LILIUM— LINUM. 



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lu'cidum, and spica'tum, eub-evergreen 

 shrubs or low trees, natives of China. 



LIL'MUM. 6—1. [lAliacea.) [From Uios, 



graceful, on account of its beany.] 



phil<i.(lel"ph.icnm, (red lily, r. y. J. 2^.) 

 leaves whorled, lance-linear, ci-nerved, 

 nerves hairy beneath ; corolli erect, bell- 

 form, spreading; petals lancL<;!ate, having 

 claws. 



canad€n"se, (nodding lily, y. r. Ju. 2^.) 

 leaves remotely whorled, lanceolate ; ped- 

 uncles terminal, elongated, mostly in threes ; 

 corolla nodding ; petals spreading. 2-3 f. 



super" bum, (superb lily, y. p. Ju. 24^.) 

 leaves lance-linear, 3-nerved, glabrous ; 

 lower ones whorled ; upper ones scattered ; 

 flowfers in a pyramid raceme j petals revo- 

 lute. 3-6 f. Wet meadows. 



cates"b(Bi, (Southern lily,) leaves scat- 

 tered, lance-linear, very acute ; stem 1- 

 flowered ; corolla erect ; segments with 

 long claws, undulate on the margin, re- 

 flexed at the summit ; flowers scarlet, spot- 

 ted with yellow and brown. Stem 18 i. 



pennxylva' nicnm , leaves scattered, lance- 

 linear, the upper ones whorled ; stem about 

 1-flowered ; peduncles woolly; corolla 

 erect, woolly without; flowers red and 

 yellow. 



mar"tagon, (Turk's cap,) leaves narrow, 

 peduncles terminal ; petals reflexed so as to 

 give the corolla the appearance of a tur- 

 ban ; flow^ers scarlet, with varieties; stem 

 2-3 feet high. Ex. 



tigri'imvi, (tiger lily,) leaves scattered ; 

 petals reflexed; flowers in whorls; dark 

 orange, spotted with black ; stem bulbifer- 

 ous. A very showy plant, of easy culture. 

 4-5 f. Ex. 



japon"icum, (Japan lily,) corolla elon- 

 gated into a tube ; flowers very large, pure 

 white, w^ith a streak of blue ; stem 4-5 feet 

 high, generally with 2 flow^ers. Ex. 



pu'dicnm, stem 1-flowered ; corolla bell- 

 form, nodding ; petals erect, sessile, spatu- 

 late-obovate, flat within ; yellow. S. 



ximbdla'tum, flowers 1 to 5, terminal, 

 erect ; petals unguiculate, spreading, red. S. 



can" dtdum, (white lily, w. J. 2^.) leaves 

 lanceolate, scattered, tapering to the base ; 

 corolla bell-form, glabrous within. Ex. 



bnlbiferum, (orange lily, y. J. 2^.) leaves 

 scattered, 3-nerved ; corolla campanulate, 

 erect, scabrous within. Ex. 



carolinia'num, (Au. 2^.) leaves verticil- 

 late and scattered, lanceolate, cuneate at 

 base; flowers few, (1-3,) terminal; pedun- 

 cles thick ; corolla revolute, orange-col- 

 ored, spotted with dark purple. Perhaps 

 a variety of the superbum. 2 f. S. 



pompo'nium, (J.) a splendid species with 

 scarlet flowers. 



LIMNAN"TIIES. 10—1. {Geranim.) [From 

 limnus, a water nymph, anthos, flower.] 

 doni:^lns!i"ii, (y. w.) leaves bipinnatifid ; 



the divisions often alternate. Plant sUghtly 



succulent. California. 



L1MNET"IS. 3—1. [Graminea.) [From 

 limncs, a pool or marsh, alluding to its place 

 of growth.] 

 cynosuroi'dcs, (many-spiked salt-grass, 



Au. 2.^.) spikes numerous (10-40), pedun- 

 cled. panicled, spreading; leaves broad, 

 flat, at length convolute ; a short awn on 

 one of the glumes; styles 2-cleft at the 

 summit. 4-9 f. 



jitnce'a, (rush salt-grass, Ju. ?4.) leaves 

 2-ranked, convolute, spreading ; spikes few, 

 (1-3) peduncled; peduncles smooth; paleas 

 obtusish; styles 2. 18 i. 



gla'bra, (Au. 2^.) leaves concave, erect; 

 spikes alternate, sessile, erect, appressed; 

 paleas smoothish on the keel ; style deep- 

 cleft. 3-5 f. 

 LIMO'NIA. 10—1. Uurantia.) 



acidis"sima, leaves pinnate ; leafeta 

 roundish-oval, crenate ; spines germinate. 

 Florida. 

 LIMOSEL"LA. 13—2. {Scrophularia.) [From 



limus, slime or mud.] 



subuln'la, (mudwort, Aug. 2.^.) leaves 

 linear, very narrow, scarcely dilated at the 

 apex; scape 1-flowered, as long as the 

 leaves. Muddy shores. Stem an inch 

 high ; flowers veiy small, bluish white. 

 LINDER"NIA. 2—1. (Scrophularice.) [In 



honor of Von Lindern.] 



attemi'ata, (false hedge hyssop, w-p. Ju, 

 ^.) leaves lanceolate and obovate, nar- 

 rowed at the base ; peduncle shorter thar 

 the leaves, erect. 



dilata'ta, leaves dilated at the base , 

 clasping ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; 

 flowers pale purple. Inundated banks. 

 Stem 4-8ided, 6 inches high, smooth. 



montico'la, (June, 2^.) stem slender, di- 

 chotomous ; radical leaves spatulate, punc- 

 tate ; cauline ones linear, small, remote ; 

 peduncles very long ; flowers pale blue 

 stem erect. 4-6 inches high. 



g^randifio'ra, {IX) leaves roundish, entire, 

 nerveles.s, half-clasping; peduncles very- 

 long, axillary and terminal ; stem creep- 

 ing. S. 



refrad'ta, (b. J. 11) radical leaves spata- 

 late-oval ; upper ones subulate ; flowers 

 solitary, axillaiy and terminal ; peduncles 

 refracted, after flowering ; stem slender, 

 erect, branching, glabrous. 8-12 i. (S. 

 LINN^E'A. 4—1. (Caprifolia:.) [In honor 



of Charles Von LinnsDus.] 



borca'lis, (twin-flower, w. r. J. 2^.) stem 

 prostrate ; branches erect, each bearing 2 

 flowers ; leaves roundish, crenate. Woods 

 and hills. Evergreen, creeping. Has been 

 found at Green Island, Troy, N. Y. 

 LI'NUM. 5—5. (Caryophyllem.) [From Zci05, 



smooth or soft, on account of its texture.] 



usitalis" simum, (common flax, b. Ju. ^.) 

 leafets of the calyx ovate, acute, 3-nerved, 

 petals crenate ; leaves lanceolate, alternate , 

 stem sub-solitary. Ex. 



virgin"icHm, (Virginia flax. y. ©•) stem 

 erect, slender, smooth; radical leaves oval 

 and spatulate ; cauline leaves long and nar- 

 row ; panicle lax, corymbose. 



ri's-idian, (y.) divisions of the calyx ovata 

 acuminate, 3-ncrved, ciliate ; petals oblong 

 narrow ; leaves etiflly erect, linear, ehort. 

 6 i. Missouri. 



.<;cl(7iri)>pi'dvs, (w-r.) glabrous; stem? a 

 span hitih, .'sullVuticose, corynibosuly at- 

 tached at the summit ; leaves crowded ul- 



