526 



SCROPHULARINEjE. VII. LINARIA. 



1 to 1-j- inch long. Corolla size of those of L. vulgaris, pale 

 yellow, with a copper-coloured palate, which is often marked 

 with 2 brown spots ; spur violaceous or yellow, longer than the 

 corolla. Capsule dehiscing by 6 teeth at apex. Seed a little 

 curved, truncate at the base. 



Party-coloured-fiowered Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 

 1777. PI. 1 to li foot. 



58 L. VISCOSA (Dum. Cours. bot. cult. ed. 1st. p. 93. Spreng. 

 syst. 2. p. 794. Chav. antirrh. p. 141.) downy; leaves linear, 

 usually alternate, distant ; those of the surculi linear-lanceolate or 

 linear-oblong, 4 in a whorl ; raceme short, crowded ; segments 

 of the calyx linear or linear-lanceolate, acute, vaguely ciliated. 

 0. H. Native of Spain, near Gades. Ant. viscosum, Lin. 

 amcen. 4. p. 319. spec. p. 855. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2d. vol. 4. 

 p. 14. exclusive of the syn. of Bot. mag. Root yellowish, with 

 twisted, somewhat horizontal branches. Stem naked under the 

 raceme. Leaves | to 1 inch, bluntish, quite glabrous : lower 

 ones fascicled, or somewhat verticillate. Corolla yellowish- 

 brown ; upper lip large ; spur straight, hardly exceeding the 

 corolla. Capsule dehiscing by 6 teeth at apex. Seed black, a 

 little curved. 



Clammy Toad-Flax. Fl. July. Clt. 1786. PI. 1 to 1| 

 foot. 



59 L. ALGARVIA'NA (Chav. antirrh. p. 142.) glabrous ; 

 branches almost leafless ; leaves of the surculi very numerous, 

 lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 3-4 in a whorl ; flowers on long 

 pedicels, drooping ; segments of the calyx nearly linear, acute. 

 Q-1 %. ? H. Native of the Algarves. Root fusiform, fibrous, 

 brown. Branches decumbent or erect. Leaves of the branches 

 small. Flowers 2-4 together, at the ends of the branches. Co- 

 rollas size of those of L. alpma, pale yellowish-brown, or pur- 

 plish, furnished with a long spur. Capsule dehiscing by 6 teeth 

 at apex. Seeds irregular ; testa variously twisted. 



Algarves Toad-Flax. PI. f to f foot. 



60 L. SPA'RTEA (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 233. t. 30. 

 Rchb. pi. crit. 9. t. 814. f. 1100. Chav. antirrh. p. 143.) 

 plant strict, branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate, erect, quite gla- 

 brous : lower ones often 3 in a whorl : superior ones alternate ; 

 those of the surculi flat, 3-4 in a whorl ; flowers on long pedi- 

 cels ; calycine segments linear or linear-lanceolate, acute, gla- 

 brous or downy. Q. ex Ait. $ . ex Willd. H. Native of 

 Spain, near Madrid and Aranjuez; Portugal, in sandy places 

 about Lisbon; South of France; Canary Islands; Morocco; 

 Tripoli, on the sea shore. L. juncea, Desf. fl. all. 2. p. 43. 

 D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 729. Duby, bot. gall. 1. p. 345. exclusive of 

 L. junceum, Lin. Rchb. pi. crit. 9. t. 813. f. 1099. L. prae'- 

 cox, Hoffm. et. Link, fl. port. p. 233. t. 37. exclusive of the 

 syn. of Lin., but not of Ledeb. Ant. junceum, Lam. diet. 4. 

 p. 352. Pers. ench. 2. p. 156. but not of Lin. Ant. sparteum, 

 Lin. spec. p. 854. Cav. icon. 1. p. 19. t. 32. Viv. fl. libyc. 

 p. 33. Curt. bot. mag. t. 200. Linaria annua angustifolia, 

 flore majore luteo, Mor. hist. part. 2. p. 499. Tourn. inst. 1. 

 p. 171. Leaves 6-10 lines long. Racemes few-flowered, 

 glabrous, or clothed with short clammy down. Corolla very 

 variable, yellow ; palate deep orange ; spur straight. Capsule 

 dehiscing by 6 small valves. Seeds oblong, truncate, black. 



Broom-like Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1772. PI. 1 

 to 2 feet. 



