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ing grounds than most men who have 

 written upon the subject. 



LANKESTE'RIA. (Named after Dr. E. 

 Lankcster, a distinguished botanist. 

 Nat. ord., Acanthads [Acanthacese]. 

 Linn., 14^-Didynamia ^-Angio&permla, 

 Allied to Eranthemum.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs from Sierra Leone. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, in sandy soil, in heat, 

 in spring ; peat and loam, well drained. Sum- 

 mer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 48 to 58. 

 L. longiflo'ra (long-flowered). Yellow. April. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). Yellow. April. 

 1844. 



LANTA'NA. An ancient name for Vi- 

 burnum. Nat. ord., Verlencs [Ver- 

 benaceae]. Linn., l^-Didynamia 2- 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the 

 short side shoots, two inches in length, taken 

 off close to the old wood, when fresh growth 

 commences in spring; fibry loam and a little 

 peat ; Se.lloviana requires sandy peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 45 to 55. 

 L. acttlea'ta (prickly). 10. Red. June. West 

 Indies. 1693. 



Brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). 3. White. June. 



Brazil. 1823. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. June. 



South America. 1824. 



cro'cea (copper-coloured). 4. Copper. June. 



Jamaica. 1818. 



hi'spida (bristly). 3. Purple. July. Mexico. 



1924. 



ho'rrida (horrid). 3. Bed. June. Mexico. 



1824. 



involucra'ta (involucred). 3. Pink. July. 



West Indies. 1690. 



la vandula'cea (Lavender- like). 3. Red. 



July. South America. 1820. 



melisaifo'lia (Balm - leaved). 2. Yellow. 



August. West Indies. 1732. 



mo'llls (soft). 4. Red, white. July. Mexico* 



1828. 



.multi' flora (many-flowered). 1834. 



ni'veu mutu'bilis (snowy - changeable - 



coloured). 5. Yellow, rose. May. 



odora'ta (scented). 2. White. May. West 



Indies. 1758. 



pilo'sa (downy). 3. Purple. July. Cuba. 



1823. 



purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. July. South 



America. 1820. 



ra'dula (rough-leaved). 3. Purple. West 



Indies. 1803. 



Salviafo'lia (Sage-leaved). 3. Red, June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



Sellovia'na (Sellow's). 1. Rose. April. 



Monte Video. 1828. 

 lanceola'ta (spear -head - 



Deep rose. July. Montevideo. 1838. 



stri'cta (erect). 3. Pale purple. Jamaica. 



1733. 



trifo'lia (three-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



West Indies. 1/33. 



viola'cea (violet). 3. Violet, July. South 



America. 1818. 



LAPAGE'RIA. (Probably a commemo- 

 rative name. Nat. ord., Philesiads 

 [Philesiacess]. Linn, 6-Hexandria 1- 

 Monogynia.} 



A fine hardy herbaceous twiner, like a Smilax, 

 with large rosy flowers like Bomaria. 

 L. ro'sea (rose-flowered). Patagonia. 1847 or 

 1848. 



LAPLA'CEA. (Named after Laplace, 

 the distinguished philosopher. Nat. 

 ord., Thaads [Ternstromiaceee]. Linn., 

 13-Polyandria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Bonnetia.) 



Stove evergreen twiner. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in sand, in heat, under a bell- 

 glass ; sandy peat and fibry loam, well drained. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 85; winter, 50 to 60. 

 L. semiserra'ta (half- saw - edged - leaved}. 2. 

 White. September. Brazil. 1842. 



LAEIX. The Larch. See Pi' mis. 



LARKSPUR. Delphi' mum. 



LA'RREA. (Named after a Spaniard 

 of that name. Nat. ord., Sean-capi-ra 

 [ZygophyllacecQ]. Linn., 10-Dccandria 

 1-Monoyynia. Allied to Zygophyllum.) 

 Greenhouse evergreens from South America, 

 with yellow flowers. Cuttings of young half- 

 ripened shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 summer; peat, and fibry loam, with silver sand, 

 and pieces of broken pot, and charcoal, to keep 

 the soil open. Winter temp., 40 to 48 ; sum- 

 mer, in a shaded position. 

 L. divurica'ta (straggling). 2. July. 1829. 



ni'tida (shining-leaved). 2. June. 1829. 



LARVA. The name by which an in- 

 sect is described when in the state 

 between the egg and the chrysalis form. 

 The larva of a butterfly or moth is 

 commonly known as a caterpillar; of a 

 fly or bettle as a maggot or grub. 



LASER-WORT. Tha'psla laserpe'tii. 



LASIA'NDRA. (From lasios, woolly, 

 and aner, an anther ; woolly stamened. 

 Nat. oxd..,Melastomads [Melastomaceee]. 

 Linn., 10-Dccandria 1-Monoyynia, Al- 

 lied to Osbeckia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, with purple flowers. 

 Cuttings of young half-ripened shoots, in sum- 

 mer, in sand, in heat, under a bell-glass; lunif 

 rough compost, consisting of sandy peat, fi" 

 loam, silver sand, broken pots, and charc< 

 Summer temp., 60 to 80; winter, 50 to 60. 

 L. arge'ntea (silvery - leaved). 5. July. Rio 

 Janeiro. 1816. 



Fontanesia'naCDesfontains). 6. Rio Janeiro. 



petiola'ta (long- leaf -stalked). 5. June. 



Brazil. 1836. 



LASIOPE'TALUM. (From lasios, woolly, 

 and petalon, a petal, or ilover-leaf, Nat, 



