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surface which is abrupt and broken. The beauty of the 

 clay districts is not otherwise to be secured upon those of 

 the chalk ; neither on light uplands can be arranged the 

 dense beauties of well-watered, alluvial vales. " Con- 

 sult the genius of the place " is an axiom which has been 

 derided, but which is dictated by the soundest sense. 



Under this general head we have not space to enter 

 fully into details ; but some of these will be found, under 

 their appropriate titles, in other pages, and chiefly 

 borrowed from Mr. Whately, who has published more 

 correct views upon the art of tastefully arranging grounds 

 than most men who have written upon the subject. 



LA NIUM. (From lana, wool ; the sepals are downy. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove Orchids. Divisions. Fibrous peat and 

 sphagnum. 

 L. Berke'leyi (Berkeley's). Green, dotted red-brown. 



Brazil. 1894. 



microphy'llum (small-leaved). Pale pink. Guiana. 

 ,, subula'tum (awl-shaped). Pale green. Brazil. 1896. 



LANKESTE'RIA. (Named after Dr. E. Lankester, a 

 distinguished botanist. Nat. ord. Acanthads [Acan- 

 thaceas]. Linn. T.^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied 

 to Eranthemum.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, from Sierra Leone. Cuttings 

 of young shoots in sandy soil, in heat, in spring ; peat 

 and loam, well drained. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; 

 winter, 48 to 58. 

 L. Barte'ri (Barter's). Pale yellow, with orange throat. 



Trop. Africa. 1865. 

 e'legans (elegant). Trop. Africa. 

 hi'spida (coarsely-hairy). See L. PARVIFLORA. 

 longifto'ra (long-flowered). See L. PARVIFLORA. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). Yellow. April. 1844. 



LANSBERGIA CARACASA'NA and L. MARTINI- 



CE NSIS. See TRIMEZA LURIDA. 



LANTA'NA. (An ancient name for Viburnum. Nat. 

 ord. Verbenas [Verbenaceaej. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2- 

 Angiospermia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the short side- 

 shoots, two inches in length, taken off close to the old 

 wood, when fresh growth commences, in spring ; fibrous 

 loam and a little peat ; sellowia'na requires sandy peat. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 L. aculea'ta (prickly). See L. CAMARA. 

 a'lba (white). White, yellow. S. Amer. 

 brasilie' nsis (Brazilian). 3. White. June. Brazil. 



1823. 

 Ca'mara (Camara). 10. Red. June. Trop. Amer. 



1692. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. June. S.Amer. 1824. 

 cro'cea (copper-coloured). 4. Copper. June. 



Jamaica. 1818. 



delicati' 'ssima (very delicate). Pale blush. 1852. 

 fla'va (yellow). 2. Yellow. August. W. Ind. 1732. 

 fuca'ta (painted). See L. LILACINA. 

 hi'spida (bristly). 3. Purple. July. Mexico. 1824. 

 ,, ho'rrida (horrid). 3. Red. June. Mexico. 1824. 

 involucra'ta (involucred). 3. Pink. July. W. Ind. 



1690. 



lavandula'cea (lavender-like). SeeLiPPiA ASPERIFOLIA. 

 lilaci'na (lilac). 2-3. Rose. Brazil. 1823. 

 meliss&fo'lia (balm-leaved). See L. FLAVA. 

 mi'sta (mixed). 5-10. White, yellow, orange, finally 



red. W. Ind. 1692. 



mo' His (soft). 4. Red, white. July. Mexico. 1828. 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered). W. Ind. 1834. 

 muta'bilis (changeable). See L. MISTA. 

 ni'vea (snowy). Yellow. May. Trop. Amer. 

 muta'bilis (snowy-changeable-coloured). 5. Yel- 

 low, rose. May. 



odora'ta (scented). See L. INVOLUCRATA. 

 pilo'sa (downy). See L. TRIFOLIA. 

 purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. July. S. Amer. 



1820. 



Ra'dula (rough-leaved). 3. Purple. W. Ind. 1803 

 ,, re'cta (straight). See L. INVOLUCRATA. 

 salvicefo'lia (sage-leaved). 3. Red or violet. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



sellowia'na (Sellow's). i. Rose. April. Monte 

 Video. 1828. 



L. sellowia'na lanceola'ta (spear-head-teawd). Deep rose. 



July. Montevideo. 1838. 



