L I S 



L I S 



F.lT. Cli. G;ilj-x ;>f five or feven loaves. Corolla fiinncl- 

 fiuped ; its limb boardlcfs. Stamens infcrtej into the tube, 

 very iliort. Dnipa kicculcnt. Nut hard, of five cells. 



Mr. Brown defines lix fpccies of ihis genus, leparated by 

 him from the Sly/i/.r/ia of preceding jjiitanills, whicii are 

 difpofcd in tliree leitions. Tliey are fmall, rigid, upright 

 Ihriibs ; u ith fcattercd leaves, furrowed beneath ; and ratiier 

 fmall white Jlowers. 



St ft. I. Calyx of only five haves. Cltijiers axillary, of 

 fervjloivers, the'ir partial Jlalksf uriii/heil luilh a pair ofhraSlcas 

 at the lafe. Tube of the corr.lla hairy within. 



1. L.fapiiii. " Clilllerr. of two or three flowers, re- 

 curved. Leaves obloiig-iincar, (harp-pointed, rcvolute ; 

 ■whiteand ftriated beneath." Br. — Gathered by Mr. Brown 

 rear Port .lackfon. New South Wales. — By the name, we 

 prefume the fruit is eatable. 



2. L..ful/ulata. " CUiiters of four or five flower';, crefV. 

 I.eavcs linear-awlfliapcd. Branches fmooth. Fruit with 

 ten furrows." — Gathered by Mr. Brown in the fame 

 country. The leaves are about half an inch long. 



3. L,.flrivofa. (Styphelia ftrigofa ; Sm. New Hull. 48.) 

 Clufters colledted towards the ends of the branches, eretf, 

 of few flowers. Leaves linear-awlfliaped. Branches downy. 



Drnpa with five flight angles Sent from Port Jackfoii by 



Dr. White in 1793. Found there alfo, as well as in Van 

 Diemen's land, by Mr. Brown. The flem is (lirubby, rigid, 

 finely downy, with numerous, fhort, crowded, Icaty, lateral 

 branches. Leaves fcattered, fometimes impcrfeftly whorled, 

 nearly feflile, about half an inch long, rigiil, pungent, re- 

 volute ; fmooth, even and convex above ; ribbed beneath. 

 Chifltrs axillary and terminal, generally crowded about the 

 ends of the branches, fliort, eredi, of very few flowers, 

 their ftalk downy, with feveral pale, concave, fringed 

 lra3eas. Calyx-leaves like the bracteas. Tube of the co- 

 rclla thrice as long as the calyx ; limb acute, one-third the 

 length of the tube. /Inthers nfing juft above the mouth, ac- 

 companied by a few ereA hairs from the infide of the tube. 

 Germen and lower part of the flyle clothed with tine, fliort, 

 hoary down. 



Seft. 2. Calyx of fevcn leaves. Corolla f^ort, its tube ami 

 Tnouth without hairs. Spiles axillary, cf few fluiDers, 

 ' 4. L. montaua. "Leaves oblong-linear, obtufe, ' point- 

 kfs ; glaucous beneath." — Gathered by Mr. Brown at Van 

 Diemen's land. 



Seft. 3. Calyx of feven leaves. Corolla elongated, its moulh 

 bfet with dtjlexecl hairs within the tube. Flowers axillary, fo- 

 litary. 



5. L. daphnoides. (Styphelia daphnoides ; Sm. New 

 Holl. 48.) — Leaves elliptic-lanceelate, llightly concave, 

 wqth a blunt callous point; iheir edges naked, roughilTi. 

 S^t from Port Jackfon by Dr. White, in 1792. Mr. 

 B|"Own found it both in the tropical part of New Holland, 

 and in Van Diemen's land. The flcm is much branched, 

 leafy, and finely downy. Leaves fcattered, from ^;h to 

 i;hs of an inch long, very various in breadth, more or lefs 

 elliptical, fmooth, flightly concave, entire ; minutely rough- 

 i.Ti at the edges ; furniflied with numerous branching ribs be- 

 neath. Flowers numerous, axillary, folitary, on fliort hairy 

 ftalks. Calyx-leaves all nearly of equal fize and appearance, 

 ovate, pointed, fmooth, finely fringed, two of them external. 

