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'U cidnm, and spica'tum, sub-evergreen 
Bhrubs or low trees, natives of China. 
LIL'MUM. 6—]. {Liliacces.) [From kios. 
graceful, on account of its beauty.] 
pMlaclel"phicum, (red lily, r. y. J. 11.) 
leaves whorled, lance-linear, 3-nerved, 
nerves hairy beneath ; corolla erect, bell- 
form, spreading ; petals lanceolate, having 
claws. 
canaden"se, (nodding lily, y, r. Ju. ZJ^.) 
teaves remotely whorled, lanceolate ; ped- 
uncles terminal, elongated, mostly in threes ; 
corolla nodding ; petals spreading. 2-3 f. 
super" hum, (superb lily, y. p. Ju. 2^.) 
leaves lance-linear, 3-nerved, glabrous; 
lower ones wliorled ; upper ones scattered ; 
flowers in a pyramid raceme ; petals revo- 
lute. 3-6 f. Wet meadows. 
cates"bcBi, (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 Isrown. Stem 18 i. 
pennsylva'nicurn, leaves scattered, lance- 
linear, the upper ones whorled ; stem about 
1- flowered ; peduncles woolly; corolla 
erect, woolly without; flowers red and 
yellow. 
ma'r"tagon, (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. 
pu'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. 
bulbifenim, (orange lily, y. J. Z/.) leaves 
scattered, 3-nerved; corolla campanulate, 
erect, scabrous within. Ex. 
carolinia'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 superbum. 2 f. S. 
pom'po'nmm, (J.) a splendid species with 
Buarlet flowei-s. 
LI1VINAN"TIIES. 10—1. [Gerania.) [From 
limnus, a water nymph, anthos, flower.] 
duuglass"ii, (y. w.) leaves bipinnatifid ; 
the divisions often alternate. Plant slightly 
succulent. California. 
LTMNET"IS. 3—1. (Graminea.) [From 
'imnes, a pool or marsh, alluding to its place 
of growth.] 
cynosuroi'des, (many-spiked salt-grass, 
Au. 2^.) spikes numerous (10-40) pedun- 
cled, panicled, spreading; leaves broad, 
flat, at length convolute ; a short a'vn on 
one of the glumes; styles 2-cleft at the 
summit. 4-9 f. 
junce'a, (rush salt-grass, Ju. 74-) leaves 
2-ranked, convolute, spreading ; spikes few, 
(1-3) peduncled ; peduncles smooth ; paleaa 
obtusish: styles 2. 18 i. 
gla'bra, (Au. IS,) leaves concave, erect ; 
spikes alternate, sessile, erect, appre.ssed 
paleas smoothish on the keel ; style deep 
cleft. 3-5 f. 
LIMO'NIA. 10—1. (Aurantia.) 
acidia" sima, leaves pinnate ; leafets 
roundish-oval, crenate ; spines germinate. 
Florida. 
LIMOSEL"LA. 13—2. {Scrophularim.) [From 
lim7is, slime or mud.] 
subula'ta, (mud wort, Aug. 2-f.) leaves 
linear, very narrow, scarcely dilated at th*? 
apex; scape 1-flowered, as long as tha 
leaves. Muddy shores. Stem an hioh 
high ; flowers very smafl, bluish white. 
LINDER"NIA. 2—1. {Scrophularim.) [In 
honor of Von Lindern.] 
attcnu'ata, (false hedge hyssop, w-p. Ju, 
@.) leaves lanceolate and obovate, nar- 
rowed at the base ; peduncle shorter thar 
the leaves, erect. 
dilnta'tn, 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, {IX) leaves roundish, entire, 
nerveless, half-clasping; peduncles very- 
long, axillary and terminal ; stem creep- 
ing. S. 
refrac"ta, (b. J. 74.) radical leaves spatu- 
late-oval ; upper ones subulate ; flowers 
solitary, axillary and terminal ; peduncles 
refracted, after flowering ; stem slendej 
erect, branching, glabrous. 8-12 i. S. 
LINN^'A. 4—1. (CaprifoUce.) [In honol 
of Charles Von Linnaeus.] 
borea'lis, (twin-flower, w. r. J. 14) stem 
prostrate ; branches erect, each bearing 2 
flowers ; leaves roundish, ci'enate. Woods 
and hills. Evergreen, creeping. Has been 
found at Green Island, Troy, N. Y. 
LI'NUM. 5—5. (Caryophyllea.) [From /efoj, 
smooth or soft, on account of its texture.] 
usitatu" Kirniim, (common flax, b. Ju. 
leafets of the calyx ovate, acute, 3-nerved. 
petals crenate ; leaves lanceolate, alternate , 
stem sub-solitaiy. Ex. 
virgin"icum, (Virginia flax. y. 0.) stem 
erect, slender, smooth ; radical leaves oval 
and spatulate ; cauline leaves long and nar- 
row ; panicle lax, corymbose. 
ri'gidiirii, (y.) divisions of the calyx ovate 
acuminate, 3-nerved, ciliate ; petals oblong 
narrow ; leaves stiffly erect, linear, short, 
6 i. Missouri. 
aelaginoi'des, (w-r.) glabrous; stems a 
span higli. sufrutico.se. cnryrabnsely at 
tached at the summit . leaves crowded al 
