1766 



LACHEXALIA 



LADY'S EARDROPS 



7. lUifldra, Jar<i. Hiilb glolioso: Ivs. 2, huuvolato 

 ami faloate. abixit 1 in. ImmiuI, with pustiilos on the 

 f;uv: ixxiuncle suul intl. about TJ in., hoariiif; l'2-20 

 tlcnsely raciMuoso Hs. which an> white; poriantli -'.lin. 

 long, all the s<'nnis, spreatlitiK. the outer longer than 

 the inner; st;miens ecTualing inner sepnis. Ci.C. 111. 

 3S:2o9. 



AAA. Perianth campatiulalt' or ohlong-campamdale, not 

 Miqitc or iviilricose. 



B. Infl. (ienise, spike-like. 



S. pustulata, Jaeq. Bnlb J-jin. diain.: Ivs. 2, fleshy, 

 pustulate or blistenvl on tiie face, lanceolate: peduncle 

 3-45 in. ; fls. white or faintly tinged red. in a dense si)ik(>- 

 like raceme 2-3 in. long; perianth Jain, long; outer 



4ri 



f 



2055. Lacheaalia Ifelsonii. f X 1-9 



segm-S. slightly longer than inner, and stamens some- 

 what ex.serted. H.Sl. H17. Perhaps synonymous with 

 No. 11. Var. violUcea, Hort., Ls cult. 



BB. Infl. looser, evidently racemose. 



9. unifdlia, .Jacq. Rulb globo.se, small: If. 1, linear- 

 .subulatf and erect, brown-banded and (•laK[)ing at the 

 ba.se: pf:duncle and infl. (1-12 in. long, carrying a lax 

 (>-20-fld. raceme; fls. white, or more or less tinged with 

 red or blue; p<,'rianth about ^in. long; inner segms. 

 protruding, and the stamens of similar length. B.M. 

 766. 



10. convallarioides, Baker. Bulb globose, J.^in. or 

 less long: If. 1, linear and erect, channelled: peduncle 

 4-6 in. long, bearing fls. in a short lax raceme; perianth 

 y^n. long, purpli.sh becoming white; inner and outer 

 .segm.s. about same length; stamens included; fls. with 

 heath-like fxlor. There is a var. robdsta, Baker, more 

 robust, with 20-.% fls., and Ivs. rarely 2. 



11. pfillida, .\it. (/>. /ur/i/d, Ker. L. rac('in<»:n, Ker). 

 Bulb glol)ose, 'a''!- diam.: Ivs. 2, pustulate or blistered, 

 straji-sliaped: peduncle ti in, long, hearing a moderately 

 dense laceuie 2-:{ in. long; fls. while, tin' perianth '4in. 

 long; outer .segius. tipped green, shorter than the inner 

 segms.; stamens e(iualing inner segms. B.M. 1372; 

 1517. 



L. rfru/is, Thuiib.=Dipcadi filiimentosuni. — Various apepica 

 have boon more or less cult, under thr imnio SrillopHis, but they 

 bi'l()nK in Larln-naliu. The generic names Orchiops and Orchiiistrum 

 also belong here. WlI.HELM MiLLKK. 



I., n. B.f 



LACXtlCA (from the old Latin name Inc; referring to 

 the milky jui(^e). Compdsil.r. Lettuce. A well-known 

 group of hardy annual or perennial herbs, mostly 

 native of the northern hemispliere. 



Plants 2—1 or more feet high, with alternate, variously 

 shaped Ivs. and .small-i)anicle(l heads of yellow, white or 

 blue fls.: involucre cylindric, its bracts imbricated in 

 several series; recejitaele flat, naked; rays cut off even 

 at apex, and .'j-toothed. — More than 200 specific 

 names have been given to the genus, probably half of 

 which are synonyms with but only 8 or 9 known in cult., 

 and these are iloubtless forms of but 2 or 3 species. 

 Aside from garden lettuce, only 1 species appears to be 

 in the trade, though wild plants of other species are 

 often gathercfl for medicinal purposes. All of the 

 spiM'ies possess narcotic and sedative properties, the 

 sedative known as l.actuearium, or lettuce-opium, being 

 olitained princijjally from the lOuropean species, L. virn.'in. 

 Lettuce luts been known and used as a salad from a 

 very remote period. It is said to have been served at 

 the tables of Persian kings 400 B. C. See Lettuce. 



A. Fls. yelloiv. 



satlva, Linn. Lettuce. An annual plant, not known 

 in the wild state but generally supposed to have origi- 

 nate<l from L. Scariola, Linn., in Asia. There are 

 many garden forms assuming an endless variety of 

 forms but which may be divided into 4 rather distinct 

 types. 



Var. capitata, Hort. {L. capitata, DC). Common 

 Cahhaoe Lettuce. Lvs. entire or sparingly dentate, 

 broad, rounded, yellowish or brownish green, more or 

 less wrinkled anfl in some garflen varieties much curled, 

 spreading, 6-14 in., usually quite compact. 



Var. intybacea, Hort. (L. intyhacea, Jacq. L. qucr- 

 <Ana, Linn.). Cut-leaved Lettuce. Lvs. G-10 in. long, 

 deeply and irregularly cut on the edges, loosely 

 spreading. 



Var. romana, Hort. Cos Lettuce. One to 2 ft. high: 

 Ivs. entire or sparingly dentate, much longer than 

 broad, quite erect, formiitg a cylindrical or conical- 

 shaped plant. 



Var. angustana, Hort. (L. mujusiana, Hort.). Lvs. 

 1-2 in. wide, 6-12 in. long, entire, slightly spreading in 

 habit. 



AA. Fls. blue or purple. 



Plumieri, Gren. & Godr. St. about 6 ft., .stout: lvs. 

 much cut, broadly oblong, bluish on the tmder side: 

 fl.-heads terminal, corymbose, the rays purple. S. 

 France. June- Aug. 



L. liuurfixi iHoiss.) .is a thick-.st('ninied bristly-lvd. peronni.i! often 

 6 ft. tall: heads small, with piiiki.ili bracts and lilac rays. Medit. 

 region. — L. canadensLi, linn. Biennial or annual 4-n ft. high: Ivs. 

 entire or nearly ho. Wilil plants often gathered for salad. — L. 

 per^iiiiis, ijinu. Root perennial, 2-.*l ft. high: lvs. 8-lt) in. long, 

 deeply cut: fls. large, light blue. Native of Eu. — L. Scariola, Lir.n, 

 PRrf'Ki.v I.KTTUCE. Annual or biennial, sometinies G ft. high, the 

 St. stiff and often paniculatcly branched: lvs. 1-2 in. wide, 4-fi 

 long: Hs. yellow, inconspicuous. Intro, from Old World, and 



.. Hs. ., 

 now a widely distributed weed. 



H. C. Irish. 



N. TAYLOK.t 



LADY'S EARDROPS: Shnrt-flowf-rcd fuchsias. L. Garters: 



PhabiTtH nriuiflinni'ta var. pirlii. L. Mantle: Alr.hemilla vulfjarits. 

 L. Slipper: ('iii>riin<li.um. L. Smock or Meadow-Cress: Cardamine 

 pralfiriHiH. L. Tresses: Sinninlketf. 



