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Lindsaya—continued. 
Tropical America, 1845. A beautiful species, closely allied to 
L. trapeziformis, (H. S. F. i. 624.) 
L. heterophylla (variable-leaved). rhiz, short-creeping, sti. din. 
to Sin. long, firm, naked, erect. (fronds bin. to 12in. long, 3in. to 
6in. broad, lanceolate or oblong-deltoid, varying from simply 
pinnate, with large, linear-lanceolate, entire pinnæ, to bipinnate, 
with erecto-patent branches, 3in. to 4in. long, with oblong-lanceo- 
late blunt pinnules, zin. to lin. long, jin. broad. sori in con- 
tinuous marginal lines. Neilgherries to Malaya. SyN. Schizoloma 
heterophyllum, 
L. horizontalis (horizontal), A synonym of L. trapeziformis. 
L. lanuginosa (woolly). rhiz. stout, creeping, clothed with 
fibrillose scales. sti. stout, erect, Ain, to bin. long. fronds lft. to 
2ft. long, Sin. to 4in. broad, simply pinnate; pinnæ lin. to 2in. 
long, jin. to in. broad, linear, entire or very slightly toothed 
towards the point, which is acute in the fertile, bluntly rounded 
in the barren frond. sori in a continuous line along both edges. 
Malayan Peninsula, &c. Syn, [sol lanugt: : 
L. linearis (linear). rhiz. wiry, creeping. sti. wiry, flexuose, 
black, shining, 4in. to Sin. long. fronds bin. to 12in. long, zin. 
broad, simply pinnate ; pher zin. long, two lines deep, upper 
edap very slightly toothed, the lower ones often with a consider- 
able space between them. sori in a continuous line along the 
upper edge. Australia, New Zealand, &c., 1820, Greenhouse. 
L. lobata (lobed). rhiz. short-creeping. sti. 6in. to din. long, 
firm, erect. fronds simple or with a long unbranched apex, and 
one to six pairs of erecto-patent branches, 3in. to 6in, long; 
pinnules about zin. long, jin. broad, lower ones decurved princi- 
pally at base, the outer margin reunded, upper three or four 
times lobed. sori marginal in the lobes, Neilgherries, Ceylon, 
Polynesian Islands, &c. SYNS. L. obtusa, L. recurvata (H. S. F. 
i. 70a), Synaphlebium lobatum. 
L. Lobbiana (Lobb's). A synonym of L. cultrata. è 
L. media (intermediate). sti. 6in. to 12in. long, wiry, flexuose. 
Jronds bin. to 12in. long, deltoid in general outline, bi- or tripin- 
nate; pinnæ Sin. to Ain. long, two to three lines deep, the lower 
line nearly straight, the 1 one rounded, sori in a continuous 
marginal line. Tropical Australia, &c. Greenhouse. SYN. 
Synaphlebium medium. 
L. microphylla (small-fronded). rhiz. creeping, fibrillose. sti. 
~ flexuose, wiry, 3in. to Gin. long. (fronds bin. to 18in. long, 2in. to 
Ain. broad, bi- or tripinnatifid primary pinna distant, flexuose, 
lin. to din. long; pinnules entire, or cut down to the rachis into 
several obversely triangular lobes, which, when fertile; are often 
not more than one line broad. sori in a continuous marginal line. 
New Zealand and temperate Australia. Greenhouse. SYN. 
Isoloma microphyliuin. 
L. oblongifolia (oblong-fronded), A synonym of L. pectinata. 
L. obtusa (obtuse). A synonym of L. lobata. 
L. parvula (small). sti. 6in. to 8in. long, naked, stramineous. 
Fronds about the same length, bipinnate when fully developed, 
with a few distant ete pone, 2in. to 3in. long, Zin. broad; 
pinnules close, sub-rhomboidal, less than Jin. broad, upper edge 
slightly curved. sori continuous. Trini 
(comb-like). rhiz. stout, wide-creeping, scan- 
dent. sti. erect, very short. fronds lft. to 14ft. long, lin. to 2in. 
lower line nearly straight, the upper margin round, slightly 
Peninsula. 
(ALS. F. i, 61D.) 
L. recurvata (recurved). A synonym of L. lobata. 
eae De Be se > 
Fic, 443. LINDSAYA RENIFORMIS. 
L. reniformis (kidney-shaped).* sti. wiry, fiexuose, din. to 6in. 
long. fronds — ar with a deep basal sinus, 2in. 
Vol. II. 
Lindsaya - continued. 
to 4in, across, sometimes lobed. sort continuous along upper and 
outer edge. Guiana. A very rare species, resembling Adiantum 
reniforme and Trichomanes reniforme. SYN. Isolomà reniforme, 
See Fig. 443. 
