LUDOVIA 



LUPINUS 



LUDO'VIA. (Commemorative of Louisa, a Queen of 

 Spain. Nat. ord. Cyclanthacea*.) 



Stove evergreens resembling dwarf Palms. Seeds, 

 divisions. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 L. crenifo'lia (notched-leaved). White. Leaves plaited, 



leathery. Brazil. 1893. 

 fvni'fera (cord-bearing). See CARLUDOVICA FUNI- 



FERA. 

 lanazfo'lia (lance- leaved). Pale yellow. Guiana. 



1862. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See CARLUDOVICA LATI- 

 FOLIA. 



LUEDDEMA'NNIA. (Commemorative of Herr Luedde- 

 mann. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Warm house Orchids. Divisions. Sphagnum, fibrous 

 peat, leaf-mould, some nodules of charcoal, and a little 

 sand, in baskets. 

 L. Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). Salmon, orange. Colombia. 



1880. 



Pescato'rei (Pescatore's). Yellow, red. July. Colom- 

 bia. 1848. 

 sanderia'na (Sanderian). Cream, white, with purple 



blotches. Colombia. 1897. 

 ,, a'lba (white). See LACUNA BICOLOR ALBA. 

 tri'loba (three-lobed). i. Yellow, spotted madder 

 brown. S. Amer. 1895. 



LUE HEA. (Named after Luehe, a German botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Lindenblooms [Tiliaceaj]. Linn. i8-Poly- 

 adelphia, 2-Polyandria. Allied to Sparmannia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, 

 two inches in length, in sand, under a bell-glass, and 

 plunged in bottom-heat ; fibrous peat and sandy loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; winter, 48 to 55. 

 L. caracasa'na (Caracasan). Caracas. 1847. Shrub. 

 ,, panicula'ta (panicled). 10. Rosy. April. Brazil. 

 1828 Climber. 



LU'FFA. Towel Gourds. (From the Arabic louff, 

 the native name being adopted for Luff a czgypliaca. Nat. 

 ord. Cucurbitaceae.) 



Climbing, stove, ornamental gourds, the fibrous tissue 

 of the fruit being used as scrubbing brushes, washing 

 sponges, and ornamental articles. The seeds are purga- 

 tive and used in medicine. Seeds. Loam, leaf-mould, a 

 little manure and sand. 

 L. acuta'ngula (acute-angled). Yellow. India and 



Malaya. 

 cegypti'aca (Egyptian). Yellow. July, August. 



Tropics. 



cyli'ndrica (cylindrical). See L. ^GYPTIACA. 

 echina'ta (hedgehog). Yellow. July. S. Africa. 

 For ska' Hi (Forskal's). Sulphur - yellow. July. 



Arabia. 1893. 



macroca'rpa (large- fruited). See L. JEGYPTIACA. 

 penta'ndra (five-stamened) . See L. ^EGYPTIACA. 

 pu'rgans (purging). Yellow. July, August. Trop. 



Amer. 

 sph&'rica (spherical). Yellow. July. S. Africa. 



LU HEA, See LUEHEA. 



LUI'SIA. (Name not explained. Nat. ord. Orchids 

 [Orchidacea?]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied 

 to Vanda.) 



Stove orchids. Detaching the side-shoots ; a block of 

 wood covered with moss, or elevated above a pot, with 

 sphagnum, peat, crocks, &c. Temperature, 60 to 90, 

 when growing in summer, with a moist atmosphere ; 

 50 to 60 in winter, and dry ; 60 to 90 in spring, and 

 rather dry, to start the flower-buds, kept cooler after- 

 wards, and excited again when the flowering is over. 

 L. alpi'na (alpine). See VANDA ALPINA. 

 amesia'na (Amesian). Greenish- yellow, spotted dull 



red. Burma. 1890. 



brachy' stachys (short-spiked). Yellowish. N. India. 

 Ca'ntharis (Cantharis). Green and purple. Lip like 



a small beetle. Burma. 1895. 



macro 'tis (large-eared). Yellow-green, violet. Hima- 

 laya. 1869. 

 micro'ptera (small- winged). Straw-coloured, purple. 



