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ginning of August, the shoots should not be topped, but al- 

 lowed to grow tall for blooming ; or, if stronger spikes of 

 bloom are required, the stopping may be discontinued earlier. 

 The object of stopping is, however, to produce a ver}' bushy 

 plant, that may yield a large number of flowering shoots. 

 There is no difficulty in cultivating the plant, which, when 

 established, should be grown in rich loam. With this, and 

 other similar free-growing plants, it is better to raise young 

 ones annually than to attempt to prune back or otherwise 

 renovate the old specimens, which are chiefly to be pre- 

 served to furnish cuttings in the spring. 



L. homines (lion's-tail) ; greenhouse sub-shrub ; 2 feet ; flow- 

 ers deep-orange, in October ; Cape ; 181 2. 



Leonurus. Motherwort. [Labiaceas.] Hardy peren- 

 nials and biennials. Common soil. Increased by seeds. 



L. ca?'diaca (common) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; flowers red, 

 in July ; England. There are varieties crispics and villosus. 

 L. lanatus (woolly) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow, in 

 June; Siberia; 1752. Z. Ky/^^dv/a/j (Siberian) ; hardy biennial ; 

 2 feet ; flowers red, in June ; Siberia ; 1759. 



Leopard's Bane. See Doronicum. 



Lepechinia. [Lamiaceae.] Hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nial, comprising one Siberian and one Mexican species, of 

 which the latter is not hard}^ Common soil. Increased by 

 division. 



L. chenopodifolia (chenopodium-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 6 

 inches; flowers red, in July; Siberia; 1818. L. spicata, the 

 Mexican species, has pale-yellow flowers. 



Leptanthus. [Pontedere^e.] A hardy aquatic plant, 

 with grassy leaves, useful in a small pond. Called also 

 Schollera. 



L. grainineiis (grassy); hardy perennial ; i foot; flowers yel- 

 low, in July; North America ; 1823. 



