Lseliopsis 



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Lagerstroemia 



lube-i pale pur., dark 

 Terns. 



Myra (C. Triaim- X L. 

 flava), s. and p. blush, 

 suffused pale yel., 1. 

 buff, throat deep yd. 



Normaiiii (L. pumila X 

 C. dowiana), close to 

 Ingramii, but the 

 colours are rather 

 richer. 



Xysa (L. crispa X C. 

 \Varsei-wicxii), s. and 

 p. light pur., 1. rich pur., 

 fringed wh. The var. 

 picta has a dei-p vio. 



!>ur. Hj>, and purpurea 

 i is deep pur. s. aud p. 



Pallas (L. crispa X <-'. 

 dowiaua), s. ro., p. 

 darker, 1. deep pur., 

 maroon, wavy, throat 

 veined or. 



Plicalie (C. Mosshr, X L. 

 ciunalKirina), s. and p. 

 rich yel, wavy, 1. pur. 

 crim., fringed. 



pittiana (C. amethysto- 

 glossa X L. grandis), a 

 natural hybrid, s. and 

 p. ro., dotted crim., 1. 

 amethyst pur. 



Sallierii(L. purpurata X 

 C. Loddigesii), s., p., 

 and 1. lil., shaded ro., a 

 delicatelybeautiful var. 



seliilleriana (L. purpurata 

 X C. intermedia), a 

 natural hybrid, s. and 



spleudens, larger 

 flowers, s. and p. ro. 



WolsteuliolniiGe, large 

 aud deep-coloured. 



Sedeni (C. superba X 

 L.- C. elegans), s. and p. 

 bright ro. pur., 1. light 

 pur., bordered dark 

 pur., apex crim. pur. 



The Hon. Mrs. Astor (C. 

 gaskelliana X L. xau- 

 thiua) s. yel., p. yel. 

 shaded wh., 1. ro. pur., 

 throat golden yel. 

 "Timora (L. pumiladavaiia 

 X C. lueddeinanniana), 

 s. and p. soft pur., 1. 

 dark crim. pur., shaded 

 bright pur. 



Vadaste (C. Loddigesii X 



LAFOENSIA. 



Stove trees and shrubs (ord. Lythrarica-) willi 

 showy and often solitary flowers. They are not 

 common in cultivation. Cuttings of the side 

 shoots, just getting firm, may be rooted in brisk 

 bottom heat in July and August. Soil, peat and 

 loam in equal parts, with sand. 



Principal Species : 



vandelliana, red br., Ivs. very leathery (?/. 

 micropliylla). 



L AG ASCE A (syn. NoccA). 

 Stove shrubs and herbs (ord. Composita 1 ), of little 

 decorative value. 



LAGENARIA. (BOTTLE GOURD.) 

 The one species of this genus (ord. Cucurbitaceae) 

 is a curious Gourd, with long club- or flask-shaped 

 fruits. Seeds should be sown in heat in spring, 

 and the plants potted and grown on in much the 

 same way as Vegetable Marrows or Cucumbers. 

 It does well out of doors, if planted in prepared 

 stations, after all danger of frost is past. It does 

 best when allowed to clamber over a rustic tree 

 stump. Under glass it looks well if trained to the 

 roof, the long fruits being allowed to hang at their 



L. purpurata), s. and p. fll u length. This Gourd is extensively cultivated 

 '"'-' ' 1 " lr " Rl < in tropical countries, and there are many varieties. 



Only Species : 



L. pumila), s. and p. 



ro., 1. crim. pur., throat 



yel.. pur. lined, 

 waruhamiensis (L. einna- 



barinaXC. Trian;e[?] ), 



s. yel. suffuse:! or., p. 



or., suffused car., 1. rich 



c:ir., throat yel. 

 wellsiaua (C. Triaiuo X 



dark crim. pur.; igne-i- 

 ceiis and langleyeiisis 

 are splendid vars. 

