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B. marginata; 4, Fabricia myrtifblia ; 5, 

 stellatum. See BilTolia and Metrosideros. 



liEPTOSTlSliMA, D. Don. From leptos, slender, 

 and stelma, a crown. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracece. This is a strong-growing plant, 

 attaining the height of seven or eight feet ; 

 the flowers are produced in large panicles. It 

 will grow well in a rich light soil, protected 

 from severe frosts, and may he increased by 

 seeds, or by separating the roots, 

 maximum . Whtsh. 9, F. Her. P. 6 Mexico . 1827 



Leptoste6ma, Fries. From leptos, thin, and 

 stroma, a layer ; in allusion to the thin consis- 

 tence of the species. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 

 Or. Uredinacece. These species are found 

 on the stalks of ferns, and on the leaves of 

 some plants— car icinum, flliclnum, scirpinum 

 spircea. 



Lept6tes, Lindley. From leptos, slender ; in 

 allusion to the leaves. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchidacece. These are pretty little species, 

 growing rather freely among broken potsherds, 

 decayed vegetable matter, and moss, and may 

 be increased by divisions. 



blcolor . . . Wht. red . 4, S. Epi. 4 Brazil . 1831 



glaucophylla. Wht pur. 2,-8. Epi. | OrganMts. 1838 



c6ncolor . . . White . 2, S. Epi. J Brazil . 1838 



serrulata White . 2, 8. Epi. $ Brazil . 1838 



LEPTtrMS. See Lepturus. 



LEPTtrRUS. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Qrami- 

 nacece. Hard grasses. Synonyme : 1, Rottboil- 

 lia incurvata. — nlifdrmis, incurvatus 1, subu- 

 latus. See OphiHrus. 



Lepte6dia, R. Bra-urn. From lepyrodes, scaly ; 

 because the bracteas are within the scales of 

 the spike. Linn. 22, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Resti- 

 acece. This plant requires the protection of 

 the greenhouse. A mixture of light sand, 

 loam, and peat, in equal portions, suits it 

 well, and it may be increased by dividing the 

 roots, 

 gracilis . . Apetal . 5, Grass. 2 N. HoL . . 1824 



Leeia. Named by De Candolle, in compliment 

 to his friend M. Leri. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Asteracece. Mere biennial weeds. They 



are natives of the West Indies. Synonyme : 



1, Tussilago nutans— Albicans, nutans 1, pu- 

 mila. 



LESCHENAiJLTiA. See LeehenaUXlia. 



Leskea, Hedwig. In honour of N. G. Leske, 

 professor of natural history at Marburg. Linn. 

 24, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Bryaceos. A genus of 

 mosses, sometimes united to ff&pnum, which 

 the species very much resemble.. They are 

 found during spring and summer on the 

 trunks of trees, &c. Synonymes: 1, Htfpnum 

 atrovirens, attenuatum ; 2, Plerogbnium rotun- 

 difblium; 3, Htfpnwm mMium, inundatum — 

 complanata, dendroides, ineurv&ta 1, inulacea 



2, polyautha, polyoarpa 3, pulch&la, rufes- 

 cens, sericea, trichomanoides. 



Lespedeza, Michaicx. In honour of M. Les- 

 pedez, once governor of Florida, and a great 

 patron of botany. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Fabacece. Very showy plants when in flower. 

 The herbaceous kinds grow well in peat bor- 

 ders, and are increased by dividing the roots 

 in spring. The shrubby kinds must be grown 

 in a mixture of sand and peat \. and cuttings 

 of the young wood root readily in sand, under 

 a glass. The seeds of the annual kinds should 

 be sown in a peat border, in a sheltered situa- 

 tion. Synonymes: 1, Anth$llis cuneata ; 2, 

 Hedfisarum j&nceum ; 3, L. lArta ; 4, L. divir- 

 qens ; 5, L. reticulata; 6, L. sessiliflbra. 



angustifdlia . 



capitata . . 



eriocarpa 1 . 



frutiSseeiiB . . 



glomerata . . 



jtincea 2 . . 



polystachya . 



procumbens . 



prostrata . . 



Stuvei . . . 



villbsa 2. . . 



violacea 

 divergens 4 

 reticulata . 

 sessiliudra 6 



Pa.pur. 6, 

 Striped 6, 

 Violet . 7, 

 Purple. 7, 

 Purple. 7, 

 White . 7, 

 White . 7, 

 Purp. . 7, 

 Purp. . 7, 

 Purp. . 7, 

 White,. 7, 

 Violet . 7, 

 Violet . 7, 

 . Purp. . 

 . Purp. . 7, 



H. Her. 

 H. Her. 

 G. Ev. 

 H. De. 

 S. Tw. 

 H. Ev. 

 H. Her. 

 H. De. 

 H. De. 

 H. 



H. Her. 

 H. Her. 

 H. Her. 

 H. Her. 

 H. Her. 



1S19 

 1739 

 1819 

 1776 



P. 2 N. Amer. 1800 

 P. 2 N. Amer. 1789 

 S 1 Nepal 

 S. 3 Virginia 

 A. 3 E. Ind 

 8. 2 Siberia 

 P. 8 N. Amer. 1789 

 Tr.J N. Amer. 1816 

 Tr.jr N. Amer. 1810 

 A. 1 N. Amer. 1824 

 P. 2 N. Amer. 1819 

 P. 2 N. Amer. 1739 

 P. 2 N. Amer. 1800 

 P. 2 N. Amer. 1816 

 P. 3 N. Amer. 1820 



Lessertia, De Candolle. In honour of the 

 Baron Benjamin Delessert, of Paris, a most 

 distinguished promoter of botany, and author 

 of the Icones, published at Paris in 1823. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Fabacece. The 

 shrubby and herbaceous kinds are elegant 

 little plants requiring the same 'treatment as 

 Swainsbnia. The annual species should be 

 sown in pots early in spring, and placed in the 

 greenhouse, and when about two inches high, 

 to be planted singly into small pots, and 

 shifted into larger ones as they grow. 



Lestibudesia, Thouars. In honour of F. J. 



Lestiboudois, a Flemish botanist. Linn. 3, Or. 



1, Nat. Or. Amaraniacece. These plants are 

 , not possessed of much beauty. A light rich 



