JUN K I N
parasitic nature, it will flourish in a pot, filled with
turiy peat soil, and kept in a moist stove; it does
not gi'ow last, but is readily increased by cuttina;s
planted in sand, under a glass in heat. Syno7iyvies:
Vlloa parasitica^ ISruymansia parvifiora, B. Jioribunda.
aurantijlca .
parasitica, 2
. Orange . 6, S. Ev. S. S. Amor. . 1840
. Scar. or. . S. Ev. Ö. Peru . lS2é
JUNGIA, De Candolle. See Dumerilia.
JUNGEIIMANIMIA. Synonymcs : 1. Jungermannia epiphylla
furcigera. 2. J. endivicefolia. 3. J. a finis—
J, barbata minor, bidentata, obtusata, cabjcina 1,
epiphylla longifolia 2, hamaiifolia echinata, hamati-
J UN IPISRUS. iiynonymes : 1. Junipeinis vulgaris fruticosa,
J. communis erecta, 2. J. lusitanica.
. . Apetal.capensis . . . 5, F . Ev. S. Me x i c o .
commùnis . .
oblonga pendala Apetal.
vulgaris . . . Apetal.
flaccida . . . . Apetal.
plaûca . . . . Apetal.
Uemisphasrica . . Apetal.
5, H. Ev. S. Britain .
5, H. Ev. S. Britain .
5, H. Ev. S. Mexico,
5, H. Ev. S. China .
Ö, H Ev. S. Sicüy .
1836
1836
1814
1828
JUR
Hermänni ,
mexicana
neoboracènsis
oblönga . .
religiósa .
Sahina . .
Smitiñi
tetragona .
virginiäna ,
caroliniäna
licrizontälis
pendula .
K Y L
Apetal. . 5, H. Ev. S.
Apetal. . 5, F. Ev. S. Mexico. .
Apetal. . 5, H. Ev. S.
Apetal. . 5, H. Ev. S. Armenia .
Apetal. . 5, H. Ev. S.
Apetal. . 5, H. Ev. S. 9. Europe .
Apetal. . 6, H. Ev. S. Nepaul . .
Apetal. . 5, F. Ev. S. Mexico. .
Apetal. . 5, H. Ev. S. N. Araer. .
Apetal. .-5, H. Ev. S. N. Amer. .
Apetdl. . 5, H. Ev. S. N. Ainer. .
rTuBpiSA. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Composlt(B.
cultui'e, «&c., see 8erratula.
Purple 6, H. Her. P. Europe. .
Purple . 6, H. Her. P. Caucasus .
spectabllis .
subacaülis .
JU3SIJÍ:A.
octofïda .
octovaivis .
pilósa . .
Su'artziäna
villosa . ,
JUSTICIA.
maculata
pattila
YelloAv
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Purple
White
7. S. Her. Aq. Caribbees
7> S. Her. Aq. S. Anier.
7» S. Her. Aq. Caraccas
7, S. Her. Aq. W. Indies
7» S. Her. Ao. E. Indies
. 6, S. Ev. S. W. Indies
. 4, G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
1836
1829
1826
For
1837
1837
1829
1826
1826
1823
1824
K.
r/ADSÜRA. See Sph(Brostema.
KALANCIIÖE.
varíans . . . . Yellow
KALOSAJN'THES.
capitata . . . . White
7, S. Ev. a E. Indies
1822
1802
7> G. Ev. S. C. G. H.
flava Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. a G. H.
KARELTWIA, De Candolle, Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat.
Or. Comiwsitcß. A plant of the easiest culture in
the opeu border.
caspia . . . . Purple . 8, H. Her. P. Caspia ,
KAULPUSSIA.
sesculifolia . . . Brn. ye.. . 6, S. Her. P. I. ofLeyt a
KENTBOPHÌLLUM, De Candolle. From hentron, a
sharp point, and phyllon, a leaf. Linn. 19, Or. 3,
Nat. Or. Co7n22os2iiB. Synonymes: Ì. Carthamus arboreuS'
2. C. lanatus, centaurea lanata. 3. Heracanina
eretica. 4. Carthamus creticus, Heracantha
t aurica.
