LAGERSTRCEMIA 



483 LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



LAGERS TRCE MIA. (Named after M. Lagerstrcem, a 

 German. Nat. ord. Loosestrifes [Lythraceae]. Linn. 

 i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Cuttings of small, firm side-shoots in spring, under a 

 bell-glass, and cuttings of ripened shoots in autumn, 

 in strong bottom-heat ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 90, with plenty of moisture, both at the root, and 

 also at the top, except when in flower. Winter temp., 

 55 to 60, and dryish, after being pruned in autumn. 

 The greenhouse species require only warm greenhouse 

 temperatures. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



L. i'ndica a'lba (Indian-white). 12. White. August. 



China. 1816. 



,, ro'sea (rosy). 12. Rose. August. China. 1825. 

 specio'sa (showy). See L. FLOS-REGIN.S. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



L. e'legans (elegant). See L. INDICA ELEGANS. 

 floribu'nda (free-flowering). Trop. Asia. 

 Flo's-regi'na ( queen' s-flower). 12. Red. Trop. Asia. 



1792. 

 grandifto'ra (large-flowered). See DUABA'NGA SON- 



NERATIOI'DES. 



i'ndica (Indian). 6. Flesh. July. E. Ind. 1759. 

 e'legans (elegant). 10. Rose, yellow. August. 



Trop. Asia. 1841. 



parvifto'ra (small-flowered). 12. White. E. Ind. 1818. 

 Regi'nce, (queen's). See L. FLOS-REGIN^:. 



LAGE'TTA. Lace Bark. (Its Indian name. Nat. ord. 

 Daphnads [Thymeleaceas]. Linn. 8-Octandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



The inner bark of this stove evergreen is the beautiful 

 Lace Bark of the West Indies. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, and in bottom-heat, in 

 April or May ; peat and fibrous loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 80 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 L. lintea'ria (linen). 6. White. Jamaica. 1793. 



LAGUN2EA. See HIBISCUS. 



LAGUNA'RIA. (From its resemblance to Lagunaa, 

 an allied genus. Nat. ord. Mallowworts [Malvaceae]. 

 Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 8-Polyandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. By cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a glass, and in heat, in 

 May ; peat and loam. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 L. cuneifo'rmis (wedge-leaved). See FUGOSIA CUNEI- 



FORMIS. 



lilaci'na (lilac). See FUGOSIA HAKE^ FOLIA. 

 Pciterso'nii (Paterson's). 20. Pale red. June. Nor- 

 folk Island. 1792. 



LAGUNCULA'RIA. (Derivation doubtful. Nat. ord. 

 Combretaceae.) 



Evergreen, stove shrub. Cuttings in sand with bottom- 

 heat. Loam, peat, and sand. 



L. racemo'sa (racemed). 10. White. W. Ind. ; Guiana. 

 1820. 



LAGU'RUS. (From lagos, a hare, and oura, a tail. 

 Nat. ord. Graminea?.) 



A hardy, annual, ornamental grass, for mixing with 

 flowers or drying. Seeds. Garden soil. 



L. ova'tus (egg-shaped). 

 (England). 



June, July. Europe 



LA LAGE. (Named after Lalage, a gay, witty dame 

 immortalised by Horace. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants 

 [Leguminosae]. Linn.ie-Monadelphia, 6-Decandria. Now 

 referred to Bossiaea, which see.) 



L. hoveafo'lia (Hovea-leaved). See BOSSIAEA ORNATA. 

 orna'ta (gay). See BOSSI^A ORNATA. 



LALLEMA'NTIA. (Commemorative of /. E. Lallemant 

 of St. Petersburg. Nat. ord. Labiatae.) 



Hardy annual and biennial herbs. Seeds. Ordinary 

 garden soil. 

 L. cane'scens (grey). i. Blue. July, August. Asia 



Minor and Persia. 1711. Biennial. 

 ibe'rica (Iberian), i. Blue. July. Asia Minor; 



Syria. 1820. 



pelta'ta (shield-shaped), ij. Purple. July. Cauca- 

 sus ; Persia. 1711. 



