150 LINARIA 



LINAR'IA continued. 



L. multipuncta'ta is the dwarfest of all ; the flowers 

 black with yellow spots. 



L. Pere'zi bears small yellow flowers and is of 

 little importance. 



L. reticula'ta is a fine annual, l ft. high, the 

 purple flowers appearing in June. It is a 

 native of Algiers, whence it is said to have 

 been brought in 1788. Its variety 



L. reticula'ta au'rea purpur'ea is also a charming 

 plant and one of the best of annuals, of varied 

 purple shades mottled with orange. 



L. Spar^tia. A deep yellow. August. Spain, 

 1772. 



L. tritftis is a hardy little plant 6 to 9 ins. high, 

 with yellow flowers mottled with brown, 

 excellent for rockwork or edgings. July. 

 Spain, 1727. 



Sow the seed outdoors in a sunny spot in 

 patches tV in. deep in April for summer, and in 

 August for spring flowering, thinning out to 3 ins. 

 apart for the small varieties and 12 ins. for the 

 taller. Linarias make good pot plants. 



LINSEED OIL-PLANT. See LINUM usitatis'simum. 



LI'NUM Flax (from L. linum, flax, or old Celtic llin, 

 a thread). Nat. Ord. Linacece. 



These are well-known and valuable annuals, 

 being free -flowering, fairly hardy, most elegant and 

 easily raised. Not exceeding 2 ft. in height, they 



