ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 299 



exceptionally favoured climate, it should be kept as a house plant. 

 Soil and treatment same as the last. 



LiBERTIA (IrIDACEAE) 



A genus nearly allied to the Irises. 



L. fortnosa. — Light peaty soil, well drained. It forms tufts of 

 grass-like leaves, and bears on spikes about i8 inches long, large, 

 pure white flowers. A beautiful plant, and the best of the genus. 

 It is easy to grow and hardy. 



L. ixioides^ white flowers with yellow stamens, and L. Magellanica^ 

 white flowers. These are both very similar to L.formosa^ only with 

 much smaller flowers, and require the same soil and treatment. 



LiLiUM (Liliaceae) 



Some of the Lilies are amongst the choicest plants for the bog 

 garden, while the smaller ones can be grown in damp spots in the 

 rock garden. A selection should therefore be made from some 

 catalogue. Those for the bog garden like cool, moist, well-drained 

 slopes in very rich soil, in partial shade. The following are a 

 few of the best :— Z. auratum^ Platyphyllum^ Martagon and 

 varieties alba and dahnaticum^ ynonadelphum^ Kratneri^ longi- 

 floruni and varieties, and giganteum. These fairly represent the 

 various types, and are mostly of easy culture, but all Lilies are some- 

 what uncertain. 



LiNARiA (Scrophulariaceae), Toadflax 



Of this genus only a few should be grown in the rock garden. 

 The following are a selection of the most suitable : — 



L. alpina. — Any soil or position. A dwarf, spreading plant of 

 rather dense habit. Bluish-violet-coloured flowers with orange 

 throat, in the greatest profusion. It is, strictly speaking, only a 

 biennial, but it sows itself about so freely that it does not matter. 

 It should only be planted on a spot in which it can be allowed to 

 run wild, and not smother out choicer plants. 



L. antirrhinifolia (syn. Cavanillesii), — Any aspect in light soil. 

 Is of neat spreading habit, only growing about 6 inches high, and 

 is not so rampant a grower as some of the other kinds. Bright 

 purple flowers throughout the summer. Most easily cultivated and 

 raised from seed. A good plant, though an annual. 



L. compacta. — Tiny little, creeping species, with minute, mauve 

 flowers. Dainty little plant for clothing steps, etc. 



L. pallida (syn. Cymbalaria W(2r/w^).— Attractive foliage, and 

 large flowers of a pale violet colour, with a white throat. A most 



