LIB LIG 
LIG LIM 
bellidifdlia . . . Pink . . 8, F. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
borealis .... Pink . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
corvmbosS . . . Purple . 9, F. Her. P. Carolina . 1825 
cylindrica . . .Pink . . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. .1811 
elegans . . . .Purple . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1787 
gracilis .... Purple . 9, F. Her. P. Carolina . 1818 
graminiftllia . . Pink . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
heterophylla . . Purple . 7» H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1790 
intermedia . . . Purple . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
odoratissima . .Purple . 9, F. Her. P. Carolina .1786 
paniculata . . . Purple . 8, F. Her. P. Carolina . 1826 
pilosa .... Purple . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1783 
pumlia .... Purple . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
pycnostachya . . Purple . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1732 
scariosa .... Purple . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1739 
sphaeroldea . .Purple . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1817 
squarrosa . . . Purple . 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1732 
spicata . . . .Purple . 9,H. Her.P. N. Amer. .1732 
tenuifdlia . . . Purple . 9, H. Her. P. Carolina . 1820 
turbinata . . . Purple . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
Libkr, the inner bark. 
LibertTa, Spreng-e/. In compliment to Mademoiselle 
M. A. Libert de Malm^dy, a Belgian lady, to 
whom the French Flora is indebted for a great 
number of new species. Linn. 16, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Iridaceae. This ornamental species thrit'es well in 
an equal mixture of loam and peat, and may be 
increased by dividing the roots. Synonyme : 1. 
Sisyrinchium formosum. 
formosa .... White . . 5, F. Her. P. Chiloe . .1831 
LTcEa, Schrader. The meaning is not explained. 
Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. A species about 
the size of a pin’s head, found chiefly on rotten 
wood— fragijSrmis. 
Lichina, Agardh. Derived from Lichen ; on account 
of the resemblance. Li/in. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 
AlgcB. By some botanists, this genus has been 
referred to the Lichens, and by others they are said 
to be A/gte in one stage of their existence, and 
Lichens in another — conjtnis, pygnued. 
Lichtensteinia, Chamisso. In honour of M. Von 
Lichtenstein, a celebrated German botanist, and 
professor of medicine at Berlin. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Umbetliferae. Pretty plants, with blue 
flowers. They grow well in sandy loam, and 
young plants are readily obtained from seeds. Sy- 
nonyme : 1. Cymation loevigaturn. 
Imvigata, 1 ... Blue . . G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1824 
undulaU . . .Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. C. G. H. .1814 
Licuala, Rumphius. The name of the species in the 
Macassar language. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Pal- 
macece. These are very beautiful palms, requiring 
a sandy loam and strong moist heat to grow in. In 
Macassar, they make tobdicco pipes of the narrow 
leaves, while the middle broad one is used for 
wrapping up fruit, &c. 
peltata .... Wht. yel. . Palm. E. Ind. . . 1825 
spinosa .... Wht. ^n. Palm. E. lad. . . 1802 
Lid, the calyx which falls off from the flower in a 
single piece. 
Lidbeckia, Berger. In honour of E. G. Lidbeck, an 
acute Swedish botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Compositce. Ornamental plants ; for culture and 
propagation, see Leyssera. Synonyme; 1. Cotula 
quinqueloba. 
lobatii, 1 . . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1800 
pectinata . . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1744 
Lightfootia, L’Heritier. In honour of the Rev. J. 
Lightfoot, author of the first Flora Scotica. Linn. 
5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Campanulacece. Ornamental 
under shrubs, growing freely in a mixture of loam 
and peat; and young cuttings root readily in the 
same kind of soil, under a glass. Synonymes : 1. 
tenella. 2. Campanula f ruticosa, interrupta. 
Loddigesu, 1 . . Pa. blue . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1822 
oxycoccoldes . . Blue . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1787 
Bubulaia, 2 . . Blue . . 8, O. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1787 
Lignosus, woody. 
Lignum vit.® tree, see Gnalacnm. 
Ligula, the membrane at the top of the petiole of 
grasses. 
Ligui.ate, strap-shaped. 
LigOstTcOm, Koch. So named because of some of the 
species growing in Liguria. Linn. 6, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Umbelliferae. Hardy herbaceous and biennial 
plants not worth cultivating. They will grow in 
any soil, and are increased by seeds. Synonymes : 
L 185 ] 
1. Sison peregrinum. 2. Cnidium pyrenaienm. 3. 
Selinum Seguieri — alatum 1, baleartcUm, candlctlns, 
feruldceum 2, obtusifolium, peregrinum, pyrendichm, 
scdtlcum, Seguieri 3, Sprengelii. 
Ligustrum, Linn. From ligare, to tie ; in allusion to 
the very flexible branches. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. OleacecB. These plants are well suited for 
making hedges, especially the evergreen varieties 
of L. vulgare. L. lucidum, and its variety, if grown 
in the open air, will require protecting in winter ; 
they are easily increased by cuttings. Synonyme: 
1. L. nepalense, 
lucidum . . . White . . 6, F. Ev. S. China . . 1/94 
florihundum . White. . 7, F. Ev. S. China . .1794 
spicatum, 1 . . White. . 6, H. De. S. Nepal . .1823 
vulgare .... White . . 6, H. De. S. Britain . . 
augustifdllum . White . . 6, H. De. S. Britain . . 
chloroearpum . White . . 6, H. Ev. S. Britain . . 
leucocarpOm . White . . 6, H. De. S. Britain . . 
sempervlrens . White . . 6, H. Ev. S Italy . . 
variegatum . . White . . 6, H. De. S. Britain . . 
xanthucarpum . White . . 8, H. De. S. Italy . . 
