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'^^ABEL ^UM'— ^ip ; or rather the Ipwes lip 

 only. In orchids, pne of the segments 

 of the flower. 



I<AEIATE — Jiipped. Bilabiate or two- 

 lipped ; applied to the corolla. When 

 in a four or five-lobed corolla, the t^o 

 or three upper lobes stand obviously 

 apart, like an upper lip, from the fwo 

 or three lower ones or under lip. (See 

 the flowers of Sf^lvm or Coleus),. 



Labiosb', L^sio'sus— >Vhe}'e the petals of 

 a poiypetp,lqus corolla are so arranged 

 as to imitate the labiate form. (See 

 flowers ot Aristolochia. } 



Lapkba'tus, La'pbrus— Tf^m. 



La'chrym^fok'jiis— Tear-shaped ; in form 

 somewhat Teepmblipg an apple-pip. 

 (See also the seed^ called "Jpb's tear's," 

 Cdix lachryma.) 



^AOiN'iAT^, Laoinia'tus— Ffipged ; also 

 "plashe(i."_ 



I^ACHJ'pLA (Diminutive, from Lacinia, a 

 fringe) — The small infjexed point of 

 the petal in Umbelliferae. 



I(^pTBs'cEN's — Prqduoing n}ilk. LACTEns 

 — I^ilse njilk, milk-white. 



Lacd'na — Small depressions on the upper 

 surface of the thaili)a of Lichens. 

 Lacdnqse, Laounosus— Where the 

 surface is povere4 wjth depressions 

 (Lacui^se). 



Lacus'tkine, liAons'TElg— Living in or on 

 the mq^rg^np of I*lfeB. 



li^yiGA'ins— Polished. Laivis— Smooth. 

 (See foliage of Pas$ia Icevtgata.) 



!fjig(Ttrs, L^'tum— Pleasing, bright. The 

 "Ngaio" of New Zes,l?,ud, I^yi^orum 

 Icstum. 



Lamel'la — The gills of Agarics. Synonym 

 for 'f Corona" in some gilpnaceous 

 plants. 



LAirEL'LAB, Lawei-pa'xjjs, Lambllo'sus— 

 Tipped with two flat lobes, as are many 

 styles. Lamina — The limb, as the fiat 

 expansicm of peta,l or le^f. 



Lam'in^ — The meinbranpHS. strata in 

 Jjichens. 



Ji4:ja'tus — Woolly, lYhen the hairs are 

 Ipiig and loosely intricate, like wool. 

 (See Stachys icmata.) 



JjAn'cbolate, LAHCKoiVBis, Lancbola'tus 

 — Shaped like the head of a, spear, or 

 lance ; when j^bout thrpe or more times 

 51s long as brpad, broadest below the 

 middle, sind tapering towards the 

 summit. (See thp leaves of the Ked 

 Bottle-brush, sometinjgs called Water 

 Gum.) 



li.\NUGiNO'sps— DowBy, qottony. Landqo 

 — A fine soft pubescence. (Sep Phily- 

 drum, lanu^inosum, a common swamp 

 plant.) 



^^pi'deus, Lapillo'sus— Stony, of a. hard 

 texture, like the nuts of stone-fruits. 



JiAPPA'cBps — fiike a burr. Synonym for 

 "Hamatu?." 



Lasjan'thus— When the pubescence on the 

 flower is velyety. (See one of the 

 Queehslfkpd C3i^efa,dapparis lasia/ntha. 

 It vas,y be frequently met with rainbling 

 over rooks). 

 Lat'ekal, Lateba'tis — Of the side. ITixed 

 on pr near tbp side pf any oi-gan. (See 

 the spjkes of Lj/ifOpodium Iciterql^.) 



Lateei'tius — Of a brick-red. Vermiliqn, 

 with much grey. 



La'xbx — Juice. The proppr-juiqe or return- 

 ing sap of plants. Also applied to the 

 moisture which exudes from the stigma. 



Latisep'tus— Where the dissepiment in the 

 fruit qf Cruoif era is broad in proportion 

 to the thickness between tl^e valves. 



Lax'us — Loose. Lax — Loose, not compact. 

 As Uranthemum laxUlorwm and Hydro- 

 cotyle laxifiora, 



Latehing — This is a method of increasing 

 plants without at once separating from 

 the parent. Various methods are 

 adopted to suit the requirenients of 

 different plants. A few notes may be 

 given, such as — IFor ^11 plants which are 

 of a brittle character, it is weU tp give 

 the brancUet of which it is intended 

 to form the layer a twist between the 

 thumb and finger to cause it to cracK 

 Ipngitudinftllybefprecuttingthe tongue; 

 in forming this latter, always cut just 

 below one of the upper buds of the 

 shoot as it Ues i'n the ground, as it will 

 be less liable to break ; a piece of brick, 

 rock, or stone will be found preferable 

 to the usual pegs, and save tjme. In 

 multiplying plants of the superipr varie- 

 ties of Blackberry, the surest mode of 

 obtaining good rooted yonng stock is to 

 take a dibber-stick arid go routed the 

 parent plant, dibble holps, an4 jnsert 

 iptp each, point downwards, the end of 

 all shoots ?bvailable for the puTpose. 

 They are sure to make good bushy 

 plants in a very short time, vvbile the 

 ordinary mode of layering is seldpm 

 satisfactory, and never pleasant tp per- 

 form. 



LEG'nMB — The seed-vessel of Leguminosse 

 One-celled and two-valved, with the 

 seeds arranged along the inner "angje; 

 subject, however, to several' modifica- 

 tions, whiph considerably inask tl^e 

 normal character. 



Lbntioel'la — Small lens-shaped spots on 

 the b'ark of many of plants, from 

 whence roots issue, under circumstailces 

 favourable to their development. 

 .Lentiginosus — Covered with freckles ; 

 dnaty. (See the b^rk of plants allied to 

 theOhve.) 



LE^MCiiLAKis, Lentifoemis — A seed of 

 Amarantus. 



Le'pib — A scale. LEPinqiE' ^-^ Scaly. 

 I^epeq'sus — Covered with scales. 

 Such' scales are often from stiUate 

 hairs having their rays joined together 

 at the base, thus f prming circnlar' ^}^\a 

 attached by the centre. (See species 

 of Elcmgnus. ) 



LEP'iop — Slender, as Leptospa;mum, the 

 Australian tea-tree, so-called from its 

 very slender seeds. 



Leuoan'thds -^ Bearing white flowers. 

 Ledcooeph'a'lus— 'White-headed. (See 

 Xerotes leucoccvhala, a common grass- 

 like plant of sandy lands. ) 



^i'beb — The innermost and youngest circle 

 of bark ; that next the young wood, and 

 formed of long, tough, woody \\sm& 

 called bast-cells. 

 Li bee. Libera ics — Free, separate. 



