LYSINEMA 



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MACADAMIA 



All yellow-flowered, except where otherwise men- 

 tioned. Division in spring, and cuttings of the young 

 shoots under a hand-light, in sandy loam, in a shady 

 corner. There are a few annuals and biennials not worth 

 culture. 



GREENHOUSE. 

 L. a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). i. Dark purple. 



August. Levant. 1820. Herbaceous. 

 ca'ndida (whtte). See L. OBOVATA. 

 macula'ta (spotted). . June. N. Holland. 1822. 



Evergreen trailer. 

 nu'tans (nodding). 2. Red or purple. July. S. 



Africa. 1820. 

 obova'ta (obovate). i. White. June. India; China. 



1846. Herbaceous. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



L. acroade'nia (top-glanded). See L. DECURRENS. 

 affi'nis (related). 2$. July. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See L. STRICTA. 

 azo'rica (Azorean). See L. NEMORUM. 

 bary'stachys (dense-spiked). 1-2. White. Japan. 



1881. 



brachy' stachys (short-spiked). See L. BARYSTACHYS. 

 bulbi'fera (bulb-bearing). See L. STRICTA. 

 capita' ta (headed). See L. THYRSIFLORA. 

 cilia to, (hair-fringed). See STEIRONEMA CILIATUM. 

 clethroi'des (Clethra-like). 2-3. White. Japan. 1869. 

 cri'spidens (crisped- toothed). J. Rose- pink. Central 



China. 1903. 



davu'rica, (Dahurian). Siberia. 

 decu'rrens (decurrent). China and Japan. 

 du'bia (doubtful), i. Purple. Asia Minor, Persia, &c. 

 EphSmerum (transient). 2. White. August. Spain. 



1730. 



Fortu'nei (Fortune's). China and Japan. 

 Fra'seri (Eraser's), i. Yellow. July. N. Amer. 

 He'nryi (Dr. Henry's), . YeUow. Central China. 



1903. 



hy'brida (hybrid). See STEIRONEMA HETEROPHYLLUM. 

 ,, java'nica (Javanese). See L. DECURRENS. 

 lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). See L. FRASERI. 

 Leschenau' Itii (Leschenault's). India. 

 lineari'loba (linear-lobed). See L. MAURITIANA. 

 lobelioi'des (Lobelia-like), x. White. July. North 



of India. 1840. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). See STEIRONEMA LONGI- 



FOLIUM. 



mauritia'na (Mauritian). 2. White. China. 1856. 

 nemo'rum (grove). $. Yellow. June to August. 



Europe (Britain). " Yellow Pimpernel." 

 Nummula'ria (moneywort-like). J. June. Britain. 



Evergreen. " Creeping Jenny." 

 paludo'sa (marsh). See L. VULGARIS. 

 paridifo'rmis (Paris-Uke). i. Bright yellow. July. 



Central China. 1891. 



puncta'ta (dotted), ij. July. Europe. 1658. 

 quadrifo'lia (four-leaved). 2. July. N. Amer. 1794. 

 ramo'sa (branched). Himalaya. 

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

 stenose'pala (narrow-sepaled). 2-3. White. Central 



China. 1903. 



stri'cta (erect). i\. July. N. Amer. 1781. 

 thyrsiflo'ra (thyrse-flowered). i. June. England. 



Aquatic. 



verticilla'ta (whorled). See L. PUNCTATA. 

 vulga'ris (common). 2-4. Yellow. July, August. 



Europe (Britain). 



LYSINE'MA. (From lusis, freeing, and nema, a fila- 

 ment. The stamens not adhering to the sides of the 

 corolla, as is usual in this Nat. ord. Epacrids [Epa- 

 cridaceas]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Alh'ed to 

 Epacris.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia. Cut- 

 tings of the young shoots, getting firm at the base short 

 shoots a couple of inches in length are the best in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in the beginning of summer ; rough, 

 sandy peat, with pieces of charcoal, broken bricks, and 

 freestone, and well-drained. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 L. attenua'tum (thin). See L. PUNGENS. 

 cilia'tum (eye-lashed). 2. Pink. March. 1823. 



L. conspi'cuum (conspicuous). 3. March. 1824. 

 lasia'nthum (hairy-flowered). 2. Pink. March. 1820. 

 pentape'talum (five-petaled). See L. CILIATUM. 

 pu'ngens (pungent). 2. White. March. 1804. 

 ru'brum (red). 2. Red. March. 1804. 



