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completed their growth, when they may be cut in small pieces, heeled in 

 where they are slightly protected in Winter, and put in permanent posi- 

 tions in March or April. They will stand a rich soil, but should not be 

 deeply planted, as they are then liable to decay during wet weather in 

 Summer and Autumn. 



KNIPHOFIA ALOIDES Better known as Tritoma uvaria (Torch 

 Lily,) is an old-fashioned, border plant with long, narrow, dark green 

 leaves and tall spikes of flowers, at first coral red, changing to orange, 

 and subsequently to a greenish yellow. It is a native of South Africa, 

 and in localities where the Winters are severe it should, along with the 

 other species and varieties, be protected by covering the crowns with 

 half-decayed leaves or stable litter. K. a. maxima has larger flowers. 

 K. Macowani, is an orange-red flowered species. K. Leichtlinii is one of 

 the tallest of the species. There are numerous hybrid forms, all of them 

 desirable for the herbaceous border. They thrive best in deep rich soil, and 

 in fully exposed situations. Seedlings of most of the. kinds may be 

 raised, but they are somewhat slow in making flowering plants. Old 

 specimens are easily divided, and give good-sized pieces to start with. 



LEONTOPODIUn ALPINUH (Edelweiss) Although a native of the 

 Alps of Switzerland this plant thrives luxuriantly when planted out on 

 rockwork fully exposed to the sun. Seedlings are best raised in Septem- 

 ber and wintered in pots, in a cold frame. When planting out put some 

 flat pieces of stone around the bases of the plants. 



LESPEDEZA SIEBOLDI, also known at Desmodium penduliflorum. 

 The plant has a shrub-like growth, reaching from 4 to 6 feet in height. 

 The flowers, which are small and pea-shaped, are very numerously pro- 

 duced in long, pendulous-branched panicles late in the season.- The 

 color is rose-purple. L. japonica has pure white flower-. Cuttings 

 taken before the flowers appear will .root freely. They should be kept 

 indoors to encourage growth before going to rest. Old plants may be 

 divided before starting into growth. 



L1NDELOFIA SPECTABILIS A low-growing borage-wort, with 

 handsome, bluish-red flowers. It grows 12 to 18 inches high. It is a 

 very reliable herbaceous plant, quite hardy and stands the sun well. If 

 seeds are sown late in Summer, the plants will bloom the folio wing season. 



LOBELIA The native species L. cardinalis and L. syphilitica are, in 

 this latitude, much more satisfactory than any of the gaudy-flowered 

 forms of L. fulgens and L. splendens. Seedlings should be raised in late 

 Summer to provide flowering plants the following season. L. cardinalis 

 is among the handsomest of herbaceous plants ; the flowers are bright 

 scarlet. It must have abundance of water when growing. L. syphi- 

 litica, a blue flowered species, will succeed well in a drier soil. 



LYCHNIS There are numerous species in this genus which are desira- 

 ble as border or rockery plants. L. vespertina flore-pleno has large 

 double white flowers; increased by root cuttings. When sown late in 

 Autumn and kept indoors, seedlings of L. fulgens and its varieties are in 

 good condition for planting out by April. The scarlet Lychnis, L. chal- 



