

 corolla, and sometimes shorter. Capsule large. Seeds discoid, 

 subreniform. Ledebour gives three varieties of this species. 



Sn-eet-scenled Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 

 1 to 1| foot. 



54 L. MACROU'RA (Rchb. pi. crit. 5. p. 20. t. 432. f. 621, 

 622. Chav. antirrh. p. 137.) erect, branched or simple; leaves 

 linear, flat, glaucous, quite glabrous; those of the surculi crowd- 

 ed ; raceme dense. ; segments of the calyx ovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 clothed with glandular down, or smoothish. If.H. Native of 

 Tauria and Caucasus, in dry places. Led. fl. alt. 2. p. 446. 

 Ant. macrourum, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 75. Ant. linifolium, Pall. 

 inl. taur. Habl. taur. p. 161. but not of Lin. Leaves 1-2 

 inches long. Flowers disposed in long, straight, dense racemes. 

 Calyx beset with glandular hairs. Corollas large, glabrous or 

 downy, yellow, with a more intense coloured, villous palate ; 

 spur straight, length of corolla, or a little longer. Capsule 

 opening by 6 valves at apex. 



far. p, Besseriana (Chav. antirrh. p. 137.) simple; raceme 

 few-flowered ; flowers larger ; calycine segments broader and 

 a little longer, rather downy, or sometimes quite glabrous ; spur 

 about equal in length to the corolla. If. H. Native of Bes- 

 sarabia, in fields between Elisabetgrad and Nicolaef; and in 

 fields about the Don, and beyond the Volga; South of Tauria. 

 L. Besseriana, Rchb. pi. crit. 5. t. 433. f. 623. L. macroura, 

 Bieb. pi. rar. ross. 1. t. 27. Ant. macrourum, /3, Bieb. fl. cauc. 

 suppl. p. 413. Corollas deeper yellow, and sometimes even 

 purplish. 



Var. y, rambsa (Chav. antirrh. p. 137.) branches again 

 branched, thicker ; flowers smaller, loose ; calycine segments 

 narrower; corolla golden yellow; spur long. If.. H. Native 

 of Altaia. L. macroura, /j, Ledeb. fl. alt. 2. p. 446. Flowers 

 disposed in a loose, elongated raceme. 



Long-tailed-racemed Toad- Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1822. 

 PI. 1 to l 



3. Leases narrow, alternate or verticillate ; those of the surculi 

 broader, lanceolate or linear, verticillate. Plotters disposed in 

 racemes, or spicate racemes. Corolla beyond S lines I nig, 

 with the spur. Usually erect herbs, furnished n-ith sterile 

 leafy surculi. 



* Style forked at top ; stigma 2-lobed (Chav. antirrh. t. 5. f. 

 10. D.) Seeds transverse, corrugated (Chav. 1. c. f. 28.) 



55 L. APARiNoh>Es (Chav. antirrh. p. 138.) strict; leaves 

 linear-subulate, usually alternate ; those of the surculi flat, and 

 4-5 in a whorl ; raceme villous ; pedicels longer than the brae- 

 teas ; segments of the calyx linear, acute. Q. H. Native of 

 Sicily, on arid sandy hills and fields ; and the Island of Cyprus. 

 L. reticulata, Rchb. pi. crit. 5. p. 19. t. 431. f. 620. but not of 

 Desf. L. stricta, Guss. pi. rar. sic. p. 250. exclusive of the syn. 

 of Spreng. prod. fl. sic. p. 166. Tenore, syll. p. 304. but not 

 of Horn, nor Rchb. Ant. multicaule, Tenore, fl. nap. prod. 

 p. 36. but not of Lin. L. heteropbylla, Desf. fl. all. 2. p. 48. 

 t. 140. cat. par. 3. p. 108. exclusive of the syn. Ant.pini/olium, 

 but not of Willd. under Antirrhinum. Ant. strictum, Sibth. et 

 Smith, fl. graec. t. 594. Ant. aparinoides, Willd. spec. 3. p. 

 247. Poir. suppl. 4. p. 25. Pers. ench. 2. p. 157. Linaria 

 Sicula multicaulis molluginis folio, Bocc. sic. t. 19. f. 1. Tourn. 

 inst. p. 171. Branches villous. Leaves 1-2 inches long, usu- 

 ally scattered : lower ones sometimes in whorls ; those on the 

 younger branches crowded, as if in fascicles. Racemes clothed 

 with white glandular hairs. Corollas size of those of L. vul- 

 garis, sulphur-coloured ; palate copper-coloured, marked with 

 brown lines ; spur usually straight. Anthers ciliated. Capsule 

 dehiscing by 6 teeth at the apex. 



Var. /3, humilis (Chav. 1. c.) plant ascending, hardly half a 

 foot high ; sterile surculi villous. H. L. stricta, var. /3, 

 Guss. icon. fl. sic. t. 308. 



Cleaver's- like Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1825. PI. 

 1 to 3 feet. 



56 L. RETICCLA'TA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 48. Chav. antirrh. 

 p. 140.) erect, glaucous; leaves linear, channelled: lower and 

 surculine ones verticillate : superior ones scattered ; raceme 

 short, downy, tapering upwards ; bracteas longer than the pedi- 

 cels ; segments of the calyx broadly linear. . ? H. Native 

 of the North of Africa, on the sea shore ; in Portugal, on the 

 Douro, near Oporto, and especially about Faustua. HofFm. et 

 Link, fl. port. p. 251. exclusive of the synonyme of Brot. 

 Willd. enum. 2. p. 796. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2d. vol. 4. p. 15. 

 but not of Rchb. Ant. reticulatum, Smith, icon. rar. t. 2. 

 Willd. spec. 3. p. 247. Pers. ench. 2. p. 157. exclusive of the 

 syn. of Brot. Ant. pinilblium, Poir. itin. 2. p. 193. Lam. 

 diet. 4. p. 362. Plant glabrous, except the floriferous part. 

 Leaves obtuse, an inch and more long ; those of the surculi 

 shorter and broader, 4-6 in a whorl. Flowers crowded. Co- 

 rolla reticulately veined, deep purple ; palate copper-coloured 

 or yellow, marked with dark purple lines ; spur shorter than 

 the corolla. Capsule and seeds as in the preceding. 



Reticulated- flowered Toad-Flax. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1788. 

 PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



57 L. VERSI'COLOR (Moench. meth. p. 523. D. C. fl. fr. 3. 

 p. 586. Chav. antirrh. p. 141.) downy at top; leaves flat, 

 broad-linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse : lower ones usually 3 

 in a whorl : superior ones alternate : those of the surculi oppo- 

 site, or 3 in a whorl ; flowers racemose ; segments of the calyx 

 linear-oblong, bluntish. Q- H. Native of the South of France. 

 Ant. bipunctatum, Hort. but not of Lin. nor Cav. Ant. versi- 

 color, Lin. syst. p. 466. Jacq. misc. 2. p. 336. icon. rar. 1. p. 12. 

 t. 116. Racemes clothed with short glandular hairs. Leaves 



