300 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Lucanus cervus, or Stag Beetle—continued. Luculia—continued. 
method, unless the conditions under which the cuttings 
are placed regarding shade and temperature, are just 
suitable to their requirements. Seedling plants grow fast, 
if properly attended to, but seldom bear flowers before 
the second or third year. 
Fig. 473. MALE STAG BEETLE (LUCANÙS- CERVUS). 
common in the South of England. Neither insect does 
much injury to quite healthy trees, because of the pre- 
ference of the larve for decaying wood. 
Fic. 475. FLOWERING BRANCH OF LUCULIA GRATISSIMA. 
L. gratissima 8 grateful).“ fl. rose- coloured, somewhat 
fleshy, sweet-scented; corolla tubular; cymes terminal, many- 
flowered. Autumn. J. elliptic, acuminated, glabrous above, 
vilicus on the veins beneath. Branches terete, pubescent. A. 9ft. 
to 16ft. Temperate Himalayas, 1823. See Fig. 475. (B. M. 
3946; S. B. F. G. 145.) 
Fig. 474. SMALL STAG BEETLE (DORCUS PARALLELOPIPEDUS), 
LUCINZA. A synonym of Anchietea (which see). 
UCULIA (from Luculi Swa, its native name). 
Orv. Rubiacee. A genus comprising two species of 
very ornamental and fragrant-flowered greenhouse ever- 
green shrubs, the one from the Himalayas, the other 
from the Mountains of Khasia. The best-known and 
most generally cultivated species is L. gratissima. This 
is a very handsome plant, amenable to pot culture, but it 
thrives best in the beds or borders of a conservatory 
where plenty of room can be afforded. It succeeds in 
a compost of fibrous loam, peat, and silver sand. The 
roots should be inclosed in an area of about 3ft. 
square, with thick slates or a narrow wall, and they 
must not be disturbed after planting time. Large quan- 
tities of water may be applied throughout the summer, 
but none should be given between the pruning time in 
December, and April, the season for starting. Old- 
established plants may be cut hard back when the 
flowers have faded, as the new growths bear flowers 
the next autumn on their points. Propagation may be 
effected by imported seeds, which germinate freely if 
ve - Fic. 476, x 8 8 
sown in sandy soil, and placed in a little heat, during VCC 
spring or summer. The method of increase usually L. Pinceana (Pince’s).* f. white, larger and more fragrant than 
recommended is that of inserting cuttings of young the above species. May to September. Khasia Mountains, 1843 
shoots, about Mi ; 13 This plant resembles L. gratissima in general habit, but has 
2 Midsummer, under a bell glass, subjecting smaller, narrower, more coriaceous leaves, with more numerous 
the e first two or three weeks to a gentle bottom nerves, and quite 8 The best character, however, to dis- 
f ug it i ibl i nguis ween the two species is the presence in L. Pinceana 
gh it is possible to propagate Luculias ti h bet ies is th in L. Pi 
. 3 f 2 2 
it is by no means a generally successful See Fig iE a a se hag of the sinus of the corolla lobes. 
