Lobostemon 



(28) 



Logania 



per 

 Millei 



Rivoirei, 4', ro. ; hybrid, 

 sessilifolia, 1' to 4', Jy. to 



Au<;., vio. 

 splendeus. 2' to 3', sc. ; 



said to be a var. of f ul- 



geiis. 



Kenieri, a fine form, 

 triquetra, 1', Jy.,hlf-luly., 



bl. 

 Tupa, 4' to 6', Aug., lilf- 



hdy., sc. (xyn. Feuillei 



and Tupa Feuillei). 

 uinbellata, 1', Je., grh. 



per., bl. 



debilis, Jy., grh. aim., bl., 



trailer (syn. Speculum). 

 Gerardi, 4', Jy., hdy. per., 



vio., hybrid (cardiualis 



X syphilitica), vars. pk. 



to pur. 

 glandulosa, 3', Sep., hdy. 



per., bl. 



Kalmii, 1J', Jy., hdy., bl. 

 laxiflora, 3', Jy., hlf-hdy. 

 er., red. 

 leri, 3', Jy., hdy. per., 



pur., hybrid (fulgeus X 



syphilitica) . 



polyphylla, 4', Sep., hlf- 

 hdy. per., pur. 



LOBOSTEMON. 



Shrubby or sub-shrubby greenhouse plants from 

 South Africa (ord. Boraginea?). In general appear- 

 ance they closely resemble Echium. The flowers 

 are arranged in large terminal inflorescences. A 

 great many species have been described, but 

 very few are cultivated. Plants are soon obtained 

 from seeds sown in sandy soil in heat in spring. 

 Repotting should be performed at frequent inter- 

 vals, as they are fast growers. A good soil is com- 

 posed of two parts fibrous loam to one part of leaf 

 mould and well-rotted manure, with an addition of 

 sharp sand. Fumigation should be avoided, for, 

 like Echiums, they are easily injured by tobacco 

 smoke. 



Principal Species : 

 argenteus, 3', Je., bl. 

 ferocissimus, 5', Je., bl. 

 formosus, 3', Je., pk. 



fruticosus, 3', Je. , red, bl. 

 glaucophyllus, 2', My., bl. 

 Swartzii, 2', Je. , bl. 



LOCKHARTIA. 



A genus of stove Orchids (ord. Orchidace:e), 

 with erect, branching, leafy stems, and small or 

 medium-sized flowers, borne one or two together in 

 the axils of the leaves, or in some species slightly 

 panicled. Propagation is easily effected by side 

 shoots, using them as cuttings. Being epiphytic in 

 moist, warm countries, the species require to be 

 wired on blocks or rafts of wood with a small 

 quantity of sphagnum, and placed in the moist 

 atmosphere of the East Indian house. 



Principal Species : 

 acuta, 6", Je., yel. , pur. , lunifera, Jy., yel. (.;/. 



br. (*yn. Fernaudezia Fernandezia lunifera). 



" 



pallida, 6", yel., or. 



verrucosa, 1', yel., red 

 (*#>*. Fernandezia ro- 

 busta of Bateman). 



acuta). 



amcena, 6", yel., pur. 

 elegans, 6", yel., pur. 



(syn. Fernandezia ele- 



gans). 



LODDIGESIA. 



A small greenhouse evergreen shrub (ord. Leg 

 uminosse), with leaves similar to those of a 

 Cytisus. Oxalidifolia, the only species, is 18" 

 li'gh, with terminal racemes of pale purple flowers 

 in June. Propagation, by tips of the shoots in 

 spring, in sandy peat and loam, under a bell-glass. 

 Give rooted plants a mixture of peat and loam in 

 equal parts, with a liberal quantity of sand. Keep 

 the plants cool in summer. 



LODOICEA. 



Description. A monotypic genus of Palms (ord, 

 Palmae), producing immense, fan-shaped leaves 



Locheria (see Acldmenes). 

 Locust Tree (sec Itubinia, Ceratonia, and Hy- 

 meiuea). 



about 20' long and 12' wide on vigorous trees 

 ;welve to thirty years old. The texture of the 

 eaves is very thick and hard, with a metallic ring 

 when struck. The tree is known as the " Coco de 

 Mer," from the fact that the huge nuts were first 

 picked up at sea before its native home in the 

 Seychelle Islands was discovered in 1743. Another 

 popular name, " Double Cocoanut," takes its rise 

 from the deeply two-lobed character of the nut. 



Propagation. Imported nuts are placed on the 

 Cocoanut fibre refuse of a propagating pit and kept 

 at a temperature of 80 to 90 till the radicle begins 

 to push out, after a lapse, it may be, of several 

 months. 



Soil. When the radicle has attained a length of 

 some inches the nut should be placed on the 

 surface of a large pot filled with good fibrous loam, 

 a little peat, and plenty of sand. Drain the pot 

 well. 



Other Cultural Points. When two or three 

 leaves have been made, the seedling may be treated 

 as an adult, by placing the pot containing it on 

 the bottom of another, inverted in a tank so that the 

 base of that containing the plant will just dip into 

 the water. The tank should be kept at a tempera- 

 ture of 80 in summer. The tank may be dried in 

 winter, and the night temperature of the house 

 kept as near 60 as possible. This Palm may also 

 be grown in an ordinary stove with a moist atmo- 

 sphere and a temperature of 65 to 90 in summer. 



Only Species : 



sechellarum, GO' to 100' (styns. callipyge, malda- 

 vica, and seychellarum). 



LCESELIA. 



Small greenhouse shrubs or herbs (ord. Pole- 

 moniacese), with violet, red, or scarlet flowers in 

 the axils of the upper leaves, or crowded at the 

 apex of the shoots. Propagation, by cuttings in 

 sand under a bell-glass. For soil, use fibrous loam 

 and peat in equal parts, with a good dash of sand. 



Principal Species: 



ccerulea, 1', Je., bl. (syn. (/'. Hoitzia coccinea 



H'litzia ccrrulea). and H. raexicana). 



coccinea, 3' to4',Je., sc. glandulosa, 2', Je., red 

 (XI/H. Hoitzia glandu- 

 losa). 



LOGANBERRY. 



The result of a cross between the Kaspberry and 

 the Blackberry. The hybrid is to some extent 

 intermediate between these two parents, and is a 

 heavy cropper. The fruit is large, and like that of 

 the Raspberry in shape, but with larger pips, of 

 darker colour, juicy, and acid. Propagation, by 

 division in autumn, these divisions being wintered 

 in frames and planted in March ; or by cuttings 

 of short side shoots in summer. Soil, moist loam. 



LOGANIA. 



Greenhouse herbs or sub-shrubs (ord. Loaani- 

 aceic), with small white or flesh-coloured flowers in 

 terminal or axillary heads. Propagation, by side 

 shoots getting firm at the base, in sand, under a 

 bell glass. Soil, fibrous loam and peat, kept well 

 open by sand and small nodules of charcoal. 



Principal Species : 



floribunda, 2', Ap., wh. (ai/ns. revoluta and 

 Euosrna albiflora). 



Lot/wood (see JIamatoxylon). 



