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LYSIMA'CHIA. Loosestrife. (From 

 'lysis', concluding, and mache, strife; sup- 

 posed soothing qualities. Nat. ord., 

 Primeworts [Primulacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandriii 1 - Man ogy nin.) 



All yellow -flowered, except where otherwise 

 mentioned. Division in spring, and catlings of 

 the young shoots under a hand-light, in sandy 

 loam, in a shady corner. There are a few annuals 

 and biennials not worth culture. 

 GREENHOUSE. 



L. a'tro-purpu'rea (dark purple). 1. Dark purple. 

 August. Levant. 1820. Herbaceous. 



ca'ndida (white). 1. White. June. China. 1846. 



Herbaceous. 



macula 1 ta (spotted). . June. N. Holland. 



1822. Evergreen trailer. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 . affi'nis (related). 2J. July. 



angustifo 1 lia (narrow-leaved). l. July. N. 



Amer. 1803. 



Azo'rica (Azorean). \. June. Azores. 1831. 



cnpita'ta (headed), 1. June. N. Amer. 1813. 



cilia'ta (hair-fringed). 2. July. N. Amer. 1/32. 



epfie'merum (transient). 2. White. - 



Spain. 1730. 



hy'brida (hybrid). 1^. July. N. Amer* 1806. 



Lobelioi'des (Lobelia-like). 1. White. July. 



North of India. 1810. 



longifo'lia (long- leaved). 2. July. N.Amer. 1/98. 



nummula'ria (moneywort-like). 5. June. 



Britain. Evergreen. 



puncta'ta (dotted). l. July. N.Holland. 1658. 



quadrifo'lia (four-leaved). 2. July. N. Amer. 



1794. 



stri'cta (erect). 1&. July. N.Amer. 1781. 



thyrsiflo'ra (thyrse^flowered). 1$. June. Eng- 



land. Aquatic. 



verticilla'ta (whorled). 1. July. Crimea. 1820. 



LYSINE'MA. (From lysis, freeing, and 

 uema, a filament. The stamens not ad- 

 hering to the sides of the corolla, as is 

 usual in this Nat. ord., Epacrids [Epa- 

 cridacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Mono- 

 ;rynia. Allied to Epacris.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from New Hol- 

 tand. Cuttings of the young shoots, getting firm 

 at the base, short shoots, a couple of inches in 

 length, are the best, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 in the beginning of summer ; rough, sandy peat, 

 with pieces of charcoal, broken bricks, and free- 

 stone, and well-drained. Winter temp., 40 to 

 45. 

 L. attenua'tum (thin). 2. White. February. 1812. 



conspi'cuum (conspicuous). 3. March. 1824. 



lasia'nthum (hairy-flowered). 2. Pink. March. 



1820. 



pentape'talum (nve-petaleV. 2. Pink. March. 



1823. 



pu'ngens (pungent). 2. White. March. 1804. 

 ru'brum (red). 2. Red. March. 1804. 



LYSIONO'TUS. (From lysis, freeing, 

 and notos, the back ; seed-vessel opening 

 from the back. Nat. ord., Gesnerworts 

 [Gesneracese]. Linn., I-Didynamia 1- 

 Gymnospermia. Allied to Agalmyla.) 



Stove herbaceous. Seeds in light, sandy soil, 

 in a hotbed, in spring ; division ot the plant at 

 the same time ; peat and loam. Summer temp. 

 60 to 75; winter, 45 to 50. 



L. longifio'rus (long-flowered). Criiasca. No- 

 yember. Java. 



LY'THRUM. (From lythron, black- 

 blood; the prevailing purple colour of 

 the flowers. Nat. ord., Loosestrifes [Ly 

 thraceae]. Linn., ll-JDodecandria l-Mo- 

 nogynia.) 



All purple-flowered, except linea're- Seeds of 

 annuals, in the common border, in spring ; per- 

 ennials, by division at the same time. Ala' turn 

 is an old resident of the greenhouse, propagated 

 by division and cuttings of the young shoots, or 

 the points of old ones, and forms a fair bed of 

 purple for the flower-garden in summer, requiring 

 the greenhouse or cold frame in winter. The fol- 

 lowing are all hardy herbaceous, except al'atum, 

 just mentioned, and Gree'fferi, which is a hardy 

 annual. 

 L. ala'tum (wing-stalked). 3. July. Amer. 1812. 



Gree'fferi (Grseffer's). 1$. July. Italy. 1800. 



lanceola'tum (spear-head-Zeaoed). July. Ca- 



rolina. 1800. 



linea're (narrow-leaved). l. White. Julv. 



N.Amer. 1812. 



myrtifo'lium (myrtle-leaved). 2. July. N. 



Amer. 1820. 



salica'ria (willow-like). 4. July. Britain. 



(omento'sum (woolly). 2. July. Caucasus. 1828. 



virga'tum (twiggy). 3. July. Austria. 1775. 



M. 



MA'BA. (From the native name. Nat. 

 ord., Ebenads [Eberiacese]. Linn., 22- 

 Dicecia 6-Hexaudria. Allied to Diospyros.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in May, under a glass, in sand, 

 over fibry peat, and a very slight bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam. 



M. buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 1$. Yellow. E. Ind. 

 1810. Stove. 



lauri'na (laurel-like). 3. July. N. Hol!and f 



1824. 



MACBRI'DEA. (Named after Dr. Mac- 

 bride, of S. Carolina. Nat. ord., Labiates^ 

 orLipworts [Lamiacese]. Linn., \4L-Dldy- 

 namia \-Gymnospermia. Allied to Me- 

 littis.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of young 

 shoots, getting firm at their base, in May ; loam 

 and a little sandy peat, well-drained. 

 M.pu'lchra (pretty). Bed-striped. July. Ca- 

 rolina. 1804. 



MACHERA'NTHEEA. (From maJtaira t a 

 bent sword, and anthera, an anther; al- 

 luding to the shape of that part of the 

 flower. Nat. ord., Composites [Astera- 

 cece]. Linn., W-Syngenesia 2-Superflua.') 

 A tender biennial, but hardy enough for the 

 border in summer. 



M. tanacetifo'lia (tansy-leaved). 1. Purple. July. 

 New Mexico. 1851. 



MACLEA'NIA. (Named after John 

 Mactean, Esq., of Lima, a British mer- 

 chant, and a distinguished patron of bo- 

 tany. Nat. ord., Cranberries [Vaccinia- 



