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shaped flowers, this plant is of fast growth, and well adapted for 

 covering trellis work, easily grown from seed at the commence- 

 ment of the rains, and lasts throughout the year, the soil should 

 be rich and light. 



Lotus Leguminosce, Lotus Jacobceus. These plants are tolerably 

 ornamental, closely allied to the Cytisus Argenteus, and grow in 

 a similar manner. 



Love Lies Bleeding. Vide Amaranthus. 



Lupinus Leguminosce, Lupinus Bicolor. These flowers blossom 

 during the latter end of the cold season, and should never be sown 

 until the rains are over. Some of the species are very delicate, 

 but the small blue, white lupin, rose lupin and Egyptian, flower 

 freely, some of the species are very common in Egypt, and grown 

 for food ; the seed being ground into flour. Is propagated by 

 seed, and should be sown in pots ; and if in beds, about one foot 

 apart. 



Lychnis Silenacece, Lychnis Corsica. There are three sorts, 

 scarlet, white and fulgens. The first is an extremely showy flower, 

 and ornamental either in a border or pot. It seldom exceeds 

 eighteen inches in height, and after flowering if cut down, will 

 shoot out and blossom again. The seed should be sown either in 

 or after the rains, moderate care is all that is necessary. 



Lythrum, Lythracece. This is a common plant, native of Great 

 Britain, it thrives in any common soil, and easily cultivated from 

 seed. 



Madia Compositce, Madia E leg ans. This is a plant of no parti- 

 cular beauty, the flowers of which are yellow, and may be grown 

 easily from seed in any common soil. 



Magnolia, Magnoliacece. This a very extensive geuus of ele- 

 gant and showy plants, when in flower, both as trees and shrubs, 

 they thrive well in any good garden soil, and flower during the 

 rains. 



Malope, Malvacece. These are very beautiful annual plants, and 

 grown readily from seed at the commencement of the rains, the 

 colour of flowers, purple and violet, the plant grows to the height 



