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being much lower. It was formerly highly esteemed for its medicinal properties, but it is now comparatively 
neglected, though it is still used in country places, when steeped in milk, as a remedy for weak eyes. It is an 
annual, and it produces its flowers from July to September. 
GENUS YI. 
THE TOAD-FLAX. (Linaria, Desf.) 
Lin. Syst. DIDYNAM1A ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx five-parted ; the two lower segments | lower three-lobed. Capsule ovate or globose, opening with several 
far apart from the rest. Corolla lingent, calcarate at the base ; the I valves at the apex. Seeds bordered. {Dec.) 
tube inflated; the limb two-lipped ; the upper lip bifid, reflexed; the 1 
Description, &c. —The species belonging to this genus are often confounded with those of Antirrhinum, 
but they are distinguished by a spur-like process at the base of the corolla. The name of Linaria is derived 
from Linum , flax, which the leaves of some of the species resemble. The genus is placed in the same Linnaean 
class and order as Rhinantlius. 
* Leaves dilated. Stems flaccid. 
1.—THE IVY-LEAVED TOAD-FLAX. (Linaria Cymbal aria, Mill.) 
Synonymes. —Antirrhinum Cymbalaria, Lin.; Wandering Sailor. Specific Character. —Leaves heart-shaped, five-lobed, alternate, 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 502 ; 2nd ed., t. 867 ; and our fig. 1, smooth. Stems procumbent. (Smith.) 
in PI. 48. 
Description, &c. —This beautiful little trailing plant, which is now so common everywhere, particularly on 
old walls in London and other cities, is not a true native of this country, having been originally introduced from 
Italy. It is not possible, however, for any plant to have become more completely naturalised; and wherever 
it is introduced it is equally sure to establish itself. It is a perennial, and it produces its pretty blue flowers 
during the whole of the summer and autumn. 
2.— THE ROUND-LEAVED FLUELLEN. (Linaria spuria, Mill.) 
Synonyme. —Antirrhinum spurium, Lin. Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 691; 2nd ed., t. 868 ; and our fig. 2, in PI. 48. 
Specific Character. —Leaves ovate, downy, chiefly alternate. Stems procumbent, hairy. (Smith.) 
Description, &c. —This species is frequent in dry arable land on the whole of the eastern part of England, 
but particularly towards the south. It is an annual, and flowers from July to September. 
THE SHARP-POINTED FLUELLEN. (Linaria Elatine, Desf.) 
This is a species bearing considerable resemblance to the last, but distinguished by its angular sharp-pointed 
leaves. It is an annual, with small inconspicuous flowers, which appear from June till September. 
* * Leaves narrower. Stems upright. 
3—THE CREEPING PALE-BLUE TOAD-FLAX. (Linaria repens, H. Kew.) 
Synonymes. —Antirrhinum repens, Lin.; A.monspessulanum, Lin. Specific Character. —Leaves linear, glaucous, scattered; partly 
Engravings.— Eng. Bot., t. 1253 ; 2nd ed., t. 870 ; and our fig. 
3, in PL 48. 
whorled. Stem panicled. Calyx smooth, the length of the spur. 
(Smith.) 
Description, &c. —This species is only found in the south of England and Ireland, and it generally grows 
