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BRITISH NAMES. 
Pinus laris 
Delphinium 
Delphinium datum 
Delphinium grandiflorum 
Laserpitum siler 
Lavandula spica 
Statice limonium 
Santolina * chamce-cyparis- 
sus 
Lady’s traces, treble Ophrys spiralis 
Lamb’s lettuce ; or corn salad Valeriana locusta 
Lamb’s-toes ; or bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus ornithopodioides 
Lance-woo<^—see Cabbage tree 
Larch tree 
Lark-heel; or lark-spur 
Lark-heel, bee 
Lark-heel, perennial 
Laser-wort; or sermountain 
Lavender; or false spikenard 
Lavender, sea ; or limonium 
Lavender cotton, common ^ 
Lavender, French ; stickadore ; \ Lavandu i a stcechas 
or eassidone J 
Laver Viva 
Laurel, China Stilago bunias 
Laurel, cherry*; or common laurel Prunus lauro-eerasm 
Laurel of the antients ; or com- ] Laurus nobilis 
mon bay J 
Laurel; or bay of Alexandria Ruscus racemosusf 
Laurel, dwarf; or ivy tree of \ 
America J 
Laurel, Portugal 
Laurel, flax-leaved 
Laurel, sea-side 
Laurel, spurge 
Laurel, tongue ; or tongue blade 
Laurestinus 
jKalmia latifoUa 
Prunus lusitanica 
Daphne gnidium 
Phyllanthus emhliea 
Daphne laureola 
Ruscus hypoglossum 
Viburnum firms 
* Cherry-laurel is said to be called so because it may be grafted on a cherry . 
The distilled water from the leaves of the cherry-laurel , is perhaps the most sudden 
poison we are acquainted with in this country; two spoonfulls of it will destroy a 
large dog in about ten minutes.—In smaller doses it is said to produce intoxication ; 
that there is reason to believe it acts in the same manner as opium and vinous spi¬ 
rit, but the dose is not so well ascertained. A pint of water distilled from 14 lbs. of 
black cherry stones bruised, hath the same deleterious effect. It is probable apricot 
kernels, peach leaves, walnut leaves, and whatever possesses the kernel flavour, may 
have similar qualities.— Botanic Garden. See note to oenanthe crocata. 
f Ruscus racemosus is supposed to be the plant with which the antients crowned 
their victors and poets; the stalks being very pliable, may be easily twined into 
coronets for that purpose, and the leaves seem to represent those on antient busts. 
Miller's Diet, 
