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Leaves not twice as long as they are wide. 
Leaves on long stalks, not hairy, with about 5 es 
lobes. 4 
Cymbala‘ria. /vy-leaved Toadflax. 
Leaves on very short stalks or none, more or less 
hairy. 
asics with a projecting angle on each side at their 
f base. | 
: Elat'ine./ 
Leaves rounded at their base, without projecting- 
angles. } 
L spu Tia. 
Leaves quite narrow, more than twice as long as they are 
wide. 
Flowers few, each on a stalk several times as long as 
the calyx. ) 
mi'nor./ 
Flowers several, clustered together, on very short 
stalks. } 
re’pens. 
LINUM. 
pees (at least the lower ones) opposite ; flowers small, 
| white. } 
L cathar'ticum. Purging Flax. 
Leaves not opposite; flowers blue (rarely white), con- 
spicuous. 
Sepals wider towards their apex, the inner ones blunt; 
f (flowers bright-blue). “ 
\ Sepals all pointed. 
Flowers an inch or more across; petals bright-blue, 
uneven at their margin. ae 
usitatissimum. Common Flax 
“Flowers 2-4 inch across ; petals pale, entire at Se 
peren'ne.” 
marg th: 
angustifo'lium. 
LIS’TERA. 
Lowest petal, or “lip,” with only the 2 terminal lobes ; 
leaves 3 or 4 inches long. 
ova'ta. Zwayblade. 
Lip with 2 small additional lobes near its base; leaves 
scarcely 1 inch, heart-shaped. 
corda'ta. 
