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SCROPHULARINE^:. VII. LINARIA. 



middle and west of Spain, in stony sandy places ; and of Por- 

 tugal, in the province of Traz dos Monies, and near Setuval. 

 L. glutinosa, Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. 1. p. 238. t. 39, exclu- 

 sive of all the synonymes. Ant. lagopodioides, Lin. fil. suppl. 

 p. 279.? Pers. ench. 2. p. 158.? Ant. Tournefortii, Poir. 

 suppl. 4. p. 24. Ant. saxatile, Lin. mant. 416, exclusive of the 

 syn. of Moris, amcen. 4. p. 277. spec. p. 835. Pers. ench. 2. 

 p. 157, but not of Bonam. Linaria Hispanica tenuifolia villosa 

 et viscosa, Tourn. inst. p. 171. All parts of the plant clothed 

 with glandular hairs. Leaves thickish, 6-8 in a whorl, 6-8 lines 

 long. Corolla yellow ; palate marked with 2 fulvous spots, or 

 lines, but sometimes without these spots or lines ; spur short, 

 arched, acute. Capsule dehiscing by 4-6 valves. Seeds com- 

 pressed, blackish, tubercled. 



Var, ft, slncla (Chav. antirrh. p. 167.) branches erect, firm, 

 simple ; leaves strict, adpressed to the branches at the base, and 

 nearly all alternate; flowers smaller. Q. H. Native of the 

 province of Segovia. 



Stone Toad-Flax. PI. procumbent. 



* * * * Seeds discoid, orbicular, girded by a narrow margin ; 

 disk tubercled. (Chav. antirrh. t. 5. f. 37.) 



85 L. FONTANESIA'NA (Chav. antirrh. p. 168.) plant ascend- 

 ing, or erect ; leaves linear, obtuse, glabrous : lower ones 3-4 

 in a whorl, the rest alternate ; flowers subcapitate ; bracteas 

 deflexed ; calycine segments ovate-oblong, acute, pilose. O- 

 H. Native of Spain, in Valentia, in sandy places. L. gracilis, 

 Desf. herb, but not of Spreng. Branches many from the same 

 neck, pubescent at top ; branchlets erect. Corollas size of 

 those of L. supina, deep yellow ; spur pale coloured, length of 

 corolla ; palate glabrous. Capsule dehiscing by 6 valves at 

 apex. 



Desfontaines's Toad-Flax. PL ascending, 5 to f foot. 



86 L. POLYGONIFOLIA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 795. Chav. an- 

 tirrh. p. 169.) procumbent ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, or oblong, 

 glabrous : lower ones 4 in a whorl : superior ones opposite and 

 alternate ; flowers disposed in capitate racemes, on short pedi- 

 cels ; calyx oblique, with lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 rather hispid segments. 0. H. Native of Gibraltar. Ant. 

 polygonifolium, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 26. Branches naked, and 

 downy under the racemes. Flowers few, on downy pedicels. 

 Corolla white, or pale sulphur coloured ; palate yellow ; spur 

 acute, straightish, about equal in length to the corolla. Capsule 

 dehiscing by 4-6 valves at apex. 



Polygonmn-leaved Toad-Flax. PI. procumbent. 



87 L. BROUSSONE'TII (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 23. Chav. antirrh. 

 p. 169.) procumbent or ascending ; leaves linear or linear-lan- 

 ceolate : lower ones 4 in a whorl : superior ones alternate and 

 opposite ; flowers 2-3, at the tops of the branches ; bracteas 

 pendulous, much longer than the pedicels ; segments of the 

 calyx linear-oblong, acute. O- H. Native of Barbary ; and 

 Portugal about Lisbon. Branches clothed with short glandular 

 down at top ; furnished with sterile surculi at the base. Leaves 

 glabrous, 3-6 lines long : those on the floriferous branches the 

 broadest. Calyx glabrous, or slightly downy. Corolla size of 

 those of L. alplna. Capsule dehiscing by 6 valves. 



Broussonnet's Toad-Flax. PI. procumbent. 



88 L. PAUCIFLORA (Bonpl. jard. malm, et nav. 1. p. 48. t. 

 18. Chav. antirrh. p. 170.) quite glabrous, glaucous; leaves 

 linear, acutish : lower ones 4 in a whorl : superior ones alter- 

 nate ; flowers terminal, few ; pedicels longer than the bracteas, 

 which are small ; segments of the calyx oval, with ciliated mar- 

 gins. O- ? H. Native country unknown ; but probably of 

 Spain or Portugal. Corolla violaceous, size of those of L. vul- 

 garis; lobes of the upper lip narrow; palate white, marked 

 with dark violet spots ; spur arched, 3 times longer than the 



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corolla. Bonpland says this species has some analogy with L. 

 laxifibra, Desf., but differs in the larger flowers ; but according 

 to Chavannes 1. c. it approaches nearest to L. amethystea. 

