LIS LIT 
LIT LOB 
tuiipifera . , . Ycl. red . 6. H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1663 
obtuaifdlU . . Yel. red . 6, H. De. T. Peiiusyl. . 1663 
Lisianthus, Linn. From lysis, dissolution, and an- 
thos, a flower; in allusion to its being a powerful 
cathartic. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gentianaceae. 
A mixture of loam, sand, and peat is the soil best 
suited for these ornamental plants. Cuttings of 
the shrubby and herbaceous kinds strike freely in 
sand, under a glass. L. Russellianus is the most 
splendid of the genus; it was discovered by the 
lamented Drummond in Texas, who described it as 
“ not excelled in beauty by any plant. The 
flower is large, handsome, borne in a terminal 
panicle ; the corolla is as large as a tulip, of a flne 
rich purple, with a very deep eye in the centre. 
The flower continues perfect for two or three weeks. 
By forcing it early in the spring, and planting out 
in the open border, it will probably be found to 
flower as freely as Phlox Drummondii. It is figured 
as an annual, but is very likely to prove biennial. 
Synonymes ; 1. Eustoma silen(folia. 2. L. angus- 
tifolius. 
acutaDgiilus . . Yellow . ?> S. Her. P. Peru . . 1820 
olatus .... White . . 7, S. A. Mexico . . 1824 
glaucifdllua, 1 . Purple . S. Er. S. 
grandifiOrua . . Yellow . 6, S. B. Trinidad . 1818 
Kunthn, 2 . . Green . . 5, S. A. 8. Amer. . 
Ltifdllus . . . Yellow . 8, S. Er. S. Jamaica . 1821 
Ruj<<elliSn&s . . Purple . 7, O. A. Mexico . . 1835 
umbell&tus . . Yellow . 7, S. Er. S. Jamaica . 1822 
LisianthCs, see TachiA. 
Lissa>’th£, R. Brown. From lissos, smooth, and 
anthos, a flower. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Epacri- 
dacex. Fine ornamental shnibs, attaining the 
height of three feet, and producing numerous small 
white flowers ; for culture and propagation, see 
Epacris, to which this genus is nearly allied, 
ciliata .... White. . 6. G. Er. S V. D. L. . 1825 
daphnoides . . White . . 6, G. Er. S. N. Holl. . 1818 
aSpIda . . . .White. . 6, 0. Ev. S. N. S. W. .1824 
strigOsa. . . .White. . G, 0. Er. S. N. S. W. .1824 
s.ibulata . . . White . . 5. 0. Er. S. N. S. W. . 1823 
List^a, R. Brown. In honour of Martin Lister, 
^T7J^, a famous English physician and naturalist. 
Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacex. Curious 
little plants, growing in peat and loam, and in- 
creased by divisions of the roots. Synonyme: 1. 
Neotlia ovata. 
cordStA .... Brown . 6, H. Ter. Britain . . 
orstii, 1 ... Green . . 5, H. Ter. Britain . . 
Lithovtriptic, having the power of breaking the 
stone. 
Lithospermum, Linn. From lithos, a stone, and 
sperma, a seed ; the little nuts or seeds are ex- 
tremely hard, and have a surface as smooth as a 
polished pebble Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Boragi- 
nuceae. The species of this genus are all of the 
easiest culture. The shrubby kinds are well 
adapted for growing on rock- work, or on the top 
of walls, where they will speedily establish them- 
selves if allowed to scatter their seeds ; or they may 
be kept in pots among alpine plants, and increased by 
cuttings. Synonymes: \. L.latifolium. 2. Anchusa 
tinctoria. 
dispermum . . Blue . . 6, H. A. Siberia . . 1799 
diatlciium . . . Yel. wht. 5, G. Her. P. Cuba . . 1806 
frulic6»um . . . Blue . . 5, H. De. S. S. Eur. . . 16<{3 
graminifdllum . Blue . . 5, H. Ev. S. Italy . . 1825 
lineatum . . . Purple . 7. H. B. Greece . . 1826 
officinale . . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
latifbUum, 1 . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1825 
orientale . . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Levant . . 1713 
pro>tratum . . . Blue . . 6, H. Ev. Tr. France . . 1825 
purp..coeruleum . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. England 
rosmarinifOlium . Blue . . 9, H. Ev. S. Italy . . 1833 
ecabnim . . .White . 9, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1822 
strigOsum . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Taiiiia . . 1820 
tenuido'um . . Blue . . 5, H. A. Egvpt . . 1796 
tinct6rlam,2 . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1596 
villosum . . . Blue . . 7. H. Her. P. S, France . 1817 
Apiilum, arvens?. 
Litt.«a, Brignoli. In honour of the Duke of Lytta, 
near Milan, a patron of botany. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Amaryllidacece. This is a handsome plant, 
and was long confounded with Bonapartea Juncea, 
but is now found to be a totally different plant. 
It grows well in sandy loam, and is increased by 
suckers. Synonyme : 1. Agave geminijlora. 
geminiCCrA, 1 . Green 7 G. Ev. P. America . 1810 
Littoreli-a, Linn. From littus, the shore; in allu- 
sion to its place of growth. Linn. 21, Or. 4, Nat. 
