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L. Portosancta'nus (Porto Santo). July. Porto 

 Santo. 178Q. Evergreen shrub. 



suave'olens (sweet-scented). . July. South 



France. 1S16. 



tenuifo'lius (slender-leaved).July.Europe.l837. 



tefnuis (slender). 1. July. Hungary. 1816. 



uligino'sus (bog). June. Europe. 1836. 



LOUSE. See APHIS. 



LOUSEWORT. Pedicula'ris. 



LOVE-APPLE, or TOMATO. Lycope'rsicum 

 escule'ntum. 



Varieties. Of the Red the Common 

 Large, Small, Pear - shaped, Cherry - 

 shaped. Of the Yellow the Large Yel- 

 low, Small or Cherry Yellow. 



Soil. Eich, light, and on a dry sub- 

 soil. Sea-weed may be applied with ad- 

 vantage to the border on which it is 

 grown, as may kelp, or common salt in 

 small quantities. The situation must be 

 sheltered. 



Sowing. Sow at the close of March or 

 early in April in a hotbed or stove. The 

 hotbed must be of a moderate durability, 

 earthed about six inches deep. In a hot- 

 house, sow in pots or boxes set on the 

 flues, or round the edges of the pits. 



In whatever situation, sow thin, and 

 not buried more than a quarter of an 

 inch. The plants, when two or three 

 inches high, must be thinned to three 

 inches apart, and those removed pricked 

 at the same distances, in a similar bed 

 to that from which they were removed ; 

 shade and water freely in every stage of 

 their growth; for if, from the want of 

 this, a due exposure to the light, or any 

 other cause, they become weak, they sel- 

 dom are productive. Plant out in the open 

 air early in June; prepare them for this, 

 until at length they can endure the tem- 

 perature of the greenhouse, where they 

 may be kept until finally moved. But, 

 before that time arrives, another thinning 

 will be requisite; those in the hotbed to 

 six inches apart, and those in the stove, 

 oach plant separate into tolerable-sized 

 pots. They are to be finally planted five 

 feet apart beneath a south paling or wall, 

 to which their branches must be trained ; 

 for if allowed to trail on the ground the 

 fruit scarcely ever ripens, and never is in 

 perfection. Water and shade during 

 midday must be afforded until they are 

 established ; and if the nights are cold 

 during the first week or two, the shelter 

 of a hand-glass, or even of a garden-pot, 

 is advantageous. 



The training may commence as soon 

 as the branches are a foot long, and con- 



tinued throughout their growth. In case 

 of a want of space of wall or paling, 

 they may be trained with stakes as espa- 

 liers. Throughout the summer clear 

 away all lateral shoots, as well as thin 

 the leaves, so as to expose the fruit to 

 the full influence of the sun. 



The berries begin to ripen about the 

 middle of August, and continue to do so 

 until October, or the arrival of the first 

 frosts, which always destroy the plants. 



To obtain Seed. Some of the forwardest 

 berries must be left until perfectly ripe. 

 It must be separated from the pulp by 

 washing, as directed for the Cucumber. 



LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING. Amara'nthus cau- 

 da'tus. 



LOVE-TREE. Ce'rcifi siliqua'strum. 



LOWE 'A. (Named after Rev. Mr. Lowe, 

 travelling Bachelor of the University of 

 Cambridge. Nat. ord., Roseworts [Ro- 

 sacese]. Linn., I2-Icosundria 3-Trigyuia. 

 Allied to the Eose.) 



Half-hardy deciduous plant, very shy and diffi- 

 cult to manage ; a little protection in severe win- 

 ters ; seeds, and cuttings of the half-ripened 

 wood ; fibry peat, and open, sandy loam. 

 L. berberifo'lia (berberry-leaved). l. Yellow, 

 purple. June. Persia. 1790. 



LOXOGRA'MMA. (From loxos, slanting, 

 and gramma, writing ; referring to the 

 spore or seed-cases. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 2&- Cryptogam I a 

 1-FHices.) 



Stove Fern. See FERNS. 



L. lauceola'ta(speaLr-hend-lcaved'). Yellow. May. 

 E. Ind. 



LOZOTENIA BOSARIA is a small moth, 

 of which the caterpillar feeds upon the 

 leaves of the rose-tree. Mr. Curtis says, 

 that " the eggs are laid in the summer 

 or autumn, and hatch with the opening 

 leaves ; and the little caterpillar begins 

 at once to form a residence by drawing 

 two or more leaflets together, on which 

 it feeds. This operation soon points out 

 where the caterpillar is ; and the best 

 method which we know of getting rid of 

 it is hand-picking, which should be prac- 

 tised as soon as the operation of the 

 caterpillar becomes visible." 



LUBI'NIA. (Named after M. St.Liibin,* 

 French botanist. Nat. ord., Primeworls 

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

 Monogynia. Allied to Trientalis.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennial. Cuttings 

 under a hand-light, in May, and seeds sown in a 

 slight hotbed ; loam and peat, with sand to keep 

 it open ; requires the protection of a cold pit in 

 winter. 



L. a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). 2. Purple. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



