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LISIANTHUS. 



Slugs may be destroyed in the same 

 manner as snails. — See He^lix. 



Lime. — A kind of Citrus, rarely 

 grown in England, but requiring the 

 same treatment as the orange and 

 the lemon. — See Ci^trus. 

 / LIM^'A'^^THES. — LimnanthacecB. 

 One of the Californian annuals, the 

 flowers of which are yellow in the 

 centre, with a deep border of white. 

 For the culture, see Annuals. 



LiMNo'cHARis. — HydrocharldecB 

 or Butomeo!. — These plants, which 

 are natives of Brazil, are eitherannual 

 or biennial, and the seed should be 

 sown in a layer of rich, loamy soil, at 

 the bottom of a cistern or tub, which 

 should be kept very moist ; and as 

 the young plants grow, the tub or 

 cistern should be gradually filled 

 with water. They req\iire the heat 

 of a stove. 



LiNA^RiA. — Ecrophidarince. — 

 Toad-flax. — Hardy annuals, that only 

 require sowing in March, April, or 

 May, in the open border. They will 

 grow in any soil or situation ; but they 

 prefer a rather stiff, poor soil, and an 

 open, exposed situation. Several of 

 the kinds have been removed from the 

 genus Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), 

 to which they are very nearly allied. 



LiNN^^A. — CaprifoUacece. — A 

 trailing plant, adaptedforrock-work, 

 or pots, as it is too insignificant in 

 its appearance to produce any effect 

 in the open garden. It should be 

 grown in loam and peat, and it may 

 be propagated by cuttings, which 

 should be struck under a hand-glass. 

 ' LfNUM. — Linacece. — ThQ Flax. 

 — The common Flax, the fibres of the 

 stalk of which are used to makelinen, 

 has pretty blue flowers : but there 

 are other species of the genus with 

 showy yellow flowers. Some of the 

 perennialkinds are rather tender, and 

 require to be protected during severe 

 winters ; they are also liable to 

 damp off if kept too moist. They 



should be grown in light soil, consist- 

 ing principally of vegetable mould ; 

 and the dwarf kinds are very suitable 

 for rock-work. They are generally 

 propagated by cuttings or seeds, 

 which they ripen abundantly. 



Lion's-ear. — See Leonotis. 



LION's-TAIL.-ieo?^^^dsZeon^«•MS. 



Liquid Manure maybe described 

 as a decoction of any description of 

 putrescent manures, such as guano, 

 stable-dung, pig's-dung, pigeon's- 

 dung, sheep's-dung, &c. It may be 

 used with great advantage in the 

 kitchen-garden, but is seldom re- 

 quired in the culture of flowers ; and 

 indeed many of the finer kinds have 

 been injured by it, though some few, 

 such as the Hydrangeas, the com- 

 moner Pelargoniums, Chrysanthe- 

 mums, Cock's-combs, Balsams, 

 Auriculas, &c., have been benefited. 

 Liquid manure ought not to be 

 applied to plants till they have 

 obtained a considerable degree of 

 strength and vigour. 



Liquida'mbar. — Amentacece. — 

 Though too large a tree to come 

 within the scope of this work, it may 

 be mentioned for its ornamental 

 appearance when quite young, from 

 the brilliant purplLsh-red assumed by 

 its leaves in autumn. It is quite 

 hardy, and will grow in any common 

 garden soil that is tolerably moist. 



Liquorice. — See Ctltcyrrh^iza. 



Liriode'ndron^. — Marjnoliacece. 

 — The Tulip-tree grovv^s to a still 

 larger size than the Liquidambar; but 

 it is very ornamental from its flowers, 

 which somewhat resemble those of 

 the Parrot-tulip, and its curiously- 

 shaped leaves. It seldom flowers till 

 it has become a large tree. The 

 seeds, which are imported from 

 America, often lie two years in the 

 ground before they come up. 



LisiA'iN-THUS. — Gep.tid nece. — Lig- 

 neous, perennial, and biennial plants, 

 natives of the \Yest Indies, which 



