LOUISIANA 



LUCUMA 



947 



tomatoes, the Chartier radish, the New Orleans Market 

 eggplant, the Peerless and Triumph Irish potatoes, the 

 New Orleans Market and White Spine cucumbers, the 

 New Orleans Market cantaloupe, the Drumheads, Flat 

 Dutch. Succession, All-Seasons and Nuni'surh raltbages, 

 the Italian and Bermuda type of oiiiuns, ihi- First and 

 Best and Alaska peas, the Early Moljiiw k ;iii<i \'alentine 

 beans. In the northern part of the statu large quanti- 

 ties of Irish potatoes are grown, and oftentimes the 

 second crop is very profitable. The first crop is planted 

 in January or February and harvested in May and June. 

 The seed for the second crop is prepared for planting 

 by special treatment, consisting of gradually exposing 

 the tubers to the light and moisture, which matures them 

 and excites the eyes into growth. As soon as this is 

 accomplished they are ready for planting, which is usu- 

 ally during August. They are harvested in November. 



Upwards of 3,500,000 bushels of sweet potatoes are 

 grown annually, the varieties best known being Pump- 

 kin, Creole, California, Bermuda, Red and Yellow 

 Nanseraond, Hayman, Providence, Yellow Jersey, South- 

 ern Queen and Vineless. The last variety is one of the 

 most desirable of the newer sweet potatoes. 



The culture of fruit, other than oranges and straw- 

 berries, has been neglected in great measure. Apples do 

 fairly well in the northern part of tlie state, the desirable 

 varieties being Smith, Horse. Hid .luiir. Magnum, Early 

 Harvest, Cullas.ago, Sh.annon, Shi.ckl.v and Red Astra- 

 chan. Grapes are grown but s|.ariTif,'iy. as iIm' long. warm, 

 moist season offers tlie lust coTMiitiinis umiiT wliii-h tin- 

 grape diseases develop, anil tin- fri'qui nl rains himiiT the 

 use of fungicides; however, in the nurtlieru and south- 

 western portions of the state the following varieties have 

 been found desirable: Champion, Diamond, Eaton, Ni- 

 agara, Concord, Delaware, Brighton, Sweet Mountain. 

 Herbemont and Jacques. Only the ChiiirM- ty]pi- uf piais 

 is at all grown, as it offers more resisi.-un r ii> ilir Mmlii 

 than the others. The desirable variriii ^ ai. l,r ('(lulr, 

 Kieffer, Smith, Garber, Dai Dai, Golili ii U'ussit ami Jliiu-. 

 VonSiebold. The European varieties i.f pi unis do not suc- 

 ceed, but many of the Americaii and .laiiaiiesr sorts do 

 well. The desirable varieties are Burliaiik. Aliumlance, 

 Satsuma, Kelsey,Chabot,Wild Goose, Robinson and a few 

 others. The fig is grown universally in all sections of 

 the state, the best varieties being Celeste, Brunswick, 

 White Isehia, Magnolia, Angelique, Lemon, Mission and 

 Reine Blanche. The Japan persimmons are being set 

 extensively, using chiefly the Hyakume, Kurokume, 

 Nero Zami, Hachiya, Tsuru and Among. These fruits 

 are large, showy, and will stand transportation well. 

 The Elberta, Sneed, Peen-to (in the .south) and Chinese 

 Cling peaches prevail. 



The other fruits, grown in a limited way, are quinces, 

 goumi, blackberries, dowlnTrii's. a very few raspberries, 

 pomegranates, bananas. jujuIk-s and pawpaws. There 

 are a few other tropictd fruits tliat are grown only for 

 specimens. 



Louisiana abounds in beautiful flowering shrubs and 

 wild flowers. The planting of all kinds of ornamentals 

 is very extensive, roses bloom throughout flu' soason, 

 and the camellia finds a congenial Imnio tluoimlioul rlir 

 southern part of the state. In and aronml Now i irlians 

 the finest ornamental plantings will be found, St. Charles 

 avenue, the principal residence street, being especially 

 beautiful, with its palms, roses, camellias and orna- 

 mental vines. This is not confined to the wealthier 

 classes, for nearly all these ornamentals grow readily 

 from cuttings with little care, and even the poorest peo- 

 ple oftentimes have the choicest flowers and roses 

 around their doorstep. p p Btrnettf.. 



LOTJSEWORT. Pedh-iilaiis. 



LOVAGE. Levlstieiiiii. 



LOVE APPLE. First popular n.anie of the Tomato, 

 now dying out in America. Love-in-a-mist. = iV/i/f/Zd. 

 Love-Ues-bleeding. Amaruntus caudatus. 