 Wigauaa (L.-C. gottoiana 

 X C. Mossiic), s. and p. 

 ro. pur., 1. pur., veined 

 niaroou; the var. aurea 

 has a yel. suffusion. 



vulgaris. Aug., \vh.; fruits 

 sometimes 18" to '24" 



p. wh. or flushed pk., wigauiana (L. purpurata 

 1. pur. crim., disc yel. X L.-C. doniiuiana), s. 



and p. rosy lil., 1. led 



pur. 

 Digbyana Group : 



In the production of this group of exquisitely i 

 beautiful hybrid Orchids the wonderful Lrclia 

 (Urassavola) digbyana (see p. 130) has been used 

 as one parent, anil it has given to all the large 

 labellum and handsome fringing that characterise 

 11- own flowers. 



Edgar Wigan (L.-C. pur., throat yel. The 



Aphrodite X L. digby- first raised hybrid of 

 ; ana), s., p., and 1. silvery this group, 



lil., 1. fringed, throat digbyano-Triante (L. dig- 

 pale. byaua X C. Triana-), 



digbyaiio - Meudeli (L. s. and p. light ro. pur., 



digbyana X C. Men- 1. large, friuged, soft 



deli), s. and p. ro. puri; pur., throat yellowish, 



or mauve, 1. ro. pur., " Tory handsome, 

 much fringed, throat* ' Maroiue (L. digbyana X i 

 yellowish. There are C. Warscewic/ii im- | 



several forms of this perialis), s. and p. soft | 



beautiful hybrid, the bright pur., 1. bright 



finest-being Impuratrice pur., throat yellowish. 



de Kussie Tring Park Thorntoni (L. digbyana : 

 var. aud Veitch's var. X C. gaskelliaua'), s. 



itigbyano - Mossiic (L. narrow, pur. ro., p. 



digbyauaX C. Mossiie), broader aud darker, 1. 



s. and p. rosy lil., 1. very large and fringed, 



very large, fringed, ro. pur., centre suffused 



rosy lil., splashed deep yel., throat yel. 



L/ELIOPSIS. 



A small genus of epiphytal Orchids (aril. Orchid- 

 acea.-). They answer to the same cultural treat- j 

 ment as Cattleyas. The pretty little plant that has 

 been known as Lseliopsis domingensis is now 

 referred to Broughtonia lilacina. The remainder 

 of the genus is now placed under Epidendnim. 



in length, not edi- 

 ble. 

 virgiualis, flowers wh. 



LAGENOPHORA (syw. IXANCHBNUS 

 and MICHOCALIA). 



Greenhouse herbaceous plants (iirrf. CompoMt;r) 

 of Daisy-like appearance. Propagated by dividing; 

 the roots in spring, and easy to grow in any light 

 soil, although seldom seen. 



Principal Species : 



Billardieri, 2" to 10", Forsteri, 2" to 6", yel., 

 sum., bl. pur. 



LAGERSTRCEMIA. 



Description. Stove and greenhouse shrubs (ord. 

 Lythrariea 1 ). Only two or three species aro 

 in cultivation, but these are deservedly popular. 

 When well treated they flower freely, the blooms 

 being produced in large, many-flowered panicles. 



Propagation. By cuttings of the firm side 

 shoots, struck in bottom heat in sandy soil, and 

 removed to cooler quarters as soon as rooted. 



Soil. Fibrous loam and peat in- equal- parts, with 

 one-sixth of sharp sand. 



Other Cultural Points. Lagerstrremias do fairly 

 well in pots, but potting should be firm. The 

 plants generally take up a good deal of head-room 

 by the time they arrive at the flowering stage. 

 They do best, however, when planted out in a 

 prepared border in a cool house. Plenty of w.-itn 

 must be given at all times, for the roots are line, 

 and if once the soil becomes dry it is difficult to 

 get it moist again before the roots perish. In 

 winter less water will be needed, but no drying-off 

 must be attempted. Young plants require to be 

 pinched several times to induce a bushy growth. 

 The shoots of large plants should be. cut hard K-ic.k 

 in the winter. Young shoots should be thinned 

 out in spring. 



Layatca (tee Laynscea). 



