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FLORA OF FORFARSHIRE. 
Cherleria, L . Cyphel. 
Br. sp. 1. F. 1. 
C. sedoides, L. Mossy Cyphel. H. 57, B. 54. — F. June, 
August. P. 
Canlochen, Prof. Balfour. This, though seemingly rare 
on the Forfarshire and Aberdeenshire mountains, is very 
abundant on the Breadalbane range in Perthshire. 
Ord. XV.-LINE^E, 
Gen. Br. 2. F. 2. Sp. and v. Br. 6. F. 3. 
Linum, L. Flax. 
Br. sp. and v. 5. F. 2. 
L. usitatissimum , L. Common Flax. H. 58, B. 63. — 
F. July. A. 
In fields occasionally, hut certainly not indigenous. 
It was formerly much cultivated in the county, and 
scarcely a farmer or cottar was without his field or patch of 
Lint ; but most of the remaining Lint-ponds one meets with 
now are covered with Ducksmeat and Water-crowfoot. 
L. catharticum , L. Purging Flax. H. 59, B. 64. — F. 
June, August. A. 
Pastures and heaths abundant, from the sea-shore to the 
summits of the mountains. 
A very graceful little plant, and an excellent laxative, de- 
serving more attention than is bestowed upon it. 
Radiola, Gmel. Flax-seed. 
Br. sp. 1. F. 1 
R. Millegrana , Sm. Thyme-leaved Flax-seed. H. 59, 
B. 64. — F. July, August. A. ( Linum Radiola , L. Ra- 
diola linoides, Gmel. DC., &c.) 
Abundant on the road-side between Forfar and Brechin, 
and between the former place and Montrose, and also fre- 
quent on moors between Montrose and Guthrie, and in simi- 
