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much sought for, and is the finest of the genus. L. squar- 

 rosum, L. stelldtum, (once Prbtea stelldris), L. tortum, L. 

 servlceum, L. margindtum, and L. plumbsum, (once P. par- 

 vijiora^) are all fine species. The pots must be well drained 

 and the plants never over-watered. They are very desirable 

 m collections for their beauty of foliage. (Soil No. 9.) 



Leucospermums, about eighteen species of Proteacous plants, 

 chiefly low-growing, and are mostly downy or hairy j flowers 

 yellow, in terminal heads. L. formo'sum, L. grandiflbrum, 

 L. tomentosum, and L. candicans, rose-scented. These are 

 fine species. For treatment, see Protects. (Soil No. 9.) 



Linums, flax, two or three species are very tue, and flower 

 freely. L. trigynum has large yellow flowers in clusters, and 

 L. ascyri folium , whose flowers are large, blue and white, and 

 in long spikes. They bloom in February; the shape of them 

 is very like the flower vulgarly called Morning-glory. (Soil 

 "No. 4.) 



Lobelias. Several of them, when well treated, form pretty 

 flowering plants ; they are principally herbaceous. The genus 

 consists of about eighty species ; seventy of them are exotics ; 

 many of them natives of the Cape of Good Hope, with little 

 flowers of brilliant colours. L. ccer&lea, L. Thnnbergii, L. 

 corymbbsa, L. pyramidalis, L. Srines, and L. illicifblia, are 

 very fine species, of weak growth, but flower freely. (Soil 

 No. 4.) 



Lonfcera japonica. There is a plant in our collections 

 known by that name, which is now Nintoda longi flora; flowers 

 of a straw-colour, but come out white. It has been Known to 

 withstand the winter, but does not flower, and is frequently 

 killed entirely; is a fine climber, and much esteemed in the 

 South for its fragrance. (Soil No. 3.) 



Lophospermum scdndens. This is a magnificent climbing 

 soft-wooded shrub, with rosy purple, campanulate flowers, 

 which are produced from the axils on the young wood ; they 

 bloom from May to September; leaves large, cordate, and 

 tom-entose; grows rapidly, and flowers abundantly. (Soil 

 No. 3.) 



Lychnis corondta, is an esteemed Chinese plant; flowers in 

 abundance, pentapetalous, large, and a little indented at the 

 edges ; colour a red-like orange ; flowers terminal and axillary 

 A good method of treatment is to divide the roots, and plant 

 some of them in the garden ; they will flower well, and could 



