GENERAL INDEX. 



1201 



Lachnaea, octan. monog. and thymeleae, G. Or. 

 C. B. S. which thrive only in sandy peat, and 

 young cuttings root freely in sand under a bell- 

 glass. 



Lacken, a seat in Westmeath, 7662. 



Lactuca, lettuce, syngen. polyg. aequal. and cicho- 

 raceae, IL bien. an. Eur. and Amer. of easy culture. 



Lactuca sativa, the garden lettuce, 3964. 



Ladder, different sorts of, used in gardening, 1456. 



Lady-fern, nephrodium thelypteris. 



Lady's mantle, see Alchemilla. 



Lady's slipper, see Cypripedium. 



Lady's smock, see Cardamine. 



Lagasca, syngen. polyg. aequal. and corymbifereae, a 

 S. an. S. Amer. of common culture. 



Lagerstrcemia, polyan. monog. and salicariae, S. tr. 

 E. Ind. which thrive in peat loam ; L reginae is 

 a splendid plant, which requires a great deal of 

 heat and little water in winter; all the species 

 increase by cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. 



Lagetta, octan. dig. and thymeleae, a S. tr. Jamaica, 

 which grows in loam and peat, and ripened cut- 

 tings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Lagcecia, cumin, pentan. monog. and umbjellifereae, 

 a H. an. Levant, of common culture. 



Lagunea, monad, polyan. and malvaceae, a S. an. 

 Bourbon, of common culture. 



Lagurus, harestail-grass, trian. dig. and gramineae, 

 a H. an. Guernsey, a grass of the easiest culture. 



Lair, P. A., his works on gardening, page 1121. 

 A. D. 181-. 



Lakes, how to form or improve in garden scenery, 

 7217. 



Lalos, J , his work on gardening, page 1122. 



A. D. 1818. 



Lam. ilL, Tableau Encyclopedique et M^thodique 

 des trois Regnesde la Nature. Botanique; Illus- 

 trations des Genres. Par M. de Lamarck. 



Lambertia, tetran. monog. and proteaceae, a G. tr. 

 N. S. W. which thrives well in loam and peat, 

 but is easily injured by over watering ; ripened 

 cuttings taken off at a joint, just before they begin 

 to grow afresh, will root in sand under a hand- 

 glass avoiding damp. 



Lambray, M , his works on gardening, page 



1122. A. D. 1817. 



Lamb's lettuce, see Fedia. 



Lambton Hall, Durham, 7585. 



Lamium, archangel, didyn. gymnos. and labiateae, 

 H. peren. S. Eur. of easy culture. 



Lamoignon-Malsherbes, C. G., his works on garden- 

 ing, page 1119. A. D. 1780. 



Lanaria, hexan. monog. and haemodoraceae, a G. 

 peren. C. B. S. which thrives in loam and peat, 

 and is increased by dividing at the root 



Lanarkshire, gardens and residences of, 7629. 



Lancashire, gardens and residences of, 7588. 



Lancashire asphodel, see Narthecium. 



Landbaumeister, 236. 



Landridge, a seat in Devonshire, 7600. 



Landscape-gardener, or layer out of grounds, 7404. 



Landscape-gardening, 7156; principles of, 7159; 

 materials of, 7195 ; practitioners of, 7362. 



Lang, or L Pom., Langley's Pomona, see Langley. 



Longford, T , his work oh gardening, page 110*1. 



A. D. 1681. 



Langford Hall, Essex, 7542. 



Langham Cottage, Dumfrieshire, 7624. 



Langley, Battv, his works on gardening, page 1103. 

 A. D. 1728. 



Langport, Somersetshire, pine and grape stove, 

 at, 2654. 



Lantana, didyn. angios. and verbenaceae, S. tr. and 

 an. Ind. and Amer. of easy culture in loam and 

 peat, and cuttings root readily under a hand-glass 

 in sand or mould. 



Lapeyrousia, trian. monog. and irideae, G. peren. 

 C. >. S. bulbs which may be treated as ixia. 



Lappago, trian. dig. and gramineae, a H. an. S. 

 Eur. a grass of common culture. 



Lappula, pentan. monog. and boragineae, H. bien. 

 and an. Amer. of common culture. 



Lapsana, nipplewort, syngen. polyg. and cichora- 

 ceae, H. peren. and an. Eur. of easy culture. 



Larch, see Pinus. 



larkspur, see Delphinium. 



Larochea, pentan. pen tag. and semperviveae, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. succulents which may be treated as cras- 

 sula. 



Larochefocauld-Liancout, his works on gardening, 

 page 1120. A. D. 18. 



