LOBELIA 



LODOICEA 



1899 



2191. Lobelia 



Rivoirei. (Xh) 



violet, IV2 in- or more long. Obtuincd by C'hab.uiiio 

 and Goujon of the Botanic Garden of Lyons, and intro. 

 to tlie trade in ISito l)y Hivoire I'ere et Kils, Lyons. Tlie 

 hisi)id calyx suggests L. .lypliililica. H.H. 22, p. 112. 

 LH. 42, p. 2I)S. — It varies into r()se-<'()lor (var. lugdu- 

 nensis"), and into coral-red, violct-iiurplc, and the like. 

 The pistillate parent \v:is a form of /.. si/ithililicd and 

 the staminate parent was the "Queen Victoria" form of 

 L. fulgcns. The plant was named for 

 M. Gerard, director of the botanical 

 collection at Lyons. 



12. Rivoirei, Hort., Fig. 2191, 

 comprises still more recent types, 

 with very large rose or pink fis. Gn. 

 56:182, which plate represents sev- 

 eral derivative lobelias. G.C. III. 

 24:233. G.W. 4, p. 127. 



BB. Corolla somewhat equally 2-lipped, 

 the lower lip only notched, the 

 upper one 2-parled. 



13. laxifldra, HBK. (Syphocdmpylus 

 bicolor, Don). Tall, branching herb 

 or subshrub, with thinly hairy sts.: 

 Ivs. lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 



V.^—j.-^. acuminate, sharp -denticulate: fls. 



■■ ^4BV nodding, on long, axillary pedicels, 

 ■^ Jj^s^ 1 ' 2 in. long, cylindrical, the stamens 

 iy*<K*"> projecting from the side, red and yel- 

 l(jw, pubescent. Mex. — An okl plant 

 requiring cool greenhouse cult., or 

 thriving in the open in pots. It may 

 also be planted out like L. fiilgens. 

 Var. a^ea, Hort., is a yellow-fid. 

 variety. Var. angustifolia, DC (L. 

 Cavaiiillesii, Hort.). Lvs. long and narrow, .sometimes 

 even linear: fls. scarlet with orange-vellow lip; corolla 



1 m. long. Mex. B.M. 3600 G.C." III. 1:585; III. 

 57:263. A good tall subject for pots in a greenhouse 

 anfl for planting-out in summer. Seeds sown in Feb. 

 should give blooming plants in Aug. 



BBB. Corolla with alt the lobes united by the lips 



into I lip. 

 14. T&pa, Linn. (Tiipa nwnlana, Hort. T. Feuillei, 

 Dun. Lobelia Feuillei, Hort.). Very strong herb or 

 subshrub (4-7 ft. tall), erect ami mostly simple: lvs. 

 oblong-oval, mostly acuminate, rugose, tomentose, 

 denticulate: fls. in a long, terminal raceme, blood-red, 



2 in. long, the hooded li]) curving downwards and the 

 column of stamens ascending; calyx-lobes short. Chile. 

 B.M.2550. G.C. III. 52:243. "R.H. 1898, p. 189. 

 G.W. 4, p. 139. — Cool greenhouse; hardy in southern 

 states with protection. 



L. amana, Mich.^. Much like L. siphilitica, but the calyx 

 plain and not hispid: corolla ' 2in. long, bright blue. N. C. south. — 

 L. linceps, Thunb. Perennial, blue-fld., with somewhat fleshy lvs. 

 and 2-winged st. S. .\fr. B.M. 2277 (as L. decunibens); 2.5l!l 

 (a.-i L. rhizoph.vta). — L. coronopifolin, Linn. Somewhat shrubby, 

 with pinnatihd hairy lvs. and handsome blue fls. (sonietinirs 1 in. 

 long), on long scapes. S. .\fr. B.M. (J44. G.C. 11. 1.5: 10.5. — /.. 

 Dortmdnna, Linn. W.\ter Lgbeli.v. Aquatic perennial. I ft. or 

 less, with lv8. radical and submerged, and small pale blue fls. on u 

 scape. Useful amongst aquatic plants. Native. — L. helerodont'i. 

 Sprague. Erect. 3 ft. or more (perennial?): lvs. sessile, lanceolate, 

 serrate: fls. pale green in a long raceme, the lobes about 1 in. long. 

 Trop. .\mer. — L. hortensis, DC-, is a hybrid form of L. amncna, 

 probably not in cult. now. — L. injlnta, Linn. Indian Tob.vcco. 

