LOTUS. 



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LYCHNIS. 



suckles. They are admirably adapted for 

 covering walls, trellises, summer-houses, 

 &c. They will thrive in any good garden 

 soil, and frequently in shaded positions, 



and may be propagated by cuttings ant? 

 layers indeed, a piece passed through the 

 bottom of a pot and cut at a joint will 

 soon take root in mould placed in the pot 

 if kept moderately moist, and form an 

 independent plant. L. sempervirens forms 

 a beautiful greenhouse climber. L. pericly- 

 menum is the woodbine, or Common Honey- 

 suckle. L. Japonica is the Japanese 

 honeysuckle, which is chiefly remarkable 

 for its pretty, variegated heart-shaped 

 leaves. There is a sort sold as the 

 " Dutch " honeysuckle, which seems to 

 l)e L. purnicea, or the scarlet- flowered 

 honeysuckle. 



Lotus (not. ord. Legumino'sse). 



The hardy varieties of this plant, also 

 known as Birds'-foot Trefoil, are well 

 suited for ornamenting rockwork or dry 

 banks. Lotus Aitstralis, with its splendid 

 spikes of rose-coloured flowers and dwarf 

 habit, grows freely from seeds or cuttings 

 placed in light soil. Other varieties are 

 L. corniculatus, the common birds'-foot 



trefoil, with bright yellow flowers, and Z. 



Jacobtfus, with dark purple flower, a 

 greenhouse perennial. L. Jacobins hiteus, 

 yellow, 2 feet, from Cape de Verd Islands ; 



j hair-hardy perennials. 



Lcyre-Apple. 



A name sometimes given to the tomato, 

 which see. 



Lupi'llUS (nat. onL Legumino'sae). 



Free-flowering garden plants, annuals or 

 perennials, with long graceful spikes of 

 bloom, colours rich and beautiful. Many 

 of the varieties are of a stately, robust 

 growth, which makes them exceedingly 

 Valuable for mixed flower and shrubbery 

 borders, wliile the dwarf varieties make 

 neat, trim bedding plants. Amongst the 

 most distinguished may be mentioned Lnpi- 

 mis Haitive^i and varieties; L. hybridus 

 and varieties ; L. Alenziesi, L. magnificus, 

 L. hiteus, and/,, subcartwsus. Many other 

 sorts besides these will be found named 

 in seedsmen's lists. 



Lychnis (nat. ord. Caryophylla'ceae). 

 A genus of hardy annual or perennial 



SCARLET LYCHNIS. 



plants, among which is the garden flower- 



