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LEPTOTES BICOLOR. 
Was procured from the late M. Binot in July, 1904. It has 
been grown epiphytically in the open, without any protection in 
winter, and flowers freely every year. 
LEUCADENDRON. 
L. argenteum is the “ Silver Tree”’ of Cape colonists. We had 
a magnificent specimen about 5 m. high, which suddenly perished 
in the summer, 1902. It has not been possible to replace the tree, 
neither have the other species become established in the garden. 
All these fine-rooted Proteacee need careful watering; any 
neglect in this respect generally proves quite as fatal as the use of 
animal manure. 
LEUCHTENBERGIA PRINCIPIS. 
This is with us of extremely slow growth. The flowers rise 
from the top of the mamille and not from their axil, as wrongly 
stated in the Bot. Mag. t. 4393. 
LIMONIASTRUM. 
L. monopetalum is an old inhabitant of the gardens along the 
Riviera, known as Statice rosea. It succeeds on dry and hot 
banks and near the sea, and needs no watering during summer. 
For LZ. Guyonianum we are indebted to Lord Walsingham. 
LIppia. 
L. citriodora and L. chamedrifolia we have had for a long 
time. JL. asperifolia and L. lycioides were grown from seeds re- 
ceived from the Botanic Garden of Buenos Aires in 1901. 
LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA. 
Has been tried, but so far without success. 
LissocHiILus EryTHRmE me. 
Was sent by Mr. K. Dinter from German South West Africa, 
in 1905. It flowered several times, and was named by Prof. 
Kranzlin. The plant has since been lost. 
LITCHI SINENSIS. 
Has been tried several times, but without success. 
LIvIstTona. 
Of L. australis two young plants were brought from the Jardin 
des Plantes in Paris and planted May 15th, 1868, by Mr. Daniel 
Hanbury. The largest plant has now a trunk 8 m. high with a cir- 
cumference of 1:70 m. above the ground. JL. chinensis is common 
in Riviera gardens, though there is no large specimen at La 
Mortola. JZ. decipiens is a much rarer plant, known here among 
gardeners as Copernicia cerifera. It has also been wrongly 
identified with ZL. inermis and L. humilis, both natives of 
Northern Australia and quite different from our plant, as pointed 
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