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THE UNIVERSAL HERBAL; 



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4. Ludwigia Erigata ; Upright Ludwigia. Leaves oppo- 

 site, lanceolate ; stem upright ; corolla scarcely visible. 

 Annual. Native of the East Indies. 



5. Ludwigia Pedunculosa. Plant creeping, pubescent ; 

 loaves opposite, linear-lanceolate, glabrous ; peduncles axil- 

 lary, uniflorous, very long; capsules clavate-oblong, crowned; 

 lacinise of the calix lanceolate ; flowers large, yellow. It 

 grows in swamps near the sea-coast, from Virginia to South 

 Carolina. 



6. Ludwigia Glandulosa. Leaves alternate, spathulate-> 

 oboval ; plant procumbent, very smooth ; flowers sessile, I 

 axillary, solitary ; capsules very small, crowned ; lac-mite of 

 the calix round, acuminate. Grows in the swamps of Lower 

 Carolina. 



7. Ludwigia Mollis. Plant erect, branchy, pubescent ; 

 leaves alternate, lanceolate-oblong; flowers sessile, alternate, 

 superior, heaped together ; capsules subrotund. Grows in 

 the swamps of Lower Carolina. 



8. Ludwigia Virgata. Plant erect, virgated, glabrous ; 

 leaves alternate, linear, obtuse ; flowers terminal, subspicate, 

 pedicellate. small; capsules globose tetragonal. It grows in 

 the dry sandy woods of Lower Carolina. 



9. Ludwigia Decurrens. Plant erect, very branchy, gla- 

 brous; leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, decurrent; flowers 

 axillary, subsessile, solitary, alternate ; capsules clavated, 

 crowned; lacinise of the calix oval-lanceolate. This plant 

 rises to the height of about a foot, and bears large yellow 

 flowers. It grows in shady woods, near ponds and ditches, 

 in Virginia and Lower Carolina. 



lu. Ludwigia Capitata. Plant erect, glabrous; leaves 

 alternate, lato-linear, acute, rounded at the base ; petals 

 shorter than the calix ; capsules subglobose, crowned ; laci- 

 nise of the calix dilatated, short ; the infertile branches with 

 short obovate leaves ; flowers small, yellow. It grows in the 

 swamps of North and South Carolina. 



11. Ludwigia Macrocarpa. Plant erect, ramose, sligbtly 

 glabrous ; leaves alternate, lanceolate, hoary on the under- 

 side ; peduncles uniflorous, axillary ; capsules globose-tetra- 

 gonal ; lacinise of the calix great, coloured, crowned; flowers 

 yellow ; stem purple. It grows in wet pastures and swamps, 

 from New England to Florida. 



12. Ludwigia Hirsuta. Plant erect, ramose, rough; leaves 

 alternate, oblong, sessile, rough on both sides; peduncles 

 uniflorous, axillary; capsules globose-tetragonal, crowned, 

 bibracteaied at the base. It grows in ditches and ponds, on 

 a sandy soil, from New Jersey to Carolina. 



13. Ludwigia Linearis. Plant erect, virgated, glabrous, 

 very branchy; leaves alternate, linear, acute; flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, sessile; capsules oblong, turbinate; lacinite of 

 the calix semi-lanceolate ; flowers small, yellowish brown. 

 It grows from two to five feet high, and is found near ditches 

 and ponds, irrsandy soils, from Virginia to Carolina. 



Lunaria; a genus of the class Tetradynamia, order Silicu- 

 losa. GKNEUIC CHARACTER. Calix: perianth four-leaved, 

 oblong; leaflets ovate-oblong, blunt, converging, deciduous, 

 of which the two alternate ones are gibbous, and bagged at 

 the base. Corolla: four-petalled, cruciform; petals entire, 

 blunt, large, the length of the calix, ending in claws of the 

 same length. Stamina : filamenta six, a\vl-shaped, four the 

 length of the calix, two a little shorter ; anlheree from upright 

 spreading. Pistil: germen pedicelled, ovate-oblong; -style 

 short; stigma blunt, entire. Pericarp: silicle elliptic, flat, 

 entire, upright, very large, pedicelled, terminated by the 

 style, two-celled, two-valved ; partition parallel, and equal to 

 the valves, flat. Seeds: some, kidney-shaped, compressed, 

 marginal, in the middle of the silicle ; receptacles filiform, 



long, inserted into the lateral sutures. ESSENTIAL CHA- 

 RACTER. Silicle: entire, elliptic, compressed-flat, pedi- 

 celled; valves equal, and parallel to the partition, flat. 

