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LIBERTIA 



Beautiful hardy, evergreen shrubs. Seeds ; layers ; 

 divisions in autumn or winter. Peat, or peat and leaf- 

 mould. 

 L. acumina'ta (long-pointed). 3. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1765. 

 axilla' ris (axillary). 2. White. May. N. Amer. 



1765. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved), i. White. June. N. 



Amer. 1765. 

 Catesbce'i (Catesby's). 2. White. June. N. Amer. 



1793- 



coria'cea (leathery). See PIERIS NITIDA. 

 Davi'sia (Mrs. Davis's). 2-5. White. California. 



1853- 



,, Lo'bbi (Lobb's). See L. DAVISI>E. 

 neriifo'lia (Nerium-leaved). See AGARISTA NERII- 



FOLIA. 



,, pu'lchra (beautiful). See AGARISTA PULCHRA. 

 racemo'sa (racemose). 3-8. White. May. N. Amer. 



1736. 



recu'rva (recurved). 2. White. June. N. Amer. 

 spinulo'sa (spiny). See L. CATESB^EI. 



LEU ZEA. (Named after De Leuze. Nat. ord. Com- 

 posites [Compositas]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, ^-Frustranea. 

 Allied to Serratula.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, with purple flowers. 

 Seeds, and divisions of the plant in spring ; common 

 garden soil. 



L. alta'ica (Altaian). See CENTAUREA CARTHAMOIDES. 

 austra'lis (southern). See CENTAUREA AUSTRALIS. 

 carthamoi' des (Carthamus-like). See CENTAUREA 



CARTHAMOIDES. 



coni'fera (cone-bearing), f. July. S. Europe. 1683. 

 sali'na (salt). See CENTAUREA SAUNA. 



LEVTSTICUM. (From leva, to assuage ; said to 

 relieve flatulency. Nat. ord. Umbdlifers [Umbelliferae]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Angelica.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Seeds, and divisions of 

 the plant in spring ; common soil. 



L. officina'le(shop). 6. Pale yellow. June. Italy. 1596. 

 ,, variega? turn (variegated). Leaves with silvery 

 variegation. 



LEWI'SIA. (Named after Captain Lewis, the traveller. 

 Nat. ord. Portulaceae. Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds, and dividing 

 the roots in spring ; light, sandy loam, with brick- 

 rubbish. 



L. brachyca'lyx (short-calyxed). J. California. 

 Columbia' 'no, (Columbian). . Red. N.W. United 



States. 1907. 



Cotyle' don (Cotyledon). -. Rosy. Northern Cali- 

 fornia. 1907. 

 lea'na (Lean). J~J. White, streaked with red. N. 



California. 1907. 

 pygmce'a (pigmy). fV-- White or pink. Rocky 



Mountains. 1907. 

 redivi'va (revived). J. Rose. N. Amer. 1826. 



" Bitter Root." 



Tweefdyi (Tweedy' s). . Straw-coloured, passing 

 into salmon-pink. N.W. United States. 1899. 



LEYCESTE'RIA. (Named after W. Leicester, once chief 

 justice at Bengal. Nat. ord. Caprifoils [Caprifoliaceae]. 

 Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Alh'ed to Symphori- 

 carpus.) 



Hardy evergreen shrub. Seeds in spring ; cuttings of 

 young, short shoots in spring, under a glass, and older 

 shoots in autumn, under a hand-light ; light, sandy soil ; 

 will require a few evergreen boughs over it in a very 

 hard winter. 



L. formo'sa (handsome). 4. White, purple. August. 

 Nepaul. 1824. 



LEYSSE'RA. (Named after T. W. Leysser, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, -z-Superftua.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, orange-flowered, and from 

 South Africa, except capillifo'lia. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, over sandy peat, in summer ; 

 peat and loam, both rough and sandy. 



L. capillifo'lia (hair- leaved). J. Yellow. June. Bar- 



bary. 1822. 



,, cilia'ta (hair-fringed). See MAIRIA TAXIFOLIA. 

 gnaphalp'des (Gnaphalium-like). 2. August. 1774. 

