LAC 



LAC 



freely under the abovt, conditions, potting them 

 whenever growth commences, and watering *o 

 long as the leaves are green, but no longer ; when 

 the.pots are full of roots they stand gentle forcing. 

 The small species require sand round their bulbs, 

 whether in the border or pots. 

 L. angui'nea (serpent). 1. White. April. 1825. 



angustifo'lia (^grrow -leaved). 1. White. 



April. 1793. 



bifo'lia (two-leaved). $. Pink. April. 1813. 



contamina'ta (contaminated). . Pink. 



March. 1774. 



fla'va (yellow). . Yellow. May. 1790. 



fra' grans (sweet-scented). 1. White, red. 



April. 1798. 



glau'ea (milky-green). Purple, red. May. 



Persia. 1825. 



glaud'na (milkyish-green). 1. Green, white. 



May. 1795. 



hyacinthoi'des (hyacinth-like). . White, red. 



May. 1812. 



isope'tala (equal-petaled). f. White, purple. 



May. 1801. 



lanccefo'iia (spear-head-leaved). $. White, 



green. May. 1818. 



liliiflo'ra (lily-flowered). . White. May. 



1825. 



lu'cida (glossy-leaved). $. Pink. April. 1798. 



lute'ola (yellowish). 1. Yellow, red. March. 



1774. 



macula' ta (spotted-leaved). 1. Yellow, 



red. March. 1774. 



muta'bilis (changeable). $. Blue. November. 



1825. 



nervo'sa (nerved-leaved). |. Pink. June. 



1810. 



orchioi'des (orchis-like). 1. Green, white. 



March. 1/52. 



pa'Mda (pale-flowered). . Pale blue. May. 



1782. 



carule'scens (bluish). . Bluish. Sep- 

 tember. 1782. 



mi'nor (smaller). . Pale blue. 1782. 



pa'tulu (spreadin^-flowered). f. White, pink. 



April. 1795. 



pe'ndula (weeping). |. Rad, yellow. April. 



1789- ' 



macula'ta (spotted - leaved). . Red, 



yellow. April. 1789. 



puncta'ta (dotted). , Purple. May. 1824. 



purpu'rea (purple). . Purple. April, 1826. 



purpu'reo-caru'lea (purplish-blue). 1. Pur- 



ple. April. 1789. 



pusi'lla (small). 4. White. June. 1825. 



pustula'ta (blistered). 1. Purple, green. 



February. 17<*0. 



quadri' color (four-coloured). 1. Scarlet, yel- 



low. March. 1774. 



colora'ta (coloured-leaved). $. Scarlet, 



yellow. April. 1774. 



racemo'sa (racemed). 1J. White, green. 



May. 1811. 



ro'sea (rosy). 1. Pink. May. 1800. 



ru'bida (red-dotf fid-flowered), f. Red. Sep- 



tember. 1803. 



sero'tina (late), f. Pink. August. 1820. 



sessiliflu'ra (stalkless- flowered). 4. Red. 



May. 1804. 



tri'color (three-coloured). 1. Red, yellow. 



April. 1774. 



uni 1 color (one-coloured). . Pink. May. 1886. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). White, blue. March. 



1795. 



viola'ceu (violet). 1. Violet. March. 1795. 



LACHN&'A. (From lachne, down; re- 



ferring to the downy clothing of the 

 flower-heads. Nat. ord., Daphnads [Thy- 

 melacesej. _ Linn., 8-Oclandria \~Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Gnidia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, and all but one white-flowered. Cut- 

 tings of short young shoots in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in spring ; sandy peat, with a little fibry 

 loam. Winter temp., 35 to 45. In summer, a 

 sheltered, somewhat shady place. 

 L. buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 2. May. 1800. 



conglomera'ta (clustered). 2. June. 1/73. 



eriocc'phala (woolly-headed). 2. June. 1/93. 



glau'ea (milky-green). 2. June. 1SOO. 



purpu'rea (purple-flowered). 2. Purple. April. 



1800. 



LACHNA'NTHES. (From lachne, down, 

 and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Blood- 

 roots [Hsemodoracese]. Linn., 3-Trian- 

 dria I-Monogynia. Allied to Anigo- 

 zanthos.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennial. The red 

 colour found in the roots is used in dyeing in 

 North America. Livision of the roots in spring; 

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 40. 

 L. tincto'ria (dyer's). l. Pink. July. N, Amer. 

 1812. 



LACKEY MOTH. Clisioca'mpa. 



LACTU'CA. Lettuce. ( From Zac, milk ; 

 referring to the milky juice. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 yenesia 1-^Equalis.) 



Of the numerous species none need be men- 

 tioned but the common lettuce, which is a hardy 

 annual. 

 L. sati'va (cultivated). 4. Yellow. June. 1562. 



Varieties. There are the Cos and the 

 Cabbage ; the first more grovni in sum- 

 mer than in winter; the second at all 

 seasons, but more usually in winter, on 

 account of their superior hardihood. 

 The Cilicias are of a nature intermediate 

 the two. When young, the Cabbage 

 varieties are, in general, sweeter than 

 those of the Cos at the same a^e ; but of 

 a full growth this is reversed. Hence the 

 latter are preferred for salads, and the 

 former for soups. The Cabbage varieties 

 succeed better in a hotbed than the Cos. 



Cos Varieties. Brighton, Silver, Black- 

 seeded Green, Spotted, or Leopard, Eailj 

 Egyptian, Green and Brown Cilicia, Green, 

 Lop, White, or Versailles, White Paris 

 Cove, the finest summer kind ; Greer 

 Paris Cove, rather hardier; Buih Cos, and 

 Brown Cos. 



Cabbage Varieties. Drum - headedv 

 Princes, Brown Dutch and Common 

 White Dutch, both good for winter; 

 Tennis Ball, or Button, good lor winter; 

 Large White, Hardy Green, or Capuchin, 

 good for winter; Imperial Grand Ad- 



