ANTIRRHI NUM QUAD RICOLOR. 
FOUR-COLOURED SNAPDRAGON. 
Class. Order . 
DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. 
• Natural Order. 
SCROPHULARIACE^. 
Native of 
Height 
Flowers in 
Duration 
Introduced 
S. Europe. 
18 inches. 
July, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1843. 
No. 921. 
From the Greek words anti, rhin, signifying 
like, and a nose, is deduced the name Antirrhi- 
num ; in allusion to the snout-like flowers of the 
genus. 
This new and very showy Snapdragon will be a 
valuable accession to our borders. Its spike of 
flowers is dense and conspicuous, — its colours 
mingling together in pleasing harmony. 
The Antirrhinums and Linarias, which were 
formerly included in one genus, have long been 
favourites, from the Cymbalaria (No. 300) which 
creeps on the sides of the wall, to the showy 
Majus (No. 279) that erects itself boldly on its 
summit. 
The Antirrhinum quadricolor may be propagated 
readily by cuttings ; which strike more readily if 
planted on a hotbed ; or in pots, and placed within 
a cucumber frame. When the cuttings begin to 
grow, which is evidence of their having struck root, 
they should be potted singly, in sandy compost, 
and have winter protection in a cold frame, or in a 
dwellinghouse. If turned into the borders, in May, 
they will soon become luxuriant and showy. 
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