LEP 



LEP 



and antkos, a flower. Nat. ord., Pon- 

 tederads [PontederaceseJ. Linn., 3- 

 Triandria 1 -Mbnogynla. ) 



A hardy perennial marsh plant. Offsets ; 

 properly an aquatic, but will flourish in a moist 

 place, and boggy soil. 



L, grami'neus (grassy). I. Yellow. July, 

 North America. 1823. 



LEPTOCA'LLIS. See Ipomte'a. 



LEPTO'CERAS. (From leplot, slender, 

 and kcras, a horn ; referring to the 

 form and substance of the column. 

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

 20-Gynandria 1-Monandria. Allied to 

 Limodorum.) 



Greenhouse terrestrial orchids from Swan 

 River. Division, in spring ; fibry peat, well 

 drained, with a little leaf-mould and sand. 

 Winter temp., 45 to 50. 



L. fimbria'ta (fringed). Yellow. May. 



oblo'nga (oblong). Yellow. May. 



pectina'ta (comb-like). Yellow. May. 



LEPTODE'RMIS. (From leptos, slender, 

 and derma, the skin; referring to the 

 thin bark. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cin- 

 ch onaceee]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1 

 Monoyynia. Allied to Hamiltoiiia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 half-ripened young shoots, in April, in sand, 

 under a hell-glass, and in a mild bottom-heat ; 

 sandy peat and fibry loam. Winter temp., 45 

 to 48. 



L. lanceola'ta (spear-head-/eoe<f). 3. Yellow. 

 June. Nepaul. 1842. 



LEPTOGRA'MMA. (From leptos, slen- 

 der, and yramma, writing ; referring to 

 the form of the spore or seed-cases. 

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

 ~-i-Cryptogamia 1-Filices.) 



Stove ferns, with brownish - yellow spores. 

 See Ferns. 



L. asplcnioi'des (Asplenium-like). June. Ja- 

 maica. 



gra'cile (slender). June. Brazil. 



polypodioi'dcs (Poly podium- like). June. 



Brazil. 



villo'sum (shaggy). 2. July. Brazil. 1836. 



LEPTOME'KIA. (From leptos, slender, 

 and meris, a part ; referring to the 

 slender and almost leafless shoots. 

 Nat. ord., Sandal irorts [SantalacecBJ. 

 Linn., 5-Pcntandria l-Monoyynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, with white blossoms, 

 from New Holland. Cuttings of firm young 

 shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass ; sandy peat 

 and fibry loam, with pieces of charcoal. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 48. 

 L. a'cida (acid). 1. 1823. 



Billardie'ri (Labillardiere's). 1. 1823. 



LEPTO 'SIPHON. (From leptos, slender, 

 and siphon, a tube ; alluding to the tube 

 of the flower. Nat. ord., Phloxworts 

 [Polemoniacene]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 1 - Mo nog y nia.} 



Hardy annuals from California. Sown in the 

 borders, at the end of March ; sandy loam suits 

 them, but they will do better still if assisted 

 with leaf-mould, or peat soil. 



L. Androsa'ceus (Androsace-like). 1. Blue, 

 white. August. 1833. 



densifln'rus (clustered-flowered). 3- Purple. 



June. 1833. 



coro'lla a'lba (white-corallaed). 



$. White. June. 1833. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). 1J. Blue, 



yellow. September. 1833. 



lu'teus (yellow). 14. Deep yellow. Sep- 



tember. 1833. 



pa'llidus (pale). 1$. Pale yellow. 



September. 1833. 



parvijio'rus (small-flowered). 1$. Yellow. 



September. 1833. 



LEPTOSPE'RMUM. (From leptos, slen- 

 der, and sperma, a seed. Nat. ord., 

 Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceee]. Linn., 12- 

 Icosandria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Metrosideros.) 



New Holland greenhouse evergreen plants, 

 with white flowers. Seeds in a hotbed, in 

 March ; cuttings of young shoots getting firm, 

 in May, in well drained pots, in sand, under a 

 glass ; loam two parts, peat one part, sand and 

 charcoal half-a-part. Winter temp., 38 to 48. 

 Some, such as lanigerum and grandiflorum, 

 would do well on conservative walls. 



L. arachnoi'deum (cobwcbbed). 3. June. 1/95. 



attenua'tum (thin). 5. June. 1/95. 



baccu'tum (berry-fruited). 3. June. 1790. 



emarginu'tum (notch-leaved). 5. June. 1818. 



fluve'st-ens (yellowish). 5. June. 1787- 



flexmt'sum (zig-zag). 10. June. 1823. 



grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). 5. June. 



1810. 



juniperi'num ( Juniper-/emf) . 2. June. 

 1790. 



Inni'genim (woolly). 5. June. 1774. 



multicau'le (many-stemmed). 4. June. 



1824. 



obli'quum (twisted-/eai?ed). June. 1800. 



jie'ndulum (weeping). 4. July. 



seri'ceum (silky). 5. June. New South 



Wales. 1818. 



squarro'sum (spreading). 4. July. 



thymifo'lium (Thyme - leaved). 6. June. 



1824. 



trilocula're (three-celled). 2. June. 1800. 



LEPTOSTE'LMA. See Eri'yeron ma'x- 

 hnum. 



LEPTO'TES. (From leptos, slender; 

 referring to the leaves. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn., 20-fcri/- 

 nandria, l-Monandria. Allied to Bras- 

 savola.) 



