66 KEOiKyf, 



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 Linum) 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) imhricata 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 5Io- 

 cular, 5valve as in Nezera. 



902. THEROFON Raf, 1828. Eoykinia 

 Nut. 18:M 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 

 2-31ocularpolysperm, dehiscent inwardly above, 

 partitions formed by double introflexions. 

 perennial, caulescent, leaves al'ernate, flow- 

 ers paniculate — a beautiful and rare G. of nat. 

 order Diceracea not Saxifragides, di^-covered 

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

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

 kinia out of Ammania long ago. For another 

 Boifkinia see 99G. 



903, TiiEROFON NAi'ELLoiDEs Raf. Boykjuia 

 aconitifolia N. rar. 81. Heuchera palmata 

 ColUns herb. — stem grooved viscid pubescent, 

 leaves petielate p?dmate 5-7fid laciniate muUi- 



