114 CATALOGUE OF GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



distinguished as sweet bay, royal bay, &c, and some species 

 are without scent. 



Lavendula, Lavender. A species of soft-wooded, half- 

 hardy plants with narrow, scented leaves, yielding spikes of 

 fragrant blue flowers in May and June. 



Lechenaultia formosa. A dwarf plant with heath-like 

 foliage and bright scarlet blossoms ; in bloom a long season, 

 under good culture. 



Leplospermum. This gelnus is somewhat celebrated from 

 the leaves of the species L. scoparium being used by the 

 crew of Captain Cook's ship as a substitute for Tea, the 

 leaves having an agreeable bitter flavour; the blossoms, 

 which are small, are white. 



Leucadendron, Silver Tree. A neat evergreen shrub with 

 silver-like foliage, of which there are several species, all 

 admirable for their beauty. 



Linum, Flax. Two species of this, plant are worthy of 

 cultivation in a green-house, where they will bloom in Feb- 

 ruary and March. The Linum trigynum produces large yel- 

 low flowers in clusters, and Linum ascyrifolium yields spikes 

 of blue and white flowers, which are similar to those of the 

 Convolvulus. 



Lobelia. There are several species of this plant, which 

 are generally herbaceous ; they produce an abundance of 

 little flowers of brilliant colours. The Lobelia crinus is a 

 pretty trailing plant, yielding numerous blue flowers all the 

 summer. 



Lychnis coronata, Coronet-flowered Lychnis. This half- 

 hardy plant, embraced in our catalogue of Perennials, is 

 worthy of protection, from its furnishing trusses of beautiful 

 orange scarlet flowers, from June to August. As it yields 

 no seed, the roots should be taken from the ground "in 

 autumn, and returned the ensuing spring. 



Magnolia. Most of the species of this justly-admired 

 genus are hardy, and blossom in the summer; there are, 

 however, some of the Chinese varieties, which, cultivated 



