LOUISIANA 



tomatoes, the Chartier radish, the New Orleans Market 

 eggplant, the Peerless and Triumpli Irish potatoes, the 

 New Orleans Market and White Spine rmiinilpcis. the 

 New Orleans Market cantaloupe, tin- I n uiii1i.;mI-. Flat 

 Dutoh. Succession, All-Seasons and Non.^urli i:il.K;i-.s. 

 the Italian and Bermuda type of onions, the I'list and 

 Best and Alaska peas, the Early Mohawk and Valentine 

 beans. In the northern part of the state large quanti- 

 ties of Irish potatoes are grown, and oftentimes the 

 second crop is very profitable. The first crop is planted 

 in .laniiaryor February and harvesteil in May and -June. 

 Tlie seed I'or the s,-c(in,l rfop js ]iri-p:nTd for planting 

 by -|i.Ti:il irrMtoMMii, (loi^ist in;;' of ^'f^olually exposing 



and ex.-it.-s' the eye's 'into gn.wtl'i.' A-^ soon as this is 

 accomplished they are ready for planting, which is usu- 

 ally during August. They are harvested in November. 



Upwards of 3,500,000 bushels of sweet potatoes are 

 grown annually, the varieties best known being Pump- 

 kin, Creole, California, Bermuda, Red and Yellow 

 Nansemond, Hayman, Providence, Yellow Jersey, South- 

 ern Queen and Vineless. The last variety is one o£ the 

 most desirable of the newer sweet potatoes. 



The culture of fruit, other thnn oran=:es ami straw- 



LUCUMA 



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do 



•well in the 

 ing: 



Harvest. Cullasago, Slnnnion. SI kl,.y and K'ed A-tra- 



chan. Grapes are grown but sparingly, as the long, warm, 

 moist season offers the best conditions under which the 

 grape diseases develop, and the frequent rains hinder the 

 use of funiricides; however, in the northern and south- 



wr-n 111 I ;>,i.~ i.f the state the following varieties have 



I" I 1 i iiilile: Champion, Diamond, Eaton, Ni- 



11- 1 lielaware, Brighton, Sweet Mountain, 



II''.. I .1 I , 1 iiiiques. Only the Chinese type of pears 

 i,s .11 .111 t;i..,. I., .IS it offers more resistance to the blight 

 than the others. The desirable varieties are Le Conte, 

 Kieffer, Smith, Garber, Dai Dai, Golden Russet and Mrae. 

 \'on Siebold. The European varieties of plums do not suc- 

 ceed, but many of the American and Japanese sorts do 

 well. The desirable varieties are Burbank, Abundance, 

 Satsuma, Kelsey.Chabot.Wild Goose, Robinson and afew 

 others. The flg is grown universally in all sections of 

 the state, the best v.arieties being Celeste, Brunswick, 

 White Iscliia, Magnolia, Angelique, Lemon, Mission and 

 Reine Blanche. The Japan persimmons are being set 

 extensively, using chiefly the Hyakume, Kurokume, 

 Nero Zand, Hachiya, Tsuru and Among. These fruits 

 are large, showy, and will stand transportation well. 

 The Elberta, Sneed, Peen-to (in the south) and Chinese 

 Cling peaches prevail. 



The other fruits, grown in a limited way, are quinces, 

 goumi, blackberries, dewberries, a very few raspberries, 

 pomegranates, bananas, jujubes and pawpaws. There 

 are a few other tropical fruits that are grown only for 

 specimens. 



Louisiana abounds in beautiful flowering shrubs and 

 wild flowers. The planting of all kinds of "ornamentals 

 is very extensive, roses bloom throughout the season, 

 and the camellia finds a congenial home throughout the 

 southern part of the state. In and around New Orleans 

 ,l„. fi,„.,t ,„.„-„i,,.„tal plantings will be found, St. Charles 



:*'*"'!' ''" ipal residence street, being especially 



i" .' I I: I i 11-^ palms, roses, camellias and orna- 

 ni . This is not confined to the wealthier 



ilii-i -, It I'liily all these ornamentals grow readily 

 from cuttings with little care, and even the poorest peo- 

 ple oftentimes have the choicest flowers and roses 

 around their doorstep. p_ H. Burnette. 



LOTTSEWOKT. Pediculatis. 



LOVAGE. Levisticum . 



LOVE APPLE. First popular name of the Tomato, 

 now dyhig out ill America. 'Lo-ve-ia-a,-m\s\„ = Nigella. 

 Love-lies-bleeding. Amaranhis caudatiis. 



