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cimens the 1. are ovate and short, and their segments short 
broad and bluntish. E- piiupiuilhefolium which has a glabrous 
beak and entire cotyledons ought to be found in England. — 
Waste ground. A. VI.— IX. 
2. E. moschatum (Sm.) ; st. procumbent hairy, peduncles 
many- (lowered, claws of the pet. not ciliated, perfect slam, 
toothed at the base glabrous, beak downy, 1. pinnate leaflets nearly 
sessile ovate unequally cut. — E. B. 902. — Much larger than the 
preceding and diffusing a strong musky scent when handled. — 
Waste places, rather rare. A. VI. VII. 
3. E. mariiimum (Sm.) ; st. prostrate slightly hairy, peduncles 
1 — 2-flowered, pet. very minute, 1. simple ovate-cordate stalked 
lobed and crenatc. — E. B. 646. — St. often very fleshy. Fl. very 
small and inconspicuous. Pet. pale red, very minute, often 
wanting. — Sandv and gravelly places, particularly near the sea, 
rare. P. V.— IX. 
Order XXI. LINE^E. 
Sep. 3 — 5, persistent, imbricate. Pet. 3 — 5, twisted in aesti- 
vation, clawed, fugitive. Stam. as many as the pet., connected into 
a 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 4 — 5 complete dissepiments (of 2 membranes), and 
4—5 incomplete dissepiments. Seeds 1 in each spurious cell, 
pendulous, with albumen. — L. without stipules, alternate. 
1 Linum. Cal. of 5 sepals. Pet. 5. Stam. 5. Caps, with 
10 cells and 10 valves. 
2. Radiola. Cal. of 4 sepals, connected below, deeply 
trifid. Pet. 4. Stam. 4. Caps, with 8 cells and 8 valves. 
1. Linum Linn. 
* Leaves scattered. 
1. L. anyustifolium (Huds.) ; sep. elliptical pointed 3-nerved, 
1. linear-lanceolate, st. numerous. — E. B. 381. — Fl. pale blue. 
St. 1—2 feet high.— Sandy and chalky places. P. VII. E. I. 
*2. L. usitatissimum (L.) ; sep. ovate pointed 3-nerved, 1. 
lanceolate, st. solitary.— E. B. 1357. St. 26. 12.— Fl. blue. St. 
1 — 14 foot high. Sep. ciliated. — /3. 'crepitans (Schub.) ; smaller 
and more branched, caps, opening with elasticity, seeds paler. — 
In cultivated fields. A. VII. Common Flax. 
3. L. perenne (L.) ; sep. obovate obtuse obscurely 5-nerved, 1. 
linear- lanceolate, st. numerous, fruitstalks erect. — E. B. 40. — 
Fl.blue. St. erect or decumbent. — In chalky districts. P. VI. VII. 
