In the L. glandulosum, luteolum, nodiflorum, and corymbiferum, the 

 stigmates are not globular, as in most of the species of this genus, but 

 elongated, and scarcely thicker than the styles. 



I take this opportunity of subjoining the characters of three new species 

 of Linum belonging to Decandolle's first division, /ori^Ms/ayw. 



L. Macrai, glabrum; caullbus basi frnticosis, ramis erectis; foliis oppositis alternisve 

 lanceolatis, acuminatis, rigidis; sepalis ovatis, acuminatis; petalis calyce dupl6 

 longionbus ; stylo corollam gnbeequante, apice bi-eviter qiiinquefido; stiimatibus 

 globosis; capsuhs acuto-mucronatis. 



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tenuifolium. In 



the shorter leaves less frequently opposite, and by the conformation of the 

 ct,,i.. It ^as gathered at Valparaiso by Mr. M^Rae, collector to the 



styles. 



Horticultural Society. 



L. mysureme (Heyne MSS. ex Wall. cat. herb. ind. no. 1507), glabrum, erectum ; foliis 

 alternis, oblongis, obtusis, basi attenuatis ; floribus paniculato-corymbosis ; sepalis 

 ovatis, acutiusculis, margine subciliatis ; petalis calycem breviter superantibus : stylis 

 basi connatis ; stigmatibus globosis ; capsuld acuto-mucronata. 



■ A small annual, resembling in habit and in the size of the flower, the 

 L. gallicum or L. virginianum, but differing from both by the broader and 

 more obtuse leaves, and by the ovate sepals but slightly acute, not acuminate. 

 1 he flowers appear to be yellow.— From Dr. Heyne's collection in the East 

 India Company s Herbarium, where it is marked by him with the names of 

 L. mysurense and L. humile. 



Ij. tetragmum (Colebr MSS. ex Wall. cat. herb. ind. no. 1506), glabrum, fniticosum. 

 fl„Hhn«^'-?^' elliptico-oblongis, acuminatis, serratis, basi' aUenuatis, petiolatls; 

 °™8 capitato-corymbosis ; pedunculis bracteatis ; sepalis ovatis, breviter acuminatis, 



A native of Nipal and Sylhet. {Wallich.) Flowers yellow, rather 

 smaller than m the L. trigynum. Inflorescence similar to that of the 

 ▼anety of L. repens, which appears to have been described by Don as 

 L. Licanobwn. '' 



The three East Indian frutescent linums (L. trigynum, repens, and 

 tetragynum) differ from the others by then- frutescent stem, large penni- 

 nerved eaves and by the capsule obtuse or depressed at the top, and less 

 distmctly divided into separate carpella. They might form a good section, 

 though there do not appear to be characters sufficient to distinguish them as 



^K^^?*!!' -^j, '^^^^".* ^^ *^^ ^^^^^5 serrate, and the styles connate to 

 about the middle of their length. It has been figured by Smith {exot. hot. 



t. 15) ^sL. trigynum; and I am disposed to consider the L. Cicanobum 



(Hanii t. m Don proir.fi. nep. p. 217) as a mere variety, or rather a state 



depending on the age of the plant. The true L. trigynum is well figtired in 



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