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The distribution of the species is the same as that of Linaria. One 

 species — Antirrhinum Orontium — is indigenous in Britain, and another 

 — A. majus— has established itself on old walls. 



Principal species ANTIRRHINUM AsARiNA (name of a former genus) 



Stem trailing. Leaves heart - shaped, with round teeth, 

 somewhat five-lobed. Flowers solitary in the axils, 1| inch long, white, 

 tinged with red and spotted with purple; June. Native of Italy, 

 introduced 1699. Perennial. 



A. MAJUS (great). Common Snapdragon. Stem erect, much branched, 

 2 feet high. Leaves narrow-lance-shaped. Flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, 

 of varied tints from pure white, through yellow, orange, red, and purple 

 to violet ; palate tipped with yellow, prominent ; in spring to autumn. 

 Native of Mediterranean Region, but long naturalised here. Perennial. 



A. MOLLE (soft). Stems trailing, clothed with woolly hairs. Leaves 

 opposite, slender. Flowers 1 inch long, white, streaked with purple on 

 upper lip; palate yellow; July. Native of Spain; introduced 1752. 

 Greenhouse perennial. 



A. TORTUOSUM (twisted). Stem branched, erect, 12 to 18 inches 

 high. Leaves very slender, opposite or in threes. Flowers very large, 

 in spike-like racemes; purple; tube short, upper lip large; June. 

 Introduced from West Mediterranean Region. 



Antirrhinums succeed best in a light rich soil, though 

 they continue to do well with the slightest quantity of 

 mould on a crumbling wall. Chalk or sand is more to their taste as a 

 predominating ingredient than clay. A. majiis will do well anywhere, 

 so long as the soil is not wet. Seeds should be sown as soon as ripe ; if 

 obtained from a seedsman, it is as well to sow in March, when autumn- 

 flowering plants will be obtained the same year. Those sown in July 

 flower the following spring. From one packet of mixed seeds numerous 

 varieties will be obtained, and if it is desired to propagate any particular 

 form thus obtained, recourse must be had to cuttings, which should be 

 made in September and rooted in a cold frame. A. Asarina and A. molle 

 are rather tender, and should only be grown outside on a warm sunny 

 rockery. 



MAURANDYAS 



Natural Order Scrophularine.e. Genus Maurandya 



Maurandya (named in honour of Dr. Maurandy, Professor of Botany 

 at tlie University of Carthagena). A genus of about half a dozen 