Himalaya. 1870. 

 plaiyglo'ssa (flat-lipped). See L. TERETIFOLIA. 



L. Psy'che (Psyche). Green, purple. Burma. 1865. 



tefres (round). Greenish, lined purple, dark purple. 

 Japan. 1903. 



,, teretifo'ha (round- leaved). Purple, white. Trop. 

 Asia. 



trichorhi'za (hair-rooted). Himalaya. 



vo'lucris (winged). Yellow, brown-purple. Hima- 

 laya. 1893. 



zeyla'nica (Cingalese). Ceylon. 

 LU'MA. SeeMYRTus. 



LUMNITZERA. (Named after Lumnitzer, a botanical 

 author. Nat. ord. Labiata?.) 



Lumnitzera proper is maintained as a genus, but is 

 not in cultivation. 

 L. tenuifto'ra (slender-flowered). See OCIMUM SANCTUM. 



LUNA'RIA. Moonwort, or Honesty. (From luna, the 

 moon ; referring to the shape of the seed-vessels. Nat. 

 ord. Crucifers [Cruciferae]. Linn. i$-Tetradynamia. Allied 

 to Alyssum.) 



Hardy plants, and flowering in May; seeds and divi- 

 sions in spring. Common garden soil. 

 L, a'nnua (annual). 2-4. Light purple. Europe. 1570. 

 Biennial. 



albifto'ra (white-flowered). White. 1570. 

 corcyre'nsis (Corfu). Blue. Corfu. 1910. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Variegated yellow- white. 

 1894. 



bie'nnis (biennial). See L. ANNUA. 

 redivi'va (revived). 3. Light purple. 1596. Her- 

 baceous perennial. 



LUNGWORT. Pulmona'ria. 



LUPINA'STEK PENTAPHY LLUS. See TRIFOLIUM 



LUPINASTER. 



LUPINE. Lupi'nus. 



LUPI'NUS. Lupine. (From lupus, a wolf; devas- 

 tates land as the wolf does the fold ; literally, destroyer. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosa?]. Linn. 16- 

 Monadelphia, 6-Decandria.) 



They are generally arranged into annuals, perennials, 

 and frame evergreen shrubs ; but they all produce seed 

 so freely that it is easiest to propagate them by that 

 means, only the evergreens, instead of being sown in 

 the open ground, should have the assistance of a gentle 

 hotbed to rear them before planting them out. If such 

 kinds as muta'bilis and Crucksha'nkii are sown in August, 

 and kept in pots all the winter in a pit, they make splendid 

 specimens on a lawn the following summer. 



HALF-HARDY EVERGREEKS. 



L. a'lbifrons (white-countenanced. Herbage hoary). See 



L. CHAMISSONIS. 



arbo'reus (tree). 6. Yellow. July. California. 1793. 

 arbu'stus (shrub). See L. LAXIFLORUS. 

 ,, arve'nsis (field), ij. Lilac. April. Peru. 1843. 



Biennial. 



bimacula'tus (twin-spotted). See L. SUBCARNOSUS. 

 canalicula'tus (channelled). 4. Blue. July. Buenos 



Ayres. 1828. 

 ,, Chamisso'nis (Chamisso's). i. Blue. September. 



N.W. Amer. 1833. 

 Crucksha'nkii (Cruckshank's). 5. Variegated. July. 



Peru. 1829. 



fa'llax (deceiving). 3-5. Violet. August. Cali- 

 fornia. 1894. 

 inca'nus (hozry-herbaged). Pale lilac. July. Buenos 



Ayres. 1830. 



,, macroca'rpus (large- fruited). See L. ARBOREUS. 

 ,, mexica'nus (Mexican). 2. Blue. February. Mexico. 



1819. Biennial. 

 ,, multiflo'rus (many-flowered). 4. Blue. July. Monte 



Video, i 8 10. 

 ,, muta'bilis (changeable). 5. Blue, yellow. July. 



Bogota. 1819. 

 ,, pulche'llus (pretty). 3. Blue, purple. July. Mexico. 



1828. 

 tomento'sus (thick-downed). 6. Pink, white. July. 



Peru. 1825. 

 ,, versi color (party-coloured). 2. Pink, blue. July. 



Mexico. 1825. 



