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L^LIOCATTLEYA 



LAGERSTRCEMIA 



petals undulate; labellum contracted in the middle, 

 with a subquadrate toothed and undulate middle lobe, 

 violet-purple. R.H. 1896:328. 



8. Salli^ri, Maron. Garden hybrid between Lcelia 

 purpurata, var. Williamsi, and Loddigesii. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 1-2-lvd., about 10 in. high : Ivs. 8 in. long, 3 in. 

 wide: fls. several on a stalk, which is shorter than the 

 Ivs., 5-6 in. across ; sepals and petals mauve, with 

 deeper lines ; labellum tubular, colored like the seg- 

 ments, and expanding into a carmine blade, pale at the 

 tip. 



9. radiata, Maron. Garden hybrid of Lcelia purpur- 

 ata and C. nobilior. Pseudobulbs almost round, bearing 

 1-2 coriaceous Ivs. 7 in. long by 2% in. wide: fl. -stalks 

 about 7-8 in. long, bearing several large, showy, violet- 

 red fls. ; labellum deep red, with purple veins and a 

 whitish throat. 



10. Duvaliana, Hort. Hybrid between L. purpurata 

 and C. Luddemaniana . Sepals and petals half -spread- 

 ing, light mauve; labellum broad, dark maroon-crim- 

 son on the lobes and in the throat, which is traversed 

 by darker lines. According to Arnold & Co., handsome 

 flower of striking appearance. 



11. ezimia inv6rsa, Hort. Hybrid between L. purpu- 

 rata and C. Warneri, the inverse cross of Lc. eximia. 

 Sepals and petals deep rose-purple; labellum bright 

 magenta-crimson. Said by Arnold & Co. to be one of 

 the finest hybrids yet raised between these genera, re- 

 sembling C. Warneri. 



12. Martin6ti, Maron. Garden hybrid between Cattleya 

 Mossice and Lcelia grandis, var. tenebrosa. Fls. resemb- 

 ling those of the Cattleya labiata group ; sepals and 

 petals rose-violet; labellum red to mauve, pale at the 

 margins, and netted with numerous deep red veins. 



13. Schilleriana. Rolfe (Lcelia Schilleridna, Reichb. 

 f. ). Lvs. 8 in. long: fl. -stems 20 in. long: sepals and 

 petals white, elongate-lanceolate ; labellum veined with 

 purple on the throat; disk purplish yellow, middle lobe 

 spotted crimson-purple. A natural hybrid between C. 

 intermedia and Lc. elegans. Brazil. Var. alba, Hort. 

 Petals and sepals pure white; middle lobe of the label- 

 lum rich carmine-magenta, presenting an agreeable 

 contrast. June, July. I. H. 31:526. Gn. 17:218. 



14. velutino-61egans, J. O'Brien. Garden hybrid of 

 C. velutina and Lc. elegans. Resembles in habit a stout 

 form of Cattleya velutina: fls. fragrant, 3-4 on an up- 

 right stem; sepals and petals creamy white, tinged with 

 nankeen -yellow and veined with rose; labellum bluish 

 white at base, side lobes folded over the column; mid- 

 dle lobe broad, toothed and crisp on the margin, rich 

 crimson-purple, veined with white and having an orange 

 blotch at the base. 



15. intermedio-flava, Maron. Garden hybrid of C. 

 intermedia and L. flava. Of medium habit: sepals and 

 petals clear yellow; labellum with a bright rose-purple 

 blotch in front. 



16. Dormaniana, Rolfe (Lcelia Dormanidna, Reichb. 

 f.). Natural hybrid of C. bicolor and L. pumila. Pseu- 

 dobulbs terete, thin, slender, about 1 ft. long, 1-2-lvd. : 

 Ivs. oblong-ligulate, acute : peduncle 2-5-fld. : petals and 

 sepals narrow oblong-ligulate, olive-brown, marbled 

 outside with wine-red spots; labellum light purplish 

 white, with darker veins; middle lobe transversely ob- 

 cordate, mauve-purple. Brazil. 



17 Exonie'nsis, Rolfe (Cattleya ExonUnsis, Reichb. 

 f.). Garden hybrid probably between C. labiata and 

 L. crispa. Sepals ligulate acuminate ; petals oblong- 

 cuneate, plicate, all tinted light blue; labellum undu- 

 late, crisp, deep orange at base with whitish side lobes; 

 middle lobe rich purple, with darker veins. 



L. Acldndice (L. purpurata and C. Aclandia), is also adver- 

 tised TT TT 



H. HASSELBRING. 



LAGENARIA ( Latin, lagena , a bottle ) . Cucurbitdcece. 

