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LOVE-APPLE 



Evergreen, parasitical shrub, of the Mistletoe family, 

 which may be grown by sowing or fixing the berries 

 on the roots of Beech trees, where they are not covered 

 with soil. 



L. fla'vidus (yellowish). 1-2. Yellowish. New Zealand. 



1885. 



floribu'ndus (free-flowering). See NUYTSIA FLORI- 

 BUNDA. 



LORD ANSON'S PEA. La'thyrus nervo'sus. 



LORD HARRINGTON'S YEW. Cephalota' xus pedun- 

 cula'ta. 



LORDS AND LADIES. A' rum macula' turn. 



LORE YA. (Named after M . Lorey, a botanist, author 

 of the Flora of Burgundy. Nat. ord. Melastomads [Mela- 

 stomaceae]. Linn. io-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Miconia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of young shoots in 

 April, in sand, over sandy peat, and that extra well 

 drained; sandy peat, a little fibrous loam, and pieces 

 of charcoal and broken freestone. Summer temp., 60 

 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 



L. arbore'scens (tree-like). 30. White. July. Guiana. 

 1822. 



LORINSE'RIA AREOLA'TA. See WOODWARDIA AREO- 



LATA. 



LOROPE TALUM. (From lorum, a thong, and petalon, 

 a petal, in allusion to the long, strap-shaped petals. 

 Nat. ord. Hamamelidaceae.) 



A deciduous, ornamental, hardy or half-hardy shrub, 

 well suited for pot culture for conservatory and green- 

 house decoration. Seeds ; cuttings in sandy soil in a 

 gentle heat. Any light rich soil. 



L, chine'nse (Chinese). 3-5. White. Spring. China. 

 1881. 



LOTE. Zi'zyphus Lo'tus. 



LO'TUS. Bird's-foot Trefoil. (From the lotus of 

 Theophrastus, which is Zi'zyphus Lo'tus. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, 

 \-Decandria. Allied to Trifolium.) 



Annuals, by seed at the beginning of April ; a very 

 few require the assistance of a gentle hotbed, and trans- 

 planting afterwards ; herbaceous and semi-shrubby, low- 

 trailing plants, by division, and cuttings in summer 

 under a hand-light, in a shady place. These are very 

 useful for banks and rock-works. Greenhouse and 

 frame kinds, by cuttings of young shoots in sandy soil, 

 under a hand-light or frame ; light, sandy soil for all. 



STOVE ANNUAL. 

 L. i'ndicus (Indian). See ROTHIA TRIFOLIATA. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



L. arge'nteus (silvery). J. June. N. Africa. 1827. 

 angusfifo'lius (narrow-leaved). $. July. 1827. 

 austra'lis (southern). Pink. July. Australia. 1800. 

 glau'cus (milky-green), i. June. Madeira. 1777. 

 microphy'llus (small- leaved). See INDIGOFERA GRA- 



CILIS. 

 sessilifo'lius (stalkless- leaved), i. July. Teneriffe. 



1820. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



L. anthylloi' des (Anthyllis-like). |. Dark purple. June. 



S. Africa. 1812. 



a'tro-purpu'reus (dark purple). See L. ANTHYLLOIDES. 

 Berthole'tii (Bertholet's). 1-2. Scarlet. May. 



Canaries. 1881. Pendulous. 

 cre'ticus (Cretan), ij. June. Levant. 1680. 

 gebe'lia (mountain), i. May. Aleppo. 1816. 

 Jacobce'us (St. James's Island). 2. Dark brown. 



July. Cape de Verd Islands. 1714. 

 lu'teus (yellow- flowered). 2. July. 

 peliorhy'nchus (stork's-beak). See L. BERTHOLETII. 

 specta'bilis (showy). See DORYCNIUM SPECTABILE. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



L. angusti'ssimus (narrowest-podded), i. May. Britain. 



ora'bicus (Arabian). . Pink. July. Arabia. 1773. 



arena'rius (sand). . April. Teneriffe. 1831. 



bifto'rus (two-flowered). J. Yellow. July. Italy. 