 Corolla much like that of L.firigofa, but with rather longer 

 and narrower fegments, whofe uy per fide appears, as far as 

 we can judge from the dried plant, to be finely downy from 

 their bafe to the middle. Mr. Brown however, wlio faw it 

 alive, defcribes this part as entirely fmooth. The afpeft of 

 this pretty fpecies is much like that of fome of the f.-naller 

 kinds of Daphne. 



6. L. ciliata, " Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, flat, with a 

 pellucid point ; their edges finely I'errated and fringed. 

 Limb of the corolla roughifli." — Gathered by Mr. Brown 

 in Van Diemen's land. We have feen no fpeeimens of this 

 fpecies, nor of any others, except the third and fifth, Ror do 

 we know of any of them bein^ introduced into the gardens 

 or tins country. 



LISSER, in Geography, a town of Perfia, in the pro- 

 vince of Ghilan ; 60 miles N.W. of Reflid. 



LISSOUEN, a town of Pruflia, in Natangen ; 15 miles 

 S. cf iVlarggrabowa. 



J.ISSU.S, in Ancient Geography, a town of Illyria, in 

 Dalmatia, between the mouth or the Drin and the frontier 

 of Macedonia. Ptolemy. Phny calls it " Lin"iim Oppi- 

 dum," and adds that it was a colony of Roman citizens, 

 100 miles from Epidanrus, where Macedonia commenced. 



LLST, in the Mamificlures, denotes the border of a fluff", 

 or that whicli bounds its width on each fide. 



Du-Cange derives the word from liciie, which, in the age 

 of corrupt Latin, was iifcd for the inclofures of fields and 

 cities, as being anciently made with cords interlaced ; or 

 from ///?<?, quia campum clavdchant injlar liflarum panni ; as in- 

 clofing the ground after the manner that a liil dues a piece 

 of c!cth. 



All cloths, and fluffs of filk, wool, or cotton, have 

 lifts. Liils contribute to the goodnefs of the ttufP, and far- 

 ther ferve to flicw their quality ; which has given occation 

 to feveral regulations relating to their matter, colour, work, 

 &c. 



List is alfo ufed to fignify the inclofed field, or ground, 

 wherein the ancient knights held their jufls and combats. It 

 was fo called as being hemmed round with pales, barriers, or 

 flakes, as with a hit. 



Some of thefe were double, one for each cavalier ; which 

 kept them apart, fo th;t they could not come nearer each 

 other than a ipear's length. See Tournament, and Duel. 



Ll.ST, Liflel, or Liflello, in Archiled.ure, called alfo cinc- 

 ture, fillet, fquare, and rcgkt, is a little fqiiare moulding, 

 ferving to crown or accompany larger mouldings j and, on 

 occafion, to feparate the flutings of columns. 



Llst, in the Sea Language, the fame with Liifl. 



Li.sT, Civil. See Civil if}, and Revenue. 



LISTENING, according to Rohault, cc-nfifts in ex- 

 tending or bracing the tympanum oi the ear, and putting it 

 into fuch a condition, as that it fliall be the more affected 

 by any tremulous motion of the external air. See Eah. 



Listening, in the Manege, as when we fay a horfe goes 

 a lillcning pace. See Ecoute. 



J^JhTKSiSG Trumpet. See TRUMPET. 



LISTER, M.M'.ilN, in Biography, a phyfician and na'u- 

 ralift, was born about 1638. He was of a Yorklhire fa- 

 mily, (fettled in Buckiiighamflilre,') winch produced a con- 

 fiderable number of medical praftitioners of reputation ; 

 among whom was fir Matthew Eiller, phyfician to Charles I., 

 and prefident of the College of Phyficians. Martin was edu- 

 cated under the direftion of his uncle, fir Matthew, and 

 fcnt to St. .John's college, Cambridge, v.'here he took his 

 firft degree in arts in 1658. In i66o he was made fellow 

 of his college by royal mandate. Having made choice of 

 the profcffion of medicine, lie purfued his fludies with zeal, 

 and travelled to the continent for the purpofe cf farther im- 

 provement. On his return in 1670, he fettled at York, 

 where he praftifed his profeflion for many years with ccmfi- 

 <lerable reputation. At the fame tim.e he applied all the lei- 

 fure, which his avocations allowed him, to the invelliga- 

 tlon of the natural hiftory and antiquities of the mrth of 

 England } and having communicated feveral papers on thefe 

 3 fubjefti 