 GOURD. CALABASH. L. vulgaris, Ser., is the only spe- 

 cies, now grown or spontaneous in all warm countries, 

 originally from tropical Africa and Asia. It is exceed- 

 ingly variable in its fruit, and has received many species- 

 names as L. microcarpa, R.H. 1855:61; L. clarata ; 

 L.pyrotUeca, R.B. 23, p. 198; L. virginalis, white-fruited., 



G. C. III. 11:83; var. longissima, Gt, 48:159. Th 

 smooth, hard shells of the fruits are used for drinkin 

 cups, water jugs, and many domestic utensils. From th 

 pear-shaped shell of a small-fruited form the Parajruav 

 ans drink their famous mate, or Ilex tea. The common*- 

 forms are shown in the engraving (Fig. 1225). The Ion 

 curved forms are often called snake gourds in thi 

 country (not to be confounded with snake cucumber 

 which is a Cucumis). These are sometimes several fee 

 long. The form with a constricted middle is the botth 

 gourd. See Gourd. 



Lagenaria is a tender annual, which should receive th> i 

 culture of squashes. The season in the northern state: 

 and Ontario is often too short for the full maturity o 

 the fruits, particularly if seeds have been brought fron 

 the South. Give a quick warm soil and sunny exposure 

 In the North, seeds may be started inside in pots, or 01 ' 

 inverted sods, after the manner of ' cucumbers. Th< i 

 Lagenarias are rampant growers, often running 30-41 

 feet, and covering the ground or a fence with a dens< 

 mass of large, roundish, soft leaves. The plant has } 

 musky odor and a sticky feeling. 



Plant monoecious: fls. solitary, white, funnelform, 

 soft in texture, withering in the sun : staminate 

 very long, slender stalks (usually exceeding the It 

 pistillate fls. mostly short-stalked, with 3 2-lobed sti 

 and hairy ovary: tendrils forked, long and slender: i 

 striate- grooved, soft-hairy: Ivs. large, soft-pubesc 

 cordate-ovate or reniform-ovate, sometimes angled, 



1225. Various forms of gourds, Lagenaria vulgaris. 



edges obscurely apiculate-sinuate, on prominent or long 

 petioles. To this species belong the gourds known in 

 this country as Hercules' Club, Sugar Trough, Dip- 

 per, Snake, Calabash, Bottle, Miniature Bottle, De- 

 pressa. In some countries, the young fruit is eaten as 

 we eat summer squash. Monogr. by Cogniaux, DC. 

 Monogr. Phaner. 3:417. L H B 



LAGERSTRCEMIA (Magnus N. Lagerstroem, 1696- 

 1759, a Swede and friend of Linnaeus). Lythrticece. The 

 Crape Myrtle, Lagerstrcemia Indica, is to the South what 

 the lilac and snowball are to the North an inhabitant 

 of nearly every home yard. It is a strong-growing shrub, 

 reaching a height of 10-25 ft., deciduous-leaved, produc- 

 ing an abundance of soft-fringed flowers in spring and 

 summer. The normal form has pink flowers, but varie- 

 ties with blush, white and purple fls. are not uncommon. 

 It is hardy as far north as Baltimore, but north of that 

 latitude it needs protection; even with protection it can 

 not be grown north of the Long Island region. 



Lagerstroemia is a South Asian genus of nearly 20 

 species of shrubs and trees. The Ivs. are opposite or 

 the uppermost alternate, mostly ovate, entire: fls. in 

 axillary and terminal panicles, the pedicels bracted; 

 calyx with a funnel-shaped tube and 6-9 lobes; petals 

 mostly 6, crinkled or fringed, with a long, slender claw 

 (Fig. 1226) ; stamens many, long, some of them upward- 

 curved: ovary 3-6-celled, with a long, bent style and 

 capitate stigma: fr. a capsule; seeds winged at the top. 



Indica, Linn. CRAPE MYRTLE. Fig. 1226. Glabrous 

 brown-barked shrub, with rather small (2 in. long) ellip- 

 tic or oblong sessile mostly acute Ivs. : panicle open, 

 sometimes minutely pubescent: calyx not ribbed, gla- 

 brous or nearly so. Widely cult, in India, but probably 

 native to China. B.M. 405. R.H. 1857, p. 627; 1874:130. 

 Gng. 1:151; 5:281. A.F. 9:85. G.M. 36: 449. -Common 

 everywhere in the South, particularly in the pink, blush 



