194 Alphabetical List of Plants. 



Honeysuckle. Good climbing plants for covering walls 

 and trellises. L. Periclymenum is the common sweet- 

 scented honeysuckle or Woodbine. L. Aurea reticulata 

 has prettily golden spotted leaves. Dwarf and hardy. 

 Good for pot or balcony culture. Propagate by cuttings 

 or division. 



Lophospermum scandens. — A handsome greenhouse 

 climber, suitable for training round windows during 

 summer. Raise from seed in heat during Spring. 

 Mexico. 



Lysimachia nummularia. — The Creeping- Jenny; 

 often called the Moneywort. An excellent plant for 

 baskets, brackets, or boxes, and a great favourite with 

 every one. Flowers yellow, arranged down the stems, 

 which droop festoon-like over pots or baskets. Pro- 

 pagate by division. Hardy. Great Beitain. 



Lychnis. — A showy class of hardy Perennials, 

 forming handsome balcony plants when in bloom. 

 Flowers white and scarlet. Propagate by seed and 

 division. Russia and Germany. 



Maurandya Barclayance, M. B. alba and M. B. 

 kermesina. — Superb half-hardy climbers, suitable for 

 window decoration in conjunction with the Lopho- 

 spermum scandens. Sow seeds in heat in spring, and 

 prick off into pots. Flowers purple, white, and red. 

 Mexico. 



Mesembryanthemum. — The Fig Marigold. A large 

 class of succulent plants, of dwarf trailing habit of 

 growth, excellent for either pots, baskets, or rockwork, 

 There are many varieties, the best of which are M. 

 amcenum, with bright green foliage, and rosy-lilac 



