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house, if arranged in masses, than when isolated as single 

 pots or pans of plants. Each of the bulbs, if strong, will 

 produce from one to four flower-spikes, and these keep in 

 excellent condition, in a cool house, for nearly two months. 

 When flowering is over, the plants should be placed in 

 the full sun, to insure a thorough ripening ; and when the 

 leaves die away, the bulbs may be stored, and kept quite 

 dry until starting time returns. Provided the following 

 primary and important points are followed, the successful 

 culture of Lachenalias becomes an easy matter: Prepare 

 a rich, open soil; apply but little water in winter, until 

 growth is somewhat advanced, but give plenty after- 

 wards ; admit all possible light and air, and, at the same 

 time, avoid draughts and the use of fire heat, except that 

 necessary for excluding frost and dispelling damp. 

 Ik anguinea (serpent), fl. whitish, tubular-campanulate ; 

 racemes about twenty -flowered ; scape spotted. April. I. always 

 solitary, lanceolate, fleshy-herbaceous, 6in. to tin. long, lin. 

 broad, spotted, h. 6in. 1825. (L. & P. F. G. ii. 179.) 

 Ii. angnstifolia (narrow-leaved). A synonym of L. contaminate. 

 I,, anrea (golden). A synonym of L. tricolor lutea. 

 Ik bifolia (two-leaved). A synonym of L. isopetala. 

 Ik contamlnata (contaminated). /. white, often more or less 

 tinged with red, densely sub-spicate, campanulate. March. 

 i. six to ten, semi-terete, Sin. to 8in. long, often spotted, chan- 

 nelled, h. 2in. to 6in. 1774. (B. M. 1401.) SYN. L. an<rustifolia 

 (B. M. 735). 



L. fistulosa (flstular). fl. fragrant ; calyx white, tinged with sky- 

 blue ; sepals brown at tip ; petals white, edged with purple ; 

 spike loose, 2in. long ; scape as long as the leaves. I. two, lanceo- 

 late, fleshy, unguiculate, 4in. long, Sin. broad. 1884. 

 Ik fragrans (sweet-scented).* fl. reddish, very fragrant ; racemes 

 about twenty-flowered. May. I. two, oblong-ovate, green, h. 6in. 

 1798. (A. B. R. 302.) 



Ii. glancina (milky-green), fl. white, more or less tinged with 

 yellow or red, sub-spicate. May. 1. two, rarely three, fleshy- 

 herbaceous, lanceolate; margins cartilaginous, often spotted. 

 h. Sin. to 6in. 1795. (B. M. 3552.) SY.N. L. sessilifolia (A. B. R. 

 460). 



L. isopetala (equal-petaled). fl. white, or more or less tinged 

 with red. May. I. two, fleshy-herbaceous, lorate-lanceolate, 

 acute, 6in. to 9in. long. h. 4in. to Sin. 1804. SYNS. L. bifolia 

 (B. M. 1611), L. rosea (A. B. R. 296.) 



L. lilacina (lilac).* fl. about twenty in an oblong spike ; calyx 

 bright lilac, blue at base ; petals same colour, widely spreading ; 

 sepals ovate-oblong ; scape 4in. to 5in. long, greenish-red, mottled 

 with red-brown. I. two, lanceolate, falcate, 4in. long, Jin. to Jin. 

 broad. 1884. 



L. lucida (shining), fl. white, tinged with yellow or red, sweet- 

 scented ; racemes ten to fifteen-flowered. April. I. two, fleshy, 

 herbaceous, lanceolate, 5in. to 6in. long, lin. broad, smooth. 

 h. 4in. to 6in. 1798. (B. M. 1372.) SYN. L. pallida (B. R. 287). 

 Ik mutabilis (changeable). A synonym of L. orchioides. 

 Ik Nelson! (Nelson's).* This is a very handsome hybrid, having 

 golden-yellow flowers, numerously disposed in long racemes. 

 1881. (F. M. n. s. 452.) 