L. rigida (rigid). rhiz. wide-creeping. sti, din, to bin. long, rigid, 
erect, prickly towards the base. fronds with a long unbranched 
central point, and one to four pairs of flexuose Jateral branches, 
ain. to in. long; pinnules three to four lines broad, two lines 
deep, lower edge often falcate, upper three or four-lobed. sort in 
a marginal line on the lobes. Malayan Peninsula. This species 
resembles L. stricta, (H. S. F. i. 63a.) 
L. ttata (arrow-pointed), sti. wiry, flexnose, 4in. to 6in, long, 
black, polished. fronds sagittate-acuminate, with a deep basal 
sinus, 2in. to 4in. across, sometimes lobed. sori continuous, 
Guadeloupe and French Guiana, 
L. stricta Na ria pal rhiz. short-creeping, fibrillose, sti. rigid, 
erect, lft. to 2ft. long. fronds simply pinnate, Aft. to 2ft. long 
m broad, or with one or two pairs of erect, rigid, lateral 
ranches ; pinnules jin. broad, less deep, the lower line often con- 
siderably decurved, the upper rounded, nearly entire, closely 
placed. sori in a continuous line round the upper edge, Tropical 
America, 1839. A variable and pretty form. Syn. L. elegans. 
L. tenera (tender). A form of L. flabellulata. 
L. trapeziformis (diamond-shaped).“ rhiz. short, creeping. sti. 
strong, erect, bin. to 12in. long. fronds bin. to 15in. long, with a 
long entire point and one to four — of rather rigidly erecto- 
patent branches, which are often bin. to 12in. long: pinnæ zin. 
to lżin. long, fin. to zin. deep, the lower line nearly straigh 
or curved upwards or downwards, the upper rounded, entire, 
org — but scarcely 3 sori in = continuous 
ine roun e upper margin. Top Asia and America, 
al A beautiful species. SYN. IL. horizontalis. (H. S. F. i. 
L. trichomanoides (Trichomanes-like). rhiz. creeping, fibrillose: 
sti. Ain. to 6in. long, slender, wiry. fronds Ain. to gin. long, 2in. 
to 3in. broad, ovate-oblong, bipinnatifid ; pinne 2in. to Sin. long, 
lanceolate, erecto-patent, cut down quite to the rachis below into 
cuneate pinnules, which are again broadly lobed on the upper 
par New Zealand, &c. A pretty greenhouse or Wardian case 
plant 
LINEÆ. Including Erythroxylee. A small order of 
herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees, glabrous or rarely hirsute 
or tomentose. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite, usually 
terminal, in racemes, panicles, corymbs, heads, fascicles, 
or spikes; petals often blue, yellow, or white, rarely pink, 
fugacious, or, in a few genera, persistent. Leaves alter- 
nate, or very rarely opposite, simple, entire. Linum 
usitatissimum yields the flax and linseed of commerce. 
There are fourteen genera, and. 135 species. Illustrative 
genera are: Erythrorylon, Ixonanthes, Linum. ; 
LINEAR. Narrow; when the two sides are nearly 
i ne ! 3 
Fig. 444. LINEAR-ACUTE LEAF, 5 
parallel. A Linear-acute leaf is shown in Fig. 444. 
LING. See Calluna. „ . 
LINGULATE. Tongue-shaped. pe 
LINNÆA (so named by Gronovius, after the great 
Linnæus, at his own request). ORD. Capriſoliacem. A 
monotypic genus. The species is a very pretty, hardy, 
trailing, sub-shrubby, creeping evergreen, and forms 
broad leafy patches. It is a desirable plant for rock 
gardens, preferably in a rather shaded situation; and 
thrives best in a moist peaty soil. Linnea will also 
grow luxuriantly in large pots, filled with peat soil. 
Propagated readily by divisions. 
.* fl. flesh-coloured, twin, pendulous, 
— 
fragrant; peduncles axillary ; corolla campanulate, tube cylin- 
drical ; double. May and June. J. roundish or ovate, 
firm, slightl iry. The cold regions of the Northern hemi- 
En. B. 644.) 
LINOSYRIS. See Chrysocoma Linosyris. 
[UM (from Linon, the old Greek name used by 
Theophrastus). Flax. ORD. Line. A genus compris- 
ing about eighty species of glabrous or rarely pubescent, 
annual, biennial, or perennial herbs or shrubs, natives of 
all the temperate regions of the globe, but rare in the 
tropics. Flowers yellow, blue, or rarely rosy, blood- 
soloured or white, very fugitive, in terminal or axillary 
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