( 188 .) 
IIAIM'OLA* *. 
Linnenn Class mul Order. Tetra'ndria f, Tf.tragy'nta. 
Natural Order. Li'neas, De Cand. — Lindl. Syn. p. 53 ; Introd. 
to Nat. Syst. of Bot. p. 155 — Loud. Hort. Brit, p. 502. — Don’s 
Gen. Svst. of Gard. & Hot. v. i. p. 449. - Geraniacea? ; Rich, by 
IVIacorilii v. p. 474. — Rosales; sect. Gruine ; type, Linacea-:; 
Burn. Outl. of Bot. v. ii. pp. 614 & 808. — Gruinales, Lmn. — 
Caryophylle>e, sect. 7. Juss. Gen. PI. pp. 299 & 303. — Sm. 
Gram, of Bot. pp. 159 & 161. 
Gen. Char. Calyx (see fig. 1.) inferior, of 1 sepal, in 4 prin- 
cipal segments, each of which is deeply and acutely 3-cleft, perma- 
nent. Corolla of 4, inversely egg-shaped, undivided, spreading 
petals, the length of the calyx, and alternate with its principal seg- 
ments. Filaments (see figs. 1 & 3.) 4, awl-shaped, the length of 
the petals, without any intermediate imperfect filaments. Anthers 
roundish, of 2 lobes. Germen (see fig. 4.) superior, roundish, 
4-lobed. Styles (see fig. 5.) terminal, hair-like, very short, perma- 
nent. Stigmas capitate, blunt. Capsules (see fig. 5.) roundish, 
somewhat pointed, with 8 furrows, 8 valves, with indexed edges, 
cohering in pairs, and 8 cells. Seeds (fig. 6.) solitary in the cells, 
egg-shaped, compressed, polished. 
Distinguished from other genera, in the same class and order, by 
the calyx of 1 sepal in 4 principal segments, each of which is 3-cleft ; 
the corolla of 4 petals ; and the capsule of 8 cells and 8 valves. 
One species British. 
RADI'OLA MILLEGRA'NA. Thousand-seeded Flax-seed. 
Thyme- leaved Flax-seed. All -seed. Dwarf All -seed. Least 
Rupture-wort. 
Spec. Char. •* 
End. Bot. t. 893. — Curt. Brit. Entomol. v. viii. t. 358. — Sm. FI. Brit. v. i. p. 
202. End. FI. v. ii. p. 243. — With. (7th ed.) v. ii. p. 263. — Hook. Brit. FI. p. 
79. — Davies’ Welsh Bot. p. 19. — Hook. FI. Scot. p. 60. — Kev. G. E. Smith’s PH 
of S. Kent, p. 12. — FI. Devon, pp. 32 6t 181.— Johnst. FI. of Berw. v. i. p. 43. 
— W'inch’s FI. of Northumb. and Durham, p. 11. — Walk. FI. of Oxf. p. 46. — 
Perry's PI. Varv. Selectaj, p. 15. — Mack. Catal. of PI. of lrel. p. 20 .—Radiola 
linoides, Gnreiin’s Systema Naturae, v. ii. p.289. — Lindl. Syn. p. 54. — Don’s 
Gen. Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. i. p.458. — Radiola vulgaris serpyllifolia, 
Dim., in Bay’s Syn. p. 345. — Linton Radiola , Linn. Sp. PI. p. 402. Syst. 
Nat. (12th ed.) v. ii. p.22-5.— Huds. FI.Angl. (2nded.) p. 134.— Lightf FI. Scot, 
v. i. p. 174. — Purt. Midi. FI. v. i. p. 165. — Linton millegranum, Gray’s Nat. 
Arr. v. ii. p. 641. — Millegrana minima. Bay’s Syn. (2nd ed.) p. 207.— Johns. 
Ger. 569. — Chameelinum vulgare, Yaillant’s Bot. Parisiense, p.3i. t.4. f. 6. 
Localities —In wet sandy ground, and on moist heaths. — In Berks ; J. E. 
Bichf.no, Esq. — Bucks; On Gerard’s Cross Common near Bulstrode: Mr. 
Gotobed. — In Cheshire: J. E. Bowman, in N. B. G. — Cornu-all; Plentiful 
on moist and gravelly heaths about Penzance, &c. : H. C. Watson, in N. B.G. 
— Devon; Bovey Heathfield ; Haldon, Hightor Down ; frequent: FI. Devon. — 
Essex ; In a boggy soil, a little way in the wood, opposite the Bald-faced Stag, 
near Woodford : R. Wahneb. — Kent ; On sandy banks between Ore and Lud- 
denham, near Feversham; common: E. Jacob, Esq. Willesboro’ and Bra- 
Fig. 1. A Flower, showing the Calyx, Corolla, and Stamens. — Fig. 2. A se- 
parate Petal. — Fig. 3. A Stamen. — Fig. 4. The Germen. — Fig. 5. A Capsule, 
showing the valves separating in pairs. — Fig. 6. A Seed. 
* From radiolus, a little ray, in allusion to the rayed capsules. G. Don. 
f See Asperula odorata, folio 46, note f. 