L. nervosa (nerve-leaved), fl. whitish, tinged with green and red, 

 tubular-campanulate ; racemes twenty to thirty-flowered. June. 

 1. two, fleshy - herbaceous, ovate-oblong, spreading, abundantly 

 nerved, smoo'th, or rarely slightly blistered, h. Sin. to 6in. 1810. 

 (B.M.1497.) 



Ik odoratissima (very sweet-scented). /. in a rather dense 

 raceme ; sepals white, with a green tip ; petals very spreading at 

 the tips ; scape shorter than the leaves. 1. two, lanceolate, fal- 

 cate, fleshy, blistered over the face, 6in. long, iin. to Jin. broad. 

 1884. 



L. orchioides (Orchis-like). /. whitish or yellowish, or more or 

 less tinged with red or blue, sub-spicate, fragrant, closely set on 

 a spotted scape 9in. long. April and May. I. two, or rarely three, 

 lanceolate, fleshy-herbaceous, dark green, often spotted, with 

 cartilaginous margins ; scape Sin. to 9in. high, often spotted. 

 1752. This species exhibits considerable variation in the colouring 

 of its flowers. (B. M. 854, 1269 ; Ref. B. 171.) SYXS. L. mutabilis 

 (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 129 ; L. B. C. 1076), L. pulchella. 

 L. pallida (pale), fl. whitish, or more or less tinged with red, 

 sub-spicate. May. I. two, fleshy-herbaceous, lanceolate, 6in. to 

 12in. long, with cartilaginous margins, h. 6in. to 9in. 1782. This 

 is scarcely more than a large variety of L. ylaiicina. (B. R. 1350, 

 1945 ; Ref. B. 170.) 



Ii. pallida (pale). A synonym of L. lucida. 

 Ik pendula (drooping).* fl. of a deep purple, red, and yellow 

 colour, about lin. long, closely and gracefully set on the stout and 

 spotted scape. April. I. erect, lorate-lanceolate, dark green, 

 sometimes slightly spotted, h. 4in. to 9in. 1789. A strong- 

 growing and very handsome species ; probably the largest and 

 showiest of the whole genus. (A. B. R. 41 ; B. M. 590.) 



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Ik pulchella (pretty). A synonym of L. orchioidet. 



Ik purpureo-cajrulea (purplish-blue).* /. purplish-blue, cam- 

 panulate ; racemes thirty to forty -flowered. April I two rarely 

 three, fleshy-herbaceous, lanceolate, blistered, 6in. to Sin. long, 

 im. broad. h. 6in. to 9in. 1789. (A. B. R. 251 ; B. M. 745.) 



L. pnstnlata (blistered), fl. whitish, sub-spicate ; scape nearly 

 equalling the leaves. February. I. two, fleshy-herbaceous, lanceo- 

 late, 6m. to 9in. long, blistered, h. 1ft. 1799. (A. B. R. 350 ; 

 B. M. 817.) 



Ik qnadrloolor (four-coloured). A synonym of L. tricolor. 



Ik q. lutea (yellow). A synonym of L. tricolor lutea. 



Ik racemosa (raceme-flowered), fl. whitish, slightly tinged with 

 red ; racemes twelve to twenty-flowered ; scape slightly spotted. 

 May. I. two, rarely three, fleshy-herbaceous, lanceolate, thickly 

 blistered, h. Sin. to 4in. 1811. (B. M. 1517.) 



Ik rosea (rosy). A synonym of L. isopetala. 



L. rnbida (reddish), fl. ruby-red, tube-shaped, on a thickly- 

 spotted scape 6in. long. September. I. lanceolate, in twos, 

 slightly spotted, h. 9m. 1803. (B. M. 993.) This species has 

 two varieties, tigrina and punctata, in which the flowers are of a 

 pale ground-colour, thickly spotted with deep red. 



Ik serotina (late-flowering). A synonym of Dipcadi serotina. 



Ik sessilifolia (sessile-leaved). A synonym of L. glaucina. 



