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2. p. 192. Ant. supinum, Lin. spec. p. 856. Sibth. et Smith, 

 fl. grasc. t. 595. Linaria pumila supina lutea, Bauh. pin. p. 

 213. Tourn. inst. p. 1 70. Tab. 827. Lob. icon. 110. Clus. 

 hist. 1. p. 321. icon. Plant pubescent. Leaves glaucous, green, 

 5-6 lines long. Corolla about the size of those of L. culgaris, 

 yellow ; palate often marked with 2 brown lines or dots, bearded 

 with white hairs ; spur length of corolla, marked with blackish 

 green stripes ; middle lobe of the lower lip cut a little. Capsule 

 obovate-globose, a little depressed at top. 



far. /3, Pyrenaica (Dub. bot. gal. 1. p. 345. Chav. antirrh. 

 p. 161.) lower leaves linear- lanceolate ; tops of branches and 

 calyxes beset with glandular hairs ; flowers larger. If.. F. Na- 

 tive of the Pyrenees. L. Pyrenaica, D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 587, and 

 5. (>. 408. icon. rar. gall. 1. t. 11. Hoffna. et Link, fl. port. p. 

 249. Spreng. syst. 2. p. 294, exclusive of the syn. of Forsk. 

 et Merat, Ant. Pyrenaicum, Ramond, pyr. ined. ex D. C. 

 Pers. ench. 2. p. 156. Ant. versfcolor, Lapeyr. ex Benth, cat. 

 pyr. p. 96, but not of Lin. Ant. glaucum, Lapeyr. abr. p. 352, 

 but not of Lin. nor Thore. Ant. supinum, /3, et y, Lapeyr. 

 abr. p. 252. Ant. dubium, Vill. dauph. 2. p. 437. 



far. -y, maritima (Dub. 1. c. Chav. 1. c.) leaves generally 

 verticillate ; calycine segments ovate-oblong, much shorter than 

 the capsule. If. . F. Native of the west of France, and Lower 

 Britany. L. maritima, D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 408. icon. rar. gall. 

 1. t. 12, but not of Rchb. Ant. maritimum, Poir. diet, suppl. 

 4. p. 23. 



far. I, glawophylla (Chav. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, 

 glaucous : lower ones 4 in a whorl. If.. F. Native of Portu- 

 gal, in the province of Traz dos Monies. 



Trailing Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1728. PI. dec. 



79 L. ALPI'NA (D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 590. Willd. enum. p. 641. 

 Chav, antirrh. p. 163.) quite glabrous, glaucous, diffuse ; leaves 

 linear, or linear- lanceolate, thickisb, 4 in a whorl ; flowers dis- 

 posed in subcapitate racemes ; 



segments of calyx linear, acute. 

 Ij. . F. Native of Switzerland, 

 in gravelly places, and naked 

 parts of the Alps, even to the 

 limits of the snow ; Alps of 

 Jura ; higher Pyrenees ; South 

 of Italy, on the higher moun- 

 tains of Abruzzo ; Austria ; 

 Transylvania. Ant. alpinum, 

 Lin. spec. p. 856. Jacq. austr. 

 1. t. 58. Curt. bot. mag. t. 

 207. Manget. pharm. 2. p. 

 567. t. 15. Tabern. 1208. 

 icone. Leaves thickisb, 3-5 

 lines long, usually leaning to 

 one side, obtuse. Corolla fine 

 violet, or purplish blue, rarely 

 white ; palate of a deep cop- 

 per colour, seldom white ; spur equal in length to the corolla, 

 sometimes straight, and sometimes incurved, acute. Capsule 

 dehiscing by 6 valves. 



I ar. p, erecta (Chav. antirrh. p. 163.) branches stem-formed, 

 erect ; leaves narrower, and more distant ; flowers generally 

 pale. If. H. Native of the Alps of Jura and Switzerland. 



Alpine Toad- Flax. Fl. June, Nov. Clt. 1570. PI. proc. 



* Seeds reniform, or angular ; testa wrinkled, or scrobiculate. 



80 L. HJELA'VA (G. Don. in Loud. hort. brit. p. 249. Chav. 

 antirrli. p. 164.) plant diffuse, glaucescent, branched; leaves 

 linear, thickish : lower ones 3 in a whorl : superior ones altern- 

 ate ; flowers on short pedicels ; bracteas deflexed ; segments of 

 the calyx oblong, acudsh, ciliated, widening at last. Q. H. 



VOL. IT. 



FIG. 47. 



Native about Cairo, in deserts ; and near Alexandria. Ant. 