 .Annual, of N. .\mer.. with ovate, pubescent, denticulate lvs., erect 

 habit, and small blue or whitish fls.: herbage very acrid; plant 

 formerly a domestic remed.v. — L. linn^oUJf.t, Petrie. One of the 

 .\ew Zeal, lobelias; perennial, creeping: lvs. orbicular or ovate- 

 orbicular, toothed: fls. wliite, purplish beneath, the corolla ^jin. 

 long. — L. nicotiansp/iilia, Heyne. A striking perennial. ft. and 

 more: st. as thick as the arm at ba,se: Ivs. narrow-lanceolate, to 2 

 ft. long: fls. white (or pale lilac) in a branching infl. 2 ft. or more long. 

 S. India. B.M. .5.587. G.C. III. .•i.5: l'.l.5.— L. .iMsiiifdlin, Lamb., 

 from Kamtscbatka: perennial. 1 ft. or so; fls. violet-blue, produced 

 freely: ivs. broad, serrate; requires a wet place. G. 29:.541. — L. 

 tubniida, Benth. Annual from Mex.. with radical lyrate Ivs. and 

 small pale blue Qs. on long pedicels. G.C III. 2:.'i04. — L. taliensin, 

 Diels. Erect, to 4 ft. (perennial?): Ivs. narrow-obovate or obovate- 

 oblong: fls. blue, l-l ^4 in. long. W.China. i tr i> 



LOBLOLLY BAY: Contonia iMsianthm. 



LOBOSTEMON (Greek lobe and stamen: the stamens 

 opposite the corolla-lobes). Borat/indcew. Perennial 

 herbs :md shrubs, rough-|)ubescent or hispid, with 

 alternitte ses.sile often granular lvs., and white or blue 

 fls. mosti}- in terminal cymes ancl heads. They are 

 closely allie<l to Echium: sijecies perhaps 50 in S. Afr. 

 A])parently none is in the trade, although L. formosus, 

 Buck (fjchium formosiim, Pers. E. grandifltirum, Andr.), 

 is likely to be found in choice collections: shrubby and 

 branched, 3 ft.: lvs. lanceolate to obovate-lanceolate: 

 fls. reddish changing to blue, in spicate racemes. B.M. 

 1772. B.R. 36 (both as E. frulieosum). 



LOCHERIA (for Dr. Hans Locher of Zurich). Gesneri- 

 ar<:e. Comjirises a few species, which are now referred 

 to Achimenes. In the traile are 2 species, L. hetero- 

 phylla, CErst., or L.ignescens, Klotzsch (see Achimenes 

 heterophylla, p. 207), antl L. hirsiita, Regel (see Aclii- 

 tnenes hirsuta, DC, p. 208, suppl. list). 



LOCO-WEED: Astragalus; Oiytropis. 



LOCUST: Common locust is Robinia Pseudacacia. Honey L., 

 Gteditsia triacantkos. Swamp or Water L., G. aqualica. 



LODOICEA (said to be a modification of Laodice, 

 daughter of Priam). Palmacesc Double Coconut. 

 Coco DE Mer. Maldive-Nut, from the specimens 

 found on the shores of the Maldive Islands in early days. 

 One remarkable palm in the Seychelles (Indian Ocean), 

 bearing an immense double nut which is one of the 

 curiosities of the vegetable kingdom; the tree is some- 

 times seen in botanic gardens. 



maldivica, Pers. (Cdcos inaldivica, Gmel. Bordssu^ 

 Sonnerdti, Giseke. Lodoicea callipf/ge, Comm. L. 

 sechelldrum, Labill.). Fig. 2192. Tall dioecious palm, 

 large in alt its parts: lvs. palmately not deeply cut 

 into many flabellate lobes or segms., the blade 6 ft. 

 across, ovate-subrhomboid, cuneate at base, the segms. 

 bifid, petiole 8-10 ft. long: fls. in axillary spadices which 

 are subtended by several truncate spathes, the male fls. 

 in clusterfe in the hollows of the axis of the spadix and 

 the female fewer and in cups or receptacles formed by a 

 pair of bract lets; stamens in male fls. about 36, the 

 pistil rudimentary; ovary in female fls. mostly 3-celled, 

 the stamens being represented by staminodia: the great 

 fr. usually 1-seeded, mostly 2-lobed: male spadix to 



2192. The double coconut. — Lodoicea maldivica. 



6 ft. long; female spadix of similar length, pendulous on 

 a peduncle 1 ft. long; perianth ' )in. long. B.M. 

 27:54-8. (i.e. II. 25:.-w7; III. 4:7.32; S:4I7. F.S. 5:523. 

 Journ. N. V. Pot. G;ird. 7:8, 9 (1906). 



The double coconut is one of the gi;tnts among 

 palms, its straight and smooth trunk frequently reach- 

 ing a height of 100 feet, and it is also a centenarian 

 before its full growth is attained. The seeds of lodoicea 

 are probably the hirge.st known, the individual nuts 



