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Xiencoiiuu — continued. 



the flowers, narrow-linear, 6in. to 12in. long. Bulb brown- 

 tunicated. Maritime Alps. (B. M. 6711; Fl. Ment. 21.) SvN. 

 L, nicceense. 



Ii. nlcseense (Xicean). A synonym of L. hyemale, 



1m, roseuin (rosy). The correct name of the plant described on 

 p. 14, Vol. I., as Acis roseus, 



lit r. lon^folinm (long-leaved). This differs from the type in 

 its larger flowers, longer leaves, and more floriferous habit 

 Corsica, 1886. 



IiEUCOPHYTA. Included under Calocephalus 



(which see), 



IjIABIT]M[. To the species described on p. 259, 

 Vol. II. J the following should now be added : 



L. Maroni (Maron's). fl.'heads pale yellow, radiate, corym- 

 bose, on l(>ng peduncles. I. petiulate, triangular-hastate, dis- 

 tantly toothed, 4in. to 5in. long, 5in. to 4in. broad, h. abont 2ft. 

 Brazil, 1887. A greenhouse or half-hardy, white-tomentoire 

 perennial. SVN. Andromache Maroni, 



lilOUSTKZNA FEEINENSIS. A synonym of 

 Ssrringa pekinensis (which see), 



LianSTRXTM. To the species described on pp. 

 2G3-4, Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



L. japoaxlcum Allvoni (Alivon'^s). L ovate-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, entire, narrowed at base, wavy-margined, dark green, 

 shining, irregularly variegated pale yellowish. 1886, A robust, 

 garden variety. 



IiIIiinM. To the species and varieties described on 

 pp. 2f>G-74, Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



It. auratum vir^nale (virgin-white). /. white, lacking the 

 usual -spotting, beiiig simply banded yellow. 1882. A rare form. 



L. columblanum luoidum (clear). /. bright golden-yelloM', 

 spotttul with brown, agreeably scented, nodding, with recurved 

 segments. L dark, glossy green, lanceolate or ovate, alternate 

 below and verticillate above. Stem 3ft. to 4Jft, high, green or 

 greenish -purple. Bulb rather small, with naiTow, sharply- 

 pointed scales. California. 



L. elegans cmentuxn (bloody), fl. of a deep blood-crimson, 



mottled and streaked with a deeper shade. 1882. One of the 

 > finest of the group. 



£. e. robUSfum (robust), it. deep orange, marked all over witli 

 small spots of dark brown, large and handsome. 1882. 



Ik Japonicnm Brownll riridulum (shghtly-greenish). ft. 



creamy-white, tinged on the outside with yellowish-green, 

 having only a faint dash of claret-brown. Japan, 1885. 



Zi. pardallnum Warel (Ware's), fl. varying from lemon to 

 orange-yellow, unspotted, smaller than in the type. I. shorter 

 and more cordate. Lower California, 1886. 



L« Bpedosuxn Melpomene (Melpomene), fl. rich, bright 

 crimson, Sin. across, the perianth segments margined with 



white, richly spotted. I. very broad. 1882. 



ItlMATODES ROSEA. A synonym of Calanthe 

 rosea (which see). 



IiINAHIA. To the species and varieties described 

 on pp. 278-9, Vol. II,, the following should now be 

 added : 



Xi. aparanoides splendens (splendid), fi. crimson, with a 

 large, golden centre. 1888. 



Cyin'balarla maxizoa 



quite 



large, highly pubescent. 1882. Syn. L. pallida. 



Zfa maroccaua bybrida (hybrid). /. varying in colour from 

 rose to red and from lilac to violet, the lower petal being 

 usually white ; spikes terminal. Branches slender, uprisfht, 

 A. 1ft. 



Ii, pallida (pale). A synonym of i. Cymhalaria maxima. 



Ii. pllosa (pilose), fl. pale purplish-blue, vritb a yellow palate, 

 and a rather incurved spur; calyx pilose. June to September. 

 U opposite and alternate, cordately rounded or reniform, villous, 

 five to eleven-lobed, the lo\)es nmcronulate. Branches creeping, 

 white-hairy. Sicily, Ac, 1800. 



L* p. loni^calcarata (long-spurred). In this variety the spur 

 of the pale purplish flower is as long as the tube. (E. G. 

 1155, f. 3.) 



IjUfDENlA. To the Bpecies described on p. 2S0, 



Vol. n., the following should now be added ; 



Ik vltiensis (Fiji), /!., corolla cream-coloured, silky tomeutose. the 

 tube very long and slender, the segments ovate-oblong, obtuse ; 

 anthers and pi.^til projecting. I, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, 4in. 

 to 6in. long, lin. to IJin. broad ; petioles and lower part of the 

 midrib purplish. A. 3ft. to 4ft. Fiji, 1884. A highly ornamental 



LIFARIS. To the species described on p. 283, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



L. elegans (elegant). /., sepals and petals pale greenish ; lip 

 orange-red; raceme many flowered ; scape Iffc. to IJft. high. 

 I. 3in. to Sin. long, linear-lanceolate, acute. Pseudo-bulbs ovate, 

 one to three-leaved. Penang, 1886. 