 Few-fionered Toad-Flax. PI. 



89 L. AMETHY'STEA (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. 1. p. 253. t. 47- 

 Chav. antirrh. p. 170.) plant ascending, downy at top; leaves 

 almost linear, glabrous : lower ones 4-5 in a whorl : superior 

 ones alternate ; calyx oblique, with oblong-ovate, acute seg- 

 ments ; racemes few-flowered, rather loose. Q. H. Native of 

 Portugal and Spain, in corn-fields. Ant. bipunctatum, Cav. 

 icon. 1. p. 20. t. 33. f. 1. but not of Lin. nor hort. Ant. ele- 

 gans, Hort. reg. par. Pers. ench. 2. p. 156. Ant. subalpinum, 

 Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 196. Ant. amethysteum, Lam. diet. 4. p. 



353. Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 196. Willd. spec. 3. p. 197. Branches 

 clothed with short clammy hairs above. Leaves glaucescent, ^ 

 an inch long. Corolla violaceous, and nearly white ; palate 

 pale yellow, marked with blue dots ; spur purplish, straight, 

 acute, longer than the corolla. Capsule dehiscing by 4-6 valves 

 at apex. 



Var. fiijlava (Chav. antirrh. p. 170.) corolla yellow ; palate 

 marked with dark purple spots. Q. H. Native of Portugal, 

 about Lisbon, near the valley of Alcantara. L. multipunc- 

 tata, Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. 1. p. 254. t. 48. Ant. multi- 

 punctatum, Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 195. 



Amethyst-fto-wereA Toad-Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. 

 PI. | to 1 foot. 



90 L. GLAU'CA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 796. Rchb. fl. germ, 

 sect. 2. p. 375. Chav. antirrh. p. 171.) plant glaucous, grey, 

 branched ; leaves thickish, obtuse : lower ones linear-oblong, 4 

 in a whorl, the rest subulate, and for the most part alternate ; 

 flowers few, capitellate ; calycine segments very short, linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, downy. Q. H. Native of Spain, Portugal, 

 and Italy, in fields. L. bipunctata, var. glauca, Hoffm. et 

 Link, fl. port. 1. p. 255. Ant. glaucum, Lin. amcen. 4. p. 277. 

 spec. p. 856. exclusive of the syn. of Buxb. Lam. diet. 4. p. 



354. exclusive of the synonymes. Willd. spec. 3. p. 248. ex- 

 clusive of the syn. but not of Lapeyr. nor Thore. Linaria foliis 

 carnosis cinereis, Bauh. pin. p. 213. Tourn. inst. p. 170. Plant 

 elegant, rather downy towards the top. Branches erect or 

 ascending. Leaves 4-6 lines long. Calyxes downy at the base, 

 a little ciliated. Corolla yellow ; palate sometimes bipunctate ; 

 spur length of corolla, a little arched, pale, striped with vio- 

 let. Capsule dehiscing by 6 valves. 



Var.fi, bipunctata (Chav. antirrh. p. 172.) corolla yellow; 

 the palate marked by 2 dark purple spots ; branches and branch- 

 lets downy. O- H. Native of the Algarves, between Villa- 

 nova and Lagoa ; also of Spain, about Aranjuez and Madrid. 

 L. bipunctata, Dum. Cours. bot. cult. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 93. 

 Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2d. vol. 4. p. 13. exclusive of the syn. of 

 Bauh. Ant. capitellatum, Lam. diet. 4. p. 358. Ant. glau- 

 cum, Cav. icon. 1. p. 20. t. 33. f. 2. but not of Lin., nor Thore, 

 nor Lapeyr. Ant. bipunctatum, Lin. spec. p. 853. exclusive of 

 the syn. of Bauh., but not of Cav. nor hort. 



Far. y, multicaulis (Chav. antirrh. p. 172.) much branched; 

 flowers a little smaller ; corolla pale yellow ; palate orange- 

 coloured ; spur purplish or violet. Q. H. Native along with 

 the species ; near Mediola, Cambess. L. multicaulis, Mill. diet, 

 ed. 8th. no. 7. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2d. vol. 4. p. 14. exclusive 

 of the syn. of Bocc. Spreng. syst. exclusive of the syn. of 

 Brot. et Poir. Ant. tricolor, Pourr. in herb. Desf. Ant. mul- 

 ticaule, Lin. spec. p. 856. exclusive of the syn. of Bocc. Lam. 

 diet. 4. p. 357. Willd. spec. 3. p. 247. exclusive of the syno- 

 nymes. 



Glaucous Toad-Flax. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1800; /3. 1749 ; 

 y. 1728. PI. i to 1 foot. 



91 L. DIFFU'SA (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. 1. p. 257. t. 49. 