. Yellow . 7, F. Ev. S. Spain . .1731
. Purple . 6, H. A. Iberia . . 1818
. Yellow . 7, H. A. S. Europe . 1596
. White . 6, H. A. Candia . . 1781
. Yellow . 6, H. A. Tauria . . 1818
arborëscens, 1
f^laflcum .
lanátum, 2
lasiocaüloD, 3
taurïcum, 4
KEBNKRA, Mea. J. S. Kerner, a German writer on
Botany. ^ Linn. 15, Or, 1, Nat. Or. CrucifertB. See
Cochleana.
KEBRIA. Synonyme: Corchorusjaponicusßorepleno.
japonlca . . .
flòre-pléno, 1 . Yellow . 6, H. Ev. S. Japan . . 1700
KIELMEYÌÌKA, Martius. In honour of C. F . D Kielmeyer,
a great patron of botany. Linn. 13, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Ternsfrcemiaceoi. A beautiful plant, grow-
. mg m a mixture of turfy loam and sand; and
increased by ripened cuttings planted in sand, under
a hand-glass in heat.
excèlsa . . . White . . 7» & Ev. S. Brazil . . 1833
KINGIA. After Capt. Philip King, a naval officer
em -jployed on the coast of New Holland.
Or. I, Nat. Or. Juncacea.
Linn. 6,
_ -Pot in aijy light rich soil,
and keep m an airy pai't of the greenhouse,
australis . . . Yellow . G. Ev. S. Austialia . . 1830
KNAUTIA.
arvënsis
flöre-pleno
. White . 8, H. Her. P. Britain
campèstri» .
. Lilac . . 7, H. Her. P. Poland
Salcidi . ,
. Lilac . . 7, H. Her. P. Spain.
KNOXÏA.
exserta
.•^Wiiite . 6, G. Ev. S. Ceylon
KOCHIA.
latifolla . . . Green . . 6, H.
KIELPINIA. See Lapsana.
KOHAUTIA, De Candolle. In memory of Francis
Koh^U, a botanical collector. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat
Or. iiiióiGceiE. Not worthy of cultivation. For
culture, see Oldenlandia. Synonyme : Hedvotis
gracilis, H. fusca.
gracilis . . . . White . 6, S. A. Nepaul . .1828
KoLBifiA. See Melanthium.
KOPSIA, Blame. Named after Professor Kops the
author of a botanical dictionary of reputation.
Linn. 0, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Jpocinacea. A genus bearing
1824
1823
A. Egypt
1828
1836
flowers not unlike the stove species of Vincu ^
very ornamental, and produced several times in the
year.^ It grows freely in a mixture of heathmould
acd light sandy soil, and is propagated by cuttings
Synonyme : Cerhera fruticosa. '
fruticosa . . . . Red . . 5, S. Ev. S. Pegu. . 1818
KBEYSIGIA, Named after F. L. Kreysioa
German botanist, author of a treatise on tie
comparison of animal and vegetable life. Linn. 6.
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Melanthacece. A pretty half-hardy
herbaceous plant, bearing delicate rose-coloured
flowers. It will grow in any light soil, and is increased
by division.
multiilora . . . Rose . 6, G. Her. P. N. S. W. . 1823
KYLLIN GiA—cruciformis, odorata.
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LAB L A N L A P L A X
L ,
T ABlCHliA, Gaudichaud. In memory of M.
Lawho
J j biche, an officer in the French ship Uranie,
accompanied Freycinet in his voyage round the
world; he died on his passae:e to the Moluccas.
Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Leguminacece. These shrubs
will thrive in a mixture of loam and peat, and
cuttings will root if planted in a pot of sand, with
a glass placed over them,
bipunciata . ., . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. Swan R. . 1843
lanceolata . . . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. Swan R. . 1837
Lindley. From lahis, a spoon, in allusion
to the divisions of the corolla resembling the bowl
of a small spoon. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myrsinacem.
A stove shrub of little beauty, requiring to
be grown in bottom heat, of very slow growth, and
its roots must not be disturbed during tlieir period
of growth. In winter little water is'^require'd.
inr •> I t
is increased by ' seeds,-
pothoina . . . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. China . .1844
LACUNA, Lindley, This was one of the names of
Helen, and may be applied to this plant because of
Its beauty; but it may also be derived from lakis,
a cleft, in allusion to the divisions of the lip. Linn.
20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacecn. A fine plant, bearing
a strong likeness to the pendulous Peristerias : it
should receive similar treatment to Stanhopeas.
bicOlor . . . . Grnsh. yel. . 5, S. Epi. Guatemala
1843
LiELiA. Synonyme: CattleyaPerrinii.
acuminata . Pksh. wht . 6, S. Epi. Mexico .
easrulêscens .
