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LAU 



L. Borbo'nica (<?omnoffi-Bourbon). 20. Bour- 

 bon. 1816. 



glaucophy' lla (milky - green - leaved). 15. 



East Indies. 1823. 



ru'bra (red). 15. Mauritius. 1/88. 



LATERALS, or side shoots, are those 

 which spring from the sides of the 

 main brandies, and are thus described 

 in contradistinction to the terminal or 

 leading shoots of the branches. The 

 laterals on the lower branches, like 

 those branches themselves, are usually 

 longer as they approach the base of 

 the tree, because they extend to obtain 

 the benefit of the light kept from them 

 by the branches above. If unable thus 

 to extend, as in the case of inner trees 

 of those planted in clumps, the laterals 

 die, and occasion the nakedness of 

 their trunks. If the terminal shoot of 

 a branch be cut away, the laterals in- 

 crease more in length, not only because 

 more sap is thus afforded them, but 

 because an extra effort is made to 

 advance into the desired degree of 

 light. 



LA'TIIYRUS. (From /a, to add to, 

 and thouros, an irritant; to increase 

 excitement, the supposed qualities of 

 the seeds. Nat. orcl., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabac'eoe]. Linn., I7-Diadclphla 4- 

 Decandrla.} 



Seeds of annuals, in common soil, in spring ; 

 perennials by division at the same time, or 

 cuttings of the young shoots, under a bell- 

 glass ; common garden soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



L. amphica'rpus (double-fruited). 1$. Pink. 

 June. Levant. 1680. 



angula'ttis (angular-seeded). 1, Red. June. 



South Europe. lf83. 



leptophy'llus (fine-leaved). 1. Purple. June. 



Caucasus 1818. 



setifo'lius (bristle-leaved). I, Red. June. 



South Europe. 173Q. 



splice' ricus (round-seeded). 1. Crimson. 



June. South Europe. 1801. 

 HARDY CLIMBING 'ANNUALS. 



L. nla'tus (winged). 3. Purple. July. Italy. 

 1823. 



a'nnuus (annual). 4. Yellow. July. South 



Europe. 1621. 



auricula 1 tus (eared). 4. Purple. July. 



South Europe. 1800. 



Ci'cera (flat - podded). 2. Red. South 



Europe. 1633. 



cornu'tus (hortied). 3. Purple. July. 1818. 



hirsu'tua(}\Si\Tv-podded). 4. Purple. July. 



England. 



Itu'lifiU8'( Italian). 3. Pink. August. Italy. 

 - Lmiitu'nirtis (Portugese). 8. July. Spain. 



1827. 



L. odom'tus (fragrant. Sweet Pea}: 4. Va- 

 riegated. July. Sicily. 1700. 



purpu'reus (purple). 3. Purple. July. Crete. 



satl'aus (cultivated. Chickling Vetch], 3. 



White. South Europe. 1640. 



tenuifo'lius (fine-leaved). 3. Blue. July. 



North Africa. 1820. 



Tingita'nus (Tangier). 4. Dark purple, 



July. Barbary. luSO. 



tu'midus (swollen). 1. Red. July. Pied- 



mont. 1817. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS CLIMBKRS, &C. 



L. Alta'icus (Altaic). Altai. 1832. Herbaceous 

 perennial. 



Armitagea'nus (Armitage's). 10. Purple, 



blue. May. Brazil. 1824. Shrub. 



Calif o'rnicus (Californian). 4. Purple. 



June. California. 1826. 



decaphy'llus (ten - leaved). 4. Red, lilac. 



June. North America. 1827. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 4. Rose. 



July. South Europe. 1814. 



heterophy'llus (various-leaved). 4. Flesh. 



August. Europe. 1731. 



incu'rvus (curved-podded). 2. Blue. July. 



Russia. 1808. 



interme'dius (intermediate). 4. Red. Au- 



gust. North Europe. 1820. 



latifo'lius (broad -leaved. Everlasting Siueet- 



Pea}. Pink. August. England. 



-Macron (Mac Rae's). 3. Purple, white. 

 October. Chili. 1824. 



MageUa'nicus (Magellan's). 3. Purple, 



blue. May. Cape Horn. 1744. 



muta'biKs (changeable). 4. Purple, red. 



July. Siberia. 1825. 



myrtifo'lius (Myrtle-leaved). 3. Red. May. 



Philadelphia. 1822. 



nervo'sus (nerved). 3. Blue. June. Monte 



Video. 1843. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrub. 



palu'stris (marsh). 4. Pale purple. June. 



Britain. 

 -* pisifo'rmis (Pea-formed). 3. Purple. July. 



Siberia. 1795. 

 ~ polymo'rph'us (multiform). 3. Pale purple. 



July. Missouri. 1824, 



prate'nuis (meadow). 3. Yellow. Britain. 



pube'scens (downy). 3. Purple, blue. May. 



Buenos Ay res. 1843. Greenhouse 

 evergreen shrub. 



purpu'reo ccerule'scens (purplish-blue). 10. 



Purple, blue. August. Brazil. 1836. 

 Twiner. 



ro'seus (rosy). 2. Red. July. Iberia. 1822. 



rotundifo'lius (round-leaved). l. Rose. 



July. Tauria. 1822. 



stipula'ceus (/ar^e-stipuled). 3. Purple. 



July. New York. 181 6. 



sylve'stris (wood. Enerl.a&ting Pea}. 3. 



Purple. July. Britain. 



tomento'sus (woolly). 3. Lilac. June. 



Buenos Ayres. 1839. 



tubero'sus (tuberous). 2. Red. July. 



Holland. 1596. 



veno'sus (veiny). 4. White, red. June. 



Pennsylvania, 



LAUREL. La'urus 

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