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Larkspur. See Delphinium. 

 Lasiandra. Melastomacece. 



Propagated by cuttings of the growing wood under 

 glass. 



Lasiopetalum. StercuHacece. 



Seeds. Make cuttings in spring of the half-ripened 

 wood, and insert in sand, under glass. 



Latania. See Livistona. 



Lathyrus (Sweet Pea, Vetchling). Legutninoscs. 



Seeds, sown very early in the open. The perennials 

 also by seeds, sometimes by division. The sweet pea 

 may be sown before frosty weather is passed, and south of 

 Norfolk it is usually satisfactory if sown in the fall. The 

 everlasting pea (L. lati/olius) is increased by seeds, divi- 

 sion and cuttings. 



Lattice-leaf. See Ouvirandra. 

 Laurel, Mountain. See Kalmia. 

 Laurus (Laurel). Lauracece. 



Increased by seeds, layers, and by cuttings, placed 



under a hand-glass in sandy soil. Also propagated by 



root-cuttings. 



Laurestinus. See Viburnum. 



Lavandula (Lavender). Labiates. 



Divisions. When the flowers are fully expanded, cut- 

 tings may be made. These should be inserted in sandy 

 soil, under a frame. 



Lawsonia. Lythracece. 



Increased by cuttings of ripened shoots, placed in sand 

 under a glass, in heat. 



Layia. Composites. 



Increased by seeds, sown in a hotbed, or in the open 

 border in the south. 



Leaf-Beet, or Chard. See Beet. 



Ledum (Labrador Tea). Ericacea. 



Propagated by seeds and divisions, but principally by 

 layers, in sandy peat soil. 