LAMA'RKIA. (Commemorative of /. B. Lamark, of 

 France. Nat. ord. GramineaB.) 



Hardy annual grass. Seeds. Garden soil. 

 L. au'rea (golden). $. Flowers in short, yellow-green 

 heads. Mediterranean region. 



LAMBE'RTIA. (Named after the late Mr. Lambert, a 

 distinguished patron of botany. Nat. ord. Proteads 

 [Proteaceae]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Hakea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia. Cuttings 

 of the ripened shoots, before fresh growth commences, 

 in the spring, in sand, over sandy peat, in pots nearly 

 filled with drainage, and covered with a bell-glass, and 

 kept close and cool until the base of the cutting swells, 

 when a little bottom-heat may be applied ; sandy loam 

 and fibrous peat, well-drained, and mixed with rough 

 pieces of charcoal. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 L. echina'ta (hedgehog). 3. July. 1824. 



formo'sa (handsome). 4. Red. July. 1788. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 4. Red. July. 1826. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Orange. 



,, ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 1836. 



propi'nqua (related). See L. ECHINATA. 



LAMB'S LETTUCE. See CORN SALAD. 



LA'MTUM. Dead Nettle. (From laimos, the throat ; 

 in allusion to the throat-like form of the corolla. Nat. 

 ord. Labiatae.) 



Annual and perennial herbs, but only perennials listed 

 here. Divisions. Ordinary garden soil. 

 L. Galeo'bdoion (Galeobdolon). i. Yellow. May, June. 



Europe (England). " Yellow Archangel." 

 variega'tum (variegated), i. Yellow. May. 

 macula'tum (spotted). i. Purple. June, July. 



Europe (Britain). 

 au'reum (golden). Leaves yellow. " Golden 



Archangel." 



Orva'la (Orvala). i$. Pale red-purple, white. April. 

 S. Europe. 1596. 



LAMOUROU'XIA. (Named after /. V. F. Lamouroux, 

 a naturalist. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. 

 Linn. i4-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Bartsia.) 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, scarlet-flowered, 

 from Mexico. For culture, see ANGELO'NIA. 

 L. corda'ta (heart-shaped-leaved). See L. VISCOSA. 

 multffida (many-clef t-/flt>2). i. 1846. 

 Pri'nglei (Pringle's). 3-5. Crimson. Mexico. 1895. 



Shrub. 

 ,, visco'sa (clammy), ij. 1846. 



LAMPROCO'CCUS. (From latnpros, shining, and 

 kokkos, a berry. Nat. ord. Bromeliaceae. Mostly now 

 referred to jEchmea.) 



L. carule' scens (bluish). See ^ECHMEA C.ERULESCENS. 

 specio'sus (showy). Leaves striped with yellow. 



Brazil. 1893. 

 Fo//'fl'uft(Vallerand's). See STREPTOCALYX VALLE- 



RANDI. 



Weilba'chii (Weilbach's). See ^ECHMEA WEILBACHII. 

 LAMPRaNIA RUBErLLA. See RASPBERRY MOTH. 

 LAMPWICK. Phlo'mis Lychni'tis. 



LANA'RIA. (Derived from lana, wool ; in allusion to 

 the woolly flowers. Nat. ord. Haemodoraceae.) 



Greenhouse perennial herb. Divisions in spring. 

 Loam, peat, and sand. 

 L. plumo'sa (plumy), ij. White. S. Africa. 1787. 



LANCE-WOOD. Guattfria. 



LAND-DITCHING. See DRAINING. 



LANDRA. Ra'phanus La'ndra. 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING, as its name intimates, is 

 the composition of beautiful scenery, so that all artifice 

 is concealed by the blending of trees, shrubs, ground, 

 and water ; this forming vistas as gratifying as those 

 which occur naturally. Admiration for such scenery is 

 an innate quality of the human mind ; and successfully 

 to imitate such scenery requires judgment as well as 

 taste. It is not possible, without a heavy outlay, to 

 introduce any desired species of landscape beauty upon 

 a given plot of ground. There is the beauty of the level 

 surface, quite unattainable without such outlay, upon a 



