“172 LAC 
5—l. IMPATIENS. (Signifying impatient, from the elastic capsule. ) 
Pal/lida, (jewel-weed, touch-me-not. O. y. Ju. @) peduncles solitary, 
2 and 4-flowered; nectary obtusely conic. dilated, shorter than the 
petals; spur recurved, very short; flowers sparingly punctate, 
leaves rhomb-ovate, mucronate-toothed. 2—4. f. 
Ful’va, has the corollas with crowded spots. 
Exotic. 
Bal/samina, (garden lady’s slipper) peduncles aggregate, 1-flowered; 
leaves lanceolate, upper ones alternate; hooded petal (or nectary) 
shorter than the other petals; colour various, 
3—1. IRIS. (From Jris, the rainbow.) a 
Versic’’olor, (O. b. J. 21) leaves ensiform; stem acute on one side; 
capsules oblong, 3-sided, with obtuse angles. 2—3. f. 
Exotic. 
Plica’ta, (garden iris. p. w. M. 21) bearded; stem many flowered 
higher than the leaves; petals undulate-plicate, erect ones broadest., 
18—24, i. 
Pu/mila, (dwarf-flower-de-luce. b. M. 21) bearded; scape I-flowered; 
eaves ensiform, glabrous; tube of the corolla exsert; petals oblong, 
obtuse. 6—10. i. 
3—9. IXIA. (From Izia, birdlime.) 
Chinen’’svs, (blackberry-lily. y. r. J. 2L) corolla about 6 petaled; stem 
fiexuous; leaves ensiform. 
2—1. JASMINUM. (From Jon, violet, and’ osme, odour.) 
Frut’icans, (jasmine. y. kh) leaves alternate, ternate, simple; leafets — 
obovate, wedge-form, obtuse; branches angled. 
10—1. KALMIA. (From Kalm, a botanist.) 
Latifo'lia, (laurel. E. w. & r. Ju. kh) leaves long petioled, scattered, and 
in threes, oval, smooth both sides; corymbs terminal, with viscid 
hairs. 3—20. f. 
Angustifo’lia, (sheep laurel. O. J. kh) leaves in threes, petioled, oblong, 
obtuse, sometimes rusty beneath; corymbs lateral; bracts linear; 
peduncles and calyx with glandular hairs. Var. ovata, taller: 
leaves broader, sub-ovate. 2—3. f. 
17-1. LACTUCA. (From Lae, milk.) 
Exotic. 
Sati’va, (lettuce. y. Ju. ) leaves roundish; cauline ones cordate; 
stem coryinbed. Var. romana, has oblong, straight leaves, narrow- 
ed at the base. War. laciniata, has the lower leaves pinnatifid, and 
the upper ones runcinate. 
