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and porous ; and are increased without difficulty either by 

 cuttings, by layers, or by suckers. 



L. Afrum (African) ; half-hardy trailing shrub ; 10 feet ; flow- 

 ers dull- violet, in June ; North Africa and Syria 51712. L. Bar- 

 barttm (Barbary) ; hardy trailing shrub ; 20 feet ; flowers livid, 

 in May; south of Europe, and Africa; 1696. L. Europceiim 

 (European) ; hardy trailing shrub ; 20 feet ; flowers purple-lilac, 

 in May; south of Europe; 1730. L. Ruthenicum (Russian); 

 hardy climbing shrub ; 20 feet ; flowers white, in July ; Siberia ; 

 1804. 



LYONIA. [Ericacese.] Hardy ornamental shrubs allied to 

 Andromeda. Soil, sandy peat. Propagated by seeds and 

 layers. There is much confusion in the divisions on the 

 Andromeda family. See ANDROMEDA. 



LYSIMACHIA. Loose-strife. [Primulacese.] Hardy peren- 

 nials, of the easiest culture, of little importance in a flow- 

 er-garden. The genus contains a few half-hardy sub-shrubby 

 species, which are increased by cuttings in a gentle hot-bed, 

 in sand. L. nummularia, Moneywort, is a pretty trailing 

 plant, adapted for damp rock-work, or for planting in a pot 

 for the side of a shady window. Sandy soil. All multiplied 

 by division. 



L. Azorica (Azorian) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers yel- 

 low, in June ; Azores ; 1831. L. ciliata (fringed) ; hardy peren- 

 nial ; 1 8 inches ; flowers yellow, in July ; England. L. Candida 

 (white); half-hardy sub-shrub; 18 inches; flowers white, in 

 June; China; 1846. L. ephemerum (transient); hardy peren- 

 nial; 2 feet ; flowers white, in August; Spain; 1730. Z. Les- 

 chenaultii (Leschenault's) ; half-hardy sub-shrub; 1 8 inches ; 

 flowers rose-colored, in June ; Neilgherries ; 1852. L. lobelioides 

 (lobelia-like) ; hardy perennial ; I foot ; flowers white, in July ; 

 North India ; 1840. L. nummularia (Moneywort) ; hardy trail- 

 ing perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers yellow, in June ; England. Z. 

 verticillata (whorled) ; hardy perennial ; 18 inches ; flowers yel- 

 low, in July ; Crimea ; 1820. 



