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LADY'S SLIPPER. ^ Cynripe'dium. 



LADY'S S:\IOCK. 'Cicraami'ne. 



LADY'S Tiu:ssi:s. Nco'ttla splnilh 

 and Spira'niJies. 



L.T/LIA. (La'lia was a Vestal Virgin ; 

 alluding to the delicacy of the flower. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidaeerc]. Linn., 

 20-Gynandria 1-Monandria. Allied to 

 Kpidendrum.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions ; turfy peat, chopped 

 old moss, and charcoal, raised above the sur- 

 face of a pot, filled with drainage, or a block of 

 wood firmly laid across. Treatment similar to 

 Cattleyu. 



L. acumina'ta (pointed-lipped). 2. Pinkish- 

 white. June. Mexico. 1840. 



a'lbida (whitish). Yellowish- white. Oaxaca. 



1838. 

 -- viola'eea (violet - lipped}. White, 



- a'n Ce ps(fvo-cdg<>d- S colloped). 1*. Rose, 

 purple. December. Mexico, i sM 



-- Barkerla'na (Barker's). ]. Purple. 

 December. Mexico. 1833. 



autumna'lis (autumnal). 3. Rosy. Sep- 



tember. Mexico. 1836. 



ctKrule'scens (bluish). Costa Rica* 1838. 



ca'ndida (whiten/towered). White. June. 



Bolanos. 1840. 



clniiulari'nia (scArlet-flowered) . 2. Reddish. 



May. Brazil. 1836. 

 - erythrobu'lbon (red-bulbed). Brazil. 1843. 



epidcndroi'des (Epidendrum-like). Purple, 



crimson. July. Brazil. 1835- 



fla'va (yellow). Yellow. Mexico. 1841. 

 furfura'cea (scurfy -stalked). -1J. Rose. 



November. Mexico. 1838. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 1. Xalapa. 



Linde'nii (Linden's). Pale rose. June. Cuba. 



maja'liK (Maf-flowering). $. Pink, purple. 



Mexico. 1838. 



peduncula'ris (long-flower-stalked). Violet. 



Mexico. 1841. 



Pen-i'nii (Perrin's). Lilac. September. 



Brazil. 1831. 



purpura'scens (purplish). Pink. September. 



Brazil. 1838. 



rubc'scens (blushing). $. Cream, pink. 



May. Mexico. 1840. 



rupes'tris (rocky). Violet. Brazil. 1840. 



supe'rbiens (gorgeous -flowered}. \. Pink, 



crimson. November. Guatemala. 1840. 



LAFOE'XSIA. (Named in honour 

 of the Duke of Lafoens, president of 

 the Lisbon Academy of Science. Nat. 

 ovd., Loosestrifes [Lythracete]-. Linn., 

 ]'l-Ico$andria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Lagerstromia.) 



A stove shrub. Cuttings of rather ripe wood, 

 in autumn, in sand, and in bottom-heat ; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 

 50 to 5">, and kept rather dry. ' Prune freely 

 in winter. 

 L. microphy'lla (small-leaved). Brazil. 184;. 



LAGA'SCA. (Named after 7). M. La- 



yasca, professor of botany at Madrid. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceai]-. 



Stove annual. Raised in a hotbed, several 

 times potted there, and bloomed in summer, in 

 a ereenaouse or plant stove. 

 L. mo'llis (soft). 2. White. July. South 



America. 1815. 



LAGEXA'IIIA. Bottle Gourd. (From 

 lagcna, a bottle ; referring to the shape 

 of the fruit of some speck's. Nat. ord., 

 Cucurbits [GiU'urbitacea'j. Linn., "21- 

 JUonaiCJif, \0-Monadclfhla. Allied to 

 Cucumber.) 



Hardy annuals from the East Indies, and 

 yellow-flowered, except where otherwise spe- 

 cified. Seeds in a hotbed, and either fruited 

 there, or hardened off and cultivated out of 

 doors, under hand-lights, against palings, and 

 other fences; -rich light soil. For culture see 

 Cucumber . 

 L. idola'trica (idol&trous-pear-friiited). White, 



June. 



vitta'ta (banded). White. June. 



vulga'ris (common). JO. August. 1597 

 clavu'ta (club-shaped). 10. Au- 

 gust. 1597- 



depre'ssa (depressed). 10. Au- 

 gust. 1597. 



CQiirgou'r&a (courgourde). 10. Au- 

 gust. 1597- 



turblna'ta (top-shaped). 10. Au- 

 gust. 1597. 



LAGENO'PHORA. (From laffenos t a 

 bottle, and'p/iomvto bear ; referring to 

 the flower-heads. Nat. ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteraceai]. Linn., Iti-Syngenwia 

 \-Fnistmnea. Allied to Brachyeon^*) 

 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Division, 

 in spring ; light soil ; a cool greenhouse, or a 

 dry cold pit in winter. 



L. Fo'rsteri (Forster's). Yellow and purple. 

 New Zealand. 1837. 



LAGEESTIIO'MIA. (Named after M. 

 Lcujerstrann, a German. Nat. ord., 

 Loosestrifes [LythraceaO- Linn., !">- 

 Polyaudria 1-Monoyjjitia.) 



Cuttings of small firm side shoots, in spring, 

 under a bell-glass, and cuttings of ripened 

 shoots, in autumn, in strong bottom-heat; peat 

 and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 00, .with 

 plenty of moisture, both at the root, and also at 

 the top, except when in flower. Winter temp., 

 55 to 60, and dryish, after being pruned in au- 

 tumn. The greenhouse species require only 

 warm greenhouse temperatures. 



GllEENHOl'SE EVERGUEEN SHRUBS. 

 L. Indica a'lfm (Indian-white). 12. White. Au- 

 gust. China. 181(3. 



ro'sea (rosy). 12. Rose. August. 



China. 1825. 

 sjiecio'sa (sh,owy). Rose. August. China. 



