148 LIMNANTHES 



LIMNANTHES (from Gr. limne, a marsh, and anthos, a 

 flower). Nat. Ord. Geraniacece. 



L. Douglas'i is a pretty Californian plant of robust 

 and spreading habit, about 6 ins. high. It 

 yields an abundance of delicately scented, five- 

 petalled yellow flowers, 1 in. in diameter, 

 terminating to white at the extremities. It 

 is a favourite plant with those who keep bees, 

 and is valuable as an edging as well as in 

 masses. Few annuals stand the winter better 

 if sown in autumn. 1833. 



L. Douglas'i al'ba is an entirely white variety. 



For spring flowering sow the seeds T V in. deep 

 in the open ground in autumn. If sown in March 

 or April a later succession of flowers will result, 

 and continue by subsequent sowings in bloom till 

 October. The soil need not be rich, as it flourishes 

 quite as well in poor, light, and even mossy ground. 



LINAR'IA Toadflax (from L. linum, flax, in reference to 

 the leaves). Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece. 



The annual Toadflaxes are among our most 

 hardy and attractive flowers, of easy culture, varied 

 and beautiful in broad masses, preferring a hot and 

 sunny situation to too much moisture. There are 

 some biennial species that, however, can generally 

 be flowered the first season. Belonging to the 

 tribe of Antirrhinums they are characterised by a 

 spurred corolla and prominent palate. 



