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LINE^. (flax family.) 



Fig. 77. 



(a) Bud and flower of L. usitatissimum. (6) Longitudinal section of flower showing 

 the calyx, the disk, into which the petals and stpmens are inserted, the ovary with central 

 placenta, and the 5 styles, (c) The capsule divided transversely, showing the 5 cells, 

 each divided by a septum extending from the valve nearly to the axis (by an inaccuracy of 

 the artist represented as actually reaching the axis). 



* Petals yelloiD. 

 t Petals free. 



I L. Gallicum, 2 corymbiilosum, 3 strictum. 



t t Petals adhering ly 'ujj'per 'part of clawB. 

 \ Annuals. 



4 L. nodiflorum. 



\ \ Perennial. 



5 L. Balansae, 6 flavum. 



* * Petals Uue or fiiik^ free oi' somewhat united lyy claics. 



t Stigmas fHiform-cliib-shaped. 



% Fruiting pedicels short. Sepals glandular. Claics of petals somewhat 

 united. Annuals. 



7 L. hirsutum, 8 pubescens. 

 X X Fruiting pedicels rather long. Sepals destitute of glands. 

 § Annuals, 

 9 L. usitatissimum, 10 humile. 



§ § A7inuals sometimes becoming perennial. 



II L. angustifolium. 



t t Stigmas capitate, or oblong -capitate. 

 12 L. teuuifolium, 13 carnulosum, 14 Austriacum. 



1. L<. Gallicum, L. © .3 to .5, glabrous, loosely corymbose. 

 Leaves liuear-lauceolate to linear, scattered. Lower fruiting pedicels 

 as long as calyx or longer ; sepals lanceolate, acuminate, half as long 

 as corolla, longer than capsule — Spring — Coast and Lebanon to 

 1000 m. 



