ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 297 



L. Sibthorpi (syn. L. undulaius).—Ught soil in sunny position. 

 Trailing habit, but not so vigorous as some of the other kinds. 

 Purplish-red flowers, borne in spikes. It blooms in May. 



L. ynagellanicus. —Oxdiimxy soil. Trailing habit. Leaves and 

 stem covered with a bluish bloom. Lovely sky-blue flowers in 

 bunches, freely produced during the summer. A beautiful, 

 though not very hardy, almost evergreen plant. Grows readily 

 from seed. 



L. variegaius.— Or d\v\3.ry soil. A compact plant, growing about 

 I foot high. Bears rather small flowers ; upper petal rose-coloured 

 and veined with purplish-crimson, and points of the wings blue. 

 A pretty plant, quite hardy, and easily grown. Propagated by seed 

 or division. 



L. varius (syn. Orobus varius). — Ordinary soil. Of erect and 

 graceful growth, about i foot high. Flowers white and very pale 

 rose-coloured, borne in loose spikes. Blooms in early summer. 

 Quite hardy, and of easy culture. 



L.vernus. — Ordinary soil. Erect growth, about 12 inches high. 

 Flowers purple and blue, very freely produced in April. A charm- 

 ing, spring-flowering plant, and of easiest culture and quite hardy. 

 Readily increased by division or seed. 



Ledum (Ericaceae), Labrador Tea 



Dwarf-growing shrubs for moist, peaty, and sandy soil, well 

 drained. Propagated by layers. When transplanting any of the 

 Ledums, care should be taken that the ball of earth around the roots 

 remains intact. 



L. buxifoliuin (syn. Leiophyllum buxifolium\ Sand Myrtle. — 

 Moist, peaty soil in partial shade. Very dwarf- growing, with tiny, 

 box-like foliage, and numerous heads of small pink-and-white 

 flowers in the summer. A pretty little shrub for a choice spot. 



L. iattfolium.—Vt2i\.y loam. Grows 2 to 3 feet high. Of compact 

 habit, with small, dull-green leaves, brown beneath. Numerous 

 clusters of small white flowers in April and May. Quite hardy, and 

 a useful, if not striking, shrub. 



L. Lyoni. — Is of very dwarf habit, with numerous clusters of rosy- 

 pink flowers. Likes a peaty soil. A pretty shrub. 



Leontice altaica (Berberidaceae) 



Ordinary soil in an open position. Grows 3 to 6 inches high. 

 Flowers yellow, in terminal racemes. Forms tuberous rhizomes, 

 and may be increased by offsets or seeds. Not very hardy, or of 

 any special merit. 



