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Loasa, Loasacece. This is an interesting genus of plants, some 

 of the species possessing the properties of Nettles, the flowers are 

 red, white and yellow, they are grown from seed, and any common 

 soil suits them. 



Lobelia. No plant in the flower garden is more useful than the 

 Lobelia, especially when we have such a deficiency of good blue 

 flowers. There are three kinds adapted to Southern Indian cul- 

 ture. The Lobelia Erinus, L. Ramosa, and L. Cardinalis. The 

 two first are only propagated here by seed, L. Erinus, flowers in 

 the cold season, and well into the hot weather, it then gives out a 

 good mass of rich blue flowers, is sown in July and August, and 

 the seedlings transplanted twice, as they crowd the pots, before a 

 final move to the beds. It forms a capital inner edging to Gold 

 Feather. Should be grown in very rich soil, and while young, be 

 partially shaded from midday sun. L. Ramosa is a taller kind, pro- 

 pagated from seed, and treated like the L, Erinus, but makes a 

 beautiful mass of blue in pots, is much earlier than the other kind, 

 its flowers are also much bigger. Lobelia Cardinalis is a perennial, 

 raised from seed, and also by division of the roots, it will flower 

 profusely twice a year so treated, kept in a very shady place in 

 large pots, with a great deal of manure in the soil and plenty of 

 water. Its flowers are the brightest scarlet, the flower spike being 

 sometimes three feet in height crowded with fine blossoms. 



It has been very much improved in size and habit of flower of 

 late. Bull's hybrid. L. Cardinalis, Queen Victoria, with very dark 

 leaves, has been introduced here. Young plants put out in June 

 or May, will flower in August, these when the bloom is over, may 

 be cut down, the roots divided and re-potted, and will flower in 

 February and March. In this way a succession of plants of L. 

 Cardinalis may be had in flower all the year round. 



Lobelia Eadicans. An annual creeping glabrous plant, a native 

 of China. Flowers of a pink colour. In gardens it spreads over 

 the soil rooting at every branch, and is well adapted for borders 

 to parterres. 



Lophospermum Scrophulariacece, Lophospermum Scandens. 

 Beautiful climbing plants, with large purple or rose coloured bell- 



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