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corticola, - daedalea, decipieiis, decSlorans, gra- 

 nulbsa' 1, doldsa, Ehrhartiana, epip61ia, escha- 

 roides, fumosa 2, fusco-atra, fusco-lutea, ich- 

 luadophila, imme'rsa, incana, lapiclda, Light- 

 fodtia, lueida, lurida, luteola, luteo-alba, 

 marmdrea, melizea, rnicrophylla, miscella, 

 CEderi, orosthea, parasema, petr&a, pholidi&ta, 

 polytropa, • quernea, rivolbsa, rubifbrrnis, ru- 

 pe'stris 3, sabuletorum, geochroa, sanguinaria, 

 scabrbsa, scalaris, silicea, speirea, sulphurea, 

 uligindsa, verruculbsa, vesicularis, viridescens. 



Lecontea, De Candolle. Named after John 

 Leeonte, F.L.S., of Savannah, in Georgia, a 

 celebrated American botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Cinchon&cece. For culture and 

 propagation, refer to Pcediria. 

 Bojeriana . White . S. Ev. CI 6 Madagascar 1823 



Lecontia, Torr. See Peltdndra. 



Lecythidace&:, or Lectths, consist of large 

 trees growing in the hottest parts of South 

 America, especially in Guiana. The fruit of 

 CouroiLpita gyianensis is the cannon-ball tree ; 

 ' the Brazil nuts of our shops are the fruit of 

 BertlwlUtia exc&lsa. 



Lecythis, Lceffiing. From leeythos, an oil-jar ; 

 in allusion to the form of the seed-vessels. 

 Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lecythiddcece. The 

 soil best adapted to these plants is a mixture 

 of loam and sand, and they require to be kept 

 in a strong heat. Cuttings of the ripened 

 wood will root in sand, under a glass, in heat. 

 The fleshy seeds of Licythis are eatable, but 

 leave a bitter taste in the mouth, 

 adarimon . Yel wht. 4, S. Bv. S. 6 Maranh. . 1825 

 amara . . Yel. wht. 4, S. Ev. 8. 12 Guiana 1825 

 bracteata . Yel. wht. 4, S. Ev. S. 10 Maranh. '. 1825 

 grandifldra. Yel. wht. 4, 8. Ev. T. 60 Trinidad . 1824 

 minor . . Yel. wht. 4, 8. Ev. S. 10 Carthago . 1825 

 parvifldra . Yel. wht. 4, S. Ev. S. 6 Trinidad . 1825 



Ledebouria, Roth. After M. Ledebour, a bo- 

 tanical author. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lili- 

 acece. L. hyacinthina is possessed of some 

 beauty, and is of very simple cultivation, 

 hyacinthina . Grash. wht. 6, G. Bu, P. i E. Ind. 1832 



Ledeburia, Link. Named as above. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apiacece. A plant of no beauty, 

 requiring the most simple culture.. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, Tragium tauricum — pimpinelloldesl. 



LedocArfon. See Balbisia. 



LedocArpum. See Balbisia. 



Ledon gum. See Cistus Lidon. 



Ledum, Linn. From ledon, the Greek name 

 for a plant now known as the Cistus Lidon. 

 In foliage the present genus agrees with the 

 plant of the ancients, Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Ericacece. This is an ornamental genus of 

 plants, well suited for the shrubbery, where 

 they form a fine contrast to Rhododendrons. 

