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awnless, very unequal, largest one obtusely 
n-uncate. iS. 
crista' tn, (Ju. IX.) spike somewhat lax ; 
spikelets diverging, 3-4 flowered, somewhat 
siwned and wi-inkled, sub-ciliate on the 
keel. 6\ 
KRAME'RIA. 4—1. {Lr.guminosm.) [In honor 
of two German botanists, Kramer, father 
and son.] 
lanceola'ta, (y. hoary-pubescent; 
leaves lanceolate, acute, villose ; pedicels 
axillary, about twice as long as the leaves. 
KRl'GIA. 17—1. iCichoracea.) 
virgiiii'ca, flowers small, orange-yellow ; 
primary leaves roundish, entire, the rest ly- 
rate, nearly smooth ; scape 1 -flowered. 
Dwarf dandelion. 
amplexicau'lis, (y. Ju. 2X-) glaucous ; 
leaves of the root spatulate, lanceolate, 
and oval, toothed ; scapes somewhat leafy 
and branched. 
caroIin"ia'na. leaves runcinate, nearly 
glabrous; scapes very long, and with the 
Base of the involucrum glandularly hairy 
6 12 i. S. 
dandcli'on, (y, 2|.) glabrous, slightly glau- 
cous ; leaves linear lanceolate, entire, 
smooth ; scape l-flowL-red. 8-18 i. S. 
lyra'ta, (y. 2|.) very glabrous, stemless ; 
leaves snb-lyrate, oblong, acute ; scape 
1- flowered, naked ; divisions of the invo- 
lucre linear-acute. Arkansas. 
KUH'NIA. 17—1. (Corymbiferce.) [Adam 
Kuhn.] 
eupatorioi'des, (W. Au. 21.) smooth ; 
leaves petioled, broad-lanceolate, serrate 
corymbs terminal, few-flowen^d, crowded 
2- 3 f. Shady woods. False boneset. 
crito'nia, pubescent; leaves narrower, 
punctate and glairdular beneath ; flowers 
pale yellow. Mountains. 
glutino'sa, (w. S.) pubescent, glutinous ; 
leaves lanceolate, tapering toward the sum- 
mit, notched and toothed, crowded ; flowers 
corymb-panicled. 2 f. 
KYLLIN"GA. 3—1. {Cyperoidem.) [From 
Kylling, a Danish botanist.] 
monoceph" ala, (false bog-rash, Oc. If.) 
stem filiform, 3-angled ; head globose, ses- 
sile; involucrum 3 leaved, very long. 3 12 i. 
pu'mila, (dwarf kyliinga, J. 2^.) head 
globose, sessile, solitary; involucre short, 
culm setaceous •, flowers diandrous. 3-6 i. S. 
mac"ulaia, (three-headed kyliinga, Ju. 
2^.) glumes 3, unequal, imbricate ; heads 
generally 3, ovate, sub-acute, sessile. 3-5 L 
S. 
LACTIJ'CA. 17—1. (Cichoracece.) [From 7ac, 
milk, on account of tlie juice from the stalk.] 
elonga'ta, (wild lettuce, y. Ju. $ . or^ .) 
leaves smooth, lower ones runcinate, am- 
plexicaul, upper ones lanceolate, sessile; 
flowers panicled. 4-6 f. 
sati'va, (lettuce, y. Ju. @.) leaves round- 
ish, cauline ones cordate ; stem corymbed. 
Var. roma'wff, has oblong, straight leaves, 
narrowed at the base. YdiTxris"pa,hvLS sin- 
uate-crenate leaves, toothed, undulated, 
crisped, radical ones hairy on the keel. Var. 
lacinia'ta, has the lower leaves pinnatifld, 
au(f tJ)e upper ones runcinate. Ex. 
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hirsu'ta, (y. p. 1^.) lower part of the stem 
and leaves hairy; radical leaves lyrate 
segments truncate, sub-dentate, upper ones 
partly runcinate, pinnatifld ; flowers in ra- 
cemp.«» 
integrifc/lia, {y. JvL. ^ .) leaves sagittate, 
entire, unarmed, and clasping; floweiis pan- 
icled. 3-4 f. 
sanguin"ea, (wood-lettuce, r. Au. 
leaves amplexicaul, runcinate, glaucous be- 
neath, with the midrib filamentous ; flowers 
panicled. 2-3 f. 
graminifo'lia, (p. Ju.) leaves unarmed, 
generally undivided, simple at the base, 
long-linear ; panicle leafless, loose, branched, 
few-flowered ; stem erect, simple, flowers 
all peduncled. 3 f. S. 
sngiltifo'lia, (y. r. Au.) stem erect, gla- 
brous ; leaves lance-oblong, acute, entire, 
glabrous, pale beneath, close-sessile, sagit- 
tate at the base ; flkjwers panicled. S. 
LA MIUM. 13—1. (Laviata.) [From La- 
miuvi, a mountain of Ionia, where it grew.] 
amplcxicim'le, (dead-nettle, r. Nov. @.) 
floral leaves broadly cordate, sessile, am- 
plexicaul, crenate, radical leaves petioled. 
6-10 i. 
p^irpn'reum, (p. leaves cordate, ere- 
nate-serrate, petiolate, upper ones crowded , 
stem naked ish downwartls. 4-8 i. 
garga'nicum, (dead-nettle, 11.) leaves 
cordate, concave ; throat of the corolla in- 
flated ; tube short. Ex. 
Impidu'lvv}, (w.) leaves long-petioled, 
broad-cordiite, pubescent ; axils 1-flowered ; 
stem hispid. S. 
LANTA'NA.I3— 2. (Pediculares.) 
coma'ra, (y. Au. ^ .) leaves opposite^ 
lance-ovate, crenate and serrate, scabrous , 
stem rough, not prickly ; flowers in umbel- 
late headS, leafless. 2-4 f. S. Hot-hou»& 
plants, nearly allied to the verbenas. 
LA'l'HY'RUS. 16—10. {Leguminos<B.) [From 
lathuros, leguminous.] 
odora'tiis, (sweet pea, J. @.) pedunclef 
2-flowered; tendril with ovate oblong leaf- 
ets; legumes hirsute. Ex. 
latifo'lius, (everlasting-pea, Au. 2/ ) ped- 
uncles many-flowered ; tendril with 2 
lance ovate leaves ; membranaceous be- 
tween joints. Ex. 
pains" tris, (w-p. Ju. 11. ) stem smooth, 
winged, weak ; leafets in 3 pairs, oblong, 
mucronate ; stipules acute, semi-sagittate , 
peduncles 3-5-fk)wered, a little longer than 
the leaves; legume compressed. Low 
grounds. 
myrtifo'liusi, flowers smaller than the pre- 
ceding, purple and rose-colored ; leafets 4, 
reticulate, scabrous on the margin ; pedun- 
cles longer than the leaves, 3-4 flowered 
Salt marshes. 
vem'sus, numerous leafets, veiny ; ped- 
uncles shorter than the leaves, 4-5-flower- 
ed. 
mariti'mus, (beach pea, p. Ju. 2/.) stem 
compressed, 4-angled ; stipules sagittate 
leafets numerous, sub-alternate, ob=ivate 
peduncles shorter than the leaves, about ? 
flowered. 
saU'vus, (chick vetch, ^.) peduncles 1 
