This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...vulgare J. Presl. is the common laburnum of shrubberies. The flr. has a simple Trifolium-mechanism. There is no free honey; bees pierce the swelling at the base of the vexillum (cf. Orchis). All parts are poisonous. Lachenalia Jacq. Liliaceae (v). 30 sp. S. Afr. L. tricolor Jacq. a pretty little bulbous plant with two ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...vulgare J. Presl. is the common laburnum of shrubberies. The flr. has a simple Trifolium-mechanism. There is no free honey; bees pierce the swelling at the base of the vexillum (cf. Orchis). All parts are poisonous. Lachenalia Jacq. Liliaceae (v). 30 sp. S. Afr. L. tricolor Jacq. a pretty little bulbous plant with two leaves, is in cultivation. Lachnanthes Ell. Haemodoraceae. 1 sp. L. tinctoria Ell., N. Am., the paint-root. The roots yield a red dye. See Orig. of Species, 6th ed., p. 9. Lacistema Sw. Lacistemaceae. 16 sp. trop. Am. Lacistemaceae. Dicotyledons (Archichl. Piperales). Only genus Lacistema. Closely allied to Piperaceae. See Nat. Pfl. Lactoridaceae. Dicotyledons (Archichl. Ranales). An order composed of the single sp. Lactoris fernandeziana Phil. from Juan Fernandez (p. 158). See Nat. Pfl. Placed in Piperaceae by Benth.-Hooker. Lactoris Phil. Lactoridaceae. See order. Lactuoa (Tourn.) Linn. (incl. Mulgedium Cass.). Compositae (xm). 90 sp. chiefly N. temp. Old World; 4 in Brit. L. Scariola L., the prickly lettuce, is a compass-plant when growing in dry exposed places (see Silphium). L. sativa L. is the common lettuce used in salads. Its value depends on the latex. Fir. like Hieracium. The former is rapidly spreading in the U. S. as a weed (p. 151). Ladenbergia Klotzsch (exd.Cascarilla Wedd.). Rubiaceae (1. 4). 10 sp. S. Am. Laelia Lindl. Orchidaceae (13). 20 sp. trop. Am. Often epiphytic. Like Cattleya. Lagenandra Dalz. Araceae (vn). 4 sp. Ceylon. Lagenaria Ser. Cucurbitaceae (m). 1 sp. trop. Old World, Z. vulgaris Ser., the calabash-cucumber. The outer woody pericarp of the fruit makes an excellent flask. Lagerstroemia Linn. Lythraceae. 23 sp. Madag. to E. As. and Austr. Some are heterostyled like Lythrum. Lagetta Juss. Thymelaeaceae. 3 sp. W. I...
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