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LOBELIA 



L. podophy'lla (duck' s-foot) . Brown, yellow. June. 



W. Ind. 

 ,, poll' to. (polished). 6. Brown, yellow. May. Jamaica. 



1841. 



robu'sta (robust). 1884. 



spinulo'sa (spiny). Brown, pale yellow. W. Ind. 

 ,, sple'ndens (shining). Brown, pale yellow. June. 



W. Ind. 



tripartite, (three-parted). Polynesia, Malaya. 1865. 

 undula'ta (undulated). Fiji. 1867. 

 ,, Vespertilio'nis (bat-jvinged). See L. INCISA. 

 LITSE'A. (Adopted from the Japanese. Nat. ord. 

 Lauraceas.) 



Greenhouse, half-hardy and stove trees. Cuttings in 

 sand, in bottom-heat. Loam, with a little peat and sand. 

 L. cupula'ris (small-cupped). China. 

 ,, ferrugi'nea (rusty). Malaya and Java. 

 genicula'ta (kneed). 4-6. Yellow. April. N. Amer. 



1759. Hardy. " Pond Spice." 

 glau'ca (glaucous). 10-20. White or pale yellow. 



Japan. 1800. 



japo'nica (Japanese). 2-4. White. Japan. 1843. 

 Sebi'fera (Sebifera). 10. Yellow, green. May. E. 



Ind. ; Malaya. 1820. 

 Tetranthe'ra (tetranthera). 4-8. Yellow. Malaya. 



1824. 



tomento'sa (felted). 3-4. India. 

 ,, zeyla'nica (Cingalese). Trop. Asia and Australia. 



LITT2E / A GEMINIFLO RA. See AGAVE GEMINIFLORA. 

 LITTO'NIA. (In honour of Dr. S. Litton, professor 

 of botany, Dublin. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A stove bulb. Offsets. Light garden soil. 

 L. mode'sta (unassuming). 2^. Orange. April. S. 



Africa. 1853. 

 Kei'tii (Keit's). A stronger growing plant. 



LIVERY. Soil that is dug or moved about whilst wet 

 is liable to set close together like mortar, and is said to 

 be livery, or like liver. 



LTVISTO'NA. (Named after P. Murray, of Livingston, 

 near Edinburgh. Nat. ord. Palms [Falmaceae]. Linn. 

 6-Hexandria, %-Trigynia. Allied to Corypha.) 



Greenhouse and stove Palms. Seeds in a hotbed ; 

 rich, sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 

 50 to 60. 



L. alti'ssima (tallest). Java. 1868. 

 austra'lis (southern). 80. White. Australia. 1824. 

 ,, borbo'nica (Bourbon). See L. CHINENSIS. 

 ,, chine'nsis (Chinese). 8-40. China and Japan. 1816. 

 Dru'dei (Drude's). Country unknown. 

 ene'rvis (nerveless). Appears a mistake for L. ine'rmis. 

 ,, Hoogendo'rpii (Hoogendorp's). Java. 1874. 

 , hu'milis (humble). 6. Australia. 1824. 

 , ine'rmis (unarmed). See L. HUMILIS. 

 , jenkinsia'na (Jenkinsian). Assam. 1845. 

 , Leicha'rdtii (Leichardt's). See L. HUMILIS. 

 , Mari'ce (Maria's). Young leaves and stalks copper- 

 red. S. Australia- 1908. 

 ,, mauritia'na (Mauritian). See L. CHINENSIS. 

 ,, olivafo'rmis (olive-shaped). Java. 

 ,, Ramsa'yi (Ramsay's). See LICUALA MUELLERI. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). Leaves small, round. 



Java. 



,, subglobo'sa (subglobose). Leaves rounded. Java. 

 ,, Woga'nii (Wogan's). Country unknown. 

 Woodfo'rdii (Woodford's). 40. Polynesia. 1898. 



LLA'VEA. (Commemorative of M. la Have, its dis- 

 coverer. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 24-Crypto- 

 gamia, i-Filices.) 



A stove fern. Spores. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 L. cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 2-3. Mexico, at an altitude 

 of 7500 ft. 1858. 



LLOYDIA. (Named after Mr. Lloyd, an English 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6- 

 Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Calochortus.) 



Hardy biennial. Division of the bulbs in spring ; a 

 dry, sandy loam, in front of a border of flowers. 

