LATIN INDEX. 



433 



I.eontodou, 101. Gr., lion's-tooth ; sc. the Ivg. 

 Leonurus, 249. Gr., lion's-tail; ec. the spike 



of flower*. 



Lepachis, 176. From lepis, Gr. word for scale. 

 Lepidium, 42. Gr.. a little scale ; sc. the sili- 

 Leptocaulitt, 140. Gr., slender stem. [cles. 

 Leptochloa, 406. Gr., slender grass. 

 L(jJfj;od(t, 182. Gr., slender loot or stem. 

 Lei;tcfiphon, 257. Gr., slender tube; sc. the 



flowers. 



I epturus, 404. Gr., slender tail; sc. the spikes. 

 I epuropetalon, 115. Gr., husk petal. [ida. 

 l<epcdejEa, 89. To M. Lespedez, Gov. of Flor- 

 I.eiicantlicMnuiu. 183. Gr., white flower. 

 Leucas, 238. Gr., whiteness ; sc. of the flowers. 

 Leucojnm, 33 1. Gr.. white violet. 

 Liatris. 157. A name unexplained. 

 LICHENES, 14. 

 LIGULIFLOK.'E, 152. 155. 

 Ligusticum, 140. Originally found in Liguria. 

 Ligusirum. 27(5. Lat., ligare. to tie; sc. its, 

 LILIACE,E, 341. [flexible branches. 



Lilium, 342. Celt., li, whiteness. 

 Limnanthemuni, 268. Gr., marsh-flower. 

 Limnanthes, 68. Ditto. 

 Limnobium, 324. Gr., marsh-life. 

 Limnocharis. 323. Gr.. marsh-joy. 

 Limosella, 228. Gr., little mud (plant). 

 LINAGES. 06. [resembles. 



Linaria, 222. From Linum. flax ; which it 

 Lindera, 290. Name unexplained. 

 Linmea, 144. To the great naturalist. Carl von 

 Linum, 66. Celt., lin.=-d thread. [Limuetis. 

 Liparis, 329. Gr.. liparo*, uncttiou*. 

 Lipocarpha, 363. Gr., oil chatt'; why * 

 Lippia, 236. To Auir. Lippi, French traveller. 

 Liquidambar, 120. ^Lat.. liquid amber. 

 Liriodendron,25. Gr., lily-tree; sc. tulip-tree. 

 Listera. 329. To Dr. Martin Lister. English. 

 Lithospermtim, 252. Gr., stone-seed. 

 Loasa, 128. Name unexplained. 

 LOASACEiE, 128. [to James I. 



Lobelia. 194. To Matthew Lobel, physician 

 LOBELIACE.E, 194. [nist.) 



LOGANIACE.E, 269. (Jas. Logan, Eng. bofci- 

 Loiseleuria. 203. A mythological name. 

 Lolium. 40"). The Celtic name is loloa. [sori. 

 Lomaria. 42 1 . Gr:, the edge ; position of the 

 Lonicera. 145. To Adam Lonicer. Germ., 1580. 

 Lophanthus. 245. Gr., crest-flower. 

 Lophiola, Ztt. Lat., diminutive ; little crest. 

 Lophosp'-nnum, 223. Gr:, crest-seed. 

 LORANTIIACE.E, 291. Lorinseria, 371. 

 Ludwigia, 127. To Prof. C. D. Ludwig. Leipsic. 

 Lunariu, 40. Lot., the moon; sc. the silicles. 

 Lnpinus, 9j Lat., a wolf; devours the soil? 

 Luziola. 3F3. Lat., lux, liglit ; sparkling with 

 Lnzula. 351, Germ., the glow-worm. [dew. 

 L) r chnis, 54. Gr., a lamp (wick). 

 Lycium, 2(54. The okl Greek name. 

 Lycopersicum. iB2. Gr., wolf-peach. 

 LYCOPODIACE/E. 413. 

 Lycopodium. 413, (414). Gr.. wolf-foot. 

 Lycopsis. 251. Gr.. wolf-like ; the flower is 



fancied to resemble a wolfs eye. 

 Lycopus. 240. Gi:, wolf-toot. . 

 Lygodesmia. 193. Gr., flexible band. 

 Lveodiam. 418. Gr.. a flexible (vine). 

 Lvsimachia. 212. Gr., dissolution of strife; 

 LYTHRACE,. 123. [sc. loose-strife. 



Lythrum, 123. Gr.. black blooJ : sc. purple. 

 Macbridea. 247. To Dr. Jus. McBride, of S. C. 

