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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
1 .— ANTIRRHINUM ASARINA, Lin. THE ASARINA, OR HEART-LEAVED SNAP-DRAGON. 
Synonymes, — A. asarinum, Lam.; Asarina coi difolia, AfcerecA. ,• I Specific Character. — Leaves opposite, cordate, crenated; stem 
A. procumbeus, iWiW. ,• A. Lobelii, Date ; Orontium asarina, Pers. procumbent. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., t. 902 ; and omjig. 3, in PI. 84. 
Description, &c. — This is a very pretty species, and particularly suited for rock- work, on account of its 
procumbent stems. It is, however, rarely seen in British gardens, as it is tender during winter, and rather 
difficult to manage. It is a native of Italy, and was first introduced in 1699, but it was soon lost. It was again 
introduced in 1748, when it appears to have been a very popular plant for some time till it was again lost, and 
since that time it does not appear to have been re-introduced. It is a very handsome plant, and probably, now 
that our gardeners are so much more skilful than they were formerly, some means may be devised of keeping it 
through our winters. 
ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS, Lin. 
Orontium 
Synonymes. — A. grandiflora, Stok. ; A. murale, Sal 
majus, Pers. 
THE COMMON SNAP-DRAGON. 
Paxt. Mag. of Bot., vol. v., p. 55, and vol. x., p. 197 ; and our figs. 
1 and 2, in PI. 84. 
Specific Character. — Stem thick, twisted, much branched ; leaves 
oblong, tapering at both ends ; flowers racemose, crowded. 
Engravings Eng. Bot., t. 129, of the species ; of the varieties. 
Description, &c. — Few plants vary more than the common Snap-dragon, and few have more beautiful 
varieties. Some of the flowers are of a pure white, others are rose-coloured, or a rich scarlet ; others are double ; 
and another, mentioned by De Candolle, and called by him Monteridense, has white and yellow flowers. Besides 
tliese, there are two very beautiful varieties figured in Pi. 84, the first of which. Antirrhinum majus, Caryophyl- 
loides, the carnation-flowered Snap-dragon, is one of the most beautiful herbaceous plants in our gardens. It is, 
however, unfortunately very apt to sport, and consequently it seldom can be kept many years of equal beauty, 
unless cuttings are made every year from the part on which the flowers are most perfect in their colours. The 
other variety, fig. 1, in plate 84, is said also to be very handsome ; but I have never seen it in flower, and have 
only copied the figure of it from Paxton’s Magazine. The common Snap-dragon is a native of Great Britain. 
OTHER SPECIES OF ANTIRRHINUM. 
A. MOLLE, Lin. 
This is a native of the Pyrenees, with white flowers, having a yellow palate, and the upper lip striped with 
purple. It is a procumbent plant, which was introduced in 1752, and requires protection during winter. It 
takes the name of molle, which signifies soft, from its leaves being completely covered with soft clammy hairs. 
A. SEMPERVIRENS, Lapeyr. 
The flowers of this plant are very like those of the last ; but the leaves are only slightly downy, and they are 
evergreen. The stem is also somewhat shrubby at the base. The plant was introduced in 1715. It is a native 
of the Pyrenees. 
A. LATIFOLIUM, Dec. 
This is a very handsome species, which deserves to be much more generally cultivated than it has hitherto 
been ; the flowers being yellow, with a deep orange palate. The leaves are also large and spotted with purple. 
It is a native of the south of France and the Pyrenees. There is a variety with purple flowers. 
