LYCOPSIS 



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LYSIMACHIA 



L. Scho'ttii (Schott's). 



selaginoi'des (Selago-like). SeeSELAGixELLASPiNOSA. 

 Sela'go (Selago). \. Europe (Britain). 

 serra'tum (sawed). Japan. 

 squarro'sum (spreading). Leaves spreading. * Trop. 



Asia. 1 88 1. 

 stoloni'ferum (stolon-bearing). See SELAGINELLA 



FLEXUOSA. 



stri'ctum (upright). Madagascar. 



taxifo'lium (yew-leaved). 2. Trop. Amer. 



tetrago'num (four-angled). J. Peru. 



,, telra' stichum (four- ranked). Java. 1869. 



ulicifo'lium (Ulex-leaved). 2. Stems pendulous. 



Himalaya. 1880. 

 va'rium (varying). Tasmania. 

 volu'bile (twining). New Zealand. 

 Willdeno'vii (Wildenow's). See SELAGINELLA WILL- 



DENOVII. 



LYCOPSIS. (From lukos, a wolf, and ops, the eye; 

 a fanciful comparison of the blue flowers to the eye of 

 a wolf. Nat. ord. Boraginaceae.) 



Hardy annuals, easily reared from seeds in ordinary 

 garden soil. 

 L. arve'nsis (field). 1-2. Blue. July, August Europe 



(Britain). 

 orienta'lis (oriental). 2. Blue. July, August. S. 



Europe. 1796. 

 ,, variega'ta (variegated). i. Blue. June, July. 



Caucasus. 1683. 



LYCO'RIS. (The name of a woman in Roman history. 

 Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 6-Hex- 

 andria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Vallota.) 



Hardy bulbs, from China and Japan. L. au'rea is a 

 pretty bulb, with greyish leaves, requiring a deep, sandy- 

 soiled border ; but, as it grows all the winter, it is best 

 kept in a pot. Radio.' ta is a shy bloomer. For culture, 

 see AMARY'LLIS. 



L au'rea (golden), i. Yellow. August. 1777. 

 incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). i-if. Pale flesh to 



bright rose, fragrant. Central China. 1906. 

 radia'ta (rayed), ij. Pink. June. 1758. 

 pu'mila (dwarf). . Pink. Central China. 1902. 

 sangui'nea (blood-coloured), i-il. Carmine. Japan. 



1888. 



Sewerzo'wi (Sewerzow's). See UNGERNIA TRISPH^RA. 

 Sprenge'ri (Sprenger's). Rose-pink to purple-rose. 



Japan (?). 1902. 

 squami'gera (scale-bearing). 2-3. Rose. Japan. 



1888. 

 strami'nea (straw-coloured-/Zoi'cr^d). Striped. June. 



1847. 



IVrract'a'rtufTerracian's). Crimson, edged white when 

 fading. 1889. 



LYGrODI'CTYON. (From Lygodium and diciuon, a 

 net ; in allusion to the net ted veins. Nat. ord. Filices.) 

 A handsome, climbing fern, requiring stove treatment. 

 Divisions. Loam, peat, and sand, with plenty of 

 moisture in summer. 

 L. Forste'ri (Forster*s). Fronds pinnate. Polynesia. 



1882. 



LYG(yDnJM. Snake's Tongue. (From lugodes, flex- 

 ible ; referring to the twining habit. Nat. ord. Ferns 

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



Stove climbing Ferns. See FERNS. 

 L. articula'tum (jointed). Brown, yellow. May. New 



Zealand. 1844. 

 circina'tum (curled). 6. Brown. August. E. Ind. 



1823. 

 fiexuo'sum (zigzag). Brown, yellow. May. E. Ind. 



1834. 



hasta'tum (halbert-shaped). See L. VOLUBILE. 

 japo'nicum (Japanese). Brown, yellow. May. Japan. 



1830. 



mexica'num (Mexican). Brown. Mexico. 1831. 

 palma'tum (hand-shaped). 6. Brown. August. 



N. Amer. 



polymo'rphum (many-form). See L. VENUSTUM. 

 reticula'tum (netted). See LYGODICTYON FORSTERI. 

 sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Brown. May. E. Ind. 



