926 LIMXOCHAlilS 



Ivs. arising from braoted nodes, both long-stalked : fls. 

 2-2K in. across, with 3 obovate-rounded light yellow pet- 

 als: carpels 5-7, not united. S. Amer. B.M. H248. B.K. 

 19:1()40.-A handsome plant with the yellow Hs. (lasting 



LINARIA 



triangular, 1-2 in. high: the fls., produced on a scape, 

 are pale yellow bordered white. Seed is produced very 

 freely, and as the seed matures the scapes fall to the 

 \\;ii.r, till- ^1 . d ripens and sinks to the bottom, and 



wl], ic- L/i'iw t-of-doors, grows freely the following 



M :i-..n. I li' il"wer-scape, as soon as it rests on the wn- 



a short time, which again jM-Miu,. - il.^,>ii-. v.c.iv mjmI 

 shoots, and so on. Tlie j'l.n ! i : . n in i.-t- cr 



tubs or planted out in sliii I, :iil\ -inniiMr. 



\Vm. Tkp k] 1^ :,ri.| L. II. U. 



LINARIA iLinum, the flax, which the Ivs. of some 

 siM.-ics risiiul.le). Scrophtilariitcew. Low herbs, some- 

 tiiii.-s sul.vlinil.>i, of i;!0-l,50 species, widely distributed 

 ill . \ir:i ti.Mii. mI icL'iiiM'i. several species cult, for the 



n.!,ii , II ) . ;ul:ir il-. iui.l Mihrr- |..i- the festooning foliage. 

 I. ' i> I .11,. III! . -iihvertieillate, in the 



' I ' -- I:,. I .1 in. w and entire : fls. 



■"Ml! II III' ,i\i;-. '11 111 i.iiiiiiiiil racemes, yellow, 



1294. Limnocharis Humboldtii (X % 



emarginita, Hn 



ater. In habit, remark- 

 "iiU-x. Grows well in an 

 .'■intiiiuous bloomer. 

 [/,. rh, III iM. Rich. L. 



glossy i 

 low fls. 



rh.-ery yel- 

 lii natural 

 irv rapidly. 

 In artificial 



ponds, planted on the edge the jilant 



and spread over a large surface n( 



ponds, plant in tubs or boxes and place in shallow 



ter or stand the tub or box on some stand, allowing 



inches depth of water. 



1295. Linaria Cymbalaria, or Kenilworth Ivy. 



Limnocharis emarrjinala, or L. Pliimieri. is entirely 

 distinct from tlie preceding. Tlie light green oblong, 

 blunt Ivs. are very characteristic and ornamental; petiole 



When Lii 

 to be of 1 

 I. Thiswc 



L-rically for the regula 



1295. Linaria vulgaris. 

 Spray from a side shoot tX Vs). 



lar flower. Such monstrosities occur now and 

 particularly in the Scrophulariacea?. 



In America, Linarias are little known as garden plants, 

 although they are worthy greater attention. They are 

 of two general classes,— the hardy perennials and the 

 annuals. The perennials are prop, by seeds and l)y 

 division, usually the latter. All the species are of easiest 

 culture in any ordinary soil and exposure, and are largely 

 able to shift for themselves when once established. The 

 annuals may be started indoors; or in warm situations 

 they may be sown where the plants are to stand. 



A. Plant trailing: h's. palmately veined and lobed 

 (subgenus Cymbalaria). 



CymbaUria, Mill. Kenilworth Ivy. Mother-of- 

 Thou.sanus. Fig. 1295. Perennial tender glabrous herb, 

 but sowing itself freely from seeds, long-trailing and 

 rooting at the joints: Ivs. cordate-orbicular or rcniforni, 

 5-7-rounded-lobed, on slender stalks Iohl'it- ilian the 

 blades: fls. solitary in the axils, on sliiidcr -i. m-. small 

 but pretty, lila«-blue with a yellowish tlimai: .:i|isiile 

 globular, splitting from the top. En. -It s.iiiirtiiri.s has 

 white Hs. Tli.-n- is also a varii-gated-lvd. variety. The 

 Kenilwortli hv is on.- of the most familiar of trailers 

 on greenljoiisc' liotioms and in odd corners; also as a 

 trailing baskit plant in L'nenliouses and dwelling houses. 

 It is of the easiest culture, particularly in a moist and 

 partially shaded place. Prop, by division of the long 

 stems, or by seeds. It will not stand frost, but the plant 

 will spring up year after year from seed, becoming es- 

 sentially annual. It has become established in the open 

 in many parts of the East. Continuous bloomer. A 

 good basket plant for poorly lighted places. 



