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and porous ; and are increased without difficulty either by 

 cuttings, by layers, or by suckers. 



L. Afnwi (African) ; half-hardy trailing shrub ; lo feet ; flow- 

 ers dull- violet, in June ; North Africa and Syria ; 1712. L. Bar- 

 vaTum (Barbary) ; hardy trailing shrub ; 20 feet ; flowers livid, 

 in May; south of Europe, and Africa; 1696. L. EuropcEum 

 (European) ; hardy traiHng shrub ; 20 feet ; flowers purple-lilac, 

 in May; south of Europe; 1730. Z. Riithe7iicu7ti (Russian); 

 hardy climbing shrub ; 20 feet ; flowers white, in July ; Siberia ; 

 1804. 



Lyonta. [Ericaceae.] Hardy ornamental shrubs allied to 

 Andromeda. Soil, sandy peat. Propagated by seeds and 

 layers. There is much confusion in the divisions on the 

 Andromeda family. See Andromeda 



Lysimachia. Loose-strife. [Primulaceae.] Hardy peren- 

 nials, of the easiest culture, of litde importance in a flow- 

 er-garden. The genus contains a few half-hardy sub-shrubby 

 species, which are increased by cuttings in a gentle hot-bed, 

 in sand. L. Nu7nmularia^ Moneywort, is a prett}^ trailing 

 plant, adapted for damp rock-Vv^ork, or far pL-.nting In a pot 

 for the side of a shady window. Sandy sou. All niulr-plied 

 by division. 



L. Asorica (Azorian) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; fiovvers yel- 

 low, in June ; Azores; 1831. Z. c///^/^ (fringed) ; hardy peren- 

 nial ; 18 inches ; flowers yellow, in July ; England. L. Candida 

 (white); half-hardy sub-shrub; 18 inclies ; flowers white, in 

 June; China; 1846. Z. cphemertini (transient); hardy peren- 

 nial ; 2 feet ; flowers white, in August ; Spain ; 1730. Z. Les- 

 <:/z^;/^«//zV (Leschenault's) ; half-hardy sub-shrub; 18 inches ; 

 flowers rose-colored, in June ; Neil^herries ; 1852. Z. lobelioidcs 

 (lobelia-hke) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers white, in July ; 

 North India ; 1S40. Z. Nuinjnularia (Moneywort) ; hardy trail- 

 ing perennial : 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in June ; England. Z. 

 -jeriicillata (v/hc-rled) ; hardy perennial ; 18 inches ; flowers yel- 

 iow, iajuly; Crimea: 1820. 



