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Lily, Thorn. See Catesbeea. 



Lily of the Falley. See Conaallaria. 



Lily, Water. See Nymphaa. 



Lime Tree. See Citrus and Tilia, 



Limttim ; a genus of the class Heptanclria, order Digynia. 

 GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix: perianth five-leaved; 

 leaflets ovate, acuminate, keeled, membranaceous on the mar- 

 gin, two exterior, permanent. Corolla : petals five, equal, 

 ovate, somewhat clawed, obtuse, shorter than the calix ; 

 nectary, a margin surrounding the germen, bearing the sta- 

 mina. " Stamina: fiiamenta seven or fewer, awl shaped, 

 shorter than the corolla; antherae ovate. Pialil: germen 

 globose; style parted, cvlindric, shorter than the stamina; 

 stigmas rather obtuse. Pericarp: none; fruit bipartite into 

 Seeds: two, hemispheric, hollow, naked; according toGaert- 

 ner, shaped like a meniscus. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. 

 Calix: five-leaved; Petals: live, equal; Capsule: globular, 

 two-celled. The species lire, 



1. Linieum Afrieanum ; African Limeum. Leaves oblong, 

 petioled ; (according to Thunberg, ovate-lanceolate, sub- 

 petioled ;) stems prostrate, weak, a span long, angular, naked, 

 perennial at the base; corymbs terminating, solitary, com- 

 pound, naked, on long peduncles. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. 



2. Limeum Iiicanum ; Hoary Limeum. Leaves ovate, with 

 a strong midrib underneath ; tomentose. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. 



S. Limeum thioptctm. Leaves linear-lanceolate. -Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Limnopcuce. See Hippuris. 



Limotlcrum ; a species of the class Gynandria, order Di- 

 andria. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix: spathes vague; 

 spadix simple; perianth none. Corolla: petals five, ovate- 

 oblong, about equal, spreading, the superior ones converg- 

 ing ; nectary one-leafed, concave, foot-slalked, within the 

 lowest petal ; the length of the petals. Stamina: two; fila- 

 mentuin an oblong ascending body, the length of the corolla ; 

 antheraj two, ovate, looking forwards. Pistil: germen co- 

 lumnar, the length of the corolla, inferior; style filiform, 

 growing to the body of the fiiamenta; stigma funnel-form. 

 Pericarp: capsule columnar, three-valved, one-celled, gaping 

 at the corners. Seeds: numerous, sawdust-like. Observe. 

 Swartz says it is scarcely different from the Serapias, except 

 in the inflorescence or scape. ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. 

 Nectary: one-leafed, concave, pedicelled, within the lowest 

 petal. The species are, 



1. Limodorum Tuberosum; Ttiberoux-rooted Limodorum. 

 Flowers subspiked, bearded; root tuberous; stem a foot and 

 half high ; the number of (lowers not exceeding five, dark 

 purple. Native of Virginia and South Caioliiia. From the 

 little experience we have had of the management of this spe- 

 cies, it appears to be scarcely hardy enough for the open 

 border, yet not tender enough to require a stove. The first 

 plants were produced here by planting the roots in pots filled 

 with bog-earth, arid plunging them into a tan-pit which hH a 

 gentle heat, for the purpose of raising plants or seeds, and 

 for striking cuttings. 



2. Uraotloruni Altum ; Tail Limodorum. Flowers beard- 

 less ; spikes subpauicled ; root shaped like that of the true 

 Saffron, but the outer cover of a darker brown colour: the 

 flower-stalk arises immediately from the root, on oue s .!e ot 

 the leaves ; it is naked, smooth, and of a purplish colour 

 towards the top, nearly a foot and half high, and terminated 

 by a loose spike of purplish red tiowers on short peduncles 

 According to Swartz, this is the plant whkh Browne calls 

 Jamaica Salop; and recommends the root, properly cured, as 



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a stomachic. Native of the West Indies; particularly of 

