LORANTHUS. 



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shrub, whicli grows best in loam and 



peat, and is propagated by cuttings. 



Lo^'DO^' Pride. — Saxifraga, or 



JRoberisonia umbrosa. — See Saxi^- 



PRAGA. 



LoNiCERA. — CaprifoliacecB. — 

 The upright or Fly Honeysuckle. — 

 Great confusion exists in botanical 

 works respecting the scientific names 

 of the different kinds of Honeysuckle. 

 Generally speaking, however, the ; 

 climbing species ai-e called Capri- { 

 folium, and the upright, erect shrubs i 

 Lonicera. The latter kinds are all ; 

 quite hardy, and will grow in any 

 common soil; and they are propagated 

 by cuttings planted in the open 

 ground in autumn. L. tatdrica, the 

 Tartarian Honeysuckle, and L. 

 Xi/losteitm, the common Fly Honey- 

 suckle, are the commonest kinds. 



Loose Strife. — SeeLYsiaiA'cHiA. 



LoPE'ziA. — Onagrdcece. — Annual 

 and biennial plants, hardy, half- 

 hardy, and tender ; but with light, 

 feathery, pink-flowers, and pretty 

 ball-like fruit, which is produced on 

 long stalks, and is very ornamental. 

 For the culture, see Annuals and 

 Biennials. 



Lopho.spe'rmum. — Scrojyhuld- 

 rincB. — Beautiful climbing j^lants, 

 with pink, bell-shaped flowers, which 

 grow luxuriantly in the open border, 

 covering a trellis-work or a wall in an 

 incredibly short space of time. As 

 the plants are killed down to the 

 ground in winter, cuttings should be 

 taken off in autumn, and kept in a 

 greenhouse or frame during winter to 

 plant oxit in spring. The plants will 

 grow in any common garden soil, 

 provided it is tolerably light, and 

 that they have abundance of space 

 for their roots. 



LoQUATTrEE. — SeeERIOBO'TRTA. 



Lora'nthus. — Loranthdcece. — 

 A kind of ]\[istletoe, generally found 

 on the Oak ; common in Germany, 

 but not yet introduced into England. 



Lord Ansox's Pea. — Ldthyrus 

 magelldnicus. — See La'thyrus. 



Loudo'nia. — HalordgecE. — L. 

 aiirea is a Swan Eiver shrub, the 

 flowers and seed-vessels of which vary 

 from a rich golden yellow to an 

 orange red. L.florescens, discovered 

 by Mr. Drummond, in 1843, has 

 flowers which are of a very pale 

 yellow or lemon colour. Both re- 

 quire the usual culture of Australian 

 shrubs. The genus was named by 

 Dr. Lindley in compliment to Mr. 

 Loudon. 



Love Apple. — The Tomato. — 

 See Ltcope'ksictjm. 



Love lies bleeding. — Amardn- 

 tiis cauddtus. — See Amara^ntcs. 



Lo^WE A. — The new name for Rosa 

 herherifolia. 



Lucu^LiA. — JRuhidcece. — L. gra- 

 fissima is a remarkably fragrant 

 plant, with large flowers, something 

 like those of the Hydrangea. It is 

 grown in a greenhouse, in a mixture 

 of light turfy loam and peat ; and 

 it is propagated by cuttings, which 

 require bottom-heat. L. Pinceana 

 is a new species which was introduced 

 in 1843. It is a very handsome 

 plant, with large white flowers, 

 which are exceedingly fragrant. 



LuNA^RiA. — Cruc'ifene. — Hon- 

 esty. — Hardy annual and perennial 

 plants, which will grow in any com- 

 mon garden soil, and only i-equire 

 the usual treatment of their respec- 

 tive kinds. — See Annuals and Per- 

 ennials. 



Lupine. — See Lupi^nus. 



LuPi^NDS. — Leguminosce. — The 

 Lupine. — A genus of herbaceous 

 annuals and perennials which con- 

 tains some of our most beautiful 

 border flowers : yellow, blue, white, 

 and pink Lupines are among the 

 oldest border annuals ; L. nanus is a 

 beautiful little annual, with dark- 

 blue flowers, a native of California, 

 and requii-ing the usual treatment of 



