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lif'v 1.1M \l Com. pi. 523. (Caryophillex.) 



L'ali.r j- parted, persistent. Petals 5, ungui- 

 culate. Capsule superior, 10-valved, 10- 

 relled. Seed solitary. (Filaments of the 

 stamina united at the base.) — A'utt. 



1. L. leaves of the calix acute : panicle terminal, vir&inicum. 

 with the Sowers remotely alternate; leaves li- 

 near-lanceolate, those near the root ovate. — 

 Pursh. 



Virginian Flax, 



A tlelirare plant, with small yellow flowers. From twelve 

 ■ >ur inches high. Grows on the borders of woods, 

 mm! I h:tve often found it in bogs. It is abundant on the lower 

 ;e of Powelton. Annual. July, August. 



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