232 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



in July ; Austria ; 1739. ■^- Altaicuin (Altaic); hardy perennial ; 

 I foot; flowers blue, in July; Altai ; 1829. L. angustfoliiun (nar- 

 row-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers pale blue, in July ; 

 England. L. Anstriacu77i {kM's,\x\2iri)\ hardy perennial; i foot; 

 flowers blue, in June; Austria; 1775. L. Berendieri (Beren- 

 dier's) ; half-hardy annual ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow and orange, 

 in September; Texas; 1835. ^- ^2'^^/<5'^ (two-colored) ; hardy 

 annual ; 18 inches ; flowers yellow and blue, in June ; Morocco ; 

 1820, L. flavMii (yellow); half-hardy sub-shrub; 3 inches; 

 flowers yellow, in June ; Austria ; 1793. L. grandijiorum (large- 

 flowered) ; hardy annual; 18 inches ; flowers crimson, in July; 

 Algiers ; 1852. L. 7no7iogy7i2iin (one-styled); half-hardy peren- 

 nial; 18 inches; flowers white, in July; New Zealand; 1832. 

 L. mo7ita7iu77i (mountain) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers 

 blue, in June ; Switzerland; 1817. L. Narbone7ise {^2iXhQnr\.€)\ 

 half-hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers blue, in May ; south of 

 France; 1759. L. nervosu77i (nerved); hardy perennial; 18 

 inches ; flowers blue, in June ; Hungary ; 1822. L. SibiricuTTt 

 (Siberian) ; hardy perennial; 2 feet; flowers blue, in June; Si- 

 beria; 1775. Z. j?^^A'/^//^^j-?^w (sub-shrubby) ; greenhouse sub- 

 shrub ; I foot ; flowers pink, in August ; Spain; 1759. L. Taur- 

 icu7ii (Taurian) ; hardy sub-shrub ; i foot ; flowers yellow, in 

 June; Tauria ; 181 8. L. te7iicifoliii77i (slender-leaved); hardy 

 perennial ; 18 inches ; flowers pink, in June ; Europe ; 1789. Z. 

 trigy7t2i77i (three-styled) ; greenhouse shrub ; 2 feet ; flowers yel- 

 low, in June ; India; 1799. L. nsitatissi77iti77i {Q.OTS\vciOTi)\\i2x6.y 

 annual ; 18 inches ; flowers blue, in June ; England. 



There are several other species in cultivation. 



Lion's Ear. See Leonotis. 



LisiANTHUS. See Eustoma. 



LiQUiDAMBER. Gum-tree. [Hamamelaceae.] A hardy 

 well-known deciduous tree, very ornamental and desirable. 

 Rich loamy soil. Propagated by seeds. Hardy as far 

 north as Massachusetts. 



Z. styraciflua (styrax-flowing) ; hardy tree ; 50 feet ; North 

 America ; 1863. Z. i77iberbe is a species from the Levant. 



