04 LINAGES. [Linum. 



ORDER XVn.— LBSTACEJE. 



LINUM Linn. 



1. L. angustifolium (Huds.) — Pak-flowered Flax. 



Districts 12-45------- 



Lat. 51°-54'^. South and East of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, Atlantic. 



Pastures, mostlj near the sea ; rare, and very local. Fl. 

 July. 



1, Near Cork and Kinsale; /. C. — 2. About Cork, 

 rather rare ; Flor. Cork. Near Powerstown, Tipperary ; 

 Miss 8, Grubb. 4. Valleys above Enniskerry ; the late Mr. 

 J. White. Near Wicklow Head ; I). M. — 5. Knockmaroon 

 HiU ; Wade Bar. Dalkey ; Bev. S. Madden. Fields above 

 Dundrum ; on Killiney HOI ; Phoenix Park ; near Chapel- 

 izod, &c. ; Flor, Hib. 



Obs, — " Linum perermi' is recorded by Mr. Drummond to 

 have been found near Monkstown, Cork ; but Mr. Drum- 

 mond's specimen preserved in the Herbarium of the Cork 

 Institution, is L. angustifolium ; (/. C). 



2. L. cathartieum (Linn.) — Purging Flax. 



Districts 123456789- 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Pastures and heaths ; common. Fl. June to August. 



From sea-level to 600 feet in Derry, and probably much 

 higher. 



BABIOLA Gmel. 



1. B. millegrana (Sm.) — All-seed, 



Districts 12--56-8--11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. From South to North of Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British. 



Damp, sandy, and heathy or boggy places, mostly near the 

 sea ; rather local. Fl, July, August. 



