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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING. 
Leucoium—continued. 
the flowers, narrow-linear, 6in. to 12in. long. Bulb brown- 
tunicated. Maritime Alps. (B. M. 6711; Fl. Ment. 21.) Syn. 
L. niceense. 
L. niczense (Nicean). A synonym of L. hyemale. 
L. roseum (rosy). The correct name of the plant described on 
p. 14, Vol. I., as Acis roseus. 
L. r. longifolium (long-leaved). This differs from the type in 
its larger flowers, longer leaves, and more floriferous habit. 
Corsica, 1886. 
LEUCOPHYTA. Included under Calocephalus 
(which see). 
LIABUM. To the species described on p. 259, 
Vol. II., the following should now be added: 
L. Maroni (Maron's).  /.-heads pale yellow, radiate, corym- 
bose, on long peduncles. /, petiolate, triangular-hastate, dis- 
tantly toothed, 4in. to 5in. long, 3in. to fin. broad. h. about 2ft. 
Brazil, 1887. A greenhouse or half-hardy, white-tomentose 
perennial. SyN. Andromache Maroni. 
LIGUSTRINA PEKINENSIS. A synonym of 
Syringa pekinensis (which see). 
LIGUSTRUM. ‘To the species described on pp. 
263-4, Vol. II., the following should now be added: 
L. japonicum Alivoni (Alivon’s). J. ovate-lanceolate, acu- 
minate, entire, narrowed at base, wavy-margined, dark green, 
shining, irregularly variegated pale yellowish. 1886. A robust, 
garden variety. 
LILIUM. 'l'o the species and varieties described on 
pp. 266-74, Vol. II., the following should now be added: 
L. auratum virginale (virgin-white). jl. white, lacking the 
usual spotting, being simply banded yellow. 1882. A rare form. 
L. columbianum lucidum (clear). jl. bright golden-yellow, 
spotted with brown, agreeably scented, nodding, with recurved 
segments. J. dark, glossy green, lanceolate or ovate, alternate 
below and verticillate above. Stem 3ft. to 4}ft. high, green or 
greenish-purple. Bulb rather small, with narrow, sharply- 
pointed scales. California, 
L. elegans cruentum (bloody). jl. of a deep blood-crimson, 
mottled and streaked with a deeper shade, 1882. One of the 
finest of the group. 
L. e. robustum (robust), te deep orange, marked all over with 
small spots of dark brown, large and handsome. 1882. 
L, japonicum Brownii viridulum (slightly-greenish). 1. 
creamy-white, tinged on the outside with yellowish-green, 
having only a faint dash of claret-brown. Japan, 1885. 
L. pardalinum Warei (Ware’s). fl. varying from lemon to 
orange-yellow, unspotted, smaller than in the type. J. shorter 
and more cordate. Lower California, 1886. 
L, speciosum Melpomene (Melpomene). jf. rich, bright 
crimson, 8in. across, the perianth segments margined with 
white, richly spotted. J. very broad. 1882. 
LIMATODES ROSEA. A synonym of Calanthe 
rosea (which see). 
LINARIA. To the species ani varieties described 
on pp. 278-9, Vol. II., the following should now be 
added : 
L. aparanoides splendens (splendid). 
large, golden centre. 1888. 
L. Cymbalaria maxima (greatest). jl. twice the size of the 
ordinary Ivy-leaved Snapdragon, fragrant. 1. not quite so 
large, highly pubescent. 1882. Syn. L. pallida. 
L. maroccana hybrida (hybrid). jl. varying in colour from 
rose to red and from lilac to violet, the lower petal being 
usually white; spikes terminal. Branches slender, upright. 
h, lft. 
L. pallida (pale). A synonym of L. Cymbalaria maxima. 
L. pilosa (pilose). jl. pale purplish-blue, with a yellow palate, 
and a rather incurved spur; calyx pilose. June to September. 
l. opposite and alternate, cordately rounded or reniform, villous, 
five to eleven-lobed, the lobes mucronulate. Branches creeping, 
white-hairy. Sicily, &c., 1800. 
longicalcarata (long-spurred). 
L. p. 
oF the pale purplish flower is as long as the tue. 
1135, f. 3.) 
LINDENIA. To the species described on p. 280, 
Vol. II., the following should now be added; 
L. vitiensis (Fiji). /., corolla crcam-coloured, silky-tomentose, the 
tube very long and slender, the segments ovate-oblong, obtuse ; 
anthers and pistil projecting. J. oblong-lanceolate, glab: ous, 4in. 
to 6in. long, lin. to 1}in. broad ; petioles and lower part of the 
meee purplish. h. 3ft. to 4ft. Fiji, 1884. A highly ornamental 
shrub, 
fl. crimson, with a 
In this variety the spur 
(R. G. 
LIPARIS. To the species described on p. 283, 
Vol. II., the following should now be added: 
L. elegans (elegant). j., sepals and petals pale greenish ; lip 
orange-red ; raceme many-flowered; scape lft. to lft. high. 
l. Sin. to 8in. long, linear-lanceolate, acute. Pseudo-bulbs ovate, 
one to three-leaved. Penang, 1886. 
