LIMOSELLA-LIPARIS. 
Ill 
nerves hairy beneath ; corolla erect, bell-form, spreading ; petals lanceo- 
late, having claws. 
canaden'^se, (nodding lily, y. r, Ju. leaves remotely whorled, lanceolate; 
peduncles terminal, elongated, mostly in threes; corolla nodding; petals 
spreading. 2-3 f. 
super'^bum, (superb lily, y. p. Ju. %..) leaves lance-linear, 3-nerved, glabrous ; 
lower ones whorled ; upper ones scattered ; flowers in a pyramid raceme ; 
petals re volute. 3-6 f. Wet meadows, 
catesbcei^ (Southern lily,) leaves scattered, lance-linear, very acute ; stem 1- 
flowered; corolla erect; segments with long claws, undulate on the mar- 
gin, reflexed at the summit ; flowers scarlet, spotted with yellow and brown. 
Stem 18 i. 
-pennsylvo/nimm, leaves scattered, lance-linear, the upper ones whorled ; stem 
about 1-flowered ; peduncles woolly ; corolla erect, woolly without ; flow- 
ers red and yellow. 
mar'tagon, (Turk's cap,) leaves narrow, peduncles terminal ; petals reflexed 
so as to give the corolla the appearance of a turban ; flowers scarlet, with 
varieties ; stem 2-3 feet high. Ex. 
tigri'num, (tiger lily,) leaves scattered ; petals reflexed ; flowfers in whorls ; 
dark orange, spotted with black ; stem bulbiferous. A very showy plant, 
of easy culture. 4-5 f Ex. 
japon'^icum, (Japan lily,) corolla elongated into a tube ; flowers very large, 
pure white, with a streak of blue ; stem 4-5 feet high, generally with 2 
flowers. Ex. 
pu^dicum, stem 1-flowered; corolla bell-form, nodding; petals erect, sessile, 
spatulate-obovate, flat within ; yellow. 
umbelWtum, flowers 1 to 5, terminal, erect ; petals unguiculate, spreading, 
red. 
ca7i"didum, (white lily, w. J, %.) leaves lanceolate, scattered, tapering to the 
base; corolla bell-form, glabrous within. Ex. 
bulbif'erum, (orange lily, y.J.%.) leaves scattered, 3-nerved; corolla cam- 
panulate, erect, scabrous within. Ex, 
LIMOSELLA. 13—2. {Scrophularies,.) [From Kwt^, slime or mud.J 
subula'ta, (mud won, Aug. %.) leaves linear, very narrow, scarcely dilated a.t 
the apex ; scape 1-flowered, as long as the leaves. Muddy shores. Stem 
an inch high; flowers very small, bluish white, 
LINDERNIA. 2—1. (Scrophularice.) [In honour of Von Lindern.] 
attenu'ata^ (false hedge hyssop, w-p. Ju. leaves lanceolate and obovate, 
narrowed at the base ; peduncle shorter than the leaves, erect. 
dilata'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, %.) stem slender, dichotomous ; radical leaves spatulate, 
punctate; cauline ones linear, small, remote ; peduncles very long ; flowers 
pale blue ; stem erect. 4-6 inches high. 
LINN-SJA. 4—1. (CaprifoUcB.) [In honour of Charles Von Linnaeus.] 
borea'lis, (twin-flower, w. r. J. %.) stem prostrate ; branches erect, each bear- 
ing 2 flowers ; leaves roundish, crenate. Woods and hills. Evergreen, 
creeping. 
*jINTJM. 5 — 5. {CaryophyUeoR.) [From leios, 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. 
mrgin^'icum, (Virginian flax, y. ©.) stem erect, slender, smooth; radical 
leaves oval and spatulate ; cauline leaves long and narrow ; panicle lax, 
corymbose. 
tiPARIS. 18—1. ( Orchidecb.') [From lipos, fat, so called on account of its unctuous property.] 
lile'ifolia, (y-w. Ju. 94- ) leaves 2, ovate-oblong ; scape angular ; flowers ra- 
cemose; segments of the perianth linear ; lower ones setaceous, reflexed; 
lip concave, obovate mucronate. 6-8 i. Wet woods. 
