CLASSIFICATION 191 
hypogynous, zygomorphic; stamens, 4, didynamous, or 
sometimes 2, rarely 5, epipetalous; gynoecium, 2, ovary 
2-celled, axile placentation, fruit, a capsule. 
Type.—Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) (fig. 107). 
Plant.—Perennial herb. 
Stem.—Erect, herbaceous, sometimes woody at base, 
round, solid. 
Leaves.—Simple, cauline, alternate, petiolate, exstipu- 
late, lanceolate, entire, net-veined. 
Inflorescence.—A raceme, one bract to each flower. 
Flower.—Complete, zygomorphic. 
Calyz.—Gamosepalous, 5, inferior, persistent. 
 Coroll a.—Gamopetalous, personate, 5, inferior, brightly 
coloured. 
Androecium.—4 didynamous, epipetalous, anthers 2- 
lobed, introrse. 
Gynoecitum.—Syncarpous 2, stigma slightly 2-fid, 
style long, ovary superior, 2-celled, ovules numerous 
and borne on large axile, dumb-bell shaped placentas, 
Fruit.—Capsule, dehiscing by 3 pores. ; 
Pollination.—This flower is adapted for pollination 
by bumble-bees, but self-pollination may occur. The 
insect rests on the lower lip of the corolla and in push- 
ing its head in for honey, which is at the base of the 
ovary, touches first the stigma and then the stamens. 
Some bees go right into the Snapdragon flower to 
get out the honey, and others bite through the base of 
the corolla, thus obtaining honey without pollinating 
the flower. 
Other Genera.—Digitalis (the Foxglove) is exten- 
sively cultivated here for its flowers, itis wild in Great 
