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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Lantana—continued. 
inside, their growth being shorter-jointed and more 
floriferous. All the species mentioned below are sub- 
shrubs or shrubs. 
L. aculeata (prickly). A synonym of L. Camara. 
L. annua (annual). A synonym of L. trifolia. 
L. Camara (Camara). fl. red, orange, varying in colour in dif- 
ferent plants ; spikes hemispherical. June. fr. a roundish berry, 
black when ripe. J. opposite, ovate or oblong, pointed, as long as 
the peduncles, serrate. Stem prickly. h. 6ft. to 10ft. Jamaica, 
1692. (B. M. 96, under name of L. aculeata.) 
L. crocea (copper-coloured). jl. bright red, yellow in the centre 
of the clusters, which are axillary, on long peduncles. June. 
i. opposite, ovate, acute, somewhat recurved wrinked and rough. 
h. 3ft.. Jamaica, 1818. (P. M. B. x. 53.) 
L. nivea (snowy). fl. white, in hemispherical spikes. 
July to 
October. 
l. opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, decurrent at 
base, having a powerful odour like that of Ground Ivy, but 
(B. M. 1946.) 
stronger. Stem prickly. East Indies. 
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Lantana—continued. 
rich yellow self, medium truss, very free; NE PLus ULTRA, rose, 
pink, and lavender, good; RAYON DE SOLEIL, deep yellow, 
changing to rosy-violet, large flowers; VER LUISANT, brilliant 
yellow, large truss, dwarf; VICTOIRE, pure white, rich lemon eye. 
LAPAGERIA (named after Josephine Lapagerie, 
afterwards Empress of the. French, who was an ardent 
botanist). Syns. Capia, Phenocodon. Orp. Liliaceae. 
A monotypie genus, the species being a tall, hardy or 
nearly hardy, climbing shrub. Lapagerias rank amongst 
the most beautiful greenhouse climbing plants in exist- 
ence, and are suited equally well for houses of large or 
small dimensions. They are specially adapted for training 
over corridors, as here the pendent, waxy flowers are 
seen to the best advantage. Plants of a good form of 
the typical species, and others of the — pure white 
variety, have a fine effect, when in Swer, if planted 
alternately, and trained to a roof. Wapagerias succeed 
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Fig. 375. LAPAGERIA ROSEA 
L. n. mutabilis (changeable). 
becoming rose-colour, borne on prickly peduncles. 
June. (B. M. 3110.) i 
L. Selloviana (Sellow’s). f. bright purplish-red, paler on the 
outside, arranged in flattish heads. December and January. l. 
opposite, ovate, pointed, crenate-serrated, pubescent on both 
Ne — Stem pubescent, procumbent. Monte Video, 1822. (B. M. 
L. trifolia (three-leaved). /l. reddish or purplish ; heads ovoid- 
globose, at length oblong. August. J. elliptical or elliptical- 
oblong, pointed, cuneate-tapering at base, serrate, often whorled. 
h. 3ft. West Indies, 1733. Shrub. (B. M. 1449.) The plant 
figured in B. M. 1022 is a young one, and it was then presumed 
to be annual; hence the name annua, there given. 
fi. at first yellow, gradually 
May and 
The following is a selection of the best varieties: 
BOUQUET BLANC, straw-colour, changing to white, very dwarf 
habit; DISTINCTION, rich orange-scarlet, good; DON CALMET, 
pink, changing to yellow, a fioriferous and good variety; 
ELDORADO, white, with lemon eye, dwarf habit; FABIOLA, rose, 
yellow, and orange, free habit; FAVORITA, yellow, changing to 
dark brown, shaded purple, good habit; GLOBE DOR, deep 
yellow, dwarf; HEROINE, yellow, changing to chocolate, large 
flowers, good habit ; JANUS, deep yellow, changing to rosy-purple, 
compact habit; LA NEIGE, pure white, very free and dwarf; 
Louis Benoit, deep orange-scarlet, dwarf and very fioriferous, 
one of the best; MAGENTA KING, purplish-searlet, nearly self- 
coloured ; METEOR, pale yellow, changing to rose ; MULTIFLORA, 
on walls and trellises outside, in the warmest parts of 
the country, and are not injured by a little frost. 
They may be propagated from seeds, sown, soon after 
being gathered, in a sandy-peat soil, and kept in a 
moderate heat. By crossing white and red flowers for 
raising seed, varieties with flowers intermediate in 
colour are generally obtained. The most usual mode 
of propagation is by layers; strong, firm shoots, when 
layered and covered with soil, producing fine young plants. 
Where ‘Lapagerias are raised in quantity, beds of suit- 
able soil are prepared, the parent plants placed in them, 
and the shoots pegged down. A moist medium temper- 
ature is maintained; and when young plants are suffi- 
ciently established, they are detached and potted. 
Cultivation. Lapagerias may be grown in pots, but 
they succeed much better when planted ont in a pre- 
pared bed, and their growths trained on a wire trellis. 
The appearance of a plant in flower, when trained on a 
wall, is shown in Fig. 375. Important requisites for suecess 
in their culture are: thorough drainage, and a start with 
strong, healthy plants, Weak plants are seldom satis- 
factory, nor do they become so, in many instances, by 
