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neglectus . . Pur. . 7, H. 

 sibirieus 3 . . Red . 7, H. 

 tatarieus 4 . . Flesh . 9, H. 



B. 3 S. Eur. . ISIS 

 B. 2 Siberia 1759 

 B. 2 Russia . 1756 



Leopardanthus. See Grammatopkfllum. 



Leopard's-bane. See Dorlmicum. 



Leopard's-bane. See Arnica Dortnica. 



Leopoldinia. Named by Martius, in memory 

 of the late Empress of Brazil. Linn,. 21, Or. 

 6, Nat. Or. Palm&cece. A fine palm, requiring 

 similar treatment to other Brazilian palms. 

 ptUchra . . Straw . 5, S. Palm. 60 Brazil . 1825 



Le6tia, Hill. The meaning is not explained. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Helvellacece. A 

 genus of very little interest, found on the 

 ground in moist woods, or on trees — infundi- 

 Oulifirmis, lubrica, nana. 



Lepachys. See Obeliscdria. 

 . Lepanthes, Swartz. From lepos, bark, or Upis, 

 scale, and anthos, a flower ; the plants of this 

 genus have very small flowers, and grow ujion 

 the bark of trees. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. A genus of the most pigmy of 

 orchideEe, with the habit of a Plcurothdllis. It 

 ■can only be grown under a bell-glass, among 

 damp moss, in a cool part of the house. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, Stelis calodictyon, Calodictyon 

 dndicum. 



crassifblia . . Yel. pur. 5, S. Epi. | Mexico . 1841 

 sanguinea . . Red . . 5, S. Epi. £ Jamaica . 1836 

 tridentita . . Tel. pur. 1, S. Epi. £ Jamaica . 1834 

 calodictyon 1 . Yel. rose 4, S. Epi. $ Jamaica . 1860 



IiEPECHfNlA, Willdenow. In honour of John 

 Lepechin, a Russian botanist. Linn. 14, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Lamiacece. Rather pretty plants, 

 growing well in a mixture of peat and loam, 

 and increased by cuttings, planted under a 

 glass. L. spicata requires to be protected in 

 frosty weather. Synonyms: 1, Hormlnum cau- 

 Uscetis. 



chenopodifolia Red . . 7, H. Her. P. J Siberia . 1818 

 spicata 1 . . Pa. yell. 7, F. Her. P. j Mexico. 1800 



Lepeoce'rces. See A'ndropbgon. 



LeperIza, Herb. See Narcissus. 



Lepicaune. See Hieraeiwm. 



LepicJsphalus. See Ceplialdria. 



Lepichosma, /. Smith. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Polypodiacece. Synonymes: 1, Cheildnlhes 

 lentigera, Notlwldsna lentigera; 2, N. Mardntce, 

 Acroslichum Mardntce; 3, Oheildnthes myrio- 

 phfilla, Notholcena myriophplla ; 4, N. si- 

 nudta. 



lentigera 1 . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. J S. Amer. . 1822 

 Marantse 2 . Brn. yel. 0, H. Her. P. \ Switzerl. . 1824 

 myriopbylla3 Brown . 5, S. Her. P. | S. Amer. . 

 sinuata 4 . . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. | Peru . . 1831 



Lepicystis, /. Smith. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Polypodiacece. Synonymes: 1, Polypi- 

 dium incanum, Goniophlibium incdnum ; 2, 

 Pleopiltis pinnatifida ; 3, GoniophUbium Twee- 

 dianum. 



incana 1 . . Yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 1 America . 1811 

 macrocarpa 2 Yel. . 5, S. Her. P. £ S. Amer. . 

 Tweediana 3 . Yel. . 5, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil 



Lepidagathis, Willdenow. From lepis, a scale, 

 and agathis, a ball. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Acanthacece. This genus is nearly related 

 to JustAcia ; it thrives well in any light rich 

 soil ; and cuttings of the young wood, planted 



in the same kind of soil, and placed under a 

 glass, will root in a very short time, 

 cristata' . . Purple . 6, S. Her. P. 2 E. Ind. . 1S20 

 LiEPfDlUM, R. Brown. From lepis, a scale ; in 

 allusion to the' shape of the pods, which ap- 

 pear like little scales. .Linn. 15, Nat. Or. 

 Brassicdcece. Most of these plants are uninte- 

 resting, and none of them pretty. L. sativum 

 is the well-known garden cress. They are all 

 easily increased by seeds sown in the open 

 ground. Synonymes: 1, Thldspi campistre ; 

 2, Cockle&ria Draba; 3, Thldspi Mrtam; 4, 

 Lepidiiim graminifdlium ; 5, L: gramim- 

 folium. See Eunbmia, Hutchlnsia, Ionop- 

 sidium, SencbUra, and Tecsddlia. 

 sativum . White . 6, H. A. 1 Persia . 1548 



crlspum . . While . 6, H. A. 1 Persia . 154S 



latif&lium . White . 6, H. A. 1 Persia . 1548 



affine, bonarUnse, campistre 1, capinse, car- 

 ddmines, chalepense, corddtum, coronopifblium, 

 crassHlbrum, Oummingidnum, cuneifblium, 

 densiflbrum, divaric&lum, Draba 2, Ecklbnii, 

 Gussbni, hirtum 3, hyssopifblium, Jbiris 4, in- 

 chum, lalifblium, linedre, lyrdtum, Menziisii, 

 micrdnthum, Nbvce-Holldndice, oleraceum, per- 

 folidtum, Piseldium, ruderale, spinbsum, subu- 

 latum, suffrutiebsum 5, vesicdrium, virglni- 

 cum. • 



LepidospIsrha, Labillardierc. From lepis, a 

 scale, aud sperma, a seed ; in allusion to the 

 scaly appearance of the seeds. Linn. 3, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Gyperaeece. This plant is not pos- 

 sessed of much interest ; it will grow in any 

 kind of soil, and is increased by divisions, 

 gladiata ' . Apetal . 7, G. Grass. 3 N. Hoi. . 1S19 



LepidozAmia. See Zdmia. 



Lbpig6num, Wahlenb. Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat 

 Or. Caryophyllacece. For culture and propa- 

 gation, see Arenaria. 

 •riliasum '. . Red . 6, H. A. i Siberia . 1S37 



Lepidoted, covered with scurfy dots. 



I/EPfsMlUM, Booker, Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Gactdcece. A succulent genus, resembling 

 Rhipsalis, and from which it differs but slightly 

 in character. It requires the treatment of 

 Cdcti, and is of the easiest culture. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Circus sguamulbsus, C. ilegans; 2, 

 C. lenuisplnus, Odctus tenuis, Cbreus myosurus. 

 commune 1 . Rose wht. 9, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . 1S3G 

 myosurus 2 . Yell. wht. 7, S. Ev. S. 4 Brazil . 1S37 



Lepraria, Linn. From lepra, leprosy ; the 

 plants on which the species grow appear as if 

 diseased with leprosy. Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. 

 Or. GrapJiiddcece. Found most common on 

 old pales, or rocks. They are generally of a 

 yellowish cast. L. ochr&cea is one of the 

 Lichens used in dyeing — chlorina, fl&va, ochra- 

 cea, viriseens. See Ohlorococcum. 



Leprous, covered with spots, or scales. 



Leprously-silvery, $ c ° Yer ed witli white or 



Leprously-white, j livery scales or scurf, 

 ' C resembling the leprosy. 



Leprously-tomentose, covered with shaggy 

 down, having the appearance of leprosy. 



Leptaleum, De Candolle. From leptaleos, 

 slender, in allusion to the slender filiform 



