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he says that Hooker has named them in hw 
compendium) two new Flax apparently of this 
Genus which I have designed as follows, 
1. Nezera (or Linum) cuspid ata R. stem 
erect humble striate, leaves linear lanceolate 
cuspidate ; dowers corymbose few, segments of 
calix acute nervose, 2 larger ovate, 3 smaller 
ovate lanceolate, petals obovate retuse — Texas, 
semipedal, leaves G-91ines long, dowers large 
apparently ochroleucous or yellowish white. 
Annual. 
2. Nezera (or Linum) imbricata R. stem 
erect rigid humble angular, leaves subulate im- 
bricate adpressed acuminate scabrous nervose, 
dowers dichotome erect, segments of calix sub- 
unequal, ovate acuminate nervose margin sca- 
riose — Texas, annual 3 to 6 inches high, leaves 
minute, dowers small incarnate? capsule 51o- 
cular, 5valve as in Nezera. 
902. THEROFON Raf, 1828. Boykinia 
Nut. 1834 not of Raf. 1828. calix 5fid equal, 
semi-adherent, petals 5 elongate, stamens 5 in- 
closed inserted on calix, ovary 2-3dd base ad- 
herent, 2-3styles short, stigmas obtuse. Capsule 
2-31ocular polysperm, dehiscent inwardly above, 
partitions formed by double introdexions. 
perennial , caulescent , leaves alternate , flow- 
ers paniculate — a beautiful and rareG.ofnat. 
order Diceracea not Saxifragides, discovered 
by Kin, named by me in 1828, the name being 
one of old for Aconitum, and I had a G. Boy- 
kinia out of Ammania long ago. For another 
Boykinia see 996. 
903. Therofon napelloides Raf. Boykinia 
aeonitifolia N. rar. 81. Heuchera palmata 
Collins herb. — stem grooved viscid pubescent, 
loaves petiolate palmate 5-7dd laciniate multi- 
