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earth in winter; by seed sown in a hotbed, in 

 March and April, and cuttings of young shoots 

 taken in August, inserted in sandy soil, and placed 

 in a cool frame, or under a hand-light, and shaded ; 

 rich, sandy loam. 



L. a'tro-sangui'neum (dark-bloody). 10. Dark 

 purple. June. Mexico. 1833. 



erube'scens (blushing). 10. Rosy. August. 



Jalapa. 1830. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 10. Purple, violet. 



Mexico. 1834. 



LOQTJAT, or JAPAN QUINCE. (Eriolo'trya 

 Japo'nica.) It ripens its fruit with a mo- 

 derate amount of heat in this country. 

 Some varieties are said to succeed on 

 the open wall; but it must be in such 

 mild localities as the warmer parts of 

 Devon or Cornwall. The temperature of 

 the peach-house or what is sometimes 

 called the intermediate-house will, how- 

 ever, suit it ; and as to wintering, it re- 

 quires little more than the exclusion of 

 frost. As the growth of this, for dessert 

 purposes, has never been, as far as we 

 are aware, systemized in this country, 

 we can only offer a few general hints as 

 to its culture. It has been affirmed that 

 it succeeds best grafted on the quince, 

 and it is very probable ; for it belongs to 

 the same natural order, Appleworts, in 

 addition to which, individuals from the 

 genera Pyrus, Arnelanchier, Mespilus, and 

 even the Photi'nia serrula'ta, being itself 

 an evergreen, present most likely stocks. 



Grafting is recommended, in order to 

 check its excessively robust character; 

 for in its natural growth it would be too 

 coarse for ordinary hothouses. Grafting, 

 therefore, or any of the expedients re- 

 sorted to in pear culture, may be had re- 

 course to. It may be readily propagated 

 from seed, and doubtless by cuttings, and 

 will grow in any ordinary soil. We would, 

 however, use no manurial matters, but 

 simply peat and strong loam, the latter 

 predominating. 



LORD ANSON'S PEA. La'thyrus Magel- 

 la'nictis. 



LORE'YA. (Named after M. Zorey. a 

 botanist, author of the Flora of Burgundy. 

 Nat. ord., Melastomads [Melastomacese]. 

 Linn., IQ-Decandria 1-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Miconia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of young shoots 

 in April, in sand, over sandy peat, and that extra 

 well drained ; sandy peat, a little fibry loam, and 

 pieces of charcoal and broken freestone. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85; winter, 50 to 55. 

 L. arbore'scens (tree-like). 30. White. July. 

 Guiana. 1822. 



LOTE. Zi'zyphus lo'tus. 



LO'TUS. Bird's-foot Trefoil. (From the 



lotus of Theophrastus, which is Zi'zyphus 

 lo'tus. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fa- 

 bacese]. Linn., 17 ' -Diadelphia ^-Decan- 

 dria. Allied to Trifolium.) 



Annuals, by seed at the beginning of April ; a 

 very few require the assistance of a gentle hotbed, 

 and transplanting afterwards ; herbaceous and 

 semi-shrubby, low- trailing plants, by division, 

 and cuttings in summer under a hand-light, in a 

 shady place. These are very useful for banks and 

 rock-works. Greenhouse and frame kinds, by cut- 

 tings of young shoots in sandy soil, under a hand- 

 light or frame ; light, sandy soil for all. 



STOVE ANNUAL. 



L. I'ndicus (Indian). 1. July. E. Ind. 1793. 

 GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 L. arge'nteus (silvery). . June. 1827. 



angustifof lius (narrow -leaved). . July. 



1827. 



austra'lis (southern). Pink. July. N. Hol- 



land. 1800. 



glau'cus (milky-preen). 1 . June. Madeira. 1/77- 



sessilifo'lius (stalldess-leaved). 1. July. Tene- 



riffe. 1820. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 L. anthylloi'des (anthyllis-like). |. Dark purple. 

 June. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



a'tro-purpu'reus (dark purple). 1. Dark brown. 



Teneriffe. 1820. 



Cre'ticus (Cretan). 1$. June. Levant. 1680. 



Gebe'lia (mountain}. 1. May. Aleppo. 1816. 



Jacoba'us (St. James's Island). 2. Dark brown. 



July. Cape de Verd Islands. 1/14. 

 lu'teus (yz\\o\\ -flowered). 2. July. 



spectaf bills (showy). 2, Teneriffe. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



L. angusti'ssimus (narrowest-podded). 1. May. 

 Britain. 



.dra'zeus( Arabian ).$. Pink. July. Arabia. 17/3. 



arena'rius (sand). . April. Teneriffe. 1831. 



cilia'tus (hair-fringed). . July. Sicily. 1812. 



Coimbrice'nsis (Coimbra). J. White, red. June. 



Portugal. 1800. 



cytisoi'des (cytisus-like). 1. June. South 



Europe. 1752. 



decu'mbens (lying-down). J. July. Europe. 1816. 



Dioseo'ridis(DioscQii&es'). I.June. Nice. 1653. 



edu'tis (eatable). . July. Italy. 1759- 



glabe 1 rrimus (very smooth). . White. July. 



South Europe. 1816. 



gra'cilis (slender). 1. July. Hungary. 1812. 



odora'tus (sweet-scented). 1$. June. Barbary. 



1804. 



peregri'nus (spreading). $. July. South Eu- 



rope. 1713. 



pusi'llus (small). J. July. South Europe. 18)6. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 L, cornicula'tus (small-horned). l. June. Britain. 



alpi'nus (alpine). . June. Switzerland. 



1819. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). . July. 



Gardens. 



crassifo'lius (thick-leaved). . August. South 



Europe. 1812. 



depre'ssus (depressed). July. Hungary. 1819. 

 flexuo'sus (zigzag). $. July. Europe. 1810' 



Forste'ri (Forster's). . July. Britain. 



ma'jtir (greater). l. June. Britain. 

 villo'sus (shaggy). J. June. Switzerland. 



palu'stris (marsh). *. June. Crete. 1821. 



peduncul>i'tus(long-aQV>er~ataHLed). 1. July 



Spain. 1814. 



