LINUM 
PERENNE 
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IP FLAX. 
LI NUMi /CAT MART ICUM 
% COMMON 
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RADI 01 A UM0IDE5. 
PERENNIAL 
FLAX. 
THE FLAX FAMILY. (ORDER xix.LINL/E. > 
CALYN of 5 rarely 4 SETALS,freeor rarely united at the 
base, remaining with the fruit (persistent), inserted be- 
low the seedcase (hypogynous). 
COROLLA of 5,rarety 4, PETALS, twisted in bud, falling j 
very quickly (fugacious), inserted, below the seedcase, j 
STAMENS 5, (in the British : 
species), the filaments unit- 
ed at the base into a ring, 
with 5 smalt teeth (stam 
inodes ) alternating with 
the stamens. 
PISTIL of 5, rarely 4, CARPELS, uniting into 
the seedcase ( ovary i and separating into 
the same number of styles, each tipped. with 
a pin-head-like stigma. 
FRUIT usually a capsule, roundish &dry, open- 
ing at the top by valves, with as many celts 
as carpets, each containing 2 seeds. 
3 FLOWERS in irregular loose clusters, the 
petals (in British species) blue or white, 
fatting quickly (fugacious). 
LEAVES entire, alternate or rarely opposite, 
without stipules. 
DISTINGUISHED BY the flowers having the 
same number of sepals, petals, stamens (h 
carpets, usually 5, with the stamens united 
at the base into a ring with a smalt tooth 
between each stamen, by the pin-head- Like 
stigmas, round capsules entire Leaves. 
ft 
sepals 
seed 
fruit 
pistil 
1 stamens 
stame is & 
staminodes 
magnified 
