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cliges, a celebrated nurseryman at Hackney 

 near London. He died in 1820. linn. 16, 

 Or. 6, , Nat. Or. Fabctoece. This is an ex- 

 tremely interesting shrub, succeeding well in 

 an equal mixture of sandy loam and peat ; 

 and cuttings of the young wood root freely 

 planted in sand, under a glass. 

 oxalidif61ia . Pa. pur. 6, G. Ev. S. 1$ C. G. H. 1802 



Lodicularia. From lodicula, a hypogynous 

 scale ; very large in this genus. Linn. 8, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminacece. Synonyme : 1, 

 Rottboillia fasciculhta — fasciculata 1. 



LoDofcEA, Labillardiere. Named after Laodico, 

 the daughter of Priamus and Hecuba. Linn. 

 22, Or 12, Nat. Or. Palmacece. For the 

 culture and propagation of this palm, see Cdcos. 

 Synonyme : 1, Cdcos maldivica, L. maldivica. 

 sechellarum 1 . Straw 5, S. Palm. SO Seychelles . 



IJCEFLfNGIA. Named by Linnaeus, in compli- 

 ment to his disciple Peter Lcefling, a traveller 

 in Spain and America, who died on his travels 

 in 1756. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. IlUcebri.- 

 ccas. The seed of these plants need only be 

 sown in the open ground where they are to 

 remain. 



hispanica . Green . 6, H. A. £ Spain . 1770 



pentandra . . Green . 6, H. A. \ S. Bur. . 1820 



Loeselia, Linnceus. Named after John Lcesel, 

 author of Flora Prussica. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Polemoniaeece. Elegant shrubs re- 

 quiring to be grown in a mixture of loam, peat, 

 and sand ; and increased by cuttings planted 

 in sand under a hand-glass in heat. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Holtzia cosrulea ; 2, E. glandu- 

 Ibsa. 



cserulea 1 . . Blue . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . . 1824 

 glanduldsa 2 . Bed . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . . 1825 

 mexicana . . Bed . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . . 1837 



LooANlACE.a: or Loganiads constitute a small 

 order of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants, 

 possessing intensely poisonous properties, of 

 which Strtfchnos may be taken as an example. 



Logania, R. Brown. In honour of J. Logan, a 

 distinguished botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Loganiacece. Bather small but interesting 

 shrubs, which produce their flowers in axillary 

 or terminal bunches. They grow well in sandy 

 loam and peat, and ripened cuttings root freely 

 in sand, under a glass. Synonymes : 1, Eu- 

 osma albifldra ; 2, Itxacum vaginale. See 

 Geni6stoma. 



floribfrada 1 . White 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1797 

 latifdlia 2 . . White 5, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Hoi. . 1816 

 ligustrlna . . White 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Zeal. . 1837 

 revoltlta . .White 5, G. Ev. S..2 N. Hoi. .1826 



Logwood. See Hcemat6xylon. 



LoiSELEirRlA, Deso. See ChamceUdon. 



L&LIUM, Linn. From the Celtic loloa, which in 

 Latin is rendered lolium, Eye-grass. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminacece, This is a very 

 valuable genus of grasses. L. perinne, or 

 perennial Rye-grass, is one of the most es- 

 teemed fodder grasses, and is said to have been 

 the first species that was taken into cultivation 

 in Europe. They grow best in a good rich 

 soil, and increase readily from seeds, 

 arvense . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 2 Eng , corn fie. 



perenne . . Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1J Brit., pastures, 

 compfisitum Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1$ Brit., pastures, 

 humile . . Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1$ Brit., pastures, 

 monstrdsum Apetal 5, H. Grass. Ik Brit., pastures, 

 multifidum . Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1£ Brit., pastures, 

 paniculatura Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1£ Brit., pastures, 

 rambsum . Apetal 5, H. Grass. l| Brit., pastures. 



"„*'' I Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1J Brit., pastures. 