LYSIONO'TUS. (From lusis, freeing, and notes, the 

 back ; seed-vessel opening from the back. Nat. ord. 

 Gesnerworts [Gesneraceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, i- 

 Gymnospermia. Allied to Agalmyla.) 



Stove herbaceous. Seeds in light, sandy soil, in a hot- 

 bed, in spring ; division of the plant at the same time ; 

 peat and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; winter, 

 45 to 50. 

 L. carno'sa (fleshy). i$. White, tinged with lilac. 



China. 1900. 

 longiflo'ra (long-flowered). See ^SCHYNANTHUS 



LONGIFLORUS. 



serra'ta (sawed). 1-2. Pale lilac or pale blue. 



Subtropical Himalayas. 

 ternifo'lia (three-leaved). See L. SERRATA. 



LYSISTTGMA. (From lusis, freeing or separation, and 

 stigma, the stigma ; in allusion to the stigmas being free 

 or 3-6 lobed. Nat. ord. Araceas. Referred by the 

 genera Plantarum to Taccarum.) 

 L. pcregri'num (foreign). See TACCARUM CYLINDRICUM. 



LY'THRUM. (From luthron, black-blood ; the pre- 

 vailing purple colour of the flowers. Nat. ord. Loose- 

 strifes [Lythraceae]. Linn. n~Dodecandria, i-Monogynia.) 

 All purple-flowered, except linea're. Seeds of annuals, 

 in the common border, in spring ; perennials, by division 

 at the same time. Ala'tum is an old resident of the 

 greenhouse, propagated by division and cuttings of the 

 young shoots, or the points of old ones, and forms a 

 fair bed of purple for the flower-garden in summer, re- 

 quiring the greenhouse or cold frame in winter. The 

 following are all hardy herbaceous, except ala'tum, just 

 mentioned, and Hyssopifo'lia and Gra. ' (feri, which are 

 hardy annuals. 

 L. ala' turn (wing-stalked). 3. July. N. Amer. 1800. 



diffu'sum (spreading). See L. SALICARIA. 



,, frutico'sum (shrubby). See WOODFORDIAFLORIBUNDA. 



Grcz'fferi (Graaffer's). ij. July. Italy. 1800. 



,, Hyssopifo'lia (hyssop-leaved), -1$. Pink. June 

 to September. Temperate regions (England). 



,, lanceola' turn ( spear- head-leaved). See L. ALATUM. 



,, linea're (narrow-leaved). i$. White. July. N. 

 Amer. 1812. 



,, myrtifo'lium (myrtle-leaved). 2. July. N. Amer. 

 1820. 



,, Salica'ria (willow-like). 4. July. Britain. 



,, ro'sea (rosy). Deep, bright rose. 



,, thymifo'lia (thyme-leaved) of Allioni. See L. 

 FFERI. 



,, tomento'sum (woolly). See L. SALICARIA. 



,, virga'tum (twiggy). 3. July. Austria. 1776. 



,, Vulnera'ria ( Vulneraria). See L. ALATUM. 



M 



See CLADRASTIS AMUR- 



MAA'CKIA AMURE'NSIS. 



ENSIS. 



MA'BA. (From the native name. Nat. ord. Ebenads 

 [Ebenaceae]. Linn. 22-Dicecia, 6-Hexandria. Allied to 

 Diospyros.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in May, under a glass, in sand, over fibrous peat, 

 and a very slight bottom-heat ; peat and loam. 

 M. buxifo'lia (box-leaved), ij. Yellow. Asia and Trop. 



Africa. 1810. Stove. 



lauri'na (laurel-like). 3. July. Australia. 1824. 

 natale'nsis (Natal). S. Africa. 



MACADA'MIA. (Commemorative of John Macadam 

 of Victoria. Nat. ord. Proteaces.) 



Greenhouse, evergreen tree of economic importance 

 in Queensland. Cuttings of mature shoots in peat and 

 sand, under a bell-glass, and kept covered till the callus 

 forms, when a gentle bottom-heat may be given. Peat, 

 loam, and sand. 



Af. ternifo'lia (three-leaved). 5-30. Australia. 1869. 

 " Queensland Nut." 



