LYC 



[ 500 ] 



LIT 



i. cerasifo'rme (cherry-shaped). 3. Green. 



July. 1800. 

 lu'teum (yellow -fruited). 3. Green. 



July. 1596. 



commuta'tum (changed). 3. Yellow. July. 1818. 



escule'ntum (eatable). 3. Green. July. 1596. 

 chrysoca'rpum (yellow - fruited). 3. 



Green. July. 1596. 

 erythroca'rpum (red-fruited). 3. Green. 



July. 1596. 

 leucoca'rpum (white-fruited). 3. Green. 



July. 1596. 



HMm6o'Wtfi(Humboldt's). 3. Yellow. Au- 



gust. 1822. 



Peruvia'num (Peruvian). 3. Yellow. May. 



1823. Stove herbaceous. 



vrocu'mbens (lying-down). 1. Cream. July. 

 1/00. 



pyrifo'rme (pear-shaped). 3. Yellow. Au- 



gust. 1823. 



LYCOPO'DIUM. Club Moss. (From 

 tykos, a wolf, and pous, a foot ; the roots 

 having a resemblance to that animal's 

 paw. Nat. ord., Lycopods [Lycopodinese]. 

 Linn., ^-Cryptogamia 3-Lycopodinece.) 



These flourish best in a greenhouse or conser- 

 vatory. They may be grown in pots, but do best 

 as a carpet over the surface of the beds or borders. 

 They are easily propagated by cuttings in the 

 spring. L. apo'dum, apothe'cium, circina'tum, 

 corda'tum, cen'sium, denticula'tum, lepidophy't- 

 lum, stoloni'ferum, and umbro'sum may be pro- 

 pagated by division at the same season. They 

 require a plentiful supply of moisture, and a 

 turfy loam for their soil, though they will grow 

 in any light loam. L. cae'sium and Helve'ticum 

 turn brown if exposed to much light. 

 L. apo'dum (stemless). . N.Amer. 181Q. 



Brazilie'nse (Brazilian). $. Brazil. 



circina'tum (circular). . E. Ind. 1831. 



corda'tum (heart-shaped-fcaved). 1. 1838. 



ccE'sium (blue). . China. 1845. 

 arbo'reum (tree-like). 



denticula'tum (toothed). $. Switzerland. 1/79. 



dicfto'tomum (two-ranked), 

 flabula're (slender). 



Galeo'tti (Galeott's). 



lepidophy' Hum (scale-leaved). This is very 



small, very rare, and requires stove heat. 



plumo'sum (feathery). . 



Scho'ttu (Schott's). 



stoloni'ferum (runner-bearing). 1. Brazil. 1831. 



Wildeno'vii (Wildenow's). 



LYCO'RIS. (The name of a woman in 

 Koman history. Nat. ord., Amaryllids 

 [Amaryllidacese], Linn., G-Hexandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to Valotta. ) 



Hardy bulbs, from China. Au'rea is a pretty 

 bulb, with greyish leaves, requiring a deep, sandy- 

 soiled border ; but, as it grows all the winter, it is 

 best kept in a pot. Radiu'ta is ashy bloomer, For 

 culture, see AMARY'LHS. 

 L. au'rea (golden). 1. Yellow. August. 1777. 



radia'ta (rayed). l. Pink. June. 1758. 



atrami'nea (straw-coloured -flowered). Striped. 



June. 1847. 



LYGO'DIUM. Snake's Tongue. (From 

 lygodes, flexible ; referring to the twining 

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

 Linn., ZbCryptogamia l-Filices.) 



Stove climbing Ferns. See FERNS. 



L. arlicula'tum (jointed). Brown, yellow. May. 

 New Zealand. 1344. 



circina'tum (curled). 6. Brown. August. E, 



Jnd. 1823. 



flexuo'sum (zigzag). Brown, yellow. May. E, 



Ind. 1834. 



hasta'lum (halbert-shaped). 6. Brown. August. 



Maranhatta. 1S20. 



Japo'nicum (Japanese). Brown, yellow. May. 



Japan. 1830. 



Mexica'num (Mexican). Brown. Mexico. 1831. 



paltna'tum (hand-shaped). 6. Brown. August. 



N. Amer. 



polymo'rphum (many-form). 6. Brown. Au- 



gust. 8. Amer. 1820. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Brown. May. E. 



Ind. 1793. 



venu'stum (pleasing). Brown, yellow. May. 



S. Amer. 1845. 



volu'bile (twining). 6. Brown. August. W. 



Ind. 1810. 



LYO'NIA. (Named, by Nuttall, after 

 J. Lyon, an American collector of plants. 

 Nat. ord., Heathworts [Ericaceae]. Linn., 

 IQ-Decandria L-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Andromeda.) 



Hardy white-flowered evergreens, from North. 

 America. Chiefly by layers, in a damp, peat 

 border ; also by seeds in sandy peat, best under 

 hand-lights, and sparingly covered ; sandy peat, 

 and cool situation. Several species of Andromeda 

 should be moved to this genus. 

 L. caprecefo'lia (tendril-leaved). 3. July. 1812. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 3. June. 1/34. 



frondo'sa (leafy). 3. May. 1806. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered) . 2. July. 



panicula'ta (panicied). 3. May. 1/48. 



ri'gida (stiff). 30. July. 1774. 



LYO'NSIA. (Named after J. Lyons, 

 who first taught botany to Sir Joseph. 

 Banks. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apocyna- 

 cesel. Linn., 5-Pcntandria \-Monogynia 

 Allied to Parsonsia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen twiner. Cuttings of the 

 young shoots in sand, under a glass, and in a close 

 frame, in April ; sandy peat, with a little fibry 

 loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 L. strami'nea (straw-coloured). 6. Striped. June. 

 N. Holland. 1820. 



LYPE'EIA. (From lyperos, sad ; from 

 the dulness of some of the flowers. Nat. 

 OY&., Figworts [Scrophulariacese]. Linn., 

 Ik-JDidynamia %-Ayiospcrmia. Allied to 

 Manulea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from Cape of Good 

 Hope. By seed in a slight hotbed, in March and 

 April, and cuttings of young shoots in spring and 

 autumn, in sandy soil, under a hand-glass ; sandy 

 lo'un ; the protection of a cold pit or greenhouse 

 in winter. Eri'nus Lychni'dea and tri'stis should 

 be added to this genus. 



L. arge'ntea (silvery). 1$. White. August. 1801 > 

 Annual. 



fra'grarw (fragrant). $. White, purple. June. 



1776. 



peduncula'ta (/on^-flower- stalked). 1J. White. 



Aueust. 1/90. 



pinnuti'fida (leaflet-like-fcawed). g. Purple. 



July. 1840. 



viola'cea (violet). 2. Violet. July. 1816. 



