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LITOBROCHIA 



L. streptope' talus (twisted-petaled). Yellow. December. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1826. 

 styli'tes (styled-lipped). Rose ; lip spotted. Comoro 



Isles. 1885. 

 Uga'ndcB (Uganda). 3-4. Yellow, brown. Uganda. 



1905. 



LI'STERA. T way-blade. (Commemorative of Dr. 

 Martin Lister, a British naturalist.) 



Hardy terrestrial orchids. Offsets. Loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand, with plenty of peat for L. corda'ta. 

 L. corda'ta (heart-shaped). J. Purple. June. Britain. 

 ova'ta (egg-shaped). 1-2. Green. June, July. 



Britain. 



LISTRO'STACHYS. (From listroo, to level, and 

 stachus, a spike ; form of the spikes. Nat. ord. Orchi- 

 dacese.) 



The genus is included in Angrascum by some autho- 

 rities. See ANGR^CUM for treatment. 

 L. bracteo'sa (large-bracted). J-J. Pale yellow-green. 



Mascarene Islands. 1902. 

 dactylo'ceras (finger- horned). . W. Trop. Africa. 



1909. 

 fimbria'ta (fringed). Translucent white. Uganda. 



1906. 

 iorcipa'ta (pincer-like). . PeUucid white. W. Trop. 



Africa. 1908. 

 hama'ta (hooked). J. White. Long spur-hooked. 



W. Trop. Africa. 1901. 

 imbrica'ta (imbricate). White, small. Gold Coast. 



1910. 



kindtia'na (Kindtian). J. Yellowish. Congo. 1908. 

 ri'ngens (gaping). Yellowish- white. Cameroons. 



1878. 



Sede'ni (Seden's). White. E. Trop. Africa. 1878. 

 vandtzfo'rmis (Vanda-formed). i-ij. Yellow. W. 



Trop. Africa. 1908. 



WAy'tet'(Whyte's). White, brown, fragrant. Uganda. 

 1908. 



LISTS, for fastening trees against walls, are usually 

 merely shreds of woollen cloth cut into lengths, varying 

 from two to four inches. Strips of very thin sheet-lead 

 are preferable, as not harbouring insects. Wires and twine 

 have been recommended to tie the branches to the walls ; 

 but the process is tedious, and cuts are inflicted, inducing 

 gum and canker. Shreds of a black, blue, or red colour 

 look best, harmonising with that of the leaves. If old 

 lists are re-employed, they should be previously boiled, 

 to destroy the larvae of insects. 



LISYA'NTHUS. See LISIANTHUS. 



LITA'NTHUS. (From litos, small or simple, and 

 anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the diminutive size of 

 the plant. Nat. ord. Liliaceas.) 



The smallest known plant of the order, a bulb requiring 

 greenhouse treatment. Offsets. Loam, leaf-mould, and 

 a liberal quantity of sand. 



L. pusi'llus (puny), . White. August. S. Africa. 

 1870. 



LITHOSPE'RMUM. Cromwell. (From lithos, a stone, 

 and sperma, a seed. Nat. ord. Bprageivorts [Boraginaceae]. 

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



Annuals and biennials, by seed in common garden soil, 

 in April ; perennials, by division, seed, and cuttings of 

 young shoots; shrubby species, by cuttings, and by 

 seeds ; indeed, all of them will soon multiply themselves 

 by seeds in suitable places ; sca'brum and di'stichum will 

 require protection in winter, and a little heath-soil joined 

 to the loam. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &c. 



L. dispe'rmum( two-seeded). See ROCHELIA STELLULATA. 

 linea'tum (lined), i. Purple. July. Greece. 1826. 



Biennial. 



tenuiflo'rum (slender-flowered). J. Blue. May. 

 Egypt. 1796. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 3*. 



L. graminifo'lium (grass-leaved). 



Italy. 1825. 

 petrce'um (rock). See MOLTKIA PETR^A. 



Blue. May. 



L. prostra'tum (lying-flat), i. Blue. June. France. 



1825. Trailer. 



rosmarinifo'lium (rosemary-leaved). ij. Blue. 

 September. Italy. 1883. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 L. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved) . . Yellow. June. 



