31102. LALLEMANTIA IBER- 



I C A. From Haage & Schmidt, Erfurt, 

 Germany. Adrought-resistant labiate, 

 growing wild on rugged mountain 

 slopes in Asia 3Iinor, Persia and 

 Palestine. It is cultivated in southern 

 Russia for the high grade drying oil 

 yielded by its seeds. 



33319. LARIX DAHURICA. 



Larch. From D. D. Romanoft*, Tor- 

 chok, Russia, through F. N. Meyer. 

 Forms large forests in Manchuria and 

 Eastern Siberia. A valuable timber 

 and ornamental tree, reaching 80 feet 

 in height. It can be clipped and 

 pruned for use in formal gardens. 



LAWSONIA INERMIS. "Henna 

 Plant." Rapid- growing, ornamental, 

 evergreen, tropical shrub, 6 feet high, 

 with glaucousleaves and small yellow- 

 ish flowers, produced in large, showy 

 panicles, exhaling a strong fragrance, 

 especially at night. Thej^ contain a 

 volatile oil used in perfumery. Rec- 

 ommended for hedges and ornamental 

 purposes. 



