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name of the citron. Nat. ord., Citron- 

 worts [Aurantiacese]. Linn., IQ-Decan- 



dria 1-Monoyynia.) 



Evergreens, with white flowers. Seeds in a hot- 

 bed, and seedlings grafted the same season, with 

 the most desired varieties ; cuttings of any shoots, 

 young or ripened, in spring or summer, in saudy 

 'soil, under glass, and in a few weeks plunged in 

 bottom-heat; peat, loam, dried cow-dung, and a 

 few pieces of charcoal. For crenula'ta, winter 

 temp., 35 to 45 ; summer, 60 to 80 ; the others 

 v. ill succeed against a wall, in the south of Eng- 

 land, protected in winter; and in other districts 

 they require a greenhouse. 

 L. austra'lis (southern). 25. N. Holland. 1830. 



citrifo'lia (orange-leaved). 4. China. 1800. 



crenula'ta (scolloped-/ea?;e<i). 4. E. Ind. 1808. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 6. China. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 6. China. 1800. Climber. 

 LIMOSE'LLA. Mudwort. (Trom limus, 



mud; where it grows. Nat. ord., Figivorts 

 [Scrophulariacese]. Linn., 14,-Didynamia 

 2-Angiospermia. Allied to Sibthorpia.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in a marsh, or near a 

 pond or rivulet. 

 L. aqua'tica (water). . Flesh. August. Britain. 



LINA'NTHUS. (From linon, flax, and 

 a-nthoSj a flower. Nat. ord., Phloxworts 

 [Polemoniacese]. Linn., b-Pentandria 1- 

 MonogyniaJ) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in the open border, in 

 spring. 



L- dicho'tomus (forked - branched}. l. Pink. 

 California. 1838. 



LINA'KIA. Toadflax. (From linon, flax ; 

 referring to the resemblance of the leaves. 

 Nat. ord., Figworts [Scrophulariacese]. 

 Linn., 14:-Didynamia 2-Angiospermia. Al- 

 lied to Antirrhinum. ) 



All by seed at the end of March, and the per- 

 ennials also by division, and cuttings of the young- 

 shoots under a hand-light, in sandy soil ; light, 

 sandy loam suits them all. A few like a cold pit 

 in winter ; they are good rock-work plants. 

 HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS, &C. 

 L. alpi'na (alpine). 1. Blue. July. Austria. 1750. 



biparti'ta (two-parted). . Purple. August. 



Barbary. 1815. 



circina'ta (curled-leaved), f. Yellow. June. 



N. Africa. 1833. Evergreen. 



Dalma'tica (Dalmatian). l. Yellow. June. 



Levant. 1731. Evergreen. 

 fru'ticans (sprouting). 1. Yellow. June. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1822. Evergreen. 



origanifo'lia (marjoram-leaved). 1. Blue. Au- 



gust. South Europe. 1785. 



reticula'ta (net-flowered). 1$. Purple. June. 



Algiers. 1788. 



scopa'ria (broom). 1. Yellow. June. Tene- 



riffe. 1816. Evergreen. 



triornitho'phora (three-birds-bearing). 1. Pur- 



pie. August. Portugal. 1710. 



villo'sa (shaggy), i. Blue. July. Spain. 1786. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



L. acuti'loba (acute-lobed). i. Purple. August. 

 Siberia. 1825. 



tequitri'loba (equal-three-lobed). J. Purple. 



June. Sardinia. 1829. 



L. cymbala'ria (cymbalaria). . Violet. May. 



England. 

 a'lba (white). . White. June. Gardens. 



variega'ta (variegated-teoved). $. Violet. 



June. Gardens. 



pilo'sa (hairy-leaved). . Purple. August. Py- 



renees. 1800. 



pube'scens (downy). . Pale. August. Naples. 



1820. 



saxa'tilis(Tock). J. Yellow. August. Spain. 1819. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



L. galioi'des (galium-like). 2. Blue. July. South 

 Europe. 



genistaefu'lia (broom-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. 



Austria. 1704. 



hcterophy 1 lla (variable-leaved). 1. Yellow, 



brown. July. N.Africa. 1825. 



hi'ans (gaping). 1. Yellow. July. South Eu- 



rope. 1818. 



linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 1. Yellow. July. Cau- 



casus. 1820. 



macrou'ra (long-tailed). 1. Yellow. August. 



Crimea. 1822. 



margina'ta (margined). Yellowish. August. 



Barbary. 1820. 



Monspessula'na (Montpelier). 3. Blue. July. 



France. 

 a'lba (white). 3. White. July. 



pro'cera (tall). 4. Pale blue. July. 



purpu'rea (purple). 1. Purple. August. South 



Europe. 1648. 



silenifo'lia (silene-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 



Armenia. 1819. 



tri'stis (dark). 1. Brown. July. Spain. 1727. 

 lu'tea (yellow). 1. Yellow. August. Gar- 

 dens. 



veno'sa (veined). Yellow, brown. May. India. 



183Q. 



vulga'ris pelo'ria (common peloria). 1. Yellow. 



August. Britain. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



L. Mgypti'aca (Egyptian). 14. Yellow, purple. 

 July. Egypt. 1771. 



alsinifo'lia (alsine-leaved). . Blue. June. 



Corsica. 1824. 



amethy'stina (amethystine). 1. Blue, yellow. 



July. Spain. 1728. 



arena'ria (sand) . Yellow. July. South 



Europe. 1823. 



arve'nsis (corn). 1. Purple, blue. July. South 



Europe. 



bipuncta'ta (two-dotted). 1. Yellow. July. 



Spain. 1749. 



Canade'nsis (Canadian). 1. Violet. July. N. 



Amer. 1812. 



Cauca'sica (Caucasian). . Yellow. July. Cau- 



casus. 1818. 



Chalepe'nsis (Aleppo). 1. White. June. Levant. 



1680. 



cirrho'sa (tendriled). $. Pale blue. July. 



Egypt. 1771. 



creta'cea (chalky). 1. July. Siberia. 1827. 



dcalba'ta (whited). . Yellow. August. Por- 



tugal. 1820. 



delphinioi'des (larkspur-like). l. Blue. Au- 



gust. Russia. 1838. 



diffu'su (spreading). . July. Spain. 1826. 



elatinoi'des (elatine-like). *. Yellow. August. 



South Europe. 1821. 



fla'va (yellow), . Yellow. July. N. Africa. 



1820. 



glanduli'fera (glanded). Purple. May. 1830. 



hi'rta (hairy-teaued). 1. Purple. August. Spain. 



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