224 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



1194. LIGHJSTRUM, L. - Privet. - Oleaceae. 

 The ancient Latin name. Shrubs or small trees. About 35 



species, Old World; 1 nat. in U. S., viz: (a) L. vulgdre L., 

 Europe and Asia; Privet, Prie, Prim, Prim wort, Print, Privy 

 Saugh (i. e. Willow), Skedge, Skedgwith, Skerrish; Ger. Rain- 

 weide. 



1195. LILAEA, Humb. & Bonp. Lilaea. Naiadaceae. 



Aquatic or marsh herbs. One or two species, warmer regions 

 of New World; 1 in U. S. 



1196. LILIUM, L. - - Lily. - - Liliaceae. 



Latin, from ancient Greek name of a Lily. Leafy herbs 

 from scaly bulbs, with large showy flowers. About 45 species, 

 north temperate zone; 18 inU. S. 



a. L. Canadense L. Canada to Georgia, west to Missouri and 



Minnesota. Canada Lily, Wild Yellow Lily; Field, Meadow 

 or Nodding Lily. 



b. L. candidum L. Europe and western Asia. White Lily^ 



Madonna or Annuciation Lily, Juno' s Kose. 



c. L. Martagon L. Europe and north-central Asia. Martagon 



Lily, Turk's-cap Lily. Bulbs eaten by Cossacks. 



d. L. Philadelphicum L. Ontario to west Virginia. Red Lily 



Wood Lily; Flame, Glade, Philadelphia or Huckleberry Lily^ 

 Wild Orange Lily, American Tiger Lily. 



e. L. siip^rbum L. (L. Martagon Walt, not L. ). Canada to N. 



Carolina, west to Minnesota. Turk's-cap Lily (of America), 

 Turk' s-head Lily, Nodding or Wild Lily. 



f. L. tjgriniim Andr. China and Japan, cult, in gardens and ad v, 



in U. S. Tiger Lily, Crumple Lily. Bulbs esculent. 



Additional indigenous species, worthy of note, are, (g) L. 

 Caroliniaiiiim Michx., Carolina Lily ; (h)L. Catesbaei Walt., 

 Southern Red Lily; (i) L. Humboldtii R. &L., Pacific Coast, 

 Humboldt's Lily; (j) L. pardaliniiiii Kellogg, Paci tic Coast, 

 California Tiger Lily, Panther Lily; (k) L. umbelldtuni 

 Pursh (L. Andinum Nutt. ), Ohio and northwestward, Western 

 Red Lily, often confounded with (d) and known by the same 

 popular names; (1) L. Washiugtoiiianum Kellogg, Pacific 

 Coast, Washington Lily. 



Noteworthy exotic Lilies are (m) L. aiirdtiim Lindl. , Gol- 

 den-banded Lily; (n) L. speciosuiii Thunb. , and (o) L. 

 lougiflorum Thunb., Long-flowered White Lily, all three 

 from Japan. Var. eximiuiii of the last, L. Harrisii of the 

 florists,is known as Easter Lily. The European (p.) L. dlbum 

 L. is official in the Codex as Lis blanc. 



1197. LDINANTHEMUM, S. P. Gmel. 1770. Menyanthaceae. 



From Greek, ''pool blossom". Syn. limnanthes, Stokes^ 

 not R. Br., Limnanthus, Neck. 1790, Nymphoides, Medic. 

 1789; Villai-sia, Menyanthes, in part. Aquatic perennials with 

 floating heart-shaped leaves. About 20 species; 3 in U. S. 



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