LIA 



333 



LIG 



1, Nat. Or. Myrtacea. For culture, &c, see 



Mtfrtus. 



acutifdlia . Palo yel. 6, G. Ev. S. 1J Swan B. . 1843 



violacea . Violet . 6, G. Ev. S. if Swan R. . 1843 



Liabcjm, De CandolU. Meaning unknown. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracecc. A 

 stove plant of easy culture, growing in a 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat, and increased 

 by division. 

 Brdwnei . . Yellow 6, S. Her. P. 14 Jamaica . 1708 



LlATRIS, Schreber. The meaning of the name is 

 not known. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. As- 

 teracece. These are very charming little plants, 

 with spikes of purple or pink flowers. It is 

 best to take them out of the border in winter, 

 and preserve in pots of sandy loam and peat, 

 and in spring they may be planted out in the 

 open border in the same kind of soil. Young 

 plants are easily obtained by divisions, 

 bellidifdlia . Pink . S, P. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 

 borealis . . Pink . 8, H. Her. P. 2 ST. Amer. 

 corymbdsa . Pur. . 0, P. Her. P. 3 Carolina . IS'25 

 cylindrica . . Pink . 9, H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. 1811 

 elegans .Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. ] 787 



gracilis . . . Pur. . 9, P. Her. P. 1J Carolina. ISIS 

 graminif61ia . Pink . 8, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 

 heterophylla . Pur. . 7, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amor. 1790 

 intermedia . Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1823 

 odorattssima . Pur. . 9, P. Her. P. 3 Carolina. 17S6 

 paniculata . Pur. . 8, F. Her. P. 3 Carolina. 1S26 

 pilbsa . . . Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. t\ N. Amer. 1783 

 proptnqua . . Pur. . 8, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1838 

 pumila . . . Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 

 pycnostachya. Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1732 

 scariosa . . Pur. . 7, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1789 

 sphseroldea . Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1S17 

 spicata . . Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. 6 N. Amer. 1732 

 squamosa . . Pur. . 7, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. 1732 

 tenuifolia . . Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. 2 Carolina. 1S20 

 turbinata . . Pur. . 9, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1S23 



Liban&tis, Scopoli. From Ubanos, incense. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiacece. This genus 

 is of easy culture, requiring a sandy or chalky 

 soil, and it is readily increased by seeds. 

 Synonyme : 1, Lig&sticum athamantoides. See 

 Athamdnta Libandlis, LaserpUium Libandtis, 

 and Cdchrys Libandtis. 



athamantoides 1 White 7, H. Her. P. 2 PyreneoslS17 

 graveolens . White 6, H. Her. P. 1 Altai . 1833 



LIber, the inner bark. 



LlBERTlA, Sprengel. In compliment to Made- 

 moiselle M. A. Libert de Malmedy, a Belgian 

 lady, to whom the French Flora is indebted 

 for a great number of new species. Linn. 16, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridaceos. This ornamental 

 genus thrives well in an equal mixture of 

 loam and peat, and may be increased by 

 dividing the roots. Synonyme: 1, Sisyrin- 

 chium formdsum . 



form5sa . . White 5, F. Her. P. 1£ Chiloe . . 1S31 

 grandifl6ra . White 4, !•". Her. P. 14 N. Zeal. . 1822 

 paniculata . White 4, P. Her. P. if N. Hoi. . 1823 

 pulchella . White 4, F. Her. P. 1 j N. Hoi. . 1823 



Libocedrus, Endl. Name not explained. Linn. 

 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Pinaceoe. See Tliitja for 

 species. 



LiCEA, Schrader. The meaning is not explained. 

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

 species about the size of a pin's head, found 

 chiefly on rotten wood— fragifbmnis. 



Lichens or .serial flags are divided into three 



orders— 1st, GraphidAccas or chink-writs ; 2nd, 

 Collem&ccce or collemads ; and 3rd, Parmclia- 

 cece or" shield-edges. 



LicniNA, Agardh. Derived from Lichen; on 

 account of the resemblance. Linn. 24, Or. 7, 

 Nat. Or. Collemacece. By some botanists, 

 this genus has been referred to the Licluns, 

 and by others they are said to be Algee in one 

 stage of their existence, and Lichens in another 

 . — c6nfinis, pygmcea. 



LiCHTENSTEfNiA, Gkamisso. In honour of IT. 

 Ton Lichtenstein, a celebrated German bota- 

 nist, and professor of medicine at Berlin. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apiaceoe. Pretty 

 plants, with blue flowers. They grow well in 

 sandy loam, anil young plants are readily 

 obtained from soods. Synonyme: 1, OymUion 

 Icevigatum. 



lcevigata 1 . . Blue 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1S24 

 undulata . . Blue 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1814 



Licuala, Rum^ihius. The name of the species 

 in the Macassar language. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Palmcicece. These are very beautiful 

 palms, requiring a sandy loam and strong 

 moist heat to grow in. In Macassar, they 

 make tobacco pipes of the narrow leaves, while 

 the middle broad one is used for wrapping up 

 fruit, &c. 



peltata . . Wht. yel. 6, S. Palm. 5 E. Ind. '. . 182.5 

 spinbsa . Wht. go. 6, S. Palm. 5 E. Ind. . . 1S02 



Lid, the calyx which falls off from the flower in 

 a single piece. 



Lidbeckia, Bergcr. In honour of E. G. Lid- 

 beck, an acute Swedish botanist. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Astcrctcece. Ornamental plants ; 

 for culture and propagation, see Leyssera. 

 Synonyme .■ 1, C6tula quinquelbba. See C&nia. 

 lobata 1 . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1800 

 pectinata . . Yellow . 5, G. Bv. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1744 



LiebIgia, Endl. In compliment to the emi- 

 nent chemist Liebig. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Gesner&ccce. An ornamental free-growing 

 genns, cultivated in the same manner as Ru- 

 ellia. Synonyme : Tromsddrffia speciosai. 

 specidsa 1 . Wht. pur. 9, S. Ev. S. \\ Java . . 1S45 



Lightfootia, L' Ilcritiei: In honour of the 

 Eev. J. Lightfoot, author of the first Flora 

 Scotica. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Campanu- 

 Idceos. Ornamental under shrubs, growing 

 freely in a mixture of loam and peat ; and 

 young cuttings root readily in the same kind 

 of soil, under a glass. Synonymcs: 1, tenilla ; 

 2, Campdnula frutiebsa, intcrrupta. 

 Loddigesii 1 . Pa. blue . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 1S22 

 oxyooocoldes . Blue . 7, G. Ev. S. J C. G. H. 17S7 

 subulate 2 . . Bluo . . S, G. Ev. S. i C. G. H. 1787 



Lign aloes. See Aqiiilaria Agalldcha and 



Alolxylon Agalldchum. 

 Ligneous. Having the texture of wood. 

 LlGNbsus, woody. 

 LiGNUM RhodIum. See Amyris balsamifcra, 



and Co7iv6lvulus fioridus and scoparius. 

 LfGNUM vIt^e tree. See Guaiacum. 

 LfGTU. See Alstrom&ria Llgtu. 

 LfGULA, the membrane at the top of the petiole 



of grasses . 



