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laun, crimson; and Heavenly Blue, blue, are good. Syphilitica, 

 blue, is a fine, tall, summer-flowering species, and is a hardy peren- 

 nial. The perennials like rich, friable soil, and are propagated by 

 cuttings in spring; it is best to winter cardinalis and fulgens in 

 frames. They make beautiful beds and border groups if planted 

 2 ft. apart in May and well watered. See the Botanical Magazine 

 for coloured plates of cardinalis, t. 320; and erinus, t. 391. Fulgens 

 is illustrated in the Botanical Register, t. 165. 



Loganberry. See Fruit. 



Lomaria (loma-ria, from loma, an edge, in allusion to the position 

 of the spores. Ord. Filices). A large genus of ferns, resembling 

 Blechnums, some hardy, notably Spicant, the British Hard Fern, 

 which has broad, green, hard, leathery fronds; cristata, multifur- 

 cata and ramo-cristata are a few of the many varieties. They are 

 propagated by ' division. Gibba requires a warm greenhouse ; 

 Bellii is a pretty variety of it. Ciliata, which resembles gibba, is a 

 good room fern; grandis is a good variety of it. These should be 

 grown in loam and peat, equal parts, with sand. Propagation is 

 by spores (see Ferns) and offsets. 



London Pride (Saxifraga umbrosa). A pretty edging plant, 

 hardy, perennial, throwing up sprays of rosy flowers in summer. 

 It is not particular as to soil, and may be increased by division in 

 spring. 



Lonicera, Honeysuckle (Ionic-era, after Herr Lonicer. Ord. 

 Caprif oliaceae) . See Honeysuckle and Climbers. 



Lophospermum. See Maurandia. 



Lord Anson's Pea, Lathyrus magellanicus (nervosus). 



Love Grass (Eragrostis). See Annuals. 



Love-in-a-mist (Nigella). A pretty hardy annual (see Annuals). 

 The largest variety is Miss Jekyll, which has fine blue flowers, and 

 is one of the best late-blooming annuals, especially on limestone. 



Love-in-idleness. See Pansy. 



Love-lies-bleeding, Amaranthus caudatus. 



Luculia gratissima (lucu-lia, from luculi swa, a native name. 

 Ord. Rubiaceae). This fragrant greenhouse shrub bears pale pink 

 flowers in autumn, and is good for planting out in a large house. It 

 thrives in equal parts of peat and loam, with sand. Propagation 

 is by cuttings in heat in early summer. Prune back to the old wood 

 in winter (see the Botanical Magazine, t. 3946). 



Lunaria. See Honesty. 



Lungwort See Pulmonaria. 



Lupinus, Lupin (lupi-nus, from lupus, wolf; a fanciful name, 

 indicating its destructive power in overrunning land. Ord. Legu- 

 minosae). Popular plants, including both hardy annuals and 

 perennials. For the culture of the former, see Annuals; of the 

 latter, Flower Garden. The shrubby species should be propagated 

 by cuttings ; almost any soil suits them. The following are the best 

 of the Lupins: arboreus, the tree Lupin, a hardy evergreen with 

 purple and yellow flowers, in summer growing 5 to 6 ft. high (see the 



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