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STOVE ANNUALS. 



L. acuta'ngulus (acute-angled). 6. Yellow. 

 July. Peru. 1820. Biennial. 



ala'tus (winged). 1$. White. July. Mexico. 



1824. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered), a. Yellow. 



June. Trinidad. 1818. Biennial. 



Ku'nthii (Kunth's}. Green. May. South 



America. 



RitsselUa'nus (Duke of Bedford's}. 3. Pur- 



ple. July. Mexico. 1835. Biennial. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 L. glaucifo'lius (milky-green-leaved). 2. Pur- 



lutlfo'lius (broad-leaved). 4. Yellow. Au- 



gust. Jamaica. 1821. 



sple'ndens (shining). Red. June. New 



Grenada. 1846. Trailer. 



umbella'tus (umbelled). 6. Yellow. July. 



Jamaica. 1822. 



LITHOSPE'RMUM. Gromwell. (From 

 litlios, a stone, and sperma, a seed. 

 Nat. ord., Borageworts [Boraginacere]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria \-j\fonoyynia. Al- 

 lied to Eehimn.) 



Annuals and biennials '"by seed, in common 

 garden soil, in April ; perennials by division, 

 seed, and cuttings of young shoots ; shrubby 

 species by cuttings, and by seeds, indeed, all 

 of them will soon multiply themselves by seeds, 

 in suitable places ; scabrum and distichum will 

 require protection in winter, and a little heath 

 soil joined to the loam. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &C. 

 L. dispe'rmum (two-seeded). . Blue. June. 

 Siberia. 1799- 



linea'tum (lined). 1. Purple. July. Greece. 



1826. Biennial. 



tenuiflo'rum (slender-flowered), A. Blue. 



May. Egypt. 1796. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



L. graminifo'lium (Grass-leaved). 84. Blue. 

 May. Italy. 1825. 



prostra'tum (lying-flat). 1. Blue. June. 



France. 1825. Trailer. 



rosmurinifo'lium (Rosemary-leaved). l. 



Blue. September. Italy. 1833. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



L. cane'scens (hoary). |. Orange. May. 

 North America. 1847. 



di'tstichum (two-rowed). lj, Yellow, white. 



May. Cuba. 1806. Half-hardy. 

 frutico'ftuiu (shrubby). 2. Blue. May. 

 South Europe. 1683. 



officina'le (shop). 2. Yellow. June. 



Britain. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 2, Yel- 

 low. June. North America. 1825. 



orienta'le (eastern). 2. Yellow. June. 



Levant. 1713. 



purpu'reo - casru'leum (purplish - blue) . J . 



Purple. May. England. 



sca'brum (rough). 1|. White. September. 



Cape of Good Hope. J822, Half- 



L. strigo'sum (bristly). 1. Blue. July. Tauria. 

 1820. 



tincto'rium (dyer's). 1J. Blue. Julj r . 



South Europe. 1596. 



villo'sum (shaggy). 1. Blue. July. South 



France. 1817. 



LITHRF/A. (From lythron, black 

 blood ; referring to the juice staining 

 black. Nat. ord., Anacards, or Tere- 

 binths [Anacardiacero]. Linn., 5-JVw- 

 tandria ;l-Triyynia. Allied to Rhus.) 



Greenhouse evergreen tree. See Rhm for 

 cultivation. 



L. cau'stica (caustic). 40. Pale yellow. Chili. 

 1832. 



LITQBRO'CKIA. (A commemorative 

 name. Nat. ord., Ferns [PolypodiacesB]. 

 Linn., 2-L-Cryptoyamia 1-Filices.) 



Stove ferns. See Ferns. 



L, aculea'ta (prickly -stemmed), 10. Brown, 

 August. West Indies. 1793. 



a'mpla (large). Brown, pale yellow. May, 



West Indies. 



auri'ta (eared). Brown, yellow. July. 



Isle of Luzon. 



dawaWo"rfes(Dayallia-like). Yellow. May, 



decu'rrens (running-down). Brown, yellow. 



July. Brazil. 



denticula'ta (toothed). 2, Brown. July. 



Brazil. 1824. 



grandifo'lia (large-leaved). 2. Brown. 



August. West Indies. 1/93. 



Hamkeea'na (Haenck's). Brown, yellow, 



June. 



Jtirsu'ta (hairy). 1. Brown. June. West 



Indies. 1793. 



interme'dia (intermediate). Brown, yellow. 



June. Isle of Luzon. 



leptophy'lla (slender-leaved). 2. Brown. 



July. Bra7.il. 1824. 



macro'pteru (large-winged). Brown, yellow. 



June. West Indies. 



peda'ta (doubly-lobed). 1. Brown. June. 



Jamaica. 1/93. 



podophy'iltt (duck's-foot). Brown, yellow. 



June. West Indies. 



poli'ta (polished). 6. Brown, yellow. May. 



Jamaica. 1841. 



splnulo'sa (spiny). Brown, pale yellow. 



West Indies . 



sple'ndens (shining). Brown, pale yellow. 



June. West Indies. 



vespertilio'nin (hat-winged}. 3. Brown. 



May. New Holland. 1823. 



LTTTJK'A. (Named after Duke of 

 Li/tu, near Milan. Nat. ord., AmaryUlds 

 [Amaryllidacese] . Linn., ft-Hexandria 

 I-Monoyynia. Allied to Agave.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Suckers ; sandy loam 

 and leaf-mould, and a little dried cow-dung. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



L. geminiflo'ra (twin-flowered). 15. Green. 

 July. America. 1810. 



LIVERY. Soil that is dug or moved 

 about >vhilst wet is liable to set close 



