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sessilifdlius Tel. . 7, G. Her. P. 1 Teneriff. 1820 



spectSbilis . Yel. . 6, G. Ev. S. 14 Teneriff. 



suaveolens . Tel. . 7, H. Her. P. $ S.Francel816 



tenuis . . . TeL . 7, H. Her. P. 1 HungarylS16 



L6tus. See Zizyphus Ldtus, Nymphtea Lbtus, 

 and Diospyrus Lotus. 



Loud&nia, Lindley. Named in honour of J. 

 C. Loudon, a distinguished horticultural wri- 

 ter. Linn. 8, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Haloragaceie. 

 Curious plants from New Holland, thriving in 

 a mixture of loam and peat, and increased 

 readily by cuttings in sand, under a glass. See 

 Adisniia. 



aurea . . Tellow 5, G. Bv. S. 1} Swan R. 

 cordfgera . . Tellow 5, G. Ev. S. l| Swan R. . 

 scoparia . . Tellow 5, G. Ev. S. 1$ Swan R. . 



Louff. See L&ffafdetida. 



Lourea, Necker. Unquestionably the name of 

 some person. Linn. 17, Or. i, Nat. Or. Fa- 

 baceoz. These plants are worth cultivating ; 

 and require the same treatment as most other 

 biennials. Synonyms ; 1, Hedijsarvmi vesper- 

 tilidnis. 



renifdrmis . . Violet 6, S. B. 2 China . 1818 

 vespertilidnis 1. White 7, S. B. 2 Co. China . 1780 



LotjreIra, Cwoanilles. In honour of John de 

 Loureiro, a Portuguese botanical author. Linn. 

 22, Or. 13, Nat. Or. EuphorUacece: These 

 plants grow well in a mixture of loam and 

 peat ; and cuttings root readily in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. 



cuneifblia . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . 1824 

 glanduldsa . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . . 1799 



Lousewort. See Pediadaris. 



Lovage. See Lig&sticum ; Achillcba Ligustica. 



Love-apple. See Lycopdrsicum esculentum. 



Love-grass. See Mcgastdcliya EragrSstis. 



Love-lies-bleeding. See Amardnthus cau- 

 datus. 



L6wea, Lindley. In compliment to the Rev. 

 Mr. Lowe, Travelling Bachelor of the Uni- 

 versity of Cambridge. Linn. 12, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. Rosacece. This ornamental plant is found 

 in its native country growing in saltish fields. 

 Although it is an old inhabitant of our gar- 

 dens, it_ is yet scarce, being very difficult of 

 cultivation. A mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand appears to suit it best, and it may be 

 increased by seeds or layers. Synonyme: 1, 

 Rosa berbcrifblia, 

 bcrberifdlia . Yel. pur. 6, F. De. S. 1J Persia . 1790 



Loxogramma, J. Smith. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. 



Or. Polypodi&ceai. Stove fern. 



lanceolata . Yellow 5, S. Her. P. 1 E. Indies . 

 LtraiA, Farsk. See Dolichos Labia. 

 LuBfNlA, Ventenat. In honour of M. de St. 



Lubin, a French officer and botanist. Linn. 



5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Primuliceoz. This species 



grows freely in loam and peat, and young 



plants are readily obtained from cuttings. See 



Lysimdchia. 



atropurpurca . Purp. 6, P. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. . 1820 



Lubricate, slippery. 

 LncERN. See Medicago sativa. 

 LuciDUS, shining, glittering. 

 LucOMBE OAK. See Quercus Zucombeana. 



Lucblia, Sweet. Luculi swa is the name given 

 to the tree by the Nepalese. Linn. 5, Or, 1, 

 Nat. Or. CineJwnacece. L. gratissima is wor- 

 thy of a place in every collection, as there can- 

 not be a more beautiful object than this tree is 

 when covered with its numerous cym es of pink- 

 coloured, very fragrant, flowers. It grows well 

 in an equal mixture of light turfy loam and 

 peat ; and cuttings will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in a little heat. Synonymes : 1, Cin- 

 chbna gratissima, Muss&n&a Luchlia. 

 gratissima . Red . . 8, G. Ev. S. 8 Nepal . 1823 

 Pinceana . Wt. blsh. 4, G. Ev. S. 8 Nepal . 1837 



LrjciJMA, Jussieu. Lucuma is the name of the 

 tree in Peru. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapo- 

 taccce. Fruit-bearing trees, cultivated in a 

 mixture of rich loam, with a little light soil 

 to keep it open ; and cuttings of the ripened 

 wood root in sand, under a glass, in heat. 

 Synonymes: 1, Achras mammbsa ; 2, A. Lu- 

 cuma. 



Bonplandia . White . 5. S. Ev. T. 40 Cuba . . 1822 

 mammdsa 1 . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 40 S. Amer. 1739 

 obovata 2 . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 40 Peru . . 18'22 

 saliciiolia . White . 5, S. Ev. 1'. 40 Mexico . 1823 



LtfDlA, Lamarck. From ludo, to sport ; the 

 leaves of L. Jieterophfflla assume various forms. 

 Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Flacourtiacece. Rich 

 loam, and. a little peat, suit these plants ; and 

 cuttings soon root in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. Synonyme: 1, tuberculata. See Prbc- 

 kia. 



heterophils . Tel. . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 Maurit. . 1S23 

 sesBilifldra 1 . Yel. . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 Maurit. . 1820 



Ludolfia. See Arundinaria. 



LtJDOVlA. See Carluddvica. 



LrowfGiA, Linn. In honour of Christian Got- 

 tlieb Ludwig, professor of medicine at Leipsic 

 and botanical author, in 1737. Linn, 4, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Onagracece. Uninteresting plants, 

 not worth cultivating except in general col- 

 lections— parviflbra, prostrata. 



LtJFFA, Cavanilles. Derived from louff, the 

 Arabic name of L. aigyptiaca. Linn. 21, Or. 

 5, Nat. Or. Cueurbitaceoz. A remarkable 

 kind of gourd, possessed of a very disagreeable 

 odour ; for culture and propagation, see Cu- 

 cumis. Synonymes: 1, CUcumis acutdngulus ; 

 2, Mombrdica l&ffa. 



acutangula 1 . Purp. 7, F. Tr. A, 10 N. Amer. . 1692 

 segyptlaca 2 . Purp. 7, F. Tr. A. 10 E. Ind. 1 739 



foetida . . . Purp. 7, H. Tr. A. 10 India . . 1812 



Lttg6a, De Candolle. See Anthemis. 



LtiHEA, Willdenow. In honour of, Charles 

 Vander Luhe, a famous German botanist. 

 Linn. 18, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Tiliace,w. This is 

 a very pretty plant, which thrives well in a 

 mixture of peat and loam ; and cuttings of 

 the nearly ripened wood root readily in sand, 

 under a glass, in heat. In Brazil, they use 

 the bark of L. paniculata for tanning leather, 

 panioulata . . Rosy . 6, 8. Ev. CI. 6 Brazil . 182S 



LufsiA, Oaudich. The meaning of the name 

 not explained. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. This is a very pretty species, 

 very scarce in collections. The sepals and 

 petals are light green, and the labellum is 



