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the Cup of the Tloroer conjijls of one 

 Leaf, which is divided into five long 

 ficHte Segments j the Flower, which 

 conjifts of one Leaf, is of an anoma- 

 lous, perfonated Figure, ending in a 

 Tail behind, and in the Fore-part di- 

 vided into two Lips, of which the 

 Upper is cut into two or more Farts, 

 and the Under into three j the Ovary 

 (which rifes from the Centre of the 

 Flower-cup) becomes a roundifh Fruit 

 or Husk, divided into two Cells or 

 Apartments, by an intermediate Far- 

 tit ion, and full of Seeds, which are 

 fometimes fiat and bordered, fometimes 

 cornered and roundifh, adhering to the 

 Tlacenta. 



The Species are i 

 I . LiNARiA J vulgaris, lutea, flore 

 majore. C. B. P. Common Yellow 

 Toad-Flax, with a large Flower. 



1. Lin ARIA ; purpurea, major, 

 odorata* C. jB. P. Great Purple 

 Sweet-fmeiling Toad-Flax. 



^. LiNARiAj latifolia, Dalmatica, 

 magno jiore. C. B. P. B road-lea v'd 

 Dalmatian Toa-d-Flax, with a large 

 Flower. 



4. Lin ARIA } latijjtmo folio, Lufi- 

 tanica, Tourn. Broad-leav'd Portu- 

 gal Toad-Flax. 



f, Linaria; Hifpanica, procum- 

 bens, foliis glaucis, jiore luteo, flriato, 

 labiis nigro-purpureis. Spanilh trail- 

 ing Toad -Flax, with Sea-green 

 Leaves, and yellow flrjp'd Flowers 

 with purple Lips. 



6. Linaria j Sicula, multicaulis, 



folio molluginis. Bocc. Far, Sicilian 



Toad- Flax, with many Stalks, and 



a Leaf of the White Lady's Bcd- 



ilraw. 



7. Linaria,- triphylla, minor, lu- 

 tea. C. B, P. Small, three-leav'd 

 yellow Toad-Flax. 



8. Linaria i triphylla, minor, lu' 

 tea, fioris vexillo, O' calcari pur- 

 purea. Boerh. Ind. Small, thrce- 

 Icay'd, j'ellow Toad-Flax, with the 



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Standard and Heel of a purple Co- 

 lour. 



The fir ft of thefe Plants grows in 

 great Plenty upon the Sides of dry 

 Banks in molt Parts of England, 

 and is feldom cultivated in Gardens, 

 for it is a very troublefome Plant 

 to keep within Bounds, the Roots 

 being very apt to ipread under- 

 ground, and rife at a great Diftancc 

 from the Mother Plant, whereby 

 it greatly injures whatever Plants 

 ftand near it. This is the Species 

 mention'd in the Catalogue of Sim- 

 ples at the End of the College Dif^ 

 penfatory to be us'd in Medicine. 



The fecond is a perennial Plant, 

 which is often cultivated in Gar- 

 dens : This produces fine Spikes 

 of purple Flowers in fune and July, 

 and it being a very hardy Plant, 

 growing in almoft any Soil or Si- 

 tuation, fhouid be admitted into 

 every good Garden, where it may- 

 be planted in (hady Situations, or 

 upon the Middle of large Borders in 

 the Pleafure-Garden ; in which Place 

 it will make an handfome Appear- 

 ance, and continues a long Time in 

 Flower. 



This Plant is propagated by (ow- 

 ing the Seeds in the Spring, which 

 will come up foon after; and the 

 Plants muft be tranfpianted out 

 into Beds at the Diftance of fix or 

 eight Inches i in which Beds they 

 may remain until the Michaelmas 

 following, (obferving to keep them 

 clear from Weeds) : At which» 

 Time they {hould be tranfpianted 

 into the Places where they are to 

 remain for good, and will require 

 no other Culture than only to keep 

 them clear from Weeds ^ and when' 

 the Flower-ftems advance in the 

 Spring, they Ihould be fupported 

 by Stakes, otherwife they are fub- 

 je6l to be broken by ftrong Winds: 

 They may alfo be propagated by 



parting 



