66 NEOBOT. 



he says that Hooker has named them in his 

 compendium) two new Flax apparently of this 

 Genus which I have designed as follows. 



1. Nezera (or Linurn) cuspidata R. stem 

 erect humble striate, leaves linear lanceolate 

 cuspidate ; flowers corymbose few, segments of 

 calix acute nervose, 2 larger ovate, 3 smaller 

 ovate lanceolate, petals obovate retuse Texas, 

 semipedal, leaves 6-91ines long, flowers large 

 apparently ochroleucous or yellowish white. 

 Annual. 



2. Nezera (or Linum) imbricata R. stem 

 erect rigid humble angular, leaves subulate im- 

 bricate adpressed acuminate scabrous nervose, 

 flowers dichotome erect, segments of calix sub- 

 unequal, ovate acuminate nervose margin sca- 

 riose Texas, annual 3 to 6 inches high, leaves 

 minute, flowers small incarnate? capsule 51o- 

 cular, Svalve as in Nezera. 



902. THEROFON Raf, 1828. Boykinia 

 Nut. 1834 not of Raf. 1828. calix 5fid equal, 

 semi-adherent, petals 5 elongate, stamens 5 in- 

 closed inserted on calix, ovary 2-3fid base ad- 

 herent, 2-3styles short, stigmas obtuse. Capsule 

 2-31ocular polysperm, dehiscent inwardly above, 

 partitions formed by double introflexions. 

 perennial, caulescent, leaves alternate, flow- 

 ers paniculate a beautiful and rare G. of nat. 

 order DICERACEA not Saxifragides, discovered 

 by Kin, named by me in 1828, the name being 

 one of old for Aconiturn, and I had a G. Boy- 

 kinia out of Ammania long ago. For another 

 Boykinia see 996. 



903. THEROFON NAI'ELLOIDES Raf. Boykinia 

 aconitifolia N. rar. 81. Heuchera palmata 

 Collins herb. stem grooved viscid pubescent, 

 leaves petiolate palmate 5-7fid laciniate rnuUi- 



