LIO 



[497] 



LIQ 



June. 



. 1836. 

 Austria. 



,. stri'ctum (erect). 1. Yellow. June. South 

 Europe- 1759. Biennial. 



usitati' ssimum (most-common. Common Flax}. 



1$. Blue. June. Britain. 

 HARDY EVERGREENS. 



L. salsoloi'des (salsola-like). 1. Pink. June. 

 South Europe. 1810. 



Tau'ricum (Taurian). l. Yellow. 



Tauria. 1818. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 L. atrrc'ste (field). 2. Lilac. Portugal 



alpi'num (alpine). $. Blue. July. 



1739. 

 a'lbum (white). White. July. Gardens. 



A Ita'icum (Altaic). 1. Blue. July. Altai. 



1829. 



A'nglicum (English). 2. Blue. June. England. 

 a'lbum (white -flowered). 2. White. 



June. Gardens. 



angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 1. 



July. England. 



ascyrifo'lium (ascyrum-leaved). 1. 



June. Portugal. 1800. 



Austri'acum (Austrian). 1. Blue. 



Austria. 1775. 



campanula' turn (be\l-flu<ered), $. Yellow. 



July. Europe. 1/95. 



capita' turn (rownd-headed). 1 



Austria. 1816. 



Dahu'ricum (Dahurian). 1. Yellow. 



Dahuria. 1816. 



decu'mbens (lyiner-down). 1.4. Red. 



N.Africa. 381". 



di/u'xum (spreading), k- Blue - June. 1823. 



fiu'aitm (yellow). 2- Yellow. July. Austria. 



'793. 



grandr/lo'rum (large-flowered). 1. Crimson. 



June. North Africa. 1820. 



7ilrsu'tum (hairy). l. Blue. July. Austria. 



1759. 



hypericifoflium (St. John's- wort-leaved). l. 



Purple. June. Caucasus. 1807. 



Lewi'sii (Lewis's). 3. Blue. June. N. Amer. 



1820. 



margina'tum (?r/a"/e-margined). 1$. Blue. 



June. 1810. 



LION'S FOOT. Leontopo'dium. 



LION'S TAIL. Leono'tis leonu'rus. 



LIPA'RIA. (From liparos, unctuous ; 

 referring to the shining leaves. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacese], Linn., 

 \l-Diadelphia 4^-Decandria. Allied to 

 Priestley a.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, with orange flowers, 

 from Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, but care taken ' 

 to prevent damping; fibry loam and turfy peal, 

 with sand and a little charcoal ; watering and drain- 

 ing carefully attended to. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 L. pa'rva (small). 2. March. 184S. 



sphce'rica (globe-flowered'). 4. July. 1704. 



LI'PARIS. (From liparos, unctuous ; 

 referring to the leaves. Nat. ord., Or- 

 Purple, j chids [Orchidaceae]. IAnn.,2Q-Gynandria 

 White. 1-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids. Fibry peat, sphagnum, charcoal, 

 and broken pots, in shallow, open baskets. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55 to 60. There 

 are some hardy terrestrial species not worth culti- 

 vating. 



L. a'nceps (two-edged). Yellowish-green. China. 

 1837. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). Green, brown. May. 



Demerara. 1836. 



e'legans (elegant). E. Ind. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty-lipped). Green. January. 

 Penang. 1848. 



ftave'scens (yellowish). Yellow. Bourbon. 



folio'sa (leafy). $. Green. September. Mauri- 



tius. 1823. 



prio'chilus (saw-lipped). Orange. July. China. 



1830. 



purpura'scens (purplish). Purple. Bourbon. 



Walke'rice (Mrs. Walker's). . Purple. Ceylon. 



LIPO'STOMA. (From leipo, to fall off, and 

 stoma, mouth ; referring to the lid of the 

 capsule. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cincho- 



June. 



Yellow. June 

 June. 

 June 



mari'timum (sea). 2. Yellow. July. South 



Europe. 1596. 



Rlexica'num (Mexican). June. Mexico. 1S38. 



Half-hardy. 



mono'gynum (united-styled). 2. White. July. 



New Zealand. 1822. 



monta'num (mountain). 1. Blue. June. 



Switzerland. 1817- 



Narbone'nse (Narbonne). 2. Blue. May. 



South France. 1759- Half-hardy. 



nervo'sum (nerved). l. Blue. June. Hungary. 



1822. 



nodijlo'ntm (knotted-flowered). . White. 



May. Italy. 1759. 



palle'scens (palish). 1. Lilac. January. Si- 



beria. 1831. 



refle'xum (bent-back-Zewed). 1$. Blue. July. 



South Europe. 1/77. 



Sibi'ricum (Siberian). 2. Blue. June. Si- 



beria. 1775. 



squamulo'sum (scaly). 1 4. Blue. July. Tauria. 



1819. 



tenuifo'lium (slender-leaved). 1$, Pink. June. 



Europe. 1759. 



mscn'sum (clammy). 2. Purple, July. 1818. 



Virginiu'num (Virginian), l. Yellow. July. 



" N. Amer. 1807. 



LION'S EAR. 

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Leono'tis. 



nacese] . Linn., 5-Pentandrial-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Pentas.) 



Stove evergreen trailer. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, in heat; turfy loam 

 and fibry peat. Summer temp., 60to 80 ; winu r, 

 50 to 55. 



L. campanuliflo'ra (bell-flowered). . Blue. .T ;ly. 

 Brazil. 1825. 



LIQUID A'MBAR. (From liquidus, liq- id, . 

 and ambar, amber; referring to the g:im 

 called liquid storax produced by so ne 

 species. Nat. ord., Liquidambars [Al; in- 



Hardy deciduous trees. Cuttings, but layers 

 chiefly ; also by imported seeds, which should not 

 be taken out of the catkins until they are to be 

 sown ; if exposed to sun or fire-heat, the catkins 

 crack, and the seeds easily shake out. They often 

 require a year to send up their seedlings ; moist, 

 loamy soil. 

 L.imbe'rbe (beardless. Oriental). 6. March. 



Levant. 1759. 

 styraci'flua (storax-flowing. Sweet Gum). 60. 



March. N. Amer. 1683. 



LIQUID-MANUBE is the most advan 



