LYCIOPLESIUM PUBERULUM 520 



LYCOPODIUM 



L. Visca'ria a'lba (white). Pure white. An old plant 



reintroduced. 1908. 



ple'na (double), i. Red. May. Britain. 

 sple'ndens (splendid). Double, deep rose. 

 yunnane'nsis (Yunnan). - White. Yunnan, 



China. 1903. 



LYCIOPLE'SIUM PUBE'RULUM and L. PUBIFLO'- 

 RUM. See LATUA VENENOSA. 



LY'CIUM. Box Thorn. (From lukion, an ancient 

 name of no meaning. Nat. ord. Nightshades [Solanacea?]. 

 Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Juanulloa.) 



Cuttings of ripened shoots in autumn or spring, under 

 a hand-light ; common, sandy loam. The tender kinds 

 require protection. They are mostly of a free, rambling, 

 half-climbing character; and europce'um and its con- 

 geners are thus well fitted for covering arbours, unsightly 

 walls, &c. ; a'frum does well on a conservatory wall, 

 and its fruit is pretty, and it blooms very freely. 



EVERGREENS. 

 L. carolinia'num (Carolina). 4. Blue. July. Carolina. 



1806. Hardy shrub. 

 cine'reum (ash-coloured). 5. Violet. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1818. Greenhouse shrub. 

 ho'rridum (horrid. Very prickly). 3. White. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1791. Greenhouse shrub. 

 te'nue (slender). 4. Violet. June. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1819. Greenhouse shrub. 



DECIDUOUS CLIMBERS. 



L. a'frum (African Tea Tree). 10. Violet. June- 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1712. Tree. 



ba'rbarum (Barbary). 12. Violet. June. Barbary. 

 1696. 



carno'sum (fleshy). 4. Violet. April. S. Africa. 

 1795. Shrub. 



cMe'nse (Chilian). Chili. 



chine'nse (Chinese). 6. Purple. July. China. 



ine'rme (unarmed). Spineless. 1908. 



variega'tum (variegated). Leaves variegated 

 with yellow. 



europce'um (European). 12. Pink. June. S. 

 Europe. 1730. 



chrysoca'rpum (yellow-fruited). 12. May. 



,, sphceroca'rpum (round- fruited). 12. May. 



fuchsioi'des (Fuchsia-like). See IOCHROMA FUCH- 

 SIOIDES. 



gesneroi'des (Gesnera-like) . See IOCHROMA GES- 



NEROIDES. 



grevillea'num (Grevillean). Argentina. 



halimifo'lium (Halamus-leaved). Origin unknown. 



japo'nicum (Japanese). See SERISSA FCETIDA. 



lanceola'tum (spear- head-leaved). See L. CHINENSE. 



microphy'llum (small-leaved). 4. Violet. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1795. 



pa'llidum (pale). Green, tinged purple. Berries red. 

 New Mexico. 1888. 



rhombifo'lium (diamond-leaved). China. 



Ri'chii (Rich's). California. 



ri'gidum (stiff). See L. CARNOSUM. 



rutke'nicum (Russian). 6. White. Siberia. 1804. 



,, ca'spicum (Caspian). July. Caspian Sea. 



Sha'wii (Shaw's). 8. Pink. July. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1700. Greenhouse climber. 



subglobo'sum (subglobular). Violet. Country un- 

 known. 



tetra'ndrum (four-stamened). 4. Violet. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1810. 



trewia'num (Trew's). See L. CHINENSE. 



turbina'tum (top-shaped). See L. CHINENSE. 



,, vulga're (common). 8-15. Pink. June. Temperate 

 parts of Old World. 1730. 



LYCOMO'RMIUM. (From mormolukeion, a hideous 

 spectre or mask, the roots of the word being transposed. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Warm house Orchids. Division when young roots 



are just commencing. Sphagnum, fibre of peat and sand. 



L. ceri'num (waxy), i. Yellow. Central Amer. 1835. 



gutta'tum (spotted). Yellow, purple. S. Amer. 1837. 



LYCOPE'RDON. Puffballs. A genus of fungi, more 

 or less globular, white and fleshy in the early stages of 



growth. The Giant Puffball (L. giganteum) in this stage 

 is eaten by some, and considered a dainty, but is doubt- 

 fully wholesome after it matures and the spores ripen. 

 Finally they become brown, burst, and give off clouds 

 of spores, like puffs of smoke, when struck. 



