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may be planted in ordinary garden soil, like common Nar- 

 cissus and Hyacinths. 



L. CBstivum (summer) ; hardy bulb ; i8 inches ; flowers white, 

 in May; Europe. L. ptilchellutn (pretty); hardy bulb; i8 

 inches ; flowers white, in April ; England. 



Leucothoe. [Ericaceae.] Hardy evergreen shrubs, form- 

 ing part of the old genus Andromeda, which see. 



Leuzea. [Compositae.] Hardy herbaceous purple-flow- 

 ered perennials, allied to Serratula. Common soil. In- 

 creased by division or by seeds. 



Lewisia. [Crassulaceas.] Hardy perennial. Sandy loam. 

 Propagated by seeds and division. 



L. I'ediviva (revived) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 white, in July ; North America ; 1827. 



Leycesteria. [Caprifoliaceae.] Half-hardy sub-ever- 

 green shrub. Sandy loam. Increased by cuttings of the 

 young shoots in spring under a hand-glass, or by seeds. 

 Tender in the Northern States. The bark being bright 

 green, forms a good winter contrast to Cornus sanguineus. 



L. for7nosa (handsome), half-hardy shrub ; 4 feet ; flowers 

 wliite, with purple bracts, in August ; Nepaul ; 1824. 



Liatris. [Compositae.] Elegant hardy or half-hardy her- 

 baceous perennials, of easy culture. Soil, sandy loam and 

 peat. Increased by division. The half-hardy kinds require 

 slight protection against wet in winter. 



L. bellidifolia (daisy-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flow- 

 ers pink, in August ; North America. L. coryinbosa (corym- 

 bose) ; half-hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers purple, in August ; 

 Carolina ; 1825. L. elegans (elegant) ; hardy perennial ; 4 feet ; 

 flowers purple, in September ; North America ; 1787. L. graci- 

 lis {slendtr) ; half-hardy perennial; 18 inches; flowers purple, 

 in August ; Carohna ; 1818. L. intermedia (intermediate) ; har- 

 dy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers purple, in August ; North Amer- 

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