Lysimachia 



( 42) 



Macfadyenia 



LYSIMACHIA. 



A large genus o prostrate or erect herbs (ord. 

 PrimulaceaV), most of which are hardy, although a 

 few need a greenhouse temperature. Several use- 

 ful garden plants are to be found here ; and among 

 them Nummularia, the Creeping Jenny, and its 

 golden-leaved forms are first favourites. They are 

 excellent subjects for hanging baskets, and stand 

 the smoke of towns remarkably well. Being 

 British they are perfectly hardy, and are most 

 useful window-box plants. Vnlgaris, also a native, 

 is common by the banks of streams, and adapts 

 itself well to a place in the wild garden or as a 

 marginal subject for ornamental water. All the 

 species are easy to grow, and providing they get 

 plenty of water ask for little further attention. 



Propagation. By division of the root in spring 

 or autumn. Cuttings of Nummularia and N. aurea 

 root freely at either season if given sandy soil and 

 a shady place. 



Soil. Any ordinary garden soil will suit for the 

 outdoor plants. For pot plants of Creeping Jenny, 

 two-thirds of loam and one-third of leaf soil, with 

 sand, answer well. Drain the pots freely. 



Principal Species and Variety: 



[NOTE. All hardy except where otherwise stated.] 

 atropurpurea, 2', sum., yel., trailer. Money- 



dark pur., erect (nyii. 



Labima atropurpurea). 

 clethroides, 3', Jy. , Sep., 



wh., stellate, erect. 

 Nummularia, sum., aut., 



Other Species : 

 barystachys, wh., erect, 

 ephemerum, 2' to 3', 



sum., wh., erect, 

 lanceolata. This species 



with its vars. is now 



referred to Steironema 



heterophyllum. 

 Leschenaul'tii, 1', aut., 



hlf-hdy. , car.; a pretty 



plant for a sheltered 



nook in the rockery. 

 Nemorum, 4", Je., yel. 



(sy. azorica). 



wort. 

 aurea, golden Ivs. 

 vulgaris, 2' to 3V, sum., 



aut., yel., erect. Yellow 



Loosestrife. 



nutans, 2', Jy., Aug., 

 hlf-hdy., pur., erect. 



paridiformis, sum., yel. ; 

 like Herb Paris. 



punctata, 1', Jy., Aug., 

 yel. (syn. verticillata 

 of Botanical Magazine 

 2295). 



thyrsiflora (British), 1' to 

 2', sum., yel., erect; a 

 good sub-aquatic (syim. 

 capitata, and Naum- 

 burgia thyrsiflora). 



LYSINEMA. 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs (ord. Epacrideas). 

 Of the five species probably only one, ptingens, has 

 been introduced, and that is rarely met with. It 

 may be treated in the same way as Epacris. 



Principal Species : 



pungens, 2' to 3', Mch., grh.. wh., or., red (syn. 

 Epacris pungens of Botanical Magazine 1199). 



LYSIONOTUS (i'/ns. LYSINOTUS, LYSIO- 

 NOTHUS, and LYSIONOTIS). 



Stove herbs or shrubs with violet or purple 

 flowers (ord. Gesneraceas), handsome, but little 

 known as yet. They may be propagated by division 

 of the roots, or by seeds sown in sandy soil in brisk 

 heat. Loam and peat in equal parts, with sand, 

 suit. 



Principal Species : 



carnosa, shr., wh. or lil. lavender (fi/n. terui- 



serrata, 1', win,, pale folia). 



Other Species : 



longiflora (see JEschyiiau- ternifolia (sec serrata). 

 thus lougiflora) . 



Lysanflie (sec (rrevillea). 



LYTHRUM. (Punri.B LOOSESTRIFE.) 



Hardy or half-hardy herbaceous plants or shrub* 

 (ord. Lythrariesc), of easy culture and showy 

 appearance. The best known are the Purple 

 Loosestrife, Salicaria, and its varieties rosea and 

 superba. The species is a great feature of the 

 river banks during the summer. Moreover, it 

 takes kindly to transplanting, and soon establishes 

 itself on the banks of ornamental water. Prop- 

 agation is by root division, preferably when the 

 plants are at rest. Any ordinary soil will suit, but 

 the plants are really gross feeders, and annual 

 dressings of farmyard manure are much appre- 

 ciated. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 Gra?fferi, 1' to 3', sum., rosea, ro. 



hdy., pk. superba, ro. pur., 



Salicaria, 2' to G', Jv., large flowers. 



Aug., hdy., reddish pur. 



Other Species : 

 alatum, 1' to4', sum., aut., virgatum, 2' to 3', sum., 



hdy. sub-shr., pur. hdy., pur. 



MABA. 



Stove evergreen shrubs (ord. Ebenacere), prop- 

 agated by cuttings under a bell-glass. Soil, fibrous 

 peat and loam. 



Principal Species : 



buxifolia, IV, Jy., yel. laurina, 2', Jy., yel. 



nataleusis, wh. 



MACADAMIA. (QUEENSLAND NUT.) 



A greenhouse evergreen tree (ord. Proteaceae), 

 propagated by cuttings of ripe young wood. Soil, 

 peat, leaf soil, loam, and sand. 



Principal Species : 



ternifolia, 30 7 , sum., grn. 



MACARANGA. 



Stove trees (ord. Euphorbiaoea>) forming magnifi- 

 cent foliage plants in a young state, the deep green 

 leaves being very large, on long foot-stalks, and 

 produced regularly round the stem. Propagation, 

 by seeds, sown in heat. Soil, good loam, with a 

 little leaf soil and sand. Abundance of heat, 

 moisture, and light are necessary at all seasons to 

 obtain leaves 3' across. 



Principal Species : 



porteana, G' to 20', sum., flowers small, red (syn. 

 Mappa porteana). 



MACBRIDEA. 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs (ord. Labiatie). 

 Propagation, by cuttings of young wood in early 

 summer. Soil, three parts fibrous loam and one 

 part peat. 



Principal Species : 



pulchra, H', Jy., red, striped wh. (syn. pulchella). 



MACFADYENIA. 



Climbing shrubs (ord. Bignoniacere). Propaga- 

 tion, by cuttings or seeds in spring, bottom heat 

 being necessary. Soil, peat, loam, and sand. 



Principal Species : 

 corymbosa, 8', sum., st., Dolichandra, red (</.. 



yd. (*//". Spathodea Dolichandra eynanch- 



corymbosa). oides and Spathodea 



Dolichandra). 



MaaeMa (see Cladrastis). 

 Macartney Rose (see Rosa Iracleata}. 

 Jfacdonaldia (see TlielymHra). 



