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Z Lathyrus—continued. 
EARLIEST OF ALL, rose, with white wings; EMILY 
Eckrorp, dark blue, tinged with reddish-mau large, 
and a flower of good texture; EMILY HENDERSON, white. 
large, and free; FASCINATION, magenta-mauve; FIREFLY, 
bright crimson, free, and of good substance ; GEORGE GORDON, 
rich lake; GORGEOUS, orange-pink standard, and soft pink 
wings, two flowers in a spike; F MAJESTY, soft pink; 
Hon. F. Bouverie£, bright coral-pink ; LADY BEACONSFIELD, 
salmon, tinted rose, very distinct; LADY GRIZEL HAMILTON, 
lilac, very beautiful; LADY MARY CURRIE, deep orange-pink, 
shaded rosy-lilac; Lapy Nina BALrour, soft mauve, 1 
dove-grey, one of the best for exhibition; LApy PE a 
bright rose, very chaste; LADY SKELMERSDALE, rosy-lilac, 
with white wings, distinct ; LEMON QUEEN, blush-pink, tinted 
lemon, with nearly white wings; Lorrie Eckrorpb, deep 
mauve, with white wings, beautifully edged with mauve; 
LOVELY, light pink; Mars, bright red, becoming deeper with 
age, the best of its colour; MIKADO, orange-cerise, striped 
white ; MONARCH, bronzy-crimson and deep blue, large flowers ; 
Mrs. Eckrorp, delicate primrose; Mrs. FITZGERALD, soft 
cream, and edged with pale pink; Mrs. GLADSTONE, delicate 
pink ; Mrs. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, white, striped bright rose ; 
AVY BLUE, a combination of purple and violet; ORANGE 
PRINCE, bright orange-pink ; OTHELLO, dark maroon; PINK 
Cupip, dwarf; PRIMA DONNA, soft pink; PRIMROSE, pale 
primrose; PRINCE EDWARD OF YORK, scarlet and deep rose, 
very showy; PRINCE OF WALES, bright rose, free; PRINCESS 
OF WALES, mauve-striped on white ground; QUEEN VICTORIA, 
soft yellow, overlaid purple; RoyAL ROSE, deep rose standards 
and pale rose wings; SADIE BURPEE, white, with incurving 
standards ; SALOPIAN, deep crimson, tinged with rich red, and 
tinted orange-scarlet, large, tine flower; NATOR, cream, 
shaded and striped chocolate ; SHAZADA, da naroon, shaded 
purple, distinct ; STANLEY, deep maroon, good form; TRIUMPH, 
orange-pink, with white wings flushed purple; VENUS, salmon- 
buff, shaded rosy-pink; WHITE CUPID, dwarf. 
LATTICE-LEAF PLANT. ‘Se Ouvirandra 
fenestralis. 
LAUREL, PORTUGAL. See Cerasus lusi- 
tanica. 
LAUREL, SEASIDE. ‘See Phyllanthus lati- 
folius. 
LAUREL, SHEEP. See Kalmia angustifolia. 
LAUREL, VARIEGATED. ‘See Aucuhba. 
LAUREMBERGIA. A synonym of Serpicula 
(which see). 
LAURENTIA. To the species described on p. 238, 
Vol. II., the following should be added : 
L. carnosula (slightly fleshy).* 7. blu. with two yellow, white- 
bordered spots on the lower lip, axillary, in shape resembling 
those of Lobelia Erinus. 1. opposite and alternate, linear- 
lanceolate, acute, entire or somewhat serrated. Branches 
diffusely spreading, ascending. California. A hardy annual, of 
Lobelia-like aspect. (B. M. 6257.) 
LAURERIA. A synonym of Juanulloa (which 
see). 
LAURESTINUS (properly 
See Viburnum Tinus. 
LAUROPHYLLUS. A synonym of Botryceras 
(which see). 
LAURUS. Several species formerly included here- 
under are now referred to Cinnamomum, Lindera, 
Nectandra, Ocotea, Persea, and Sassafras. 
L. nobilis flourishes best in an open, well-drained soil, 
and a sunny spot should be selected, as the wood wust be 
well matured to withstand the rigours of severe winters. 
The Sweet Bay-tree is very useful for growing in pots 
and tubs for standing on terraces and in cool con- 
servatories and yestibules. It also withstands gas fumes 
well. It is rather impatient of root-disturbance, and care 
should be exercised in transplanting, which is best 
attended to either abont the end of September or in 
April. If the weather is dry at planting-time, a 
watering overhead, as well as at the roots to settle the 
soil, will be of immense benefit in assisting the plant to 
establish itself in its fresh quarters. 
LAVANDULA. Including Sfechas. To the species 
eeeeribed on p. 239, Vol. IL., the following should be 
added : 
L. angustifolia (narrow-leaved). A synonym of L. vera. 
L. lanata (woolly). jl. violet; spike elongated, somewhat 
interrupted; floral leaves lanceolate or linear. J. oblong- 
LAURUSTINUS). 
Lavandula—continued. 
lanceolate, linear, or sub-spathulate, entire, revolute-margined, 
densely white-woolly on both sides. Spain, 1872. Greenhouse 
evergreen. (Ref. B. 301.) 
L. latifolia (broad-leaved). A synonym of L. vera. 
LAVATERA. ‘To the species described on pp. 
239-40, Vol. II., the following should be added : 
L. crestiana (Chateau de Crest). A hybrid, probably between 
L. maritima and L. trimestris; it has the largely opened, 
flattened flowers and velvety leaves of the former, and the 
etal-colour, calyx, and bracteoles of the latter. July to 
ecember. h. 5ft. 
L. cretica (Cretan). The correct name of Malva mauritiana. 
L. insularis (insular).* /l. yellowish-white, striped with purple, 
on stout, deflexed and curved pedicels nearly lin. long. 7. 3in. 
to 6in. broad, palmately lobed, with a narrow sinus, borne on 
long petioles ; lobes rounded, obtuse, coarsely crenate. Mexico, 
1896. A compact, half-hardy, finely stellate-pubescent shrub, 
about 4ft. through. (G. & F. 1896, p. 164, f. 27.) 
L. maritima (maritime). 7. white; pedicels axillary, solitary. 
May. J. tomentose, somewhat rounded, obtusely angled and 
ae Stems shrubby, also tomentose. h. 2ft. South Europe, 
L. trimestris alba (white).* This is a beautiful variety of the 
well-known trimestris, having snowy-white flowers. Both are 
very effective annuals, whether grown in beds or in borders, as 
they produce an abundance of flowers which last in perfection 
along time when cut. Seeds may be sown in either autumn or 
spring, the former for choice. 
LAVENDER, SEA. ‘ce Statice. 
LAVENIA. A synonym of Adenostemma (which 
see). 
LAVERNA VINOLENTELLA. See 
shoot Moths. 
LAVRADIA. UL. 
L. montana. 
Apple- 
glandulosa is a synonym of 
fexr13] 
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