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LINN.EA 



LINUM 



cles ; corolla rose-colored or white, about % in. long, 

 fragrant. June-Aug. In N. Amer. south to Md., and 

 Calif, in the Mts. B.B. 3:235. Gn. 24, p. 177. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



1298. Linnaea borealis (X%). 



LINOSPADIX (Greek, linear spadix) . Palmacew. L. 

 Petrickiana is a pinnate-leaved palm from New Guinea, 

 int. 1899 by Sander & Co., who say: "The slender, 

 alternate pinnae are slightly arched. The base is netted 

 with brown fiber, small, hair-like glumes of the same 

 color being apparent on the younger fronds and leaf- 

 stalks. The young fronds are colored similarly to those 

 of Areca Ilsemanni, and when developing have the 

 luster and brilliancy of new copper." 



Linospadix contains about 4 species of dwarf, un- 

 armed palms, all from New Guinea, varying consider- 

 ably in foliage. The genus is allied to Bacularia, but 

 Bacularia has premorse leaf segments and er^ct anthers 

 fastened at the base, while Linospadix has acuminate 

 leaf segments and versatile anthers fastened on the 

 back. Linospadix is distinguished from Howea (which 

 see) by the stamens 6-9: pistillate fls. with 6-9 stami- 

 nodes: ovule parietal. 



Petrickiana, Sander. Pinnae once cut from the apex 

 to a third or fourth the length of the pinna; laterally cut 

 about six-sevenths of the way from the tips of the seg- 

 ments to the rachis: premature basal Ivs. cut once from 

 the apex to half their length, the 2 lobes uncut. G.C. 

 III. 24:299. This is a handsome pinnate-leaved palm 

 of compact growth and well furnished with foliage, at 

 least while in a young state. In its juvenile condition, 

 the leaves of L. Petrickiana are simply bifid, the 

 pinnate form gradually appearing as the plant attains 

 age. Cultural conditions suited to the needs of Calamus 

 and Daemonorops will be most likely to succeed with 

 Linospadix, and include a temperature of 70, plenty of 

 water, and some shade throughout the year. 



W. H. TAPLIN and W. M. 



LINOStUIS (Linum and Osyris, which genera it re- 

 sembles). Comp6sitce. One species, L. vulgdris,Cass., 

 of Europe, is a good hardy perennial, growing l%-2 ft. 

 high, and bearing numerous small pale yellow heads : 

 stems strict (from ahardroot), striate, finely pubescent, 

 bearing many alternate, small, linear, entire Ivs. It is 

 An excellent late summer and fall bloomer, thriving well 

 in any good garden or border. Prop, by division. 



Ihe genus Lynosyris is now referred to Aster bv many 

 botanists, the above species then becoming Aster Lino- 

 syns, Bernh It is also known as Chrysoeoma vulgaris, 

 Gmeld. Horticultural^, it is distinct, with its yellow 

 heads and peculiar habit. Prom Aster it differs techni- 

 any m the absence of rays and in yellow fls. L H B 



LlNUM (classical name). Lin&cecs. FLAX. Temper- 

 ate-region plants of both hemispheres, of 80 or 90 spe- 

 aes, herbs or sometimes subshrubs. They are erect- 

 growing plants, with narrow alternate (rarely opposite) 



and mostly entire Ivs., and showy 5-petaled fls. whi<[ 

 open in the sunshine. Stamens 5 and alternate with tl 

 petals, usually united at the base: ovary 1, 3-5-locule 

 bearing as many styles as locules, and ripening into i 

 dry capsule which may or may not be dehiscent. Tl 

 fls. are borne in terminal racemes or cymes, and, althout > 

 each flower may be short-lived, the continuity of bloo 

 makes the plant showy. There are two horticultur I 

 sections, the annuals and perennials. All are of eas 

 culture in an open and warm place, fully exposed to tl 

 sun. Seeds of the annuals may be sown where tl 

 ptents are to bloom or they may be started under glas 

 The perennials often bloom the first year from seed, ac 

 seeds are often used to propagate them ; but the plan) 

 may be divided. There are several native Linums, son: 

 of which are small-fld., weedy plants. 



A. Plant annual : fls. red or blue. 

 B. Bloom red. 



grandifldrum, Desf. FLOWERING FLAX. Figs. 129* 

 1300. Erect, branchy, 1-2 ft., glabrous: Ivs. many, alte; 

 nate, broadly lanceolate to oblong, sessile or nearly sc 

 fls. terminating very slender pedicels which are 1-3 ii 

 long, the obovate petals wide-spreading (fl. 1-1% ir 

 across, and something like a single-fld. pink) and muc 

 exceeding the pointed scarious-edged sepals. N. Afi 

 B.M. 4956. R.H. 1848: 401. -Very serviceable garden ar 

 nual, and popular for its glossy bright fls. The cole 

 varies in the shades of red. Var. rubrum has brigb 

 red fls. Var. kermesinum is crimson. L. coccineum 

 Hort., is a scarlet-fld. form. In a warm, sunny place, th 

 Flowering Flax makes a very satisfactory plant. It i 

 not adapted to cutting, since the fls. are not durable 

 Will not stand frost. 



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BB. Bloom blue. 



usitatissimum, Linn. FLAX. Much cult, for linseei 

 and for fiber, and running wild along railroads and ir 

 fields : 2-3 ft. high, very slender-branched, glabrous 

 Ivs. small, linear or lanceolate, acute, alternate : fls 

 about %in. across, light blue, soon withering: pod large 

 mostly exceeding the scarious-edged sepals, nearly o: 

 quite indehiscent. L. humile, Mill., also cult, and some 



1299. Linum grandiflorum. 



times run wild, is lower and has a dehiscent caj: 

 it is probably only a form of the above. Flax has been 

 suit, from time immemorial, and it is unknown in 

 originally wild state. Some authorities consider it to 

 a modified form of L. perenne. 