 LI. alpi'na (alpine). . White, streaked purple. May. 



Europe (Wales). 1789. 

 sero'tina, (late) and LI. stria'ta. See LL. ALPINA. 



LOAM is a very indefinite term, almost every culti- 

 vator of the soil associating it with a different explana- 

 tion. In some parts of England clay is so called, and 

 in others it is employed to designate brick-earth! As 

 usually employed, it really is only synonymous with 

 the word soil ; for it has to be qualified by the terms 

 turfy, sandy, clayey, and chalky, just as turf, sand, clay, 

 or chalk predominates. Hazel loam is a rich, friable soil, 

 having a dark brown, or hazel colour, owing to the 

 predominance of decaying vegetable matters. 



In this work we use the term loam to describe a soil 

 that is easily worked at any season, being sufficiently 

 retentive, yet not too retentive, of water. Maiden loam 

 is used often among gardeners to describe the fat earth 

 forming the top spit of pasture-ground, and used by them 

 for composts : that with a yellowish-brown colour is 

 most preferred. Sandy loams are the easiest worked, 

 and yield the earliest produce ; chalky loams, if the chalk 

 does not abound too much, are early and fertile ; in 

 fact, no soil will continue fertile without calcareous 

 matter ; and clayey loams are bad to work, either in 

 wet or dry weather, being wet and sticky in the one case, 

 and hard and cracking in the other. Fine late crops, 

 however, are produced from such soils, especially when 

 the surface is moved to prevent cracking in hot weather. 



LOA'SA. (Meaning unknown ; probably a commemo- 

 rative name. Nat. ord. Loasads [Loasacea?]. Linn. 

 iS-Polyadelphia, 2-Polyandria.) 



Curious flowers, that would be very interesting were 

 it not for the poisonous, stinging property possessed by 

 the leaves. The annoyance and danger combined have 

 limited their culture. They will all fare the better by 

 being raised in a gentle hotbed in April, though most 

 of them will flower freely if sown in a warm place the 

 end of that month ; but in a cold autumn they would be 

 cut down in their prime ; light soil. 



ANNUALS. 



L. acanthifo'lia (spiny-leaved) of Lindley. See L. PLACEI. 

 a'lba (white), i. WMte. July. Chili. 1831. 

 ,, ambrosi&fo'lia (Ambrosia- leaved). See L. HISPID A. 

 bi' color (two-coloured). White, red. July, August 



Trop. Amer. 1852. 

 bryoniafo'lia (bryony-leaved). Chili. 

 cocci' nea (scarlet). See L. LATERITIA. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See BLUMENBACHIA 



GRANDIFLORA. 



hi'spida (roughly-hairy). 2. Yellow. July, August. 



Peru. 1830. 



mura'lis (wall). See BLUMENBACHIA INSIGNIS. 

 ,, ni'tida (shining). 2. Yellow. July. Chili. 1822. 

 palma'ta (hand-shaped). See BLUMENBACHIA INSIGNIS. 

 pa'tula (spreading). See BLUMENBACHIA INSIGNIS. 

 pi'cta (painted). \Vhite, yellow. July, August. Peru. 



1848. 



Pla'cei (Place's). 4. Yellow. July. Chili. 1822. 

 prostra'ta (prostrate). Yellow, red. Chili. 1879. 

 schlimia'na (Schlimian). 2. Yellow. Venezuela. 



1854. 

 tri' color (three-coloured). 2. White, red, yellow. 



Chili. 



,, volu'bilis (twining). See GRAMMATOCARPUS VOLUBILIS. 

 vulca'nica (volcanic). 2. White, yellow, red. July 



to September. Colombia. 1877. 

 Walli'sii (Wallis's). See L. VULCANICA. 



GREENHOUSE BIENNIALS. 



L lateri'tia (red). 20. Red. May. Tucuman. 1835. 

 Pentla'ndii (Mr. Pentland's). 4. Orange. August. 

 Peru. 1840. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



L. inca'na (hoary). z\. White. October. Peru. 1820. 

 lu'cida (bright-team*). White. June. 



LOAVING. See HEADING. 



LOBELIA. (Named after M. Label, a botanist, 

 physician to James I. Nat. ord. Bellfiowers [Campanu- 

 laceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Seeds of hardy kinds in open border, in April ; green- 

 house annuals and biennials, by seed in hotbed, in April ; 



