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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Lelia —contlinued. — 
L. virens (green). This species is something like L. cinnabarina, 
but has greenish-yellow sepals and petals, anda narrow, three- 
lobed, white lip. 
L. Wallisii (Wallis’s).* ^f. of a charming rosy-blush colour; lip 
finely marked with yellow. Rio Negro, 1866. A remarkably 
beautiful epiphyte, with the aspect of Cattleya bulbosa. 
Wyattiana (Wyatt’s). fl., petals white, very acute ; lip almost 
rhomboid ; nervings of disk dark purple; side lobes light yellow 
outside ; anterior lobe fine light purple. A lovely hybrid. 
L. xanthina (yellow-flowered).* fl. of a clear golden-yellow, from 
2in. to Sin. across; lip whitish, with orange streaks on the disk ; 
scapes erect, five to seven-flowered. Summer. l. solitary or in 
tubes. Pseudo-bulbs clavate, 9in. to 12in. high. Brazil, 1859. 
(B. M. 5144.) 
LÆLIOPSIS (from Lelia, and opsis, resemblance ; 
= on account of the similarity between the two genera). 
= ORD. Orchideæ. A genus of three or four species of 
stove epiphytal orchids, from the West Indies. Leliopsis 
was founded by Lindley on the plant described below ; in 
his own words, it is “a Cattleya in all respects, except 
that the flowers are membranous, and the veins of the 
lip bearded.” For culture, see Cattleya. 
L. domingensis (St. Domingo). fl. gay lilac, a little veined 
with yellow in the middle of the lip; lip two-lobed, with its 
divisions wavy, denticulate, recurved; scape slender, naked, 
bea about eight flowers. J. oblong, coriaceous, obtuse. 
Pseudo-bulbs two-leaved. 1851. (L. & P. F. G. iii. 105.) 4) 
LÆVIGATE. Having the appearance of being 
polished, as many seeds. i 
LAFOENSIA (named after the Duke of Lafoens, 
1719-1806, once President of the Lisbon Academy of 
Science). Syn. Calyplectus. ORD. Lythrariew. A small 
genus (about six or eight species have been described) of 
glabrous stove trees or shrubs, natives of Brazil and New 
Grenada. Flowers large, solitary and axillary, or often 
in short terminal panicles. Leaves opposite, oblong or 
obovate, acute or obtuse, entire, shining, glandular at the 
apex. Only one species has been introduced into this 
country. For culture, see Lagerstromia. 
» microphy small-leaved . reddish-brown, showy, large. 
~ elliptic, pee shortly ——— Brazil, 1847. : sedi 
LAGASCA. See Lagascea. 
L ' (named after M. Lagasca, a Spanish 
; and professor at Madrid, who died in 1839). 
Sometimes spelt Lagasca. Syn. Noccæa. ORD. Composite. 
Fig, 371. FLOWERING BRANCH (1, Female Flower ; 2, Male Flower) AND FRUIT OF LAGENARIA VULGARIS. 
Lagascea— continued. 
A genus comprising about seven species of rather rigid 
stove shrubs or herbs, natives of Mexico and Central 
America. Flower-heads doubly compound, solitary, or 
in leafy, crowded, corymbose panicles; each floret having 
a slender, tubular, white, yellow, or red corolla. Leaves 
opposite, or the upper ones alternate, entire or toothed. 
The species are not particularly valuable for horticul- 
tural purposes. For culture, see Dysodia. 
L., latifolia (broad-leaved). f/l.-heads white, fragrant, terminal ; 
bracts six to eight ; florets tive-toothed, woolly outside, June. 
l. opposite, sessile, more or less clasping the stem at the base, 
oblong or elliptical, taper-pointed. A. 10ft. to 12ft. Mexico. 
Shrub. (S. B. F. G. 215, under name of Nocca latifolia.) i 
L. mollis (soft). fl.-heads white; involucre five-leaved. August 
and September, l. petiolate, ovate, acuminate, sub-serrate, some- 
times quite entire. Cuba. Plant velvety. Annual. (B. M. 1804.) 
LAGENARIA (from lagena, a flask; in allusion to 
the usual form of the fruit). Bottle Gourd. ORD. Cucur- 
bitaceew. A monotypic genus, the species being a hardy, 
musky, pubescent annual. For culture, see Gourds. 
L. vulgaris (common).* ñ. white, large, moncecious, rarely diœ- 
cious, stellate, fascicled. Angust. fr. sl apellike a bottle, when 
ripe of a pale yellow colour, sometimes growing 6ft. in length, 
with a roundish bottom and a neck; probably poisonous, J. cordate, 
nearly entire, biglandular at the base, pilose. Asia and tropical 
Africa, 1597 (now cultivated in most tropical countries). See 
Fig. 371. There are numerous varieties, differing principally in _ 
the shape of the fruit. f 
LAGENOPHORA (from lagenos, a flask, and pherein, 
to bear; referring to the flask-like involucres). SYxNs. 
Teauchenus and Microcalia. Orp. Composite. A genus 
comprising about a dozen species of small, Daisy-like, 
greenhouse herbaceous plants, inhabiting New Zealand 
and Australia. They are distinguished from Bellis in the 
achenes being narrowed into a beak at the top. Flower- 
heads small, solitary, on slender scapes; ray-florets white 
or pale blue, numerous, spreading; disk-florets yellow, 
tubular. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, entire. Lageno- 
phoras thrive best in a light soil. Propagation may be 
effected by divisions, in spring. The species are seldom 
seen under cultivation. 
Billardieri (Billardiére’s). f.-heads, involucre jin. in diameter ; 
ray-florets blue, ligulate, exceeding the involucre ; scapes slender, 
simple, 2in. to nearly 12in. long. Summer. l. from obovate to 
cuneate-oblong, obtuse, irregularly toothed, or shortly lobed, 
