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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
3 —LINARIA SPECIOSA, Jacq. THE SHOWY TOAD-FLAX. 
Synonvmes. —L. bipartita, Willd. ; L. coerulea, Hort. ; Antirrhi¬ 
num orchidiflorum, Hort. ; A. bipartitum, Vent . ; A. speciosum, 
Doun. 
Engravings. —Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 30 ; and our fig. 2, in 
Plate 43. 
Specific Character. —Glabrous. Leaves linear, or linear-lanceo¬ 
late, flat, alternate or verticillate; those of the surculi broader, and 
three in a whorl. Flowers disposed in loose racemes. Segments of 
the calyx almost lanceolate, acute, with membranous edges. — 
(G. Don.) 
Description, &c. —This plant has very beautiful flowers when closely examined, though they are not so 
showy in a mass as those of L. spartea. The stem is slender and branching, and seldom, under any circum¬ 
stances, rises more than a foot high. The plant is a native of Morocco, and was introduced in 1815. The seeds 
are common in every seed-shop under the name of Antirrhinum speciosum , and they require no other care than 
sowing, not too thick, in rather poor and sandy soil. 
4.—LINARIA CANADENSE, Bum. THE CANADIAN, OR AMERICAN TOAD-FLAX. 
Synonymes. —Antirrhinum Canadense, Lin.; A. pauciflorum, 
Pcepp. 
Engravings. —But. Mag. t. 3473; and our fig. 6, in Plate 43. 
Specific Character. —Leaves linear, remote, glabrous, usually 
alternate ; those of the surculi broader, opposite, or three in a whorl. 
Raceme loose, slender, attenuated upwards. Pedicels longer than the 
hracteas. Calycine segments acute, downy.— (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. —This elegant little plant is not half so much cultivated as it deserves to be, from its large, 
delicate, pale-violet flowers, and elegant, though slender habit of growth. The plant, though called Canadian, is 
a native of both North and South America ; and though known to and described by Linnteus, it was not, as 
Sir W. J. Hooker informs us, introduced into our gardens till the spring of 1835 ; when Mr. Drummond sent 
seeds (as well as specimens) from Texas, which produced flowers the ensuing summer. The seeds differ from the 
other species in being brown instead of black, and much furrowed ; they are not yet common in the seed-shops, 
but when procured, they should be sown in a sandy loam in March or April. The plant is quite hardy, and well 
deserving of cultivation. It is the only species of Linaria that has been discovered in America. The seeds are 
sold at Charlwood’s and in other seed-shops, under the proper name of the plant, Linaria Canadense. 
5.—LINARIA TRISTIS, Mill. THE SAD-COLOURED TOAD-FLAX. 
Synonyme. —Antirrhinum triste, Lin. 
Engravings. —Bot. Mag. t. 74 ; and our fig. 1, in Plate 43. 
Specific Character. —Glaucous, downy at top ; leaves linear, or 
linear-oblong; lower ones.3 or 4 in a whorl, upper ones opposite, 
or alternate ; flowers approximate, sometimes nearly opposite ; bracteas 
deflexed; calycine segments linear-subspathulate, obtuse, downy.— 
—(G. Don.) 
Description, &c. —The colour of the flowers of this species is a fine rich purplish brown, so that they do not 
deserve the epithet applied to them in the specific name, as they only look dark or sombre at a distance; and 
when examined closely, it will be found to be curiously and beautifully marked. It is a native of the neighbour¬ 
hood of Gibraltar, whence it was introduced in 1722. It is generally treated as a greenhouse perennial, as it is 
too tender to live through the winter in the open air; but it will do quite well in the open border if treated as 
an annual. _ 
OTHER SPECIES OF LINARIA. 
The following are mentioned in Charlwood’s Catalogue as kinds of which seeds may be procured. The shape 
of the flowers and the culture of the plants are the same in all. 
