806 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Lychnis—continued. r 
cultivation ; the double form, however, is the more attractive 
one, and is one of the best plants of this genus for borders. It 
is increased only by divisions. 
L. Flos-cuculi. Cuckoo Flower; Ragged Robin. fl. red; panicle 
loose, terminal, forked, clammy ; calyx purplish-red, the ten ribs 
darker ; petals divided into four linear segments, the middle one 
the longest. Summer. l. few, linear-lanceolate. A. lft. to 2ft. 
Europe (Britain), Siberia. A well-known and common plant, 
occurring in nearly all marshy places. (Sy. En. B. 212.) The 
‘double-flowered form is a most desirable plant for borders, 
T = see (Flower of Jove). A synonym of Agrostemma fios- 
ovis. 
L. fulgens (brilliant).“ A. brilliant vermilion, large, handsome, 
disposed in fastigiate corymbs ; petals four-cleft, outer segments 
awl-shaped ; calyx terete, woolly. Spring and summer. I. ovate- 
ea Ome Ein. to 12in, Siberia, 1822. See Fig. 487. 
i} Fig. 488. COROLLA OF LYCHNIS FULGENS GRANDIFLORA. 
RA iflora (large-flowered). fl. scarlet, about 2in. across, 
3 pe in threes, terminal afi axillary; petals prettily 
lacerated. leigen sessile, 
Fig, 489. COROLLA OF LYCHNIS FULGENS HAAGEANA, 
L. f. Haageana (Haage’s).* . brilliant scarlet, about 2in, across, 
uin twos or threes; petals broadly obovate, indented on the top, and 
. furnished with ed long teeth at the side ; calyx shaggy, inflated, 
; N : large, lanceolate, acuminate, hairy, 
ote — Stems very shaggy. A garden hybrid, 
probably from L. . It is a showy and exceedingly band- 
Some bordet 8 5 * Fig. 489. : (R. G. 391.) There are nume- 
a 3 tto ee 85 ite. lording nearly every 1 of colour, from 
1 (Siebold's). fl. whi large; 0 
: minal, few. flo FF À ie 
E ila AUR Spar .. 
soft and downy. A, Ift. „Japan. fats OO : 
L. Lagasom (Lasasca’s).* gl. 
= 
than tien ie bright rose, with white centres, less 
n and summer. J. ate or oblong, 
somewhat coriaceous, Fade 1867. 
' glaucous, h. Zin. 
Lychnis—continued. ‘ : 
An elegant little compact-growing and tufted plant for rockwork ; 
it thrives best on sunny slopes. SYN. Petrocoptis pyrenaica. 
(B. M. 5746.) 
Fig. 490. COROLLA OF LYCHNIS FULGENS SIEBOLDI. 
L. oculata (eyed). fl. pinkish-purple, the emarginate petals 
having an intense purple spot at the base; appendage shortly 
ovate ; calyx suddenly contracted below the middle, the angles 
clavate, rugoso-crispate. July. Algiers, 1843. SYN. Viscaria 
oculata (under which name it is figured in B. M. 4075 and 
B. R. 1843, 53). 
L. Preslii (Presl’s). fa purplish, nearly lin. in diameter, nume- 
rously produced in forked, panicled clusters, and having reddish 
bracts ; corona fringed, satiny-rose ; calyx reddish, much inflated. 
Summer. l, root ones numerous, oval-lanceolate or obovate 
acuminated, decurrent, in rosettes; those of the stem oval 
obtuse, entire, much-veined, dark green. h. lft. tolift. Bolivia. 
L. pyrenaica (Pyrenean).* fl. pale flesh-colour, about gin. across, 
disposed in forked clusters ; pedicels long, one-flowered ; petals 
slightly notched; calyx bell-shaped. Summer. Z. opposite, 
glaucous, root ones spathulate, those of the stem cordate, 
eo h. 3in. to din. Pyrenees, 1819. (B. M. 3269.) 
vespertina (evening-flowering).* fi. white, emitting a pleasant 
odour in the evening, and disposed in loose terminal panicles ; 
_ calyx. over zin. long, hairy, ribbed; petals cleft. Summer, 
L ite, connate, oval-oblong, acuminated, tapering at the 
base, hairy. Stems lish, swelling at the joints. . 1ft. to 
3ft. Europe (Britain), Asia, &c. 
that most usually — T eya 
L. Viscaria (clammy).* German Catch-f in close 
à ) -fly. fl. rosy, in ¢ 
heads; petals bifid; calyx tubular, narrow, Seat Vin. n 
Para l. opposite, narrow-lanceolate, with a slightly woolly 
"e at the base. Stems smooth, clammy in the upper Te 
h. lit. Europe (Britain), Siberia. There are several very desir- 
abie varieties of this pretty plant ; the double-flowered form, and 
oa, 92 with deep red flowers, known as splendens, are espe- 
LYCIOPLESIUM. A synonym of Latua (which 
see). 
LYCIUM (from Lukion, a name given to the Rhamnus 
The double-fiowered form is 
by Dioscorides, as coming from Lycia, in Asia Minor). 
Box Thorn. Onp. Solanacew. An extensive genus (about 
seventy species have been described) of hardy or nearly 
hardy, deciduous, climbing or trailing, often spiny, shrubs 
or small trees. Flowers whitish, pale violet, pink, scarlet, 
or yellowish, small, variously disposed; corolla funnel- 
shaped. Leaves simple, entire or nearly so. The species 
are very free-flowering, and are admirably adapted for 
kå against trellis-work or walls. They thrive in 
most any well-drained and porous soil. Propagation is 
easily effected, in autumn or spring, by cuttings, by 
layers, or by suckers. In all probability, the only species 
g introduced are those described below, which are 
hardy. 5 
L. afrum (African).* J. violet, al il Z 
: Ee a most axillary, solitary, drooping, 
June and July. l. ; can 
base, obtuse, fleshy. I. 6ft. to 16ft. North Africa, 1712. An 
erect, spiny shrub. (B. R. 354; S. B. F. G. 324.) 
r ry).* fl, twin, xillary, pedicellate ; 
9 witha n wish base. May po Aapa 
North Asia, 1696. An ornamental climbing miam sa ae 
ft 
- L. in threes, ovate, acute, attenuated at 
å ate 8 
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