LAPAGERIA 



nmst be open in 1 san iy The> si oul 1 be tr'imed 

 aga It II t 1 er tl e east oi north A in- 



dant s I e\cee 1 50° to 60° at 



night 1 t m winter plenty 



of air - i iitei thej require but 



little 11 I tl e temperature war- 



rants It \\ I 11 I 1 trita or ul o 1 exists 



it mu'.t Ik 11" lei b t lem St le take that they 

 are not cro le 1 into an obsc lie co ner wbe e the soil 

 will not lr> o t 1 otl er i e it will so r in 1 tl e plants 

 not do ell Tl p 1 t not 1 1 t too leei is the 



plant I II If 1 o in 1 I e 1 can 1 e hid it 



is be t 1 1 I lant m shall w i ins and. 



break 1 tl i iito s 1 a prepared 



bed s I k I 1 t 1 tl e r ot "o o t 1 1 the 



prepaiei lei In tl e r i at e homes Lapager a grow 

 where plenty of water falls during their growing sea- 

 son and where they are semi-dormant the rest of the 

 year. They flower from the well-ripened and matured 

 wood of a strong growth. Propagation is effected by 

 by means of layers or from seeds, jj. A. Siebrecht. 



LAPEIBOOSIA. Preferably spelled Lapetirousia. 



LAPEYEOtJSIA (Jean Fran;ois Galoup de Lapeyrouse, 

 distinguished French naval officer, born 1741). IridA- 

 cece. About H2 species of African bulbs, something like 

 Freesias, but with blue or red fls., which are produced in 

 summer instead of spring. They can be grown outdoors 

 in the North with some winter covering, and are said to 

 be quite hardy south of Washington, D. C, if planted 

 deep. By American dealers they are still listed under 

 the name of Anomatheca, which Baker has reduced to 

 one of the 3 subgenera of Lapeyrousia, characterized by 

 having several Ivs. forming a 2-ranked basal rosette, ac- 

 companied by a long, branched stem. Lapeyrousia is 

 further distinguished from Freesia by having a more 

 slender perianth-tube, with the stamens inserted at the 

 throat instead of below; also by the ovules being more 

 regularly superposed instead of crowded together. The 

 species of Lapeyrousia have an egg-shaped or globose 

 conn about % in. thick, and matted with tunics : Ivs. 

 linear or sword-shaped: inflorescence various, often a 

 loose, 1-sided, more or less zigzag spike, as in Freesia: 

 fls. variously colored, 1-2 in. across; perianth tube loug 

 or short; segments spreading, 3 larger than the other3. 

 Monographed by Baker in his "Hand book of the Iridefe," 

 and also in the African floras. 



These plants will probably never have anything like 

 the degree of popularity en,ioyed by Freesias, becau5e of 

 their later season of bloom and lack of fragrance. Prob- 

 ably the most popular kind is L. cnienta, which gi-ows 

 6-lb in. high, blooming in summer and fall. In a shel- 

 tered and in light, porous soil it generally succeeds in 

 the North without any protection, but the bulbs are 

 safer in very severe winters under a covering of litter 

 or straw. The bulbs increase rapidly, and should be di- 

 vided every few years before they become too crowded. 



Color of fls. chiefly blu 



violet. 



corymbdsa, Ker. (Anomatheca corymbosn, Hort. A. 

 Blancl. This belongs to the subgenus Ovieda, having 

 usually 1-2 basal Ivs., while the next 3 species belong to 

 the subgenus Anomatheca, having more numerous Ivs. 

 Zt. corymbosn has 1 basal leaf which is spreading, sword- 

 shaped, 4-6 in. long: inflorescence a dense flat-topped 

 cluster of as many as 15 fls. each about 1 in. across, 

 with practically 'regular segments, blue, with a star- 

 sh.aped white figure near the throat, outlined in black 

 after the fashion of Quedlinburg Phlox. B.M. 595. J.H. 

 III. 32:379. 



E. Sise of fls. « in. across. 

 grandiSldra, Baker. {A.grandifldra.Ba.ker). Lvs. 1 ft. 

 or more long: fls. bright red; stamens as long as the 

 segments; the 3 style branches each 2-cut. B.M. 6924. 

 —A newer species than cruenta, and perhaps destined 

 to greater favor. Conn globose (ovoid in the others 

 here described). 



BB. 5iJC of fls. 1 in. across. 



