LOMARIOPSIS 



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LONICERA 



Ba'nksii (Banks's). Pinnae oblong, obtuse. New 



Zealand. 



Be'llii (Bell's). New Caledonia. 1865. 

 blechnoi'des (Blechnum-like). . Chili. Allied to 



L. lanceola'ta. 

 borya'na (Boryan). W. Ind. to Falkland Islands. 



1843. 



cycadioi'des (cycad-like). S. Africa. 1875. 

 cilia'ta (eye-lashed). New Caledonia. Allied to 



L. gi'bba. 1866. 

 gra'ndis (grand). Pinnae as wide as in Blechnum 



brasiliense. 1897. 



Ma'yi (May's). Soon forms a stem. 1904. 

 costarice'nsis (Costa Rican). 2-3. Mountains of 



Costa Rica. 1909. 



crenula'ta (finely- notched). Chili. 1862. 

 cycadifo'lia (cycad-leaved). Juan Fernandez. 

 Dalgai'rnsia; (Mrs. Dalgairn's). Tree Fern, with 



blackish trunk. S. Africa. 1877. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). Australia to New Zealand. 



bipinnati'fida (twice-cut). Australia. 1878. 

 dobroydefnsis (Dobroydan). Australia. 1875. 

 drapsia'na (Drapsian). 1905. 



du'ra (hard). Chatham Islands. Allied to L. lanceo- 

 la'ta. 1866. 



elonga'ta (elongated). See L. PATERSONI ELONGATA. 

 falca'ia (sickle-shaped). 2. July. Van Diemen's 



Land. 1823. 

 fluvia'tilis multi'fida (much-cut). New Zealand to 



S. Australia. 1879. 



Fra'seri (Fraser's). New Zealand. 1843. 

 gi'bba (swollen). 2-3. Stem 1-3. New Caledonia ; 



Aneitum. 1862. 



Gillie' sii (Gillies's). See L. PROCERA. 

 lanceola'ta (spear-head-shaped). . September. 



N. Holland. 1830. 



Lechlefri (Lechler's). See L. PROCERA LECHLERI. 

 magella'nica (Magellan). See L. BORYANA. 

 nu'da (naked). 2. June. Van Diemen's Land. 1822. 

 Paterso'ni (Paterson's). J. September. N. Holland. 



1830. 

 elonga'ta (elongated). Barren and fertile frond 



deeply cut. Neilgherries to New Zealand. 

 pro'cera (tall). 3. July. New Zealand. 1822. 

 chile' nsis (Chilian). 3- Chili. 

 Lechle'ri (Lechler's). 3. Chili. 1866. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). 3. June. W. Ind. 1810. 

 vesti'ta (clothed). Midribs densely clothed with 



scales. Isle of Luzon. 



punctula'ta (finely-dotted). IJ-2J. S. Africa. 

 Kre'bsii (Kreb's). Natal. 1854. 



STOVE. 



L. chile' nsis (Chilian). See L. PROCERA CHILENSIS. 

 longifo'lia (long- leaved). See L. PROCERA LONGIFOLIA. 

 onocleoi'des (Onoclea-h'ke). July. Jamaica. 1824. 

 sorbifo'lia (Sorbus-leaved). August. W. Ind. 1793. 

 vesti'ta (clothed). See L. PROCERA VESTITA. 



LOMARIOPSIS. (Derived from Lomaria, and opsis, 

 resemblance. Nat. ord. Filices.) 



Greenhouse fern. Division ; spores. Loam, peat, 

 and sand. 

 L. heteromo' rpha (various- formed). New Zealand. 



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

 winged edge of the seeds. Nat. ord. Proteads [Proteaceas]. 

 Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Telopea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens. Cuttings of firm young shoots 

 early in spring, or late in summer, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass ; sandy peat, with a little loam. Winter temp., 

 38 to 40. 



L. Bidwi'llii (Bidwill's). 6-8. Australia. 

 denta'ta (toothed). 3. Chili. 1824. 

 eleganti' ssima (most-elegant). 3. New Zealand. 1862. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). 6-8. Green, red. China. 

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

 ilicifo'lia (holly- leaved). 3. July. N.Holland. 1824. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). 6-9. White. Australia. 



1816. 



obli'qua (oblique). 5-10. White. Chili. 1909. 

 pinnatifo'lia (pinnate- leaved). See L. FERRUGINEA. 

 quercifo'lia (oak-leaved). See L. LONGIFOLIA. 



