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LEO 



L. peduncula'ris (ton/r-flower-slalked). 1, Yellow. 

 August. Chili. 1825. 



LE'DUM. Labrador Tea. ( From ledon, the 

 Greek name of Cistus. Nat. ord., Heath- 

 worts [Ericaceae]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to the Bhododen- 

 dron.) 



Hardy, evergreen, white-flowered shrubs. Lay- 

 ers ; peat, with a little sand. Very pretty for bor- 

 dering Rhododendrons. 

 L. Canade'nse (Canadian). 1$. April. Canada. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 3. April. N.Amer. 



1/63. 



palu'stre (marsh). 2. April. Europe. 1762. 

 decu'mbens (lying-down). . April. Hud- 

 son's Bay. 1762. 



LEE-CHEE. Nephe'lium Litchi'. 



LEEK. (A'llium po'rrum.) The leek is 

 a hardy biennial; for although it attains 

 perfection in size and for culinary pur- 

 poses the first year, it does not run to 

 seed until the second, the perfecting of 

 which it often survives. The whole plant 

 is eaten, being employed in soups, &c., 

 and boiled and eaten with meat. 



Varieties. The Musselburgh and the 

 large London Leek, which are by far the 

 best ; the Scotch, or Flag, which is larger 

 and hardier ; and the Flanders. 



Sowing. Sow first in the end of Fe- 

 bruary a small crop for transplanting in 

 June and July, as well as in part to re- 

 main where sown ; again, for the main 

 crop, in the course of March or early in 

 April; and lastly, towards the close of 

 April or beginning of May, for late trans- 

 planting. Sow in drills, some to remain 

 after thinning ; the leek, however, is much 

 benefited by transplanting. 



Cultivation. When the plants are three 

 or four inches in height, hoe and thin to 

 two or three inches apart; water, also, 

 in dry weather, will strengthen and for- 

 ward them for transplanting, when six or 

 eight inches high. They must be taken 

 away regularly from the seed-bed, the 

 ground being well watered previously, if 

 not soft and easily yielding. When thinned 

 out they may be left to remain in the 

 seed-bed six inches asunder, as they do 

 not grow so large as the transplanted 

 ones, which must be set by the dibble in 

 rows ten inches apart each way, nearly 

 down to the leaves, that the neck, by being 

 covered with the earth, may be blanched ; 

 water in abundance at the time of plant- 

 ing, and shorten the long, weak leaves, 

 but leave the roots as uninjured as pos- 

 sible. By this treatment, and by cutting 

 off the tops of the leaves about once a 



month, as new ones are produced, the 

 neck swells to a much larger size. The 

 several sowings above directed will yield 

 a supply from August until the following 

 May, when they advance to seed. A por- 

 tion should be always taken up and laid 

 in sand previous to the ground being 

 locked up by continued frost ; but they 

 will not keep many days in this situation. 

 LEIA'NTHUS. (From leios, smooth, and 

 anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Gentianworts 

 [Gentianaceffi]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Lisianthus.) 



Stove plants. Seeds, sown carefully in a pot, 

 placed in a hotbed ; cuttings of young shoots in 

 sandy soil, under a glass, in heat ; sandy peat and 

 fibry loam ; a good heat when growing, cool and 

 airy when blooming. General temperature, from 

 55 to 80. 



L. longifo'liua (long-leaved). 2. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. Jamaica. 1844. Evergreen shrub. 



nigre'scens (black-jfowered). 14. Blackish. 



August. Guatemala. 1842. Biennial. 



umbeUa'tus (umbel-flowered). 20. Green, yel- 



low. May. Jamaica. 1843. Evergreen tree. 



LEIOPHY'LLUM. (From lews, smooth, 

 and phyllon, a leaf. Nat. ord., Heathworts 

 [Ericaceae] . Linn., IQ-Decandria L-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Ledum.) 



Hardy evergreen shrub. Cuttings and layers ; 

 peaty soil. See AMMY'RSINE. 

 L. Lyo'nii (Lyon's). White. April. Carolina. 1812. 



LEMON. See CI'TEUS. 



LEMO'NIA. (Named after Sir O. Lemon, 

 M.P. Nat. ord., Eueworts [Kutaceee]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria l-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Monnieria.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripe 

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

 heat ; sandy peat and fibry loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 60. 

 L. spectafbilis (beautiful). Deep rose. Septem* 

 ber. Cuba. 183Q. 



LENNE'A. (Named after M. Lenne, a. 

 foreign landscape-gardener. Nat. ord.", 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 

 n-Diadelphia 4-Decandria. Allied to 

 Robinia.) 



Greenhouse deciduous shrub. Young shoot* 

 in spring, or ripened shoots towards autumn, 

 under a hand-light. Must have similar protection 

 and treatment to the Geni'sta Canarie'nsis. 

 L. Robinoi'des (Robinia-like). Crimson. April. 

 Mexico. 1843. 



LEOCHI'LUS. (From leios t smooth, and 

 cheilos, a lip. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 dacesej. Linn., 20-Gynandria 1-Monan- 

 dria. Allied to Oncidium.) 



Stove orchids. Division in spring; fibry peat, 

 sphagnum, and crocks, and cultivated in shallow 

 baskets, suspended from the roof of a moist or- 

 chid-house. Winter temp.. 55 to 6u ; sur 

 60 to 90. 



