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LOQUAT. See Eriobotrya. 



LOTUS. Bied's-foot Trefoil. [Leguminosse, § Papi- 

 lionaceae.] A genus containing many hardy annuals and 

 perennials, and some few greenhouse sub-shrubs. The most 

 ornamental for a garden is L. cornicidatus fiore-j^leno, a dwarf 

 trailing plant, whose showy bright yellow double flowers are 

 borne profusely during a portion of the summer. This may 

 either be planted on rockwork or in the flower-border ; but 

 when put in the latter situation two or three moderate-sized 

 stones should be laid about it, over which its branches may 

 trail, L. Jacohceus is a remarkable greenhouse sub-shrubby 

 plant, rather delicate, or what is called a " miffy," being 

 liable to damp off in winter. It is increased by cuttings, 

 which should be taken early in summer, and potted off", so as 

 to be well established before winter. They should be kept 

 airy, and very carefully watered. If for pot culture they must 

 be shifted in spring, using a light porous loamy compost ; if 

 for the flower garden, in which they succeed well in a 

 sheltered situation and a fine season, they must be gradually 

 hardened, and planted out by the end of May. The majority 

 are of little horticultural value. 



LOUSEWORT. See Pediculaeis. 



LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING. See Amaeanthus caudatus. 



LUCULIA. [Cinchonacese,] Very ornamental warm 

 greenhouse shrubs. They are beautiful and fragrant plants, 

 and grow exceedingly well by the aid of a vinery or moist 

 stove, though they succeed in a warm greenhouse or (con- 

 servatory. In aspect they are not very unlike Hydrangeas. 

 Cuttings may be taken during summer from the ends of the 

 shoots that have uo bloom ; and these, rooted in sand under 

 a bell-glass, with the aid of a common hotbed, of which the 

 violent heat has gone off", should be potted, when well rooted, 

 into four-inch pots, and kept in a close pit or frame. When 

 established tliey may be kept growing in a temperature of 

 about 60° until one growth is completed, when they should 

 be kept cooler. If the plants make a decided shoot upwards 

 the heart may be pinched out to cause lateral branches. In 

 the following spring, if the pot is well filled with roots, 

 change the plant to a six-inch pot, and thus continue to give 

 two or three shifts annually, if the roots are freely developed, 