L. silaifo'lia (Silaus- leaved). 2. Orange. July. N. S. 



Wales. 1792. 

 ,, tincto'ria (dyer's). 2. N. Holland. 1822. 



LOMATOPHY LLUM. (From loma, an edge or margin, 

 and phullon, a leaf ; in allusion to the cartilaginous often 

 coloured edges of the leaves. Nat. ord. Liliacea?. Allied 

 to Haworthia.) 



Warm greenhouse evergreen succulents. Offsets. 

 Fibrous loam and peat, with some lime rubbish and sand, 

 enriched with a little well-decayed manure. 

 L. borbo'nicum (Bourbon). 2-3. Yellow, rusty-red. 



Bourbon and Mauritius. 1766. 

 ma'crum (long). Yellow-red. Mauritius. 

 rufoci'nctum (red-edged). Yellow-red. Mauritius. 

 Saunde'rsii (Saunders's). Mauritius. 1871. 



LONCHI'TIS. (From lonche, a lance ; the shape of the 

 leaves, or fronds. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 24- 

 Cryptogamia, I'Filices.) 



Stove Ferns, with brown spores, from the Tropics. 

 Some species are now joined to Litobrochia. See FERNS. 

 L. auri'ta (eared). See L. PUBESCENS. 

 ,, gla'bra (smooth). See L. PUBESCENS GLABRA. 

 lindenia'na (Lindenian). See L. PUBESCENS. 

 ,, longifo'lia (long-leaved). Trop. Amer. 

 pube'scens (downy). July. Mauritius. 

 ,, gla'bra (smooth). Frond thinner, less hairy. 



S. Africa. 

 sorbifo'lia (Sorbus-leaved). W. Ind. 



LO'NAS. (Derivation obscure. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 

 A hardy, branching annual with dense corymbs of 



rayless flowers. Seeds. Ordinary garden soil. 



L. inodo'ra (scentless), i. Bright yellow. Mediter- 

 ranean region. 



LONCHOCA'RPUS. (From lonche, a lance, and carpos, 

 a fruit ; shape of seed-pod. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, ^-Decandria. 

 Allied to Dalbergia.) 



Stove evergreen trees, with purple flowers, except 

 where specified otherwise. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a sweet bottom- 

 heat, in May ; turfy loam and fibrous peat, with sand and 

 charcoal to keep it open, though pressed firmly together. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 60. 

 L. Barte'ri (Barter's). 15. Pale rose. Trop. Africa. 



Bla'ckii (Black's). Australia. 



cyane'scens (bluish). Pale blue. Trop. Africa. 

 " Yoruba Indigo." 



, dominge'nsis (St. Domingo). See L. SERICEUS. 



, latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 20. Trop. Amer. 1808. 



, macrophy'llus (large-leaved). See L. SERICEUS. 



, pube'scens (downy). 25. Purple. Caracas. 1824. 



, pyxida'rius (box). See L. SERICEUS. 



, ro'seus (rosy). 16. Red. S. Amer. 1700. 



, se'pium (hedge). 30. S. Amer. 1820. 



, seri'ceus (silky). 20. Red. Trop. Amer. 1820. 



,, specio'sus (showy). S. Africa. 



viola'ceus (violet). 12. S. Amer. 1759. 



LONDON PRIDE. Saxi'fraga umbro'sa. 



LONICE'RA. (Named after Adam Lonicer, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Caprifoils [Caprifoliaceae]. Linn. 

 yPeniandria, i-Monogynia. Includes Caprifolium.) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs. By cuttings and layers in 

 the autumn ; with all the succulent, pithy-stemmed 

 kinds, the latter mode is the best, as cuttings are apt to 

 rot ; when planted they should have a shady, sheltered 

 situation ; good, loamy soil. 



L. affinis (allied). 10. White, changing to yellow. 



China; Japan. 1904. 

 Albe'rtii (Albert's). See L. SPINOSA. 

 alpi'gena (alpine). 6. Yellow. April. European 



Alps; Himalaya. 1596. 

 ,, na'na (dwarf). 2. 

 sibi'rica (Siberian). 5. Yellow. April. Siberia. 



1810. 



,, Altma'nni (Altmann's). Turkestan. 

 ,, Amhe'rstii (Amherst's). Himalaya. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 5. Pale yellow. April. 



N. India. 1847. 