N. Amer. 1812. 

 canc'scens (hoary). J. Orange. May. N. Amer. 



1826. 



,, cobre'nse (Cobran). Mexico. 

 di'stichum (two-rowed). i$. Yellow, white. May. 



Cuba. 1806. Half-hardy. 

 ,, frutico'sum (shrubby). 2. Blue. May. S. Europe. 



1683. 



Gasto'ni (Gaston's). . Blue, purple, white. Pyre- 

 nees. 1871. 

 hi' r turn (hairy). 2. Orange. N. Amer. 1812. 



" Hairy Puccoon." 



,, inci'sum (incised). See L. ANGUSTIFOLIUM. 

 latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. N. 



Amer. 1825. 

 ,, margina'tum (margined). See MERTENSIA OBLONGI- 



FOLIA. 



,, multiflo'rum (many-flowered). N.W. Amer. 

 ,, officina'le (shop). 2. Yellow. June. Britain. 

 latifo'lium (broad-leaved). See L. LATIFOLIUM. 

 ,, ori enta'le (eastern). 2. Yellow. June. See ALKANNA 



ORIENTALIS. 



,, pilo'sum (pilose). See L. MULTIFLORUM. 



,, purpu'reo-cceru'leum (purplish-blue). i. Purple. 



May. England. 

 sca'brum (rough), ij. White. September. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1822. Half-hardy. 

 ,, seri'ceum (silky). See L. CANESCENS. 

 strigo'sum (bristly), i. Blue. July. Tauria. 1820. 

 ,, tincto'rium (dyer's). See ALKA'NNA TINCTO'RIA. 

 villo'sum (shaggy), i. Blue. July. S.France. 1817. 



LITHR2ETA. (From luthron, black blood ; referring 

 to the juice staining black. Nat. ord. Anacards or 

 Terebinths [Anacardiaceas]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 3- 

 Trigynia. Allied to Rhus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen trees. See RHUS for cultivation. 

 L. Arceiri'nha (Aroairinha). See L. MOLLEOIDES. 

 cau'stica (caustic). See L. VENENOSA. 

 Mo'lle (Molle). S. Amer. 

 ,, molleoi'des (Molle-like). Chili. 



,, veneno'sa (poisonous). 40. Pale yellow. Chili. 1832 

 LITOBRO'CHIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Ferns [FilicesJ. Linn. 2^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Stove Ferns. Now referred to Pteris. See FERNS. 

 L. aculea'ta (prickly-stemmed). 10. Brown. August. 



W. Ind. 1793. 



,, alcyo'nis (king-fisher-winged). 2. Brazil. 1864. 

 a'mpla (large). Brown, pale yellow. May. W. Ind. 

 ,, areola'ta (tessellated). Malaya. 1860. 

 auri'ta (eared). See L. INCISA AURITA. 

 biauri'ta (two-eared). 4. W. Trop. Africa, Trop. 



Amer. 1842. 



,, co'mans de'nsa (dense). Norfolk Island, New Cale- 

 donia. 1879. 



davallioi'des (Davallia-like). Yellow. May. 

 ,, decu'rrens (running-down). Brown, yellow. July. 



Brazil. 

 ,, dcnticula'ta (toothed). 2. Brown. July. Brazil. 



1824. 



,, ela'ta (tall). Trop. Amer. to Ecuador. 

 ,, grandifo'lia (large-leaved). 2. Brown. August. 



W. Ind. 1793. 



,, hxnkea'na (Hasnke's). Brown, yellow. June. 

 ,, hirsu'ta (hairy), i. Brown. June. W. Ind. 1793. 

 ,, md'sa(cut). 3. Brown, yellow. Australia. 1823. 

 ,, ,, auri'ta (eared). Lowest pair of pinnules simple. 

 ,, interme'dia (intermediate). Brown, yellow. June. 



Isle of Luzon. 

 leptophy'lla (slender-leaved). 2. Brown. July. 



Brazil. 1824. 

 macro' ptera (large- winged). Brown, yellow. June. 



W. Ind. 



no'bilis (noble). 2. S. Amer. 1862. 

 ,, Oriza'bcs (Orizaban). Mexico. 1858. 

 ,, peda'ta (doubly-lobed). i. Brown. June. Jamaica. 

 1793. 