Or. PlantaginacecB. A pretty little sub-aquatic, 
with neat white flowers, and long tremulous sta- 
mens ; it is increased by seeds, 
lacustris . . . Wliite . 7. H. Aq. P. Britain . . 
Livistonia, R. Brown. In honour of Patrick Murray, 
of Livistone, near Edinburgh. Linn. 6, Or. 3, 
Nat. Or. Palmncece. This is a splendid genus of 
palms ; they require to be grown in a sandy loam, 
and strong heat. 
humtiis .... Palm. N. Hull. . . 1824 
ineimis .... Palm. N. Holl. . . 1824 
Lizard * s-T AIL, see SaurarQs. 
Loasa, Linn. The meaning is unknown. Linn. 18, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Loasacece. This is a genus of 
plants highly interesting from the beauty of their 
curiously formed flovvers. They would all be in- 
valuable in collections were it not for the abomi- 
nable stinging property of some of the species, as 
L. Placei: on that account it is necessary to be 
very careful in touching them. Any common 
loamy soil suits them, and they are easily increased 
by seeds. Synonymes: 1. atnbrosiafolia. 2. tri- 
color. 3. acanthifolia. 
alba White . 7. H. A. Chile . .1831 
grandidOrA . . . Yellow . G. A. Peru . . 1825 
hispida, 1 . . . Yellow . 7, G. Tr. A. Lima . . 1830 
incana .... While . 10, G. Ev. Tr. Peru . . 1820 
laterltia . . . Red . . 5, F. CL B. Tucuman . 1835 
nitida, 2 . . . Yellow . 7, H. A. Chile . . 1822 
patula .... Yellow . 7, H. A. Chile . . 1827 
Placei, 3 . . . Yel'ow . 7, H. A. Chile . .1822 
volubilia . . . Yellow . 6, G. A. Chile . . 1824 
Lobatk, lobed, divided into a number of segments. 
Liibatkly-crenatkd, having deep crenatures, or in- 
dentations. 
Lobe, a division. 
LobelTa, Linn. In honour of Matthew Lobel, author 
of various botanical works; he was a native of 
Lisle, became physician and botanist to James I., 
and died in London in 1616. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Lobeliacece. This is an extremely interesting 
genus of plants, on account of the beauty of the 
blossoms. The greenhouse and sti-ve shrubby and 
herbaceous kinds grow well in a mixture or peat 
and sand; the shrubby kinds are readily increased 
by cuttings in the same kind of soil, and the her- 
baceous species by dividing, and by seeds. The 
hardy herbaceous kinds do well in a light rich 
earth, or peat soil ; but in winter most of them 
require the protection of a frame. The greenhouse 
annuals and biennials must be sown in pots, and 
treated as other greenhouse annuals and biennials. 
The seeds of the hardy kinds have only to be sown 
in the open border. L. longiflora is one of the 
most venomous of plants. Barton says the Spanish 
Americans call it Rebenta Cavallos, because it 
proves fatal to horses that eat it, swelling them 
until they burst. Taken internally, it acts as a 
violent cathartic, the effects of which no remedy 
can assuage, and which end in death. Synonymes : 
1. L. erinoides. 2. L. gnodenioides, L. spicata. 3. 
L. crispa. 4. L. commntata. 5. L. maculata. 6. 
Isotoma axillaris. 7. L. pedunculata. 8. L. mi- 
crantha. 
aciimiu&ta . . . Gm. tbL 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1822 
alSta . . . .Blue'. . 6, G. Her. P. N. Hull .1804 
araffinA .... Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1812 
Aneeps .... Blue . . 6, H. A. C. G. H. . 1818 
argutA .... Blue . . 9, S. Her. P. Chile . .1824 
a-ssurgens . . .Scarlet . 8, G. Ev. S. W. Ind. .1787 
atro-cceruleA . . Dk. blue 7, H. Her. P. Hybrid . .1836 
atrnsaneuInAA . . Black . 7, H. Her. P. Eng. hyb. . 1836 
bellidifbllA . . .Blue. . 7, G. Her. P. C. G. H. .1790 
bicoldr .... Pa. blue . 7, G. A. C. G. H. . 1795 
BridgesH . . . Pink . . 6, G. Her. P. Chile . .1836 
coeruleA .... Blue . . 6. G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1824 
campanulAtA . . Blue . . 6, H. A. C. G. H. . 1821 
oampanuloiaes, 1 . White . 6, S. Her. P. China . .1820 
cardinalls . . . Scarlet . 7. F. Her. P. Virginia . 1629 
Millerl . . . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. Eng. hyb. . 1835 
CavanillesiAnA . Red . . 6, S. Her. P. N. Spain . 1825 
ClaytoniAna, 2 . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1824 
CliffortianA . . Pink . . 7, H. A. N. Amer. . 
coelestia .... Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1831 
colorAtA . . . . Orange . 8, F. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1832 
coronopifbllA . . Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1752 
crenatA .... Blue . . 4, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1794 
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