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fleshy, lowest shortly petioled, stem leaves sessile, narrower ; flowers 

 solitary, axillary, nearly sessile, shorter than the slender, entire, 

 floral leaves ; sepals narrow, lanceolate, longer than the minute 

 corolla; capsule orbicular, emarginate, about twenty- seeded. Dis- 

 tribution, Europe and North America ; habitat, cultivated ground. 

 Flowers one-eighth of an inch, white ; March to June*. 



B. Flowers irregular ; corolla two-lipped or personate, tube long, spurred 

 or enlarged, at base. 



VI. MAURANDIA. 



Climbing vines ivith solitary, axillary flowers ; calyx Jive-partite ; 

 corolla tubular, inflated above the base, tipper Up two-lobcd, re flexed, lower 

 three -lobed ; throat open, or closed by a projecting palate formed by a fold 

 of the lower Up. 



1. M. semper virens. A smooth evergreen climber, with long, 

 slender, wiry stems ; leaves triangular, with acute, spreading lobes 

 at the base ; sepals lanceolate acute, smooth ; corolla-tube puckered, 

 throat slightly compressed, open ; stamens four, included in tube ; 

 capsule ovoid, two-lobed, unequal at the base, many-seeded. Dis- 

 tribution, North America ; habitat, climbing along hedges, Ham- 

 ilton to Prospect, also cultivated in grounds. Flowers an inch long, 

 pale purple ; summer months. 



2. M. Barclayana. This species is also to be found in gardens ; 

 the habit and foliage are similar to the former, but the purple 

 flowers are larger and the segments of the calyx are clothed with 

 long, glandular hairs. 



3. M. antirr/tini flora (Roving Sedlor). A more fragile species with 

 slender, interwoven stems, is common on rockwork and twining 

 along verandahs ; the corolla is smaller (half -inch long), the tube 

 closed by the projecting, speckled palate, and the lips are of a deep 

 blue colour. 



VII. LIN ARIA. 



Frect or twining herbs ; calyx five-partite ; corolla very irregular, 

 upper lip two-lobed, reflexed, loiver three-lobed, ivith the middle lobe 

 smallest, mouth closed, with a prominent palate, tube inflated and spurred 

 at base ; stamens four, in unequal pairs ; capsule ovoid, opening hy pores at 

 the summit. 



1. L. vulgaris (Toadflax, Yellow Snapdragon). A perennial, 

 erect plant, one to two feet high, tufted at base ; stems slender, 

 smooth, leafy ; leaves one to two inches long, one-eighth of an mch 

 wide, opposite, alternate or in whorls of three ; racemes terminal, 

 crowded ; calyx short, lobes triangular, leafy ; corolla with a long, 

 straight, pointed spur, as long as the tube and much longer than 

 the calyx. Distribution, Europe and North America ; habitat, 

 roadsides and waste places, probably an escape from gardens where 

 it is frequently cultivated. Flowers showy, yellow, with a deep 

 orange palate ; summer months. 