St lnum y " } A P etal 5 > H - Qrass - J l Brit > pastures. 



tdnue . . . Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1J Brit., pastures. 



viviparum . Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1£ Brit., pastures. 



vulgare . . Apetal 5, H. Grass. 1$ Brit., pastures. 



Whitworthii Apetal 5, H. Grass. l| Brit., pastures, 

 temulentum . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 2$ Brit., corn fie. 

 linicola, itdlicum, Feyceanum, sempervivmn, 

 multifldrum, rigidum, speciosum, Untie. 

 Lomagramma, /. Smith. From loma, an edge, 

 and gramma, a writing. Linn. 24, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Polypodiaccce. Stove fern, 

 pteroldes . Brown 5, S. Her. P. 1 I. of Luzon . 1840 



LoMANDRA, Labi. See Xerotes. 



Lomaria, Willdenow. Derived from loma, an 

 edge ; in allusion to the marginal position of 

 the indnsia. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Poly- 

 podiaccce. An interesting genus of ferns ; for 

 culture and propagation, see Linds&a. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, L. antarctica; 2, Sleganiafalcata; 

 3, Acr6stichum longifolium; 4, L. obtusifblia, 

 L. obt&sa, L. sctigera, L. zamioides ; 5, Sta- 

 gania nUda, Ondclea nuda ; 6, Stegania procera, 

 OsmUnda procera ; 7, BUclmum boreale ; 8, 

 Acrostichum sorbifdlium- ; 9, L. av/rita, L. chi- 

 Unsis, L. ornifllia. 



alplna 1 . . Brown S, G. Ev. S. J Falklnd.1. 1843 

 attenuata . . Brown 8, G. Her. P. 1 . . 1838 



Boiyana . . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 1 

 cailtasis . . Brown 8, S. Her. P. 1 Chile . 

 crenulata . . Brown 7, H. Her. P. 1 Chile . . 

 discolor . . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . . 

 elongata . . Brown 8, H. Her. P. 1 N.Zealand 

 falcata 2 . . Brown 7, G. Her. P. 2 V. D. L. . 1823 

 fluviStilis . . Brown 6, S. Her. P. li 

 Frazeri . . Brown 7, G. Ev. S. 1 N. Zealand 1843 

 gibba . . . Brown 8, H. Her. P. 1 Australia. 1864 

 Gilliesii . . Brown 6, S. Her. P. 1J Brazil . . 1841 

 lanceolata . Brown 9, G. Her. P. \ N. Hoi. . 1830 

 longifdlia 3 . Brown 6, S. Her. Cr.2 W. Ind. . 1810 

 Magellanica 4 Brown 7, G. Her. P. J Palknd. I. 1843 

 n&da 6 . . . Brown 6, G. Her. P. 2 V. D. L. . 1822 

 onocleoldes . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 2 Jamaica . 1824 

 Patersdni . . Brown 9, G. Her. P. % N. Hoi. . 1830 

 procera 6 . . Brown 7, G. Her. P. 3 N.Zealand 1822 

 sorbifdlia 8 . Brown 8, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. . 1793 

 splcant 7 . . Brown 7, H. Her. P. 1 Brit., heaths. 

 vestita9 . . Brown 8, S. Ev. S. 1 I.of Luzon 



Lomatia, R. Brown. From loma, a border ; in 

 allusion to the winged edge of the seeds. 

 Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacece. This 

 is a genus of very handsome plants, which 

 thrive well in a sandy peat soil, and increase 

 by cuttings in sand, under a glass. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Emb6thrium tinctbrium. 

 dentata . . Yel. gm. 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Chile . . 1824 

 ferruginea . Orange . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Chiloe . . 1850 

 ilicif61ia . . Green . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1824 

 longifblia . Green . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1816 

 silaifblia . . Orange . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1792 

 tinctoria 1 . Green . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1822 



Lomatoph^lltjm, W. See Phyllbma. 

 Lomentum. An indehiscent legume separating 



between each seed. 

 L6nas, Gcerlner. The meaning unknown. Linn. 



19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. The seed of 



