ORDER 31.—GERANIA. 179 
Herbs with entire, simple leaves and no stipnles; with 
flowers regular, symmetrical, perfect, and 5-parted ; 
calyz imbricate, and corolla convolute in the bud; 
stamens and sty’es each 5; capsule with 5 double-cells, 10-seeded. 
Our only genus is ° 
LINTM. § 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),....Nos. 1-3 
§ Flowers yellow. Leaves linear. Sepals ciliate....4, 5 
§ Flowers yellow, Leaves lanceolate. Sepals entire....6-8 
1 L usitatis’simum. Common F. Flowers blue, ina sort of corymb. Leaves 
lance-linear, acute. The seed yields Linseed oi], Fields. 
QL. peren’ne. Perennial F. Flowers blue, axillary and terminal. Leaves lin- 
ear, acute, scattered. Gardens. 
8 L. grandifio’ruam. Crimson F. Flowers crimson, axillary. Leaves lance-elliptic, 
acnte, sessile. Gardens. 
4 Lrig’idam. Rigid F. Sepals longer than the globular pod. Styles united at base. 
5 L. simplex. Simple F. Sepals shorter than ovate pod. Styles distinct. 8.-W. 
6 L. virginia’‘nom. Stems and branches erect. Flowers 6’’ broad. ¢ 
7 L, diffy’sam. Stems, branches, leaves diffuse. Flowers 2’’ broad. W. 
8 Ltrig’ynum. TJnrce-styled F. Flowers large (1’) with 8 styles. + 
OrpeErR XXXII. GERANIA’CEZ. Gerania. 
Herbs or shrubby plants with the lower leaves opposite; with the 
flowers regular or irregular, terminal or opposite the leaves; with the 
sepals 5, persistent, and petals 5, clawed, twisted in the bud; the 
stamens 10, monadelphons, and pistils 5, united ; the carpels in 
fruit separating and bending upwards on the elastic style, each with one 
seed, Albumen 0. 
Analysis of the Genera. 
{ Stamens 10, all of them perfect............-..- Gerra’sicm. 1 
{ regular. {Stamens 5 perfect, 5 UM Perfect 5 sie! esse 'seiere gee e* Ero/’pitx. 
Corolla l irregular, Stamens7 perfect, 8 imperfect............. PELARGO’NITM. 
GERA'NIUM. 
Sepals and petals 5, regular. Stamens 10, all perfect. Fruit beaked, 
