64 FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE RIVIERA 



branches. Leaves fewer and smaller than in L. perenne, which is not found 

 in France. 



Grassy places and dry slopes, ascending to iroo m. in Liguria. May July. 



L. alpinum L. grows in the Maritime Alps, and the var. collinum Guss. is 

 found at lower elevations in fields near Ampus and Sollies-Toucas in the Var. 



L. narbonense L. (Plate VIII). Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 greyish-green, with strong midrib and a distinct margin. Upper floral leaves 

 often with scarious margin. Sepals lanceolate, not ciliate, with white scarious 

 margin. Flowers, an inch across, blue, on slender pedicels. Petals ovate, very 

 briefly apiculate. Stigmas long, filiform. Plant 18 in. high, on a sub-ligneous 

 base. 



Woods and dry slopes. May, June. Also in the mountain region. We 

 believe this species has often been confused with the next, and that the large 

 flowers are usually a beautiful pale blue, as they appear in quantity above 

 G6menos towards the Col de Bretagne (Bouches du Rhone). 



L. austriacum L. Root-stock woody, with many erect stems 2 ft. high 

 Leaves narrow, linear-lanceolate, i nerved, glaucous, with more or less scabrous 

 edges. Flowers an intense blue, in racemes almost forming a corymb. Petals 

 obovate, rounded, more than twice length of calyx. Sepals oval, outer ones 

 acute, inner ones broader and with white, scarious margin. Pedicels arched and 

 pendent after flowering. 



Mountains and dry hills in Alpes-Marit. and Liguria, rare. May-July. 



L. salsoloides Lamk. = L. suffruticosum DC. (non L.). Plant woody 

 at the base, shrubby, 4-8 in. high, stems sometimes purplish. Leaves crowded 

 at base, linear-acute, small, with a few very minute teeth at edges. Flowers 

 large, light flesh-colour or white, almost in a corymb. Petals 4 times as long 

 as sepals, obovate, narrowing into a long claw, which is pink or pale violet out- 

 side. Sepals ovate, acuminate, sometimes reddish-green, with glandular cilia 

 on the edges, and a strong midrib. Anthers pale yellow, oval. 



Rocky hills and woods, especially on limestone, from near the sea to about 

 1400 m. June-July. L. suffruticosum of Linnasus (not DC.) which name 

 is given to this plant in Ardoino, " Flore des Alpes-Marit.," is a distinct 

 species from the S. of Spain. 



L. tenuifolium L. Slender-leaved Flax. Stems erect on a subligneous 

 base. Leaves close, linear-acute, scabrous at edges, with short hairs turned 

 towards apex. Sepals often reddish, oval, acuminate, keeled, ciliate, glandular. 

 Flowers in a branched raceme, pale pink or lilac, or white tinged with lilac. 

 Petals obovate, briefly acuminate and often notched. Capsule small and globose. 

 Mr. Bicknell says, " this plant is distinguished from the last, which it much re- 

 sembles, and with which it seems to have been long confused, by its greater 

 height, more scattered, larger, and broader leaves, by its smaller and more 

 numerous flowers, by its violet anthers inserted above the base and not in the 

 middle of the back, and by its smaller capsule." 



Dry stony hills. May-July. Above Menton, Nice, Bordighera, etc., and near 

 Roquebrune and Toulon in the Var. 



L. viscosum L. Viscous Flax. Plant glandular hairy ; stems 1-2 ft. high, 

 from a thick root-stock. Leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate, glandular-ciliate. 

 Sepals ovate-acuminate, ciliate-glandular, 3 nerved, twice length of capsule. 

 Flowers large, pink, veined with violet. Capsule globular-apiculate. 



Mountain pastures in Alpes-Marit. and Liguria. Common in the chestnut 

 zone and descending sometimes to near the sea, as near Ventimiglia. It reaches 

 1200 m. in Liguria. May- July. 



** Flowers yellow. 



L. maritimum L. (Plate VIII). Leaves linear-lanceolate, glabrous, 3 nerved, 

 lower ones opposite, upper alternate. Flowers yellow, in racemes forming a 

 corymb. Sepals ovate, shortly acuminate, ciliate-glandular. Petals 2 or 3 times 