 They thrive best in bog earth, and young 

 plants are obtained from layers, treated in the 

 same way as the Rhododendrons. Synonyms: 

 1, L. greenldndicum. See Ammprsinc. 

 canadense 1 . White 4, H. Ev. 8. 1} Canada . 

 greenlandium . White 4, H. Ev. S. 2 Ireland, bogs 

 latifMium . . White 4, H. Ev. S. 3 N. Amr. . 1763 

 palustre . . . White 4, H. Ev. 8. 2 Europe . 1762 

 . documbens . White 4, H. Ev. 8. 1} Hudsn. B. 1762 



Leea, Limn. In honour of James Lee, founder 



of the Hammersmith nursery, and whose 

 grandsons are the present proprietors. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Vit&cece. Plants only worthy 

 of cultivation in general collections. A mix- 

 ture of loam and peat suits them well, and 

 good sized cuttings root freely in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. Synonymes: 1, Panax exc&lsa, 

 Aralia exoilsa. 



sequata . . Green . 10, S. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. . 1777 

 coccinea 1 . Scarlet. 10, 8. Ev. 8. 6 Java . . 1860 

 crispa . . . White . 10, 8. Her. P. i C. G. H. 1767 

 hSrta . . . Green . 10, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Ind. . 1823 

 macrophylla White . 10, 8. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. . 1806- 

 robusta . . Green . 11, 8. Ev. S. 6 E. Ind. . 1823 

 sambucma . Yellow. 10, S. Ev. 8. 10 E. Ind. . 1790 



LeeaoEjE. See Vitacece. 



Lee ohee. See Euphdria LitchX. 



Leek. See Allium PSrrum. 



Leersia, Smarts. After J. D. Leers, a German 

 botanist. Linn. 3, Or. 2. Nat. Or. Grami- 

 nacew. These plants possess little to recom- 

 mend them, They grow readily in any common 

 soil, and are increased by seeds, 

 australis . Apetal . 7, H. Grass. 1} N. Hoi. . 1819 

 oryzoldes . Apetal . 7, H. Grass. 2 Levant 1793 

 virgioica . Apetal . 7, H. Grass. 1£ N. Amer. . 1770 



Leghorn 1 straw is the straw of a bearded va- 

 riety of wheat, resembling rye. 



Legume, )' a pod, the fruit ' of leguminous 



Legumen, ) plants. 



Legumin6sjE. A large group of plants bearing 

 legumes or pods. See Fabacew. 



Leguminous. Plants which bear legumes, or 

 pods, such as the pea, the bean, &c. 



Leianthus, Grisebach. From leios, smooth, 

 plane, and anthos, a flower ; on account of the 

 even or regular corolla. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Gentianacece. A genus nearly allied to 

 Lisidnihus, to which refer for culture. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Lisidnthus longifblius, Tdchia longi- 

 fdlia; 2, L. nigrlscens ; 3, L. umbellatus. 

 longif61ius 1 . Yellow . 8, 8. Ev. S. 2 Jamaica . 1S44 

 nigrescens 2 . Blackish 8, G. B. 1£ Guateml 1842 

 umbellatus 3. Grn. yel 5, 8. Ev. 8. 8 Jamaica . 1843 



Leighia, Be Candolle. See Helidnthus. 



Leimanthium, Mielmux. From leimon, a mea- 

 dow, and anthos, a flower. Linn. 23, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Melanthacece. These plants are worth 

 cultivating. They thrive well in a peat soil, 

 in a damp situation, and are increased by 

 seeds. Synonymes : 1, Meldnthium hljbridum., 

 lalifblium, racemosum ; 2, monolcum, polpga- 

 mum; 3, virginicum, Helbnias virginica, Ve- 

 ratrum virginicum. 



hybridum 1 . White 6, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1822 

 monolcum 2 . Brwn. 6,H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1817 

 virginicum 3 . Brwn. 6, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1768 



Leiocarfus. See Leocarpus. 



Leiophyllum, Spreng. From leios, smooth, 



and phyllon, a leaf; the leaves are quite 



smooth. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ericacece. 



For cultivation, &c, see Lldum and Ammjjr- 



sine. 



Lydnii . . White . 4, H. Ev. S. 1 Carolina . 1812 

 Lemanea, Bory., In honour of M. Leman, a 



French botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 



Fucaceoz. This is rather a curious genus ; the 

 , species are always found floating in fresh- water 



rivers—; fiuvidtilis, media, toruldsa. 



