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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Lisianthus—continued. 5 
merely covering by laying a pane of glass over the pot, 
and keeping it shaded in a situation where there is 
a little bottom heat, until germination takes place. 
When large enough to handle without injury, the 
young plants may be placed singly in small pots, using, 
at this and subsequent times, a compost of loam, leaf 
mould, and peat, in about equal quantities, with an 
addition of some charcoal or sharp sand. A bed 
where there is a slight bottom heat from fermenting 
material, is the best placo for the plants throughout the 
summer. They should be. wintered in a warm green- 
house, choosing a light position, and watering very 
carefully. Early the following spring, they should be 
returned to a little bottom heat, and, when started into 
growth, be placed in 8in. pots for flowering. Mildew 
often proves very destructive, and must be guarded 
against. L. princeps is a very distinct and fine plant, 
rarely seen in cultivation. 
acu us (acute-angled), H. green, yellow, pendulous ; 
peduncles dichotomous, panicled, January to May. t. connivent 
at the base; lower ones cordate, upper ones ovate. Stem 
fistular, acutely tetragonal. A, 3ft. St. Martha, 1845. Annual, 
(B. M. 4324.) 
L. exaltatus (exalted). A synonym of Eustoma exaltatum. _ 
L. Arstedii ((Ersted’s). A. greenish-yellow, whitish at the edge, 
unilateral, nodding, disposed in terminal racemose panicles ; 
corolla infundibuliform, oblique “. opposite, elliptic or obovate- 
oval. Nicaragua, 1871. Evergreen. 
princeps (chief).“ fl. rich scarlet, melting into yellow at either 
end, with an emerald-green tive-lobed limb, about 3in. long; 
disposed in clusters of four at the ends of the twigs. 
J. ovate, acuminate, deep green, opposite. New Grenada, Ever- 
green, : 
fl. scarlet, pendulous; panicles terminal, 
L. fair).* 
edge 
elipti „CC 
ic- . Brane un 0 ew 
Grenada, 1847. Evergreen. (B. M. 1421) ; i 
I.. Russellianus (Duke of Bedford's). A synonym of Eustoma 
ussellianum. pe 
three species of pretty, greenhe 
_ shrubs, inhabiting Western Australia and Tasmania, 
allied to Leucopogon. Flowers white or pink, small, 
in terminal or axillary spikes or racemes; corolla 
funnel-shaped; limb beardless. Leaves scattered, narrow, 
obtuse or pungent, often hoary underneath, striate- 
nerved. The species here described is probably the only 
one yet introduced. For culture, see Epacris. 
* hite, ti ith 
or 8 ee ee 
I. oblong- linear, mucronate, 
And striated beneath. . Aft. 
Me; B. R. 1275.) : 
_ LISSOCHILUS (from lissos, smooth, and cheilos, a 
lip; in reference to the labellum). Syn. Hypodematium. 
A genus comprising about thirty 
species of usually stove terrestrial orchids, natives of 
tropical and Southern Africa. They are di ished 
-~ from Eulophia in the great disparity between sepals 
and petals. Flowers often showy, pedicellate, in simple 
racemes; sepals free, equal, spreading; petals broader 
larger than the sepals; lip affixed to the base of the 
n; racemes two 
with revolute — i 3 
revolu' whiten: 
New South Wales, 1823. (B. M. 
. short, semi-terete, erect column; scapes at the sides of 
the psendo-bulbs or rhizomatose, leafless, many-sheathed. 
— narrow, prominently veined or pli- 
cate. stove species require a fibrous loamy soil, 
with good drainage; and a liberal supply of water will 
bo needed when growing. A decided season of rest is 
necessary after all growth has ceased, when water may, 
for some time, be entirely withheld. The undermentioned 
ars the species best known to cultivation. 
A., sepals rich brown; petals $ 
s een one a A 
S -pom 7 
Calabar, 1865. A very hand- 
Lissochilus—continued. 
L. Krebsii (Krebs’).* fl. scattered, 1jin. in diameter; sepals 
green, with dull purple blotches, broadly linear-oblong ; petals 
ale golden-yellow, three to four times as large as the sepals ; 
Tip pendulous, sessile, brownish inside; racemes lft. to 14ft. 
long, twenty to thirty-flowered; scape 2ft. to 3ft. high, stout. 
