ITO GLENNYS HANDBOOK 



LEUCHTENBERGIA. [Cactace^.] A greenhouse suc- 

 culent, requiring the treatment of Echinocactus, Mammillaria, 

 &c. Soil, sandy loam, well drained. Increased by cuttings 

 or offshoots, artificially produced by destroying the crown of 

 the plant. 



LEUCOCORYNE. [Liliacese.] Beautiful little bulbs 

 of the half-hardy class, allied to Brodisea, and requiring the 

 treatment of Ixias. Soil, sandy loam, peat, and leaf-mould, 

 or well-decayed cowdung. Increased by offsets. 



LEUCOJUM. Snowflake. [Amar^^llidacese.] Pretty 

 hardy bulbs, in foliage much like a Narcissus, in the flowers 

 like a Snowdrop, as the name Snowflake suggests. They 

 multiply by offsets in spring, and prefer sandy loam, though 

 they may be planted in ordinary garden soil like common 

 Narcissuses and Hyacinths. 



LEUZEA. [Compositae.] Hardy herbaceous purple- 

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

 creased by division or by seeds. 



LEYCESTERIA. [Caprifoliacese.] Half-hardy sub-ever- 

 gi'een shrub. Sandy loam. Increased by cuttings of the 

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

 Suitable for a conservative wall. It is said to form a good 

 cover for game. L. formosa, flowers white, with purple 

 bracts. 



LIATRIS. [Compositse.] Elegant hardy or half-hardy 

 herbaceous perennials of easy culture. Soil, sandy loam and 

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

 slight protection against wet in winter. 



LIBERTIA. [Iridaceae.] Beautiful Iris-like hardy or 

 half-hardy perennials. Soil, two-thirds peat to one-third 

 loam. Increased by division of the plants. They will often 

 survive if planted close to the foot of a wall with a warm 

 aspect. They are sometimes called Reneahnia. 



LIBOCEDRUS. [Conifer^,] Beautiful hardy evergreen 

 trees. Soil, sandy loam. Increased by seeds when obtainable ; 

 otherwise by grafting on the common Arbor-vitse, 



LIDBECKIA, [Compositae.] Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrub from the Cape of Good Hope, bearing yellow flowers. 

 Soil, peat and loam. Increased by cuttings. 



LIEBIGIA. [Gesneraceae.] Stove sub-shrub. Soil, fibry 



