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Greenhouse evergreens. Cuttings of firm 

 young shoots, early in spring, or late in summer, 

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

 little loam. Winter Temp. 38 to 40. 



L. denta'ta (toothed). 3. Chili. 1824. 



ilicifo'lia (Holly-leaved), 3. July. New 



Holland. 1824. 



silaifo'lia (Silaum-leaved). 2. Orange. 



July. New South Wales. 1792. 



tincWria (dyer's). 2. New Holland. 1822. 



LONCHI'TIS. (From louche, a knee ; 

 the shape of the leaves or fronds. 

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

 24- Cryptogamia 1 - Filiccs. ) 



Stove ferns, with brown spores, from the 

 West Indies. Some species are now joined to 

 Litobrockia. See Ferns. 



L. auri'ta (eared). July. 



gla'bra (smooth). July. 



pube'scens (downy). July. 



LONCHOCA'RPUS. (From lonche, a 

 lance, and carpos, a fruit; shape of 

 seed-pod. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [Fabaceffi]. Linn., 17-Diadelphia 4- 

 Decandria. Allied to Dalbergia.) 



Stove evergreen trees, with purple flowers, 

 except where specified otherwise. Cuttings of 

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

 and in a sweet bottom-heat, in May; turfy 

 loam and fibry peat, with sand and charcoal to 

 keep it open, though pressed firmly together. 

 Summer temp. 60 to 85 ; winter 55 b to 60. 



l<. Dominge'nsis (St. Domingo). 20. Red. 

 St. Domingo. 1820. 



latifo'lius (broad-leaved). 20. West In- 



dies. 1808. 



macrophy'llus (large-leaved). 40. South 



America. 1818. 

 ~- pube'scens (downy). 25. Purple. Caraccas. 



1824. 

 pyxida'rius (box). 20. Cuba. 1820. 



ro'seus (rosy). 16. Red. South America. 



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se'piuTO (hedge). 30. South America. 1820. 



seri'ceus (silky). 20. West Indies. 1826. 



viola'ceus (violet). 12. Carthage. 1759- 



LONDON PRIDE. Saxi'fraga itmbro'sa. 



LONI'CEEA. (Named after Adam 

 Lonicer, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Capn foils [Caprifoliaceoe]. Linn., ;")- 

 Pfntandrla 1-Monogi/nia. Allied to 

 Caprifolium.) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs. By cuttings and 

 layers, in the autumn ; with all the succulent, 

 pithy-stemmed kinds, the latter mode is tho 

 best, as cuttings are apt to rot ; when planted 

 they should have a shady, sheltered situation ; 

 good loamy soil. 



L.Alpi'gena (Alpine). 6. Yellow. April. 



South Europe. 1596. 

 _ , Sibi'rica (Siberian). 5, Yellow. 



April. Siberia, )8lQ, 



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L. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 5. Pale 

 yellow. April. North India. 1847. 



ceeru'lea (blue-6m-i>d). 4. Yellow. May. 



Switzerland. 1629. 



Canade'nsis (Canadian). Yellow. May. 



Canada. 1812. 



cane'scetis (hoary). 10. April. Europe. 



cilia'ta (hair- fringed). 4. White, red. 



April. North America. 1824. 



a'lba (wbite-iem'ed). 4. White, red. 



April. North America. 1824. 



di'scoiour (two-coloured). 4. Yellow, crim- 



son. June. East Indies. 1844. 



diver&ifo'lia (various-leaved). 4. Yellow. 



May. Himalaya. 1843. 



flexuo'sa (zig-zag). 15. Orange. July. 



Japan. 1806. 



Jbe'rica (Iberian). 6. Orange. April. 



Iberia. 1824. 



involucra'ta (involucred). 3. Yellow. 



April. Hudson's Bay. 1824. 



Ledebou'rii (Ledebour's). 3. Yellow, red. 



June. California. 1833. 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 4. Siberia. 



1818. 



ni'gra (black). 4. Pale yellow. April. 



Switzerland. 1597. 



campaniflo'ra (bell-flowered). 4. 



Yellow. May. North America. 



oblongifo'lia (oblong-leaved). 3. White. 



April. North America. 1823. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 16. Yellow. June. 



Iberia. 1825. 



puni'ceus (crimson). Crimson. May. 



North America. 1822. 



Pyrena'ica (Pyrenean). 4. White. Py- 



renees. 1739. 



Tarta'rica (Tartarian). 10. Pink. April. 



Russia. 1752. 

 albiflo'ra (white-flowered). 10. 



White. May. Pyrenees. 1739- 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 10. pink. 



April. 

 lu'tea (yellovf 'flowered). 10. 



Yellow. April. 

 rubriflo'ra (red- flowered). 10. 



Red. April. Russia. 1752. 



villo'sa (shaggy). 4. Yellow. April, 



Canada. 1820. 



xylo'steum (Fly), 8. Yellow, June. 



England. 

 leucoca'rpum (white-berried). 



8. Yellow. June. Britain. 

 melanoca'rpwn (black-berried). 



8. Yellow. June. Britain. 

 xanthoca'rpum (yellow-berried). 



8. Yellow. June. Britain. 



LOOKING-GLASS PLANT. Heritie'ra. 



LOOSE-STEIFE. Lysima'chia. 



LOPE'ZIA. (Named after J. Lopez, a 

 Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., Onayrads 

 | [Onagraceee]. Linn., 1-Monandria 1- 

 I Monogynia. Allied to Circoea.) 



Annuals from Mexico ; all of which thrive 

 the better if sown on a light hot-bed in the 

 middle of March, and are transplanted in the 

 middle of May; light soil. 

 It, cordu'tn (heartrteaued), JJ. Purple, August, 

 1821, 



