INDEX 683 
Lamina, 50 
Lanatus (Lat.), woolly 
Lanceolate, 52 
Lance, Bambusa\ -wood, Dugu- 
etia , (W. I.) Oxandra , Cananga, 
Tournefortia 
Lang, W. H., Helminthostachys 
Lanose, lanuginose, woolly 
Lapatero (W. I.), Copaifera 
officinalis L. 
Larch, Larix 
Larkspur, Delphinium 
Larrea scrub, 188 
Lat., Latin, lateral 
Latent, dormant 
Lateral branching, 41, 42, 62; 
style, 82 
Latex, 1 14, 199 
Lati- (Lat. pref.), broad; -folius, 
broad-leaved; -septal, with 
broad septum 
Laticiferous tissues, 114 
Laurel, Laurus', Alexandrian-, 
Calophyllum Inophyllum , L. ; 
bay-, Laurus ; cherry-, Prunus', 
Japan-, Aucuba; seaside- 
(W. I.), Phyllanthus ; spurge-, 
Daphne ; West Indian- (W. I.), 
Prunus occidentalis Sw. 
Laurestinus (Am.), Viburnum 
Laurium (Cl.), a drain formation 
Laxus (Lat.), loose 
l.c., loco citato, in the place 
mentioned 
Leader, Abies 
Lead tree (W. I.), Leucaena 
glauca Benth. ; -wort (W. I.), 
Plumbago 
Leaf, 40, 47, 144, 154, 157, 160, 
161, 165, 176, 178, 181, 182, 
190; arrangement of, 45; 
-apex, 53; -base, 49; -blade, 
50; -cutting ants, Acacia; 
-climbers, 172; description, 52, 
51; dew-, 144; . -fall, 156; 
foliage-, 32; -mosaic, 46; move- 
ments of, 49, 166; rain-, 144; 
-scar, 156; snow- 144; -stalk, 
49; -succulents, 167; -surface, 
53; -texture, 53 
Leaflets, 51 
Leather- leaf (Am.), Cassandra ; 
-wood, Cyrilla 
Lechuguilla, Agave 
Ledeb., Ledebour 
Leechee, Lite hi 
Leek, Allium 
Legitimate pollination, 95, Ly- 
thrum , Primula 
Legume, 108, Leguminosae 
Lehm., Lehmann 
Lem., Lemaire 
Lemon, Citrus', -grass, Andro- 
pogon; -tree, bastard (W. I.), 
Fagara', water-, Passiflora 
Lenticel, 43 
Lenticular, lens-shaped 
Lentiginose, minutely dotted 
Lentil, Lens 
Leopard’s bane, Doronicu?n ; 
-wood, Brosimum Aubletii, 
Poepp. 
Lepidoptera, 88 
Lepidote, with small scurfy scales 
Lettuce, Lactuca ; lamb’s-, Vale- 
rianella ; prickly-, Lactuca\ 
-tree (Ceyl.), Pisonia morindi- 
folia Br. ; water-, Pistia 
Leuco- (Gr. pref.), white; -an- 
thous, white-flowered 
Lever- wood, Ostrya 
Levigatus (Lat.), smooth, slip- 
pery 
Lf., leaf 
L’Herit., L’Heritier 
Lianes, 173, 189 
Liber, phloem 
Liberian coffee, Coffea 
Life-history, 56 
Light, and cleistogamy, 99; and 
water plants, 161; the circum- 
polar-, 1 8 1 ; effect on spores, 
10 1 ; -, - on geographical 
distribution, 142; -, - on 
vegetative reproduction, 113 
Lignaloes, eagle-wood 
Ligneus (Lat.), woody 
Lignification, becoming woody 
Lignum vitae, Guaiacum 
Ligulate corolla, 77, Co?npositae 
Ligule, 51, Gramineae 
Liguliflorate, with ligulate flowers 
