OBDiiR 31.— GEEANIA. 179 



Herbs with entire, simple leaves and no stipules ; with 

 flowers regular, symmetrical, perfect, and 5-parted ; 

 calyx imbricate, and corolla convolute in tlie bud; 

 stamens and styles each 5 ; capsule with 5 double-cells, 10-seeded. 

 Our only genus is 



Ll'NUM. Flax. 



The character is sufficiently indicated in the Order. The long, tough 

 fibres of the bark constitute the linen of commerce. 



§ Flowers blue or red, large (1' broad), Noa. 1-3 



§ Flowers yellow. Leaves linear. Sepals ciliate 4, 5 



§ Flowers yellow. Leaves lanceolate. . Sepals entire 6-8 



1 L. usitatis^simum. Coimmon F, Flowers blue, in a sort of corymb. Leaves 



lanoe-linear, acute. The seed yields Unseed oil. Fields. 



2 L. peren'ne. Fereri,nial F. Flowers blue, axillary and terminal. Leaves lin- 



ear, acute, scattered. Gardens. 

 8 L. grandiflo'rum. Orimwn F. Flowers crimson, axillary. Leaves lanoe-elliptio, 

 acute, sessile. Gardens. 



4 L, rig'idum. Rigid F. Sepals longer than the globular pod. Styles united at base. 



5 L. simplex. Simple F. Sepals shorter than ovate pod. Styles distinct. S.-W. 



6 L. virginia'nuin. Stems and branches erect. Flowers 6" broad, t. 



7 L. cUfEi'sum. Stems, branches, leaves diffuse. Flowers 2" broad. W. 



8 L. trig'ynum. Three-styled F. Flowers large (1') with 8 styles. ,t 



Order XXXI. GERANIA'CB^. Gerania. 



Eerls or shrubby plants with the lower leaves opposite ; with the 

 flowers regular or irregular, terminal or opposite the leaves ; with the 

 sepals 5, persistent, an^ petals 5, clawed, twisted in the bud ; the 

 stamens 10, monadelphous, and pistils 6, united ; the carpels in 

 fruit separating and bending upwards on the elastic style, each with one 

 seed. . Albumen 0. 



Analysis of the Genera. 



J Stamens 10, all of them perfect Geba'nitim. 1' 



J regular. I Stamens 5 perfect, 5 imperfect Eko'di-dm. 



Corolla 1 irregular. Stamens 7 perfect, 8 imperfect Pelaeqo'nicm. 



GEEA'NIUM. ' 

 Sepals and petals 5, regular. Stamens 10, all perfect. Fruit beaked, 



