LUP LYC 
LYC LYC 
lepidus . . . Blue pink. 8> H. Her. P. Columbia . 1826 
leptophyllus . . Blue IL . 7> H. A. California . 1833 
leacophyllus . . Pink . . 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
linifdlius . . . Blue . . 7. H. A. Mt. Video . 1799 
littoralis . . . Blue pink. 7i H. Her. P. Columbia . 1826 
lucidus , . . Purple . 7> H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
lutgus .... Yellow . 7» H. A. Sicily . . 1596 
macrophvllus . Blue . . 7. H. Her. P. California . 1834 
MarshaliiSnua . Blue . . 7, H. De. S. Hybrid . . 1830 
mexicanus . . Blue . . 2, G. B. Mexico . . 1819 
micranthus . . Pur. blue . 5, H. A. N. Amer. . 1826 
microcarpus . . Blue . . 4, H. A. CliUe . . 1821 
multiflorus . . Blue . . 7, F. Ev. S. M. Video . 1810 
mutabllls . . . Blue yeU . 7> F. Ee. S. Bogota . . 1819 
nanus .... Blue . . 7, H. A. California . 1833 
nootkatansls . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. NootkaSo.. 1794 
omatus . . . Blue pink. 5, H. Her. F. Columbia . 1826 
perennis . . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1658 
plumdsus . . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. California . 1820 
pilosus . . . Flesh . . 7» H. A. S. Eur. . .1710 
polvphvllus . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. Columbia . 1826 
^biflorus . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Columbia . 1826 
pallidus . . Pa. blue . 7. H. Her. P. Eng. hyb. . 
pulclicllus . . Blue pur. . 7i F. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1828 
pTisiilus ... Pa. blue . 7. H. A. N. Amer. . 1817 
rivularis . . . Wht. pur. 4, H. Her. P. California . 1831 
Sabinianiis . . Yellow . H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1827 
sericeiis . . . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
subcarndsua . . Blue wht. 7> H. Her. P. Texas . . 1835 
texansis . . . Blue . . 6, H. A. Santa Fe . 
Thermis . . . White. . 6, H. A. Egypt . . 1802 
tnmentosus . . Pink wht. . 7i F. Ev. S. Peru . . 1825 
tristls .... Pa. brn. . 7» H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
varlus .... Blue wht. 7. H. A. S. Eur. . . 1596 
versicdlSr . . . Pink blue . 7> F. Ev. S. Mexico. . 1825 
villosus . . . Pink . . 7. H. Her. P. Carolina . 1787 
LuRin, between a purple, yellow, and grey colour. 
LC'zOla^ Decandolle. From the Gramen Luzulce of 
" iBaumn, the Glowworm-grass. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Juncacete. The.«e plants are nearly related 
to Juncvs, from which they are at once distin 
guished by their flat leaves. They posse.ss but 
little beauty, and are of the easiest culture. Syno- 
nymes : 1. j uncus arcuatus 2. J. spadiceus. 
BertheloitH . . . Apeul . Grass. Teneriffe . 1829 
dlbldd, areuSlA i , campistrU, capinsU, conglsid, Jla- 
vescSns, Fostlri, glaht=uld, Intid, mdxlrnd, multi- 
Jl6rt~t, nlv/d, pedifOrmts, pilOsti, tpadlcid 2, spicatd, 
tudltica, verndlU. 
Lychnis, Decandolle. From lychnos, a lamp; on 
account of the brilliancy of the flowers of most of 
the species. Linn. 10, Or. .5, Nat Or. Silenaceoe. 
An extremely beautiful genus of plants, well 
meriting extensive cultivation for the brilliancy 
of their flowers. Among the most showy and 
esteemed of the border- flowers, is L. Chalcedonica, 
the double varieties of which require some care to 
prevent them from returning to a single stale. L. 
fulgens and grandijlora are truly beautiful ; the 
latter will grow and flower well if planted out in 
the open border in spring, but it must be taken up 
in autumn, or the frost will kill it. They all grow 
freely in light rich loamy soil ; but they must be 
frequently divided, or they will dwindle away, 
and the best time to do this is early in spring. The 
seed of the annual species has only to be sown in 
the open border in spring. L. Cali Rosa is very 
handsome. Synonymes : 1. Viscaria alpina. 2. L. 
brachypetala. 3. Agrostemma coronaria. 4. A. Cor- 
sica. 5. A. syh'estris. 6. A - Flos-cuculi. 7- Githago 
segetutn. 8. Viscaria helvetica. 9. V. neglecta. 10. 
Githago nicxensis. 11. Agrostemma pyrenaica. 12. 
A. sibirica. 13. A. dioica. 14. Viscaria vulgaris. 
alpins, 1 . . . Piuk . . 4, H. Her. P. Scotland . 
apetala . . . White . . 6, H. Her. P. Lapland . 1810 
paueiflOra, 2 . White . . 6, H. Her. P. Sit.eria . .1817 
Chalcedonica . Scarlet . 6, H. Her. P. Russia . . 1596 
alba . . . W^'hite . . 6, H. Her. P. Russia . . 
albii-plena . . W'hite . . 6, H. Her. P. Gardens 
dbre-plcno . Scarlet . 6, H. Her. P. Russia . 
Cttli-Rosa . . Flesh . . 7, H. A. Levant . . 1713 
cornnariii, 3 . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Italy . . 1596 
alba . . . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. 
plena ... Red . . 7> H. Her. P. 
rubra . . . Red . . 7 H. Her. P. 
cSrsica, 4 . . . Red . .6, H. Her. P. Corsica . . 1818 
diurna, 5 . . . Pitrple . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
plena . . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Briuin . . 
