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LIPAttIS— LOLIUM. 



terriate, very small, linear and very narrow, 

 mucronate, proliferoas ; flowers terminal, 

 sub-sessile, petals shorter than the calyx ; 

 ovary 10-celled. Texas. 

 LIPA'RIS. 18—1. (Orchidecc.) [From hpos. 



fat, so called on account of its unctuous 



property.] 



liliifo'lia, (y-w. Ja. 2^.) leaves 2, ovate- 

 oblong; scape angular ; flowers racemose ; 

 segments of the periantli linear ; lower ones 

 setaceous, reflexed ; lip concave, obovate, 

 mucronate. 6-8 i. Wet woods. 

 LIQUIDAM"BER. 19—12. {Amentacece.) 



[From liquidum, fluid, and amber, fragrant, 



alluding to the gum which distils from this 



tree.] 



styrncijln'a, (sweet gum-tree, M. ^.) 

 leaves palmately-lobed ; lobes acuminate, 

 serrate, with sinuses at the base of veins, 

 villo.se. A re.sinous juice called liquid am- 

 her, is obtained by wounding the bark of 

 this tree. By boiling the leaves, a different 

 gummy substance, called liquid storax, is 

 obtained. 

 LIRIODEN"DRON. 12—13. {Magnolia.) 



[From leiron, a lily, and dendron, a tree.] 



tulipif'era, (white wood, tulip-tree, y-r. 

 .1 ^ .) leaves truncate at the end, with 2 

 side-lobes. A beautiful flowering tree, 

 90-150 f 

 LISIAN"THUS. 5—1. {Gentianec.) 



glaticifo'lius, (y.) stem herbaceous, te- 

 rete ; leaves oblong-ovate, sessile, glau- 

 cous, acute, 3-nerved ; flowers terminal, 

 corymbed ; peduncles elongated. 



russelia'nux, a ligneous plant with hand- 

 some purple flowers. Ex. 

 LISTE'RA. 18—1. (OrchidecB.) [Named from 



Martin Lister, physician to Queen Anne.] 



corda'ta, stem with 2 opposite, roundish, 

 cordate leaves ; raceme loose ; column w^ith- 

 out any appendage behind ; lip elongate, 

 2-toothed at the base, deeply bifid, the seg- 

 ments divaricate and acute. Swamps. 

 Stem 4-6 i. Flowers distant and minute. 



convallarioi'des, (lily orchis.) column 

 porrected ; lip oblong, dilated, and obtusely 

 2-lobed at the extremity; stem 6 inches, 

 very slender ; root fibrous ; flowers dark 

 brown and green, larger than the prece- 

 ding. 



pubes"cens, (g-w. J. 2^.) leaves radical, 

 ovate, acute; scape leafless, pubescent, 

 loosely flowered ; flowers on pedicels, lip 

 2-lobed, scarcely longer than the connivent 

 petals; capsules clavate ; root palmate. S. 

 LrTHOSPER"MUM. 5—1. (Boraginea.) [From 



lithos, a stone, and sperma, seed, on account 



of the hardness of its seed.] 



arven"se, (corn gromwell, w. M. 0.) stem 

 erect, branched ; leaves sessile, lance-lin- 

 ear, rather acute, veinle.«s, rough, hairy; 

 calyx a little shorter than the corolla ; seg- 

 ments spreading ; nuts rugose ; plant his- 

 pid, pilose ; flowers solitary, axillary. 

 Fields. Introduced. 



officina'le, (common gromwell, y. M. 11.) 

 stem covered with rigid hairs ; leaves broad- 

 lanceolate, acute, rough on the upper sur- 

 face, hairy on the lower ; tube of the co- 

 rolla as long as the calyx ; nuts smooth. 

 Fields. Flowers axillarj'-, pale yellow. 



marifi'muni, has blue flowers. 



denticvlii'tum, has purple flowers. 



pilo'syvi. {y. 2X-) simple, pilose-hirsute; 

 leaves lin- ir, acuminate, sessile, approxi- 

 mate ; flo \ *'rs fascicled, sessile, smallish; 

 divisions o: :lie corolla olalong, entire. 



torrcy'i, 1. 11) strigose-hispid ; leaves 

 oblong-lineiii cbtusLsh, scattered ; stem low, 

 branching; (ascicles terminal, few-flow- 

 ered ; lobes uf the corolla oblong, entire. 

 9 1. 



angustifo'lium, (w. Ju. 0.) nut turgidly 

 ovate, shining, with hoflow punctures on 

 every part ; flowers mostly lateral ; leaves 

 linear, with close-pressed pubescence ; stem 

 procumbent. S. 



apu'lum, (y. Ju. @.) nut muricate ; spikes 

 terminal, 1-sided ; bracts lanceolate ; leaves 

 lance-linear, acute. S. 



LOBE'LIA. 5 — 1. (CampanulacecE.) [In honor 



of Mathias Lobelius.] 



cardina'lis, (cardinal flower, r. Ju. 2^.) 

 erect, simple, pubescent; leaves lance- 

 ovate, acuminate, denticulate ; racemes 

 somewhat l-.sided, many-flowered ; stamens 

 longer than the corollas. Damp. 1-2 f. 



injla'ta, (Indian tobacco, b. Ju. @.) erect, 

 branching, very hirsute ; leaves ovate, ser- 

 rate ; raceraesleafy; capsules inflated. 12- 

 18 i. 



kaV'mii, (b. Ju. ^.) slender, erect, sub- 

 simple ; radical leaves spatulate ; cauline 

 ones linear, delicately toothed ; flowers ra- 

 cemed, alternate, remote, pedicelled. 6-24 i. 



dortman" na, (b. Ju. 2^.) leaves linear, 2- 

 celled, fleshy, obtuse; scape nearly naked; 

 flowers in a terminal raceme, remote, pedi 

 celled, nodding; leaves growing in a tuft 

 about the root, spreading, recurved. Water 

 gladiole. 



syphiUfica, flowers on short pedicels, in 

 a long, leafy raceme, large, blue. Bogs. 

 2-3 f. 



claytonia'na, stem erect, simple, pubes- 

 cent ; cauline leaves oblong, obtuse, nearly 

 entire ; radical leaves spatulate ; raceme 

 virgate, naked ; flowers pale blue. 1-2 f, 



puberu'la, covered with silky down , 

 low^er leaves obovate, upper lanceolate ; 

 flowers spiked, alternate, sub-sessile, bright 

 blue, smaller than the syphilitica. 



fill" gens, (native of Mexico,; leaves very 

 long, alternate, sub-entire ; raceme many- 

 flowered -; stamens and pistils as long as 

 the corolla. 



aph"ylla, (Z/.) very small ; stem filiform, 

 sub-simple, scaly ; peduncles remote, elon- 

 gated. 4-6 i. Florida. 



amafna, (b. Ju. If.) stem erect, pubes- 

 cent ; leaves broad-lanceolate, doubly 

 toothed; .spike secand; margin of the ca- 

 lyx erect. 2-4 f S. 



glandulc/sa, (b. S. li) erect; leaves lin 

 ear-lanceolate, rather thick, denticulate , 

 flowers in racemes. S. 



michauxii, (p. Ju. #•) glabrous, branch- 

 ing above ; leaves petioled, ovate, crenate- 

 dentatc ; lowest ones roundish ; racemes 

 lax ; peduncles elongated. S. 

 LO'LIUM. 3—2. {GraminecE.) 



percn"ne, (M. li) florets much long^a- 