1793. 



Fulche'ri (Fulcher's). Pinna? larger. Polynesia. 

 1882. 



L. venu'stum (pleasing). Brown, yellow. May. S. 



Amer. 1820. 



volu'bile (twining). 6. Brown. August. W. Ind. 

 i8ro. 



LIMNOPHY'TON. (From limnos, a brook, and phuton, 

 a plant ; the habitat of the plant. Nat. ord. Alismaceae. 

 Allied to Sagittaria.) 



Stove aquatic herb with arrow-shaped leaves and 

 persistent sepals. Seeds, divisions in spring. Rich, 

 loamy soil in a tank or tub. 



L, obtusifo'lium (blunt-leaved). 2. White. July. Trop. 

 Asia and Africa. 1804. 



LYO'NIA. (Named, by Nuttall, after /. Lyon, an 

 American collector of plants. Nat. ord. Heaihworts 

 [Ericaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Andromeda.) 



Hardy white-flowered evergreens, from North America. 

 Chiefly by layers, in a damp, peat border ; also by seeds 

 in sandy peat, best under hand-lights, and sparingly 

 covered ; sandy peat, and cool situation. Several species 

 of Andromeda should be moved to this genus. 

 L. capreczfo'lia (tendril-leaved). See L. LIGUSTRINA. 

 ,, fascicula'ta (bundled). 20. White. April. Jamaica. 



1824. Stove. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 3. June. 1734. 

 ,, frondo'sa (leafy). See L. LIGUSTRINA. 

 jamaice'nsis (Jamaican). 2-6. White. June. 



Jamaica. 1793. Stove. 

 ligustri'na (privet-leaved). 3-8. White. June. 



N. Amer. 1746. 



pube'scens (downy). Leaves downy. June. 

 salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). See L. LIGUSTRINA. 

 ,, multiflo'ra (many-flowered). See L. LIGUSTRINA. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). See L. LIGUSTRINA. 

 ri'gida (stiff). See L. FERRUGINEA. 

 rubigino'sa (rusty). 5-8. White. July. W. Ind. 



1736. Stove. 

 ,, salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). See L. LIGUSTRINA. 



LYO'NSIA. (Named after /. Lyons, who first taught 

 botany to Sir Joseph Banks. Nat. ord. Dogbanes 

 [Apocynaceas]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Parsonsia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen twiner. Cuttings of the young 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, and in a close frame, in 

 April ; sandy peat, with a little fibrous loam. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 48. 



L. strami'nea (straw-coloured). 6. Striped. June. 

 Australia. 1820. 



LYPE'RIA. (From luperos, sad; from the dullness 

 of some of the flowers. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophu- 

 lariaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied 

 to Manulea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa. By seed 

 in a slight hotbed, in March and April, and cuttings of 

 young shoots in spring and autumn, in sandy soil, under 

 a hand-glass ; sandy loam ; the protection of a cold 

 pit or greenhouse in winter. 

 L. arge'ntea (silvery), ij. White. August. 1801. 



Annual. 



fra'grans (fragrant). $. White, purple. June. 1776. 

 peduncula'ta (Jong-flower-stalked). ij. White. 



August. 1790. 

 pinnati'fida (leaflet-like-/M;#i). f. Purple. July. 



1840. 



tri'stis (sad), i. Dull purple. May. 1825. 

 viola' cea (violet). 2. Violet. July. 1816. 



LYSrCHTTDM. (From lusis, the act of loosing or 

 freeing, and chiton, a tunic ; the spathe is spread open 

 so that the spadix is exposed. Nat. ord. Araceas.) 



Hardy Aroid, and perennial. Seeds ; divisions in 

 spring. Any good loamy, well-drained soil in a shady 

 situation, and moist soil. It is highly interesting and 

 ornamental. 

 L. camtschatce'nse (Kamtschatkan). 1-2 J. Yellow. 



May. Asia ; N. Amer. 1903. 

 album (white). Pure white. 1909. 



LYSIMA'CHIA. Loosestrife. ( From lusis, concluding, 

 and mache, strife; supposed soothing qualities. Nat. 

 ord. Primeworts [PrimulaceaB]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



