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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Ledum continued. 

 L. buxifolium. See Lciophyllum buxifolium. 



L. canadense (Canadian). A synonym of L. latifoUum cana- 

 dense. - 

 L. glandulosum (glandular). fl. white; inflorescence often 



Ledum continued. 



replicate margins, clothed with rusty tomentum beneath, h. 1ft. 

 to 3ft. United States, &c., 1763. A handsome shrub, the leaves 

 of which are said to be a good substitute for tea. (L. B. C. 534.) 



L. L canadense (Canadian). /. white, large, disposed in ter- 



compound and crowded calyx five-parted. I. oblong or oval, or 

 approaching lanceolate, pale or whitish, and minutely resinous- 

 dotted beneath, h. 2ft. to 6ft. North America. 

 L. latifolium (broad-leaved).* fl. white ; stamens five, about the 

 length of the corolla. April and May. I. linear-oblong, with 



minal umbellate corymbs. April and May. I. ovate, petiolate, 

 white beneath, h. Sin. to 6in. Canada. SYN. L. canadense 

 (under which name it is figured in L. B. C. 1049). 

 L. 1. globosum (globose) is a garden form, superior to the type 

 (G. C. n. s., ix. 693.) 



