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LATHYRUS 



L. au'rea (golden). See L. VERSCHAFFELTII. 

 borbo'nica (common-Bourbon). See LIVISTONA CHIN- 



ENSIS. 

 Commerso'nii (Commerson's). 7-9. Mauritius and 



Bourbon. 1778. 



glaucophy'lla (milky-green- leaved). SeeL.LooDiGESii. 



Loddige'sii (Loddiges's). 10. Mauritius. 1823. 



ru'bra (red). See L. COMMERSONII. 



Verschaffe'ltii (Verschaffelt's). 7. Mauritius. 



LATERALS, or Side-shoots, are those which spring 



from the sides of the main branches, and are thus 



described in contradistinction to the terminal or leading 



shoots of the branches : The laterals on the lower 



branches, like those branches themselves, are usually 



longer as they approach the base of the tree, because 



they extend to obtain the benefit of the lisht kept from 



them by the branches above. If unable thus to extend, 



as in the case of inner trees of those planted in clumps, 



the laterals die, and occasion the nakedness of their 



trunks. If the terminal shoot of a branch be cut away, 



the laterals increase more in length, not only because 



more sap is thus afforded them, but because an extra 



effort is made to advance into the desired degree of light. 



LATHR^E'A. (From lathraios, clandestine ; the plant 



is hidden in the earth till it is about to bloom. Nat. 



ord. Orobanchaceae.) 



Hardy herbs, parasitical on the roots of trees. Seeds 

 to be sown close to the roots of suitable trees. 

 L. Clandesti'na (clandestine). . Violet-purple. April. 



Europe. 1890. 

 Squama'ria (scaly). . Flesh, tinted purple. May. 



Europe (England). 



LA'THYRUS. (From la, to add to, and ihouros, an 

 irritant ; to increase excitement, the supposed qualities 

 of the seeds. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosas]. 

 Linn. ij-Diadelphia, ^-Decandria.) 



Seeds of annuals, in common soil, in spring ; perennials, 

 by division at the same time, or cuttings of the young 

 shoots under a bell-glass ; common garden soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 L. amphica'rpus (double-fruited). i. Pink. June. 



Levant. 1680. 

 angula'tus (angulai- seeded), i. Red. June. S. 



Europe. 1683. 

 cilia' tus (eye-lashed), i. Purple. July. S. Europe. 



1820. 

 leptophy'llus (fine-leaved). i. Purple. June. 



Caucasus. 1818. 

 setifo'lius (bristle-leaved). I. Red. June. S. 



Europe. 1739. 

 sphcs'ricus (round-seeded), i. Crimson. June. S. 



Europe. 1801. 



HARDY CLIMBING ANNUALS. 

 L. ala'tus (winged). 3. Purple. July. Italy. 1823. 



a'nnuus (annual). 4. Yellow. July. S. Europe. 

 1621. 



auricula' tus (eared). See L. CLYMENUM. 



Ci'cera (flat-podded). 2. Red. S. Europe. 1633. 



cirrho'sus (tendrilled). 4. Rosy-pink. Pyrenees. 

 1870. 



Cly'menum (Clymenum). 3. Purple. July. Medi- 

 terranean region. 1800. 



cornu'tus (horned). See L. CLYMENUM. 



hirsu'tus (hairy-podded). 4. Purple. July. England. 



ita'licus (Italian). 3. Pink. August. Italy. 



lusita'nicus (Portuguese). 3. July. Spain. 1827. 



,, odora'tus (fragrant). 4. Variegated. July. Sicily. 

 1700. " Sweet Pea." 



purpu'reus (purple). 3. Purple. July. Crete. 



sati'vus (cultivated). 3. Blue. S. Europe. 1640. 

 " Chickling Vetch." 



tenuifo'lius (fine-leaved). See L. CLYMENUM. 



tingita'nus (Tangier). 4. Dark purple. July. 

 Barbary. 1680. " Tangier Pea." 



tu'midus (swollen). See VICIA BITHYNICA. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS CLIMBERS, &c. 



L. armitagea'nus (Armitage's). See L. NERVOSUS, of 

 Lamarck. 



L. calif o'rnicus (Calif ornian). See L. MARITIMUS CALI- 



FORNICUS. 

 ,, Davi'dii (David's). 3-4. Yellowish-white. Japan ; 



N. China. 



,, decaphy'llus (ten-leaved). See L. POLYMORPHUS. 

