232 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



in July ; Austria ; 1739. L. Altaicum (Altaic); hardy perennial ; 

 I foot; flowers blue, in July; Altai; 1829. L. angustfolium (nar- 

 row-leaved); hardy perennial ; I foot ; flowers pale blue, in July ; 

 England. L. A ustriacum (Austrian); hardy perennial; i foot; 

 flowers blue, in June; Austria; 1775. L. Berendieri (Beren- 

 dier's) ; half-hardy annual ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow and orange, 

 in September; Texas; 1835. I" fo'^^ (two-colored) ; hardy 

 annual ; 18 inches ; flowers yellow and blue, in June ; Morocco ; 

 1820. L. flavum (yellow); half-hardy sub-shrub; 3 inches; 

 flowers yellow, in June ; Austria ; 1793. L. grandiflorum (large- 

 flowered) ; hardy annual ; 18 inches ; flowers crimson, in July ; 

 Algiers; 1852. L. monogynum (one-styled) ; half-hardy peren- 

 nial; 1 8 inches; flowers white, in July; New Zealand; 1832. 

 L. montanum (mountain) ; hardy perennial ; I foot ; flowers 

 blue, in June ; Switzerland 51817. L. Narbonense (Narbonne); 

 half-hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers blue, in May ; south of 

 France; 1759. L. nervosum (nerved); hardy perennial; 18 

 inches; flowers blue, in June; Hungary; 1822. L. Sibiricum 

 (Siberian) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers blue, in June ; Si- 

 beria ; 1775. L. suffruticosum (sub-shrubby) ; greenhouse sub- 

 shrub ; I foot ; flowers pink, in August ; Spain; 1759. L. Taur- 

 icum (Taurian) ; hardy sub-shrub ; I foot ; flowers yellow, in 

 June; Tauria; 1818. L. tenuifolium (slender-leaved); hardy 

 perennial ; 18 inches ; flowers pink, in June ; Europe ; 1789. Z. 

 trigynum (three-styled) ; greenhouse shrub ; 2 feet ; flowers yel- 

 low, in June ; India; 1799. L. usitatissimum (common); hardy 

 annual ; 18 inches ; flowers blue, in June ; England. 



There are several other species in cultivation. . 



LION'S EAR. See LEONOTIS. 



LISIANTHUS. See EUSTOMA. 



LIQUIDAMBER. Gum-tree. [Hamamelaceae.] A hardy 

 well-known deciduous tree, very ornamental and desirable. 

 Rich loamy soil. Propagated by seeds. Hardy as far 

 north as Massachusetts. 



L. styracifera (styrax-flowing) ; hardy tree ; 50 feet ; North 

 America ; 1863. L. imberbe is a species from the Levant. 



