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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Lantana continued. 



inside, their growth being shorter-jointed and more 

 floriferous. All the species mentioned below are sub- 

 shrubs or shrubs. 



L. aculeata (prickly). A synonym of L. Comoro. 

 L. n.TriTiq. (annual). A synonym of L. trijolia. 



L. Camara (Camara). fl. red, orange, varying in colour in dif- 

 ferent plants ; spikes hemispherical. June. fr. a roundish berry, 

 black when ripe. I. opposite, ovate or oblong, pointed, as long as 

 the peduncles, serrate. Stem prickly, h. 6ft. to 10ft. Jamaica, 

 1692. (B. M. 96, under name of L. aculeata.) 



L. crocea (copper-coloured), fl. bright red, yellow hi the centre 

 of the clusters, which are axillary, on long peduncles. June. 

 L opposite, ovate, acute, somewhat recurved wrinked and rough. 



A. 3ft. Jamaica, 1818. (P. M. B. x. 53.) 



L. nivea (snowy), fl. white, in hemispherical spikes. July to 

 October. I. opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, decurrent at 

 base, having a powerful odour like that of Ground Ivy, but 

 stronger. Stem prickly. East Indies. (B. M. 1946.) 



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rich yellow self, medium truss, very free ; NE PLUS ULTRA, rose, 

 pink, and lavender, good ; RAYON DE SOLEIL, deep yellow, 

 changing to rosy-violet, large flowers ; VER LUISANT, brilliant 

 yellow, large truss, dwarf; VICTOIRE, pure white, rich lemon eye. 



LAPAOrERIA (named after Josephine Lapagerie, 

 afterwards Empress of the French, who was an ardent 

 botanist). STNS. Capia, Phcenocodon. OBD. Liliacece. 

 A monotypic genus, the species being a tall, hardy or 

 nearly hardy, climbing shrub. Lapagerias rank amongst 

 the most beautiful greenhouse climbing plants in exist- 

 ence, and are suited equally well for houses of large or 

 small dimensions. They are specially adapted for training 

 over corridors, as here the pendent, waxy flowers are 

 seen to the best advantage. Plants of a good form of 

 the typical species, and others of the chastely pure white 

 variety, have a fine effect, when in flower, if planted 

 alternately, and trained to a roof. Lapagerias succeed 



FIG. 375. LAPAGERIA ROSI.A. 



L. n. mntabilis (changeable), fl. at first yellow, gradually 

 becoming rose-colour, borne on prickly peduncles. May and 

 June. (B. M. 3110.) 



L. Sellovlana (Sellow's). fl. bright purplish-red, paler on the 

 outside, arranged in flattish heads. December and January. I. 

 opposite, ovate, pointed, crenate-serrated, pubescent on both 

 sides. Stem pubescent, procumbent. Monte Video, 1822. (B. M. 

 2981.) 



L. trlfolia (three-leaved), fl. reddish or purplish ; heads ovoid- 

 globose, at length oblong. August. L elliptical or elliptical- 

 oblong, pointed, cuneate-tapering at base, serrate, often whorled. 

 h. 3ft. West Indies, 1733. Shrub. (B. M. 1449.) The plant 

 figured in B. M. 1022 is a young one, and it was then presumed 

 to be annual ; hence the name annua, there given. 



The following is a selection of the best varieties : 

 BOUQUET BLANC, straw-colour, changing to white, very dwarf 

 habit ; DISTINCTION, rich orange-scarlet, good ; DON CALMET, 

 pink, changing to yellow, a floriferous and good variety 

 ELDORADO, white, with lemon eye, dwarf habit ; FABIOLA, rose, 

 yellow, and orange, free habit ; FAVORITA, yellow, changing to 

 dark ..brown, shaded purple, good habit; GLOBE D'OR, deep 

 yellow, dwarf ; HEROINE, yellow, changing to chocolate, large 

 flowers, good habit ; JANUS, deep yellow, changing to rosy-purple, 

 compact habit ; LA NEIGE, pure white, very free and dwarf ; 

 Louis BENOiT, deep orange-scarlet, dwarf and very floriferous, 

 one of the best; MAGENTA KING, purplish-scarlet, nearly self- 

 coloured ; METEOR, pale yellow, changing to rose ; MULTIFLORA, 



on walls and trellises outside, in the warmest parts of 

 the country, and are not injured by a little frost. 

 They may be propagated from seeds, sown, soon after 

 being gathered, in a sandy-peat soil, and kept in a 

 moderate heat. By crossing white and red flowers for 

 raising seed, varieties with flowers intermediate in 

 colour are generally obtained. The most usual mode 

 of propagation is by layers ; strong, firm shoots, when 

 layered and covered with soil, producing fine young plants. 

 Where Lapagerias are raised in quantity, beds of suit- 

 able soil are prepared, the parent plants placed in them, 

 and the shoots pegged down. A moist medium temper- 

 ature is maintained; and when young plants are suffi- 

 ciently established, they are detached and potted. 



Cultivation. Lapagerias may be grown in pots, but 

 they succeed much better when planted out in a pre- 

 pared bed, and their growths trained on a wire trellis. 

 The appearance of a plant in flower, when trained on a 

 wall, is shown in Fig. 375. Important requisites for success 

 in their culture are : thorough drainage, and a start with 

 strong, healthy plants. Weak plants are seldom satis- 

 factory, nor do they become so, in many instances, by 



