i 3 4 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Lolium (lo-li-um). L. name for " darnel." Bot. name 

 for a group. 



Loliacea (lo-li-a-se-e). L. adj., " lolium " ; " aceous " 

 (like). Second hot. name. 



Lomaria (lom-ar-ia). G. " Loma " (a fringe); from 

 the row of seeds on the back of leaf. The group 

 name of some botanists for Blechnum. 



Lonchitis (lon-ki-tis). G. adj., " spear-like." A second 

 bot. name. 



Lonchitidoides (lon-ki-ti-doi-des). G. "Lonchitis"; 

 " oides " (like). A second bot. name. 



London Pride. Eng. name for Saxifraga umbrosa. 

 Gets its name " London " from a Mr. London, of 

 the firm London and Wise, Royal Gardeners, who 

 introduced the plant early in the i8th Century. See 

 St. Patrick's Cabbage. 



London Rocket. Eng. name for Sisymbrium Irio. 

 Gets its name London from the fact that after the 

 fire of 1666, a large crop suddenly sprung up in 

 and about London. See Rocket. 



Loose Strife. A translation of the group name " Lysi- 

 machia." There are two Loose Strifes one be- 

 longing to Lysimachia group ; the other to Lythrum 

 group ; quite different plants. 



Loranthaceae (lor-an-tha-se-e). G. " Loron " (a 

 thong) ; from the leathery, thong-like look of the 

 leaf ; " anthus " (a flower) ; " aceous " (like). Bot. 

 name Mistletoe family. 



Lords and Ladies. One of the many names of the 

 Common Arum. 



Loroglossum (lo-ro-glos-sum). G. " Loron " (a 

 thong); " glossum " (tongue); from the shape of 

 the petals. Group name of some botanists for 

 Lizard Orchis. 



