LACHENALIA 



DD. Inner segments 2-S lines 



longer than the outer 0. rubida 



DDD. Inner segments S-t lines 



longer than the outer G. tricolor 



BB. Form of perianth bell-shaped. 



c. Lvs. pustulate, i. e., covered with 

 blister-like elevations. 



D. Inflorescence spicate 7. pustulata 



DD. Inflorescence racemo.ie K. pallida 



cc. Lvs. not pustulate il. uniiolia 



1. refleza, Thunb. Lvs. clasping the base of the stem 

 for 1-2 in.: spike usually few-fld. : fls. all erect or 

 spreading, yellowish. 



2. orchioides. Ait. Lvs. strap-shaped, often spotted, 

 1 in. wide, claspiiii.' tlu- liu-ic c,r thu stem: fls. white, 

 yellow, red or \>\uv. V.. .M. s:.t :u](i 12G9. L. B. C. 

 11:1076 (as L. niul.thn ,s \ . "■rh,- nn.st striking color 

 forms," says Biik. r, "mit atrovioltlcea, hyacinth blue; 

 virenti-flAva, greenisli yellow, and muUblUs, inner seg- 

 ments dull yellow, tipped red-brown." 



3. glaucina, Jacq. Lvs. as in No. 2: fls. long, white' 

 redf yellow or tinged blue. B.M. .'!.').'i2 (wonderfully 

 varied in color) . B.R. 16 : 1350 and 23 : 1945. 



4. p^ndula, Ait. Bulb globose, about 1 in. thick: 

 peduncle 6-12 in. long, more robust than in Nos. 5 and 6: 

 raceme few- or many-tld., 2-6 in. long, all except the 

 upper fls. more or less nodding: outer segments yellow, 

 passing upwards into red, not spotted ; inner bright red- 

 purple at the tip. B.M. 590. Gn. 18:241; 23, p. 142; 33, 

 p. 249, and 45, p. 355. F. 1871:265. V. 8:172. Var. Aure- 

 li&na has outer segments red, barely tipped yellow; inner 

 ones tipped green. R.H. 1890:396. G.C. 111.23:195. 



5. Ti^bida, Jacq. Bulb about K in. thick : peduncle 

 6-9 in. long: lvs. spotted: raceme 6-20-fld.: outer seg- 

 ments bright red, tipped green ; inner ones yellow be- 

 low the tip. 



6. tricolor, Thunb. Lvs. often spotted : lower fls. 

 nodding ; outer segments yellow, tipped green ; inner 

 purplish red .at the tip. L. B.C. 8:767. B.M. 82. F. 1871: 

 265. Gn. 18:241 and 47, p. 163. Var. quadricolor (L. 

 qnadrieolor, Jacq.), perianth with ared base and green- 

 ish yellow middle; outer segments tipped green; inner 

 ones tipped red-purple. L. B.C. 8:740. Var. luteola (i. 



1221. Lachenalia Nelsoni 



luteola, Jacq.), perianth lemon-vellow, tinged green 

 towards the tip. L. B.C. 8:734. P."S. 18.-1873. B.M. 1704 

 and 1020. Var. luteola macuUta (L. luteola maculata, 

 Hort. ), dififers from the preceding in having spotted 

 foliage. Var. N«soni (i. mUoni. Hort.). Fig. 1221. 

 Perianth bright yellow, both series of segments faintly 



tinged green. Gn. 49, p. 470. Gng. 5:262. J. H. III. 

 ■M:-SM. V;ir. aurea. Hook. (L. aiirea, Lindl.), peri- 

 aiitl, liiiL'lii .riii-.-N-ellow. F. 1871:265. B.M. 5992.- 



"t /.. . 11- in cult., the finest of which is L. 



('■in,i„(. II. .11.. n liich combines the bright yellow fls. of 

 L. iiiii'm, wuh tliL- habit of L. pendula." 



7. pustulata, .T:ieq. Lvs. lanceolate : fls. white or 

 faintly tini^^Mt i-ed. B.M. 817. Perhaps synonymous 

 with No. 8. Var. viollcea is cult. 



8. pAUida, Ait. Lvs. strap-shaped: fls. white; outer 

 segments tipped green. B.M. 1372. 



9. unitdlia, Jacq. Dififers from all described above in 

 having only one leaf, which is linear to awl-shaped, and 

 has a band of brown at the base fls white, oi more or 

 less tinged with red or blue B M 766 



L. viridis Thunb is Dipcadi fil impiitosiini tthidi is distin 

 guished from the species ot I 



which are Imetr rieeme ^tt i 



In Dipcadi the outer segments k 



ing in Lachenalia and the st I i 



pressed, while in Lachenalu tl li 



viride is distinguished fiom ill < tl r sp les in its t,pnus by 

 the outer segments being tak ite •) 12 lines long distinctly 

 longer than the inner ones i\hieh iretonnivent lvs linear not 

 crisped, 3-b lines bioad -^ jj 



LAGTOGA (from the old Latin name lac referring to 

 the milky ]uice) Compdsitie Lettice \ well known 

 genus of hardy annual or perennial herbs, mosth n itn e 

 of the northern hemisphere More than JOO spenhc 

 names have been given to the genus, probably half ot 

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

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

 Plants 2-4 or more feet high, with alternate, variously 

 shaped lvs. and small-paiii.-led heads of yellow, white or 

 blue fls. (liily I s, „,■:.- is to be found in the American 

 trade, thoiii:li wil.l pliinisof other species are often 

 gathered itn- iiir(li..iiial [.nrposes or used as a salad. All 

 of the species pu-sse-ss ii;trc(itic and sedative properties, 

 the sedative known as lactucarium or lettuce-opium, 

 being obtained principally from the European species, 

 L. virosa. Lettuce has been known and used as a salad 

 from a very remote period. It is said to have served at 

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



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

 in the wild state but generally supposed to have origi- 

 nated from L. Scariola, Linn., in Asia. There ar& 

 many garden varieties assuming an endless variety of 

 forms but which may be divided into 4 quite distinct 

 types. 



Var capit4ta, Hort. (L. r„pil,)l„. TtC). Common 

 Cabbage Lettuce. Lvs. entire i.i- si.ariiiL'ly dentate, 

 broad, rounded, yellowish or !.r.>\\iiisli ^'r...-n. more or 

 less wrinkled and in some ganl. u v.ui. li. s nnu-h curled, 

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



Var. iutybicea, Hort. (L. intybdcea, Jacq. L. qner- 

 fhin, Linn.). Cut-leaved Lettuce. Lvs. 6-10 in. long, 

 deeply and irregularly cut on the edges, loosely spreading. 



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

 lvs. entire or sparingly dentate, much longer than 

 br.iail, (|uite erect, forming a cylindrical or conical- 

 shaped plant. 



Var. angustina, Hort. (L. angustdna, Hort.). Lvs. 

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

 habit. 



L. Canadensis, Lmn Bienni il 4-0 ft liitli l\s entire or 

 nearly so. Wild plants often eitli i 

 Linn. Root perenniil 2-i tt In i 

 cut: fls large, purple Nitn 



PeICKLT L'iTTUCE. Annu ll , 1 1 

 lvs. 1-2 in. wide. 4-6 in long II 

 from Old World, and now a wulelj i 



■iig deeply 

 'la Liun 

 1. It high 



H C Irish 



LADRONES. The Ladrone or Mariana Islands (Fig. 

 1222) lie about 1,200 miles east of the Philippines. The 

 seventeen islands contain about 400 square miles. Guam 

 is- the southernmost of the islands, and is about as 

 large as all the rest together. It is 600 miles from the 



