LI MO SELL A—LIPARIS. 
nerves hairy beneath; corolla erect, bell-form, spreading; petals lanceo¬ 
late, having claws. 
canaden"se , (nodding lily, y. r. Jo. %) leaves remotely whorled, lanceolate; 
peduncles terminal, elongated, mostly in threes; corolla nodding; petals 
spreading. 2-3 f. 
super" bum > (superb lily, y. p. Ju. 21.) leaves lance-linear, 3-nerved, glabrous; 
lower ones whorled; upper ones scattered; flowers in a pyramid raceme ; 
petals re volute. 3-6 f. Wet meadows. 
catesbcei , (Southern lily,) leaves scattered, lance-linear, very acute; stem 1- 
flowered; corolla erect; segments with long claws, undulate on the mar¬ 
gin, reflexed at the summit; flowers scarlet, spotted with yellow and brown. 
Stem 18 i. 
pennsylvaJnicum , leaves scattered, lance-linear, the upper ones whorled ; stem 
about 1 -flowered; peduncles woolly; corolla erect, woolly without; flow¬ 
ers red and yellow. 
mar'logon , ( Turk’s cap.) leaves narrow, peduncles terminal; petals reflexed 
so as to give the corolla the appearance of a turban; flowers scarlet, with 
varieties; stem 2-3 feet high. Ex. 
iigri'nym, (tiger lily,) lfeaves scattered; petals reflexed; flowers in whorls; 
dark orange, spotted with black; stem bulbiferous. A very showy plant, 
of easy culture. 4 5 f. Ex. 
japon"‘icum , (Japan lily,) corolla elongated into a tube ; flowers very large, 
pure white, with a streak of blue; stem 4-5 feet, high, generally with 2 
flowers. Ex. 
pu'dicum, stem 1 -flowered ; corolla bell-form, nodding; petals erect, sessile, 
spatulate-obovate, flat within; yellow. S. 
umbella'turn, flowers 1 to 5, terminal, erect; petals unguieulate, spreading, 
red. S. 
can"didum , (white lily, w. J. % .) leaves lanceolate, scattered, tapering to the 
base; corolla bell-form, glabrous within. Ex. 
bulbif'erum, (orange lily, y. J. Q|.) leaves scattered, 3-nerved; corolla cam- 
panulate, erect, scabrous within. Ex. 
LIMOSELLA. 13—2. (>S 'crophularice.) [From limus, slime or mud.] 
subula'ta, (mudwort, Aug. %.) leaves linear, very narrow, scarcely dilated at 
the apex ; scape 1-flowered, as long as the leaves. Muddy shores. Stem, 
an inch high; flowers very small, bluish white. 
LINDERNIA. 2—1. ( Scrophularice .) [In honour of Von Lindern.] 
aUenu'ata , (false hedge hyssop, w-p. Ju. <f>.) leaves lanceolate and obovate ? 
narrowed at the base; peduncle shorter than the leaves, erect. 
dilala'ta , leaves dilated at the base, clasping; peduncles longer than the 
leaves ; flowers pale purple. Inundated banks. Stem 4-sided, 6 inches 
high, smooth. 
montico'la , (June, 2j_0 stem slender, dichotomous; radical leaves spatulate, 
punctate; cauline ones linear, small, remote ; peduncles very long ; flowers 
pale blue ; stem erect. 4-6 inches high. 
LINNiEA. 4—1. ( Caprifolice .) [In honour of Charles Von Linnaeus.] 
borea'lis , (twin-flower, w. r. J. Ajl-) stem prostrate; branches erect, each bear¬ 
ing 2 flowers; leaves roundish, crenate. Woods and hills. Evergreen^ 
creeping. 
LINUM. 5—5. ( Caryophylie «?.) [From leios, smooth, or soft, on account of its texture.] 
usitati s" simum , (common flax, b. Ju. {v}.) leafets of the calyx ovate, acute, 3- 
nerved; petals crenate ; leaves lanceolate, alternate ; stem sub-solitary. Ex. 
virgin"icum , (Virginian flax, y. <v>.) stem erect, slender, smooth; radical 
leaves oval and spalulate; cauline leaves long and narrow; panicle lax, 
corymbose. 
LIPARIS. 13—1. ( OrchidecD .) [From lipos, fat. so called on account of its unctuous property.] 
lilc'ifolia , (y-w. Ju. A) leaves 2. ovate-oblong; scape angular; flowers ra¬ 
cemose; segments of the perianth linear; lower ones setaceous, reflexed; 
lip concave, obovate mucronate. 6-8 i. Wet woods. 
