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serves “a faint likeness to the top of the Flower-de-Luce, 
which often appears on the crowns and sceptres in the mon- 
uments of the first and second race of kings, and which 
was most probably a composition of these three leaves. 
Lewis the Second, engaged in the second crusade, distin- 
guished himself, as was customary in those times, by a par- 
ticular blazon, and took this figure for his coat of arms ; 
and as the common people generally contracted the name 
of Lewis into Luce, it is natural to imagine that this 
flower was, by corruption, distinguished in process of 
time by the name of Flower-de-Luce.” Shakespeare ap- 
pears to consider this flower as a Lily only by courtesy: 
“ Lilies of all kinds 
The Flower-de-Luce being one.” 
LAMIUM 
[Lamium was a celebrated sea-monster. The flowers of this genus are sup- 
posed to resemble the grotesque figure of some beast.) 
Limium rugésum, or Rough-leaved Lamium, produces 
chisters of its curious white flowers all the season; there 
is a variety with light-purple flowers; they are suitable 
plants for rock-work. The odor of the plants is rather 
unpleasant. Most of the species are coarse weeds. 
LANTANA., 
[One of the ancient names of the Viburnum, which this resembles a little in 
foliage.] 
The species are rapid growers and free flowerers, and 
readily increased by cuttings. They form small bushes, 
with heads of flowers of brilliant changeable colors, and 
of a peculiar aromatic odor. 
Lantana Camara, formerly Z. aculeata.—Changeable- 
colored, is a native of the West Indies and South Ameri- 
