LAS 



LAT 



oi\}.)Jl>/ttiieriti<k [Byttneriaeea?.]. Linn., ! L. oreo'pteris (mountain - fern). 3. July 



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5-Penfctn8.rw \-i 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from New Hol- 

 land. Cuttings of half- ripened shoots, in sand, 

 under a glass, in April or May ; sandy peat and 

 ribry loam, well drained, and carefully watered ; 

 either stagnant moisture, or a sour soil, destroys 

 them. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 L. ferrugi'neum (rusty). 4. White. June. 

 1/91. 



macrophy 1 Hum (large-leaved). 5. Pale green. 



LASIOSPF/KMT-M. (From hisios, woolly, 

 and sperma, a seed. Nat. ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteracese], Linn., lQ-Syngt>ncsia 

 fo'JEquaKs. Allied to Santolina.) 



Half-hardy evergreen trailing plants, with 

 yellow flowers. Division in spring, and cut- 

 tings, under a hand-light, in a shady place, in 

 summer; common garden soil. Most of them 

 require the protection of a cold pit in winter. 

 The Italian species are most hardy. 

 L. anthemoi'des (Anthemis-like). . August. 

 Italy. 1729. 



crithmifd'lium (Samphire-leaved). 4. Au- 



gust. Macedonia. 1817. 



eriospe'rmum (woolly-seeded). 1. August. 



Italy. 1816. 



peduncvln're (long. flower-stalked), 'i. July. 



Italy. 1/98. 



ri'gidum (stiff). . August. Greece. 1816. 



LASTHE'NIA. (Derivation not ex- 

 plained. Nat. ord., Composites [Astera- 



flua.) 



Hardy annuals, with yellow flowers. Seeds 

 in October, and plants protected by boughs of 

 evergreens during the winter ; or sow in March 

 and April in the open border. 

 L. Calif o'rnica (Californian). 1. May. Cali- 

 fornia. 1834. 



'glabru'ta (smooth). l. May. California. 

 1834. 



obtusifo'Ka (blunt-leaved). 1. May. Chili. 



1833. 



LAsTR.tt'A. (Derivation unexplained. 

 Nat. ord,, .Ferns [ Polypodiaceae]. Linn., 

 ii4- Cryptoyam in 1 -FUices. ) 



For culture sec Ferns. Thoy have all yel- 

 lowish spores. 



HAIiDY. 



L. uculea'ta (common - prickly). 3. June. 

 Britain. 



crista'ta (/Miw-crested). tj. July. Britain. 



dilatn'tu (enlarged - crested). ''2. June. 



Britain. 



Fi'lix-mus (male-fern). 3. Britain. 



Uoldia'na (Goldin's). July. North America. 



interme'dia (intermediate). June. North 



America. 1837. 



margina 1 Us (border-spared). 2. June. North 



America. 1772. 



Novebnrace'tutis (New York). 1$, July. 



North America. 1822, 



Britain. 



recu'rva (bent-back). July. Britain. 



spinulo'sa (crested - prickly). 1. June. 



Britain. 



Thely'pteris (Lady-fern). 1. July, Britain. 



GHEENHOUSE. 



L. decompo'sitn (decomposed). A, July, 

 Holland. 1825. 



decu'rrens (running-down). June. 



1840. 



STOVE. 

 L. uppendicula'ta (appendaged). July. East 



Indies. 



| asce'ndens (rising). August. 

 '; atra'ta (blackish). June. East Indies. 

 i attenua'ta (thin). June. Isle of Samaria. 



1839. 



| chrysolo'ba (golden-lobcd). July. Brazil. 

 1840. 



conte'rmina (bordering). West Indies. 1835. 



ebu'rnea (ivory). July. Nepaul. 1841. 



elonga'ta (lengthened). 2. July. Madeira. 



1799- 



erioca'rpu (woolly-spored). June. East 



Indies. 



exl'gua (little). July. Isle of Luzon. 



falcicula'ta (sickle - like). July. South 



America. 



indivi'sa (undivided). July. West Indies. 



1840. 



invi'sa (unseen). 2. Julv. Jamaica. 1830. 

 1 In'ta (broad). June. Isle of Luzon. 1834. 



ligulu'ta (strap - leaved). June. Isle of 



Luzon. 1839. 



macroca'rpa (large-spored). August. East 



Indies. 1827- 



membranifo'lia (membrane-fronded). June. 

 Isle of Luzon. 1844. 



multiju'gu (many - paired). July. East 



Indies. 1839. 



pa' tens (spreading). 2. July. West Indies. 



1784. 



patenti' ssima (very - spreading). August. 



East Indies. 1825. 



polyphy'lla (manv-fronded). August. India. 



Preslia'nn (Presl's). June. India. 



propi'nqua (allied). July. Isle of Luzon. 



pube'ucenx (downy). July. 



semicorda'ta (half-heart-shape). June. West 



Indies. 1822. 



se'rra (saw-like). 2. July. West Indies. 



1819. 



si'milis (like). July. Malacca. 



specta'bilis (showy). June. Isle of Luzon. 



Sprenge'lii (Sprengel's). August. India. 

 ~-venu'stu (handsome). August. India. 1825. 



verruco'su (warty). June. East Indies. 1840. 

 vesti't-a (clothed). July. Brazil. 1844. 



villo'sa (shaggy). 3. July. Jamaica. 1844. 



visco'sa (clammy). July. Malacca. 1839. 



LATA'MA. Bourbon Palm. (The 

 Bourbon name is iMtuniar. Nat. ord., 

 Palms [Palmate^]. Linn., >'>-J)i(rcid 

 1 'i -Monadclplt la.) 



Stove palms with greenish - white flowers. 

 Seeds in a hotbed; rich loamy soil. Summer 

 temp., 6o ft to 90; winter, 55 to 60. 



