LECHENAULTIA. 271 LEONOTIS. 
number of its healthy leaves.|be grown in heath.mould mixed 
Leaves perform their office of elabo- | with a little loam, and treated ex- 
rating the sap by exposure to the | actly like a Heath; that is, never 
light and air, and more especially | suffered to become too dry, and 
to the direct influence of the sun;| never saturated with water. It 
therefore it is not sufficient to pre-| should be potted high, so as to 
serve the leaves which a plant pro- | leave the collar above the mould in 
duces, it is also necessary to prevent | the centre of the pot; and when 
them from being darkened by ad- | kept in a balcony, the pot in which 
joining plants or other objects, or it grows should be placed within 
from darkening other leaves. This | another pot, so that the roots may 
in some cases requires thinning | not be injured by the outside of the 
both of ‘leaves and shoots; but | pot becoming heated by the sun 
more generally it may be effected | The most important point, however, 
by placing the plant in an open airy | is to allow the plant plenty of air, 
situation. As the progress of a as it will not live without abundance 
plant, therefore, after it is once | of both air and light. ZL. Baxtérii 
originated, and planted in a proper|is much more beautiful than the 
soil and situation, depends entirely | old species, as the flowers are much 
on the leaves and on their treat- | larger and more brilliant, but it re- 
ment; it follows that the growth of | quires the same treatment. 
the plant may be in a great mea-| Ler‘pum.—Ericdcee.— The La- 
sure checked by the removal of the | brador Tea. American low shrubs, 
leaves, cither before they have burst | with pretty white flowers, which 
from the bud or immediately after- | require to be grown in peat and 
wards. In this way Mr. Benton | sand, heath-mould, or very sandy 
has reduced the shoots of the most loam. Lédum buxifolia, the Sand 
vigorous-growing fruit-trees with- | Myrtle, is freqmently called Ammyr- 
out even once using the knife. The | sine buxifolia in the nurseries. It 
same principle may be applied in| is a very pretty, compact-growing 
the case of every other description | little plant, with box-like leaves, 
of plant. and clusters of white flowers, which 
Leaves are also occasionally used, | have a pink tinge on the back of 
instead of manure or tan, for hot-| the petals. It is very suitable for 
beds ; and very frequently for what | beds in a geometric flower-garden, 
are called linings to old hotbeds, | or for rockwork, but it requires a 
the heat of which has decreased. slight protection during severe 
LECHENAU LTIA.— Goodendvie.— | frosts. 
There are two species of this well-| Lecuminous PLants.—-Plants that 
known genus, both natives of New | produce their seeds in a pod or 
Holland, and both conspicuous for | legume, like the common Bean and 
the great abundance of their dark | Pea; some of them have pea-flowers, 
scarlet flowers. LL. Formésa is very | and others have tassel-like flowers, 
common in windows, greenhouses, | like those of the Acacias. 
and small balconies; but, though| Lerrtopny’LLum.— Another name 
it is so general a favourite, few} for Lédum buzifolia. 
people can keep it long. The fact} Lxz'mna—Duckweed. 
is, that though it does not belong| Lemon.—See Ci'rrvs. 
to the same natural order as the| Lerono‘ris. — Labidie. — Lion’s- 
Heath, it very much resembles it|car. Shrubby plants, from the 
in habit, and it is even more easily | Cape of Good Hope, with scarlet 
killed. The Lechenaultia should'or orange flowers, which are pro- 
