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bs. The pungent root of this plant is a favorite condiment,—and one 
of the most valuable antiscorbutics. It requires little or no culture; 
thri 
CAMELI’NA, Crantz. Fausr Fuax. 
ek, Chamat, dwarf, and Linon, flax ; from a fancied resemblance. 
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pied mn Be obovoid or pear-shaped, pointed, turgid ; valves al 
ope 
ft = 
~ 1. C. sati’va, Crantz. ves sessile, oblong-lanceolate, nearly entire, 
sagittate Re dic ais caret mmncronate with the longish sub- 
conical sty 
Fic. 24. Fake Flax (Camcan sativa) upper potion of & branch in frat 5. An 
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#8 Ma. ae t Garces, 
