22. liINACE-E. 
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t2. 0. coi iiiciddki (^h.) ; St. diffuse with pvocicmbent branches 
pubescent, 1. tera;ite, leaflets obcordate, stipules ohlong nnited to 
tht i>a»eqf the jietioies, peduncles about 2-flowered shorter than 
thu leaves, jiartial fruitstalks reliexed, caps, narrowly oblong, 
seeds transversely ribbed, root librous. — E. }>. 1726. R.v. 199. 
— Fl. yellow. L. mostly in pairs. — Waste ground in Devon 
and Cornwall. A. VI.— IX. E. 
0. stric'ta (L.) ; st. eroct, stipules 0, ped. 2 — 8-fl. longer 
than the L, fl. cymose, fruitstalks erect, stoloniferous. — Sy. 
E. B. 312. R. V. 199. — Cynics close, terminal ; fl. yellow. L. 
in imperfect whorls. — Naturalized in Cornwall, Devon, 
Glamorgan, kc. B. VII. VIII. E. 
Order XXII. LINACE.E. 
Sejj. 4 — 5 ijersistent. 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 
stauiens). 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 — .3 in- 
coiiijilete dissepiments, and no central axis. Seeds 1 in each 
spurious cell, pendulous, with albumen. — L. without stipules, 
alternate. 
1. LiNXJM. Sep. 5, entire. Pet. 5. Stam. .'>. Styles b. 
Caps, with 10 cells and 10 valves. 
2. PiADiOLA. Sep. 4, connected below, deeply trifid. Pet. 4. 
Stam. 4. Styles 4. Caps, with 8 cells and 8 valves. 
1. Li'num Linn. Flax. 
* Leai^es smtfered. 
i. L. awjmtifoliiutt (Huds.; ; caps, downy within, .sey>. dli^'tic 
pointed ciliate, 1. linear-lanceolate, st. matii/. — E. Ji. 381. — Fl. 
pale blue. St. 1 — 2 feet long, lax, diffuse, branching irregularly. 
— Sandy and chalky places in the South. P. E. I. 
[A. ndtatis'fimiaii (L.) ; caps, glabrous within, .^ep. oi'nte 
pointed ciliate, 1. lanceolate, at. solitar;/. — E. I>. 1357. St. 26. 
12.— Fl. blue. St. 1—1^ foot high. fiSep. 3-veined.— /S. n-epi- 
tai).< (Boenn.) : smaller and more branched, caps, opening with 
elasticity, seeds paler. — Escaped from cultivation. A. VTT. 
Common /7a./;.] 
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