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tingitanus . Dk. pr. 7, H. CI. A. 4 Barbary. 1680 



tomentdsus . Lilac . 6, H. De. CI. 8 B. Ayres 3839 



tuberbsus . Bed . 7, H. De. CI. 2 Holland. 1506 



tumidus . . Bed . 7, H. CI. A. 1 Piedmt. . 1817 



venbsus . . Wt.red 6, H. De. CI. 3 Pennsyl. 



LAURACEiE, or Laurels. An order of noble 

 trees and shrubs, inhabiting cool places in the 

 tropics. AH more or less contain an aromatic 

 and fragrant principle ; some bear excellent 

 fruit, and others furnish very good timber. 



Laurel. See Laurus. 



Laurel cherry. See Cirasus Laurocerasus. 



Laurel water is obtained by distillation from 

 laurel and peach leaves. 



LAURlNEiE. See Lauraceas. 



Laurocerasus, or cherry laurel. See Cira- 

 sus Laurocerasus. 



Laurelia, Juss. See Pavdnia. 



Laurestine. See Viburnum Tinus. 



Laurophyllus, Thunberg. From laurus, a, 

 laurel, and phyllon, a leaf ; in allusion to the 

 similarity of the foliage. Linn. 23, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Urticacece. A shrub of no great 

 beauty, from six to seven feet high, producing, 

 its minute green flowers in panicles ; it thrives 

 in loam and peat, and may be increased by 

 layers, 

 capensis . . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. 1S01 



Laurus, Pliny. From the Celtic word blaur 

 (laur, the b is dropped), signifying green, in 

 allusion to the foliage of the plants. Linn. 9, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lauraceas. This is a very 

 handsome and interesting genus of plants. 

 The stove and greenhouse kinds do well in a 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat, and ripened 

 cuttings generally root freely in sand, under 

 a glass ; the stove species in a moist heat. 

 Among the most interesting and valuable of 

 the hardy kinds is L. ndbilis, or bay-tree, 

 which is injured by severe frost : it is, there- 

 fore, best to protect the plants with mats 

 when young ; they will grow freely in com- 

 mon garden soil, and in the warmer coun- 

 ties where the weather does not hurt them, 

 they attain the size of trees. L. Benzoin, L. 

 Sdssafras, and several others, are deciduous, 

 and in some situations attain a great size. 

 They may be increased by layers, or cuttings 

 of the roots. The bark of L. Benzoin is stim- 

 ulant and tonic, and in North America it is 

 used in intermittent fevers. In L. fattens an 

 acrid red, or violet juice, is particularly abun- 

 dant. AH the species are more or less aro- 

 matic and stomachic. Synonymes: 1, Ev6s- 

 mus dlbidus; 2, Laurus Borbbnia ; 3, L. 

 califdrnica. See Cinnamdmum, Pirsea, Litscea, 

 and Oreodaphne. 



jestivalis . . Yellow . 4, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 1773 



aggregate . . Grn.yel. 5, G. Ev. S. 3 China . 1821 



albida 1 . Yellow . 4, H. De. S. 10 Carolina. 1824 



arumatica . Green . 6, G. Ev. 8. 6 



Benzbin . Yel.grn. 4, H. De. S. 10 N. Amer. 1683 



bullata. . . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1823 



canariensis . Yel.grn. 4, G. Ev. 8. 15 Canaries. 1815 



carolinensis Yel.grn. 5, H. Ev. S. 15 N. Amer. 1806 



glabra . . Yel.grn. 5, H. Ev. 8. 15 N. Amer. 1806 



obtusa . . Yel.grn. 4, H. Ev. T. 20 Carolina. 1S06 



pubescens . Yel.grn. 4, H. Ev. T. 20 N. Amer. 1S0G 



Catesbiana . White . 5, H. De. 8. 10 Carolina. 1820 



Chlorbxylon. Grn. wt 4, 8. Ev. T. 60 W. Ind. . 1778 



coriacea . . White . 4, 8. Ev. T. 50 W. Ind. . 1810 



crassifblia . White . 4, 8. Ev. T. 50 Cayenne. 1800 



Diospyrus . Grn. yel. 4, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 1810 



exaltata . . Whtyel. 5, S. Ev. T. 60 Jamaica. 1809 



Fergusbnii . Grn. yel. 5, H. 



