86 SEASIDE TREES AND SHRUBS 



Libocedrus decurrens (syn. Thuja gigantea), 

 Giant Arbor-vitse. A handsome and useful tree 

 when sheltered near the sea. Evergreen ; Sierra 

 Nevada Mountains of California ; height 40 to 

 140 feet. 



Ligustrum massalongianwn (syn. L. myrti- 

 folium). A useful species of Privet by the sea. 

 Evergreen; Khasia Hills, 1877. 



Ligustrum myrtifolium, Myrtle-leaved Privet. 

 See L. massalongianum. 



Ligustrum ovalifolium, Oval -leaved Privet. 

 This is larger-leaved than the Common Privet 

 (L. vulgare), and a much better species for 

 garden cultivation. It is also one of the hardiest 

 of privets by the sea. It will, like the common 

 Privet, grow under trees, is useful as a hedge 

 plant and in other ways. Privets succeed well in 

 almost any soil. They are much cut up on keen 

 exposure by the seaside, and lose their leaves in 

 winter in such situations. Japan. 



Ligustrum vulgare. Common Privet. 



Lime Tree. See Tilia. 



Linden Tree. See Tilia. 



Lombardy Poplar. See Popiihis pyramidalis. 



Lycium barbarum. One of the hardiest plants 

 in positions of the keenest exposure by the sea. 

 Useful for training over rough places (see 

 Chap. V.). A climbing shrub, easily propagated 

 by suckers, layers, or cuttings. A light, well- 