Epi.
Costa Rica
candida . .
White 6,
Epi.
Bolanos ,
incarnâta.
Epi.
Bolán 03 .
caulêsceus .
Epi.
Brazil .
cinnabarÏDa .
Rdsh. or. . 5,
Epi.
Brazil .
erythrobûlbon
Epi.
Brazil .
flava . . .
Eni.
Mexico .
Lindenïi. .
6,
Epi.
Cuba . .
pedunculäris
Eoi.
Mexico .
Perrinli, 1 .
Epi.
Brazil .
purpurâscens
. 9,
Epi.
Brazil .
rubéscens .
. 5,
Epi.
Mexico .
rupëstris . .
Epi.
Brazil .
superbiens .
" n ,
Epi.
Guatemala
virens . .
1840
1838
1840
1840
1838
1836
1843
1841
1841
1835
1838
1840
1840
1840
1843
Yellow
Pa. rose
Violet.
Lilac .
Pink ,
Pink .
Violet.
Pink vie.
Green . . S. Epi. Brazil
LAGENOPHORA, Endl. From lagenos, a flask, and
phoros, bearing. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Compositoi.
Forsteri . . . Yel. pur. . . G. Her. P. New Zea. . 1837
LAGUNARIA, Endl. So called from the resemblance
of this genus to Lagunea. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat.
Or. Malvaceae. Handsome conservatory shrubs
growing in a mixture of sand and lightìoam, and
increased by cuttings planted in pots of sand, and
p l ^ e d in heat, under a glass, Synonymes : 1. KibiscuW
lilacinus, 2. JET. Patersonii.
cuneiformis. . . . 6, G. Ev. S, Australia .
hlacina, 1 . . . Lilac . . 6, G. Ev. S. Swan R. . . 1832
Patersonii, 2 . . Flame col. 6, S. Ev. S. Norfolk L . 1792
LAGUNCULAiiiA,De Candolle. Meaning not explained.
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Combietaceoi. For culture
and propagation see Bucida.
racemosa . . . Green . 5, S. Ev. S. W. Indies. 1825
LALAGE.
hoveeefolla . . . Yel. or. . 3, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. .
LAMBERTIA.
G. Ev. S. N. Holl.. . ] 836
Lamium maculatum album.
ovali folia . . .
LAMIUJT. Synonyme :
lon^iflörum .
album, 1 . . . White
intermedium . .
rugösum . . .
album . . . White
H. Her. P.
H. Her. P.
Gardens .
Britain .
7, H. Her. P. Gardens . .
LANKESTERIA, Lindley. After Dr. Edwin Lankester,
F.R.S., a distinguished botanist. Linn. 14, Or. 2,
Nat. Or. Acanthaceoi. This genus is founded on a
very interesting plant, which requires the same
culture as Ruellia and Eranthemum.
4, S. ET. S. Sier. Leone
4, S. Ev. S. Africa . .1844
longiflöra . .
parvifl.öra . .
LANTÄNA.
multiflora . .
[ 4 1 ]
Yellow
Yellow
S. Ev. S. 1834
SeHoviSna . . . Rose . . 4, S. Ev. S. Montevideo 1822
-anceolata . . Dp. rose . 7, G. Ev. S. Montevideo 1838
TAPLACiiA, Humboldt. In compliment to the distmguished
philosopher and mathematician Laplace.
Linn. 18, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ternstrcemiaceae. A very
pretty stove plant, which flowers freely in our stoves
when of small size, although said to be a tree of
30 or 40 feet in Brazil. It thrives in a mixture of
peat, loam, and sand, and is propagated by halfripened
cuttings planted under a hand-glass in
heat.
semiserrata . . . White . 9, S. Ev. T. Brazil . . 1842
LAPPA, Tournefort. See Arctium.
LASIA. SeePothos.
LASIAGROSTIS, Kunth, From lasios, hairy, oxiHagrostis,
a kind of gi'ass. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gvaminacecs,
Synonymes : 1. Arundo speciosa, A. Calamogrostis.
