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LEONTODON-LILIUM. 
LEONTODON 17—1. (.CichoracecB.) [From ieo«, a lion, o Jons, tooth, from the shape of its 
leaves.] 
tarax"acum, (dandelion, y. Ap. %.) outer calyx reflexed ; scape 1-flowered; 
leaves r uncinate, with toothed divisions. Introduced. 
LEONURUS. 13—1. (.LabiatcB.) [From ^eora, a lion, and owra, tail.] 
cardia'ca, (motherwort, w-r. Ju. leaves 3-lobed, toothed, bases wedge- 
form ; calyx prickly, less than the corolla. Naturalized. 2-4 f. 
marubias'^trum, (r. Au.) leaves lanceolate, toothed ; calyx somewhat prickly, 
as long as the corolla. Naturalized. 2-4 f. 
LEPIDIUM. 14—1. {Crucifera,.) [From lepis^ a scale, from its supposed virtue in cleansing 
the skin.] 
virgini'cum, (wild pepper-grass, w. J. '21..) radical leaves pinnatiM ; cauline 
leaves lance-linear; flowers with 4 petals ; stamens 2-4; pouch orbicular, 
flat, emarginate, shorter than the pedicel. Sandy fields. 
campes"tre, (field pepper-grass,) cauline leaves sagittate. Hills. 
sati'vum, (pepper-grass, w. Ju. leaves oblong, many-cleft. 
LEPTANDRA. 2—1. (Scrophularico.) 
virgin'Hca, (w. Ju. Aug. %) leaves verticillate, in fours or fives, lanceolate- 
serrate, petioled. 3-4 f. Culvers physic. 
LESPEUEZA. 16—10. {Leguminosoi.) [In honour of Lespedes.] 
polysta'chia, (bush-clover, w. r. Aug. %.) stem erect, branched, very villose 
leaves on very short petioles ; leafets round-oval, obtuse ; spikes oblong, 
axillary, pedunculate, 4;wice as long as the leaves; corolla, and legume as 
long as" the calyx; flowers in dense racemes, on peduncles longer than the 
leaves, 2-4 f. 
vio'lacea, longer leaves and petioles than the preceding, is more branching, 
and has violet-coloured flowers. 
procum'^bens, slender and procumbent, pubescent; racemes sub-umbellate; 
flowers in pairs, purple with yellow spots. 2-3 f 
capita'ta^ leaves on very short petioles ; spikes capitate, on short peduncles^ 
conglobate, terminal ; calyx villose, as long as t"he corolla, legume much 
longer. Borders of woods. Aug. 2-3 f. Flowers purple. 
LEUCAS. 13—1. iLabiat(B.) [From leukos, white.] 
martmien'^sis, leaves entire ; whorls many-flowered, capitate. Native of India 
LIATRIS. 17—1. {Corymbifercn.) 
spica'ta, (gay feather, Aug. %.) leaves linear, entire, smooth, cordate at tht 
base, nerved and punctate ; flowers in spikes ; scales of the calyx linear- 
oblong, obtuse. Meadows. Flowers purple. 3-6 f 
pilo'sa, stem simple, pubescent ; leaves long, linear, hairy, ciliate ; flowers in 
loose racemes, bright purple, small. 
ele'gans, (p. r. Oct. 'l]-.) stem simple, villose;" leaves lance-linear, sub-scabrou3 
beneath; raceme cylindrical; flowers crowded; inner .scales of the calyx 
coloured. S. 
scario'sa, (blue blazing-star,) leaves tapering to both ends; calyx squarrose 
below, racemed; scales spatulale, with coloured membranaceous mar- 
gins. 3 f 
LIGUSTICUM. 5—2. iUvibelUfercn.) [From Z«i^Mna in Italy, its native country.] 
sco'ticum, (Scottish loveage, w. Ju. 'Z]..) lower leaves bi-ternate, upper ones ter- 
nate ; leafets broad, smooth, serrate, entire at the base, dark green , flowers 
white with a reddish tinge ; stem erect, smooth, striate, 12 inches high ; 
umbels many-rayed ; petals inflexed. The root is acrid, and is used by the 
people of the Hebrides as a substitute for tobacco. Very abundant on the 
sea-coast in Scotland ; found in salt marshes in this country, 
levisti'cum, (smellage,) leaves many, upper ones toothed. Medicinal. Ex. 
LIGUSTRUM. 2—1. {Jas7mne(B.) 
vulga're, (prim, w. J. T7.) leaves lanceolate, acutish; panicle compact. In- 
troduced. Sometimes called privet; very common in England. 
LILIUM. 6—1. (Liliacea}.) [From leios, graceful, on account of its beauty.] 
philadeiyhicum, (red lily, r. y. J. %) leaves whorled, lance-linear; 3-nerved 
