LIMOSELLA-LIPARIS. HJ 



ncrve"^ hairy beneath ; corolla erect, bell-form, spreading ; petals lanceo- 

 late, having claws. 



canaAcnf'se, (nodding lily, y. r. Ju. %) leaves remotely whorled, lanceolate; 

 peduncles terminal, elongated, mostly in threes; corolla nodding; petals 

 spreading. 3-3 f. 



super"bum, (superb lily, y. p. Ju. %.) leaves lance-linear, 3-nervcd, glabrous ; 

 lower ones whorled; upper ones scattered ; flowers in a pyramid raceme; 

 petals revolute. 3-6 f. Wet meadows. 



catesbai, (Southern lily,) leaves scattered, lance-linear, very acute; stem 1- 

 flowered ; corolla erect ; segments with long claws, undulate on the mar- 

 gin, reflexed at the summit ; flowers scarlet, spotted with yellow and brown. 

 Stem 18 i. 



pe7insylva'7iicum., leaves scattered, lance-linear, the upper ones whorled ; stem 

 about l-flowered ; peduncles woolly ; corolla erect, woolly without ; flow- 

 ers red and yellow. 



mar'tagon, (Turk's cap,) leaves narrow, peduncles terminal ; petals reflexed 

 so as to give the corolla the appearance of a turban ; flowers scarlet, with 

 varieties ; stem 2-3 feet high. Ex. 



Vigri'num, (tiger lily,) leaves scattered ; petals reflexed ; flowers in whorls ; 

 dark orange, spotted with black ; stem bulbiferous. A very showy plant, 

 of easy culture. 4-5 f. Ex. 



japon"icum, (Japan lily,) corolla elongated into a tube ; flowers very large, 

 pure white, with a streak of blue ; stem 4-5 feet high, generally with 3 

 flowers. Ex. 



pw'^Zicitfft, stem l-flowered ; corolla bell-form, nodding; petals erect, sessile, 

 spatulate-obovate, flat within ; yellow. S. 



wmbella'tum, flowers 1 to 5, terminal, erect ; petals ungui'culate, spreading, 

 red. S. 



can'^didum, (white lily, w. J. %.) leaves lanceolate, scattered, tapering to the 

 base; corolla bell-form, glabrous within. Ex. 



bulbif'erum, (orange lily, y. J. %.) leaves scattered, 3-nerved; corolla cara- 

 panulate, erect, scabrous within. Ex. 



LIMOSELLA. 13—2. {ScrophularicB.) [From limus, slime or mud.] 

 sicbula'ta, (mudwort, Aug. %.) leaves linear, very narrow, scarcely dilated at 

 the apex ; scape l-flowered, as long as the leaves. Muddy shores. Stem 

 an inch high; flowers very small, bluish white. 



LINDERNIA. 2 — 1. {Scrophularia,.) [In honour of Von Lindern.] 

 atten%'ata, (false hedge hyssop, w-p. Ju. <v).) leaves lanceolate and obovate, 



narrowed at the base ; peduncle shorter than the leaves, erect. 

 dilala'ta, leaves dilated at the base, clasping ; peduncles longer than the 



leaves ; flowers pale purple. Inundated banks. Stem 4-sided, 6 inches 



high, smooth. 

 montico'la, (June, %.) stem slender, dichotomous ; radical leaves spatulate, 



punctate; cauline ones linear, small, remote ; peduncles very long ; flowers 



pale blue ; stem erect. 4-6 inches high. 



LINNJiA. 4 — 1. {Caprifoliob.) [In honour of Chai'les Von Linnaeus.] 

 borea'lis, (twin-flower, w. r. J. %.) stem prostrate ; branches erect, each bear- 

 ing 2 flowers; leaves roundish, crenate. Woods and hills. Evergreea, 

 creeping. 



^INUM. 5 — 5. iCaryophyllecB.) [From to'os, smooth, or soft, on account of its texture.] 

 usitatis"simum, (common flax, b. Ju, ©.) leafets of the calyx ovate, acute, 3^ 



nerved; petals crenate ; leaves lanceolate, alternate ; stem sub-solitary. Ex. 

 virgin"icum, (Virginian flax, y. O.) stem erect, slender, smooth; radical 



leaves oval and spatulate ; cauline leaves long and narrow ; panicle lax, 



corymbose. 



LIPARIS. 18—1. iOrchideeb.) [From lipos, fat, so called on account of its unctuous property.] 

 lik'ifolia, (y-w. Ju. %.) leaves 2, ovate-oblong ; scape angular ; flowers ra- 

 cemose ; segments of the perianth linear ; lower ones setaceous, reflexed ; 

 lip concave, obovate liiucronate. 6-8 i. Wet woods. 



