LOBLOLLY-BAY 



LOMARIA 



L. heteroma'lla (diversely-haired). See L. TRIQUETRA. 

 linea'ris (nano\v-leaved) . |. Blue. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1791. 



macula' ta (spotted). See PRATIA ANGULATA. 

 odora'ta (fragrant). See PRATIA HEDERACEA. 

 pinifo'lia (pine- leaved), ij. Blue. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1782. 

 purpu'rea (purple), i. Purple. June. Valparaiso. 



1825. Stove. 

 robu'sta (robust). 3. Blue. August. Hayti. 1830. 



Stove. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



L. amce'na (pleasing). 3. Blue. July. N. Amer. 1812. 

 , claytonia'na (Clayton's). See L. SPICATA. 

 , ccele'stis (heavenly). See L. FENESTRALIS. 

 , colora'ta (coloured-leaved). See L. AMCENA. 

 , cri'spa (curled). See L. FENESTRALIS. 

 , Dortma'nna (Dortmanna). i. Pale blue. July. 



Britain. " Water Lobelia." 

 glandulo'sa (glanded). 2^. Blue. September. New 



Carolina. 1840. 



Ka'lmii (Kalm's). i. Blue. July. Carolina. 1820. 

 lacu'stris (lake). See L. DORTMANNA. 

 ,, linnceoi'des (Linnaea-like). \. White, purple beneath. 



New Zealand. 1910. 



Nutta'llii (Nuttall's). i. Blue. July. N. Amer. 1824. 

 paludo'sa (marsh). Pale blue. July. N. Amer. 

 ,, polyphy'lla (many- leaved). 4^. Purple. August. 



Valparaiso. 1829. 

 pube'rula (mossy), i. Pale blue. June. N. Amer. 



1800. 

 >t glabe'lla (smoothish). . Purple, blue. July. 



Louisiana. 1832. 



ramo'sa (branching). See L. TENUIOR. 

 sessilifo'lia (stalkless-leaved). 3. Violet-blue. Man- 

 churia. 1882. 



spica' ta (spiked). 2. Blue. June. N. Amer. 1824. 

 syphyli'tica (syphilitic). 2. Light blue. September. 



Virginia. 1665. 



,, ,, a'lba (white). 3. White. August. 

 ten'ella (delicate) of Bivona. See LAURENTIA TENELLA. 

 Tu'pa (Tupa). 3-5. Red. July, August. Chili. 



1824. 



LOBLOLLY-BAY. Gordo'nia lasia'nthus. 



LOBOSTE MON. (From lobos, the lower part or lobe 

 of the ear, and stemon, a stamen ; in allusion to the 

 scale or pencil of hairs at the base of the stamens. Nat. 

 ord. Boraginaceae. Allied to Echium.) 



Greenhouse evergreens or subshrubby plants. Seeds ; 

 layers ; cuttings in sand under a hand-light, in April 

 and May, but not kept very close. Fibrous loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



L. arge'nteus (silvery). 3. Blue. June. S.Africa. 1789. 

 capita tus (headed). 2. Red. June. S.Africa. 1819. 

 cauda'tus (tailed), i. Red. July. S. Africa. 1819. 

 feroci'ssimus (fiercest). 6. Blue. June. S. Africa. 



1794. 



formo'sus (beautiful). 3-5. Pale indigo-blue; fila- 

 ments rose-pink. Canaries. 1787. 

 frutico'sus (shrubby). 3. Pink. May. S. Africa. 



1759- 

 glaucophy'llus (glaucous- leaved). 2. White or violet. 



May. S. Africa. 1791. 



hi'spidus (hispid). 2. White. June. S.Africa. 1818. 

 laviga' tus (smooth). 2. Blue. July. S.Africa. 1774. 

 spharpce'phalus (globe- headed). White. July. S. 



Africa. 1824. 



spica tus (spiked). J. White. July. S.Africa. 1791. 

 strigo'sus (soft- haired). 2. Violet. August. S. 



Africa. 1821. 



verruca' sus (warty). 3. White. July. S. Africa. 

 1822. 



LOCHERIA. SeeAcHiMENES. 



