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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Larix—continued. 
pointed, spreading, recurved, deciduous, Branches distorted 
and pendulous. cones oblong or egg-shaped, šin. to jin. long. 
Dahuria, &c. A small tree, dwarfing down by climate to a stunted 
“bush ; it is, in the Arctic regions of Siberia, one of the last 
vestiges of arborescent vegetation. 
L. decidua (deciduous), A synonym of L. europea. 
L. europza 
or rounded at the points, spreading, slightly recurved, bright 
green. Branches spreading, horizontal, cones longish-oval, 
erect, brown, lin. long, ripening late in the autumn, remaining a 
long time on the trees; scales persistent, roundish. hk. 80ft. to 
100ft. Europe (at high altitudes), 1629. A fine, quick-growing 
tree. This splendid species — an elevated open situation, 
= ich moisture does not linger, and prefers an alluvial 
sandy loam. regularity of outline during every stage of 
growth, which makes it a beautiful Object for decoration, has 
caused it to be frequently employed in situations unfavourable to 
its natural development, such as close to dwelling or other houses, 
where there is not sufticient space for it to expand and perfect its 
full beauty when it assumes a conical form. The Larch, being 
deciduous, presents a bare appearance after its leaves have fallen; 
and is, therefore, generally mixed with other trees of an evergreen 
character. Its leaves are often spoilt by the early frosts, which 
do plantations of Larch much injury on southern exposures, 
though no amount of cold appears to affect the tree during 
winter. It is frequently grown in conjunction with Scotch Pine, 
though the Oak, perhaps, is its most natural associate, as the 
latter derives nourishment from a great depth of soil, and is 
late in being furnished with leaves. The Larth appears tc flourish 
best on steep declivities, or slopes of ravines, where the soil is 
moist, but where the water runs both off the surface and beneath 
the ground rapidly. In stagnant moisture, it becomes dwarfed in 
its growth. Syns, L. decidua, D. pyramidalis, L. vulgaris. Two 
varieties worth growing are: glauca, having decidedly glaucous 
foliage; and pendula, with slender, drooping branches. 
L. Griffithii (Griffith’s). Sikkim Larch, J. longer than those of 
the common Larch, slightly glaucous when young, spreading, and 
of a beautiful light green, becoming red in autumn. cones large,. 
oblong-cylindrical, without footstalks, blunt-pointed, erect, 24in. 
and abounding in white resin. . A. 30ft. to . Bhotan, Sikkim, 
and Eastern Nepaul. An inelegant, awkwardly-branched tree. 
Its timber is s , but splits well, and is employed for flooring. 
(C. H. P, 21.) ; 
L. japonica (Japanese). A synonym of L. leptolepis. 
L. Ledebourii (Ledebour’s). Russian or Archangel Larch. 1. 
soft, linear, broad, and rather flat on strong young p 
ts, but on 
older ones rather four-sided, obtuse, ker green, and with much 
longer and broader foliage than the common Branches 
robust, but not numerous, and pendent. cones very Small, erect, - 
r, and rai loose. h. 80ft. to 100ft. Siberia, A luxuriant 
tree. — 
leptolepis (slender-scaled).* J. linear, blunt-pointed, soft, 
spreading at the points, slightly recurved, of a beautiful light 
green, jin. to ljin. ig. Bra > é oth, 
preading, horizontal, rls; branchle 
tis unt at ends, 
, thin, flat, greyish-brown. A. 40ft. Japan. This tree 
WHat great elevations, becoming, at 9000ft., a mere shrub, 
high. Syn. L. japonica. (S. Z. F. J. 105, under name of 
s leptolepis.) 
va all’s). Z. on branchlets in bundles of forty or fifty, 
° * ing, curved, narrow-linear, blunt-pointed, rather 
eg] uta quarter of a line broad; those on young 
sfoots silt much longer. Branches nearly horizontal ; 
young shootS“and buds clothed with cobwebby wool. _ cones, 
young ones solitary, sessile, Zin. long, lin. broad ; full-sized cones 
unknown. k. 36ft. to 45ft. Rocky Mountains, &c., at great 
altitudes. A remarkable pyramida i 
` (Western).* l branchlets in bundles of 
to twenty, erectly spreading, stiff, narrow-linear, 
base, somewhat obtuse at apex, pale green, jin. to 
ee-quarters of a line wide. Branches short; lower 
ontal or slightly declining; upper ones ascending. 
cones small, solitary, erect, ovate-globose, jin. to lin. long, jin. 
broad ; scales loosely imbricated. A. sometimes 150ft. 
is 
2ft. 
Abi 
identa 
North-west America (at heights of 6000ft.). A splendid pyramidal 
tree. SYNS. L. americana brevifolia, Pinus Nuttallii. 
L pyramidalis (pyramidal). A synonym of L. europea. 
L. vulgaris (common). A synonym of L. europea. 
 BLARKSPUR. See Delphinium. 