LOXOSCAPHE (Greek, an olUqne boat). PolypodiA- 

 ceiF. A small genus of southern hemisphere ferns, 

 related to Davallia. Indusium forming a compressed. 



suborbicular or cup-shaped sac, open only at the top: 

 Ivs.with linear segments. Forculture, consult Davallia. 



theciSera, Moore (Davallia conclnna, Schrad. ). Stipes 

 3-4 in. long: Ivs. C-9 in. long, bipinnate; divisions 2-3 

 lines long, J^ line wide. S. Amer. and Africa. 



tenicuiacea, Moore {Davallia faeniculdcea, Hook.). 

 Stipes 6-8 in. long: Ivs. 9-18 in. long, quadripinnate ; 

 divisions less than ii line wide. Fiji Islands. 



L. M. Underwood. 



LTJCEBNE. See Alfalfa and Medicago. 



LUCOLIA (probably adapted from a native name). 

 IiubiAce<f. A genus of 2 species of tender shrubs from 

 the Himalayas, bearing in winter ternniial coryinl>s 

 sometimes a foot across, composed of 'Jii-in pink or 

 white, fragrant, salver-shaped fls. with 5 r.iuii.l. il l.ii,, s, 

 each fl. being lK-2 in. across. A plant of 7.. ^iniiixsnua 

 is on record which attained 6% ft., bearing 24 bunches 

 of fls. each 2 ft. in circumference, beside 30 smaller 

 bunches. Calyx tube top-shaped; lobes unequal, decid- 

 uous; stamens 5, inserted on the tube of the corolla; 

 filaments very short : disk annular : ovary 2-celled : 

 style 2-branched. 



D. gratissima is one of the most beautiful winter- 

 flowering shrubs for house decoration, and deserves to 

 become more popular with florists for Christmas sales. 

 The wood ripened after flowering furnishes the best 

 cuttings. Newly rooted plants require a night temp, of 

 60*^ at first, but the temp, should be gradually reduced 

 and the plants hardened off before they are planted out- 

 doors for the summer. Young idimts slimild never be 

 allowed to get dry from the tinn- of lirst putting until 

 they are taken outdoors. For ].ottinu' a liu'lit Miil is de- 

 sirable. When the pots are well till, d witli inots, apply 

 liquid manure two or three times a wttk until tlie buds 

 appear. During the summer tin' plimts slmul,! be syr- 

 inged daily, as they are subject to ml spill, r. 'riie plants 

 should be lifted, potted and brouula in.l.'.irs the last 

 week of Aug. If left out later tiny do not set flower 

 buds as well. As soon as the buds appear the plants 

 should be moved to a warmer house, with a night temp, 

 of 55°. After flowering the plants should be trimmed 

 somewhat, given less water, kept in a night temp, of 

 45° and syringed daily. They start slowly, but make 

 hardy growths for planting out. 



gratissima, Sweet. In the wild a tree attaining 16 ft. : 

 Ivs. opposite, ovate-oblong, acuminate, acute at the base, 

 4-B in. long : panicle decussately branched : fls. pink 

 or rose, forming a gorgeous rounded mass; corolla lobes 

 imbricated in the bud; stamens inserted in the tube, 

 slightly exserted. S.B.F.G. 145. B.M. 3946. G.C. III. 

 21:81. R.H. 1843:385 and 1890:180. Gn. 35, p. 58; 41, 

 p. 469; 55, pp. 42, 107. A.F. 7:443 and 10:679. 



Geo. McWilliam and W. M. 



LUCtTMA (1 



name). SapotAeen-. About 50 

 species of trees and slnul.s. lar'.'.'ly S. American, two of 

 which are tropi.'al t'niit iri.-. /,. /.'"''.''.a produces the 

 Egg Fruit, or 'I'i .s. wln.li is ai..'tii ili.' size and shape of 

 a hen's egg, and tast.s hke th.' \i.lk of an egg sweet- 

 ened with sugar. As cult, in S. Fla. and S. Calif, it 

 makes a large evergreen bush or small tree. It is re- 

 lated to the Sapodillo, but the floral parts of the latter 

 are in 6's instead of 5's. D. niammosa produces the Mar- 

 malade Plum (Fig. 1321), which has a rough and rusty 

 skin and russet-colored edible pulp. This fine fruit 

 grows wild in the West Indies and the Philippines. 



mammbsa, Gfertn. Marmalade Plum. Fig. 1321. Lvs. 

 obovate-oblong or spatulate, chartaceous, 6-8 in. long, 

 2-3 in. wide, mucronate : calyx segments 9-10, inner ones 

 larger and notched : ovary 5-celled : fr. usually 1-seeded 

 by abortion. S. America, West Indies, Philippines. 



