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Hardy herbaceous perennials with purple 

 flowers. Seeds and divisions of the plant, in 

 spring; common garden soil. 

 L. Alta'ica (Altain). g. August. Siberia, 

 1822. 



Austra'lis (southern). 1. August. Ne 



Holland. 1821. 



curthumoi'des (Carthamus-like). 2. August. 



Siberia. 1816. 



coni'feru (cone-bearing), g. July. South 



Europe. 1683. 



sali'na (salt). 1. June. Siberia. 1817. 



LEVI'STICU:JI. (From levo, to as- 

 suage ; said to relieve flatulency. Nat. 

 orcl., Umbellifers [Apiaeeas]. Linn., o- 

 J\'iitandria l-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Angelica.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Seeds, and di- 

 vision of the plant, in spring; common soil. 

 L. officina'le (shop). 6. Pale yellow. June, 

 Italy. 1596. 



LEWJ'SIA. (Named after Captain 

 Lewis, the traveller. Nat. ord., Ficuhls 

 [Mesembryaceoe]. Linn., \-\-Polyan- 

 dria 1-Monoyynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Seeds and di- 

 viding the roots, in spring ; light sandy loam, 

 with brick rubbish. 



//. raftoi'w (revived). $, Rose. North Ame- 

 rica. 1820. 



LEYSSF/HA. (Named after T, W. 

 Leysser, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteraceffi]. Linn., W-8yn- 



Greenhouse evergreens, orange-flowered, and 

 from the Cape of Good Hope, except capillifolia. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, in sand, over 

 sandy peat, in summer ; peat arid loam, both 

 rough and sandy. 



L. capillifo'liu (hair-leaved). . Yellow. June. 

 Barbary. 1822. 



cilia' ta (hair-fringed). l. August, 1816. 



gnuphaloi'des (Gnaphalium - like). 2. Au- 



gust. 1/74. 



polifo'liu (Pojium - leaved). 1J. August. 



1820. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 2. August. 1815. 



LEYOESTE'RIA. (Named after W. 

 Lcyccster, once chief justice at Bengal. 

 Nut. ord., C ap r if oils [Caprifoliaeeee], 

 Linn., 5-Pentanaria l-Monoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Symphoricarpus.) 



Half-hardy evergreen shrub. Seeds in spring ; 

 cuttings of young short shoots, in spring, under 

 a glass, and older shoots, in autumn under a 

 hand-light ; light sandy soil ; will require a 

 few evergreen boughs over it in a very hard 

 winter. 



L.formo'sa (handsome). 4. White, purple. 

 August. Nepaul. 1824. 



LHO'TSKYA. (Named after Dr. John 

 Lhoisky, a German botanist. Nat, ord., 



Frinye Myrtles [Chamaelauciacese]. 

 Linn., 1'2-Icnsanrh-ia I-Monoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Calytrix.) 



Greenhouse evergreens from Swan River. 

 Cuttings of young shoots, when the base is a 

 little firm, in sand, and under a glass ; loam 

 and a little peat, and sand. Winter temp, 38 

 to 45. 

 L, acutifo'lia (sharp - leaved) . Pale yellow, 



June. 



viola'cea (violet-coloured). Violet. June. 

 1843. 



LI'ABUM. (Derivation not explained. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceffi]. 

 Linn., IQ-Syngenesia 2-8npt>rfltia. Al- 

 lied to Andromacliia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial. Division in 

 spring ; sandy loam, leaf-mould, and a little 

 peat. Summer temp.. 60 to 80; winter, 43 

 to 55. 



L. Bi'o'wnei (Brown's). Yellow. June. Ja- 

 maica. 1/68. 



LIA'TKIS. (Derivation not known. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracea?]. 

 Linn., l { ,)-8ynyenesia l-JEqualh.} 



Hardy herbaceous perennials from North 

 America. Division, in spring ; sandy loam and 

 peat ; those from Carolina require protection in 

 winter. 



L. bellidifo'lia (Daisy-leaved). 2. Pink. Au- 

 gust. 



bofeu'lis (northern). ! Pink. August. 



curymbo'sa (eorymbed). 3 Purple. Sep- 



tember. Carolina. 1825. 



cylfndrlou (cy\mAric-flowered). 4. Pink. 



September. 1811. 



a'legans (elegant). '4. Purple. September. 



1787- 



gPtt'eftis (slender). \$. Purple. September. 

 Carolina. 1818. 



graminifo'lia (Grass-leaved). 3. Pink. Au- 



gust. 



heterophy' lla (various-leaved). 3. Purple. 



July. 1790. 



i.nt('.rnit>' din (intermediate). 2. Purple. Sep- 



tember. 1823. 



odoraii'ssimum (sweetest-scenterl). 3. Pur- 



pie. September. Carolina. 178f>. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 3. Purple. August. 



Carolina. 1826. 



pilo'su (hairy- leaved). Ij. Purple. Sep- 



tember, 1783. 



propi'nqua (related). 2. Purple. August. 



1838. 



pu'mila (dwarf). 1, Purple. September. 



pycnosta 'chya (dense-spiked). 3. Purple. 



September. 1/32. 



scario'sa (membranous"!. 4. Purple. July. 



1739. 



spltcerm'deu (globular-ct^/jed). 3. Purple. 



September. 1817- 



squarro'sa (spreading). 3. Purple. July. 



1732. 



spica'ta (/og--spiked). 6. Purple. Sep- 



tember. 1732. 



^-tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 1$. Purple. Sep T 

 tember, Carolina. 1820, 



