308 GLOSSARY. 



Krume, a German term, for mould. 



Laboratory, a room fitted up with apparatus for the performance of 

 chemical operations. 



Lacteals, milkducts ; glands that secrete milk ; vessels which take uj, 

 the nourishment from the bowels, and convey it to the blood. 



Landscape Gardening, the art of so arranging the external scenes of 

 a country residence, as to render them ornamental, both as domes- 

 tic scenery, and as a part of the general scenery of a country. 



Larch, a tall tree, of a conical or pyramidal form, leaves of an agree- 

 able light green color, and bearing cones. Used for timber. 



Lattermatk, see Aftermath. 



Lay, Ley, Lea, ditlerent terms applied to meadow, pasture, or sward , 

 a field. " The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea." — Goldsrmth. 

 Lay also means a row, a stratum, a layer. 



To Leach, to extract the strength or virtue of any substance, by pour- 

 ing water upon it, and sufl'ering it to pass through it, slowly, as in 

 making lie from ashes. 



Leached ashes, the refuse ashes, after the lie has been extracted from 

 them. 



Leguminous, pod-bearing ; having the seeds enclosed in pods ; hav- 

 ing seed-vessels with two valves, in which the seeds are fixed to one 

 side only ; as peas, beans, and the like. See p. 155. 



Legiuninoxis Crops, peas, beans, and the like. 



Lime, quicklime ; calcareous earth. 



Limestone, a species of rock, composed principally of lime. 



Liquid Manures, those that are applied in a liquid form, as urine, the 

 liquids of the cattle-yard, soap-suds, &,c. 



Loam, a species of earth or soil, of different colors ; a mixture of sand 

 and clay. 



Long Manure, green, or coarse manure, or manure from the stable, 

 of which straw forms a part. 



Lucerne, See p. 220. 



Lute, a composition for closing the junctures of chemical vessels, &c. 



Maceration, softening a solid body in a fluid, without impregnating 

 the fluid with it. 



Magnesia, an alkaline earth, which enters into the composition of 

 many rocks, communicating to them a greasy or soapy feeling, and 

 a striped texture, with sometimes a greenish color. 



Magnesian, principally composed of magnesia. 



Magnesian rocks, rocks of which magnesia forms the principal por- 

 tion. 



Malic acid, acid of apples. 



Malleability, that property of metals, which gives them the quality 

 of being extended and flattened, by hammering. 



Mangel wurtzel, the white beet, (beta cicla.) 



Manipulation, handwork ; the process of handling, one by one, as in 

 husking corn. 



Manures, every species of matter capable of promoting the growth of 

 vegetables. See Animal, Liquid, Long, Mechanical, Mineral, 

 Short, and Vegetable, Manures, and p. 66. 



Marl, a species of earth, in which there is more or less lime, mixed 