J. in copious tufts from base of pseudo-bulb, Sin. to 1Zin. long, 
2in. to Sin. broad. Pseudo-bulbs 2in. to din. long, ovoid or 
elliptic-oblong. Natal, 1867. (B. M..5861.) 
L. speciosus (showy). jl. yellow, butterfly-like, produced in 
large and beautiful spikes. June. Cape of Good Hope, 1818. A 
handsome, free-flowering, greenhouse species. (B. R. 573.) 
L. streptopetala (twisted-petaled). H. yellow; sepals oblong- 
obtuse ; petals twice the size of the sepals, twisted at the base; 
middle lobe of lip roundish, emarginate; spur short, conical, 
March, J. linear-lanceolate, acute, three-nerved, sheathing at 
the base. Brazil, 1822. Syn. Eulophia streptopetala (B. M. 2931; 
B. R. 1002). 
LISTROSTACHYS ARCUATA. See Angre- 
cum arcuatum. 
LISYANTHUS. See Lisianthus. 
LITANTHUS (from litos, small, and anthos, a 
flower; because of the extremely small size of the 
plant). ORD. Liliacee. A monotypic genus. The spe- 
cies is an exceedingly small, greenhouse, bulbous plant, 
having a bulb about the size of a pea. For culture, see 
Scilla. : 
L. pusillus (very small). f. white, solitary, small, drooping ; 
perianth tubular, cylindrical, six-cleft. August. “. succeeding 
the flowers. h. 2in. South Africa. 1870. This forms a pretty 
object when grown in clumps in a pot. (B. M. 5995.) 
LITHOSPERMUM (the old Greek name used by 
Dioscorides, and derived from lithos, a stone, and 
sperma, a seed; in allusion to the hard, stone-like 
seeds). Gromwell. Including Batschia. ORD. Boraginee. 
A considerable genus (forty species have been described) 
of usually hardy biennial or perennial herbs, sub- 
shrubs, or rarely small shrubs, widely spread over 
Europe and Northern Asia, although most of the species 
belong to the Mediterranean region. Flowers white, 
yellow, blue, or violet, disposed in bracteated cymes; 
corolla regular, funnel-shaped or salver-shaped, with- 
out scales at the throat. Nut not contracted at the 
base, having a flat surface of adhesion to the recep- 
tacle. Leaves alternate, usually narrow. few 
species of this genus are worthy of culture, 
form exceedingly pretty plants for borders, r 
and such-like places. They thrive best in a sandy soil 
or a rich loam, either of which must be well drained. 
Propagated by cuttings, by divisions, or by seeds. 
L. canescens (hoary). AH. yellow, fulvous, nearly sessile; tube 
of corolla twice as long as the calyx. June and July. i. oblong, 
obtuse, emarginate at the apex. Stem erect, divided into two 
leafy — at top. North America, 1826. 
nial. SYN. Batschia canescens. (B. M. 4389.) 
L. fruticosum (shrubby). A synonym of L. prostratum. 
L. Gastoni (Gaston’s).* f. bright sky-blue, twice as large as those 
of L. and ¢ d in terminal clusters. Summer. 
l. obovate-lanceolate, slightly rough with adpressed hairs. A. 1ft. 
4ft. pr ` rare and very desirable her- 
L. hirtum (hairy ellow, 
1 than May b. 
2in. * A, Gin. 
ilose outside; tube of corolla 
— ited States, 1812. Perennial. 
8 A synonym of Moltkia petrœa. 
prostratum * fl, deep blue, stri i ish- 
eS 3 deep n 
violet, y i 
2 the older branches; tube of coro! three times berg fay the 
some 
The form of growth assumed by this plant eminently 
must be struck from the reviaus year’s 
sand and = 
ra anc Peat, and kept s and coo! 
L. purpureo-ceruleum (purplish-blue).* jl. at first red, after- 
wards purple, more than žin. in — Era * 
— of the leaves, di in terminal, short, twin racemes. 
6 l. rough, lanceolate, acute, attenuated at the base, 
wi Lagan na gpg Jain. long. h. lft. Europe (Britain). A 
species, wi creep! barr 
stems. (Sy. En. B. 1100.) 25 
. 
Herbaceous peren- 
to July. l. linear-lanceolate 5 
South Un S12. Perennial, 
