Lagetta 



( 472 ) 



Lamium 



Principal Species : 

 rios-Reginep, 50' to. 60', 



St., TO. in the morning, 



pur. at night (/. 



Begins;). 

 indica,0' to 10', st. or grh., 



sum., pk.; the popular 



species (./. elegans 

 of Paxton's Iiotin<ii-nl 

 Muq/i-iiie xiv., p. 2(i9, 

 tee figure). There is 

 also a var. elegans. 

 alba, wh. 



LAGETTA. (LACE BARK.) 



Stove trees (ord. Thyinelseacea:), noteworthy for 

 their prettily netted bark, whicli yields the Lace 

 Hark of commerce. Large sheets of the net-like 

 inner bark are removed from the trees and used 

 for making purses, collars, and other ornamental 

 and useful articles. 



Two species only are included in the genus. 



LAGURUS. (HARE'S TAIL GRASS.) 

 A pretty, hardy annual Grass (ord. GrarnineaV), 

 cultivated for its plume-like spikes. Seeds may be 

 .sown thinly out of doors in April in the places 



catalogues, in collections of ornamental Grasses. 

 Seed may be sown in the open border, where the 

 plants are to flower, the seedlings being thinned 

 out as growth proceeds. Soil, any ordinary garden 

 soil. 



LAMBERTIA. 



Greenhouse and stove evergreen shrubs (ord. 

 Proteacefc). Some of the species are showy plants 

 when in flower. Propagation is by cuttings of firm 

 shoots in bottom heat, and by seeds, sown as soon 

 as they can he obtained, in heat. Soil, sandy peat 

 and a little fibrous loam. Plenty of drainage is 

 necessary. 



Principal Species : 



formosa, Je., Aug., St., reddish. 



LAMIUM. (DEAD NETTLE.) 

 Annual or perennial herbs (ord. Labiatas). There 

 are upwards of forty species, but most ot these are 



cfo: Cassell rf- Company. Ltd. 



LAGERSTHfEMIA INDICA. 



where the plants are to flower, but the better 

 way is to sow in 5" pots under glass towards 

 the end of August, thin the seedlings a little, 

 winter them in a cold frame, and plant them 

 out in spring. Any good garden soil will do. 

 'The spikes may be cut just as the flowers open 

 and dried for winter decoration. 



Only Species : 



ovatus, 1', hdy. ann., Je., Sep. 



LALLEMANTIA. 



Annual and biennial herbs (ord. Labiate), with 

 small blue flowers. Only two species have been 

 introduced. Plants may be raised from seeds, sown 

 in spring for the annuals, in July for the biennials. 

 They like a loamy soil and plenty of water when 

 in full growth. 



Principal Species : 



canescens, IV, Jy., Aug., 

 hdy. bien., bl. (yu. 



Dracocephalum canes - 

 cens). 



iherica, 1' toH', Jy.,Aug., 

 hdy. ann. or bien. 



LAMARCKIA (/. CHRYSURUS, 



PTERIUM, and TIX^EA). 



A genus of one species, aurea (ord. GranrineaO, 

 "which is occasionally mentioned in seedsmen's 



of no value. Some, such as purpureum nnd album, 

 the Red and White Dead Nettle respectively, are 

 common garden weeds. The Yellow Archangel, 

 Galeobdolon, is also a British plant, but rarer. Its 

 golden-leaved variety makes a pretty border plant, 

 and is sometimes met with in old-fashioned 

 gardens. Maculatum and its golden - leaved 

 variety aureum are more common, being fre- 

 quently employed for spring bedding, and large 

 quantities are annually raised from cuttings for 

 this purpose ; both species and variety are dwarf 

 and compact. Any garden soil will clo. Two 

 species, Orvala and garganicum, are occasion- 

 ally used for clothing dry banks. Like the 

 others, they may be raised from cuttings and 

 root division. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 Galeobdolon, 1', My., Je., aureum, Ivs. golden 

 bronze. 



per., Ivs. grn. Yellow 

 Archangel. 



niiiculatum,per., Ivs. gm., 



wh., flowers pur. 

 aureum, Ivs. golden. 



J.amb's Ear (see StacJiys). 

 LamVs Lettuce (see Corn Salad) 

 Lamprococeus (see JEoltmea, Pitcairnia, and 

 Streptocalyx). 



