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in one year orchards were freed from the pest and verdure and bloom restored. To combat the San Jose scale the Asiatic ladybird has been brought into the country, the Asiatic species feeding voraciously upon this scale. See U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bulletin 18, New Series, Washington, 1898.
Lady of the Lake, The, a narrative poem by Scott, so named from the heroine Ellen Douglas who lived on Loch Katrine. It was the world's first revelation of the lovely scenery in the Highlands of Scotland and of the poetry of clan life.
Lady'smith, an inland town of Natal, South Africa, is situated on a plain entered by the Klip River and surrounded by hills. The town attained a peculiar fame from the investment of the place by 20,000 Boers and the heroic defense of the besieged British force numbering about 11,000, under General Sir George White, who held out for 118 days, when they were relieved by General Sir Redvers Buller in the spring of 1900. Population 5,000.
Ladysmith, a mining town and shipping port on Vancouver Island, is growing rapidly.
Lady's Slipper, a family of plants belonging to the orchid order, is remarkable for the large cup-like shape of the lip of the corolla. Several beautiful species are natives of the colder parts of North America. Collectors vie in collecting the many different specimens.
The pink lady's slipper or moccasin flower is like an Indian moccasin; about a foot . from the ground hangs singly and gracefully from the top of a smooth scape; in color pink with darker lines; a pair of oblong leaves near the base of the stem. It is found in deep woods along the eastern coast and west to Minnesota, blooms in May and June, is becoming rare and should be carefully protected.
Laertes (Id-er'tez), a character in Greek mythology. He was king of Ithaca but resigned the crown to Odysseus (Ulysses), his son, the hero of Homer 's Odyssey, when the latter was old enough to bear responsibilities. Laertes joined in the Calydonian hunt and the Argonautic expedition. The absence of the son during the Trojan War cast the father into melancholy, but on the hero's return the sire was rejuvenated by Athene and took part in the fight against the suitors of Penelope, wife of Odysseus.
La Farge (ldfdrzhf\ John, an American artist, was born on March 31, 1835, at New York. He is famous as a painter of figures, flowers and landscapes, and was elected a member of the National Academy in 1869. His paintings have gained high praise for charm of color, imagination and suggest-iveness. The View over Newport, New England Pasture Land and S*. Paul at Athens
are noteworthy. Ill-he alth obliged him to give up the practice of painting, and he turned his attention to decorative art, especially stained glass. By the discovery of opalescent glass he made important improvements, and succeeded in producing beautiful effects. Among his most striking works in this line are Battle Window in Memorial Hall at Harvard University and Ames Memorial Window at Eaton, Mass. He published Lectures on Art. Died Nov. 14, 1910. La'fayett'e College. See EASTON, PA. Lafayette, county-seat of Tippecanoe County, Ind., is situated on the Wabash River and Wabash and Erie Canal at the junction of four railroads. The city is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. It is a flourishing city. Laid out in 1825, it has many churches and public buildings. Purdue University, with 1,9°° students, is the great land-grant college of Indiana. It was founded in 1874, is an agricultural and technical school (mostly engineering — mechanical, civil and electrical), and stands high among scientific schools. Porkpack-ing and grainhandling are among the chief industries, and the city is surrounded by a highly fertile district, for which it is the principal market. Among its other industries are manufactures of agricultural implements, cars, wagons, machinery, carpets, soap, beer and flour. Population 20,081.
Lafayette (la fay et), Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier, Marquis de,
was born inAu-vergne, France, Sept. 6, 1757-He came into his estates early and married at 16, entered the army, and in 1777 sailed for America t o serve in the cause of independence. He became an intimate friend of Washington, who gave him command of a division after his conduct at Brandywine. The war between England and France called him back, but in 1779 he returned and took part with Rochambeau's fleet and 6,000 troops at Yorktown. On his visit in 1784 he was so enthusiastically received that his tour was almost a continual triumph. Called to the French assembly of notables in 1787, he sat in the assembly of the states-general and in the national assembly of 1789, where he introduced the famous Declaration of Rights, based on the Declaration of Independence. He was soon appointed to the command of the armed citizens, organized the national guard, and gave it the
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