DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. Linn^a. 741 
LINNiE'A.* * Calyx double, that of the fruit four-leaved, that of 
the flower with five divisions, superior: Bloss. belk 
shaped : Berry dry, three-celled. 
L. borea'lis. 
{Hook, FL Lond. 199— E. Hot. 433. E.)— FI. Dan. S—Blackw. 697 — FI. 
Lapp. 12. 4— Kniph. 9— Ludw. 142— H. Ox. v. 2. 19. 
Stems thread-shaped, from three to six feet long, trailing. Leaves opposite, 
roundish-egg-shaped, with two or three serratures on each side, ending in 
leaf-stalks. Branches alternate, undivided, upright, an inch long, hearing 
six or eight leaves. Fruit-stalks terminating the older branches, solitary, 
a finger’s length, upright. Blossom white on the outside, flesh-coloured 
within. (In the night emitting a fragrant odour like the Spircea . Berry 
dry, three-celled. Seeds solitary, or in pairs. Linn. E.) 
Two-flowered Linnjea. First found in an old fir-wood at Inglismaldie, 
Kincardineshire, by Prof. J. Beattie, jun. In fir-woods at Craibstone, 
six miles from Aberdeen. Mr. Anderson. (Other stations have since been 
observed in Scotland ; and in England it has been discovered by Miss 
the forgetfulness, of intoxication !” A scanclalum magnntum on the sex, we would fain 
believe.—In particular districts it may be found in vast profusion. The heights of Haldon, 
above Teignmouth, to the left of the road leading towards Dawlish, present many acres so 
thickly covered with Foxglove as to be worthy the attention of the apothecaries’ herbal ists, 
who might from that spot with little trouble obtain a genuine and ample supply, and 
thus avoid the serious disappointment too frequently arising from the substitution of 
Verhascum , (Mullein) or some other inefficacious herb. It should be particularly observed, 
that the leaves, by being kept to a second year, lose their strength, and the diuretic qualities 
become much diminished. It is therefore necessary to gather the plant fresh every season. 
The Foxglove in its most ample dimensions is really a superb plant. Mr. W. Christy assures 
us he gathered a specimen in the vicinity of Tintern Abbey, which measured in height seven 
feet, nine inches; length of the spike four feet, ten inches ; number of flowers thereon 
three hundred and eleven! Nor are its beautiful blossoms unworthy the attention of the 
Entomologist, for therein may he occasionally find a variety of little beings, attracted by 
the convenience of repose, shelter, or sustenance :— 
“ The Foxglove now in crimson tresses rich. 
Depends, whose freckled bells to insect tribes 
Afford a canopy of velvet bliss.’* 
And, especially, as in a favourite haunt:— 
-“ Bees that soar for bloom. 
High as the highest peak of Furness Fells, 
Will murmur by the hour in Foxglove bells.” Wordsworth. E.) 
* (This humble Lapland plant was named by Gronovius, with the concurrence of 
Linnaeus himself, in allusion to the unobtrusive habits of the great philosopher, whose genius, 
immortal as it now appears, was long in obtaining due consideration. This celebrated and 
most enlightened reformer of Natural History, the son of a Swedish clergyman, was born at 
Rashult, in 1707, and by extraordinary merit and the publication of various elaborate per¬ 
formances, succeeded to the Professorship of Botany and Medicine at Upsal, received the 
honour of knighthood from his sovereign Adolphus, and was ultimately elevated to the rank 
of nobility. He died in 1778, but not till his fame, established on an imperishable foun¬ 
dation, had extended throughout the civilized world. 
-* c Quel lieu desert n’est plein de sa memoire ? 
II fit de chaque plante un monument de gloire,”—Delille. E.) 
