23O GARDEN FLOWERS. 



1833 ; L. rosea (rosy) ; hardy annual, 9 inches ; flowers pale rose, 

 in June; California; 1848. 



LIMNOCHARIS. [Butomaceae.] Stove aquatics, one of 

 which, L. Humboldtii, succeeds in the open air, in ponds or 

 tanks. It bears beautiful yellow flowers all the summer. 

 Propagated by its runners, which strike root in the muddy 

 soil. 



LINANTHUS. [Polemoniaceae.] A hardy annual, growing 

 in garden soil from spring-sown seeds. 



L. dichotomus (forked) ; hardy annual ; 1 8 inches ; flowers pink, 

 in July ; California; 1838. 



LINARIA. Toad-flax. [Scrophulariaceae. j Hardy annual 

 and perennial herbs, the numerous species of which display 

 considerable diversity of character and habit : about half 

 are annuals, and a few require protection. L. Alpina and 

 tristis are pretty minute plants for pot-culture; L. cymba- 

 laria and pilosa are suitable for rock-work. They all grow 

 best in a dryish sandy loam, and are propagated, the per- 

 ennials by cuttings in summer, or division of the plants in 

 spring, and the annuals by seeds. Most of them are suita- 

 ble for rock -work, especially the smaller growers. The half- 

 hardy sorts should be grown in pots, and protected in cold 

 frames in winter. 



L, cequitriloba (equal three-lobed); hardy perennial ; 3 inches ; 

 flowers purple, in June ; Sardinia ; 1829. L Alpina (Alpine) ; 

 half-hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers blue, in July ; Austria ; 

 1750. L. bipartita (two-parted) ; hardy annual ; i foot; flowers 

 purple, in June; north of Africa; 1815; sometimes known as 

 L. speciosa. L. cymbalaria (ivy-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 3 

 inches ; flowers lilac, in May ; England. L. Dalmatica (Dal- 

 matian) ; half-hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow, in June ; 

 Levant ; 1731. L. delphinioides (larkspur-like) ; hardy biennial ; 

 1 8 inches; flowers blue, in August; Russia; 1838. L. genis- 

 tcefolia (genista-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers yel- 