,, stri'cta (erect). 3. Pale purple. Jamaica. 1733. 

 trifo'lia (three-leaved). 3. Purple. July. W. Ind. 



1733- 

 viola' cea (violet). See L. SALVI^EFOLIA. 



LAPAGE'RIA. (Commemorative of Josephine Lapa- 

 gerie, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 

 A handsome, half-hardy or greenhouse evergreen 

 twiner. Layers of the long stems. Fibrous loam and 

 peat. Best planted out. 

 L. ro'sea (rosy). 12-20. Deep rose to rosy-scarlet. 



Chili. 1847 or 1848. 

 a'lba (white). Pure white. Chili. 

 ,, ,, Ilsema'nni (Ilsemann's). Flowers larger and 



brighter. 1897. 

 supe'rba (superb). Reddish-crimson. 1878. 



LAPEYROU'SIA. (Commemorative of /. F. G. de la 



Peyrouse, a French circumnavigator. Nat. ord. Iridaceae.) 

 Half-hardy bulbous plants, with an egg-shaped corm, 

 covered with matted sheaths. Seeds and offsets. Light, 

 sandy but rich soil in a frame, greenhouse, or pit. 

 L, aculea'ta (prickly). See L. COMPRESSA ACULEATA. 

 a'nceps (two-edged). See L. COMPRESSA. 

 ,, azu'rea (azure). See L. CORYMBOSA AZUREA. 

 compre'ssa (compressed). i-i. Lilac or white. 



September. S. Africa. 1824. 

 ,, aculea'ta (prickly). J-i. Blue, yellow. June. 



S. Africa. 1825. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbose). }. Pale to deep violet. 



May. S. Africa. 1791. 

 azu'rea (azure). J. Pale lilac or sky-blue. S. 



Africa. 

 ,, crue'nta (blood-coloured). 1-2. Bright red, with 



three black spots. S. Africa. 1830. 

 ,, Fabri'cii (Fabricius's). J-i. Lilac or white. S. 



Africa. 1825. 

 falca'ta (sickle-shaped). J-i. Pale blue. May. 



S. Africa. 1825. 

 ,, fascicula'ta (fascicled). . Whitish. May. S. Africa. 



1825. 

 fissifo'lia (cleft-leaved). \. Whitish or pale blue. 



August. S. Africa. 1809. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered), i-ij- Bright red, with 



three crimson blotches. S.E. Trop. Africa. 

 ju'ncea (rush-like). 1-2. Pale red, with three spots 



in throat. S. Africa. 1791. 

 ,, silenoi'des (Silene-like). J. Bright red ; tube whitish. 



June. S. Africa. 1822. 



LAPLA'CEA. (Named after Laplace, the distinguished 

 philosopher. Nat. ord. Theads [Ternstromiaceae]. Linn. 

 i$-Polyandria, i-Monogynin. Allied to Bonnetia.) 



Stove evergreen twiner. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, in heat, under a bell-glass ; sandy peat 

 and fibrous loam, well drained. Summer temp., 60 to 

 85 ; winter, 50 to 60. 



L. Hcemato'xylon (Haematoxylon). 40. White. Ja- 

 maica. 1820. 



semiserra'ta (half-saw-edged-/at><;<i). 2. White. Sep- 

 tember. Brazil. 1842. 



LAPO'RTEA. (Commemorative of M. Laporte. Nat. 

 ord. Urticaceae.) 



Stove perennial herbs or shrubs. Seeds ; cuttings in 

 sand in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam 

 and peat, or leaf-mould and sand. Summer temp., 

 70 to 80 ; winter, 60. The plants of this genus are 

 furnished with strong, stinging hairs, which cause many 

 people acute pain, so that great care should be exercised 

 in handling them. 

 L. crenula'ta (finely-notched). Flowers dioecious. Trop. 



Asia. Tree. 



gi'gas (giant). 80. Green. India to Australia. 1874. 

 ,, moroides (Morus-like). 2-3. Green. Fruit rosy- 

 purple. Australia. " Poison Tree of Queensland." 

 ,, Schombu'rghii versi' color (chnnging-coloured).- Leaves 

 blotched with creamy-white. Polynesia. 1875. 



LARDIZA'BALA. (Commemorative of M. Lardizalay, 

 a Spanish naturalist. Nat. ord. Berberidaceae.) 



A rapid growing climber, hardy in the more favoured 

 parts of Britain, on walls, but best in a high conservatory. 

 Seeds ; layers. Fibrous loam and peat. 



