A GARDEN FLORA 
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LARIX. Larch. Conilerse. 
L. americana. Tamarack. E. North America. 
Height 18 feet. Planted in a somewhat damp 
position in the Pinetum 1898. 
L. dahurica . 1 Saghalien, E. Manchuria and Siberia. 
L. europaea, var. pendula. 
L. Griffithii. Bhutan, Nepaland Sikkim. 
L. Ieptolepis. Japanese Larch. Japan. 
Height 41 feet. Planted in the Pinetum 1898. 
L. Lyallii. Lyall’s Larch. W. North America. 
L. pendula , 1 (probably americana xeuropaea). 
LATHYRUS. Leguminosae. 
L. grandiflorus. S. Europe. 
L. latifolius. Common Everlasting Pea. Europe. 
*L. pubescens. Chile. 
fL. splendens. Pride of California. California. 
LAURELIA. Monimiaceae. 
fL. Novae-Zealandiae. New Zealand. 
LAURUS. Lauracese. 
L. nobilis. Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay. Mediterranean 
region. 
LAVANDULA. Labiatae. 
fL. dentata. Mediterranean region. 
Syn. L. Stoechas. 
*L. pinnata. Madeira. 
L. vera. Lavender. S. Europe. 
LAVATERA. Malvaceae. 
*L. arborea. Tree Mallow. S. Europe, Great Britain. 
*L. Olbia. S. Europe. 
1 L. pendula and L. dahurica are now believed to be quite diatinot — 
the former, a hybrid as stated. It occurs nowhere wild. 