LYCOPE'RSICUM. Love-apple, or Tomato. (From 

 lukos, a wolf, and persicum, a peach. Nat. ord. Night- 

 shades [Solanaceae], Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 

 See LOVE-APPLE. 



All annuals, except peruvia'num, and natives of 



South America. Seeds in a hotbed, in March, potted 



once or twice, and planted out in May ; escule'ntum 



generally against walls or palings, in order that the 



fruit may be ripened for sauce and soups ; rich soil ; the 



plant must be well thinned by stopping all the laterals, 



and finally the top, when all the fruit that will ripen has 



been set. To have the fruit is the object. 



L. cerasifo'r me (cherry-shaped). 3. Green. July. 1800. 



,, lu'teum (yellow- fruited). 3. Green. July. 1596. 



commuta'tum (changed). See L. PERUVIANUM. 



escule'ntum (eatable). 3. Green. July. S. Amer. 



1596. 

 chrysoca'rpum (yellow- fruited). 3. Green. July 



1596. 

 erythroca'rpum (red-fruited). 3. Green. July. 



1596. 

 leucoca'rpum (white-fruited). 3. Green. July. 



1596. 

 Humbo'ldtii (Humboldt's). 3. Yellow. August. 



Brazil. 1822. 

 peruvia'num (Peruvian). 3. Yellow. May. 1818. 



Stove herbaceous. 



procu'mbens (lying-down), r. Cream. July. 1700. 

 pyrifo'rme (pear-shaped). 3. Yellow. August. 



1823. 



racemi'gerum (raceme- bearing). 3-4. Yellow-green. 

 N. Amer. " Red Currant Tomato." 



LYCOPO'DIUM. Club Moss. (From lukos, a wolf, 

 and pous, a foot ; the roots having a resemblance to 

 that animal's paw. Nat. ord. Lycopods [Lycopodiaceagj. 

 Linn. 24-Cryptogamia, ^-Lycopodinece.) 



Stove, greenhouse or hardy, evergreen perennials, 

 very suitable for Wardian cases, and the native, hardy 

 ones for peaty spots on the rockery. All delight in loose, 

 fibrous, or spongy peat. The stove and greenhouse 

 species should be shaded. Divisions or cuttings in 

 spring. A large number of species, formerly included 

 in the genus, are now referred to Selaginella, which see. 

 L. aloifo'lium (Aloe-leaved). E. Ind. 



,, alpi'num (alpine). $. Europe (Britain). 



anno'tinum (year-old). J. Europe (Britain). 



a'podum (stemless). See SELAGINELLA APUS. 



brasilie'nse ( Brazilian). See SELAGINELLA FLEXUOSA. 



cce'sium (blue). See SELAGINELLA UNCINATA. 



,, arbo'reum (tree). See SELAGINELLA WILDENOVII. 



circina'le (circular). See SELAGINELLA INVOLVENS. 



,, clava'tum (clubbed). Stems trailing, 2-4 ft. long. 

 Europe (Britain). 



complana'tum (flattened). Europe. 



corda'tum (heart-shaped). See SELAGINELLA CORDI- 



FOLIA. 



,, cra'ssum (thick). Peru. 



,, denticula'tum (toothletted). See SELAGINELLA DENTI- 



CULATA. 



,, dicho'tomum (forked). W. Ind. 



flabella'tum (fan-shaped). See SELAGINELLA FLABEL- 



LATA. 



,, Galeo'tti (Galeott's). See SELAGINELLA GALEOTTII. 

 gnidioi'des (Gnidium-like). i. S. Africa. 

 innunda'tum (flooded). -fa. Europe (Britain). 

 lepidophy'llum (slender-leaved). See SELAGINELLA 



LEPIDOPHYLLA. 



,, luci'dulum (shining). |. N. Amer. 

 mandiocca' num (Mandioccan). Mexico. 1871. 

 , moorea'num (Moorean). i. Brazil. 1892. 

 , numularifo'lium (money- wort-leaved). 3. Malaya, 



&c. 



, peruvia'num (Peruvian). Peru. 

 , Phlegma'ria (Phlegmaria). 3. Tropics. 

 , plumo'sum (plumose). See SELAGINELLA PLUMOSA. 

 , pseu'do-squarro'sum (false-spreading). i~3i- Trop. 



Polynesia (?). 1908. 



