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LAC 



vulgaris 5 . . Violet 7, S. De. Tw. 8 B. Ind. . 1794 

 albifldra 3 . White 8, S. Do. Tw. 8 E Ind. . 1800 

 purpurea 4 . Purp. 7, S. De. Tw. 10 E. Ind. . 1790 



Labrador tea. See Lidum. 



IjABRtJSCA. See V\tis LabrHsca. 



LabUrnum. See Cytims Lablcrnum. 



Lao, or East Indian Kino is procured from 

 insects which abound on Bute.a frondbsa and 

 supirba. 



LaoAna, Lindley. This was one of the names 

 of Helen, and may be applied to this plant on 

 account of its beauty ; but it may also be 

 derived from lahis, a cleft, in allusion to the 

 divisions of the lip. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchidacece. A fine plant, bearing a strong 

 likeness to the pendulous Peritttdrice : it should 

 receive similar treatment to Stanhbpca. 

 blcolor . . Grnsh. yel. 5, S. Epi. 14 Guatemala 1843 



Lacathea. See Oordbnia. 



Lace-bark tree. See Lagttta lintearia. 



Lacepedia, 3. B. and \ZT. In honour of Count 

 Lacepede, the distinguished naturalist. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Hat. Or. Hippocratectcece. A hand- 

 some tree, with fragrant flowers, growing in 

 any light soil, and easily increased by cut- 

 tings. Synonyrnes: 1, Trice.rd.tia tinifblia, 

 Trtceros xalapinsis. 

 insignia . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 20 Mexico . 1847 



Lacerate, ) . . 



Lacerated, ( torn, appearing torn. 



Laceratelt-toothed, toothed in a coarse ir- 

 regular manner. 

 Lachenalta, Jacquin. In honour of "W. de la 

 Chenal, a botanical author. Linn. 6, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Liliacece. This is a genus of pretty, 

 though rather diminutive plants, seldom at- 

 taining a foot in height. They bear forcing 

 remarkably well, and may be made to flower 

 at al most any season. The soil best adapted 

 to the growth of these plants is a mixture of 

 peat and sand. Care must be taken to give 

 them little or no water when not in a growing 

 state. They may be increased by offsets or by 

 seeds. See Drlmia and Zucc&gnia. 

 aneumea . . White . 4, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 angustifolia ■ White . 4, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H 

 atirea . Or. yel. 3, G. Bl. P. 



bif51ia . . . Pink . 4, G. Bl. P. 

 contaminata . Pint . 3, G. Bl. P. 

 flava . . Yellow 5, G. Bl. P. 



fragrans . Wt. red 4, G. Bl. P. 

 glatica . . Pur.red 5, H. Bl. P. J Persia 

 glauclna . . Grn.wt. 5, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 hyacintholdes Whtred 5, G. Bl. P. \ O. G. H. 

 isopetala . . Wttiur. 5, G. Bl. P. j C. G. H. 

 lanceasfdlia . Wbt.gr. 5, G. Bl. P. \ C. G. H. 

 liliiflbra . . White . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 

 lucida . . . Pink . 4, G. Bl. P. £ C. G. H. 

 luteola . . . Yel. red 3, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 



maculata . Yel. red 3, G. BL P. 1 C. G. H. 

 mutSbilis . . Blue 11, G. Bl. P. 4 C. G. H. 

 nervosa . Pink . 6, G. Bl. P. " 



orchioldes . Grn.wt. 3, G. Bl. P. 

 pallida . . .Pa. bl. 5, G. Bl. P. 



minor. . . Pa. bl. 6, G. Bl. P. j C. G. H 

 papula . . . W. pink 4, G. Bl. P. § C. G. H. 

 pendula . . Red yel. 4, G. Bl. P. " 



maculata . Red yel. 4, F. Bl. P. 

 punctata . . Purple 5, P. Bl. P. 

 purpurea . . Purple 4, G. Bl. P. 



"S: W° '.G.B1.P.1 CG.lt. 

 pusilla . . White . 6, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. 



I C. G. H. 

 I C. G. H. 

 % C. G. H. 

 i C. G. H. 

 Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 



I C. G. H. 

 I C. G. H. 

 i C. G. H. 



J C. G. H. 

 i C. G. H. 

 4 C. G. H. 

 4 C. G. H. 



1825 

 1793 



181S 

 1774 

 1790 

 1798 

 182.5 

 1795 

 1812 

 1804 

 1818 

 1825 

 1798 

 1774 

 1774 

 1825 

 1810 

 1752 

 1782 

 1782 

 1795 

 1789 

 1789 

 1824 

 1826 



1798 



1825 



LachnAa, Linn. Derived from lachne, down ; 

 alluding to the downy clothing of the corolla. 

 Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Thymelacece. Inte- 

 resting Cape plants, with pretty woolly heads 

 of white or purple flowers. They succeed well 

 in sandy peat, with the pots carefully drained; 

 and young plants may be obtained from cut- 

 tings in sand, under a glass. Synonyrnes : 1, 

 Gnidia filamentbsa ; 2, Passerine/, conglome- 

 rata. 



buxifblia 1 . . White 5, S. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1800 

 conglomerata 2 White 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1773 

 eriocepbala . . White 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1793 

 glauca . . . White 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1800 

 purpurea . . . Purp. 4, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1800 



LachnAnthes, Ellis. From lachne, wool, and 

 anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the flowers, 

 which are woolly. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Hcemodorhcece. A pretty plant ; for culture 

 and propagation, see iiilatris. Synonyms: 

 1, Dilatris iinctbria, D. Seritiera. 

 tinctdria 1 . . Pink 7, G. Her. P. l\ N. Amer. 1812 



Lachryma, weeping, drooping. 



Laciniate, jagged, cut. 



LacistemAce«;, or Lacistemads. A small 

 order of dwarf trees and shrubs, natives of low 

 damp places in the woods of tropical America. 



LACiSTiSMA, Swartz. See Nematospirmum. 



LACTtrcA, Linn. Derived from lac, milk ; on 

 account of the milky juice which exudes from 

 the plants when broken. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Asterctcece. Among others, this genus 

 contains the well-known " Lettuce," with the 

 culture of which every one is familiar. L. 

 virbsa yields an extract resembling opium in 

 its qualities, but less likely to produce the 

 consequences attending the use of that drug. 

 Synonyme: 1, sonchoides. 

 crispa . . . Yel. 6, H. 

 intybacea . . Yel. 7, H. 

 1 ' ■ . Yel. 6, H. 



. Yel. 5, H. 

 . Yel. 6, H. 

 . Purp. 7, H. 

 . Yel. 7, H. 



palmata 

 querclna 

 satlva . 



vir6sa . . 

 aUissima, 



A. 3 . 1570 



A. 3 S. Amer. . 1781 

 A. 3 . 1683 



A. 3- Sweden . 1686 

 A. 3 . 1662 



A. 8 Piedmont . 1822 

 A. 3 Brit., ch. banks 



august&na, canadensis, Chalsii, ci- 

 choriifblia 1, crUica, elongata, gramlnea, indica, 

 integrifdlia, maculata, perinnis, sagittala, sa- 

 ligna, scarlola, sonchifblia, stricla, tene"rrima, 

 tuberbsa, villbsa, viminea. 



Lactucarium. An extract procured from the 

 species of LactUca, very much resembling opium 

 in its qualities, and used as medicine in cases 

 where poppy opium is inadmissible. 



Lactescent, yielding milky juice. 



LActrNffi;, little pits, or depressions; applied to 

 vessels when they are full of air. 



Laccnose, covered with pits, or depressions. 



LaciJstris, growing in lakes or pools. 