 Calix: with bagged leaflets. The species are, 



1. Lunaria Recliviva; Perennial Honesty. Silicles lance- 

 olate ; root perennial. This is a very large plant ; stem three 

 to four feet high ; petals purple, -odorous. Native of the 

 south of France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, &c. This and the 

 next species are propagated by seeds sown in the autumn : 

 those sown in the spring often miscarry, or lie a long time in 

 the ground. They will grow in almost any sbil, but love a 

 shady situation ; and require only to be kept clean from 

 weeds : if the seeds be permitted to scatter, the plants will 

 rise without further care; and if they be left unremoved, they 

 will grow much larger than those which are transplanted. 



2. Lunaria Annua; Common Honesty, or Moottwort. Silicles 

 roundish ; root biennial. Native of Germany. See the 

 preceding species. This plant has acquired the name of 

 White Saiin : it used to be dried and preserved to place in 

 chimneys. The name Honesty seems to have, been given to 

 these plants, from the transparency of the seed-vessels ; 

 in which the whole may be seen without any optical deception. 

 The Germans call it Silberblume ; the Dutch, Zilverbloem; 

 the Danes, Manneviol; the Swedes, Manefioler; the French, 

 Satin-blanc ; and the Italians, Lunaria. 



3. Lunaria jEgyptiaca ; Egyptian Honesty. Silicles oblong, 

 pendulous; leaves superdecompound, with trifid leaflets. 

 Annual, with a smooth branching stalk little more than a foot 

 high. It flowers here in June and July. Native of Egypt. 

 Sow the seeds in an open border, where they are to remain : 

 if they be sown soon after they are ripe, the plants will come 

 up in the autumn, and live through the winter in a sheltered 

 situation. These will flower early the following summer; 

 whereby ripe seeds may be obtained : they may also be sown 

 in the spring. Keep them clean, and thin them where they 

 are too close. If the seeds be permitted to scatter, they will 

 rise without care. 



Lungwort. See Pulmonaria. 



Lungwort, Cow's. See Verbascum. 



Lupine. See Lupinus and Trtfolium. 



Lupinus; a genus of the class Diadelphia, order Decandria. 

 GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix: perianth one-leafed, 

 bifid. Corolla: papilionaceous; banner cordate-roundish, 

 ernarginate, bent back at the sides, compressed; wings sub- 

 ovate, almost the length of the banner, not fastened to the 

 keel, converging below : keel two-parted at the base, sickle- 

 shaped upwards, acuminate, entire, the length of the wings, 

 narrower. Stamina: filamenta ten, united, somewhat ascend- 

 ing, distinct above; antherse five, roundish, and as many 

 oblong. Pistil: germen awl-shaped, compressed, villose; 

 style awl-shaped, ascending; stigma terminating, blunt. 

 Pericarp: legume large, oblong, coriaceous, compressed, 

 acuminate, one-celled. Seeds: several, roundish, compressed. 

 ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Calix: two-lipped. Anthera: 

 five oblong, five roundish. Legume: coriaceous. These 

 plants are cultivated for ornament in the borders of the flower- 

 garden, where they are sown in patches with other annuals in 

 the spring, where they are to remain, thinning them where 

 too close, and keeping them clean from weeds. To have a 

 succession of flowers, the seeds may be sown at different 

 times, as in April, May, and June ; but the seeds of those 

 sown in April only will ripen. They all make a pretty ap- 

 pearance when in flower. The species are, 



1. Lupinus Perennis; Perennial Lupine. Calices alter- 

 nate, without appendicles; upper lip ernarginate, lower entire. 

 Root perennial, creeping; stalks erect, channelled, a foot and 



