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Linum Flavum. Yellow Flax. 

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C/d/> a«^ Order. 

 Pentandria Pentagynia. 



Generic Character. 

 Cat. 5-phyllus. Petala 5. Gj#/I 5-valvis 10 locularis. Sem. 

 folitaria. 



Specific CharacJer and Synonyms. 



LINUM flavum calycibus fubferrato-fcabris lanceolatis fub- 



feffilibus, panicula ramis dichotomis. Linn. Sp. PL 



v. 1. ed. 3. p. 399. Mant. p. 360. Syfl. Vegetab. 



ed. 14. Murr. p. 303. Jacq. Fl. Aujlr. v. 3. t. 214* 



LINUM fylveftre latifolium luteum. Bauh. pin. 214. 



LINUM fylveftre III. latifolium. Cluf. hijl. 1. p. 317. 



There is a confiderable fimilarity betwixt the representation 

 of the prefent plant and that of the Linum arboreum figured on 

 the 234th plate of this work, they are neverthelefs two fpecies 

 widely differing, the flavum being a hardy herbaceous perennial, 

 a native of Germany, the arboreum a greenhoufe fhrub from the 

 Levant, both poffeffing confiderable beauty, and highly worthy 

 a place in all collections of ornamental plants. 



The Linum flavum is not mentioned either in the Dictionary 

 of Mr. Miller, or the Hortus Kewenfis of Mr. Aiton, and 

 as far as our knowledge extends was a ftranger in this country, 

 till we raifed it the year before laft from feeds fent us by 

 Mr. Daval, of Orbe in Switzerland; Clusius gives us a 

 reprefentation of it in flower, and Prof. Jacquin another 

 much fuperior ; according to the latter, it grows by the fides 

 of hedges and among fhrubs in mountainous fituations, and 

 rarely exceeds a foot in height. 



From the little experience we have had of this plant, it 

 appears to be eafy of culture, and to fucceed belt in a foil mo- 

 derately ftiff and moift j the flowers expand molt in a morning 

 when the fun fhines, and continue in fucceflion during Ju ne » 

 July, and part of Auguft; it appears as if it would ripen i« 

 feeds in my garden j thefe vegetate freely : the plant may alio 

 be increafed by parting its roots in autumn, or by cuttings or 

 its young fhoots. 



