LOPHIOLA-LYCOPERDON. 113 
perictyme^num, (woodbine, J. T^ ) flowers in ovate, imbricate, terminal heads; 
leaves all distinct. Var. quercifolia, leaves sinuate. Ex. 
Jla'va, (yellow honeysuckle, J. Pj-) spikes whorled, terminal; corolla ringent ; 
flowers bright yellow, 
hirsu'ta, (rough woodbine,) leaves pubescent and ciliate ; flowers yellow pu- 
bescent; berries orange. 
gra'ta, has scarlet flowers. Mountains. 
cilio'sum, (J. I7.) spikes with whorled heads, sub-sessile; corolla sub-equal; 
tube hirsute, ventricose in the middle ; leaves somewhat clasping, sessile, 
and pelioled, ovate, glaucous beneath, margin ciliate; upper ones connate- 
perfoliate ; flowers yellow. (S. 
LOPHIOLA. 6—1. iJunci.) 
aure'a, (y. Ju. 'll-.) leaves radical, ensiform, shorter than the scape ; scape 
erect, with one or two short leaves; flowers in a crowded corymb; root 
creeping. Sandy swamps, 
LUDWIGIA. 4 — 1. {OnagrcB.) [From Professor Ludwig, of Leipsic] 
pilo'sa, (y. Ju. %..) stem erect, branched, hairy; leaves alternate, oblong, ses- 
sile; peduncles 1-flowered, axillary; capsule globose, quadrangular. 
Swamps. 
alternifo'lia, stem nearly smooth; leaves alternate, lanceolate, somewhat 
scabrous on the margins and underside ; segments of the calyx large, col- 
oured, persistent; flowers yellow, 4-petalled, on short peduncles. 
_paZws'7rw, petals 0 ; stem prostrate, creeping; leaves opposite, smooth; suc- 
culent. Grows in stagnant waters. 
MJNARIA. 14—1. {Cruciferoi.) [From Zwrea, the moon, moon-form.] 
aiV'nua, (honesty, p. J^.) leaves obtusely toothed ; silicles oval, obtuse at both 
ends. Naturalized. 
redivi'va, (saiin flower, b-p. % ) leaves with mucronate teeth ; silicles taper- 
ing to both ends ; flowers odorous. Ex. 
liUPINUS. 16 — JO. (LeguminoscB.) [From the Greek lupe, griefj on account of its acrid juices.] 
peren'^nis, (wild lupine, p. M. %..) stem and leaves smoothish ; leaves digitate, 
with about 8-10 leafets, which are oblanceolate, obtusish ; calyxes alter- 
nate, not appendaged ; banner emarginate ; keel entire. 12-18 1. 
%irsu'tits, (garden lupine, p. calyxes appendaged, alternate; banner 2- 
parted ; keel 3-toothed. Ex. 
al"bus, (white lupine, w. Au. 0.)- calyx not appendaged, alternate; banner 
entire; keel 3-toothed. Ex. 
pilo'sus, (rose lupinC; r. v/. ©.) calyx whorled ; banner 2-parted ; keel en- 
tire. Ex. 
lute'us, (yellow lupine, y. ©.) keel 3-toothed. Ex. 
argen"teus, (y. @.) leaves digitate; leafets lance-linear, glabrous above, whit« 
and silky beneath. S. 
LUZULA. 6—1. iJunccB.} 
pilo^sa, (M leaves hairy; panicle sub-cymose; peduncles 1-flowered. re- 
flexed ; leafets of the perianth acuminate, shorter than the capsule ; radi- 
cal leaves numerous, hirsute. Woods. 6-12 i. 
melonocar"pa, culm leafy ; leaves sub-lanceolate, smooth ; panicles capillary, 
loose ; capsule black. Mountains. 
LYCHNIS. 10 — 5. {Caryophyllai.) [From ZmcAwos, a torch.] 
chalcedon"iGar, (scarlet lichnis, r. J. %..) flowers fascicled, level top, or con- 
vex. Ex. 
fioscuc^vM, (ragged robin, %) petals torn ; capsule 1-celled, roundish. Ex. 
LYCJUM. 4—1. (PolemonicB.) [From the country Lycia.] 
carolinia'num, (p. Ju. T-2.) unarmed ; leaves clustered, cuneate, fleshy; flow- 
ers 4-cleft. 3-5 f. S'. 
barba^'rum, (matrimony vine, J. r.y. T2.)stem angled; branches erect; leaves 
lanceolate, tapering to both ends ; calyx mostly 3-clefi;. Ex. 
LYCOPERDON. 21—6. {Fungi.) [From lukos, a wolf, and perdo, to explode, so named be- 
cause it was supposed to be the excrements of this animal.] 
hovis"ta, (common pufl'-ball,) at first white and obconir, becoming black and 
