172 LAC 



31. IMPATIENS. (Sign if ymg impatient, from the elastic capsule.) 



Pal"lida, (jewel-weed, touch-me-not. O. y. Ju. ) peduncles solitary, 

 2 and 4-fiowered ; nectary obtusely conic, dilated, shorter than the 

 petals; spur recurved, very short; flowers sparingly punctate, 

 leaves rhomb-ovate, mucronate-toothed. 2 4. f. 



Ful'va, has the corollas with crowded spots. 



Exotic. 



B-il'samina, (garden lady's slipper) peduncles aggregate, 1-flowered ," 

 leaves lanceolate, upper ones alternate; hooded petal (or nectary) 

 shorter than the other petals ; colour various. 



31. IRIS. (From Iris, the rainbow.) 



Verjic"olor, (O. b. J. 11.) leaves ensiform; stem acute on one side; 

 capsules oblong, 3-sided, with obtuse angles. 2 3. f. 



Exotic. 



Plica'ta, (garden iris. p. w. M. Q!) bearded ; stem many flowered 

 higher than the leaves ; petals undulate-plicate, erect ones broadest. 

 1824. i. 



Pu'mila, (dwarf-flower-de-luce, b. M. 11.) bearded ; scape 1-flowered ; 

 eaves ensiform, glabrous ; tube of the corolla exsert ; petals oblong, 

 obtuse. 610. i. 



39. IXIA. (From Izia, birdlime.) 



C?tinen"sis, (blackberry-lily, y. r. J. 11.) corolla about 6 petaled ; stem 

 flexuous ; leaves ensiform. 



21. JASMINUM. (From Ion, violet, and osme, odour.) 



Fmt" leans, (jasmine, y. T?) leaves alternate, ternate, simple; leafets 

 obovate, wedge-form, obtuse ; branches angled. 



101. KALMIA. (From Kalm, a botanist.) 



Lalifo'lia, (laurel. E. w. &r. Ju. 1?) leaves long petioled, scattered, and 



in threes, oval, smooth both sides; corymbs terminal, with viscid 



hairs. 320. f. 

 Angiistifo'lia, (sheep laurel. O. J. T?) leaves in threes, petioled, oblong, 



Obtuse, sometimes rusty beneath; corymbs lateral; bracts linear; 



peduncles and calyx with glandular hairs. Var. ovata, taller 



leaves broader, sub-ovate. 2 3. f. 



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171. LACTUCA. (From Lac, milk.) 

 Exotic. 



Sati'va, (lettuce, y. Ju. <v leaves roundish ; caul me ones cordate ; 

 stem corymbed. Var. romana, has oblong, straight leaves, narrow- 

 ed at the base. Var. laciniata, has the lower leaves pinnatifid, and 

 the upper ones runcinate. 