 Haelava, Forsk. fl. aegypt. p. 111. Vahl, symb. 2. p. 66. -Root 

 yellowish. Plant glabrous. Flowers 2-4 together at the tops 

 of the branches. Bracteas often ciliated. Pedicels more or 

 less hairy. Corolla sulphur coloured, or bluish violet ; palate 

 copper coloured, or orange ; spur straight, acute, longer than 

 the corolla, and paler. Capsule dehiscing by 6 teeth at apex. 

 Seeds reniform, serobiculate. The specific name is an alteration 

 of the Arabic name of the plant Halaoali. 



Heelma Toad-Flax. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1803. PI. proc. 



81 L. LAXIFLORA (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 45. t. 138. Chav. 

 antirrh. p. 165.) glabrous, decumbent, or ascending ; leaves 

 linear, glaucous : lower ones 4 in a whorl ; the rest alternate ; 

 flowers on long pedicels ; bracteas deflexed, much shorter than 

 the pedicels; segments of the calyx ovate-lanceolate. 0. H. 

 Native about Algiers, in corn-fields. Ant. laxiflorum, Willd. 

 spec. 3. p. 242. Viv. fl. libyc. p. 33. ? Branches decumbent 

 at the base, and furnished with surculi. Leaves \ an inch long, 

 obtuse. Corollas size of those of L. alpintt, pale blue, or 

 white ; upper lip elongated ; spur straight, nearly twice as long 

 as the corolla ; palate rather villous. Capsule dehiscing by 6 

 teeth at apex. Seeds angular, wrinkled. 



Loose-flowered Toad-Flax. PI. \ to | foot. 



* * * Seeds obliquely oval, attenuated at the lose, convex on 

 one tide, and concave on the other, girded by a narrow margin ; 

 testa smooth, or tuberckd. (Chav. antirrh. t. 5. f. 35.) 



82 L. CASDOLLEI (Chav. antirrh. p. 165.) clothed with 

 clammy down, procumbent, or ascending ; leaves oblong-lance- 

 olate, or ovate-lanceolate, acutish : lower ones 3-4 in a whorl ; 

 the rest alternate and opposite ; flowers few, disposed in a sub- 

 capitate raceme ; calycine segments ovate, acutish. H. 

 Native of the West of France, on rocks by the sea-side. L. 

 saxatilis, D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 590, and 5. p. 409. icon. rar. gall. p. 

 5. t. 13, but not of Lin. under Antirrhinum, nor of Link, in 

 Flare Portugaise. Branches glabrous at the base, and almost 

 leafless, but downy and leafy at top. Leaves 2-3 lines long, 

 rather downy. Corolla yellow, with a short spur ; palate marked 

 by 2 dots ; lobes of upper lip obtuse. 



De Candolle's Toad- Flax. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1819. PI. 

 procumbent. 



83 L. ARENA'RIA (D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 409. icon. rar. gall. 1. p. 

 5. t. 14. Chav. antirrh. p. 166.) clothed with clammy down, 

 much branched ; lower leaves 4 in a whorl, oblong, obtuse : 

 upper ones usually alternate, linear-lanceolate, acute ; flowers 

 few, disposed in racemose spikes, the raceme at length elon- 

 gating ; calycine segments lanceolate-linear, acute, exceeding 

 the capsule. O- H. Native of Britany, in sand by the sea- 

 side, &c. Ant. arenarium, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 26. Ant. pubes- 

 cens, Pers. ench. 2. p. 157, but not of Desf. cat. hort. par. 

 Ant. saxatile, Bonam, pann. prod. p. 69, but not of Lin. Ant. 

 viscosum, Aubry, prog, raorb. an. 9. p. 49, but not of Lin. 

 Linaria maritima, minima, viscosa, foliis hirsutis ; floribus 

 luteis, Mor. hist. 1. p. 499. Tourn. inst. p. 171. Very like 

 the preceding species, but is much more branched, the leaves 

 narrower, the flowers smaller, the palate of the corolla without 

 dots, and in the whole habit. The plant is generally erect. 

 Corolla small, yellow ; spur short ; lobes of the upper lip 

 acute, pale coloured. 



Sand Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PI. procum- 

 bent, or erect, J foot. 



84 L. SAXA'TILIS (Hoflm. et Link, fl. port. 1. p. 238. t. 40. 

 Chav. antirrh. p. 167.) clothed with clammy down, procumbent; 

 lower leaves 4 in a whorl, almost lanceolate : upper ones alter- 

 nate, linear-lanceolate, acute ; flowers subcapitate ; calycine 

 segments narrow-lanceolate, hairy. y.. H. Native of the 



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