LARREA (named after John Anthony de Larrea, a 
Spanish promoter of science). ORD. Zygophyllee. Avery 
small genus (four species have been described) of green- 
house evergreen shrubs. Flowers yellow; the peduncles 
Jar, short, terminal, one-flowered. Leaves pin- 
ed or two-parted, For culture, &¢., see 
(European).* Common Larch, l. linear, soft, blunt, - 
long, lin. broad, slightly incurved, en te when young, ` 
ory e small br “se 
n the trees, after the seed is shed, for years; seales — 
— 
Larrea—continued. , 
L. mexicana (Mexican). ot bright yellow. Summer. l sessile, 
two-foliolate. h. 4ft. to 10ft, This species is the Creosote-plant of 
North-west America; it emits an odour so repulsive that no 
animal will touch it. The twigs are covered with a resinous 
substance, of which, it is reported, the Indians make a glue, with 
which they fasten the heads of arrows to the shaft. It is also 
used as a remedy for rheumatism. 
L. nitida —— fl. yellow. June and July Z. impari-pinnate, 
smooth, clammy, with five or seven pairs of approximate linear 
leaflets. A. 8ft. Buenos Ayres, 1823. 
LASIANDRA. A synonym of Pleroma (which see). 
LASIONEMA. A synonym of Macrocnemum 
(which see). 
LASIOPETALUM (from lasios, woolly, and petalon, 
a petal; in reference to the under surface of the petals 
and leaves being clothed with a rusty indumentum). 
Including Corethrostylis. ORD. Sterculiacew. A genus 
comprising about twenty-five species of greenhouse ever- 
green shrubs, natives of extra-tropical Australia. Ra- 
cemes few-flowered, rarely cymose-ramose, opposite the — 
leaves or axillary. Leaves alternate, pseudo-verticillate, 
or rarely almost opposite, entire, dentate, sinuate, or rarely 
lobed. Lasiopetalums delight in a well-drained compost of 
sandy peat and fibry loam. Propagated by cuttings, made 
of half-ripened wood, and inserted in sand, during April 
or May, under a glass. 
L. Baueri (Bauer’s). fl. white, few, in short, pedunculate, reflexed 
racemes, rarely branching into cymes. Spring. Jt. on short. 
. petioles, linear or oblong-linear, obtuse, mostly lin. to 2in. long ; 
the margins revolute, coriaceous, glabrous or minutely tomentose 
above, white or rusty-tomentose beneath. Branches hoary. 1i 
L. bracteatum (bracteate), This is the correct name of the 
plant described in this work as Corethrostylis bracteata. 
L. ferrugineum (rusty):\ A. dark purple, small. June. l. 
»~shortly-stalked, narrow-langeolate or oblong-linear. Young 
branches hoary or. rusty with a short tomentum. 1791. A tall 
shrub; (B: M. 1766.) 
L. macrophyllum (large-leaved). fl. e green; calycine seg- 
ments glabrous inside; bracts three, ceolate-elliptic. May. 
l. ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, three-nerved. h. 5ft. 1835. 
(B. M. 3908.) i : 
LASIOSPERMUM (from lasios, woolly, and sperma, 
a seed; in reference to the woolly texture of the achenes). 
Syns. Lanipila, Mataza. ORD. Composite. This genus 
comprises four species of perennial, or rarely annual, 
glabtous herbs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flower- £ heteroga L ed or | -formed ; 
, the only speci 
* 
thriving in any ordinary garden soil. Propag 
divisions, in spring; or by- cuttings, placed under a 
handlight, in summer. 
unculare (peduncled). f/l.-heads discoid, marginal flowers 
minute, tubular. 7. membranous. A. 6in. a 
LASTHENIA (so called in honour of a Greek girl 
of that name, who attended the lectures of Plato in 
man’s attire). Syn. Rancagua. Including Hologymne. 
ORD. Compositæ. This genus comprises about three 
species of half-hardy, annual, glabrous herbs, two of which 
are natives of California, and the third of Chili. Flower- 
heads yellow, on long peduncles, often nodding ; involucre 
oblong or campanulate. Leaves opposite, linear, entire. 
Only two species are in cultivation, and both are very 
showy, hardy plants. They grow in any moderately good 
garden soil, but thrive best in warm, sheltered spots. 
Seeds should be sown either in September or October, 
and protected during winter; or in the latter part of 
April for a summer display. 
L. californica (Californian). A synonym of L. glabrata. 
r -heads w; involucre 
S -toothed ; —* oe Dis ten * chaffy scales. Mas 
i. linear, entire, dakor succulent. A. lft. California, 1834. 
k = it yellow, about lin. . 
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l. sometimes one-toothed or lobed on each 
‘ base, glabrous or slightly 
bescent. h. 9in. to 18in. California, 1834. Syns. L. californica, 
(B. M. 3730; B. R. 1780, 1823.) 
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or half-hardy plant, 
