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ALPINE FLORA 



Scrophularineae; 



An order of plants generally herbaceous, with alternate, 

 opposite or whorled leaves, without stipules, The calyx 

 of the more or less irregular flowers is 4-5-cleft and 

 persistent, the corolla one-petalled, with 4-5 unequal 

 lobes, simple or two-lipped. The stamens are either two 

 equal ones, or four to five unequal ; the style is single. 

 The bitter, acrid juice is in some species of medicinal 

 value. 



Linaria 



"Eng. : Toadflax ; Fr. : Linairc ; Ger. : Lcinkraut. 



Most valuable for creeping among walls or stone steps; 

 but the wide roaming varieties like the Italian pallida are 

 too assertive for choice positions, however beautiful in 

 flower. In addition to L. alpina (with a precious white 

 variety and a pink one) every one should grow at least 

 the South European origanifolia with long violet racemes 

 of orange-throated blossoms. They succeed in either 

 lime or sandstone, given a dry, sunny, southern aspect, 

 where they will seed freely without attention, though 

 perhaps it is safer to cut off the long flower stalks and 

 buy the seed. 



L. alpina (PI. LXXX1V). Glabrous and glaucous; 

 stems short, many, forming a small, dense tuft; leaves 

 mostly opposite or in whorls along the stems; flowers 

 beautiful violet, with a bright saffron spot on the lip, in 

 short racemes. Any stony, sandy, or morainic soil in 



