L. tatarica. Tatarian H.; S. Russia to Altai and Turkest. (My.-Jn.). 
L. t. alba. 
L. t. elegans. 
L. tenuipes. Japan. 
L. thibetica. W. China (My.-Jn.). 
L. trichosantha. W. China, Tibet (Jn.). 
L. utahensis. B. C. to Ore. and Utah. 
L. Webbiana. S.E. Eu., Afghan., Himal. (Ap.-My.). 
L. xylosteoides (. L. tatarica x Xylosteum). 
L. Xylosteum. European Fly H.; Eu. to Altai (My.-Jn.). 
LUETKEA, Rosaceae. A low subshrub of little value except in a 
collection of rock-garden plants [5E]. 
L. pectinata. Alaska to Calif. (Jy.-Au.). 
LYCIUM, Solanaceae. Thorny shrubs with gracefully arch¬ 
ing branches that bear violet flowers and red berries. They are 
easy to grow and thrive when planted at the seaside [6H]. 
L. chinense ovatum. Chinese Matrimony-vine; E. Asia (Jn.-S.). 
L. halimifolium. Common Matrimony-vine; S.E. Eu. to W. Asia 
(Jn.-S.). 
LYONIA, Ericaceae. Low pink-flowered shrub of open habit 
that blossoms best in sandy soils and in sunny places [nursery]. 
L. mariana (Xolisma m.). Stagger-bush; R. I. to Fla. (My.-Jn.). 
MAACKIA, Leguminosae. Medium-sized summer-flowering 
trees with pinnate foliage and conspicuous horizontal lenticels 
on the bark of the trunk [2C, 5E]. 
M. amurensis. Manch. (Jy.). 
M. chinensis. C. China. 
MACLURA, Moraceae. Osage-orange. A dioecious tree that 
bears round green fruits about the size of a large orange, but 
poisonous to eat. In the Middle West and in some other sec- 
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