LINA'RIA ALPI'NA. 
Var. versicolor. 
VAEIOUS-COLOCKED ALPINE TOAD-FLAX. 
Class. 
DIDYNAMIA. 
Order. 
ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Satural Order. 
scrophclariacea:. 
Garden 
Height. 
Flowers 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
Variety. 
15 inches. 
June to Nov. 
Perennial. 
in 184t. 
No. 1046. 
Li nan a, from Linum, on account of the resem- 
blance of their herbage. 
Under No. 305 we published Linaiia alpina, a 
plant possessing much beauty. That which is now 
figured is a vaiiety of the same species, but quite 
distinct, and with flowers of veiy different and 
stronger colours. Where the one has a place, the 
other should be seen beside it. 
By alpine plants, are understood, those which 
inhabit the lofty regions of al2iine countries, and are 
consequently of diminutive stature, carpeting the 
mountains with flowers, and fringing their rocks 
with verdure. These miniature productions of 
alpine districts, humble as they are, excite an 
interest in the inquiring mind, inasmuch as they 
constitute the principal feature in the vegetation 
of veiy lofty jiortions of the earth. We hear of these 
humble yet showy subjects ; and desire to see and 
to know them, that we may justly appreciate the 
jjroducts of other countries. And although enough 
surrounds us at every step to excite our wonder and 
our gratitude, and convict us of ignorance; still, 
when we are able to cast an imaginary glance over 
