110 LEONTODON-LILIUM. 



LEONTODON 17—1. (,Ciclwrace<B.) [From ieow, a lion, odoras, tooth, from the shape of it« 



leaves.] 



tarax"acum, (dandelion, y. Ap. %..) outer calyx reflexed ; scape 1-floweredj 

 leaves runcinate, with toothed divisions. Introduced. 



LEONURUS. 13—1. (LabiatcB.) [From Zeon, a lion, and oMra, tail.] 

 cardia'ca, (motherwort, w-r. Ju. '4-) leaves 3-lobed, toothed, bases wedge- 

 form ; calyx prickly, le.ss than the corolla. Naturalized. 2-4 f. 

 marubias"trum, (r. Au.) leaves lanceolate, toothed; calyx somewhat prickly, 

 as long as the corolla. Naturalized. 2-4 f. 



LEPIDIUM. 14—1. (^Cruciferm.) [From lepis, a scale, from its supposed virtue in cleansing 



the skin.] 



virgini'cum, (wild pepper-grass, w. J. %.) radical leaves pinnalifid; cauline 

 leaves lance-linear; flowers with 4 petals; stamens 2-4; pouch orbicular, 

 flat, emarginate, shorter than the pedicel. Sandy fields. 



cavi'pes"trc, (field pepper-grass,) cauline leaves sagittate. Hills. 



satVvum, (pepper-grass, w. Ju. <v).) leaves oblong, many-cleft. 

 LEPTANDRA. 2—1. {Scrophularia.) 



virgin"ica, (w. Ju. Aug. %..) leaves verticillate, in fours or fives, lanceolate- 

 .serrate, petioled. 3-4 f. Culvers physic. 

 LESPEUEZA. 16-10. {Leguminasm.) [In honour of Lespedes.] 



polysta'chia, (bush-clover, w, r. Aug. %.) stem erect, branched, very villose 

 leaves on very short petioles ; leafets round-oval, obtuse ; spikes oblong, 

 axillary, pedunculate, twice as long as the leaves ; corolla and legume as 

 long as the calyx ; flowers in dense racemes, on peduncles longer than the 

 leaves. 2-4 f. 



vio'lacea, longer leaves and petioles than the preceding, is more branching, 

 and has violet-coloured flowers. 



jyrocum"bens, slender and procumbent, pubescent; racemes sub-umbellate; 

 flowers in pairs, purple with yellow spots. 2-3 f. 



capita'ta, leaves on very short petio'es ; spikes capitate, on short peduncles, 

 conglobate, terminal; calyx viilcse, as long as the corolla, legume mucin 

 longer. Borders of woods. Aug. 2-3 f. Flowers purple. 



LEUCAS. 13—1. {Lahiatm.) [From /wA-os, white.] 



martinien"sis, leaves entire ; whorls many-flowered, capitate. Native of India 

 LIATRIS. 17—1. (Corymbiferm.) 



spica'ta, (gay feather, Aug. 1\..) leaves linear, entire, smooth, cordate at th» 

 base, nerved and punctate; flowers in spikes; scales of the calyx linear- 

 oblong, obtuse. Meadows. Flowers purple. 3-6 f. 



pilo'sa, stem simple, pubescent ; leaves long, linear, hairy, ciliate; flowers in 

 loose racemes, bright purple, small. 



ele'gans, (p. r. Oct. 'if.) .stem simple, villose; leaves lance-linear, sub-scabrous 

 beneath; raceme cylindrical ; flowers crowded; inner .scales of the calyx 

 coloured. S. 



scario'sa, (blue blazing-star,) leaves taperitig to both ends; calyx squarrose 

 below, racemed; scales spatulate, with coloured membranaceous mar- 

 gins. 3 f 

 LIGUSTICUM. 5—2. (UmbeUifercB.) [From iz^Mrm in Italy, its native country.] 



sco'ticuvi, (Scottish loveage, w. Ju. 1]..) lower leaves bi-ternate, upper ones ter- 

 nate; leafets broad, smooth, serrate, entire at the base, dark green, flowers 

 white with a reddish tinge ; stem erect, smooth, striate, 12 inches high ; 

 umbels many-rayed ; petals inflexed. The root is acrid, and is used by the 

 people of the Hebrides as a substitute for tobacco. Very abundant on the 

 sea-coast in Scotland ; found in salt marshes in this country. 



levisti'cum, (smellage,) leaves many, upper ones toothed. Medicinal. Ex 



LIGUSTRUM. 2—1. (Jasmtnem.) 

 milga're, (prim, w. J. 1^.) leaves lanceolate, acutish; panicle compact. Iiy 

 troduced. Sometimes called privet; very common in England. 

 ULIUM. 6—1. (LiliacetB.) [From ?eios, graceful, on account of its beauty.] 



pMladeVphicum, (red lily, r. y. J. %.) leaves whorled, lance-linear; 3-nerved 