 Maclura, 299. To Wm. Maclure, Pennsylvania. 



Macranthera, 230. Gr., long anthers. 

 Hacroti&, 23. Gr., long ears ; sc. racemes. 

 Madia, 173. The name in Chili. 

 Magnolia, 24. To Prof. Pierre Magnol, Mont- 

 MAGNOLIACE/E, 24. [pelfer, France. 



Majanthcmum, 34(5. L-at., Mav-flower. 

 Malachodendnm, (>5. Gr., Mallow-tree. 

 MALPIQIIIACE^E, 8. 



Malus, 112. Lat., tlie apple. [=soft 



Malva, tiO. Altered from the Greek malachb 

 MALVACEAE. 59. 

 Malvastrum, 01. From Malva. 

 Malvaviscus, (52. Lat., glue mallow. 

 Mammilaria, 132. Lat., mamma, nipple ; PC* 

 the protuberances. [Ayres. 



ManderUla, 271. To II. B. Mandeville, Buenos 

 Manisnrus, 407. Gr., lizardVtail. [1550. 



Maranta, 331. To B. Maranti, M. D., Venice, 

 Marrubium, 249. Hebrew, bitter juice. 

 Marshallia. 182. To Humphrey Marshall, Phila. 

 Marsilia. t12. To Count F. Marsigli, B*logna. 

 M A KSILIACE^E. 412. [bridge, 1765. 



Martynia, 219. To Prof. John Martyn, Cam- 

 Maruta, \$&. Meaning unexplained. 

 Matricaria. l&i. An anatomical word. [175'). 

 Matthiola, :. To Dr. P. A. Matthioli, Italy, 

 Maurandia, 223. To Prof. Man randi, Cart ha- 

 Mayaca, :j5t. Name unexplained. [geua. 



Maytenus, 76. Tii: Chilian name. 

 Meconopsis, 32. Gr.. poppy-like. 

 Medeola. 340. From Medea, the sorceress. 

 Medicago, 92. An ancient name, [(branches). 

 Melaleuca, 122. Gr.. black (trunk), white 

 Mf lampyrum. 233. Gr., black wheat. 

 MELANTHACE.E. 347. 

 Melanthera, 174. Gr., black anthers. 

 Melanthium, 3!8. Gr.. black flower. 

 MELASTOMACS/E. 122. [Ash. 



Mclia. 65. The Greek name for the Manna 

 MELIACE^E, (55. 



Melica, 4)0. Italian, from mel, honey. 

 Melilotus, 92. Lat., honey lotus. 

 Melissa. 213. Lat.. a bee ; yields honey. 

 Melocactus. 133. Gr., melon cactus. 

 Mclothria, 130. The old Greek name. 

 MENISPERMACE^E, 26. 

 Menispermuin, 26. Gr., moon-seed. 

 Mentha. 240. Minthe." daughter of Cocyton. 

 Mentzelia,128. To C.Mentzel. of Brandenburg. 

 Menyauthes, 208 (269). Gr., moon-flower. 

 Menziesia.201. To Archibald Men/ics, F.L.S. 

 Mercurialis, 297. Dedicated to Mercury. 

 Mertensia.253. To Prof. F. C. Mertens, Bremen 

 Mesembryanthemnm,133. Gr., mid-day flower 

 Metastelma, 274. Gr., with a girdle. 

 Micranthemum, 227. Gr., minute flower. 

 Microstylis. 329. Gr., minute style. 

 Mikania. 160. To Prof. Joseph Mikan, Prague. 

 Milium, 391, T,at., a thousand (seeds). 

 Mimosa, 82. Gr., a mimic; sc. its motions. 

 Mimulus, 226. Gr., an ape: sc. its flowers. 

 Mimusops, 210. Gr:, ape-like. 

 Mirabilis, 279. Lat., wonderful ; PC. the fls. 

 Mitchell*. 143. To Dr. John Mitchell, Va. 

 Mitella, 113. Lat., a little mitre ; sc. the fruit. 

 Mitreola, 269. Ditto. 



Modiola. 61. Lat.. a little measure or cup. 

 Moeruchia, 56. To the Germ, botanist, Moench. 

 Moeringia. 55. To Dr. P. II. G. Mcehring, Germ., 

 Mollugo. 53. Name applied by Pliny. [1730. 

 Moluccella, 248. Natives of the Moluccas. 

 Monarda, 245. To Dr. N. Monardez, Seville. 

 Moneses, 206. From mo/?o,',=one; sc. 1-tld, 



