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LX VIII. SCROPHULARIACEiE 
linear. Spur straight, obtuse, about one quarter the length of 
the tube. 
Theog ; May, June.— Throughout India on rocks and stony places, ascend- 
ing to 7000 ft. — Afghanistan, Burmah. 
2. Linaria incana, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 252. Covered with 
long, soft, white, spreading hairs. Leaves shortly stalked ; lower 
ovate or ovate-lanceolate, ^-1 in. across, entire or angularly lobed ; 
upper similar but smaller. Calyx-segments lanceolate. Corolla 
pubescent, dotted with purple ; spur curved, acute, about half the 
length of the tube. 
Sutlej valley, Suni ; April. — Temperate Himalaya, 2000-8000 ft. 
4. ANTIRRHINUM. — From the Greek anti, in comparison, 
and rin , a snout ; referring to the flowers. — W. Asia, Europe. 
Antirrhinum Orontium, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 253. An 
erect herb, 6-18 in., more or less glandular-hairy on the upper 
parts. Leaves sessile, narrowly oblong, 1-2 in., entire, lower 
opposite, upper alternate. Flowers pale pink, streaked with 
purple, \ in. long, solitary and nearly sessile in the axils of the 
upper leaves. Calyx 5-parted ; segments linear, spreading, over- 
topping the corolla. Corolla 2 -lipped ; tube slightly bulged at the 
base; upper lip erect, 2-lobed; lower spreading, 3-lobed, base 
dilated, closing the mouth. Stamens 4, in unequal pairs, 
included. Stigma 2-lobed. Capsule ovoid, opening by pores at 
the top. 
Simla, in fields ; April-October. — N.W. India, ascending to 6000 ft. — 
W. Asia, N. Africa, Europe (Britain, Corn Snapdragon). 
5. SCROPHULARIA. Name refers to a former use of the 
plants as a remedy for scrofula. — N. temperate regions (Britain, 
Fig wort). 
Erect herbs ; stems robust, angular, glabrous towards the base, 
viscidly glandular on the upper parts. Leaves stalked, opposite 
or the upper alternate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, crenate or 
sharply toothed. Flowers small, dingy green-purple, in opposite, 
stalked cymes forming terminal panicles. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla- 
tube very short, globose ; lobes 5, short, broad, flat, the upper 4 
erect, lowest spreading or recurved. Stamens 4, in unequal pairs, 
turned downwards ; anthers 1- celled. Style long ; stigma minute. 
Capsule ovoid or globose ; seeds usually several. 
Sepals acute. Upper corolla-lobes equal. Stamens included 1. S. calycina. 
Sepals rounded. Upper corolla-lobes unequal. Stamens 
protruding 2. S. himalensis. 