<:. S,f,we>its hrirjht carmine. 



cruinta, Bei.tli. iJ. . ,„,-»^ff, Lindl.). Lvs. K-1 ft. 



long: stamen- li -s t|]:iii \r.\l( as long as the segments: 



the 3 stvle hrumlu- un.ut. B.R. 16:1369. L.B.C. 



19:1857. P.M. 1:1Uj. J.U. III. 31:397. 



cc. Segments pale red or rosy. 

 jiincea, Pourr. {A. juncea, Ker.). Lvs. strap-shaped, 

 (linear in the 2 preceding species), 6-8 in. long: sta- 

 mens half as long as the segments. — Less known in cult, 

 than the others. j g Keller and W. M. 



LAPPA. See ^jT^iHm. 

 LAKCH. See Larix. 



LARDIZABALA (after the Spanish naturalist Lardiz- 

 abal y Tribe). Bcrberid&cem. Six species of S. Ameri- 

 can -hrul.hy iliiiii.ers, mostly Chilean, one of which is 

 cult. ..iit.I.Kjis ill S. Calif, and the warmer parts of Eu- 

 ropi-. It i- -1.1111 tiling like the well known hardy vine 

 Akil'1,1 i/iiiiiai.! . having similar, odd-looking, dark-col- 

 ored lis., but the kaiflets are in 3's in.stead of 5's. The 

 leaves may be once, twice or thrice ternate, and they 

 are dark green, glossy, and here and there have 1 or 2 

 almost spiny teeth. 



There "are 4 genera of the Barberry family containing 

 shrubby climbers that are cult. Of these Akebia is the 

 best. Akebia and Holboellia have free stamens: Lardiza- 

 bala and Stauntonia have monadelphous stamens. In 

 all of these the showy parts are the 6 sepals, the 6 pet- 

 als being much smaller in Lardizabala and absent in 

 Stauntonia. Lardizabala is further distinguished from 

 Stauntonia by having once- to thrice-ternate foliage and 

 oblong berries, while Stauntonia has digitate foliage 

 with 3-7 leaflets. 



bitemd,ta, Kuiz & Pav. Lvs. generally once ternate, 

 particularly in the flowering branches : Ifts. rather leath- 

 ery, evergreen, ovate, dark green above, paler and net- 

 ted-veined beneath : staminate fls. in a dense drooping 

 spike, containing as many as 15 fls. each about 1 in. 

 across, with ovate dark purplish chocolate colored se- 

 pals and small lanceolate white petals. Chile. B.M. 

 4501. Gn. 28, p. 489. — Grows about 12 ft. high against 

 walls in warmer parts of England. The fruit is said to 

 be sold in the Chilean markets and cordage is made of 

 the fiber. ■^. ji. 



LARIX (ancient Latin name). Conlferm. Lakch. 

 Tamarack. Ornamental deciduous coniferous trees of 

 pyramidal habit, with the lvs. linear and clustered ex- 

 cept on young shoots, where they are spirally arranged, 

 and with the pistillate fls. often very conspicuous by 

 their bright purple color: cones erect, globose to ob- 

 long, rarely more than 2 in. long. They are all hardy 

 North except the Himalayan L. Griffithi, and are often 

 planted as park trees, chiefly for the light green foliage 

 and the regular conical, or in some vars. pendulous, 

 habit The most beautiful is probably L. leptolepis, 

 with the foliage turning bright yellow in fall, while the 

 others assume only a pale yellow color. They are also 

 very valuable forest trees, especially for the northern 

 and mountainous regions ; no forest tree goes farther 

 north than the Larch, reaching in N. America 07° and 

 in Siberia 72° of latitude The wood is hard heavy and 

 veiy durable and much used foi construction that of 

 i ociidentahs being considered the best of all Amen 

 can conifers From the European Larch turpentine is 

 obtained The baik contains tannin and an extiact is 

 used for tanning leathei The L ii h li w- in almost 

 an\ kind of soil hk In In 1 Mi old pre 



feis a somewhat m i i 1 i 1 ind an 



open situation the \ii ii I II even in 



on the L u 

 espei 1 ilh t 

 usuilh b^ 



those of 1. 

 or cleft gr 1 

 the\ ma\ al 



.,'1 prey 

 lamage, 



elthel uul I uls b\ whip 

 nhouseb^ \ enter giafting, 

 \ cuttings of nearlj ripened 

 IS but this method IS rarely 