LOCKHA'RTIA. (Commemorative of David Lockhart, 

 a traveller and collector. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical Orchids. Offsets. Should be grown 

 on rafts or blocks. Summer temp., 65 to 90 ; winter, 

 60 and drier. 



L. acu'ia (acute). |. Yellow. Trinidad. 1834. 

 amce'na (lovely). $. Yellow, purple. Costa Rica. 



L. e'legans (elegant). . Yellow, purple. Trinidad. 



1817. 



,, luni'fera (moon- bearing). . Yellow. Mexico. 1839. 

 pa'llida (pale). . Pale orange. Panama. 1854. 

 verruco'sa (warty), i. Yellow, red. Guatemala. 



1841. 



LOCUST-TREE. Hymenee'a and Cerato'nia Si'liqua. 



LODDIGE SIA. (Named after Conrad Loddiges, the 

 founder of the well-known nursery at Hackney. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. i6-Mona- 

 delphia, 6-Decandria. Allied to Hypocalyptus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of the points of the 

 shoots in April, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass ; sandy 

 peat and a little loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48 ; a 

 cool place in summer. 



L. oxalidifo'lia (Oxalis-leaved). ij. Pale purple. June. 

 S. Africa. 1802. 



LODOICEA. (Named after Laodice, the daughter of 

 Priam and Hecuba. Nat. ord. Palms [Palmaceae]. Linn. 

 22-Dicecia, i2-Polyandria.) 



Stove Palm. Seeds in a strong, moist heat ; loam and 

 peat. Summer temp., 6o 8 to 90, with much moisture 

 in the atmosphere ; winter, 58 to 60. 

 L. sechella'rum (Seychelles'). 80. Sychelle Islands. 

 " Double Cocoa-nut." 



LCESELIA. (Commemorative of John Lcesel, a 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Polemoniaceae. Allied to Pole- 

 monium.) 



Shrubby or subshrubby greenhouse plants. Cuttings 

 in sand under a hand-light. Fibrous loam, peat, and 

 sand. 



L. caru'lea (blue). 1-2. Blue. Mexico. 1824. 

 cocci 'ma (scarlet). 2-3. Scarlet. Mexico. 1824. 

 glandulo'sa (glandular). 2-3. Red. Mexico. 1825. 



LOGA'NIA. (Named after /. Logan, a distinguished 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Loganiads [Loganiaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Fargaea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, with white flowers, from 

 Australia. Stiff side-shoots, getting well ripened at the 

 base, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, in summer ; sandy 

 loam and fibrous peat, kept more open still by pieces of 

 charcoal. Winter temp., 38 to 45. In summer the 

 pots protected from strong sunshine. 

 L. floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). 2. April. 1797. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. 1816. 



,, revolu'ta (rolled-back-/#n>i). See L. FLORIBUNDA. 



LOGWOOD. Hamato'xylon. 



LOISELEU'RIA. (Commemorative of Loiseleur-Des- 

 longchamps, a French botanist. Nat. ord. Ericaceae.) 



A diminutive, hardy, evergreen shrub, suitable for 

 the rockery. Divisions, layers ; cuttings in sandy peat 

 under a hand-light. Peat and sand. 

 L. procu'mbens (procumbent). J. White and pink. 

 May and June. Arctic and Alpine Europe (Scot- 

 land). " Alpine Azalea." 



LOMAGRA MME. (From loma, an edge, and gramme, 

 writing ; referring to the appearance and position of the 

 spore or seed-cases on the leaves. Nat. ord. Ferns 

 [Filices]. Linn. 24-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Stove fern. See FERNS. 



L. pteroi'des (brake-like). Brown. May. Isle of Luzon. 

 1840. 



LOMA'RIA. (From loma, an edge ; referring to the 

 position of the spore or seed-cases on the leaves. Nat. 

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



All brown-spored. See FERNS. 



HARDV. 

 L. alpi'na (alpine). Temperate S. Amer., New Zealand, 



Falkland Isles, &c. 1843. 

 Spi'cant (spiked), i. June. Britain. 



GREENHOUSE. 



L. anta'rctica (antarctic). Magellan. 1843. 

 attenua'ta (thin), i. August. 1838. 

 austra'lis (southern). See BLECHNUM AUSTRALE. 