2. Stipa splendens.—L. calamogrostis, 1, splendens, 2.
LASIANDRA.
petiolata. . . . Pur. blue. 6, S. De. S. Brazil . . 1836
LASIOPETALUM.
macrophyllum . . Pur. grn. . 5, G. De. S. N. S. W. . 1835
LASTRjSA,Presi. Meaning unknown. Linn 24 Or 1
Nat. Or. Polypodiacea. Stove and greeilhouse
terns. Synonymes: 1. Aspidium ckrysolobum 2
A. conterminum. ^ISiephrodium decomposiium'
4. Polypodium decursive-pinnatum. 5. Aspidium
eburneum,Polypodmm oxyphyllum. 6. ISephrodium
eloTwatum.^ 7. iV Fihx-Mas. 8. N, Goldianum.
9. N.marginale. 10. N. Noveboracensis 11 N oreon
teris. 12. N. Preslianum 13. N. semicokatum.
14. N. serra, 15. N. spinulosum. 16. N. Thelypteris.
Her. p. Britain . .
7, S. Her. P. E. Indies .
8, S. Her. P.
6, S. Her. P. E. indies .
7; I Li f r - :
7, G. Her. R N. Holl. .
6, G. Her. P. china . .
6, H. Her. P. Britain . .
7, S. Her. P. Nepaul. .
7, Her. P. Madeira .
6, S. Her. P. E. Indies .
V I' g®'- S- of Luzon.
7, S. Her. P. g. Amer. .
7, H. Her. P. Britain . .
• - N. Amer. . 182"
Brn yel. . 6, H. Her. P. N. A ^ e r . . 1837
Ye low . 7> S. Her. P. Jamaica. . 1830
Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. I, of Luzon. 1834
Brn yel. . 6, S. Her. P. 1. of Luzon . 1839
Yellow . 8, S. Her. P. E.Indies . 1827
6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1772
6, to. Her. P. L of Luzon. 1844
7, S. Her. p. E. Indies . 1839
7, S. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1822
^ . 7, H- Her. p. Britain . .
Brn. yel. . 7, S. Her. P. W. Indies. 1784
8, S. Her. P. E. Indies . ¡825
8, S. Her. p. India . .
6, S. Her. P. India . .
.. - 7, S. Her. P. L.ofLuzon.
Brn. yel. . 7, S. Her. P.
Brn. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . ,
6, S. Her. P. W.Indies. 1822
7, S. Her. P. W. Indies. 1819
7, S. Her. P. Malacca .
6, S. Her. P. I. of Luzon .
6, H. Her. P. Britain . .
8, S. Her. P. India . .
7, H. Her. P. Britain, .
8, S. Her. P. India
aculeata
appendiculäta,
ascendens . .
atrata . . .
attenuata . .
chrysolüba, 1 .
contermina, 2 .
cristäta . . .
decomposita, 3
decürrens, 4 .
d i l a t a t a . . .
eburnéa, 5.
elongäta, 6 .
eriocärpa . .
e x i ^ a . . .
falcicul^ita.
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
! Yellow
. Brn. yeL
. Yellow
, Brn. yeL
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Yellow
. Brn. yel.
1825
1840
1841
1799
Filix-Mas, 7
Yellow
Goldiäna, 8
Yellow
intermedia,
invisa . .
lata . . .
ligulata. .
macrocárpa
maíginalis, 9 •
Yellow
membranifolía
Yellow
multijüga . . .
Yellow
noveboraeénsis, l o Brn. yel.
oreoptéris, 11. . Brn. yel.
patens
patentissima .
polyphylla. .
Presliäna, 12 .
propinqua . .
pubëscens . .
recurva. .
semicordäta, 13
Serra, 14 . .
similis . . .
spectabïUs. .
spinulosa, 15 .
Sprengeiii . . .
Thelyptëris, 16 . Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Brn. yeL
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow
Brn. yel.
Brn. yel.
Yellow
Yellow
venusta,
verrucosa . ,
vestita . . .
villÖHa .
viscosa .
LATH-^RUS.
nervòsus . .
pubèseens . .
tomentösus
LAXMANNÍA.
granditiöra .
Yellow . ..... . . .
Brn. yel. . 6, S. Her. P. E. Indies
Brn. yel.
Yellow
Bin. yel.
7, S. Her. P. Brazil .
7, S. Her. P. Jamaica .
7, S. Her. P. Malacca . 1839
. . . 6, 0. Ev. S. Montevideo 1843
P u r . b l u e . 5, G. Er . S. Buen.Avres 1843
Lilac . . 6, H. De. CI. Buen. Ayres 1839
Wht.brn. G. Her. P. Swan R..
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