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HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



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European house offers sixty varieties of L. Thun- \ 

 bergianum, and nearly as many of L. lawifolmm , 

 (speaosum.) L. eandidum has eight varieties, L 

 umbettatum about thirty, any one of which would 

 well represent the family. All the varieties suc- 

 ceed well grown in pots; but two, L. eandidum 

 and L lonmflorum, bear what is termed forcing, 

 or are made to bloom out of their natural season. 

 L. eandidum, or the white panicled Easter Lily, 

 is the species so extensively forced for flowers 

 for Easter. The method is to plant the bulbs in 

 six inch pots, deep enough to merely cover the 

 bulb any time from September 1st to Decem- 

 ber 1st, plunging the pots of those potted early 

 to the rims out of doors in a sheltered, warm 

 spot and covering up with leaves as cold weath- 

 er approaches, so that they shall not get frozen 

 at any time. Those that are potted later, say 

 from the middle of November, should be plung- 

 ed in the same way either in the soil under the 

 benches in a cold green-house, or in a cold frame. 

 The object is in all cases to get them to fill the 

 pot with roots in a low temperature. When the 

 pots are well filled with roots, they may be 

 brought into a higher temperature, say 55 at 

 night and 10 or 15 higher in the daytime. If 

 the pots are well filled with roots they will come 

 in flower from eight to ten weeks after being 

 placed in the above temperature. When the 

 flower stems begin to ascend, the plants may be 

 liberally supplied with liquid manure once a 

 week or so, taking care, however, never to water 

 unless the plant shows indications of being dry. 

 The treatment given above for L. eandidum will 

 also answer for L. longifiomm, the white Trum- 

 pet Lily, except that the latter should first be put 

 in five-inch pots and remain until well filled 

 with roots, or until the plant is three to four inch- 

 es high; then shift into a six-inch, placing the 

 ball on the bottom, so that all, or nearly all, the 

 fresh mould is at the top. When the second 

 pot is well filled with roots, shift as before into 

 a seven-inch pot, where they can remain until 

 they come into flower. Soon after flowering, 

 this variety will show a disposition to rest, and 

 if allowed but a short period, and re-potted into 

 an eight-inch pot without disturbing the roots, 

 and kept in a cool house, they will again come into 

 flower in September and October; again, after a 

 short rest, they will, without a change, make a 

 new growth and flower in the following spring, by 

 which time the bulbs will have become so ex- 

 hausted as to need planting in the border for at 

 least two years. These Lilies may also be forced 

 by placing the bulbs at once in the pots in which 

 they are intended to flower. Large numbers of 

 them are forced for Easter. It may be added 

 here that the California Lilies often remain in 

 the ground a whole year before growing. 



Lily. See Lilium. 



Lily of the Amazon. Soe Encharis. 



Lily, Easter. See L. eandidum. 



Lily, Golden Banded. See L. auratum. 



Lily, White Trumpet. See L. longiflorum. 



Lily of the Nile. See Eichardia. 



Lily of the Valley. See CoiwaUaria. 



Liniatod.es. Name unexplained. Linn. Gynan- 

 dria-Monandria. Nat. Ord. OrchidacecK. 



A genus of East Indian terrestrial Orchids, 

 nearly allied to Onlanthe. L. rosea is a very 

 beautiful plant. The flowers are from pure 

 white, to the deepest pink, produced on a tall 

 spike, which proceeds from the base of the bulb 

 after the foliage has died away. They require 

 the same treatment as the Calanlhe. 



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Lime Tree. See Citrus. 



Limnanth.es. From limne, a marsh, and anthos, 

 a flower ; in allusion to the habitat of the plant. 

 Linn. Decandria-Monogynia. Nat. Ord. Tropwo- 

 lacece. 



A small genus of hardy annuals from Cali- 

 fornia. They are of trailing habit, and produce 

 small white, and yellow and white flowers, quite 

 fragrant and neat, but not showy. They come 

 soon into nower after the seed is sown, and a suc- 

 cession of flowers can be kept up by occasional 

 sowings during summer. They are not at all 

 particular as to soil, but prefer a moist situation. 

 Limnobium. American Frog's Bit. From lim- 

 nobius, living in pools. Linn. Dioscia-Hexac/y- 

 nia. Nat. Ord. Hydrocharulacete. A genus 'of 

 aquatic plants, floating in stagnant water, com- 

 mon almost everywhere. 



Limnocharis. From limne, a pool, and chairo, to 

 delight in; referring to their habitat. Linn. 

 Polyandria-Monogynia. Nat. Ord. Butomacecc. 



A small genus of green-house aquatic plants, 

 with yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves. 

 They are natives of Brazil. Two species only 

 have been introduced, and they are only to be 

 found in rare collections. 



Limonia. From limoun, the Arabic name of the 

 Citron. Linn. Decandria-Monoyynia. Nat. Ord. 

 Aurantiaceoe. 



A small genus of evergreen shrubs from the 

 East Indies, China, and New Holland. L. acid- 

 issiina, typical of the genus, is a spiny shrub 

 growing eight or ten feet high, and having pin- 

 nate leaves with winged stalks, and racemes >f 

 pure white flowers. The fruit is about the siifr 

 of a damson plum, yellow, with a red or purplish 

 tint. The natives employ the extremely acid 

 pulp of these fruits as a substitute for soap. The 

 fruit is also used medicinally. 

 Linaria. Toad Flax. From linum, flax; on ac- 

 count of the similarity of the leaves. Linn. Di- 

 dynamia-Angiospermia. Nat. Ord. Scrophularia- 

 cece. 



A very large genus of hardy annuals, herba- 

 ceous perennials, and a few half-hardy and 

 . tender species. Many of them are exceedingly 

 ornamental. L. cymbalaria is the well-known 

 Kenttworth Ivy, or Coliseum Ivy, a valuable trail- 

 ing plant, and one of the best for various rustic 

 designs. There is a very pretty variegated form 

 of this species. L. triornithophora, remarkable for 

 the resemblance of its flowers to three little 

 birds attached to the spur. L. vulgaris, com- 

 monly known as Butter-and-Eggs, was intro- 

 duced into Philadelphia as a garden flower 

 many years ago, and has become thoroughly 

 naturalized, and a perfect nuisance in many 

 parts of the country. When once introduced 

 it takes almost complete possession of the soil. 

 It produces an almost innumerable number of 

 seeds, besides its rapid increase by means of its 

 numerous spreading roots. The useful species 

 are all readily increased from seeds. 

 Linden. See Tilia. 



Lindera. Wild Allspice, Fever Bush. Named 

 after John Linder, a Swedish botanist. Linn. 

 DioRcia-Polygamia. Nat. Ord.Xawraceo?. A tall- 

 growing shrub, common in damp woods from 

 Virginia southward. 



landleya. Named after Professor Lindley by 

 Humboldt and Kunth. Linn. Icosaiulria-Penta- 

 gynia. Nat. Ord. Rosacecu. 



L. mespiloides, the only species, is an orna- 

 mental low-growing evergreen tree or shrub, na- 

 tive of the raountain regions of Mexico. It has 



