. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 896 LEDUM in N. AmericH. Allioil to Rhodoilemlron, but eorolla polypetaluus. I'N â ^irnill, ^a-J^ iu. across, loug- pedicelled, in i. i niihil, limiiri likfi racemes; calyx lobes and petals .'). ~l I us 5-10: capsule nodding, 5-celled, . : i into 5 valves, with many minute-^i I Ih. i -.
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 896 LEDUM in N. AmericH. Allioil to Rhodoilemlron, but eorolla polypetaluus. I'N â ^irnill, ^a-J^ iu. across, loug- pedicelled, in i. i niihil, limiiri likfi racemes; calyx lobes and petals .'). ~l I us 5-10: capsule nodding, 5-celled, . : i into 5 valves, with many minute-^i I Ih. i -. cimtain a volatile oil, with narcotic properties; tlie Ivs. of L. tatifoUum are said to have been used during the war of independence as a substitute for tea, hence the name "Labrador Tea.'' palustre, Linn. Roskmahv. One to 2 ft. high: Ivs. linear or linear-ol>l"ir--, n \ .lnh ;ii margin, dark green and somewhat ru-M , ! i > ly ferrugineous- tomentose beneath lik. i: i , K-IM in. long: stamens 10: capsui' - :;â N. hemi- spliere, in N. America froni ;\ewtimMilland to Alaska. 6:560. Var. dilatWam, Gray. Lvs. broader: cap- sule more oblong. N. W. coast of N. Amer., Japan. Var. decumbens. Ait. With procumbent stems and shorter usually oval lvs. latijfilium, Ait. (L. O',,,,. Oeder). One to 3 ft., similar to the fin-Micr, K s. ;a(ler, o4)long or linear-oblong, 1-2 in. luiii,', toieuiiun beneath often whitish at first: stamens :,-:-. c:iijsule oblong. May, June. Canada to Brit. Col., south to Pa. and Wis. :.534 and 11:1049 (as L. cauadense). J. H. III. 31:20 {as L. palustre). , L. buxifblium, biixifolium.â L. glandu- Kimm, Nutt. Shrub, to 8 ft.; lvs. oblong or oval, , glaucous and glandular beneath: stamens 10. July, Aug. to Calif. 7610. Alfred Rehdeb. L££A (James Lee, Scotch nurseryman, 1715-1795). Lee&cece. About 20 species of tropical, orie
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