Lycopsis.} 



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oblong, blunt leaves. Cal. leaves mostly 3, bristle-pointed. Petals very 

 small, almost subulate, white, or tipped with rose-colour. 



24. Rauiola. Gmel. Flax-seed. 



1. R. 3Iillegrdna, Sm. {thyme-leaved Flax'Seed). E. Bot. t, 

 890. — R. linoides, Gmel. — Linum Radiola, Lin?}. 



Moist gravelly and boggy soils, in many places. Ft. July, Aug. 0. — 

 A very minute plant, 1 — 2 inches high, repeatedly dichotomous. Leaves 

 distant, ovate, entire, glabrous, under a high power of the microscope- 

 appearing dotted. Flowers axillary and terminal, stalked, solitary, on 

 short peduncles. Cal. segments united so as to form a monophyllous 

 many-toothed calyx. 



CLASS v.— PENTANDRIA. b Stamens. 



ORD. I. MONOGYNIA. 1 Style. 



* Perianth double, inferior. Corolla monopetalous. Germen 

 deeply \-lobed. Frxiit of A seeds or nuts. Nut. Ord. BouAGiNEiE, 

 De Ccind. (Asperifolite, Linn.) 



f Throat of the Corolla naked. 



1. EcHiuM. Cor. irregulai", its throat dilated, open and naked. 

 Stigma deeply cloven. — Named from iyj;, a viper ; because, 

 this, or some allied plant, was supposed to be an effectual remedy 

 against the bite of that anim.il. 



2. PuLMONARiA. Cul. with 5 angles, 5-cleft. Cor. funnel- 

 shaped, its throat naked. — Named ivom pidmo, the hmgs ; from 

 the use formerly made of this and other BoragineeB in pulmo- 

 nary affections. In the present instance, the spotted leaves, 

 resembling the lungs, were the principal recommendation. 



3. LiTHOSPERMUiNi. Cal. in 5 deep segments. Cor. funnel- 

 shaped, its mouth naked (or with very minute scales.) — Named 

 from 'ki&og, a stone, and cji^/j.a, a seed ; from its very hard shin- 

 ing seeds or nuts. The English name Gromioell has the same 

 origin in the Celtic : graun, a seed, and vnl, a stone. 



■\ \ Throat of the corolla more or less closed with scales. 



4. Symphytum. Cal. 5-cleft, or 5-partite. Cor.'enlarged up- 

 wards, its throat closed with connivent subulate scales. — Named 

 from ffu/Mip-ju, to unite ; from its imagined healing qualities. 



5. BoRAGO. Ca^. S-cleft. Cor. rotate, having its mouth closed 

 with 5 obtuse and emarginate teeth. — Named from cor, the 

 heart,^ and ago, to bring ; thence corrupted into Borago. 



6. Lycopsis. Cal. 5-cleft. Cor. funnel-shaped, M'ith a curved 

 tvhe, the mouth closed with convex, connivent scales. Nuts con- 



' Hence the>ld adage ; " I Borage, always bring Courage." 



