LINEZ. 
uw. H. Native of? Floweys pale blue. L. Austriacum, Lam. 
dict. 3. p.521. Branches spreading horizontally. 
Diffuse Flax. FI. June, July. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
56 L. aneustirérium (Huds. angl. 134.) plant glabrous, 
many-stemmed, rather erect; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, 3- 
nerved ; sepals elliptical, 3-nerved, acutish ; petals hardly twice 
the size of the calyx. 2/.H. Native of France, and Italy, 
also of Asia and New Holland. In England in sandy or chalky 
pastures, especially towards the sea. Abcut St. Ives and Truro, 
Cornwall, plentifully ; in Sussex and Kent; near Walsingham, 
and in Gunton fields, Norfolk; at Darsham, Suffolk ; in a field 
by Allerton Hall, near Liverpool. Smith, engl. bot. t. 381. 
Petals pale-purple, with a slight notch. 
Narrow-leaved Flax. Fl. July. England. PI. 1 foot. 
_ 57 L. Srcutum (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. app. p. 127.) stem 
simple ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved; flowers in 
corymbose panicles ; sepals acuminated, 3-nerved, with glan- 
dular margins ; petals emarginate. 2%?H. Native of Sicily. 
Sicilian Flax. Pl. 1 foot. 
58 L. AGRE'STE (Brot. fl. lus. 481.) stems rather tufted, ob- 
lique, and are as well as lanceolate, 3-nerved ; acuminated leaves 
glabrous ; sepals lanceolate, 3-nerved, acuminated ; petals cu- 
neated ; capsules mucronate, woolly at the dissepiments. ©. H. 
Native of Portugal. Petals white, with purple lines and 5 blue 
nerves at the claws, or from purplish-white to ash-coloured. 
Wild Flax. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
59 L. Srerricum (D.C. prod. 1. p. 427.) plant glabrous, 
erect, tall; leaves linear, acute, spreading, without dots; sepals 
oval, 5-nerved at the base, outer ones acutish, inner ones very 
blunt, all with membranaceous margins ; petals entire, three or 
four times larger than the calyx. 2.H. Native of Siberia. 
L. perénne, var. Sibirica, Lin. spec. 379. Mill. fig. t. 166. 
f. 2. good. L. Austriacum, Sims. bot. mag. t. 1086. Flowers 
large, beautiful blue. 
Siberian Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1775. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
_ 60 L. Lewrsi (Pursh, fi. amer. sept. 1. p. 210.) stems tall, 
numerous, glabrous; leaves scattered, lanceolate-linear, mucro- 
nate, glabrous; sepals ovate, acuminated, 3-nerved ; petals 
rounded at the apex. 2%. H. Nativeof North America in the 
valleys of the Rocky Mountains, and on the banks of the 
Missouri. L. Sibiricum, var. Lewisii, Lindl. bot. reg. 1163. 
Flowers large, pale blue. Plant glaucous. 
Lewis's Flax. Fl. July. Clt. 1826. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
61 L. A’nNexicum (Mill. dict. no. 5.) plant glabrous, ascending ; 
leaves linear, acute, erect ; sepals obovate, obscurely 5-nerved, 
Outer ones hardly mucronate, inner ones obtuse, with membrana- 
ceous margins; petals emarginate, two or three times longer 
than the calyx. 4. H. Native of England on chalky hills in 
Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, and Westmoreland, and at 
Marsham, Norfolk. L. perénne, var. A’nglica, Lin. L. perenne, 
Smith, fl. brit. 343. engl. bot. 1. t. 40. Mart. fl. rust. t. 134. 
Roots woody. Flowers pale-blue. 
y Var. 2, procúmbens (Rai. angl. 3. p. 362.) stems procumbent. 
English Flax. Fl. June, July. England. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
62 L. Ausrrtacum (Lin. mant. 359.) plant glabrous, erect ; 
leaves linear or rather lanceolate, acute, erectish, full of pellucid 
dots; branches racemose ; fructiferous pedicels deflexed ; sepals 
Oval, obtuse, 3 or 5-nerved at the base; petals retuse, three or 
four times longer than the calyx. 4. H. Native of Austria 
on hills, Jacq. fl. austr. t.418. Petals pale, blueish-purple. 
Austrian Flax. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1775. Pl. I to 2 feet. 
63 L. monra‘num (Schleich. cat. pl. helv. D. C. prod. 1. 
P. 427.) plant glabrous, erectish, many-stemmed; leaves linear 
or lanceolate, acute, erectish; flowers in panicled corymbs ; 
VOL, I.— PART. V. . 
