VII. LIST OF FLOWERS. 



and the suckers of the old plant should be taken off every 

 autumn or they damage it. 



489. LOOSE-STRIFE, yellow. Lat. Lysimachia vul- 

 garis. Fr. Lysimaque commune. A hardy perennial plant, 

 common in Europe, which grows about two feet high, 

 and blows a yellow flower in July, August, and Septem- 

 ber. Propagated easily by suckers or shoots, and likes 

 moist soil. 



490. LUPINE, dwarf. Lat. Lupinus varius. Fr. Lupin 

 a Jleurs variees. A hardy annual plant from Narbonne 

 and Montpellier, which grows fifteen or eighteen inches 

 high, and blows a blue or red flower in July and August. 



LUPIN, common yellow. Lat. Lupinus luteus. Fr. 



Lupin jaune. Nearly resembling the last, only that it 



blows a yellow flower in June, July, and August. 



LUPIN, blue. Lat. Lupin hirsutus. Fr. Lupin bleu. 

 Grows taller than either of the others. There is a rose- 

 coloured variety. In other respects resembling the yellow. 

 All of them are proper border-flowers, and make a 

 pretty show. Require no uncommon care j and should 

 be sown where they are to blow. 



491. LYCHNIS, scarlet. Lat. Lychnis Chalcedonica. 

 Fr. Lycnide de Chalccdoine. A hardy perennial plant 

 from the south of Russia, three feet high, and blowing 

 a scarlet flower in July and August. Propagated by 

 parting the roots. They like a good light soil, rather 



moist than dry. LYCHNIS, red-Jlowered. Lat. Lychnis 



dioica. Fr. Lycnide d fleurs roses. A hardy perennial 

 plant, common in Europe, which is two or three feet 



