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Lanoea Christi. See Lycopus europ&us. 

 Lanceolate, lance or spear shaped. 

 Lancewood. See Guattiria virgata. 

 Landra. See Rdphanus Ldndra. 

 Lan-how. See (ilea fragrans. 

 LANGOT7. See Polypdrus squambsus. 

 Langsat, or Lanseh. See Ldnsium. 

 Lankesteria, Lindhy. After Dr. Edwin Lan- 



kester, F.K.S., a distinguished botanist. Linn. 



14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acanthacece. This genus 



is founded on a very interesting plant, which 



requires the same culture as Ruillia and Erdn- 



themum. See Erdnthemum. . 



longiflbra . . Yel. . 4, S. Ev. S 1 Sierra Leone. 



parvifldra . . Yel. . 4, S. Ev. S. 1 Africa . . . 1844 



Lantana. An ancient 'name of Viburnum, and 

 applied to this genus by Linnaeus because of 

 its affinity. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Hat. Or. Verbe- 

 nacece. These plants are rapid growers, form- 

 ing small bushy shrubs, and producing their 

 pink, yellow, orange, or changeable-coloured 

 heads of flowers in great abundance, which 

 have a somewhat agreeable aromatic perfume. 

 Any loamy soil suits them -; and they are in- 

 creased readily by cuttings in sand, in heat. 

 Sync/nyme : 1, parvifdlia. 



aculoata . . Red . 6, S. Ev. S. 8 W. Ind. . . 1692 

 alba . . . White 6, S. Ev. S. S S. Amer. . 

 annua . . . Flesh . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Amer. . 1733 

 brasiliensis . White 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1823 

 caxumara . . Red or. 6, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. . . 1091 

 coccinea . . Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S. S S. Amer. . 1824 

 crocea . . . Copper 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Jamaica. . 1818 

 fucata . . . Pink . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Amer. . 1822 

 geminata . . Purp. 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Trinidad . . 1819 

 hirta . . Purp. 8, S. Ev. S. 3 Mexico . 1825 

 hispida . . Purp. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Mexico . . 1824 

 h6rrida . . Red . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . 1824 

 tnvolucrata . Pink . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 W. Ind. .1690 

 lavandulitcea Red . 7, S. Ev. S. 3 S. Amer. . 1820 

 Lockhartii . White 8, S. Ev. S. 6 Trinidad . . 1820 

 melissifdlia . Yellow 8, S. Ev. S. 2 W. Ind. . . 1732 

 mixta . . . Redw. 9, S. Ev. S. 4 W. Ind. . . 1732 

 mollis . . . Red w. 7, S. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . .1828 

 multiflbra . Red . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 . 1834 



nivea . . . White S, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. . . 



notftbilis . Yel.ro. 5, S. Ev. S. 3 

 odorata . White 5, S. Ev. S. 2 W. Ind. . . 1758 

 pildsa . . . Purp. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Cuba . . 1823 

 purpurea . Purp. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Amer. . 1820 

 rfidula . . . Purp. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 W. Ind. . 1803 

 recta 1 . . . Purp. 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Jamaica . . 1753 

 Salvifflf61ia . Red . 6, S. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. . 1823 

 scabrida . . Purp. 9, S. Ev. S. 2 W. Ind. . '. 1774 

 Sellovrfana . Rose 4, S. Ev. S. 1 Montevideo 1822 



lanceolata . Dp.ro. 7, G. Ev. S. 1 Monte Video 1838 

 stricta . . . Pa.pur. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Jamaica . 1733 

 trifblia . Purp. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 W. Ind. . . 1733 



violacea . . Violet 7, S. Ev. S. 3 S. Amer. . 1818 



Lanugin6sus, woolly. 



