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LIATRIS 



10 nr U: siwis );r:inulato iiiul arillnto. Alinno, \\ ash. 

 B.M.7(>;«. tin. 5<). p. ;?S"; t>4. p. 28. G.M. 40:335. 



t;.:it;:444. f.s.h. i. p. i-i,"). 



a. oppositifdlia, Hob. (CaUtiulnnia opimsiliftilia, 

 \Vat.<. Onohrdnia <>/>/)<).<i/i/<)/i<7, Howell"!. Lvs. linoar- 

 i>bl.'«mt'<il:it<- to liiu'ur, 1-3 in. lonu, somctinu's 1 or 2 

 (wirs on tlu" Ihwit part of the scajH-: fls. 2-4. wliitp or 

 p.-Je pink, on lonj; (x-dieels; st'iials rouixiisli, ilenti<'iil:ite 

 at ajx-x; .-itjunen.-i about 12. C'aHf.. Ore. 



6. pygmfba, Hob. {I'aUiiidr'iitin iii/ynuKi. Ciray. Orin- 

 hromn /ii/i/m.-in. llowelH. Lvs. broad-linear tosi)atulatc 

 or hiiuf-oblonn, mostly shorter than the seapes: fls. 

 1-2. n>.s<>-reil: .s<'pals somewhat truneate and erose; pet- 

 ;ils t>-8. and stanu-ns about the same number. Alpine, 

 Rocky Mts., Sierra Xeva<la, and Csiscades. 



DD. Scape mostly scleral- to many-fld. 



7. Cotyledon, Hob. (Cala)i<ln>iia Colylhloii, Wats. 

 Orcohrdma Colylcdoti. Howell). Lvs. obovate-spatu- 

 lato to orbicular, in a dense rosette: scajjes several, to 

 10 in. hiph, bearing a panicle; fls. white, the 7-10 

 obovate or oblani-eolate (letals pink-veined down the 

 middle: sepals roundish, <lenticulate; stamens i\-9. 

 Mountains, N. Calif. B..M. S220. G.C. IlL 43:342; 

 49:337. On. 72. p. 2'H). C. ;36:44.'j.— Attractive, with 

 its basal rosette and its red-lined fls. standing well above 

 the lvs.; produces offsets. 



8. Hdwellii, Rob. {Calamlftnia Hdwellii, Wats. 

 Oreobrdiiia Huucllii, Howell). Lvs. oblong to ovate, 

 flat, with thin crisped margins, forming a rosette: fls. 

 deep rose-color, in short racemo.se cymes; .sejjals orbicu- 

 lar to broad-ovate; ix-tals 7-10, oblong-lanceolate, 

 cmarpinate or entire; stamens 7. S. W. Ore. G.C. IIL 

 51 ::M9. Gn. 78, p. 4(X). G. :36:445. 



9. LeHna, Hob. (Calaitdrinia Ledna, Porter. Oreo- 

 brbma I^ana, Howell). Lvs. linear, .somewhat terete, 

 sometimes subspatulate, 1-2'.^ in. long, glaucou.s, 

 tufted: fls. many, in a panicle, the scapes bearing a few 

 scattered bracts; fls. red to white, with darker veins; 

 sepals ovate or roundish, fimbriate; i)etals 5-7; .stamens 

 4 or 5. Mountains, N. Calif., Ore. 



10. Columbiana, Rob. iCalandrhna columhidna and 

 Oriotjroma coliimhuina, Howell). Lvs. numerous, linear- 

 .spatulate, flat, not glaucous, 1-2 in. long: fls. white or 

 pink with dark red veins, few to many in a i)aiiiele; 

 sepals rounded or truncate; petals + 7, obloi}g, tiiothed, 

 emarginatc or entire. Columbia River and Casciules. 



L. H. B. 



LEYCESTERU (Wm. Leyce.ster, ju.lge in Bengal). 

 Including Pmlfi/if/xi.s. Caprifoluiccii . Himalayan and 

 Chines<- .small shrubs with whorlcd .small flowers, suita/- 

 ble for mild climates. 