L. latifolia (broad-leaved). jl. ochre; sepals oblong-ligulate, the 
lateral ones bent down; petals linear, reflexed; lip cuneate- 
dilated, emarginate, two-lobed, with dark ochre anterior mar- 
gins, reddish-brown on the disk ; peduncle nearly Qin. long. 
l. solitary, cuneate-oblong-ligulate, acute, protected by a sheath. 
Java, &c., 1885. 
LIPPIA. To the species described on p. 284, 
Vol. II., the following shonld now be added: 
L. bracteata (bracteate). jl. dull red, subtended by violaceous 
bracts, disposed in sub-globose heads. J. large, opposite, ovate, 
acuminate, scabrous above, tomentose beneath. 1883. An orna- 
mental, free-flowering, greenhouse shrub. 
LISSOCHILUS. To the species described on p. 286, 
Vol. II., the following should now be added: 
L. dilectus (beloved). jl. rosy, with a purple lip, large ; sepals 
linear-lanceolate, acuminate, reflexed ; petals oblong, very 
broad ; lip three-lobed, the side lobes broad, the front one 
nearly square, retuse; peduncle 2ft. to 3ft. high. J. broad. 
Rhizomes branched, hand-like. Congo, 1886. 
L. Krebsii purpurata (purple). jl. 2in. in diameter; sepals 
dark green outside, maroon-purple inside, the margins revolute ; 
petals bright yellow above, beneath pale cream-coloured faintly 
veined with red ; lip dull orange-yellow, with chocolate-purple 
side lobes, streaked with darker lines ; scape about 33ft. high. 
pie broadly lanceolate, acute, plicate, lft. long. South Africa, 
L. roseus (rosy). jl., sepals deep velvety-brown, spathulate, 
concave, reflexed; petals deep rose, large, oblong, apiculate, 
recurved ; lip deep rose, three-lobed, rounded, longer than the 
petals, with a golden crest on the disk, the under side and 
the spur yellow ; raceme dense, oblong; scape 3ft. to 4ft. high. 
l. stiff, erect, broadly lanceolate, plicately veined. Sierra Leone, 
1841, A grand species. (B. R. 1844, 12.) 
L. Sandersoni (Sanderson’s), jl. 2in. to 2sin. in diameter; 
sepals dirty green, edged and nerved brown ; petals pure white, 
much larger, obliquely and faleately broad-oblong ; lip large, the 
side lobes dark green, with browni-h veins, the mid-lobe having 
a pale violet, purple-streaked limb, and a yellowish-green disk ; 
spike 1ft. long, erect; scape 6ft. to 7ft. high. June. J. 3ft. to 4ft. 
long, 3in. to 4in. broad, elongate-lanceolate, acute, narrowed into 
long petioles. Natal, 1879. A stately plant. (B. M. 6858.) 
L. stylites (columnar). #. rose-coloured, as large as a good 
Zyaopetalum intermediwm ; sepals triangular, acuminate, 
reflexed ; petals oblong, wide; lip nearly square, blunt-edged, 
dark-spotted at the base inside, having a short, conical, angled 
spur, and two styliform processes in the mouth. February. 1885. 
LISTROSTACHYS ICHNEUMONEA. § Syno- 
nymous with Angrecum ichneumoneum (which see). 
LITHOSPERMUM. L. arvense, L. officinale, and 
L. purpureo-ceruleum are British plants. To the species 
described on p. 286, Vol. II., the following should now be 
added: 
L, graminifolium (G:ass-leaved). 
nifolium. 
L. rosmarinifolium (Rosemary-leaved). jl. bright blue, lined 
white, about jin. in diameter, terminal June to September. 
l. narrow, lin. or more long. hk, lft. to 2ft. Central Italy, &ec. 
Evergreen. 
LITTONIA. To the species described on p. 287, 
Vol. II., the following variety should now be added: 
L. modesta Keitii (Keit’s). A very vigorous form, much more 
floriferous than the type. 1886. (R. G. 1237.) 
LOBELIA. UL. Dortmanna (Water Lobelia) and 
L. wrens (Acrid Lobelia) are included in the British Flora. 
To the species described on pp. 290-1, Vol. II., the fol- 
lowing should now be added: 
L. sub-nuda (nearly naked). . pale blue, about 4in. across, 
borne on rather long pedicels, and arranged in lax, naked racemes. 
1. all radical, in a reduced rosette (the stem having only a few 
very reduced ones), stalked, cordate-ovate in outline, the margins 
pinnatifidly cut, dark green above, beneath purplish, with green 
veins. Mexico, 1887. A_ small-flowered but pretty hardy 
annual, suitable for rockwork. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. ii., p. 204.) 
LOMARIA. To the varieties of L. Spicant described 
on p. 295, Vol. IL., the following should now be added: 
L. Spicant Aitkeniana (Aitken’s). fronds, lower portions 
contracted, the surface slightly corrugated, the apex magnified 
A synonym of Moltkia grami- 
