4>6 ORCHIDS. 



K. 



Karwinskii. Dedicated to Count Karwinski. 



Kingianum. In honor of Captain King, of the royal navy, 



who commanded an exploring expedition in the South 



Sea in 1828. 



Knowlesii. In honor of Mr. Knowles. 



Krameri. )The Oncidium so named refers to 



Kramerianus, -a, -urn. > the skill of an old Orchid grower, 



M. Kramer, now of Hamburg. The Odontoglossum is 



named after his son, formerly a collector for Messrs. 



Veitch, and now living in Japan. 

 Krebsii. Complimentary to Mr. Krebs, a collector of plants 



in Natal. 



L. 



Labiatus, -a, -um. Large-lipped. 



Lacceiia. A name of Helen of Troy, applied because of the 

 beauty of the plant. 



Lacertinus, -a, -um. Resembling a lizard. 



Laelia. Laelia was the eldest daughter of Caius Laelius, a 

 noble Roman, B. c. 141. She was celebrated for the 

 purity with which she spoke her native language, and for 

 pleasing and attractive qualities. The beautiful genus of 

 Orchids bearing her name is remarkable for all pleasing 

 qualities. 



Laeliopsis. From Lcelia and opsts, resemblance. 



Laevigatus, -a, -um. Having a smooth, polished surface ; 

 applied to stems. 



Laevis, -e. Free from asperities and any kind of unevenness. 



Lagenaria. Flask or bottle-shaped. 



Lamellae. Very small, and thin vertical plates. 



Laminatus, -a, -um. Covered with plates or scales. 



Lanceanus, -a, -um. Complimentary to John Henry Lance, 

 who about forty years ago brought many fine Orchids 

 from Surinam. 