Deciduou.s: lvs. opposite, simple, the stipules very 

 small or none: fls. in erect or drooping verticillate leafy- 

 bracted spikes; calyx pf!rsistent, unequally 5-lob(^d; 

 corolla funnelform, nearly equally .VIobed and swollen 

 at the ba.sc; stamens 5, on tlu; coroll;i-tube; ovary 

 5-H-«'lled, the .stigma capitate: fr. a berrj', .sometimes 

 eaten by birds. — Sfwcies about 4, only one of which 

 aj)i*ars to be in the trade; prop, by seeds and by cut- 

 tines. The genus is allied to lyonicera, from wliich it 

 differs in its nearly regiilar coroll.a, and fr. with more 

 IfK-ules; and to I>ier\illa, whicli differs in 2-loculed caps. 



fonndsa. Wall. (L. Hitjarm, Hort.?). Strong-grow- 

 ing, with fistular fhollow> branches, 6 ft.: lvs. broiully 

 ovate to ovate-lanceolate, af^iminate, entire f)r toothed, 

 more or \i^^ pul«:njlous Ixineath: fls. puri)lish, fa.sciclcd 

 in whorLs in drooping leafy spikes or spike-like racemes: 

 fr. dark red, subgloljose. Himalaya, .'j,(MH) lO.OfK) ft, 

 to W. China. B..M. :irW0. G.W. 7, p. .'«.-.. BR. 25-2 

 M.D.O. U>fj8:.'«0. Gt. 28, p. 181. R.H, 18.^.7, p. 109. 

 Grown in KnglanrI and apparently in Calif. Var. varie- 

 eata, Hort., has variegated foliage. Var. rdsea, Hort., 

 has ro9c-c<Jorcd fls. j ji i, 



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LHOTZKYA {\^\■. .lohn Lhotzky, botanical traveler 

 in .\ustralia. and elsewhere). Myrlnrriv. Heath-line 

 .\ustralian evergreen shrubs of 10 six'eies, rarely grown 

 under gl.'Lss. Lvs. small, scattered or ojjpositi^ entire 

 and rigid: fls. sessile or nearly so, solitary or in leafy 

 heads, white, yellow, pink or i)ur])le; calyx with an 

 elongated ribbed fiibe and 5 broad very obtu.se lobes; 

 ])etals 5, entire and si>reading; stamens many, in several 

 rows. L. acuiifulin, Lindl., has while or yellowish fls. 

 and linear niucronate lvs. 

 y^-^ 2 in. long. L. cricindcx, 

 Schauer, has white or whitish 

 fls. and slender short linear 

 3-angled lvs.; erect, nearly 

 glabrous, the fls. being in 

 fascicles niidwav of the leafy 

 branchlets. B.Nl. 77.5:i. L. 

 rii)l<)<-(a, Lindl., has purplish 

 fls. imd oblong very obtuse 

 short lvs. 



LLATRIS (a name of im- 

 known derivation). Syn. 

 Lacinaria. Conipdsitae. Blaz- 

 ing Star. Button Snake- 

 hoot. Hardy perennials, 

 confined to eastern and south- 

 ern North America, best 

 adajitcd to the wild-flower 

 border. 



They are erect often resin- 

 ous herbs, simple or branched, 

 and arising from a tuber: 

 lvs. alternate, narrow, 1-5- 

 nerved: fls. in racemose or 

 , , spicate heads; receptacle flat, 



^ '^,f or slightly convex, naked; 



^''— corolla regular, its tube slen- 



der and 5-lobed. — Twentj- 

 five or more species. 



The most showy are L. 

 dcgans and h. pycnostacliya. 

 All produce flowers in wand- 

 like spikes or racemes, the 

 jjctaloid coloring of the in- 

 volucral bracts often adding 

 to the effect of th<' usually 

 bright rose-red or purjjle flow- 

 ers. Their flowers are pro- 

 duced in late summer and 

 autumn. They multiply by 

 offsets from their corni-like 

 base, or may be grown from 

 seed, which should be sown 

 in autumn. They will grow 

 and [iroduce (lowers in poonT 

 •soil than most garden plants, 

 but thrive best in good, rich 

 garden soil, and require no 

 special care. When grouix'd in ma.sses they give best 

 results. They are scarcely domesticated as yet. 



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2142. Liatris spicata var. 

 montana. ix*^) 



Chfipnianii, 11. 

 cylindracea, 7. 

 ou'ffunH, 8. 



Kmininifolia, 5. 

 intermedia, 0. 



INDEX. 



la-viuuta, 4. 

 lancfolata, 3. 

 montana, 2. 

 jxiuciflosculosa, 3. 

 •pumiki, 2. 

 punctata, 9. 



pycnoBtat'hya 

 scariosa, 1. 

 spicata, 2. 

 aquarrosa, 6. 

 tenuifolia, 4. 



, 10. 



A. InDolucrc'hracts ohtuae. 

 n. Hea/Is hcmi.spherical, 3^-7 in. broad, 15-45-flfl. 



and peduncled. 

 1. scaridsa, Willd. St. stout, 1-5 ft. high: lower lvs. 

 Hpiitulatc or ohlon^-Ianceolatc, 4—6 in. long;, ^ -Aix. wide; 

 upper nrtrrowly iaiieeohite: heads larj^e, numerous, in 

 a relatively loose spike; involu(Tai bracts often tini^ed 

 with purple; fls. purple; pappus bristles minutely bar- 



