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1610. LATHYRUS. (A Greek name.) 

 Exotic. 



Odora'lus, (sweet pea. J. <v>) peduncles 2-flowered ; tendril with 2-ovate 

 oblong leafetsj legumes hirsute. 



91. LAURUS. 



Sas"safras^ (sassafras tree. O. y. M. 17) leaves entire and lobed on the 

 same plant ; flowers mostly dioecious. 10 25. f. 



131. LAVANDULA. (From Lavare, to wash.) 



Exotic. 



Spi'ca, (lavender. Au. 7|_) leaves sessile, lance linear, with revolute 

 margins; spike interruptedly naked. 



171. LEONTODON. (From Leon, a lion, and odmis, a tooth, in 



allusion to its leaf.) 



Taraz'acum, (dandelion. O. y. Ap. 7{.) outer calyx reflexed ; scape 1- 

 flowered, leaves runcinate, with toothed divisions. Introduced. 



61. LILIUM. 



Philadel"'phicum, (red lily. O. r. y. J. 7|) leaves whorled, lance linear ; 

 corolla erect, bell-form, spreading ; petals lanceolate, having claws. 

 13. f. 



Exotic. 



Can"didum, (while lily. w. J. 7|_) leaves lanceolate, scattered, tapering 



to the base : corolla bell-form, glabrous within. 

 BuU/'iferum, (orange lily. y. J. 7J.) leaves scattered, 3-nerved ; corolla 



campanulate, erect, scabrous within. 



55. LINUM. 



Exotic. 



Usitatis"simun, (flax. b. Ju. <v>) leafets of the calyx, acute, 3-nerved 

 petals crenate; leaves lanceolate, alternate; stem sub-solitary. 



51. LOBELIA. (From Label, a botanist.) 



Cardina'lis, (cardinal flower. O. r. Ju. 7J.) erect, simple, pubescent , 

 leaves lance-ovate, acuminate, denticulate; racemes somewhat one 

 sided, many flowered; stamens longer than corollas. Damp. 1 2. f. 



Infla'ta, (wild tobacco. O. b. Ju. <v)) erect, branching, very hirsute ; 

 leaves ovate, serrate ; racemes leafy ; capsules inflated. 12 18. i. 



51. LONICERA. (From Lonicer, a botanist.) 



Sempemji'rens, (E. r. y. M. T?) spikes with distant, nakedish whorls ; 

 corollas sub-equal ; tube ventricose above; leaves'~ovate, andobovate, 

 glaucous beneath ; upper ones connate perfoliate. Leaves perennial. 



Exotic. 



Capri' folium, (hone3 r suckle. T^) corollas ringent-like, terminal; sessile 

 leaves connate perfoliate at the top. 

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