Ik tricolor (three-coloured).* /. bright green, red, and yellow, 

 about lin. long, disposed all along the upper part of the erect 

 scape. Spring. I. in twos, lorate-lanceolate, spreading, dark 

 green, spotted with dull purple, h. 1ft. 1774. (B. M. 82.) 

 SYN. L. quadricolor (A. B. R. 148). 



L. t. lutea (yellow).* This is a form with the perianth altogether 

 yellow. SYNS. L. quadricolor lutea (B. M. 1704), L. aurea. 



L. unifolia (one-leaved), fl. white, in many-flowered racemes ; 

 pedicels two to three lines long. March. I. always solitary, 

 fleshy-herbaceous, linear, 6in. to 12in. long, with blood-coloured 

 blotches or spots, h. 4in. to 15in. 1795. (B. M. 766.) 



Ik Tlolaoea (violet), fl. white, tinged with violet and green, 

 tubular-campanulate. March. I. two, fleshy-1 

 Sin. to 9in. long, lin. broad, smooth, spotted. A. over 1ft. 1795! 



tubular-campanulate. March. I. two, fleshy-herbaceous, lorate, 

 Sin. to 9in. long, liin. broad, smooth, spo 

 (L. B. C. 1129, under name of L. bicolor.) 



IiACHNJEA (from lachnceos, downy ; referring to the 

 downy clothing of the flower-heads). OBD. Thymelacece. 

 A genus of eighteen species of greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers in 

 terminal heads, frequently surrounded by bracts ; perianth 

 coloured, tubular, four-cleft. Leaves opposite or scattered. 

 Lachnaeas thrive in a sandy - peat soil, and require a 

 somewhat sheltered and shady situation. Propagated, in 

 spring, by cuttings of short young shoots, placed in sand, 

 under a bell glass. 

 L. bnxifolia (Box-leaved).* fl.-heads white, woolly. May to July. 



1. oval, sessile, very smooth, h. 2ft. 1800. (B. M. 1657). 

 L. b. glauca (glaucous), fl.-heads white, woolly. May to July. 



L scattered, elliptical, ovate, h. 2ft. 1800. (B. M. 1658.) 

 Ik conglomerata (clustered), ft. -heads white, clustered. June 



and July. I. loose, h. 2ft. 1773. 

 Ii. eriocephala (woolly-headed), fl.-heads white, solitary, woolly, 



imbricated in four rows. June and July. h. 2ft. 1793. (B. M. 



1295.) 

 L. purpurea (purple).* fl.-heads purple, smooth. June and July. 



1. opposite, h. 2ft. 1800. (B. M. 1594.) 



IiACHNANTHES (from lachne, down, and anthos, a 

 flower ; in allusion to the woolly flowers). SYNS. 

 Gyrotheca and Heritiera (of Gmelin, not of Aiton). Eed- 

 root. ORD. Haemodoraceae. A monotypic genus. The 

 species is a half-hardy, marsh or aquatic, herbaceous 

 perennial, the roots of which yield a red dye. It thrives 

 in a peat and loam compost, and may be increased by 

 dividing the roots, in spring. 



L. tinctoria (dyer's), fl. dingy yellow, within loosely woolly, 

 disposed in a dense, compound, terminal cyme. July. I. sword- 

 shaped, clustered at the base, and scattered on the stem, which 

 is hairy above, h. IJft. Southern United States (in sandy 

 swamps), 1812. 



LACHNOSTOMA (from lachne, wool, and stoma, a 

 mouth ; in allusion to the bearded corolla throat). SYNS. 

 Chthamalia, Tbatia, Pherotrichis. ORD. Asclepiadeae. ^ A 

 genus comprising about sixteen species of stove * or 

 greenhouse, twining or prostrate, pubescent or villous, 

 shrubby herbs, inhabiting tropical, and the warmer parts 

 of North, America. Flowers often rather small ; cymes 

 contracted, two or few-flowered, or rarely umbellately 



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