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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Linum—continued. 
racemes, sometimes loosely racemose-subcymeform, some- 
times in contracted fascicles or spicate heads. Leaves 
alternate or rarely opposite, narrow, entire, one to many- 
nerved. Linums, whether of annual or perennial duration, 
are exceedingly ornamental and very free-flowering plants. 
The hardy perennial species are well suited for rockwork 
embellishment, and some of them succeed in the 
mixed border, where the soil is well drained. In all 
northerly parts of the country, a sheltered, warm posi- 
tion should be afforded, to insure their safety. Propagation 
may be effected by seeds, by cuttings, or sometimes by 
divisions in spring. Seeds are generally produced freely, 
and may be sown in pots, about March, and the young 
plants afterwards transferred to the open air; or they 
may be sown outside, in April. Cuttings should be taken 
in summer, when the wood is sufficiently firm without 
being too much hardened, and inserted in a shady 
position, under a hand glass. L. grandiflorum, one of 
the best showy annuals in cultivation, may be raised 
in any quantity from seeds sown, in March, where the 
plants are intended to flower. A well-drained sandy 
loam, with a little leaf mould or peat intermixed, may 
be recommended for Linums grown outside; but they 
are not usually fastidious regarding soil. All the under- 
mentioned are hardy herbaceous perennials, except where 
otherwise stated. 
L. alpinum (alpine).* A. blue, large, few, rath ; 
sepals bank Gees ves acntish. Jul oy 3 8 
sha) „ full of pellucid dots. A. ee z è 
G. E.. B. 17 = „ 
L. narrow. leaved) Pale Flax. » petals 
ih a Might pole eal gentian- aN. near 
à uro n) 
med, rather erect. (Sy, En. B. 291.) z 
Fig. 445. LINUM GRANDIFLORUM, showing Habit and detached 
Portion of Inflorescence. 
L. arboreum (tree-like).* A. yellow, handsome, large, few, some- 
I. 
i fractiferous pedicels deflex 
what capitate ; sepals acuminated. May and June. J. cuneiform, 
alternate, recurved. h. lft. Crete, &., 1788. 
dwarf spreading shrub, rather tender, but it will 
thrive in a warm sunny spot in the open border; it should 
) by a few branches during severe winters. (B. M. 234.) 
austriacum (Austrian). fl. pale bluish-purple ; petals retuse : 
Pa iape p te J. linear or rather 
racemose. . IG to aft. "Austria, 177 Plant glabrous acna 
j . t. Austria, 5. Plan E 
(B M. 1806.) ri g us, erect. 
L, campanulatum (bell-shape-flowered). fl. yellow, corym- 
bose, June to August. l. alternate; lower ones rounded at the 
; middle ones furnished with a small point; upper ones 
i acuminate. h. lft. South Europe, 1795. 
scabrous at the base, glaucous. (L. B. C. 1254.) 
L. Chamissonis (Chamisso’s). A synonym of L. Macraei. 
L. flavum (yellow).* 
5 in 
ft. 
8 golden-yellow, densely and 
branched heads; sepals acuminated, 
to August. l. alternate, narrow-lanceolate, 
smooth margins. 
June 
sessile, with h. lft. to ift. Europe, 
serrulated, 
acute, 
Linum continued. 
1793. A very handsome plant, woody at the base; it is not quite 
hardy in the Northern parts of England, but will withstand 
severe weather if slightly protected. (B. M. 312.) 
L. grandifiorum (large-flowered).* fl. rose-coloured, large, 
loosely panicled ; sepals lanceolate, acute, ciliately serrated. June 
and July. J. linear-lanceolate, acute, erectish. h. bin, to 12in. 
North Africa, 1820. Hardy annual. Plant glabrous, erectish, 
branched at the base. See Fig. 445. (B. M. 4955.) The form 
known as rubrum has brighter-coloured fiowers than the type. 
L. Macraei (MacRae’s).* fl. orange; sepals ovate, acuminated. 
8 . l. opposite or alternate, lanceolate, acuminated, stiff. 
Stems shrubby at the base. h. 1ft. Chili, 1864. Greenhouse or 
half-hardy. Syn. L. Chamissonis, (B. M. 5474.) 
L. monogynum (one-styled). fl. yellow, numerous; sepals ovate- 
lanceolate acute. June and July. J. alternate, lanceolate. 
Stem shrubby. k. lft. New Zealand, 1822. (B. M. 3574 
L. narbonense (Narbonne).* fl. of a beautiful blue, but some- 
times white, large, disposed in sub-corymbose panicles. May to 
July. J, alternate, distant, lanceolate-linear, very acute, and 
rather stiff. h, 2ft. Europe, 1759. Plant glabrous, erect, rather 
glaucous, (L. B. C. 190.) ; : 
L. nervosum (nerved). fl. blue, large, in loose panicles; petals 
emarginated or pointed, crenated at the apex. June and wee 
l. lanceolate, pointed, glabrous. Stem hairy at the base. h. lft. 
to lsft. Eastern Europe, 1822. j 
L. perenne (perennial). f/i. pale blue; petals emarginate ; outer 
pea hardly mucronate, inner ones blunt. June and July. 
J. linear, acute, erect. h. lft. to 1}ft. Europe (Britain). Plant 
glabrous, ascending. (Sy. En. B. 290.) 85 
L. salsoloides (Salsola-like). fl. white, with a purple centre or eye 
sepals ovate, acuminated, fringed with glandular hairs in the 
middle, June and July, l. linear-setaceous, smoothi: Stems 
shrubby at the base, branched, and a little twisted; branches 
ascending. n. It. South-west Europe, 1810. Hardy evergreen. 
L. sibiricum (Siberian). E of a beautiful blue, large; sepals 
oval, outer ones acutish, inner ones very blunt. h. 3ft. to Aft. 
Siberia, 1775. Plant glabrous, erect. (B.R. 1163.) i 
L. tauricum 
sepals acumina 
w 
Hardy annual. See Fig. 446. ( 
L. viscosum (clam 8 arely b 
cory Sune Co Ast Daas Were 
enone . well as the stems, hairy. . lft. 