 Jamaica, in the cooler parts of the mountains. This and all 

 he following species are much too tender to thrive in the open 

 air of England, and seldom flower even in a green-house : 

 they are therefore kept in the tan-bed in winter; and if in 

 summer the pots be plunged in a tan-bed under a deep frame, 

 the plants will thrive, and flower strongly- They are propa- 

 gated by offsets from the roots, which are sent out pretty freely 

 while the roots are in vigour. They should be taken off and 

 transplanted, at the time when the plant is most destitute of 

 leaves ; and must have a soft loamy soil, with but little water- 

 ing, especially in winter. 



3. Limodorum Tankervilliie; Chinese Limodorum. Flowers 

 beardless, in racemes. It flowers in March and April. 

 Native of China. See the preceding. 



4. Limodorum Utriculatum. Root tuberous; root-leaves 

 twin-sheathed ; radical sheath inflated ; scape sheathed ; 

 flowers sessile. Native of Jamaica and St. Domingo. See 

 the second species. 



5. Limodorum Gentiauoides. Root tuberous; leaflets 

 stem-sheathed; flowers ped uncled. Native of Jamaica. See 

 the second species. 



(i. Limodorum Striatum. Scape angular, smooth ; leaves 

 ensiform, nerved ; petals lanceolate, with an oblong flat lip. 

 See Epidendrum Slriatum. 



7. Liuiodorura Eiiisatum. Scape round, even; leaves ensi- 

 form, striated ; petals lanceolate ; lip recurved, broader. 

 Native of China and Japan. See Epidendrum Ensifvlium. 



8. Limodorum Falcatum. Horn filiform, very long ; leaves 

 ensiform, channelled, sickled ; scape upright, smooth, shorter 

 than the leaves ; flowers in spikes, terminating. Native of 

 Japan. See the second species. 



9. Limodorum Monile. Scape round, striated,. jointed like 

 a necklace, simple ; leaves linear, simple. See Epidendrum 

 Munilijormt. It is. not parasitical ; but grows on walls, and 

 in hedges. 



10. Limodorum Virens. Root scaly ; scape branched, 

 spoiled; bractes acute; flowers remote, greenish yellow; 

 bulbs many, connected near the base, conical, pointed ; 

 scape axillary, erect, often branched, from one to two feet 

 high, round, smooth, coloured with purple spots; flowers 

 striated ; petals nearly equal, erect or ascending. Native of 

 Coromandel, on dry uncultivated ground; flowering during 

 the dry season. See the second species. 



11. Limodorum ilecurvum. Root tuberous; scape bend- 

 ing, nodding, shorter than the leaves; leaves broad -lanceolate, 

 five-nerved; spike globular, nodding; bulbs striated, nearly 

 round, surrounded with one or two rings, and having man; 

 thick fleshy fibres from their lower parts; stem from the side 

 or base of the bulb; flowers numerous, crowded, white, with 

 a small tinge of yellow. Native of Coromandel, in moist val- 

 leys, among the hills; flowering at the beginning of the rainy 

 season. See the second species. 



12. Limodorum Nutans. Root tuberous; scape arched, 

 longer than the leaves, ovate, five-nerved ; spike oblong, pen- 

 dulous. This differs from the preceding, in having the bulbs 

 smooth, the leaves oval, the scape longer than the leaves, 

 the spike oblong and pendulous, with the flowers at som* 

 distance from one another, of a beautiful rose-colour, and 

 the under lip of the nectary sharp-pointed. Native of Coro- 

 maadel; flowering as the preceding. See the second species. 



13. Limodorum Aphyllum. Plant without leaves; root 

 fibrous ; flowers solitary, naked, sessile ; stems perennial, 

 several, most simple, spreading or pendulous, as the situation 

 admits ; flowers generally issuing single from the joints of the 

 stems. Native of Coromandel, but very rare, on dry rockv 



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