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LAG 



SQ-Gynandria 1-Monandria. Allied to 

 Epidendium.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; turfy peat, chopped 

 old moss, and charcoal, raised above the surface 

 of a pot, filled with drainage, or a block of wood 

 firmly laid across. Treatment similar to Cattleya. 

 L. acumina'ta (pointed-lipped). 2. Pinkish- 

 white. June. Mexico. 1840. 



a'lbida (whitish). Yellowish-white. Oaxaca. 



1838. 

 _ viola'cea (violet-lipped). White, violet. 



a'nceps (two-edged-scoi/oped). l. Rose, 



purple. December. Mexico. 



Barkeria'na (Barker's). lj. Purple. 



December. Mexico. 1833. 



autumna'lis (autumnal). 3. Rosy. Septem- 



ber. Mexico. 1836. 



carule'scens (bluish). Costa Rica. 1838. 



ca'ndida (white-y?o/ered). White. June. 



Bolanos. 1840. 



cinnabari'na (scarlet-J?otwered). 2. Reddish. 



May. Brazil. 1836. 



erythrobu'lbon (red-bulbed). Brazil. 1843. 



epidendroi'des (epidendrum-like). Purple, 



crimson. July. Brazil. 1839. 



fla'va (yellow). Yellow. Mexico. 1841. 

 furfura'cea (scurfy-stalked). l. Rose. No- 

 vember. Mexico. 1838. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 1. Xalapa. 



Linde'nii (Linden's). Pale rose. June. Cuba. 



maja'lis (May -flowering), f . Pink, purple. 



Mexico. 1838. 



pedunculu'ris (ton#-flower-stalked). Violet. 



Mexico. 1841. 



Pm-i'rnt (Perrin's). Lilac. September. Brazil. 



1831. 



purpura'scens (purplish). Pink. September. 



Brazil. 1838. 



rube'scens (blushing). $. Cream, pink. May. 



Mexico. 1840. 



rupe'stris (rocky). Violet. Brazil. 1840. 



supe'rbiens (gorgeous-flowered). 1. Pink, 



crimson. November. Guatimala. 1840. 



LAFOE'NSIA. (Named in honour of 

 the Duke of Lafoens, president of the 

 Lisbon Academy f Science. Nat. ord., 

 Loosestrifes [Lythracese]. Linn., 12- 

 Icosandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to La- 

 gerstroemia.) 



A stove shrub. Cuttings of rather ripe wood 

 in autumn, in sand, and in bottom-heat; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 

 60 to 55, and kept rather dry. Prune freely in 

 winter. 

 L. microphy'lla (small-leaved). Brazil. 1847. 



LAGA'SCA. (Named after D. M. La- 

 yasca, professor of botany at Madrid. 

 Nat. ord.,Composites [Asteracese], Linn., 

 l-Syngenesia 1-^Equalis.) 



Stove annual. Raised in a hotbed, several 

 times potted there, and bloomed in summer, in 

 a greenhouse or plant tove. 

 L. mo'llia (toft). 8, White. July. S.Amer. 1815. 



LAGEHA'RIA. Bottle Gourd. (From 

 lagena, a bottle ; referring to the shape 

 of the fruit of some species. Nat. ord., 

 Cucurbits [Cucurbitace]. Linn., 21- 

 Moncccia IQ-Mnadelphia. Allied to Cu- 

 cumber.) 



Hardy annuals, from the East Indies, and yel- 

 low-flowered, except where otherwise specified. 

 Seeds in a hotbed, and either fruited there, or 

 hardened off and cultivated out of doors, under 

 hand-lights, against palings and other fences; 

 rich, light soil. For culture, see CUCUMBER. 

 L. idola'trica (idolatrous. Pear-fruited). White. 



vitta'ta (banded). White. June. 



vulga'ris (common). 10. August. 15Q7. 



clava'ta (club-shaped). 10. August. 1597. 



depre'ssa (depressed). 10. August. 1597. 



courgou'rda (courgourde). 10. August. 



1597- 

 turbina'ta (top-shaped). 10. August. 1597. 



LAGENO'PHORA. (From lagenos, a bot- 

 tle, and phoros, to bear ; referring to the 

 flower-heads. Nat. ord., Composites [As- 

 teracese]. Linn., \Q-Syngenesia 3-Frus- 

 tranea. Allied to Brachycome.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Division in 

 spring ; light soil ; a cool greenhouse, or a dry, 

 cold pit in winter. 



L. Fo'rsteri (Forster's). Yellow and purple. New 

 Zealand. 1837. 



LAGERSTRCE'MIA. (Named after M\ 

 Lagersircem, a German. Nat. ord., Loose- 

 strifes [Lythracese], Linn.,13-Po/t/andna 

 \-Monogynia. ) 



Cuttings of small, firm side-shoots in spring, 

 under a bell-glass, and cuttings of ripened shoots 

 in autumn, in strong bottom-heat ; peat and loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 90, with plenty of mois- 

 ture, both at the root, and also at the top, except 

 when in flower. Winter temp., 55 to 60, and 

 dryish, after being pruned in autumn. The green- 

 house species require only warm greenhouse tem- 

 peratures. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 L.Tndica a'lba (Indian-white). 12. White. Ait. 



gust. China. 1816. 

 ro'sea (rosy). 12. Rose. August. China.. 



1825. 



specitfsa (showy). Rose. August. China. 1826. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 L. e'legans (elegant). 10. Rose, yellow. August. 

 E. Ind. 1841. 



grandifto'ra (large- flowered). 12. Red. July. 



E. Ind. 1818. 



I'ndica (Indian). 6. Flesh. July. E.Ind. 175K 



parvifto'ra (small-flowered). 12. White. E. Ind. 



1818. 



regi'nee (queen's). 12. Red. E.Ind. 17Q2. 



LAGE'TTA. Lace Bark. (Its Indian 

 name. Nat. ord., Daphnads [Thymela- 

 cece]. Linn., Q-Octandria 1-Monogynia.) 



The inner bark of this stove evergreen is the 

 beautiful Lace Bark of the West Indies. Cuttings 

 of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a glass, and 

 in bottom-heat, in April or May ; peat and fibry 

 loam. Summer temp. , 60 to 80; winter, 45 to 5&. 

 L. lintta'ria (linen). 6. White. Jamaica. 179. 



LAGUNA'RIA. (From its resemblance 

 to Lugunaea^ an allied genus. Nat. ord., 

 Malhwworts [Malvaceae]. Linn., 16- 

 Monadelphia S-Polyandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. By cuttings of 



