184 LINEiE. (FLAX FAMILY.) 



7. li. hir§utiiii% L. If .3 to .5, itoolhj. Leaves lanceolate to 

 linear, rarely glabiesceiit. Branches of cyme at length spike-like ; 

 sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, one-third to one-fourth as long as .025 

 long, light Nue corolla, aLout twice as long as capsule — Spring — 

 Genuesaret (Tristram.) 



8. L.. pubescens, Russ. © .3 to .5, more or less bristly-hairy ; 

 stems branching from neck. Leaves 3-.'>-nerved, oblong obtuse to 

 oblong-lanctolate acute, glandular-denticulate. Branches of cyme at 

 length elongated, spike-like ; sepals nerved, linear-lanceolate, one-third 

 as long as .03 long, pinl- corolla, thrice as long as capsule — Spring — 

 Fields ; common throughout in plains and lower mountains. 



9. It, iisitati§§iiiiiiiii, L. Coujmon Flax. Kittdn. .5 to 1, 

 stems simple or nearly so, erect. Leaves linear-lanceolate. Sepals ovate, 

 acuminate, 3-nerved, one-third as long as .02 long, deep blue, crenate 

 petals, as long as cajisule ; inner margin of septa of capsule not ciliolate 

 — Spring — Cultivated, and escaped from cultivation. 



10. Yt, humile, Mill. © .2 to .3; stem erect. Leaves flat, 

 linear-lanceolate, acute. Sepals ovate, acuminate, 3-nerved, ciliolate, 

 one-third as long as deep blue corolla, a little shorter than capsule, one 

 half to one-third as long as deep blue, entire petals ; inner margin of 

 septa of capsule ciliate — Spring — Fields ; Hermon to Aintab, and 

 northward. 



11. L.. aiigii§tifoliuiii, Huds. © If .3 to .5, ascending from 

 a many-stemmed neck. Leaves scattered, linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 l-nerved. Sepals two-fifths as long as .01 long, blue corolla, scarcely 

 as long as cajjsvle, ovate, short-acuminate, l-nerved, the outer toothed- 

 ciliate — S['ring — Fields and dry hills ; common. Varies considerably 

 in length and breadth of leaves, etc. 



12. L<. tenuifolium, L. 21 .3 to .5, shrubby at base ; stems 

 erect, rather rigid from a procumbent base. Leaves crowded, linear- 

 awl-shaped, keeled, l-neTYed.,margi?i somewhat revolute. Sepals l-nerved, 

 ovate-oblong, long-acuminate, one-third as long as .015 long, lilac corol- 

 la, scarcely longer than capsule — Summer — Mountains around Aintab, 

 and northward. 



13. Ij. earimlosuni, Boiss. If .04, glabrous, glaucous ; stems 

 tufted. Leaves crowded, linear, rather obtuse, .006 to .008 long, fleshy . 

 Flowers 1-2 ; fruiting pedicels nodding ; sepals ovate or nearly round, 

 obtuse, muticous, bioad margined, 3-5-nerved at base, half as long as 

 the ovate, acutish capsule — Summer — Alpine Lebanon, above Cedars. 

 Perhaps a variety of the following. 



14. L.. Au§triacu]ii, L. © If .3 to .4, glabrous ; stems erect 

 or ascending. Leaves linear, acute. Branches of cyme raceme-like, 

 fruiting pedicels recurved ; sepals round-ovate, somewhat 5-nerved at 

 base, one-third as long as .01 long, light hhie j^etals, less than half as long 

 as the globular, .01 broad capsule — S2Jring — Coelesyria, Hauran, Ain- 

 tab, and northward. 



Order XXrV. ZYGOPIlYI-LEiE. B. Br. (Ztgofhtllum Family.) 



IJerhs or shrubs, with stipulate (usually compound) 

 leaves, destitute of glandular dots, with regular Jiowers, 5 



