An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . wers, in terminal bracted racemes or 5-parted, the segments imbricated. Corolla irregu-lar, spurred at the base, or the spur rarely obsolete, 2-lipped,the upper lip erect, 2-lobed, covering the lower in the bud,the lower spreading, 3-lobed, its base produced into a palateoften nearly closing the throat. Stamens 4, didynamous,ascending, included; filaments and styl
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . wers, in terminal bracted racemes or 5-parted, the segments imbricated. Corolla irregu-lar, spurred at the base, or the spur rarely obsolete, 2-lipped,the upper lip erect, 2-lobed, covering the lower in the bud,the lower spreading, 3-lobed, its base produced into a palateoften nearly closing the throat. Stamens 4, didynamous,ascending, included; filaments and style filiform. Capsule ovoid or globose, opening by ior more mostly 3-toothed pores or slits below the summit. Seeds numerous, wingless orwinged, angled or rugose. [Latin, linunt, flax, which some species resemble.] About 150 species, of wide geographic distribution, most abundant in the Old World. Besidesthe following, another species occurs in Florida. The corolla, especially the terminal one of theraceme, occasionally has 5 spurs and is regularly 5-lobed, and is then said to be in the Peloria species : Antirrhinum Linaria L. Flowers yellow, 8-is long; leaves linear; flowers i2-i5 Lower leaves blue to white, 3-6 long. Spur of corolla filiform, curved; native species. Spur of the corolla short, conic; European adventive species. 1. L. Linaria, 2. L. supina. L. repens. Genus 5. FIGWORT FAMILY. 177 I. Linaria Linaria (L.) Karst. Ranstead. Butter-and-Eggs. Fig. 3743. Antirrhinum Linaria L. Sp. PI. 616. vulgaris Hill, Brit. Herb. 108. Linaria Karst. Deutsch. Fl. 947. 1880-83. Perennial by short rootstocks, pale green and slightlyglaucous; stems slender, erect, very leafy, glabrous, orsparingly glandular-pubescent above, simple or withfew erect branches, i°-3° high. Leaves linear, sessile,entire, acute at both ends, mostly alternate, i-ii long,i-iV wide; flowers densely racemose, light yellow,
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