BOTANICAL TERMS. 67 
LaTERAL FLOWERS; those which grow from the sides of the 
stems or stalks ; thus the spikes of flowers in the Common 
Speedwell grow on lateral fruit-stalks, or on fruit-stalks 
proceeding from the sides of the stem. 
Latricep (cancellatus) open like lattice-work, 
_ Laxvs, limber or loose, in opposition to crowded or compact, 
Lear (folium) the green leaves which are the lungs of plants, 
and the organs of motion. The leaf of a flower is called a 
petal. ? ‘4 t . 
Learit; or little leaf (foliolum) one of the single leaves of a 
. compound leaf. ADs TRS et 
Leaf-8TaLK (petiolus) the foot-stalk of a leaf. It supports 
the leaves but not the flowers. In the Great Periwinkle 
the leaf-stalks are very long. Pl. Q f. 4 (a. b,c.) 
Lzary (foliaceus) furnished with leaves. ; 
———— Ca yx auctus) when the base of a Calyx is surrounded 
by a series of leaves, different from those which form the 
‘Calyx, 2425.0 a Se eee Bee : 
Sean 3 a'seed that is surrounded by a thin leafy edge, 
as in Cow’s Madnep. = ) Sh. tients 
LEaTHER-LIKE  (coriaceus). tough and pliable like leather ; 
e. g. the cup of the Corn C , and most of the plants in - 
, the fifth division of the 24th Clafs. este ee wrt 
Lzecumen, or shell; a seed-vefsel of two valves, wherein the 
seeds are fixed to one seam only ; as in the Pea, and most 
of the plants in the fourth order of the Clafs Diadelphia. 
It isnot unusual in common language to call these Legu- 
» minous Plants. Pl. 5. f. 16. - 
Lenticu Lar, spherically convex on both sides ; resembling 
the seed of a Lental.. mises he 
_ Lerrosvs, rough like the skin of a leper, generally applied to 
-exprefs the ground or crust on which are formed the 
tubercles or saucers of the crustaceous Lichens. 
Levex (fastigiatus) when several branches or fruit-stalks grow 
| to equal heights, so as to form a flat surface at the top ; 
asin the flowers of the Sweet Wiiliam. : 
Liner, the inner bark. pond 
~ Lip (operculum) a cover to the Capsules of several of the 
Mofses ; as in the Bogmgs. Pi. 1. f. D.(b.) 
Licnosus, woody. fit = 
Licuxatus, strap-shaped. Does not seem to differ from 
_ linearis;* unlets it is that the latter is applied to the leaves, 
&c. and the former used exclusively to petals. 
Limp (limbus) the upper spreading part of a. petal, in blofsoms — 
com of more than one regular petal. Thus in the 
Wallflower, the upper flat broad part of the petal is called 
* The Britisn Critic the terms /igu/atus and Jinearis. differ in 
ae ae 3 the former is cut of at fs is and the latter is drawn to a 
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