LATIN INDEX. 



433 



Leontodon, 191. Gr., liorfs-tooth ; sc. the Iva. 

 Leonurus, 249. Or., lion's-tail; sc. the spike 



of flowers. 



Lepachi, 176. From lepis, Gr. word for scale. 

 Lepi.iium. 42. Gr.. a little scale ; ec. the sili- 

 f^t> f ocaulis, 140. Gr., slender stem. [cles. 

 L.-ptochloa. 40fi. Gr., slender grass. 

 Ltj (ri,o<J(t, 182. Gr., slender loot or stem. 

 Lej.fttiihon, 257. Gr., slender tube; PC. the 



flowers. 



rep rums, 404. 6?r., slender tail; sc. the spikes. 

 [.cpuropetalon, 115. Gr., husk petal. [ida. 

 Lespedeza, 89. To M. Lcspedez, Gov. of Flor- 

 Leucanthemum. 183. Gr., white flower. 

 Leucas, 238. Gr., whiteness ; sc. of the llowers. 

 Leucojum, 334. Gr.. white violet. 

 Liatris. 157. A name uuexplaine'd. 

 LICHENES, 14. 

 LIGULIFLOR.-E, 152. 155. 

 ' ,'iisticiun, 140. Originally found in Liguria. 

 -iiin. 276. Lat"., ligare, to tie; sc. its 

 OEJE. 341. [flexible branches. 



Lilium. 342. Celt,., li, whiteness. 

 Lirananthemnm, 268. Gr., marsh-flower. 

 Limnanthes, 68.' Ditto. 

 Limnobium, 324. Gr., marsh-life. 

 Limnocharis. 323. Gr.. marsh-joy. 

 Limosella, 228. Gr., little mud (plant). 

 LIXACE/E. fc6. [resembles. 



Linaria. 222. From Linum, flax ; which it 

 Linderd, 290. Name unexplained. 

 Liunaea. 144. To the great naturalist. Carl von 

 Linum, (i6. Celt., /zn.,=a thread. [Linnaeus. 

 Liparis. 329. Gr.. liparo*. unctuous. 

 Lipocarpha, 303. Gr., oil chaff; why ? 

 Lippia, 236. To Auir. Lippi, French traveller. 

 Liquidambar, 120. 'Lat., liquid amber. 

 Liriodendron,25. Gr.. lily-tree; sc. tulip-tree. 

 Listera, 329. To Dr. Martin Lister. English. 

 Lithospermum, 252. Gr., stone-seed. 

 Loasa, 128. Name unexplained. 

 LOASACE^E, 128. [to James I. 



Lobelia, 194- To Matthew Lobel, physician 

 LOBELIACEJ5, 194. [nist.) 



LOGANIACEJS, 2(59. (Jas. Logan, Eng. bota- 

 Loiseleuria, 203. A Mythological name. 

 Lolium, 405. The Celtic name is loloa. [sori. 

 Lomaria, 421. Gr.. the edge ; position of the 

 Lonicera, 145. To Adam Lonicer. Germ., 1580. 

 Lophanthus. 245. Gr., crest-flower. 

 Lophiola, 335. Lat., diminutive ; little crest. 

 Lopho?permum, 223. Gr., crest-seed. 

 LORANTHAOE^E, 291 . Lorinseria, 371. 

 Ltidwigia, 127. To Prof. C. D. Ludwig. Leipsic. 

 Lunaria, 40. Lat., the moon; sc. the silicles. 

 Lupinus, 9j Lat., a wolf: devours the soil? 

 Luziola. :3. Lat., lux, light ; sparkling with i 

 Luzula. 351 Germ., the glow-worm. [dew. 

 Lychnis, 54. Gr., a lamp (wick). 

 Lycium. 264. The old Greek name. 

 Lycopersicum. v62. Gr., wolf-peach. 

 LYCOPODIACEJB. 413. 

 Lycopodium. 413, (414). Gr.. wolf-foot. 

 Lycopsis. 251. Gr.. wolf-like : the flower is 



fancied to resemble a wolf's eye. 

 Lycopus. 240. Gr.. wolf-toot. 

 Lyex>de?mia. 193. Gr.. flexible band. ' 

 LvsroUmra. 41S. Gr.. a flexible (vine). 

 LvMinachia. 212. Gr., dissolution of strife; 

 LYTI1KACE.E. 123. [se. loose-strife. 



Lythrum. 123. Gr.. black blood: sc. purple. 

 M'acbridea. 247. To Dr. Jas. McJJride. of y. C. 