 ,, polifo'lia (Folium- leaved). See PRINTZIA BERGII. 

 squarro'sa (spreading). See HELIPTERUM GNAPHA- 

 LIOIDES. 



LHO'TSKYA. (Named after Dr. John Lhotsky, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord. Fringe-myrtles [Myrtaceae]. 

 Linn. iz-Icosandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Calythrix.) 

 Greenhouse evergreens, from Swan River. Cuttings 

 of young shoots, when the base is a little firm, in sand, 

 and under a glass ; loam, and a little peat and sand. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 L. acutifo'lia (sharp- leaved). Pale yellow. June. 



,, ericoi'des (heath-like). 1-3. White. Australia. 



,, hi'rta (hairy). See L. ERICOIDES. 



viola'cea (violet-coloured). Violet. June. 1843. 



LIA'BUM. (Derivation not explained. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Super- 

 fitta. Allied to Andromachia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial and half-hardy herb. 

 Division in spring ; sandy loam, leaf-mould, and a little 

 peat. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 L. Bro'wnei (Brown's). Yellow. June. Jamaica. 1768. 

 ,, umflo'rum (one-flowered). Yellow and orange disc. 

 Peru. 1870. Half-hardy. 



LIA'TRIS. (Derivation not known. Nat. ord. Com- 

 posites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, i-^Equalis.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, from North America. 

 Division in spring ; sandy loam and peat ; those from 

 Carolina require protection in winter. 

 L. acido'ta (sharpened). 3-4. Purple. Texas. 

 bellidifo'lia (daisy-leaved). See CARPHEPHORUS BELLI- 



DIFOLIUS. 



borea'lis (northern), ij. Pink. August. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbed). See CARPHEPHORUS CORYM- 



BOSUS. 



cylindra'cea (cy]indric-flowered) . 4. Pink. Sep- 

 tember. 1811. 



cyli'ndrica (cylindrical). See L. PUNCTATA. 

 e'legans (elegant). 4. Purple. September. 1878. 



" Blazing Star." 

 gra'cilis( slender), i. Purple. September. Carolina. 



1818. 



graminifo'lia (grass-leaved). 3. Pink. August. 

 du'bia (doubtful). 6. Rich, shining lilac. 1899. 

 heterophy'lla (various- leaved). See L. SCARIOSA. 

 interme'dia (intermediate). See L. SQUARROSA. 

 mucrona'ta (small-pointed). See L. ACIDOTA. 

 odorati' ssima (sweetest-scented). See TRILISIA 



ODORATISSIMA. 



panicula'ta (panicled). See TRILISIA PANICULATA. 



,, pilo'sa (hairy-leaved). See L. SPICATA. 



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



pu'mila (dwarf). See L. SPICATA MONTANA. 



puncta'ta (spotted). 4. Purple. N. Amer. 



pycnosta'chya (dense-spiked). 3. Purple. September. 



1732. " Kansas Gay Feather." 



,, scario'sa (membranous). 4. Purple. July. 1739. 

 sphceroi'des (globular-cwp^^). See L. SCARIOSA. 

 spica'ta (long-spiked). 6. Purple. September. 1732. 

 monta'na (mountain), i^. Purple. September. 

 squarro'sa (spreading). 3. Purple. July. 1732. 

 ttnuifo'lia (fine- leaved), i^. Purple. September. 



Carolina. 1820. 

 turbina'ta (top- form). See L. SPICATA. 



LIBE'RTIA. (Named after M. A. Libert, a Belgian 

 lady and botanist. Nat. ord. Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn. 

 i6-Monadelphia, i-Monogynia. Allied to the Peacock. 

 Iris.) 



Hardy or half-hardy bulbs, with white flowers, thriving 

 well in a front, outside border, if light soil. Division of 

 the roots, and sowing the seed, in spring ; loam and peat. 

 L. ccerule'scens (bluish), i. Light blue. Chili. 1873. 

 ,, formo'sa (handsome). i. May. Chili. 1831. 

 ,, grandifto'ra (large-flowered). i. April. New 



Zealand. 1822. 



ma'jor (greater). 2. White, larger. 1870. 

 ixioi'des (Ixia-like). i|. White. May. New Zealand. 

 1865. 



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