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ti< macrophy'lla (large-leaved). Green, brown, 

 white. December. Mexico. 183". 



Ski'nneri (Skinner's). 1. White, crimson. Oc- 



tober. Guatimala. 1842. 



a'lba (white). White. October. Guatimala. 



1841. 



tetrago'na. (four-angled), f. Greenish. Brazil. 



1842. 



tyrianthi'nn (bright violet). Bright violet. July. 



Brazil. 1836. 



LY'CHNIS. (From lychnos, a lamp ; re- 

 ferring to the brilliancy of the flowers. 

 '.Nat. ord., Cloveworts [Caryophyllacese]. 

 linn., 10-Decandria L-Pentagynia.} 



The hardy herbaceous are chiefly cultivated ; 

 seed, division, and cuttings under a hand-light of 

 the young shoots, as growth commences, in spring. 

 Small side-shoots may be obtained from flowering 

 stems, but they do not answer so well ; rich, sandy 

 loam. They require dividing often in spring, and 

 fresh soil to grow in. Grandifio'ra requires pro- 

 tection in a cold pit in winter; double flowers re- 

 quire more attention in changing the soil than 

 single ones. 



TENDER KINDS. 

 L. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). l. Red. July. 



China. 1/74. Greenhouse herbaceous. 

 muta'bilis (changeable). Pink. June. Andes. 



1844. Stove evergreen. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 L. CCE'II ro'sa (rose of heaven). 1. Flesh. July. 



Levant. 1713. 



Niccee'nsis (Nicean). 3. White, red. June. 



Nice. 1796. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



L. alpi'na (alpine). . Pink. April. Scotland. 



ape'tala (petal-less). 1$. White. June. Lap- 

 land. 1810. 



pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). White. June. 



Siberia. 1817- 



Chalcedo'nica (Chalcedonian). 2. Scarlet. June. 



Russia. 1593. 



n'lba (white). 2. White. June. Russia. 



jlft're-a'llto-ple'no (double-white-flower- 

 ed). 2. White. June. Gardens. 



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



June. Russia. 



corona'ria (crowned). 3. Red. July. Italy. 1596. 



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



ple'na (double). 1A. Red. July. 



ru'ltra (red). Red. July. 



Co'rsiat (Corsican).iJ. Red. June. Corsica. 1818. 



diu'rna (day-/OM>ermg-). 2. Purple. June. Bri- 



tain. 

 plo'na (double). 1. Purple. June. Britain. 



flo's-Ju'ois (flower-of-Jove). l. Red. July. 



Germany. 1726. 



flo's-cu'culi (cuckoo-flower). l. Pink. July. 



Britain. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered). lj. White. 



July. Britain. 

 ple'na (double). 1. Pink. July. 



fu'lgens (shining). 1$. Scarlet. June. Siberia. 



1822. 



Helve'tica (Swiss-a/pme). . Red. July. Swit- 



zerland. 1814. 



Its'ta (joyful). . Flesh. Portugal. 1778. 



negle'tita (neglected). . White. June. 

 '-Pyrena'ica (Pyrenean). . White. June. Py- 

 renees. 1819. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). . White. June. Siberia. 



1817. 



wesperti'na (evening -flowering). 2. White. 



June. Britain. 



L. vesperti'na mu'ltiplex (double). White. June. 

 ro'sea (rosy). White, red. June. Britain. 



visca'ria (clammy). 1. Pink. May. Britain. 

 ple'na (double). 1. Red. May. Britain. 



LY'CIUM. Box Thorn. (From lychion> 

 an ancient name of no meaning. Nat 

 ord., Nightshades [Solanaceae]. Linn., 5- 

 Pcntandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Juan- 

 ulloa.) 



Cuttings of ripened shoots in autumn or spring, 

 under a hand-light; common, sandy loam. The 

 tender kinds require protection. They are mostly 

 of a free, rambling, half-climbing character ; and 

 Europee'um and its congeners are thus well-fitted 

 for covering arbours, unsightly walls, &c. ; A'frum 

 does well on a conservatory wall, and its fruit is 

 pretty, and it blooms very freely. 



EVERGREENS. 



L. Carol inia'num (Carolina). 4. Blue. July. 

 Carolina. 1806*. Hardy shrub. 



cine'reum (ash-coloured). 5. Violet. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1818. Greenhouse 

 shrub. 



ho'rridum (horrid. Very prickly'). 3. White. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 17Q1. Green- 

 house shrub. 



te'nue (slender). 4. Violet. June. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1819. Greenhouse shrub. 



DECIDUOUS CLIMBERS. 



L. A'frum (African Tea Tree). 10. Violet. .June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1712. Tree. 



Ba'rbarum (Barbary). 12. Violet. June. 



Barbary. 1696. 



Chine'nse (Chinese). 6. Purple. July. China. 

 ^-EuropcE'um (European). 12. Pink. June. 



South Europe. 1730. 



chrysoca'rpum (yellow-fruited). 12, May. 



sphairoca'rpum (round-fruited). 12. May. 



fuchsioi'des (fuchsia-like). 5. Scarlet, yel- 

 low. June. Azoques. 1843. 



lanceola 1 turn (spear-head-Jeaued). 12. Pink. 



June. South Europe. 



microphy'llum (small-leaved). 4. Violet. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 179*'- 



ri'gidum (stiff). 4. Violet. April. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1795. Shrub. 



Ruthe'nicum (Russian). 6. White. Siberia. 



1804. 



Ca'spicurn (Caspian). July. Caspian 



Sea. 



Sha'wii (Shaw's). 8. Pink. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1700. Greenhouse climber. 



tetra'ndrum (four-stamened). 4. Violet. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1810. 



Trewia'num (Trew's). 15. Purple. June. 



China. 1818. 



turbina'tum (top-shaped). 12. Violet. June. 



China. 1709. 



LYCOPE'RSICON. Love-apple, or To- 

 mato. (From lykos, a wolf, and pcrsicon, 

 a peach. Nat. ord., Nightshades [Sola- 

 iiacese]. Linn., 5-Penlandria I-Mono- 

 gynia.) See LOVE-APPLE. 



All annuals, except Peruvia'num, and natives 

 of South America. Seeds in a hotbed, in March, 

 potted once or twice, and planted out in May; 

 escule'ntum generally against walls or palings, in 

 order that the fruit may be ripened for sauce and 

 soups ; rich soil ; the plant must be well thinned 

 and stopped above the fruit. To have the fruit 

 is the object. 