Lii.ac, see Syrlngd. 
Lii.iuM, Tournefort. Derived from the Celtic word 
li, signifying whiteness ; on account of the beau- 
tiful white flowers of the original species. Linn. 
6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacete, This is a fine oriia 
mental and well-known genus ; most of the species 
succeed in a light rich soil, but the American spe- 
cies should be grown in peat. All the kinds are 
readily increased by offsets from the bulbs. In 
Kamtschatka, the root of L. Pomponium is cul- 
tivated the same as the potato is in this country. 
Synonymes; \. L. fulgens. 2. L. autumnale. 3. L. 
speciosissimum. 4. L.lancifolium. 5. L.lancifolium- 
roseum. 6. L. pennsylvanicum. 
Andinum . . . Scarlet . 7, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 1819 
atrosangulneum, 1 Drk. red . 7» G. Bi. P. Japan . . 1835 
aurantiacum . . Orange . 7, F. Bl. P. J.ipan . . 1835 
aurantitim . . . Drk. or. . 6, H. Bl. P. Italy . . 1835 
flore-pleno . . Drk. or. . 6, H. Bl. P. 
minus . . . Orange . 6, H. Bl. P. 
varietatum . . Drk. or. . 6, H. Bl. P. 
bulbiferum . . Orange . 6, H. Bl. P. Italy . . 1596 
mInQs . . . Orange . 6, H. Bl. P. 
umbellatflm . Orange . 6, H. Bl. P. Italy . . 1596 
variegittum . . Orange . 6, H. Bl. P. 
BoschiSnum . . Orange . 6, H. Bl. P. Siberia . . 1829 
canadense . . . Lgt. or. . 7, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 1629 
rubrum . . . Orange . 7, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 1629 
candidum . . . White. . 6, H. Bl. P. Levant . . 1596 
spicatum . . White . . 6, H. Bl. P. 
striatum . . White . . 6, H. Bl. P. 
variegatum . . White . . 6, H. Bl. P. 
CarolinianOm, 2 . Orange . 7, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 1819 
Catesbael . . . Scarlet . 7, H. BI. P. China . . 1806 
ChalcedOnlcum . Scarlet . 7, H. Bl. P. Levant . .17.96 
concolOr . . . Red . . 7, H. Bl. P. China . . 1806 
corUscans . . . Scarlet . 8, G. Bl. P. 
croeSum . . . Yellow . 7, H. Bl. P. . 1596 
eximium, 3 . . White . . 7, G. Bl. P. J.ipan . . 1834 
glabrum . . . Orange . 6, H. Bl. P. . 1596 
japonicum . . . White . . 7, H. Bl. P. China . . 1804 
latifolium . . . Orange . 7, H. Bl. P. Europe . .1820 
longifollum . . White. . 5, H. Bl. P. China . .1820 
Martagon . . . Purple . 7, H. Bl. P. Germany . 1596 
albo-pleno . . White . . 7, H. Bl. P. Germany . 
pubtscens . . Onnge . 6, H. Bl. P. Germany . 1596 
sepitlis albis . IVhite . . 7, H. Bl. P. Germany . 
.sep.i is-plurlmls Purple . 7> H. Bl. P. Gardens 
monad^lplium . . Yellow . 6, H. Bl. P. Caucasus . 1820 
NepalensA . . . White. . 7, H. Bl. P. Nepal , .1825 
penduliflorum . . Copper col. 6, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 1820 
peregrinum . . White. . 6, H. Bl. P. C. G. H. . 1824 
philadelphicum . Scarlet . 7, H. Bl. P. N. Amer. . 1757 
Pomponium . . Red . . 5, H. Bl. P. Siberia . . 1659 
flore-plano . . Red . . 6, H. Bl. P. 
puniilum . . . Scarlet . 7, H. B). P. Dauria . . 1816 
pyrenaicum . . Drk. or. . 7, H. Bl. P. Pyrenees . 1596 
fibre- phno . . Yellow . 7, H. Bl. P. 
siblrlcum . . , Y-llow . 7, H. Bl. P. Siberia . . 
specI6-um, 4 . . Orange . 8, H. Bl. P. .Tapan . . 18.33 
punctatum, 5 . Wht. spot. 7, G. BL P. Japan . . 1835 
speoabile, 6 . . Lgt. or. . 6, H. Bl. P. D.iuria . .1754 
tenuifOlium . . Scarlet . 6, H. Bl. P. Siberia . . 1820 
Thunbergianum . Or. scar. . 7, G. Bl. P. Japan . . 1835 
tigilnum . . . Orange . 7» H. Bl. P. China . . 1804 
Liey, see Liiium. 
Lily hyacinth, see Sctlld LiliS-hyaclnihits. 
Lily-of THE- VALLEY, sec Convalldrld. 
Lily pink, see Aphylldnthes. 
Lily thorn, see Caiesbad. 
Limbate, having an expanded end ; or being bor- 
dered by something. 
