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Lavandula Stcechas, L. 



South Europe, North Africa. This shrub can also be 

 utilized for oil distillation and other purposes, for which the 

 two other Lavenders are used. The quality of the oil of 

 these species seems to differ according to their locality of 

 growth. 



LaWSOnia alba, Lamarck. 



North and Middle Africa, Persia, Arabia, India and North- 

 western Australia. The Henne or Henna-Bush. It may 

 become of use as a dye-plant in parts of our Colony free of 

 frost. The orange pigment is obtained from the grinded 

 foliage. 



Lavatera arborea, L. 



Tree-Mallow of Middle Europe and the countries at the 

 Mediterranean Sea. A tall biennial plant of rapid growth. 

 The ribbon-like bast is produced in greater abundance than 

 in most other malvaceous plants. The Tree-Mallow might 

 easily be naturalized on our shores. Perhaps it might serve 

 with allied plants for green manure. 



Leersia oryzoides, Swartz. 



Middle and South Europe, various parts of Asia, Africa and 

 America. A perennial nutritious swamp-grass. Other 

 Leersias from both hemispheres are deserving of introduction. 



Lepidium sativum, L. 



The Cress. Orient. Annual. Irrespective of its culinary 

 value Cress is of use as one of the remedies in cases of 

 scurvy. Active principle : A volatile oil and the bitter 

 Lepidin. 



Lepidosperma gladiatum, La Billard. 



The Sword-Sedge of the sea coasts of extra-tropic Australia. 

 One of the most important plants for binding sea-sand, also 

 yielding a paper material as good as Sparta. 



Leptospermum lasvigatum, F. v. M. 



(Fabricia laevigata, Graertner.) 

 The " Sandstay." Sea-shores and sand-deserts of extra- 

 tropic Australia, but not extending to Western Australia. 



