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per square rod if land is badly infested with club-root and gall- 

 weevil, provided it is allowed to lie on the surface for 6 weeks before 

 being turned in. To make lime-water, which is also good for 

 reducing slugs, put 3 Ib. of lime in a gallon of water and let it 

 stand a few hours, then strain off the clear liquid and use. 



Lime Tree or Linden. This is the Tilia (til-ia, Ord. Tiliaceae) of 

 Virgil. It is a handsome tree, with yellowish, highly scented 

 flowers in spring, which attract the bees. It does well in towns, and 

 the avenues in Berlin are famous. A deep, well-drained, loamy soil 

 is best. The White or Silver Lime, the under side of the leaf of 

 which is silvery, is T. argentea; orbicularis is a variety. Vulgaris 

 is the common Lime, and it has a variegated form. Other good 

 species are Americana, the American Bass Wood, petiolaris, and 

 platyphyllos ; there are many varieties of the latter. 



Limnanthes (limnan-thes, from limne, marsh, and anthos, flower, 

 in allusion to their love of moist places, but they will thrive in the 

 sun. Ord. Geraniaceae) . Pretty dwarf hardy annuals, with yellow 

 and white flowers, beloved of bees. Douglasi is the most popular 

 species. For culture, see Annuals. 



Linaria, Toadflax (lina-ria, from linon, flax, in allusion to the 

 form of the leaf. Ord. Scrophularineae) . Pretty dwarf hardy 

 plants, some annual, others perennial. The former are raised from 

 seed in spring (see Annuals), the latter from seed and by division. 

 They are not particular as to soil. Alpina, which grows about 6 ins. 

 high, and has charming violet and yellow flowers in summer, is 

 excellent for the rockery. Cymbalaria, the Kenilworth Ivy or 

 Pennywort, is a pretty lilac trailer for walls and banks; there is a 

 white variety, alba; and a variegated, variegata. Reticulata, 2 ft. 

 high, with purple and yellow flowers, is a hardy annual; and 

 bipartita splendida is a good purple annual. There are numerous 

 other species of less importance. 



Ling. See Calluna. 



Linnaea borealis (linnae-a, after Linnaeus. Ord. Caprif oliaceae) . 

 A hardy trailing evergreen, often planted in peaty soil in the rock 

 garden. It likes a shady position, and may be propagated by 

 division .in spring. The pale pink flowers are sweet. 



Linum, Flaz (H-num, from linon, flax. Ord. Lineae). Hardy 

 annuals and perennials, some being very desirable plants, notably 

 the hardy scarlet annual, grandiflorum rubrum (coccineum) ; and 

 the perennials, flavum, yellow, 15 ins. high; narbonense, blue, 2 ft.; 

 and perenne, blue, i ft. Alpinum is a charming rockery plant 

 growing about 4 ins. high, with blue flowers in summer. All these 

 are hardy herbaceous plants, propagated by division in spring, or 

 cuttings of the young shoots in spring; grandiflorum rubrum by 

 seeds. They are not particular as to soil, so long as it is not stiff 

 and damp. 



Lippia, Lemon-scented Verbena (lip-pia, after M. Lippi. Ord. 

 Verbenaceae) . Only one species is grown to any extent, and that is 

 citriodora, the foliage of which is strongly and agreeably scented. 

 It is a white-flowered greenhouse shrub, liking loam with a little 



