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petalis 3, stam. 3 liberis, stylis 3, caps. 31oc. 

 3sp. 3valv. Herha. fol. opp. — Very near to 

 Mollugo, but really a Liiiidia by monosperm 

 cells, and nearer Radiola. 



50G. Meiaphion saginoidcs Raf. Glabra, 

 erecta, ramosa, fol. lin. obi. acutis, fl. axill. ped. 

 — In Florida, small plant one or two inches 

 high, flowers white. 



507. Mesynium R. (middle un.) diff. ad 

 Linum, stylo unico, stigma 5 capitatis, vel sty- 

 lis 5 plus minusve coalitis, in stylo 5fido, 

 caps, mucronatis 5valvis Slocularis Ssperma. — 

 Types M. africanum or Luium monogynum^ 

 M. mexlcantim, texense and chilense (L. ma- 

 crei Lindl.) Lindley indicated this G. although 

 he says that in some sp. with yellow fl. the sty- 

 les are slightly united at the base, such are L. 

 ethiopicutn, virghiicutn, rigidum, mysorense : 

 but they have capsule lOloc as Linum, 



508. Mesynium texense Raf. Linum heren- 

 deri Hook. b. mag. 3486. Herbac. multicaule 

 angul. fol. alt. lin. rigidis glabris mucronatis, fl. 

 racem. flavis, sepalis lane. acum. serrul. petalis 

 basi villosis — Texas, quite monostyle, caps, glo- 

 bose acute. 



509. 3Iesynium tnexicanum Raf. Linum do. 

 Kunth, DC. bot. reg. 182G. Herb, paniculat. 

 glabr. fol. inferis oppos. ovatis, sepalis ovatis. — 

 Mexico, style 5iid at top. capsule mucronate. 



510. MOLLUGIDIA a new small family of 

 mine, only differing from Linidia by cells or 

 capsule polysperm, valves septifer, seeds cen- 

 tral, and petals often lacking. Types Rotcda, 

 Clierleria, Bergia, Moltugo, Nemallosis, 

 Lampetia, Hermannia, MaJiernia, Pharnace- 

 um they had been referred by me formerly to Al- 

 sinidia, but this branch of the old Caryophyles 



