LKOOflNO&O. 



LKMMUS. 



it... species are tank* and astringent*, and others yield a kind ol 

 gum, and among thaw that yield dyes t* the Baftitta finrfona, the Wild 



In vwy large number of species narcotic properties have been 



The dMDtipUoM of the useful genera will be found under tluir 

 ^motive beads, rack ai AsTBAOALi-i, BUTKA, COLUTKA, Orrisus, 

 IVMoonuA, EavvM, GLTCTHUA, QBorrROYA, MAVIA, CBOTALARIA, 

 Muum-s, TBirtuumtA, Ac., Ac. 



The Mb-order Cimalfinitn hare the petal* spread out, and nearly 

 Moal-aued, with distinct unequal stamens; they may be ooniidered 

 the regular form of the order, while Papilumaeca are the irregular 

 form. Thar fruit U usually a legume, but not always. The Catna, 

 which furuiabre the senna-leaves of the shops, U the moat interestim? 

 to thU nib-order alao belong the Tamarind and 



ovona ss MHV uw mir~ri pivuuw** tjv**u w tuem yield dyes. 



The Loeust-Treea of North America belong to this order, and are cele- 

 brated for their gigantic stature. The principal species are deecribed 

 under CASSIA, CKRATOSIA, Corainuu/ UJUUTOITLOX, 

 KOBIMA, TAJURIXDVS, Ac. 



The sub-order jeTi 



bare small regular flowers collected into 



often indefinite stamens, usually hypogynous, and a 

 They an unknown in cold countries in a wild state, but in 

 the hotter parte of the world they form a strikingly beautiful portion 

 of the tsgetation. From the much greater length of their stamens, 

 their peteU, and the clustered compact arrangement of their flowers, 

 the sitter often resembl. tassels f silk, of the most vivid colours, 

 intermingled among the leavea. Their bark is usually astringent, with 

 a fnqoent intermixture of gum. The gums Arabic, Senegal, Sana, 

 and others, are produced by dinVn-nt spade* ; oatechu is the extract 

 at the sstriagsiit bark of Antie Caittk*, and rosewood is said to be 

 tae timber of some H mo* inhabiting the interior of Brazil One o 



most striking phenomena among the plant* of this order is th 

 wei*e irritability obearrable in the leaves of 



irritebility obcerrable in the leaves of certain upecice o 

 V such as If. fmiitf, tf. snui/iro, Ac., which are hence calU c 

 It is however a pedal peculiarity , and not one o 

 ; unless the folding up at night of the leaves of 

 the whole suborder be regarded as an instance of the same irriull 

 quality in a low degree 



The specie* of this order are deecribed under ACACIA, EVTADA 

 MIMOBA, Ac. 



Ifimaia pudica. 

 1, a flower, much magnified; 2, a legume. 



In 1845 Mr. Bentham made the following estimate of the numbers 

 of genera and species belonging to the order LegumiHOttx. 



Ocnen. S|*cl. 

 Papilionaeea : 



Podalyriea 



Lottos 



Htdyiarta 



PhauoUa 



DaUbergiete 



Sophorea 



( I,.,!'/. ,';.,..' 



Mimotea 



33 

 133 

 62 

 70 

 41 

 21 

 88 

 29 



350 



600 



650 



250 



50 



700 



1000 



4T.7 6500 



LEQUMINOSITES, a genus of Fossil Fruits, from the Isle of 

 Sbeppey. (Bowel-bunk.) 



I.KHL'NTITE, a Mineral consisting of silicate of alumina and soda. 

 It occurs massive. Its colour is flesh-red, the mass when broken 

 exhibiting two parallel white lines near the centre. Under the micro- 

 scope it appears to be composed of minute scales. Hardness 375. 

 Translucent on the edges. Specific gravity 1-053. Before the blow- 

 pipe it fuses into a white enamel. It is found at Qlenarm, county of 

 Antrim, in an amygdaloidal rock. Analysis by Dr. U. D. Thomson: 



Silica. 47-33 



Alumina 24-00 



Soda 13-20 



Lira 1-52 



Water IS'OO 



99-65 



LEIOCEPHALUS. [IOI<ANID.E,] 

 LEIUDEUA. [louAHiD*.] 

 LEIODON. [SAI-RIA.] 

 I. r.nn.. I-:MI-S. [ta urou i 

 LEIOLEPIS. [AOAMA ; DRACONIXA.] 

 LEIOSAURUS. [I.. i AMI. i] 



LEI'OTHKIX, a genus of Birds established by Mr. Swainson, itli 

 the following generic characters: Bill much compressed ; culm<n 

 gradually curved ; nostrils large, membranaoeous ; tail moderate, 

 deeply forked. 



/,. furtatui (' PI. CoL, 1 287, f. L : India). The genus belongs to 

 Mr. Swainson's subfamily Leiotrichatut (Silky Chatterers?), being 

 the first of his family Amjtflida (Fruit-Eaters, or Chatterers). 



[I.riOTRICHAN*.] 



I,K|(iTH|i'll.\ N.K (Swajnson), a sub-family of the Amptlidrr, a 

 family of Birds. It is thus defined by Mr. Swainson : Legs large, 

 robust, syndactyle ; hind toe longer thau the outer ; wings short and 

 rounded ; bill strong ; the gonys ascending. 



The only other genus besides Leiolkrix placed in thw sub-family by 

 Mr. Swainson is l'tcru>hi<u (Sw.), to which that author gives the 

 following generic characters : Bill short, compressed, thick; tlie tip 

 shrike-like, hooked ; culmen arched ; gonys asccuding ; nostrils basal ; 

 the aperture round ; gape wide ; rictus slightly bristled ; wings very 

 short, rounded ; tail short, broad, rounded ; the tips obtuse ; tarsi 

 smooth, pale. P. trythroptena, Gould's ' Century of Himalaya Birds,' 

 pi. 11 (/xini'iu rrythrni-trrtui), India, is on example. 



LKMMINU. [MimiDJB.] 



LKMMUS. 



