76 22. IINACEiB. 



or rarely pm-ple or blue. Cor. about 4 times as long; as the 

 calyx. — Woods and shady places. P. V. Wood-Sorrel. 



E. S. I. 



tS. O. corniculdta (L.) ; st. diffuse with procumbent branches 

 pubescent, 1. ternate, leaflets obcordate, stipules oblong united to 

 the base of the petioles, peduncles about 2-flowered shorter than 

 the leaves, partial fruitstalks reflexed, caps, nan'owly oblong;, 

 seeds transversely ribbed, rootiibrous. — E. B. 1726. R. v. 199. 

 — Fl. yellow. L. mostly in pairs. — Waste ground in Devon and 

 Cornwall. A. VI.— IX. E. 



*3. O. stric'ta (L.) ; st. erect, stipules 0, ped. 2 — 8-fl. longer 

 than the 1., fl. cj'niose, fruitstalks erect, stoloniferous. — Sy. JS. B, 

 312. R. V. 199. — Cymes close, terminal ; fl. yellow. L. in im- 

 perfect whorls. — Naturalized in Cornwall, Devon, Glamorgan, 

 &c. B. VII. VIII. E. 



Order XXII. LINAGES. 



Sep. 4 — 5 persistent, imbricate. Pet. 4 — 5, twisted in the 

 bud, clawed, deciduous. Stam. as many as the pet., connected 

 into an hypogynous ring with intermediate teeth (abortive 

 stamens). Ovary with about as many cells and styles as the 

 sepals, stigmas capitate. Caps, generally tipped with the 

 hardened base of the styles, with 3 — 5 complete and 4 — 5 in- 

 complete dissepiments, and no central axis. Seeds 1 in each 

 spurious cell, pendulous, with albumen. — L. without stipules, 

 alternate. 



1. LiNUM. Sep. 6, entire. Pet. 5. Stam. 6. Styles 5. 

 Caps, with 10 cells and 10 valves. 



2. Radiola. Sep. 4, connected below, deeply trifld. Pet. 4. 

 Stam. 4. Styles 4. Caps, with 8 cells and 8 valves. . 



1. Li'mtjm Linn. Plax. 



* Leaves scattered. Margins of the Sep. not glandular. 



1. L. angustifdlium (Huds.) ; caps, downy within, ««/>. elliptic 

 pointed ciliate, 1. linear-lanceolate, st. many. — E. B. 381. — PI. 

 pale blue. St. 1 — 2 feet long, lax, diffuse, branching irregularly. 

 —Sandy and chaUiy places in the South. P. VII. E. I. 



[X. usitatis'sinmm (L.) ; caps, glabrous within, sep. ovate 

 pointed ciliate, 1. lanceolate, st. solitary. — E. B. 1357. St. 26. 

 12.— Fl. blue. St. 1— 14 foot high. Sep. 3-veined.— /3. crepi- 

 tans (Schub.) ; smaller and more branched, caps, opening with 

 elasticity, seeds paler. — Escaped from cultivation. A. VII. 

 Common Flax.'] 



