COLLOMIA LINEA RIS. 
LINEAR-LEAVED COLLOMIA. 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDBIA. M ONOG YNIA . 
Natural Order. 
POLEMONIACE JE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
N. America. 
1 foot. 
May, June. 
Annual. 
in 1826. 
No. 417. 
This generic name, derived from the Greek word, 
roll A, glue, alludes to the secretion of a glue-like 
substance on its seeds, which hardens on their sur- 
face. If this exterior coating be moistened a little, 
it will, simply by pulling it to pieces, extend and 
separate itself into minute fibres, affording'a good 
idea of the formation of silk from the soft flexible 
matter with which the silk-worm is supplied. Lin- 
earis, from its leaves being linear, or nearly of the 
same breadth throughout their length, excepting at 
their ends. 
The bright rosy colour of the flowers of this an- 
nual, makes it more attractive than its congener, 
the Collomia grandiflora ; and it promises to be 
nearly as hardy. Self-sown seeds vegetated and 
stood the last winter in the Birmingham Horticul- 
tural Society’s Garden, which sufficiently deter- 
mines the hardiness of its character Its first head 
of flowers is greatly superior to those of the lateral 
branches, which are rather inconspicuous, but are 
long continued in succession. 
It should be sown in autumn and spring, to se- 
cure early and late flowers. 
103 Bot. Reg-. 1166. 
