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X. viola'cea reticula'ta (netted). 2. Purple. 



1816. 

 SKssilifln'ra (stalkless-flowered). 3. Purple. 



July. 1800. 



LESSE'RTIA. (Named after the French 

 'botanist, Baron Delessert. Nat. ord., Le- 

 guminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadclphia l-Decandria. Allied to Swain- 

 sonia. ) 



All natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Shrubby 

 kinds, by seed in spring, and cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, under a glass ; loam and peat ; an- 

 nuals, by seeds ; and perennials, by seeds and di- 

 vision in spring ; the seedlings should be potted 

 off, when a few inches in height, into light, sandy 

 loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



GREENHOUSE ANNUALS. 

 L, tomento'sa (downy). . Purple. June. 1822. 



vesica'ria (bladder -podded). Purple. June. 1825. 



virga'ta (twiggy). Purple. June. 1828. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 L. pere'nnans (lasting). 1. Red. August. 1776. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). Purple. June. 1753. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 L, brachysta'chya (short-spiked). 1. Purple. July. 



1826. 

 falcifo'rmis (sickle-formed). 1. Purple. July. 



1826. 

 frntico'sa (shrubby). 1. Purple. July. 1826. 



pu'lchra (pretty). l. Red. May. 1817- 



LETTSO'MIA. (Named after J. O. Lett- 

 som, a British physician and naturalist. 

 Nat.ord.,Z%eads [Ternstromiacese] . Linn., 

 IB-Polyandria l-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Freziera.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, getting firm, in April or May, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and a sweet bottom-heat; 

 *and\', fibryloam, and sandy, turfy peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85; winter, 55 to 60. 

 L. tomento'sa (woolly). 4. White. Peru. 1823. 



LETTUCE. Lactu'ca. 



LEUCADE'NDRON. (From leukos, white, 

 and dendron, a tree; the white-leaved 

 Silver-trees of the Cape colonists. Nat. 

 ord., Proteads [Proteacese]. Linn., 22- 

 Dloecia ^-Tetrandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with yellow flow- 

 ers, from the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of 

 the ripened shoots in summer, in sand, under a 

 glass, and kept cool until tKfc base of the cutting 

 has callused, when extra heat may be applied ; 

 iibry loam and sandy peat, with a few rough 

 pieces of charcoal, to keep the compobt open. 

 Winter temp, 38 to 45. 

 L. cf'mulum (rival). 3. July. 1739. 



angusta'tum (narrowed). 3, June. 1820. 



arge'nteum (silver-tree). F5. August, 1693. 



cauda'tum (tailed). 3. May. 1800. 



cinefrtum (grey). S. July. 1774. 



como'sum (tufted). 3. May. 1818. 

 ~ conci'nnum (neat). 3. 1800. 



co'ncolor (one-coloured). 3. May. 1774. 



corymbo'sum (corymbed). 3. April. 1790. 



deco'rum (decorous). 3. 1790. 

 fln'ridum (florid). 3. April. 1795; 



pla'brum (smooth). 3. May. )'81'0. 



-L. grandiflo'rum (larfre-flowered). 3. April. 178Q. 



imlmca! turn (imbricated). 4. 1/PO. 



infle'xum (bent-in). 3. April. 1800. 



Levisa'nus (Lewis's). 4. April. 1/74. 



linifo'lium (flax-leaved). 4. May. 



margina'tum (bordered). 3. May. 1800. 



ova'le (oval-leaved'). 3. May. 1818. 



plumo'sum (feather-/7owered). 4. July. 1774. 



retu'sum (bent-back). 3. May. 1810. 



sali'gnum (\v\\\Q\\-leaved). 3. May. 1774 



seri'ccwot (silky). 3. May. 1817. 



tjmMM/YM/n(spatulate). 3. May. 1818. 



squarro'slim (spreading). 3. 1824. 



stri'ctum (upright). 3. June. 1795. 



veno'sum (veiny). 3. May. 1816. 



LEUCHTENBE'RGIA. (Named after Prince 

 Leuchtenburg. N at. ord.., Indian Figs [Cac- 

 tacese] .Linn.,12-7cosanrfnal -Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. For culture, see 

 C A'CT u s Echinoca'ctus. 

 L. pri'ncipis (noble). 1 .Yellow. June, Mexico.1847. 



LEUCOCA'RPUS. (From leukos, white, and 

 carpos, a fruit. Nat. ord., Figworts [Scro- 

 phulariacese]. Linn., Ik-Didynamia2-An~ 

 giospermia. ) 



Half-hardy annual. Seed in autumn ; division 

 and cuttings in spring ; requires a little protec- 

 tion in winter ; loam, leaf-mould, peat, and a little 

 sand. 



L. alu'tus (winged-stalked). 2. Yellow. Vera 

 Cruz. 1830. 



LEUCOCO'RYNE. (From leukos, white, 

 and koryne, a cluh ; referring to the ste- 

 rile anthers. Nat. ord., Lilyworts [Lilia- 

 cese]. Linn., 3 - Triandria l-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Brodisea.) 



Beautiful little half-hardy bulbs, from Chili, re- 

 quiring the same treatment as Ixias. 

 L. allia'cea (garlic-scented). 1. White. 1825. 



ixioi'des (ixia-like). Lilac. October. 1821. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). 1. White. August. 



1826. 



LEUCO'JUM. Snowflake. (From leukos t 

 white, and ion, a violet ; referring to the 

 colour and fragrance of the flowers. Nat. 

 ord.,Amaryllids [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., 

 6-Hexandria l-Monogynia. Allied to Ga- 

 lanthus.) 



Hardy bulbs. Offsets in spring ; sandy loam. 

 See ERINO'SMA. 

 L. <KstV Hum (summer). 1$. White. May. England. 



pulehe'llum (ne&t). 1|. White. April. 



LEUCOPO'GON. ( From leukos, white, and 

 pogon, a heard ; referring to the hairs on 

 the flowers. Nat. ord., Epacrids [Epa- 

 cridacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Lissanthe.) 



This is " the native currant " of settlers in New 

 Holland. Greenhouse, New Holland, white-flow- 

 cring, evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the points 

 of shoots, getting a little firm in May, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass ; peat and loam, both fibry, with 

 ilver sand, and nodules of charcoal to keep the 

 compost open ; drainage and watering must ba 

 carefully attended to. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 



