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DECIDUOUS CLIJIBEH*. 



L. A'frum (African). 10. Violet. June. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1712. Tree. 



Ba'rbanim (Barbary). 12. Violet. June. 



Barbary. -1696. 



Chine 1 nse (Chinese;. 6. Purple. July. 



China. 



Eiirupte'wm (European). 12. Pink. June. 



South Europe. 1/30. 

 fhrysuca'rpum (yellow - fruited). 



12. May. 

 spheeroca'rpum (round - fruited). 



12. May. 

 /Me/is<oj'rfes (Fuchsia-like). 5, Scarlet, j'el- 



low. June. Azoques. 1843. 



lanceolu'tum (spear-head-feam*). 12. Pink. 



June. South Europe. 



microphy'llttm (small-leaved). 4. Violet. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1/9 5. 



ri'gidum (stiff). 4. Violet, April. Cape 



of Good Hope. 17P5. Shrub. 



Ruthc'nicnm (Russian). 6. White. Siberia. 



1804. 



r Ca'spicum (Caspian). July. 



Caspian Sea. 



Sha'tuii (Shaw's). 8. Pink. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1700. Greenhouse 

 climber. 



tetm'ndnim (four-stamened). 4. Violet. 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1810. 



Trewia'num (Trew's). 15. Purple. June. 



China. 1818. 



t iirbina'tuin (top -shaped). 12, Violet. 



June. China. l/OQ. 



LYCOPE'BSICON. Love Apple, or To- 

 mata. (From lykos, a wolf, undpcrsicon, 

 a peacli. Nat. orcl., Niyhtsliades [So- 

 lauaceaM. Linn., Sj-Pentandria 1-Mo- 

 noyynia.y See Love-apple. 



All annuals, except Peruvianum, and natives 

 of South America. Seeds in a hotbed, in 

 March, potted once or twice, and planted out 

 in May ; esculent inn, generally against walls or 

 palings, in order that the fruit may be ripened 

 lor sauce and soups; rich soil; the plant 

 must be well thinned and stopped above the 

 fruit. To have the fruit is the object. 

 L. cerasifij'rme (cherry-shaped). 3. Green. 



July. 18(10. 

 hi' t cum (yellow -fruited], 3. 



Green. July. 1596. 



rcummutu'twn (changed). 3. Yellow. July. 

 1818. 



escule'ntum (eatable). 3. Green. July. 



1596. 

 chrysoca'rpum (yellow - fruited). 



3. Green. July. 1596. 

 erythroca'rpum (red- fruited). 3. 



Green. July. 1596. 

 lettcoe'a'rpum (white-fruited). 3. 



Green. July. 1.596. 



Hutntw'ldtii (Humboldt's). 3. Yellow. Au- 



gust. 1822. 



1'eruviu'num (Peruvian). 3. Yellow. May. 



1823. Stove herbaceous. 



procu'mbens (lying-down), l. Cream. July. 



1/00. 



" i ~ ]>yrifo'nne (pear-shaped). 3. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. 1823. 



LYCO'BIS. (The name of a woman 

 in lloman history. Nat. ord., Amaryl- 

 lids [Amaryllidaceie]. Linn., 6-.He.r- 

 andria l-Monogynia. Allied to Valotta.) 



Hardy bulbs from China. Aurea is a pretty 

 bulb, with greyish leaves, requiring a deep 

 sandy soiled border, but as it grows all the win- 

 ter, it is best kept in a pot. Radiuta is a sly 

 bloomer. For culture see Amaryllis. 



L. au'rca (golden). 1. Yellow. August. 1777- 



rridia'ta (rayed). 1$. Pink. June. 1758. 



strami'nea (straw- coloured - flowered}, 



Striped. June. 1847- 



LYGO'DIUM. Snake's Tongue. (From 

 lyr/odes, Hexible; referring to the twin- 

 ing habit. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypo- 

 diaceffi]. Linn., ^-Cryptogamia 1- 

 Filices.) 



Stove climbing Fern*. See Ferns. 

 L. urtieula'tum (jointed). Brown, yellow. May. 

 New Zealand. 1844. 



circina'tum (curled). 6. Brown. August. 



East Indies. 1823. 



flexuolsum (zig-zag)^ Brown, yellow. May. 

 East Indies. 1834. 



hasta'tiim (halbert-shaped). 6. Brown. 



August. Maranhatta. 1820. 



Japo'nicum (Japanese). Brown, yellow. 



May. Japan. 1830. 



- MMnum (Mexican). Brown. Mexico. 

 1 83 1 1 



palma'tum (hand- shaped). 6. Brown. 



August. North America. 



polymo'rphum (many-form). 6. Urown. 



August. South America. 1820. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Brown. May. 



East Indies. 1/93. 



venu'stum (pleasing). Brown, yellow. May. 



South America. 1845. 



coM bible (twining). 6. Brown. August. 



West Indies. 1810. 



LYO'NIA. (Named, by Nuttal, after 

 J. Lyon,- an American collector of 

 plants. Nat, ord., Hcathworts [Erica- 

 cere]. Linn., W-Decandria l-Mono- 

 yynla. Allied to Andromeda.) 



Hardy, white-flowered evergreens from North 

 America. Chiefly by layers, in a damp peat 

 border ; also by seeds in sandy peat, best under 

 hand-lights, and sparingly covered ; sandy 

 peat, and cool situation. Several species of 

 Andromeda should be moved to this genus. 



L, capreafo'lia (tendril-leaved). 3. July. 1812. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). 3. June. 1734. 



frundo'sa (leafy). 3. May. 1806. 



multiflo'ra. (many-flowered). 2. July. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 3. May. 17~48. 



ri'gida (stiff). 20. July. 1774. 



LYO'NSIA. (Named after J.-Lyoiix, 

 who first taught botany to Sir Joseph 

 Banks. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apocy- 

 iiaceui]. Linn., ^-Pentandria, l-Mono- 

 yynla. Allied to Parsonsia.) 