Ii. latifolia (broad-leaved), fl. ochre ; sepals oblong-ligulate, the 

 lateral ones bent down ; petals linear, reflexed ; lip cuneate- 

 dilated, emarginate, two-lobed, with dark ochre anterior mar- 



f'ns, reddiyh-brown on the disk ; peduncle nearly 9in. long. 

 solitary, cuneate- oblong-ligulate, acute, protected by a sheath. 

 Java, <S:c., 1885. 



IiIPPIA. To the species described on p. 284, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



Ii. bracteata (bracteate). fl. dull red, subtended by violaceous 

 bracts, disposed in sub-globose heads. Z, large, opposite, ovate, 

 acuminate, scabrous above, tomentose beneath. 1883. An orna- 

 mental, free-flowering, greenhouse shrub. 



USSOCHILXrS. To the species described on p. 286, 

 Vol. II,, the following should now be added : 



L. dllectus (beloved), fi. rosy, with a purple lip, large ; sepals 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminate, reflexed ; petals oblong, very 

 broad ; lip three-lobed, the side lobes broad, the front one 

 nearly square, retnse ; peduncle 2ft. to 3ft. high. I, broad. 

 Rhizomes branched, hand-like. Congo, 1886. 



L. Krebsii purpurata (purpley fl. 2in. in diameter ; sepals 

 dark green outside, maroon-purple inside, the margins revobite ; 

 petals bright yellow above, beneath pale cream-coloured faintly 

 veined with red ; lip dull orange-yellow, with chocolate-purple 

 side lobes, streaked with darker lines ; scape about 3Jft. high. 



1. thin, broadly lanceolate, acute, plicate, 1ft. long. South Africa, 

 1885. 



Ii. roseus (rosy), fl., sepals deep velvety-brown, spathulate, 

 concave, reflexed ; petals deep rose, large, oblong, apiculate, 

 recurved ; lip deep rose, three-lobed, rounded, longer than the 

 petals, with a golden crest on the disk, the under side and 

 the spur yellow ; raceme dense, oblong ; scape 3ft, to 4ft. high. 



2. .**tifr, erect, broadly lanceolate, plicatoly veined. Sierra Leone, 

 1841. A grand species. (B. B. 1844, 12.) 



Ii, Saxtdersoni (Sanderson*s). fl. 2in. to 2^in. in diameter; 

 sepals dirty green, edged and nerved brown ; petals pure white, 

 much larger, obliquely and falcately broad-oblong ; lip large, the 

 side lobes dark green, with brownish veins, the mid-lobe having 

 a pale violet, purple -streaked limb, and a yellowish-green disk ; 

 spike 1ft. long, erect ; scape 6ft. to 7ft. high. June. i. 3ft. to 4ft. 

 long, 3in. to 4in. broad, elongate-lanceolate, acute, narrowed into 

 long petioles. Natal, 1879. A stately plant. (B. M. 6858.) 



Ii« Stylites (columnar), fl. rose-coloured, as large as a good 

 Zijfjopetalum intermediinn ; sepals triangular, acuminate, 

 reflexed ; petals oblong, wide ; lip nearly square, blunt-edged, 

 dark-spotted at the base inside, having a short, conical, angled 

 spur, and two styliform processes in the mouth. February. 1885. 



LISTKOSTACHTS ICHXEUMONEA. Syno. 

 nymoua with Angrsecum ichnennxoiieum (which see), 



IiITHOSPEIlMUM. L, aTvense^ L. officinale, and 

 L. purpuveo-ccETuleiim are British plants. To the species 

 described on p. 286, Vol. II., the following should now be 

 added : 



Ii, graminifolium (Grass-leaved). A synonym of MoUhia grami- 



n ifoliwm. 



Ii. rosmarinifoUuiXL (Rosemary -leaved), fl. bright blue, lined 

 white, about gin. in diameter, terminal. June to September. 

 I. narrow, lin. or more long. h. 1ft. to 2ft. Central Italy, &c. 

 Evergreen, 



IiITTONIA. To the species described on p. 287, 

 Vol. II., the following variety should now be added : 



Ii. modesta Keitil (Kelt's). A very vigorous form, much more 

 floriferous than the type. 1886. (B. G. 1237.) 



LOBELIA. If. Bortmanna (Water Lobelia) and 

 L. nrens (Acrid Lobelia) are included in the British Flora. 

 To the species described on pp. 290-1, Vol. II., the fol- 

 lowing should now be added: 



L. snb-BUda (nearly naked), fl, pale blue, about ^in. across. 

 borne on rather long pedicels, and arranged in lax, naked racemes. 

 I. all radical, in a reduced rosette (the stem having only a few 

 very reduced ones), stalked, cordate-ovate in outline, the margins 

 pinnatihdly cut, dark green above, beneath purplish, with green 

 vems. Mexico, 1887. A small-flowered but pretty hardy 

 annual, suitable for rocfcwork. (G. C. aer. iii., vol. li., p. 20^.) 



LOMARIA. To the Tarieties of L. Spicant described 

 on p. 295, Vol. II,, the following should now be added: 



L. Spicant Aitkeniana (Aitken^s). fronds, lower portions 

 contracted, the surface slightly corrugated, the apex magnifled 



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