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L. nivea muta'bilis (snowy-changeable-coloured), j 

 5. Yellow, rose. May. 



odora'tti (scented). 2. White. May. W. Ind. 



1758. 



pilo'sn (downy). 3. Purple. July. Cuba. 1823. 



purpu'wt (purple). 2. Purple. July. S. Amer. 



IS'20. 



ra' !nt't(nmg\\-leaved). 3. Purple. W. Ind. 1803. 



culviafo'/la (sage-leaved). 3. Red. June. Cape 



of 'r.uiil Hope. 1823. 

 Sellout i'-t't (Sellow's). 1. Rose. April. Monte 



Vid.'o. 182S. 

 / / -f;eol<i't(i (spear - head - leaved). Deep 



rose. July. Monte Video. 1838. 



s'.ri'ct'i (erect). 3. Pale purple. Jamaica. 1733. 



trifo'Ha vthree-leaved). 3. Purple. July. W. 



Ind. 1/33. 



viola'cea (violet). 3. Violet. July. S, Amer. 1818. 



LAPAGE'RIA. (Probably a commemora- 

 tive name. Nat. ord., Phllesiads [Phile- 

 siacese]. Linn., G-Hexandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



A fine hardy herbaceous twiner, like a Simlax, 

 with large, rosy flowers, like Bomarea. 

 L. ro'sea (rose-flowered). Patagonia. 1847 or 1848. 



LAPLA'CEA. (Named after Laplace, the 

 distinguished philosopher. Nat. ord., 

 Theads [Ternstrb'miacese]. Linn., lo-Poly- 

 andria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Bonnetia.) 



Stove evergreen twiner. Cuttings of half- ripened 

 shoots in sand, in heat, under a bell-glass ; sandy 

 Tieat and fibry loam, well drained. Summer temp., 

 <50 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 60. 

 L. semiserra'ta (half-saw-edged-/eed). 2. White. 

 September. Brazil. 1842. 



LA'EIX. The Larch. See PI'NUS. 



LARKSPUR. Delphi' nium. 



LA'RREA. (Named after a Spaniard of 

 that name. Nat. ord., Bean-capers [Zygo- 

 phyllaceae]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 1-Mono- 

 yyiua. Allied to Zygophyllum.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South America, 

 with yellow flowers. Cuttings of young half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 summer; peat and fibry loam, with silver sand, 

 and pieces of broken pot, and charcoal, to keep 

 the soil open. Winter temp., 40 to 48 ; summer, 

 in a shaded position. 

 L. divnrica'ta (straggling). 2. July 1829. 



ni'tida (shining-leaved). 2. June. 18^'9. 



LARVA. The name by which an insect 

 is described when in the state between 

 the egg and the chrysalis form. The 

 larva of a butterfly or moth is commonly 

 known as a caterpillar ; of a fly or beetle, 

 as a maggot or (/rub. 



LASERWORT. Tka'psia laserpe'tii. 



LASIA'NDRA. (From lasios, woolly, and 

 aner, an anther; woolly stamened. Nat. 

 ord., Melastomads [Melastomaceae] . Linn., 

 IQ-Decandria l-Monogynia. Allied to Orf- 

 beckia. ) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, with purple flowers. 

 Cuttings of young half-ripened shoots in ummer, 

 in sand, in heat, under a bell-glass ; Jumpy, rough 



compost, consisting of sandy peat, fibry loam, 

 silver sand, broken pots, and charcoal. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80; winter, 50 to 60. 

 L. arge'ntea (silvery. leaved}. 5. July. Rio Ja- 

 neiro. 1816. 



Fontanesia'na (Des Fontaines'). 6. Rio Janeiro. 



})etiula'ta (/owe--leaf-stalked), 5. June. Brazil. 



1836. 



LASIOPE'TALUM. (From lasios, woolly, 

 and petalon, a petal, or flower-leaf. Nat. 

 ord., Byttneriads [Byttneriacese], Linn., 

 5-Pentandria I-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from New Hol- 

 land. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, 

 under a glass, in April or May ; sandy peat and 

 fibry loam, well drained, and carefully watered ; 

 either stagnant moisture or a sour soil destroys 

 them. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 L.ferrugi'neum (rusty). 4. White. June. 1791. 



macrophy'llum (large-leaved). 5. Pale green. 



May. 1825. 



LASIOSPE'RMUM. (From lasios, woolly, 

 and sperma, a seed. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese], Linn., 19 - Syngenesia 1- 

 JEqualis. Allied to Santolina.) 



Half-hardy evergreen trailing plants, with 

 yellow flowers. Division in spring, and cuttings 

 under a hand-light, in a shady place, in summer ; 

 common garden-soil. Most of them require the 

 protection of a cold pit in winter. The Italian 

 species are most hardy. 



L. anthemoi'des (anthemis-like). . August. Italy. 

 1729. 



crithmifo'lium (samphire-leaved). . August. 



Macedonia. 1817. 



eriospe'rmum (woolly- seeded). 1. August. 



Italy. 1816. 



peduncula're (long- flower-stalked), f. July. 



Italy. 1798. 



ri'gidum (stiff). 3- August. Greece. 1816. 



LASTHE'NIA. (Derivation not explained, 

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

 19-Synyenesia %-Superflua.) 



Hardy annuals, with yellow flowers. Seeds in 

 October, and plants protected by boughs of ever- 

 greens during the winter ; or BOW in March and 

 April in the open border. 



L. Calif o'rnica (Californian). 1. May. California. 

 1834. 



glabru'ta (smooth). 1|. May. California. 1834. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 1. May. Chili. 1633. 



LASTRJE'A. (Derivation unexplained. 

 Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodiacece]. Linn., 

 24:-Cryptof/umia l-Filices.) 



For culture, see FERNS. They have all yellowish 

 spores. 



HARDY. 

 L. aeulea'ta (common-prickly). 2. June. Britain. 



cristu'ta (teener-crested). 4. July. Britain. 



dilala'tit (enlarged-crested'). 2. June. Britain. 

 fi'lix-rnas (male-fern). 3. Britain- 



- Guldia'na tGoldin's). July. N. Amer. 1822. 



intermt'dia (intermediate). June. N. Amer. 



1837. 



margina' Us (border-spore^. 2. June. N. 



Amer. 1772. 



Novebornce'nsis (N T ei7 York). !$, Jly N. 



Amer, 1822. 



