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ord,, G r en^an7f7orfe[Gentianacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1-Jlfonogynia.) 



Seeds in spring, in a hotbed, and cuttings of 

 shrubby kinds in sandy soil, under a bell-glass ; 

 sandy loam and peat. Summer temp., 60 to 80 ; 

 winter, 50 to 55. Russellia'nus, if not propa- 

 gated by cuttings, may be considered a biennial ; 

 young plants raised in heat one year, and safely 

 kept over the winter in a cool stove or a warm 

 greenhouse, and potted in spring, will bloom 

 beautifully in summer. 



STOVE ANNUALS. 



L. acuta'ngulus (acute-angled). 6. Yellow. 

 July. Peru. 1820. Biennial. 



aMtus (winged). 1*. White. July. Mexico. 



1824. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 3. Yellow. 



June. Trinidad. 1818. Biennial. 



Ku'nthii (Kunth's). Green. May. S. Amer. 



Russellia'nus (Duke of Bedford's). 3. Purple. 



July. Mexico. 1835. Biennial. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 L. glaucifo'lius (milky-green-leaved). 2. Purple. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 4. Yellow. Au- 



gust. Jamaica. 1821. 



sple'ndens (shining). Red. June. New 



Grenada. 18*6. Trailer. 



umbella'tus (umbelled). 6. Yellow. July. 



Jamaica. 1822. 



LITHOSPE'RMUM. Gromwell. (From 

 lithos, a stone, and sperma, a seed. Nat. 

 ord., Borageworts [Boraginaceae]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria l-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Echium.) 



Annuals and biennials, by seed in common gar- 

 den-soil, in April ; perennials, by division, seed, 

 and cuttings of young shoots ; shrubby species, 

 by cuttings, and by seeds ; indeed, all of thern 

 will soon multiply themselves by seeds in suitably 

 places ; sca'brum and di'stichum will require pro- 

 tection in winter, and a little heath-soil joined to 

 the loam. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &C. 



L. dispe'rmum (two-seeded). J. Blue. June. 

 Siberia. 1/99. 



linca'tum (lined), l. Purple. July. Greece. 



1826. Biennial. 



tenuijli.'rum (slender-flowered). $. Blue. 



May. Egypt. 1/96. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



-L. grarninifo'tium (grass-leaved). 8$. Blue. 

 May. Italy. 1825. 



prostra'tum (lying-flat). 1. Blue. June. 



France. 1825. Trailer. 



rosmarinifo'iium (rosemary -leaved). l. 



Blue. September. Italy. 1833. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



L. cme'seens (hoary), f. Orange. May. N. 

 Amer. 1847. 



di'stichum (two-rowed). l. Yellow, white. 



May. Cuba. 1806. Half-hardy. 



Jrutzcosum (shrubby). 2. Blue. May. 



oouth Europe. 1683. 



- offioma'le (shop). 2. Yellow. June. Britain. 

 lattfo'livm (broad-leaved). 2. Yellow. 



June. N. Amer. 1825. 



orienta'le (eastern). 2. Yellow. June. Le- 



vant. 1713. 



purpu'reo-cemfleum (purplish-blue). 1. Pur- 



ple. May. England. 



L, sca'brum (rough). l. White. September. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1822. Half-hardy. 



strigo'sum (bristly). 1. Blue. July. Tauria. 



18-20. 



tincto'rium (dyer's). 1$. Blue. July. South 

 Europe. 1596. 



villo'sum (shaggy). 1. Blue. July. South 



France. 1817. 



LITHRE'A. (From lythron, black blood; 

 referring to the juice staining black. 

 Nat. ord., Anacards or Terebinths [Ana- 

 cardiacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 3-Tri- 

 yynia. Allied to Khus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree. See BHUS for cul- 

 tivation. 



L. cau'stica (caustic). 40. Pale yellow. Chili. 1832. 



LITOBRO'CHIA. (A commemorative 

 name. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. 

 Linn., %^-Cryptoya',nia 1-Filices.) 



Stove Fern. See FERNS. 



L. aculea'ta (prickly-stemmed'). 10. Brown. 

 August. W. Ind. 1793. 



a'mpla (large). Brown, pale yellow. May. 



auri'ta (eared). Brown, yellow. July. Isle 



of Luzon. 



-Dawato'oi'des (Davallia-like). Yellow. May. 



decu'rrens (running-down). Brown, yellow. 



Julv. Brazil. 



denticula'ta (toothed). 2. Brown. July. 



Brazil. 1824. 



grandifo'lia (large-leaved). 2. Brown. Au- 



gust. W. Ind. 1793. 



Hesnkea'na(H&uke'&). Brown, yellow. June. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 1. Brown. June. W. Ind. 



1793. 



intermc'dia (intermediate). Brown, yellow. 



June. Isle of Luzon. 



leptophy'Ua (slender-leaved). 2. Brown. 



July. Brazil. 1824. 



macro'ptera (large-winged). Brown, yellow. 



June. W. Ind. 



peda'ta (doubly-lobed). 1. Brown. June. 



Jamaica. 1793. 



podophy'lla (duck'e-foot). Brown, yellow. 



June. W. Ind. 



poli'tu (polished). 6. Brown, yellow, ilay. 



Jamaica. 1841. 



spinulo'sa (spiny). Brown, pale yellow. W. 



Ind. 



sple'ndens (shining). Brown, pale yellow. 



June. W. Ind. 



vespertillo'nis (bat-winged'). 3. Brown. May. 



N. Holland. 1823. 



LITME'A. (Named after the Duke of 

 Litta, near Milan. Nat. ord., Amaryllids 

 [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Agave.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Suckers ; sandy loam 

 and leaf-mould, and a little dried cow-dung. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



L.geminiflo'ra (twin-flowered). 15. Green. 

 July. America. 1810. 



LITTO'NM. (In honour of Dr. 8. Lit- 

 ton, professor of botany, Dublin. Nat 

 ord., Lily worts [Liliacese]. Linn., 6- 

 He.xandria 1-Monogynia. .) 



A stove bulb. Onsets, Light garden-soil. 