Laserpitium, laserwort, pentan. dig. and umbellife- 

 reae, H. i>eren. and bien. Eur. of common culture. 



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Laserwort, see Laserpitium. 



Lasiocampa, or egger-moth, Phalaena quercus, L. 

 7075. 



Lasiopetalum, pentan. monog. and sterculiacese, G. 

 tr. N. HolL which grow freely in loam and peat, 

 and ripened cuttings root in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 

 Lasteyrie, Comte de, his works on gardening, page 



1121. A. D. 181-. 

 LataiUe-des-Essaris, his writings on gardening, 



page 1118. A. D. 1766. 

 Latania, Bourbon palm, polyg. moncec. and palmeae, 

 a S. tr. Mauritius, which grows in light soil, and 

 requires a strong moist heat, 



Latapie, , his work on gardening, page 1118. 



A. D. 1771. 



Lathraea, toothwort, didyn. angios. and oroban- 

 cheae, a H. peren. Brit of common culture in 

 loam and peat 



Lathyrus, diadel. decan. and leguminoseae, H. pe- 

 ren. and an Eur. of easy culture, see 4310. 



Latimers, a seat in Buckinghamshire, 7547. 



Laurel, see Laurus. 



Laurenburg, Peter, his works on gardening, page 

 1123. A. D. 1631. 



Laurentinum, a villa of Pliny, 39. 



Laurestine, see Viburnum. 



Laurop, P. , his works on gardening, page 1127. 



A. D. 1810. 



Laurophyllus, polyg. dicec. and , a G. 



tr. C. B. S. which grows in loam and peat, and 

 ripened cuttings root under a hand-glass in sand. 



Laurus, laurel, ennean. monog. and laurincae, S. 

 and G. tr. E. Ind. and Amer. which thrive in 

 loam and peat, and ripened cuttings root in sand 

 under a hand-glass, taking care to avoid damps. 



Laurus persea, the alligator-pear, 1521. 



Lavandula, lavender, didyn. gymnos. and labiateae, 

 G. F. and H. tr. peren. and an. Eur. and Ind. 

 which succeed well in light rich soil, and ripened 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Lavandula spica, the common lavender, 4183. 



Lavatera, monadel. polyan. and malvaceae, G. tr. 

 Eur. and Afr. which thrive well in loam and peat, 

 or any light rich soil, and ripened cuttings root in 

 sand under a hand-glass; most of the species 

 ripen seeds : the H. bien. and an. are of easy cul- 

 ture 



Lavender, see Lavandula. 



Lavender cotton, see Santolina. 



Lavenia, syngen. polyg. aequal. and corymbifereae, 

 a H. an. E. Ind. of common culture. 



Lariviire, de, et M Dumoulin, their work on 



gardening, page 1118. A. D. 1769. 



Lawn in gardening, a surface of turf or grasses, 

 kept short by frequent mowing, and generally 

 situated near the house. 



Lawranny Hall, in Pembrokeshire, 7609. 



Lawrence, Anthony, his work on gardening, page 

 1101. A. D. 1677. 



Lawrence, John, M. A., his works on gardening, 

 page 1102. A. D. 1714. 



Lawson, William, his work on gardening, page 1199. 

 A. D. 1597. 



Lawsonia, octan. monog. and silicariae, S. tr. Ind. 

 which thrive in loam and peat, and cuttings root 

 readily in sand under a hand-glass 



Layer out of grounds, see Landscape-gardener. 



Layers, to propagate by, 1993, 1994. 



Laying in by the heels, or earthing in (skeuching, 

 Scotch), a temporary earthing or planting, to pre- 

 vent plants taken up for removal or replanting, 

 from suffering between the operations. 



Laying out grounds, see Landscape-gardening. 



La Zenki (or the bath, Polish), a royal residence at 

 Warsaw, 281. 



Lead wort, see Plumbago. 



Leasowes, Shropshire, 7569. 



Leatherwood, dirca palustris. 



Leaves, their importance in vegetation, 739. to 752. 

 et seq. ; more especially to bulbs, 6501 ; to cut- 

 tings, 2065. 



Leaves, to ferment for hot-beds, 2860. 



Lebeckia, diadel. decan. and leguminoseae, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which thrive well hi sandy loam and 

 peat, and young cuttings root freely in sand under 

 a bell-glass. 



Lebret, M Isidore, his works on gardening, 



page 1122. A. D. 1821. 



Lechea, trian. trig, and caryophylleae, H. peren. 

 Canada, which grow best in small pots of loam 

 and peat, and are increased by cuttings under -\ 

 hand-glass. 

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