 ,, Drummo'ndii (Drummond's). See L. ROTUNDIFOLIUS. 

 ,, grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 4. Rose. July. S. 



Europe. 1814. 

 ,, heterophy'llus (various-leaved). 4. Flesh. August. 



Europe. 1731. 

 incu'rvus (curved-podded). 2. Blue. July. Russia. 



1808. 

 interme'dius (intermediate). 4. Red. August. 



N. Europe. 1820. 

 latifo'lius (broad-leaved). Pink. August. England. 



" Everlasting Pea." 

 Macrce'i (MacRae's). 3. Purple, white. October. 



Chili. 1824. 



,, magella'nicus of D. Don. See L. NERVOSUS. 

 magella'nicus (Magellan) of Lamarck. 3. Purple, 



blue. May. Cape Horn. 1744. 

 ,, mart" timus (maritime). J. Purple. Europe (England). 



Prostrate. 

 ,, califo'rnicus (Calif ornian). 4. Purple, veined. 



N. California. 1826. Climbing. 

 ,, minia'tus (vermilion). See L. ROTUNDIFOLIUS. 

 Mu'lkak (Mulkak). 5-8. Deep rose-purple. July, 



August. Central Asia. 1902. Fragrant. 

 ,, multifto'rus (many-flowered) of Nuttall. See L. 



VENOSUS. 



muta'bilis (changeable). 4. Purple, red. July. 



Siberia. 1825. 



myrtifo'lius (myrtle-leaved). See L. POLYMORPHUS. 

 nervo'sus (nerved) of Lamarck. 3. Blue. June. 



Argentina. 1824. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 



" Lord Anson's Pea." 



,, palu'stris (marsh). 4. Pale purple. June. Britain. 

 peduncula'ris (long- stalked). See L. ROTUNDIFOLIUS. 

 ,, pisifo'rmis (pea-formed). 3. Purple. July. Siberia. 



1795- 

 ,, polymo'rphus (multiform). 3. Pale purple. July. 



Missouri. 1824. 



polyphy'llus (many-leaved). N.W. Amer. 

 ,, prate'nsis (meadow). 3. Yellow. Britain. 

 ,, pube'scens (downy). Purple. Chili. 1895. 

 ,, pube'scens (downy) of Hooker. See L. TOMENTOSUS. 

 ,, purpu'reo-ctzru'leus (purplish- blue). 10. Purple, blue. 



August. Brazil. 1836. Twiner. 

 pyrena'icus (Pyrenean). See L. SYLVESTRIS. 

 ro'seus (rosy). 2. Red. July. Iberia. 1822. 

 ,, rotundifo'lius (round-leaved), ij. Brick-red. July. 



Tauria. 1822. 



,, Sibtho'rpii (Sibthorp's). See L. UNDULATUS. 

 ,, sple'ndens (splendid). 4-8. Scarlet-purple. Lower 



California. 1881. " Pride of California." Half- 

 hardy. 



stipula'ceus (/arge-stipuled). See L. PALUSTRIS. 

 ,, sulphu'reus (sulphur). Pale yellow. California. 

 sylve'stris (wood). 3. Purple. July. Britain. 



" Everlasting Pea." 

 ,, iomento'sus (woolly). 3. Lilac. June. Buenos 



Ayres. 1839. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. 

 tubero'sus (tuberous). 2. Red. July. Europe. 1596. 



" Earthnut Pea." 

 undula'tus (wavy). 3. Magenta-red. June. Shores 



of Dardanelles. 1888. 



veno'sus (veiny). 4. White, red. June. Pennsyl- 

 vania. 

 ,, viola' ecus (violet). 6-8. Violet-blue. August. 



California. 1894. 



PERENNIALS, NOT CLIMBING. 

 L. alpe'stris (alpine). 2. Purple. June, July. Eastern 



Europe. 1817. 



alta'icus (Altaic). . Purple. Altai Mountains. 1825. 

 angustifp'lius (narrow-leaved), i. White. April. 



Siberia. 1766. 



cane'scens (hoary). See L. FILIFORMIS. 

 cya'neus (blue), i. Blue, pink. Russia. 1823. 

 filifo'rmis (thread-like). i. Violet-purple. S. 



Europe. 1816. 



fta'ccidus (limp). See L. VERNUS FLACCIDUS. 

 glaucifo'lius (sea-green-leaved). See L. OCHROLEUCUS. 

 Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). Siberia. 



