HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



123 



LOM 



Lomaria. From loma, an edge; referring to the* 

 position of the spore or seed cases on the leaves. 

 Linn. Cryptotjami't-FiUcex. Nat. Ord. Polypodia- 

 cece. 



An extensive and interesting genus of Ferns, 

 including hardy green-house and hot-house spe- 

 cies. They occur in most parts of the world, 

 and comprise examples with simple pinnatifid 

 and pinnate fronds, while one species, L. Fra- 

 seri, has a slender, tree-like stem, and bipin- 

 natifid fronds, but it is quite exceptional in 

 the genus. L. Gibbii, a dwarf species, is large- 

 ly grown for decoration. For culture see Bkch- 

 H tun, to which it is allied. Propagated by spores. 



Lomatia. From loma, an edge; referring to the 

 winged edge of the seeds. Linn. Tetranaria- Mu- 

 iiogynia. Nat. Ord. Proteacecv. 



A small genus of South American and Austra- 

 lian evergreen shrubs or small trees. They 

 have simple pinnate or bipinnate leaves of a 

 leathery texture. A few of the species are grown 

 in collections of plants, with variegated or orna- 

 mental foliage. They require ordinary green- 

 house treatment. Propagated by cuttings. 



Lombardy Poplar. See Pop&ug, 



Long Moss. See TUlandsio. 



Lonicera. Honeysuckle. Named after Adam Lo- 

 nicer, a German botanist, who died in 1596. Linn. 

 Perian&iOrMonogyiaa. Nat. Ord. Oaprtfotiacece. 



An extensive genus of climbing and upright 

 shrubs, inhabiting both the Eastern and Western 

 Hemispheres, and much cultivated for the sake of 

 ornament and the fragrance of their flowers. L. 

 tifmpwcireits, Trumpet Honeysuckle, a handsome 

 climbing species with sub-evergreen foliage and 

 scarlet flowers, is a native species, common 

 from New York to Florida, and one of the most 

 ornamental. L. Japonica, var. Hallli, from Japan, 

 is one of the best of the climbers, and L. brachy- 

 poda variegato, also from Japan, is prized for the 

 beauty of its variegated foliage. L. Tartarica, 

 Tartarian Honeysuckle, makes an ornamental 

 shrub, growing from six to eight feet high, of 

 compact habit, and is profusely covered with 

 flowers in May, and with orange-colored berries 

 during summer. All the species are worthy of 

 cultivation, and are readily increased by layers, 

 cuttings, or from seed. 



Loosestrife. See Lysimachiu. 



London Pride. See Saseifrttgn. 



Long-tailed Ornithogalum. See Orntihogatum. 



Lopezia. Named in honor of J. Lopez, a Spanish 

 botanist. Linn. Hexandria-Moiiogynia. Nat. Ord. 

 Onagracece. 



This is a genus of very handsome plants, dis- 

 tinguished by having two filaments, of which 

 one bears an anther, and the other is petal-like 

 and abortive. Tha seed vessel is four-valved, 

 four-celled, and many seeded. The species are 

 all natives of Mexico, bearing alternate, rarely 

 opposite toothed leaves, and terminal racemes of 

 small purple or red flowers. The biennials are 

 green-house plants. The seeds of the annuals 

 may be sown early in a hot -bed or in the green- 

 house, and transplanted when they have made 

 a couple of leaves. They make very pretty stand- 

 ards when trained and pinched during the 

 summer. On the approach of cold weather they 

 should be brought into the green-house, where 

 they will flower handsomely during the winter. 

 L. degans is one of the best. They may be 

 grown from cuttings as well as from seed. First 

 introduced in 1792. 



Lophosperrnuni. From lophos, a crest, and spernia, 

 ;i seed ; the seeds are furnished with a crested 



LUF 



wing. Linn. Di<lynainia-<jrif>n/x}?;pt'i-mia. Nat. Ord. 

 ScrophulariacecK. 



Handsome green-house climbers, bearing nu- 

 merous large rosy-purple flowers. They are also 

 adapted for the open air, and flower well when 

 trained against a wall or fence having a south 

 aspect in the flower garden, delighting in an airy 

 position, with rich earth to grow in. Seed is 

 also produced plentifully in such positions; and 

 when this is secured, it saves the trouble of pre- 

 serving plants through the winter, as , if it is sown 

 early in March, on heat, and brought forward in 

 pots, the young plants bloom quite as soon, and 

 are generally more vigorous than those which 

 have been kept from the preceding year. L. 

 scandens, the species best known, is a native of 

 Mexico, and was introduced in 1M34. 



Lotus. From lotos of Theophrastus; the true Lo- 

 tus is Zizyphus Lotus. Linn. Diadelphia.-Deca.ndr ia. 

 Nat. Ord'. Fal>.;;,: 



An extensive genus of hardy annuals and 

 herbaceous perennials, a few of which are orna- 

 mental, and are sometimes cultivated in the bor- 

 ders. Several of the species are forage plants. 

 Lotus Jacobeus, a green-house plant, has flowers 

 nearer black than almost any known flower. 

 They are all increased from seeds. 



Lousewort. One of the vulgar names of Peilic- 

 ularis Canadensis ; also called Wood Betony. 



Love Apple. A name used in England for the 

 Tomato, and formerly here. 



Love-in-a-Mist. See Nigdla. 



Love-lies-Bleeding. See Amaranthus caudatus. 



Lucerne. See Medicago. 



Luculia. Lueidi Swa is the name given to the 

 tree by the Nepalese. Linn. Pentandria-Mono- 

 ijynia. Nat. Ord. CinchonacecK. 



The two species forming the genus are among 

 the finest winter-flowering plants we possess, as, 

 when well grown, they become covered with 

 large heads of lovely pink flowers. The plants 

 should be placed when young into large pots, 

 well drained, and filled with fibrous loam. The 

 encouragement of a slight bottom heat and a 

 rather elevated humid atmosphere will induce 

 them to grow with vigor. It is best, in this 

 early stage of their development, to stop the 

 shoots once or twice, so as to form handsome 

 specimens, and when the growth is nearly com- 

 plete, they should be removed to the green- 

 house to mature it and form their flowers, which 

 are usually unfolded about the end of autumn, 

 and with a little care may be preserved for a 

 long period. L. gratissima is the best known 

 species, and should find a place in every col- 

 lection. It bears numerous cymes of reddish- 

 pink flowers, which are very fragrant. There 

 are few more beautiful plants than this when in 

 bloom, and it should be more generally grown. 

 It does well in a loamy soil, to which leaf mould 

 and sand have been added. Natives of Nepal. 

 Introduced in 1823. Propagated by cuttings. 



Luddemannia. Complimentary to M. Litddemann. 

 Linn. Vynandria-Monandria. Nat, Ord. Orchida- 

 cecK. 



L. Pescatorei, the only species, was formerly 

 called Cycnochcs Pescatorei. It is a native of 

 South America. The flower spike is pendulous, 

 very long, producing thirty to forty buff-yellow 

 flowers, brown inside, with the sepals and lip 

 bright yellow. This species should be grown 

 in a basket in moss. It is increased by division. 



Luffa. From louff, the Arabic name. Linn. 

 Moncecia-PentaHdria. Nat. Ord. Cucurbitacecr. 

 A curious genus of Gourds, not often culti- 



