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Linum Hypericirotium. MALLow- 
FLOWERED FLAX. 
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Glafs,.énd.Onder, 
PenTaNDRIA PENTAGYNIA, _ 
Generic Charafer. 
Cal. 5-phyllus. Pet. 5. Cap/, 5-valvis, 10-locularis. Sem. 
folitaria. sat j 
Specific CharaGer and Synonyms. 
LINUM bypericifolium ; foliis feffilibus oblongo-ovatis alternis 
fuboppofiti{que quinquenerviis pun@atis margine 
pilofis, ftylis ftaminibus brevioribus bafi coalitis, 
ftigmatibus clavatis. : 
LINUM bypericifolium. Salifoury in Paradif. Lond. 79. 
LINUM vennflum. Bot. Repof. 477. 
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Descr. Stem ere&, rounded, foft-hairy, rongh at the 
lower part from the veftiges of decayed leaves. Leaves alter- 
nate, but approaching one another by pairs, feffile, long-oval, 
five-nerved, ciliated, dotted with {mall black points. Peduncles 
ina terminal corymb. Braées lance-fhaped, ciliated. Calyx 
five-leaved, leaflets ovate-acuminate, hairy, three internal, and 
two external. Corolla fhewy, very like thofe of the common 
mallow, five-petalled: peta/s wedge-fhaped, very obtufe, quite’ 
entire but fomewhat crifped at the margin, ftrongly veined ; 
claws yellow, fluted, united at the bale. Stamens five: fila~ 
ments dilated at the bafe: anthers purple. Ovary globofe~ - 
conical, villous: Styles united at the bafe, fhorter by half 
than ftamens: Séigmas club-fhaped, refle€ted between the fila~ 
ments below the anthers. 
We received this beautiful Linum from Mr. Loppicrsin 
flower in May laft, and a fucceffion of bloom continued for 
— feveral — 
