March.'] GREEN-HOUSE -REPOTTING. 247 



the green-house, and a few of them very pretty soft-wood- 

 ed, half shrubby plants, and, if touched, are highly scented. 

 L. dentuta has narrow serrated foliage, very neat; L.for- 

 mosa and L. pinnata are desirable ; blue flowers on a long 

 spike ; should be kept near to the glass : they are of the 

 easiest culture. (Soil No. 7.) 



Lechenaiiltia ; four species of pretty dwarf blooming 

 plants. L.formosa is almost always a picture with its 

 bright scarlet flowers and heath-like foliage, and ought to 

 be in every collection; L. biloba and L. Drummondii are 

 both blue, though very rarely seen in bloom ; fine plants 

 two years old, with us have not yet shown a flower ; they 

 must have an airy situation and near the front glass ; other- 

 wise they will be weak and spindling. (Soil No. 19.) 



Leonotis, Lion's-ear, four species. They have very fine 

 scarlet tubular flowers, orifice-toothed. They come out in 

 large whorls, and look elegant; but neither plant nor foli- 

 age has an agreeable appearance. They are of the easiest 

 culture. L. intermedia and L. Leonurus are the best flow- 

 ering species. (Soil No. 7.) 



Leptospermums, about thirty species, all pretty New 

 Holland evergreen dwarf shrubs, with small white flowers. 

 L. baccatum, L. pendulum, L. juniperinum, L. ovdtum, 

 Jj. stellatum, L. grandiflorum, and L. scoparium, are the 

 best of the species. The latter was used as tea by the 

 crew of Captain Cook's ship. It is an agreeeble bitter, 

 with a pleasant flavour when fresh. When young plants 

 are growing, they ought to be frequently topped to make 

 them bushy, and kept in an airy situation, or they will be 

 drawn and unsightly. They are of very easy culture. 

 (Soil No. 1.) 



Leucadendrons, Silver tree, above forty species, all na- 

 tives of the Cape of Good Hope. They are evergreens, 

 with handsome silvery-like foliage. L. argenteuni (once 

 Protas argentea) is a great beauty ; foliage white, lanceo- 

 late and silky. It is a plant that has been long in cultiva- 

 tion, greatly admired, and much sought for, and is the 

 finest of the genus. L. squarrdsum, L. stellatum, (once 

 Protea stellaris,} L. tortum, L. serviceum, L. margina- 

 tum, and L. plumosum, (once P. parviftora,} are all fine 

 species. The pots must be well drained and the plants 