 Maclura. 299. To Wm. Macluro, Pcnnsylvan a. 



Macranthera, 230. Or., long anthers. 

 Macrotis, 23. Gr., long ears ; sc. racemes. 

 Madia, 173. The name in Chili. 

 Magnolia, 24. To Prof. Pierre Magnol, Mont- 

 MAGNOLIACE.E, 24. [pelier, France. 



Majanthemuin, 346. Lat., May-flower. 

 Malacitodendrcm, fi5. Gr.. Mallow-tree. 

 MALPIGHIACE.E, 8. 



Mains, 112. Lat., the apple. [=soft 



Malva, 60. Altered from the Greek malache 

 MALVACEAE, 59. 

 Malvastrum, 61. From Malva. 

 Malva viscus, (52. Lat., glue mallow. 

 Mammilaria, 132. Lat., mamma, nipple; PC. 

 the protuberance*. [Ayres. 



Mandecitta, 271. To H. B. Mandeville, Buenoa 

 Manisurus, 407. Gr., lixardV-tail. [1550. 



Maranta, 331. To B. Maranti, M. D., Venice, 

 Marrabiom, 249. Hebrew, bitter juice. 

 Marshallia. 182. To Humphrey Marshall, Phila. 

 Manilla, t!2. To Count F. Marsiirli. B*logna. 

 MARSILIACE^E, 412. fbridge, 1765. 



Martynia, 219. To Prof. John Martyn, Cam- 

 Marufa, l&J. Meaning unexplained." 

 Matricaria, 183. An anatomical word. [1750. 

 Matthiola, 38. To Dr. P. A. Matthioli, Italy, 

 Maurandia, 223. To Prof. Maurandi, Cartha- 

 Mayaca, 354. Name unexplained. [gena. 

 Maytenus. 76. The Chilian name. 

 Meconopsis, 32. Gr.. poppy-like. 

 Medeola, 340. From Medea, the sorceress. 

 Medicago, 92. An ancient name, [(branches). 

 Melaleuca, 122. Gr.. black (trunk), white 

 Melampyrnm. 233. Gr., black wheat. 

 MELANTIIACE^E. 347. 

 Melanthera, 174. Gr., black anthers. 

 Melanthium, 318. Gr.. black flower. 

 MELASTOMACE^E, 122. [Ash. 



Melia. 65. I'he Greek name for the Manna 

 MELIACE.-E, 65. 



Melica, 41). Italian, from mel, honey. 

 Melilotus. 9-2. Lat., honey lotus. 

 Melissa. 243. Lat.. a bee; yields honey. 

 Meloeactus. 133. Gr., melon cactus. 

 Melothria. 130. The old Greek name. 

 MENISPERMACEJL 26. 

 Menispernuun. 26. Gr., moon-seed. 

 Mentha. 240. Minthe. daughter of Cocyton. 

 Mentxelia.128. To C.Mentzel, of Brandenburg. 

 Men\ -anthes, 268 (269). Gr., moon-flower. 

 Menziesia. 201. To Archibald Menzies, F.L.S. 

 Mercurialis. 2!>7. Dedicated to Mercury. 

 Mertensia.253. To Prof. F. C. Mertem, Bremen 

 Mepemhrynthemam,183. Gr., mid-day flower 

 Mctasiclnia. 274. (fr., with a girdle. 

 Micranthcmum, 227. Gr., minute flower. 

 Microstylis. 32'.). Gr., minute style. 

 Mikania, 160. To Prof. Joseph Mikan, Prague. 

 Milium, 391, 7,at., a thousand (seeds). 

 Mimosa, 82. C. r., a mimic ; sc. its motions. 

 Mimulus, 226. Gr., an ape : sc. its, flower*. 

 Mimiisops. 210. Gr., ape-like. 

 Mirabilis, 279. Lat., wonderful; sc. the fls. 

 Mitchella, 148. To Dr. John Mitchell, Va. 

 Mitella. 1 13. Lat.. a little mitre ; sc. the fruit. 

 Mitreola, 26!). Ditto. 



Modiola, 61. Laf,., a little measure or cup. 

 Moenchia, 56. To the Germ, botanist, Moench. 

 Mu'riiigia. 55. To Dr. P. H. G. Mcehring, Germ., 

 Mollugo. 5S. Name applied by Pliny. [1730. 

 Moluccella. 248. Natives of the Moluccas. 

 Monarda, 245. To Dr. N. Monardez, Seville. , 

 Mouc.-es, iO'J. From moi'.Of, one ; sc. 1-fld, . 



