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LEOPARD MOTH 



good heat when growing, cool and airy when blooming. 

 General temperature, from 55 to 80. 

 L. exse'rtus (exserted)i ro. July. Jamaica. 1793. 

 latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 4. Yellow. August. 



Jamaica. 1821. 

 longifo'lius (long-leaved). 2. Yellow. August. 



Jamaica. 1793- Evergreen shrub. 

 nigre'scens (black.- flowered), ij. Blackish. August. 



Mexico. 1842. Biennial. 



umbella'tus (umbel-flowered). 20. Green, yellow. 

 May. Jamaica. 1843. Evergreen tree. 



LEIMA'NTHIUM. See MELANTHIUM. 

 LEIOCHI LUS. See LEOCHILUS. 



LEIOPHY'LLUM. (From leios, smooth, and phullon, 

 a leaf. Nat. ord. Heathworts [Ericaceae]. Linn. 10- 

 Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Ledum.) 



Hardy evergreen shrub. Cuttings and layers ; peaty 

 soil. 

 L. buxifo'lium (box-leaved). . White. April. N. 



Amer. 1736. " Sand Myrtle." 

 prostra'tum (prostrate). $. White. April or 



May. Carolina. 1812. 



Lyo'nii (Lyon's). See L. BUXIFOLIUM PROSTRATUM. 

 serpyllifo'lium (thyme-leaved) and L. thymifo'lium 

 (thyme-leaved). See L. BUXIFOLIUM. 



LEIOSPE RMUM. See WEINMANNIA. 



LEITNE'RIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Leitneriaceae.) 



A hardy or half-hardy dioecious tree, allied to the 

 Walnuts, and having catkins like some of the Willows. 

 Seeds and layers. Ordinary soil. 



L. florida'num (Florida). 10-20. Flowers in catkins. 

 S. United States. 1903. 



LEMON. See CITRUS MEDICA LIMONUM. 

 LEMON-GRASS. Andropo'gon Schcena'nthus. 

 LEMO'NIA SPECTA'BILIS. See RAVEMA SPECTABILIS. 



LENNE'A. (Named after M. Lenne, a foreign landscape- 

 gardener. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. 

 Linn. ij-Diadclphia, ^-Decandria. Allied to Robinia]. 



Greenhouse deciduous shrub. Young shoots in spring, 

 or ripened shoots towards autumn, under a hand-light. 

 Must have similar protection and treatment to the 

 Cy'tisus canarie'nsis. 

 L. robinioi'des (Robinia-like). Crimson. April. Mexico. 



1843. 



LENOPHY'LLUM. (From lenis, smooth, and phullon, 

 a leaf ; in reference to the smooth, succulent leaves. 

 Nat. ord. Crassulaceae.) 



Dry, greenhouse herbs of a succulent nature and allied 

 to Sedum. Seeds; cuttings in sand, and not over- 

 watered. Loam, leaf-mould, sand, and some finely 

 broken bricks. 



L. acutifo'lium( acute-leaved). $. Yellow. Mexico. 1904. 

 gutta'tum (spotted). . Yellow. Mexico. 1904. 

 Weinbe'rgii(Wewbei:g's). \. Yellow. Mexico. 1904. 



LE'NS. (From lens, a lentil. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 

 Hardy annual. Seeds. Ordinary garden soil. 

 L. escule'nta (eatable), i. Purple, or light blue. July. 

 Orient. " Lentil." 



LEOCHI LUS. (From leios, smooth, and cheilos, a lip. 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, i- 

 Monandria. Allied to Oncidium.) 



Stove orchids. Division in spring ; fibrous peat, 

 sphagnum, and crocks, and cultivated in shallow baskets, 

 suspended from the roof of a moist orchid-house. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 L. carina'tus (keeled). Orange. Xalapa. 1842. 

 cochlea'ris (spoon-lipped). Yellow. Jamaica. 1842. 

 oncidioi'des (Oncidium-like). Yellow, brown. May. 



Mexico. 1837. 



sangmnole'ntus (bloody). Crimson. LaGuayra. 1842. 



LEONO'TIS. Lion's Ear. (From leon, a lion, and ous, 



an ear ; some resemblance in the flower. Nat. ord. 



Labiates [Labiate]. Linn. n-Didynamia, i-Gymnosper- 



mia. Allied to Phlomis.) 



Annuals, by seed in hotbed, and young plants then 

 treated as tender annuals ; shrubs, by cuttings in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in peat ; sandy peat and fibrous loam. 