I. Linum. 4.57 
fructiferous pedicels erect; sepals oval, 3-nerved at the base, 
with membranaceous margins, outer ones acute, inner ones 
obtuse, thrice as large as the calyx. YL. H. Native of France, 
Switzerland, Italy, and Hungary, on grassy mountains. L. 
Austriacum, D. C. suppl. 615. L. alpinum, D. C. fl. fr. 4. 
p. 615. L. perenne, Lam. fi. fr. 3. p. 66. Bert. amæn. it. 
352. L. le've, Scop. carn. ed. 2. no. 387. t. 11. L. Narbo- 
nénse, Sut. helv. 184. L. alpinum £, elatius, Wahl. carp. 299. 
Flowers blue. 
Mountain Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Pl. 1 foot. 
64 L. arri num (Lin. spec. 1672.) plant glabrous, decum- 
bent, many-stemmed ; leaves linear, awl-shaped, spreading, full of 
pellucid dots ; flowers few, rather corymbose ; fructiferous pe- 
dicels erect; sepals oval, 3-nerved at the base, with membran- 
aceous margins, outer ones acutish, inner ones obtuse, thrice 
as large as the calyx. Y%.H. Native of the south of France, 
north of Italy, and Austria, on dry mountains. Jacq. aust. t. 
821. Sweet, fl. gard. t. 17. Linum perénne y, alpinum Schiéde 
in Schlecht. Linnza. 1. p. 70. Flowers large, blue. 
Alpine Flax. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. Pl. 4 foot. 
65 L. pecu’mBeEns (Desf. atl. 1. p. 278. t. 79.) plant glabrous, 
many-stemmed, decumbent; leaves linear-awl-shaped, acute, 
erect ; flowers few, somewhat corymbose; fructiferous pedicels 
erect; sepals ovate, membranaceous, pointed at the apex ; petals 
retuse, twice as long as the calyx. X.H. Native of the north of 
Africa in fields, in the kingdom of Tunis. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Decumbent Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Pl. 3 foot. 
66 L. Granpirtorum (Desf. atl, 1. p. 277. t. 78.) plant 
glabrous, erectish, branched at the base ; leaves linear-lanceo- 
late, acute, erectish ; flowers loosely panicled ; sepals lanceolate, 
acute, ciliary-serrated, rather longer than the capsules. %. F. 
Native of the north of Africa in fields near Mascar. Flowers 
large, rose-coloured. Leaves rough on the margins. 
Great-flowered Flax. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 to 1 ft. 
67 L. TENUIFÒLIUM (Lin. spec. 398.) stems branching from 
the base, erect, glabrous; leaves linear-setaceous, smoothish ; 
sepals lanceolate, acuminated, fringed with glandular hairs in the 
middle, exceeding the capsule in length ; petals three times longer 
than the calyx. Y%.H. Native of many parts of Europe on 
arid hills, particularly in France, Switzerland, and Germany. 
Jacq. fl. austr. t. 215,.—Clus, hist. 1. p. 318. f. 2.—Flowers of 
a dirty whitish flesh-colour. Leaves spinulose on the margins. 
Slender-leaved Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt.1759. Pl. 14 ft. 
68 L. satsororpes (Lam. dict. 3. p. 521.) stems shrubby at 
the base, branched and a little twisted; branches ascending, 
sterile ones short; leaves linear-setaceous, smoothish ; sepals 
ovate, acuminated, fringed with glandular hairs in the middle, 
rather shorter than the capsules; petals 3-times longer than 
the calyx. h.H. Native of France, Provence, and Vascony, 
in arid places. L. suffruticosum, D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 616. but not 
of Cav.—Barrel. icon. t.795. Flowers small, of a dirty whitish 
flesh-colour. 
Salsola-like Flax. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. Pl. 1 foot. 
69 L. surrruticosuM (Lin. spec. 400.) stems shrubby at the 
base, branched, and are as well as linear, acute leaves, scabrous 
in all parts; sepals acuminated, fringed with glandular hairs in 
the middle; petals 5-times longer than the calyx. k. F. 
Native of Spain in arid fields. Cav. icon. 2. t. 108. L. tenui- 
fòlium, Asso. syn. arr. 41. Linum, Bory. ann. gen. 3. p. 10. 
— Barrel. icon. t. 1231. Differing from L. salsoloides in being 
canescent and having oblong petals. Flowers large, pale-flesh- 
coloured, or white with purple claws. 
Suffruticose Flax. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1759. Shrub 1} foot. 
70 L. ca’rneum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p.132.) leaves linear- 
lanceolate, very acute, glaucescent, lower ones opposite, upper 
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