LINE. 
—Lob. icon. t. 411. f. 2. L. sessiliflorum, Lam. dict. 3. p. 523. 
L. alterniflorum, Delile. 
Var. B, altérnum (Pers. ench. 1. p. 336.) stems evidently co- 
rymbose at the apex. ©.H. Native of Corsica. . 
Var. y, spicatum (Lam. dict. 8. p. 523.) stem rather spiked 
at the apex. Smith, fl. grec. 304. Leaves not ciliated. 
Straight Flax. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1759. Pl. 4 foot. 
11 L. r1ctpum (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 210.) leaves stiffly 
erect, linear, short; stem angular, furrowed; sepals ovate, 
acuminate, 3-nerved, glandularly-ciliated ; petals oblong, very 
narrow; styles connate to the middle. ©. H. Native of 
North America on the banks of the river Missouri. Flowers 
sulphur-coloured. 
Stiff-leaved Flax. FI. July. Clt. 1807. Pl. 1 foot. 
12 L. seracinor pes (Lam. dict. 3. p. 525.) leaves filiform, 
mucronate, alternate, crowded; stems suffruticose, branched at 
the. apex; flowers terminal, almost sessile; ovary 10-celled. 
h.G. Native of Monte Video on rocks, also of Chili. Flowers 
white or brownish. Petals shorter than the calyx. 
Selago-like Flax. Shrub procumbent or 4 foot erect. 
13 L. prostra‘rum (Lam. dict. 3. p. 525.) plant glabrous ; 
leaves alternate, oval-oblong ; stems prostrate, very much 
branched ; flowers lateral, solitary, on very short peduncles ; 
sepals bluntish. X4? h.G. Native of Peru on dry hills near 
Lima. Leaves like those of Polyjgala vulgaris. Flowers like 
those of L. Gallicum. 
Prostrate Flax. Pl]. prostrate. 
14 L. Vireria'num (Lin. spec. 398.) plant glabrous, erect ; 
leaves linear-lanceolate, alternate, radical ones ovate; panicle 
loose, corymbose ; sepals acute; styles connate at the base; 
capsules awnless. ©. H. Native of North America on dry 
sunny hills and in fields, from New York to Virginia. L. Virgi- 
nicum, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 210. Flowers small, remote. 
Virginian Flax. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1807. Pl. 1 foot. 
15 L. Mexica‘num (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 6. 
p- 39.) plant glabrous, erect; leaves alternate; lower ones 
somewhat opposite, oblong, or ovate-oblong, acute, rounded at 
the base; branches panicled ; sepals ovate; stigmas globose, 
acute, ciliated; styles connate to the middle; capsules acutely 
mucronate. ?/. F. Native of Mexico in woods near Santa 
Rosa. Benth. bot. reg. 1326. 
Mexican Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1828. Pl. 1 foot. 
16 L. Mysorr’yse (Heyne, mss. ex Wall. cat. herb. ind. no. 
1507. Benth. hot. reg. no. 1326.) glabrous, erect; leaves 
alternate, oblong, obtuse, tapering to the base; flowers pa- 
niculately-corymbose ; sepals ovate, acutish, with rather ciliated 
margins; petals hardly exceeding the sepals ; styles connate at 
the base ; stigmas globose ; capsule acutely-mucronate. ©. S. 
Native of Mysore. Flowers about the size of those of L. Vir- 
giniànum. 
Mysore Flax. Pl. 4 foot. 
17 L. Scuienea'num (Schlecht. et Cham. in Linnea. 5. p. 
234.) smooth, ascending, woody at the base, slender; leaves in 
something like whorls, 4 or nearly opposite, but mostly all alter- 
nate, obovate-lanceolate and linear-lanceolate, tapering to the 
base, sessile, rough on the margins ; flowers disposed in dicho- 
tomous cymes; the branches axillary and alternate ; bracteas 
linear, glandular, and fringed ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, 
with glandular serratures or fringed ; fruit shorter than the 
calyx. h. G. Native of Mexico in woods near Jalapa. 
Owers small, yellow. 
Schiede’s Flax. Shrub 1 foot. 
18 L. aeurt num (Mol. chil. ed germ. 126.) plant glabrous, 
erect; leaves alternate, lanceolate, acute; peduncles bifid ; 
pedicels longer than the calyx. %. F. Native of Chili on the 
Mountains.—Feuill, Per. 3. p. 32. t. 22. f. 2. 
I. Linu. 451 
Eagle Flax. Pl. 1 foot. 