FlOs-jOvis . . . Red . • 7, H. Her. P. Gennany . 1726 
Flos-cuculi, 6 . Pink . .7, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
albillora . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Briuin . . 
plena . . . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. 
fulgens . . . Scarlet . 6, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1822 
Githago, 7 . . Purple . 7, H. A. Britain . . 
grandiflbra . . Red . . 7, G. Her. P. China . .1774 
helvetica, 8 . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1814 
lata .... Flesh . . H. Her. P. Portugal . 1773 
neglecta, 9 . . White . . 6, H. Her. P. 
nicaeensis, 10 . W'ht. red . 6, H. A. Nice . . 1794 
p.vrenaica, 11 . White. . 6, H. Her. P. Pyrenees .1819 
sibirica, 12 . . White. . 6, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1817 
vespertina, 13 . White . . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
multiplex . . White . . 6, H. Her. P. 
rOsea . . . Wht. red . 6, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
Viscaria, 14 . . Pink . . 5, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
plena . . . Red . . 5, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
apftdld, brachypitdla. 
LvcioserIssa, Raemer and Schultes. From lycium, and 
serissa, serissa-like lycium. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Solanacece. A Cape shrub, which grows in 
peat tind loam, and is increased by cuttings — 
capSnsts. 
LYcilm, Linn. From lycion, a name given by Dios- 
corides to a thorny shrub, and applied to this genus 
because of its containing some thorny shrubs. 
Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanacece. The stove and 
greenhouse kinds require the same treatment as 
other similar plants. L. afrum, and some others 
of the Cape species, thrive and flower well against 
a south or west wall, and are very handsome when 
in flower. The hardy species are admirably suited 
for training against trellis-work, or walls, or for 
covering arbours. They are all readily increased 
by cuttings of the ripened wood planted in sand, 
under a glass. Synonyme : 1. L. camosum. 
Afrum . . . .Violet. . 6, H. De. T. C. G. H. .1712 
bArbarum . . . Violet . . 6, H. De. Cl. Barbjiry . 1696 
caroliniAnum . . Blue . . 7, H. Ev. S. Carolina . 1806 
chincnsA . . * Purple • 7, H. De. Cl. China . . 
tinSreum . . . Violet . . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
europium . . . Pink . . 6, H. De. Cl. S. Eur. . . 1730 
chrvsocArpum . . 5, H. De. Cl. 
."phaerocArpum . . 5, H. De. Cl. 
hArrfdum . . . WHiite . . 7, F. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1791 
laiiceolAtum . . Pink . . 6, H. De. Cl. S. Eur. . . 
microphyllfim . . Violet . . 6, H. De. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
rlgidum. 1 . . . Violet . . 4, H. De. S. C. G. H. . 1795 
rulher.Icuni . . White. . H. De. Cl. Siberia . . 1804 
ca.nplcum . . . 7, H. De. Cl. Ca.sp. Sea . 
ShAwn .... Pink . . 7. 0. Ev, Cl. C G. H. . 1700 
tenu6 , . . .Violet. . 6, F. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1819 
tetrAndrum . . Violet . . 6, H. De. Cl. C. G. H. ,1810 
TrewiAnum . . Purple . 6, H. Be. Cl. China . . 1818 
turbinAtum . . Violet . . 6, H. De. Cl. China . . 1709 
Lyco'jala, Michaux. From lykos, a wolf, and gala, 
milk. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. In the 
early stage of this plant’s existence, it appears 
like a mass of thick cream. It is found upon rotten 
or decayed leaves — miniuta. 
LtcoperdOn, Michaux. The meaning of the name is 
not explained. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. 
This is a genus of roundish, tuber-like plants, 
which, when ripe, explode, and emit their sporules 
like smoke, and known among country people by 
the name of Puff-balls. They grow in pastures 
and on the stumps of trees — Bovistd, excipulijunng, 
perldtSm, pratensg, pyrifbrmg. 
I.YCOPERSICON, Toumefort. From lykos, a wolf, and 
persicon, a peach ; in allusion to its aphrodisaical 
qualities. Linn. 5, f)r. 1, Nat. Or. Solanacece. The 
Lycopersicon, or Love-apple, consists chiefly of 
annual plants, several of which are trained against 
walls for the sake of their fruit, which is used for 
soups. They a’-e generally raised in frames, or in 
a stove, and when of sufficient size, they are trans- 
plaivted into the open border. Synonymes : 1. Sola- 
num Pseudo Lycopersicum. 2. S. Lycopersicum. 3. 
S. pimpinellifolium. 
cerasifbtmA, 1 . . Green . 7, H. A. Peru . . 1800 
luWum . . . Green . 7. H. A. S. Amer. . 15P6 
commutAtum . . Yellow . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1818 
esculentum, 2 . . Green . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 15!--6 
chrytocarpum . Green . 7, H. A. .S. Amer, . 1596 
erytlirocSrpum . Green . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1596 
leuoocarpum . . Green . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1596 
Humboldtn . . . Yellow . 8, H, A. S. Amer. . 1822 
peruviani'im . , . Yellow . .5. S. Her. P. Peru . , 1823 
pimpinellifolium, 3 Green . 0, H. ^A. Peru . . 
piocumbens . . Cream . 7- H. Tr. 'A. S. Amer. . 1700 
pyriformS . . . Yellow . 8, H. A. . 1823 
regulars .... Green . 6, H. A. 
Lycopodium, Linn. From lykos, a wolf, and pous, a 
foot; because of the resemblance of the roots. 
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