PENTANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. 157 
156. LINUM. Gen. pi. 528. {CaryophiUee.) 
€alix 5-parted, persistent. Petals 5, ungui- 
culate. Capsule superior, 10-valved, 10- 
celled. Seed solitary. (Filaments of the 
stamina united at the base.)- — J\Tutt. 
1. L. leai^es of the calix acute ; panicle terminal, virginicum. 
with the flowers remotely alternate j leaves li- 
near-lanceolate, those near the root ovate. — 
Pursh. 
Virginian Flax. 
A delicate plant, with small yellow flowers. From twelve 
to twenty-four inches high. Grows on the borders of woods, 
and I have often found it in bogs. It is abundant on the lower 
edge of Poweltou. Annual. July, August. 
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