61 L. JU'NCEA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2d. vol. 4. p. 17. Chav. 

 antirrh. p. 144. but not of Desf. nor Rchb.) glabrous, much 

 branched, slender ; leaves linear-subulate, semiterete, usually 

 alternate ; those of the surculi linear-lanceolate, opposite or 3 in 

 a whorl ; flowers few, on long pedicels ; calycine segments 

 linear-lanceolate, short, acute. Q. H. Native of Spain and 

 Portugal, near Coimbra. L. meonantha, Hoffm. et Link, fl. 

 port. 1. p. 236. Ant. virgulatum.'Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 193. Ant. 

 junceum, Lin. amcen. 4. p. 277. but not of Lam. Leaves 



sometimes 3-4 in a whorl, at the base of the branches. Corollas 

 much smaller than those of L, spartea, yellow ; palate orange- 

 coloured ; spur straight, hardly longer than the corolla. Cap- 

 sule dehiscing by 6 valves. Seeds truncate, a little curved, 

 black. 



Rushy Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1780. PI. 1 to 1 

 foot. 



62 L. BIPARTI'TA (Willd. enum. 2. p. 640. Chav. antirrh. 

 p. 145.) glabrous; leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, flat, alter- 

 nate or verticillate : those of the surculi broader, and 3 in a 

 whorl ; flowers disposed in loose racemes ; segments of the 

 calyx almost lanceolate, acute, with membranous edges. O- 

 H. Native of Morocco, about Mogodor ; Tangiers and Mau- 

 ritania. Sweet, fl. gard. t. 30. L. speciosa, Jacq. fil. eclog. 1. 

 p. 140. t. 95. but not of Tenore. Ant. speciosum, Donn. hort. 

 cant. 1804. p. 178. L. caerulea, Hort. Ant. orchidiflorum, 

 Hort. Ant. bipartitum, Vent. hort. eels. t. 82. Poir. suppl. 4. 

 p. 21. Root yellowish, branched. Leaves 1-3 inches long. 

 Corollas showy, of a violet-purple colour ; upper lip deeply 

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

 arched, hardly exceeding the corolla. Capsule opening by 6 

 teeth at apex. Seeds oblong, black, curved a little. 



Bipartite-Yipped Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1815. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



63 L. LINOGRI'SEA (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. p. 240. t. 41. 

 exclusive of the syn. of Tourn. Chav, antirrh. p. 146.) downy 

 at top ; leaves linear, flat, glabrous, alternate or 3 in a whorl ; 

 those of the surculi lanceolate, short, 3-4 in a whorl ; flowers 

 loose, on long pedicels ; calycine segments linear, very acute, 

 downy. () H. Native of Portugal, in sandy places about 

 Coimbra. L. incarnata, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 643. Ant. sapphirl- 

 num, /3, incarnatum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 158. Ant. incarnatum, 

 Lam. diet. 4. p. 364. Very nearly allied to L. bipartita, and 

 perhaps only a variety of it. Leaves smaller, and more distant. 

 Calyxes and bracteas much narrower ; pedicels longer. Corolla 

 blue ; upper lip reddish ; palate orange-coloured ; spur arched, 

 length of corolla. 



Grey-linum Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. PI. 1 

 foot. 



64 L. SAPPHIRI'NA (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. 1. p. 241. t. 

 42. Chav. antirrh. p. 146.) leaves linear, flat, alternate; those 

 of the surculi sublanceolate, 3 in a whorl ; racemes very elon- 

 gated ; rachis downy ; segments of the calyx linear, acute, 

 downy. Q. H. Native of Portugal, near Coimbra, on Serra 

 d'Arabida. Ant. sapphirinum, Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 197. Linaria 

 pumila Lusitanica, floribus palato carentibus, Tourn. inst. p. 170. 

 Leaves glabrous. Racemes loose. Corolla smaller than that 

 of the preceding, deep blue ; tube nearly cylindrical ; lower lip 

 spreadingly deflexed ; palate orange-coloured, dotted ; spur 

 slender, long, arched. Capsule globose, dehiscing by 6 teeth 

 at apex. Seeds like those of the preceding. 



Sapphire Toad-Flax. PI. 5 to 1 foot. 



* * Style thickened at the apex ; stigma emarginate (Chav. an- 

 tirrh. t. 5. f. 10. a.) Seeds angular, somewhat prismatic. 



65 L. ARMENI'ACA (Chav. antirrh. p. 147.) quite glabrous, 

 firm, much branched above the base ; leaves alternate, linear, 

 obtuse, thick ; flowers in loose racemes ; segments of the calyx 

 linear, acute. 1( . ? H. Native of Armenia, Tourn. Root 

 yellowish. Stem firm ; lower part naked and woody. Leaves 

 an inch long. Flowers distant. Corollas form of those of 

 L. Chalepensis, blue, with a long arched spur. Capsule a little 

 compressed, emarginated, and dehiscing by 6 teeth at apex. 

 Seeds large, subtriquetrous, a little curved, black, scrobicu- 

 late. 



Armenian Toad-Flax. PI. 1 foot. 



66 L. CHALEPE'NSIS (Mill. diet. ed. 8th. no. 12. D. C. fl. 



