39 LINUM USITATISSIMUM 



under the name of Garron Oil. Linseed oil, however, is princi- 

 pally used in painting, on account of its drying property, and in 

 the manufacture of printers' ink. 



4. OTHEK PRODUCTS OP THE FLAX PLANT. The value of the flax 

 plant is not confined to its seeds, but its liber-fibres when properly 

 prepared constitute flax of which linen fabrics are made. The con- 

 sumption of flax for this purpose is enormous ; even in this country 

 alone in 1873, besides the flax obtained from home cultivation, we 

 imported 2,194,000 cwt. Linen when scraped forms lint, which 

 is so valuable for surgical dressings, and the short fibres which are 

 separated in the course of its preparation constitute tow, which is 

 much employed in pharmacy, surgery, and for other purposes. 



Per. Mat. Med., by B. & R., p. 924; Pharmacographia, p. 90; 

 U. S. Disp., by W. & B., pp. 528 and 598 ; Greenish, in Year 

 Book of Pharmacy, 1871, p. 590. 



DESCRIPTION OP PLATE. 



Drawn from a specimen grown in the Garden of the Royal Botanic 

 Society, London. 



1. Diagram of flower (the sepals should have been shown imbricate and the 



petals convolute in this figure). 



2. Andrcecium and pistil. 



3. Vertical, and 4. Transverse section of ovary. 

 5 and 6. Ripe fruit. 



7. Section across the same. 



8. Seed. 



9. 10, and 11. Sections of the same. 



(24 and 611 enlarged.) 



