L ILIUM— LI NUM. 
121 
hi'cidnm, and spica'tum, sub-evergreen 
shrubs or low trees, natives of China. 
LIL'MUM. 6 — 1. (Liliacea.) [From leios, 
graceful, on account of its beauty.] 
pli'tladeVphicum, (red lily, r. y. J. 24!.) 
leaves whorled, lance-linear, 3-nerved, 
nerves hairy beneath ; corolla erect, bell- 
form, spreading ; petals lanceolate, having 
claws. 
canadenf'se, (nodding lily, y. r. Ju. 2/.) 
leaves remotely whorled, lanceolate ; ped- 
uncles terminal, elongated, mostly in threes ; 
corolla nodding ; petals spreading. 2-3 f. 
super"bum, (superb lily, y. p. Ju. 2/.) 
leaves lance-linear, 3-nerved, glabrous ; 
lower ones whorled ; upper ones scattered ; 
flowers in a pyramid raceme ; petals revo- 
lute. 3-6 f. Wet meadows. 
cates"bcei, (Southern lily,) leaves scat- 
tered, lance-linear, very acute ; stem 1- 
flowered ; corolla erect ; segments with 
long claws, undulate on the margin, re- 
flexed at the summit ; flowers scarlet, spot- 
ted with yellow and brown. Stem 18 i. 
pennsylva'nicum, leaves scattered, lance- 
llnear, the upper ones whorled ; stem about 
1- flowered ; peduncles woolly; corolla 
erect, woolly without ; flowers red and 
yellow. 
mar^'tap^on, (Turk's cap,) leaves narrow, 
peduncles terminal ; petals reflexed so as to 
give the corolla the appearance of a tur- 
ban ; flowers scarlet, with varieties; stem 
2- 3 feet high. Ex. 
tigri'num, (tiger lily,) leaves scattered ; 
petals reflexed; flowers in whorls; dark 
orange, spotted with black ; stem bulbifer- 
ous. A very showy plant, of easy culture. 
4-5 f. Ex. 
japon"icum, (Japan lily,) corolla elon- 
gated into a tube ; flowers very large, pure 
white, with a streak of blue ; stem 4-5 feet 
high, generally with 2 flowers. Ex. 
pw dicum, stem 1-flowered ; corolla bell- 
form, nodding ; petals erect, sessile, spatu- 
late-obovate, flat within ; yellow, S. 
umbella'tum, flowers 1 to 5, terminal, 
erect ; petals unguiculate, spreading, red. S. 
can" didum, (white lily, w. J. 2^.) leaves 
lanceolate, scattered, tapering to the base ; 
corolla bell-form, glabrous within. Ex. 
bulbif'erum, (orange hly, y. J. 2^,) leaves 
scattered, 3-nerved ; corolla campanulate, 
erect, scabrous within. Ex. 
carolifiia'num, (Au. 2^.) leaves verticil- 
late and scattered, lanceolate, cuneate at 
base; flowers few, (1-3,) terminal; pedun- 
cles thick ; corolla revolute, orange-col- 
ored, spotted with dark purple. Perhaps 
a variety of the superbura. 2 f. S. 
pompo'nium, (J.) a splendid species with 
eaarlet flowers. 
LIMNAN"TIIES. 10—1. (Geranice.) [From 
limnusy a water nymph, anthos, flower.] 
do-iiglas!t"ii, (y. w.) leaves bipinnatifid ; 
the divisions often alternate. Plant slightly 
succulent. California. 
LIMNET"1S. 3—1. (GraminecB.) [From 
lijnnes, a pool or marsh, alluding to its place 
of growth.] 
cyiiosuroi'des, (many-spiked salt-grass, 
Au. li) spikes numerous (10-40), pedun- 
cled, panicled, spreading; leaves broiid. 
flat, at length convolute ; a short awn on 
one of the glumes; styles 2-cleft at the 
summit. 4-9 f. 
junce'a, (rush salt-grass, Ju. 2^.) leaves 
2-ranked, convolute, spreading ; spikes few, 
(1-3) peduncled ; peduncles smooth; paleas 
obtusish : styles 2. 18 i. 
gla'bra, (Au. IX) leaves concave, erect; 
spikes alternate, sessile, erect, appressed ; 
paleas smoothish on the keel ; style deep- 
cleft. 3-5 f. 
LIMO'NIA. 10—1. (Aurantia.) 
acidis" dma, leaves pinnate ; leafets 
roundi.sh-oval, ci'enate ; spines germinate. 
Florida. 
LIMOSEL"LA. 13—2. (Scrophularim.) [From 
limus, slime or mud.] 
subula'ta, (mud wort, . Aug. 2^.) leaves 
linear, very narrow, scarcely dilated at the 
apex; scape 1-flowered, as long as the 
leaves. Muddy shores. Stem an inch 
high ; flowers very small, bluish white. 
LINDER"NIA. 2—1. (Scrophularice.) [In 
honor of Von Lindern.] 
attenu'aia, (false hedge hyssop, w-p. Ju. 
@.) leaves lanceolate and obovate, nar- 
rowed at the base ; peduncle shorter than 
the leaves, erect. 
dilnta'ta, leaves dilated at the base , 
clasping ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; 
flowers pale purple. Inundated banks. 
Stem 4-sided, 6 inches high, smooth. 
montico'la, (June. 11.) stem slender, di- 
chotomous; radical leaves spatulate, punc- 
tate ; cauline ones linear, small, remote ; 
peduncles very long ; flowers pale blue 
stem erect. 4-6 inches high. 
grandijio'ra, (11.) leaves roundish, entire, 
nerveless, half clasping ; peduncles very 
long, axillary and terminal ; stem creep- 
ing. S. 
refrac"ta, (b. J. 11.) radical leaves spatu- 
late-oval ; upper ones subulate ; flowers 
solitary, axillary and terminal ; peduncles 
refracted, after flowering ; stem slender, 
erect, branching, glabrous. 8-12 i. iS. 
LINN^'A. 4—1. (Caprifolice.) [In honor 
of Charles Von Linnfeus.J 
borea'lis, (twin-flower, w. r. J. 11.) stem 
prostrate ; branches erect, each bearing 2 
flowers ; leaves roundish, crenate. Woods 
and hills. Evergreen, creeping. Has been 
found at Green Island, Troy, N. Y. 
LI'NUM. 5—5. (Caryophylleas.) [From /e20.?, 
smooth or soft, on account of its texture.] 
usitatis" simum, (common flax, b. Ju. ©.) 
leafets of the calyx ovate, acute, 3-nerved 
petals crenate ; leaves lanceolate, alternate ; 
stem sub-solitary. Ex. 
virgin"icum, (Virginia flax, y. ^.) stem 
erect, slender, smooth ; radical leaves oval 
and spatulate ; cauline leaves long and nar- 
row ; panicle lax, corymbose. 
ri'gidum, (y.) divisions of the calyx ovate, 
acuminate, 3-nerved, ciliate ; petals oblong 
narrow ; leaves stiflly erect, linear, short 
6 i. Missouri. 
selaginoi' des, (w-r.) glabrous; stems a 
span high, suffruticose, corymbosely at- 
tached al the summit ; leaves crowded al- 