 1818. 



cilia' tus (hair-fringed). J. July. Sicily. 1812. 



coimbrice'nsis (Coimbra). \. White, red. June. 

 Portugal. 1800. 



cytisoi'des (Cytisus-like). i. June. S. Europe. 1752. 



decu'mbens (lying-down). See L. TENUIFOLIUS. 



Diosco'ridis (Dioscorides'). See L. PEREGRINUS. 



edu'lis (eatable). . July. Italy. 1759. 



globe" rrimus (very smooth). See L. COIMBRICENSIS. 



gra'cilis (slender). See L. ANGUSTISSIMUS. 



hi'spidus (hispid). ii. Yellow. June. Europe 

 (England). 1804. 



odor a' tus (sweet-scented). See L. HISPIDUS. 



ornithopodioi'des (bird's- foot-Ike). J. Yellow. Medi- 

 terranean region. 



peregri'nus (spreading). \. July. S. Europe. 1658. 



pusi'llus (small). J. July. S. Europe. 1816. 



,, tenuifo'lius (slender-leaved). J. Yellow. July. 

 Europe. 1816. 



Tetragono'lobus (Tetragonolobus). i. Dark brown- 

 purple. July. Mediterranean region. 1769. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



L. conjuga'tus (joined). . Purple. July. Mediter- 

 ranean region. 1759. 



cornicula' tus (small- horned), ij. June. Britain. 



alpi'nus (alpine). \. June. Switzerland. 1819. 



crassifo'lius (thick-leaved). $. August. S. 

 Europe. 1812. 



flo' re-pie" no (double-flowered). |. July. Gardens. 



depre'ssus (depressed). See L. CORNICULATUS. 



flexuo'sus (zigzag), . July. Europe. 1816. 



Forste'ri (Forster's). See L. CORNICULATUS. 



,, hirsu'tus (hairy). This is Dorycnium hirsutum. 



ma'jor (greater). See L. ULIGINOSUS. 



mari'timus (maritime). See L. SILIQUOSUS. 



palu'stris (marsh). . June. Crete. 1821. 



peduncula' tus (/ong-flower-stalked). See L. ULIGI- 

 NOSUS. 



pinna' tus (pinnate). See HOSACKIA BICOLOR. 



portosancta'nus (Porto Santo). July. Porto Santo. 

 1789. Evergreen shrub. 



Requie'ni (Requien's). i. Yellow. July. Italy. 

 1837- 



siliquo'sus (long-podded). J. Yellow. July. Medi- 

 terranean region. 1836. 



suave' olens (sweet-scented). J. July. S. France. 

 1816. 



tenuifo'lius (slender-leaved). July. Europe. 1837. 



te'nuis (slender), i. July. Britain. 1816. 



,, uligino'sus (bog). June. Europe (Britain). 1836. 



villo'sus (shaggy), i. June. Switzerland. 1817. 



LOTUS, SACRED. Nelu'mbium. 

 LOTUS-TREE. Diospy'ros Lo'tus. 



LOU'REA. (Named in commemoration of Professor 

 Loureiro of Portugal. Nat. ord. Leguminosas.) 



A stove herb. Seeds. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 L. Vespertilio'nis (bat- winged) . Pale purple. Trop. 

 regions. 



LOU'RYA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Liliacea;.) 



Stove evergreen herbs with the habit of Aspidistra. 

 Seeds, divisions. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, a little 

 well-rotted manure and sand. 

 L. campanula' ta (bell-shaped). 2. Yellow- white, with 



black disc. Cochin-China. 1889. 

 Panicula'ta (panicled). Yellowish. Cambodia. 1888. 



LOUSE. See APHIS. 

 LOUSEWORT. Pedicula'ris. 



LOVE-APPLE, or TOMATO. Lycope'rsicum escule'n- 

 tum. 



Varieties. Of the Red Earliest of All, Chemin Rouge, 



