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Lemna, Linn. From lepis, a scale ; in refe- 

 rence to the form of the plants. Linn. 21, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Pisliacem. Annual weeds, 

 found floating in stagnant water, and 'known, 

 to most under the name of Duekweed-^&fta, 

 minor, polyrh/lza, trisulca. 



Lemnian earth* is the dried and powdered 

 pulp which invests the seed of the fruit of 

 Adansonia digitata, usually known by the 

 name of Baobab. 



Lemon. See' Citrus me'dica. 



Lemon-grass. See Cymbopbgon Schmn&ntlms,. 



Lem6nia, Lindl. Named in honour ,of Sir 

 Charles Lemon, Bart., M.P. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. RutAcece. A beautiful stove shrub, 

 bearing abundance of deep rose-coloured flowers. 

 Cuttings of the half-ripened wood will root in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 spectiibilis . Deep rose . 9, S. Ev. S. 2 Cuba . 1839 



Lennea, Klotzsch. After M. Lenn£, a distin- 

 guished landscape gardener. Linn. 17, Or. 5, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacece. This plant has. small pin- 

 nated leaves, and clusters of pretty drooping 

 . crimson flowers. It loses its leaves in winter, 

 and grows very well in the open air during 

 summer ; but as it flowers in May, or even 

 earlier, it can only be treated as a greenhouse 

 plant, 

 robinioldes . Crimson . 4, G. De. S. 6 Mexico . 1843 



Lens. See Ervum Lins. 



Lentago. See Viburnum Lent&go. 



Lentibulariace^:, or butterworts, are a 

 small group of dwarf herbaceous plants, living 

 in water or boggy places, and some are very 

 pretty when in flower. 



LENTiBULARl-ffi:. A very interesting group of 

 aquatic plants. See Lmtibulari&cew. 



Lenticell^e. Kudimentary roots appearing on 

 stems of plants. _, 



LENTfcULA. See Ervum Lenticuld. 



Lenticular, lens, or pea-shaped. 



LENTiGiNOSUS,,freckled, pimpled. 



Lentil. See Ervum Lins. 



LENTfscirs. See Pisttoia Lentiscus. 



Leocarpus, Link. From leios, smooth, and 

 karpos, a fruit ; in allusion to the smooth 

 peridium. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Lycoper- 

 d&ceae. This is found in clusters on rotten 

 wood, and has the appearance of being var- 

 nished with vermilion. Synonyme : 1, Lyco- 

 pirdonfrdgile — vernicdsus 1. 



Leochiltjs, Lindley. From leios, smooth, and 

 cheilos, a lip, in allusion to the lip of the 

 flower. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. 

 Stove Epiphytes, nearly allied to Rodrigmizia, 

 and requiring the same culture. Synonymes: 

 1, Oncidium carinatus ; 2, L. herb&ceus, On- 

 cidium micrantherum, Rodrigutzia maculMa. 

 See Oncidium. ■ 



Canutes 1 . ■. Orange . 10, S. Epi. ) Halapa . 1842 

 cochlearis, . . Yellow , . !-8, S. Epi. * pommical842 

 herbaceus . . Grn. wht 10, 8. Epi. i La Guay. 1843 

 oncidioldea 2 . Wt.p"..pur. 12, S. Epi. i Mexico . 1842 

 ' sanguinolentus Crimson . 11, S. Epi. I La Guay. 1842 



Leonotis, Persoon. From kon, a lion, and ous, 

 an ear ; in reference to the fancied resemblance 

 in the corolla. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Lam.id.cece. Fine ornamental plants. They 

 require to be grown in loam and peat, and 

 should have plenty of air, to allow of their 

 flowering in perfection. Cuttings root in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat. L. ' nepetifblia 

 .requires the treatment commonly given to 

 tender annuals. Synonymes : 1, Phlbmis Leo- 

 nurus ; 2, P. Leonitis. 



intermedia . Orange . 9, S. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 1822 

 Leonilrus 1 . Scarlet . 11, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 1712 

 nepetsefblia . Orange . 9, S. A. S E. Ind. . 1778 

 ovata 2 . . Orange . 6, S. A. 1J C. G. H. 1713 



Leontice, Linn. Abridged from LeontopStalon, 

 which is derived from leon, a lion, and pelalon,. 

 a leaf ; because of the resemblance of the leaf 

 of L. leontopltalon to the impression of a lion's 

 foot. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Bcrberiddcece. 

 Plants of little beauty, succeeding in 'any 

 common soil, and increased by offsets, or 

 seeds. See Caulophpllum. 



altalca . . . Yel. . 4, F. Tu. P. i Siberia . 1822 

 Chrys6gonum . Yel. . 5, P. Tu. P. | Levant . 1740 

 leontopetalon . .Yel. . 4, F. Tu. P. 2 Levant . 1597 

 odessana . . Yel. . 4, H. Tu. P. J Odessa . 1828 

 vesicaria . Yel. . 5, F. Tu. P. j Siberia . 1821 



Leontodon, Linn. From leon, a lion, and 

 odous, a tooth ; in allusion to the tooth-like 

 divisions of the leaves. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat.. 

 Or. Aster&cece. Herbaceous plants,. of no value^ 

 They grow in any common soil, and increase 

 freely by seeds, or divisions of the roots. 

 Synonymes: 1, Preridnthes bulbbsus; 2, Ta- 

 rdxacum ceratbphorum ; 3, T. glaucdnthum; 

 i, T. bicolor ; 6, Le&ntodon lividus; 6, L. 

 alplnus — alpinus, bessarabicus, bulbbsus 1, 

 cichoraceus, ceratiphorus 2, eornlculatus, erio- 

 pddus, eiythrospermus, glaucanthos 3, glau- 

 cescens, "laWigatus, leiicanthos 4, nigricans, 

 obbvatus, palustris, ser6tinus, Stevenii, Tarax- 

 acum. See Callibpea and Thrincia. 



Leontopetalon. See Ledntice leontop&talon. 



Leontopoditim, R. Brown* From leon, a lion, 

 and pous, a foot ; the heads of the flowers 

 have been fancifully likened to a lion's foot. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat., Or. Asteraeece. This 

 plant does best cultivated in peat soil ; it is 

 well suited for ornamenting rock-work, and is 

 increased by seeds, or divisions of the roots. 

 Synonymes: 1, vulgare, Gnaph&lium Leonto- 

 pbdium. 

 helveticum 1 . Yellow 6, H. Her. P. i Austria . 1776 



Leonurus, Linn. From leon, a lion, and oura, 

 a tail; in allusion to the appearance of the 

 spike of flowers. Linn. 1'4, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Lamidcece. The herbaceous species grow 

 freely in common garden soil, and increase 

 readily by seeds. The other kinds require to 

 be treated similar to other hardy and half- 

 hardy annuals and biennials. Synonymes : 1, 

 L. crispus; 2, L. villbsus, L. condensaius ; 3, 

 L. heteropKyllus ; i, L. altaicus, L. multifi- 

 dus. 



Cardlaca. . .,Ked . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Brit., banks, 

 crispus 1 . . Bed . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Siberia . 1658 

 villosus 2 . . Pur. . 7 V H. Her. P. 3 Tauna . 1820 

 lacerus . . . Pink . 6, H. Her. P. 3 Nepal . 1823 

 lunatus 3 . . Yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1752 

 Marrubiastrum Pur. . 6, H. A. 2 Europe . 1710 



multiadus . . Pur. . 6, H. A. 1 Europe . 1817 



