LINUM 



AA. Planf perennial: fls. yellow or blue (white vars.). 

 B. Bloom yellow (L. trigyniim, wldeh vunj he sought 

 lure, will be found under the genus Beinu-ardlia)'. 

 flivum, Linn. Erect from a somewhat woody base, 

 glabrous, 1-2 ft. : Ivs. lanceolate or linear, alternate: fls 

 golden yellow, in a niucli brancbitif; cyme, the showy 

 petals much exceeding the glandular-ciliate sepals. Eu. 

 B.M. ,-112. — A good halt-hardy perennial, but not popu- 

 larly known in this country. 



BB. Bloom blue (or ivhite). 



pertnne, Linn. Pig. 1301. Erect-growing and branchy, 

 glabrous, 1-2 ft. tall: Ivs. linear and acute, alternate: 

 fls. rather small, azure blue (there is a white-Hd. form), 

 on the ends of slender pedicels, the styles and stamens 

 of different lengths (fls. heterogenous) in different fls.: 

 capsules ovoid, dehiscent, on inclined pedicels. Eu.— 

 Worthy hardy perennial, summer-lilooming, often How- 

 ering the first year from seed. 



LSwisii, Pursh (L. perdnne. var. Liwisii, Eaton & 

 Wright). The West American representative of the 

 above, and scarcely distinguisliable from it except that 

 the fls. are not heterogonous, pedicels more erect in fruit, 

 calyx nerves not evident. Fl.s. Wt, in. across, clear sky- 

 blue, very pretty. B.R. 14:1103 (as L. Sibiricum, var. 

 Lewisii). 



Austrlacum, Linn. (L. perenne, var. Anstrlaeutn, 

 Voss). Lvs. linear, punctate: fls. rather small, violet- 

 red or light blue : fruiting pedicels horizontal or re- 

 flexed. Austria. — Hardy North, growing 1-2 ft. high and 

 blooming all summer. 



NarbonnSnae, Linn. One to 2 ft. high, forming a 

 spreading clump, glabrous and slightly glaucous, and 

 very handsome for rockwork : lvs. linear-lanceolate, 

 pointed, alternate: fls. 1% in. across, on slender pedicels 

 in loose panicles, azure blue, with white eye and white 

 stamens. Eu. Gn. 52, p. 401. — Blooms in late spring and 

 early summer. L H B 



LION'S EAR. Leonotis. L. Foot. Leontice : also 

 Prenanthes serpentaria. L. Tail. Leonotis Leonnrus. 



LiPARIS [Greak. fat, shinini]). Orchiddcece. A large 

 genus, containing over 100 species, distributed over the 

 warm and temperate regions of the entire earth. The 

 plauts grow erect, with stems in some species 1 ft. high, 

 hearing 1 or several lvs. and a terminal raceme of small, 

 rarely medium-sized fls. Herbs, terrestrial or epiphytic: 

 stems sometimes thickened at the base info a small 

 pseudobulb, sheathed by scales : lvs. few, broad, con- 

 tracted into sheathing petioles: fls. wbifish, greenish 

 yellow or purplish ; sepals and petals nearly equal, 

 hnear, spreading; column long; lip nearly plane, often 

 with two tubercles above the base. 



L. lllii folia should be planted in well-drained soil; a 

 shady bank is preferable. L. Loeselii delights in a wet 

 situation, just at the edge of the water. 



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1300. Linum grandiflorum. 



Uliifolia, Rich. Twayblade. Plants 4-10 in. hierh: 

 lvs. oval or ovate, 5 in.lon^: raceme with manypurplijr^h 

 fls.: labellum large, wedge-obovate. Succeeds in well- 

 drained soil on shady banlis; woods and thickets, east- 

 ernN. Anfier. B.B. 1:476. A.G. 12:15;iand iri:r)17.-Pro- 

 curable from Dutch bulb dealers and dealers in native 

 plants. 



LippiA 929 



Loeselii, Rich. Plants 2-8 in. high: lvs. elliptic-lanceo- 

 late, 2-6 in. long: raceme with few greenish lis.: lip 

 obovate pointed. In wet thickets, N." Amcr. and Eu 

 B.B. 1:477. 0.0.11.21:144. 



L. atropurpicrea,ljm(i\. Plants 1 ft. or more high: lvs 2-4 

 neiLi-Iy round, acuminjito plieuie, near together at th^ upper 

 Pjirtof the stem: r.-iccme many-tl-I. : fls. chocolate-purple; lip 

 olilong, obtuse, recurved. June. (Jeyloii. B.M. 5029.— The most 

 ornuinental of the geuus. 



Edwakd Oillett and Heinrich IlASSELBraNO. 



1301. Linum perenne (X?-^). 



LtPPIA (Angnst Lippi, French traveler, lf.78-1704). 

 Syn., Alot/sia . I'erbendcew. The Lemon Verbena is an 

 old-fashioned favorite, with delightfully tragrant foli- 

 age, a sprig of which was often included in mixed bou- 

 quets. It is a low-growing, tender shrub, with long, 

 narrow, pointed, entire Ivs., which are usually borne in 

 ;!'s. In summer, it bears minute lis. in a delicate, pyra- 

 midal panicle, composed of many-tlowered spikes, which 

 appear in groups of three at decreasing intervals along 

 the main axis. The Lemon Verbena comes from South 

 America, and in the North is deciduous. In northern 

 gardens it needs a winter overcoat of straw. In S. 

 Calif, it attains a large size out-of-doors. Full cultural 

 directions are given at the end of this article. 



The genus Lippia is botanicallj'^ nearer Lantana than 

 Verbena, though the common forms of all three genera 

 are very i^nlike horticuiturally. Some species of Lippia 

 have their spikes crowded into dense heads, like Lantana. 

 I'he drupe in Lippia is dry, Imt in Lantana it is often 

 juicy. Abouti)0 species, chiefly American, a few African. 

 Shrubs, subshrubs or rarely herbs, hairy or not: lvs. 

 opposite or in 3's, rarely alternate, entire, toothed or 

 lobed, flat or wrinkled: calyx small, 2-4-cut; corolla 

 with a cylindrical tube, and 4 lobes. 



Under the name of L. repen.-<, Franceschi introduced 

 into S. California in 1900 an interesting perennial 

 ydant de.signed as a substitute for lawn grass in the 

 South. It makes a remarkably dense mat, and bears 

 numerous tiny flowers an inch or so above the ground. 

 The fls. are borne in a dense, bud-like head, covered 

 with many tightly overlapping bracts. The fls. appear 

 in rings, beginning at the base of the little head. 

 Franceschi writes of this plant that it thrives in any 