LOXOSCAPHE (Greek. o« oblique boat). Pohjpodid- 

 Cfiv. A small genus of southern hemisphere ferns, 

 related to Davallia. Indusium forming a compressed. 



suborbicular or cup-shaped sac, open only at the top: 

 Ivs.with linear segments. Porculture, consult DavaUiu. 



thecifera, Moore iDrwdllia conclnna, Schrad. ). Stipes 

 ^-i in. long: Ivs. 0-9 in. long, bipinnate; divisions 2-:j 

 lines long, % line wide. S. Amer. and Africa. 



fcEnicuIicea, Moore (DavdUia fanU-ulAcea, Hook.). 

 Stipes 0-8 in. long: Ivs. 9-18 in. long, quadripinnate; 

 divisions less than }4 line wide. Fiji Islands. 



L. M. Undebwood. 



LUCERNE. See Alfalfa and Medicago. 



LUCtTLIA (probably adapted from a native name). 

 Mubitlceif. A genus of 2 species of tender shrubs troin 

 the Himalayas, bearing in winter terminal corymbs 

 sometimes a foot across, composed of 20-tO pink or 

 white, fragrant, salver-shaped fls. with 5 rounded lobi-s, 

 each fl. being lJ^-2 in. across. A plant of Zi. gralissima 

 is on record which attained G% ft., bearing 24 bunches 

 of ris. each 2 ft. in circumference, beside .SO smaller 

 bunches. Calyx tube top-shaped; lobes unequal, deci<l- 

 uous; stamens 5, inserted on the tube of the corolla; 

 filaments very short : disk annular : ovary 2-celled : 

 style 2-branched. 



Ij. gratissinta is one of the most beautiful winter- 

 flowering shrubs for house decoration, and deserves to 

 become more popttlar with florists for Christmas sales. 

 The wood ripened after flowering furnishes thr ln'st 

 cuttings. Ni-wlv root.d jihiTits n-qnire a niglit ti iii|., of 

 60° at first, hut the ti mp. should )»■ grailnaljy reilui i d 

 and the plants hardened oft' before tliey are planted oiit- 

 doors for the summer. Young plants should never be 

 allowed to get dry from the time of first potting until 

 they are taken outdoors. For potting a light soil is de- 

 sirable. When the pots are will lillid with mots, apply 

 liquid manure two or three tiniis a wnk until the buds 

 appear. During the suminor ilir planis shouhl be syr- 

 inged daily, as they are subject to red spider. The plants 

 should be lifted, potted and brought indoors the last 

 week of Aug. If left out later they do not set flower 

 buds as well. As soon as the buds ai)pear the plants 

 should he moved to a wanner house, with a night temp, 

 of S,")". After flowering the plants should be trimmed 

 somewhat, given less water, kept in a night temp, of 

 45° and syringed daily. They start slowly, hut make 

 hardy growths for planting out. 



grratissima, Sweet. In the wild a tree attaining 16 ft. : 

 Ivs. opposite, ovate-oblong, acuminate, acute at the base, 

 4-6 in. long : panicle decussately branched : fls. pink 

 or rose, forming a gorgeous rounded mass; corolla lobes 

 imbricated in the bud; stamens inserted in the tube, 

 slightly exserted. S.B.P.G. 145. B.M. 3946. G.C. III. 

 21:81. R.H. 1843:385 and 1890:180. Gn. 35, p. 58; 41, 

 p. 469; 55, pp. 42, 107. A.F. 7:443 and 10:679. 



L. Pincedna, Hook. Lvs. oval; fls. in a compound cyme, the 

 lobes pure white above, changing to a cream, with a rosy tinge, 

 outside rosy and the tube red. Distingui.shed hy the presence 

 of 5 pairs of tubercles at the base of each sinus. B.M. 4132. 

 •Gn. 35, p. 59 and 41. p. 469. — L. speclbsa, Hort., is not in Index 

 Kewensis. H. A. Siebrecht writes that it is in every way like L. 

 gratissiraa, except that the fls. are much larger and of a deeper 

 color. He says it is a stronger grower and just as fragrant. 



Geo. McWilliam and W. M. 



LUCtlMA (Peruvian name). Sapotdceee. About .'iO 

 species of trees and shrubs, largely S. American, two of 

 which are tropical fruit trees. L. Bioicoa produces the 

 Egg Fruit, or Ti-es, which is about the size and shape of 

 a hen's egg, and tastes like the yolk of an egg sweet- 

 ened with sugar. As cult, in S. Fla. and S. Calif, it 

 makes a large evergreen bush or small tree. It is re- 

 lated to the Sapodillo, but the floral parts of the latter 

 are in 6's instead of 5's. L. ynammosa produces the Mar- 

 malade Plum (Pig. 1321), which has a rough and rusty 

 sk'n and russet-colored edible pulp. This fine fruit 

 grows wild in the West Indies and the Philippines. 



mammdsa, Gsertn. Marmalade Plum. Fig. 1321. Lvs. 

 ohovate-oblong or spatulate, chartaceous, 6-8 in. long, 

 2-3 in. wide, mucronate: calyx segments 9-10, inner ones 

 larger and notched : ovary 5-celled : fr. usually 1-seeded 

 by abortion. S. America, West Indies, Philippines. 