Lapageria, Ruiz and Pavon. Named after 

 Josephine Lapagerie, wife of Napoleon I. A 

 most beautiful twining genus, bearing abun- 

 dance of large rose-coloured flowers. Linn. 6, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Philesiacece. It thrives in a 

 light soil composed of leaf mould, peat, and 

 sand, and is increased by division and cut- 

 tings. 



rdsea . . . Rose . 5, G. Tw. P. 10 Chiloe . . 1847 

 albifldra . . White 5, G. Tw. P. 10 Chiloe . . 1855 



LAPEYRotrsiA, Ker. . Named in honour of La 

 Peyrouse, the French navigator. See Pey- 

 rousia. 



Laplacea, Humboldt. In compliment to the 



distinguished philosopher and mathematician 

 Laplace. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ternstrce- 

 'miacecs. A very pretty stove planf, which 

 flowers freely in our stoves when of small 

 size, although said to be a tree of 30 or 40 feet 

 in Brazil. It thrives in a mixture of peat, 

 loam, and sand, and is propagated by half- 

 ripened cuttings planted under a hand-glass, 

 in heat. Synonyme : 1, Hcem6c7iaris semi- 

 scrrata. 

 somiserrata . White 9, S. Ev. T. 35 Brazil . . 1842 



Lappa, Tournefort. See Arctium. 



LAPPAGO, Schreber. From lappa, burdock ; be- 

 cause of its rough prickly flowers. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminacem. A plant of 

 little beauty. The flowers are furnished with 

 small prickles, similar to those of Arctium 

 Ldppa, or Burdock ; whence the name. It 

 will grow in any soil, 

 raccmdsa . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 1 S. Eur. . . 1771 



Lappula. See EcMnospirmum Ldppula and 

 Triumfitta Ldppula. 



LapsAna, Linn. From lapazo, to purge ; far 

 allusion to its once supposed medicinal virtues. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Astcri.ce.ce. Plants 

 of little interest, and of the commonest cul- 

 ture. Synonymes: 1, Hydseris fcetida, Ar- 

 noseris fdstida ; 2, JET. minima, A. minima. 

 See Rhagadiolus and Zacintha. 

 grandiflbra . . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus . 1813 

 pubdscens . . Yel. 7, H. A. 2 Europe . 1S10 



communis, crispa, fdstida, 1, intermedia, lyrata, 

 pusttla 2. 



Larbrea, Bilaire. Named after tho Abbe 

 Larbre\ a botanical author. Linn. 10, Or. 3, 

 Nat. Or. Garyophyllaccce. A small uninterest- 

 ing weed, succeeding in any common wet soil. 

 Synonymes : 1, Stellaria agudtica, uliginbsa 

 — aquatica 1 . 



Larch. See Ldrix. 



Lardizabala, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of 

 Michael Lardizabala y Uribe. Linn. 22, Or. 

 13, Nat. Or. Lardizabalacece. A hardy creeper, 

 calculated to cover naked walls. It bears a 

 very nice eatable fruit known in Chili and 

 Peru by the names Guilbogui, Aquilboquil, and 

 Coguill- Vochi. It grows readily in common. . 

 garden soil, and is increased by cuttings, 

 biternata . Dull purp. 5, H. CI. S. 20 Chili . . 1849' 



LARDiZABALACEiE, or Lardizabalads, consists 

 principally of twining shrubs, natives of the 

 warmer parts of tho world. They greatly re- 

 semble Menispirmum in appearance, 



LarIcis. See Pinus Laricis. 



Larix, De Candolle. From the Celtic, lar, fat ; 

 on account of the tree producing an abun- 

 dance of resin. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. 

 Pinaccce. All the species of this genus are 

 highly ornamental, and some of them aro ex- 

 tensively cultivated for their timber, which is 

 adapted to a variety of useful pm-poses. The 

 larch grows rapidly in almost any soil, and in 

 any situation, yet its timber can only be 

 brought to perfection when the trees are grown 

 in a clear dry atmosphere, on a cold-bottomed 

 soil, rather moist on the surface. Young 

 plants are obtained from seed, which should 



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