126 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Lady's Slipper. Translation of first hot. name of the 



flower, " Lady " taking the place of " Venus." 

 Lady's Smock. One of the Eng. names for Cardamine 



Pratensis. Said to be from the shape of the flower, 



which are thought to be like little smocks laid out 



on the meadow to dry. 

 Lady's Tresses. Eng. name for Spiranthes group ; 



from the flowers on the spike being like braidfd- 



hair. 

 Laete-Virens (la-te-vi-rens). L. " Laete " (pleasant); 



" virens " (green). Second bot. name. 

 Laevigata (la-vi-ga-ta). L. adj., " smooth." Second 



bot. name. 

 Laevis (la-vis). L. adj., " polished, smooth." A 



second bot. name. 

 Lagopina (lag-o-pi-na). G. " Lago " (a hare) ; 



" pous " (a foot); from the plant having long 



hairs, like those of a hare's foot. Second bot. 



name for Hare's Foot Carex. 

 Lagunis (lag-u-rus). G. " Lago " (a hare); " urus " 



(a tail). Bot. name for the Hare's-Tail group. 

 Lamb's Lettuce. One of the Eng. names for Valeri- 



anella Olitoria ; because the plant appears at the 



lambing season. 

 Lamb's Succory. One of the Eng. names for Arnoseris 



Pusilla. 

 Lamium (la-mi-um). G. " Laimos " (the throat) ; from 



the throat-like look of the flowers. Bot. name for 



Dead Nettle group. 



Lamottei. After La Motte. A second bot. name. 

 Lamprocarpus (lam-pro-car-pus). G. '* Lamporos " 



(bright); " carpua " (fruit). Second bot. name. 

 Lamyi. After Lamy. A second bot. name. 



