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L. curonn'ta (coroneted). 1A. Eed. August. 

 1805. 



hirsn'ta (hairy). l$. Red. August. 1796. 



linea'ta (streaked-/ra?>?). 3. Rose. Feb- 



ruary. 1839. 



pu'mila (dwarf). $. Red. August. 1824. 



rticemo'sa (racemed). l. Red. August. 



1792. 



LOPHA'NTHUS. (From lopfos, a crest, 

 and nnlhon, a flower; referring to the 

 middle lobe of the flower. Nat. ord., 

 Labiates, or Lipworts. Linn., l/i-Didy- 

 namia 1 Gymnospermia. Allied to 

 Mentha.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials from North 

 America. Seeds sown in April ; cuttings of 

 the young shoots at the same time, in a shady 

 place, in sandy soil, under a hand light ; divi- 

 sion of the plant in spring ; good garden soil. 



L. anisa'tus (Anise-scented). 3. Blue. July. 

 1826. 



nepetoi'des (Nepete-like). 5. Yellow, white. 



July. 1692. 



sci-ophula>'ioi'des(Fig\iiort-libe). 5. Pink. 



July. 1800. 



urticeefo'lium, (nettle-leaved), 2. Blue. 



July. 1826. 



LOPHI'OLA. (A diminutive of hphos, 

 a crest ; referring to the crested sepals, 

 or flower-leaves. Nat. ord., Lllyivorts 

 [Liliacese]. Linn., (J-Hexandria l-Mo- 

 noyynia. Allied to Wachendorfia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Division of the 

 roots in autumn or spring ; peaty soil in a damp 

 shady situation. 



L- au'rea (golden-flowered). l. Yellow. June. 

 North America. 1811. 



LOPHI'RA. (From lophos, a crest ; 

 referring to two of the sepals finally 

 expanding into crested wings. Nat. 

 ord., Lophlrads [Lophiraceae]. Linn., 

 V~-Ico$andrici 1 -Monoqynia.} 



This is the Scrubby Oak of Sierra Leone, a 

 handsome tree with panioled yellow flowers. 

 Endlicher founded the order on it because it is 

 "allied to nothing yet known." A tropical 

 evergreen shrub ; cuttings of firm young wood, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a sweet bot- 

 tom heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 50 to 60. 



L. Africa'nn (African). 10. Yellow. June. 

 Sierra Leone. 1822. 



LQPHOSPE'RMUM:. (From lophos, a 

 crest, and sperma, a seed; the seeds 

 are furnished with a crested wing. 

 Nat. ord., Figworts [ScrophulariaceiB]. 

 Linn., \-L-Didynamia l-Gymiiospe-rmia,') 



Beautiful evergreen climbers, requiring the 

 greenhouse, or cold frame, in winter, growing 

 against pole*, fences, &c, during 



j propagated by preserving the fleshy roots, in 

 i dry earth, in winter ; by seed sown in a hot- 

 I bed in March and April, and cuttings of young 

 j shoots taken in August, inserted in sandy soil, 

 and placed in a cool frame, or under a hand- 

 light and shaded ; rich sandy loam. 



L. atrosangui'neum (dark-bloody). 10. Dark 

 purple. June. Mexico. 1833. 



erube'scena (blushing). 10. Rosy. August, 



Jalapa. 1830. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 10. Purple, violet, 



Mexico. 1834. 



LOQUAT, or Japan Quince (Erio- 

 lo'trya japo'nica). It ripens its fruit 

 with a moderate amount of heat in 

 this country. Some varieties are said 

 to succeed on the open Avail ; but it 

 must be in such mild localities as the 

 warmer parts of Devon or Cornwall. 

 The temperature of the peach-house 

 or what is sometimes called the inter- 

 mediate house will, however, suit it ; 

 and as to wintering, it requires little 

 more than the exclusion of frost. As 

 the growth of this for dessert purposes 

 has never been, as far as we are aware, 

 systemized in this country, we can only 

 offer a few general hints as to its cul- 

 ture. It has been affirmed that it 

 succeeds best grafted on the quince, 

 and it is very probable ; for it belongs 

 to the same natural order, Appleworts, 

 in addition to which, individuals from 

 the genera Pyrus, Amelanchier, Mcspi- 

 liiSj and even the Photinia serrulata, 

 being itself an evergreen, present most 

 likely stocks. 



Grafting is recommended, in order 

 to check its excessively robust cha- 

 racter ; for. in its natural growth it 

 would be too coarse for ordinary hot- 

 houses. Grafting, therefore, or any of 

 the expedients resorted to in pear cul- 

 ture, may be had recourse to. It may 

 be readily propagated from seed, and 

 doubtless by cuttings, and will grow in 

 any ordinary soil. We would, however, 

 use no manurial matters, but simply 

 peat and strong loam, the latter pre- 

 dominating. 



LORD ANSON'S TEA. La'thyrus ma- 

 gella'nicm. 



LORE'YA. (Named after M. Lorey, 

 a botanist, author of the Flora of Bur- 

 gundy. Nat* ord., Melastomads [Me- 

 lastomaceee]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 1- 

 Allied to Miconift.) 



