FLAX TRIBE. 



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guislied from the preceding by its somewhat broader and 

 more distant leaves, by its stems being mostly solitary, 



LINUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM, and L. CATHARTICUM. 



instead of several from the same root, by its notched 

 petals, and by its larger size. 



** Leaves opposite. 



3. L. cathdrticum (Cathartic Flax). Leaves oblong, 

 broader at the base ; sepals pointed. Dry pastures ; 

 abundant. Very different in size and habit from any of 

 the preceding, rarely exceeding 6 inches in "height, and 

 bearing numerous small white flowers, which grow in 

 panicles, and droop before expansion. Fl. June, July. 

 Annual. 



