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branclies being slender and spreading, and in tlie trusses of 

 flowers being fragrant. 



Lillypilly Trees, a name in Australia for the species of 

 Acmena, a genus of the Myrtle family (Myrtaceae). A, eUiptica 

 is a handsome tree, densely furnished with small elliptical 

 leaves, and in its season with abundance of white flowers. The 

 wood is hard and close-grained, but is apt to split in drying. 

 An allied species (A. pendula) attains a height of 30 to 60 

 feet, and a circumference of 5 to 6 feet. 



Lily, Lilies, names for pretty flowering plants in general, 

 but in Botany restricted to the genus Lilium, the type of the 

 Liliacese, of which there are many species, natives of the 

 temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. They are showy 

 flowering plants, favourites in gardens, represented by the 

 White Lily (i. candidum), the Orange Lily {L, luTbiferum), Tiger 

 Lily {L. tigriniom), and of recent introduction the splendid 

 L. auratum native of Japan, and L. giganteum native of Nepal 



Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis), a perennial herb 

 of the LUy family (Liliace^), native of Britain and other parts 

 of Europe, being generally found in shady places in woods, and 

 commonly cultivated in gardens for its pure, waxy, sweet- 

 smelling flowers. This is not the Lily of the Valley spoken of 

 by King Solomon. (See my History of Bible FlanU) 



Limblee Oil, an oil obtained from the seeds of Bergera 

 Ko&nigii, now known as Murraya Kcenigii, belonging to the 

 Orange family (Aurantiacese), native of India and Ceylon, The 

 leaves are used for seasoning curries, to which they impart a 

 peculiar flavour. 



Lime Fruit (Citrus Limetta), a small tree of the Orange 

 family (Aurantiace^). It is a native of ISTorthern India, and, 

 like the orange and lemon, became early introduced into 

 the countries of the Mediterranean. It has smooth, laurel- 

 like leaves, and fruits similar to the orange, but of an oval form, 

 and the apex depressed, forming a hollow. From it and the 

 fruit of the lemon is obtained the lime juice of commerce, 

 which is highly antiscorbutic, and now forms a special article 



