LIPAttIS— LOLIUM. 
temate, veiy small, linear and very narrow, 
niucronate, proliferous ; flowers terminal, 
sub-sessile, petals shorter than the '•alyx ; 
ovary 10-celled. Texas. 
LIPA'RIS. 18—1. (Orchidem.) [From lipos. 
fat, so called on account of its unctuous 
property.] 
liliifo'lia, (y-w. Ju. 11.) leaves 2, ovate- 
oblong; scape angular ; flowers racemose ; 
segments of the perianth linear; lower ones 
setaceous, reflexed ; lip concave, obovate, 
mucronate. 6-8 i. Wet woods. 
*.IQUIDAiVI"nER. 19—12. Umentacea.) 
[From liquidum, fluid, and amber, fragrant, 
alluding to the gum which distils from this 
tree.) 
styrticijln'a, (sweet gum-tree, M. 1?.) 
eaves palmately-lobed ; lobes acuminate. 
Berrate, with sinu.ses at the base of veins, 
villose. A resinous juice called liquid am- 
ber, is obtained by wounding the bark of 
this tree. By boiling the leaves, a different 
gummy substance, called liquid storax, is 
obtained. 
UR!ODEN"DRON. 12—13. Oh'gnolicR.) 
[From leiron, a lily, and dendron. a tree.] 
tuHpifera, (white wood, tulip-tree, y-r. 
."' ^ .) leaves truncate at the end, with 2 
side-lobes. A beautiful flowering tree. 
90-1. 50 r. 
LISIAN"TiIUS. 5—1. {GentiancB.) 
glaucifo'lius, (y.) stem herbaceous, te- 
rete ; leaves oblong ovate, sessile, glau- 
cous, acute, 3-nerved ; flowers terminal, 
corymbed ; peduncles elongated. 
russdia'nus, a ligneous plant with hand- 
some purple flowers. Ex. 
LISTE'RA.. 18—1. {Orchidem.) [Named from 
Martin Lister, physician to Queen Anne.] 
corda'ta, stem with 2 opposite, roundish, 
cordate leaves ; raceme loose ; column with- 
out any appendage behind ; lip elongate, 
2-£oothed at the base, deeply bilid, the seg- 
ments divaricate and acute. Swamps. 
Stem 4-6 i. Flowers distant and minute. 
convallarioi'des, (lily orchis.) column 
porrected ; lip oblong, dilated, and obtusely 
2-lobed at the extremity ; stem 6 inches, 
very slender ; root fibrous ; flowers dark 
brown and green, larger than the prece- 
ding. 
pub€s"cem, (g-w. J. 11.) leaves radical, 
ovate, acute ; scape leafless, pubescent, 
loosely flowered ; flowers on pedicels, lip 
2-lobed, scarcely longer than the connivent 
petals ; capsules clavate ; root palmate. S. 
LI*TIIOSPER"MUiVI. 5—1. (Boraginem.) [From 
liinos, a stone, and sperma, seed, on account 
of the hardness of its seed.] 
arven"se, (corn gromwell, w. M. @.) stem 
erect, branched ; leaves sessile, -ance-lin- 
gtt;, rather acute, veinless, rough, hairy; 
calyx a little shorter than the corolla ; seg- 
ments spreading; nuts rugose; plant his- 
pid, pilose ; flowers solitary, axillary. 
Fields. Introduced. 
qfficinn'Je, (common gromwell, y. M. 11.) 
Btem covered with rigid hairs ; leaves broad- 
lanceolate, acute, rough on the upper sur- 
face, hairy on the lower ; tube of the co- 
rolla as long as the calyx ; nuts smooth. 
Fields Flowers axillary, pale yellow. 
mariti'vinm, has blue flowers. 
denticula'tum, has purple flowers. 
pilo'sum, (y. 2_f .) simple, pilose-hirsute ; 
leaves linear, acuminate, sessile, approxi- 
mate ; flowers fascicled, sessile, smallish 
divisions of the corolla oblong, entii e. 
torrey'i, (J. Zf.) strigose-hispid ; leaves 
oblong-linear, obtusish, scattered ; stem low, 
branching ; fascicles terminal, few-flow- 
ered ; lobes of the corolla oblong, entire. 
9 i. 
anguatifo'liitm, (w. Ju. 0.) nut turgidly 
ovate, shining, with hoFlow punctures on 
every part ; flowers mostly lateral ; leaves 
linear, with close-pressed pubescence; stem 
procumbent. S. 
npii'lum, (y. Ju. 0.) nut muricate ; spikes 
terminal, 1 -sided ; bracts lanceolate ; leaves 
lance-linear, acute. S. 
LOBE'LIA. 5 — 1. (CampanulaceoR.) [In honor 
of Malhias Lobelius.] 
cnrdina'Us. ('cardinal flower, r. Ju. 2^.) 
erect, simple, pubescent; leaves lance- 
ovate, acuminate, denticulate ; racemes 
somewhat l-i-ided, many-flowered ; stamens 
longer than the corollas. Damp. 1-2 f. 
infia'ta, (Indian tobacco, b. Ju. @.) erect, 
branching, very hirsute ; leaves ovale, ser- 
rate ; racemes leafy ; capsules inflated. 12- 
18 i. 
haV'mii, (b. Ju. @.) slender, erect, sub- 
simple ; radical leaves spatwlate ; cauline 
ones linear, delicately toothed ; flowei's ra- 
cemed, alternate, remote, pedicelled. 6-24 i. 
dnrhnnn"na, (b. Ju. 11.) leaves linear, 2- 
celled, fle.shy, obtuse; scape nearly naked; 
flowers in a terminal raceme, remote, pedi 
celled, nodding; leaves growing in a tuft 
about the root, spreading, recurved. Water 
gladiole. 
sy'plulit"ica, flowers on short pedicels, in 
a long, leafy raceme, large, blue. Bogs. 
2-3 f. 
claytonia'na, stem erect, simple, pubes 
cent ; cauline leaves oblong, obtu.se, nearh 
entire ; radical leaves spatulate ; racera 
virgate, naked ; flowers pale blue. 1^2 f. 
puberu'la, covered with silky down 
lower leaves obovate, upper lanceolate ; 
flowers spiked, alternate, sub-sessile, bright 
blue, smaller than the syphihtica. 
Jul" gens, (native of Mexico,; leaves very 
long, alternate, sub-entire ; raceme many- 
flowered ; stamens and pistils as long as 
the corolla. 
aph"ylla, {IX •) very small ; stem filiform, 
sub-simple, scaly; peduncles remote, elon- 
gated. 4-6 i. Florida. 
amoB'na, (b. Ju. li-) stem erect, pubes- 
cent ; leaves broad-lanceolate, doubly 
toothed; spike secund; margin of *Jbe ca- 
lyx erect. 2-4 f. iS. 
glandulo'sa, (b. S. 2^.) erect; leaves lin 
ear-lanceolate, rather thick, denticulate ; 
flowers in racemes. S. 
michavxii, (p. Ju. @.) glabrous, branch- 
ing above ; leaves petioled, ovate, crenate 
dentate ; lowest ones roundi.sh ; racc'uAt.'' 
lax ; peduncles elongated. jS'. 
LO'LIUM. 3—2. {CrramineoR.) 
peren"ne, (M. IS.) florets much longer 