 Common greenhouse and plant-stove treatment. Her- 

 baceous species, by seeds, and division of the plant. 

 L. Cardi'aca (cordial). See LEONURUS CARDIACA. 

 du'bia (doubtful). S. Africa. 

 interme'dia (intermediate). 3. Orange. September. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1882. 



,, la'cerus (torn). See LEONURUS CARDIACA LACERUS. 

 ,, lana'tus (woolly). See LEONURUS LANATUS. 

 ,, Leoni'tis (Leonitis). ij. Orange. June. S. Africa. 



1813. 

 Leonu'rus (lion's-tail). 3. Scarlet. November. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1812. 



,, nepetcefo'lia (catmint- leaved). 3. Orange. Sep- 

 tember. E. Ind. 1778. 

 ova' to. (egg-leaved). See L. LEONITIS. 

 sibi'ricus (Siberian). See LEONURUS SIBIRICUS. 



LEO NTICE. (From leontike, the old Greek name of the 

 Chervil, or something like it. Nat. ord. Berberidaces.) 

 Hardy herbs, with tuberous rhizomes, requiring a 

 rather warm situation at the foot of a wall. Seeds and 

 offsets in spring. Well-drained soil. 

 L. Albe'rti( Albert's). *. Brown and yellow. Turkestan. 

 ,, alta'ica (Altai). See BONGARDIA RAUWOLFI. 

 ,, Chryso'gonum (golden- join ted). See BONGARDIA 



RAUWOLFI. 



Leoniope' talum (lion's petal). $. Yellow. Orient. 

 ,, Smirno'wii (Smirnow's) . Yellow. Caucasus. 

 ,, thalictroi' des (Thalictrum-like). See CAULOPHYLLUM 



THALICTROIDES. 



LEO NTODON. (From leon, a lion, and odous, odontos, 

 a tooth; the lobes of the leaves have been compared 

 to the teeth of a lion. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



There are numerous species, but the variety given below 

 is the best. Seeds and divisions. Ordinary soil. 

 L. cro'ceus auranti'acus (orange). See L. PYRENAICUS 



AURANTIACUS. 



,, pyrena'icus auranti'acus (orange), i. Orange. June, 

 July. Pyrenees. 1816. 



LEONTOPO'DIUM. Lion's Foot. (From leon, a lion, 

 and pous, a foot ; resemblance of the flower-heads. Nat. 

 ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. i^-Syngenesia, 2- 

 Superflua. Allied to Antennaria.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds, and division of 

 the roots in spring ; common soil. 

 L. alpi'num (alpine), i. Yellow. June to August. 



Europe. Edelweiss. 

 alta'icum (Altai). |. Yellow. June to August. 



Altai Mountains. 

 Himalaya 'num (Himalayan). J. Yellow. June 



to August. Himalaya. 

 ,, helve'ticum (Swiss). See L. ALPINUM. 



LEONU'RUS. (From leon, a lion, and our a, a tail ; 

 the flower-spike resembles a lion's tail. Nat. ord. 

 Labiatae.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds and divisions of 

 the plant in spring. Ordinary soil. 

 L. Cardi'aca (Cardiaca). 3-5. Rosy-purple. July to 



September. Britain. " Motherwort." 

 ,, cri'spus (crisped). 2. Red. July. Siberia. 1658. 

 la'cerus (torn). 3. Pink. June. Nepaul. 1824. 

 villo'sus (shaggy). 3. Purple. July. Tauria. 



1820. 

 lana' tus (woolly). 2. Yellow. July. Siberia ; China. 



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,, macra'nthus (large-flowered). 3. Amurland. 

 sibi'ricus (Siberian). 2. Red. July. Siberia. 1759. 

 tata'ricus (Tartarian). 3. Red. Asia. 



LEOPARD MOTH or WOOD LEOPARD MOTH. The 



spotted caterpillar of Zeuzera JEsculi penetrates into and 

 eats galleries in the interior of the branches and trunk of 

 Apples, Pear, and Plum-trees, besides several other 

 ornamental trees in parks and gardens. As a rule the 

 attack is not so serious as that of the Goat Moth, because 

 the caterpillars are fewer, but branches tunnelled by 

 them are weakened, and liable to be snapped by the 

 wind. The caterpillar is i* in. long. The moth is 

 2-2 J in. in expanse, with a long body, and white wings, 

 marked with numerous blue-black "spots. The cater- 