19 L., renr’tLeum (Schlecht. et Cham. in Linnea. 5. p. 235.) 
villous ; root woody, descending, branched, white; stem densely 
leafy ; peduncles twice or thrice dichotomous; flowers pedicellate, 
solitary, alternate ; floral leaves minute, almost opposite ; leaves 
on the lower part of the stem almost in whorls, 4 or nearly oppo- 
site, elliptic, and lanceolate, acute at the base, and acutish at the 
top, rarely roundish and obtuse, villous or villously-ciliated, 
with rough margins, with a few stipitate glands in front; 
sepals ovate, lanceolate, keeled, acute, mucronate, with glandular 
fringed margins. %.F. Native of Mexico near Jalapa. Flowers 
yellow, larger than those of L. cathdrticum. 
Tender Flax. Pl. å foot. 
20 L. corymprrerum (Desf. atl. 1. p. 279. t. 80.) plant 
glabrous, erect; leaves lanceolate, erect, alternate, 3-nerved, 
rough ; panicle loose, somewhat corymbose ; sepals awl-shaped, 
mucronate at the apex ; petals four times longer than the calyx ; 
styles distinct; stigmas not capitate. ©. H. Native on Mount 
Atlas near Mayane. Flowers the size of those of L. usitatissimum. 
Corymb-bearing Flax. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 to 1} foot. 
21 L. Danu'ricum (Schult. syst. 6. p. 752.) plant glabrous, 
erect; lower leaves lanceolate-spatulate, crowded; cauline ones 
linear-lanceolate, remote, with rather roughish revolute margins ; 
panicle lax, corymbose ; pedicels very short; sepals ovate, lan- 
ceolate ; petals thrice as long as the calyx. Y%.H. Native of 
Dahuria. 
Dahurian Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Pl. 1 foot. 
22 L. maritimum (Lin. spec. 400.) plant glabrous, erect ; 
leaves lanceolate, 3-nerved, alternate, lower ones opposite, ob- 
tuse ; panicle lax, rather corymbose ; sepals ovate, with short 
points ; petals 3-times longer than the calyx; styles distinct. 
Xy. H. Native of the south of Europe in grassy boggy places 
by the sea-side. Jacq. hort. t. 154. L. heterophyllum, Moench. 
suppl. 99.—Lob. icon. t. 412. f. 2.—Tratt. tab. t. 579. 
Sea-side Flax. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1596. Pl. 2 feet. 
23 L. Mutte‘ri (Mor. elench. ex bull. phil. March, 1829. p. 
428.) This species comes very near to L, maritimum, and 
L. setaceum, Brot. but differs from both in the leaves being alter- 
nate, elliptical, and ciliated. h.H. Native of Sardinia on the 
mountains. 
Muller’s Flax. Pl. 1 foot. 
24 L. ARBO REUM (Lin. spec. 400.) shrubby, glabrous, glau- 
cous; leaves cuneiform, obtuse, alternate, recurved; flowers 
few, somewhat capitate; sepals oval-lanceolate, acuminated ; 
petals thrice as long as the calyx; style free; stigmas ob- 
long. h. H. Native of Candia and Italy on the mountains, 
Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. t. 305. Curt. bot. mag. t. 234. L. 
campanulatum, D. C. fl. fr. ed. 3. vol. 4. p. 797.—Alp. exot, 
p- 19. t. 13. 
Tree Flax. Fl. May, June. Cit. 1788. Shrub 1 foot. 
25 L. CAMPANULA`TUM (Lin. spec. 400.) plant scabrous at the 
base, glaucous ; leaves alternate, lower ones rounded at the apex ; 
middle ones furnished with a small point, upper ones obversely 
lanceolate, acuminate, each furnished at the base with two 
glands; sepals linear-lanceolate ; petals 3-times longer than the 
calyx; flowers corymbose. %4. H. Native of the south of 
Europe, especially in arid places of France.—Tab. icon. p. 
414, There is a variety of this plant in Tauria, with the 
leaves and branches pubescent. 
Campanulate-flowered Flax. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1795. Pl. 1 ft. 
26 L. Tav’ricum (Willd. enum. p. 339.) plant shrubby at the 
base, greenish ; leaves alternate, glaucous, furnished with two 
glands at the base of each, lower ones rather spatulate, upper 
ones lanceolate ; panicle dichotomous ; sepals acuminated, serru- 
lated; petals 3-times longer than the calyx. h.H. Native of 
Tauria L. campanulatum, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 255. 
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