floribtinda . Yel. gm. 4, 8. Ev. T. 50 W. Ind. . 1800 



£(fetens. . . Grn.yel. 5, G. Ev. T. 20 Madeira. 1760- 



geniculata . Yellow . 4, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 1759" 



indiea . . . Grn. yel. 7, G. Ev. T. 20 Madeira . 1665 



nivea . . White . 7, S. Ev. T. 20 . 1820- 



n6bilis . . . Yel. wt. 4, H. Ev. T. 20 S Eur. 1561 



crlspa . . Yel. wt. 5, H. Ev. T. 20 



flbre-pleno . Yel. wt. 5, H. Ev. T. 20 



latifblia . . Yel. wt. 5, P. Ev. T. 20 Asia . 



saliciralia . Yel. wt. 4, H. Ev. 8. 



undulata . Yel. wt. 4, H. Ev. S. 4 



variegata . Yel. wt. 5, H. Ev. T. 20 



patens . . . Wht. yl. 5, 8. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1824 



pendula . . Pal. yel. 5, S. Ev. T. 40 Jamaica. 1800 



regalis . . . Green . 4, H. De. T. 20 Californ. 1S47 



salieifblia . . Yel. gn. 4, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1826 



Sassafras . . Grn.yel. 6, H. De. T. 50 N. Amer. 1633 



splendens • . Yelgrn. 5, 8. Ev. T. 40 E. Ind. . 1800 



thyrsiflbra . YeLgrn. 4, H. Ev. T. 30 Madagas. 1810 



Lavandula, Linn. From lavo, to wash ; in 

 allusion to the use made of its distilled water. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiacece. The 

 hardy kinds are the only plants of this genus 

 worth cultivating ; they are much esteemed 

 for the fragrance of their flowers, and are most 

 valued when grown in a dry gravelly soil ; 

 they are freely increased by cuttings planted 

 in a shady situation. The frame kinds do 

 well in any light rich soH, and are readily in- 

 creased from young cuttings in the same kind 

 of soil. Synonyme : 1, L. formosa. See Ani- 

 socMlus. 



abrotanoldes . Lilac 7, G. Ev. S. 1£ Canaries . 1G99- 



dentata . Lilac 8, P. Ev. S. 1J S. Eur. . . 1597 



formbsa . . . Lilac 5, H. Ev. S. l\ Canaries . 1816 



heterophylla . Lilac 6, P. Ev. 8. » Hybrid . 1810 



latifblia . . . Lilac 8, H. Ev. 8. '/' 8. Eur. . 1568 



multlfida. . . Lilac 8, G. B. 1\ S. Eur. . 1597 



pinnata . . . Lilac 6, G. Ev. S. 1J Madeira . 1777 



pubescens . . Lilac 6, G. Ev. S. 1J Hybrid. . 1816 



splca . . Lilac 8, H. Ev. S. 2 S. Eur. . 1568 



alba .... Wht. 8, H. Ev. 8. 2 8. Eur. 



Staxhas . . . Lilac 6, H. Ev. 8. 1J 8. Eur. . 1568 



vera . . . Blue 7, H. Ev. 8: lj S. Eur. . 1568 



viridis . > . . Pur. 6, F. Ev. 8. if Madeira • . 1777 



Lavatera, Tournefort. In honour of his friends, 

 the two Lavaters, famous physicians and. natu- 

 ralists of Zurich. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Malvaceas. The greenhouse and frame kinds 

 grow well in any light soil, and are readily 

 increased by cuttings of the ripened wood", 

 planted in the same kind of soil, under a 

 glass* The hardy herbaceous species grow 

 freely in any common soil, and increase by 

 divisions or seeds. The annuals and biennials 

 need only be sown in the open border in 

 spring. Synonymes: 1, Empidoclis ; 2, undu- 

 lata. 



