ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
shoots, inserted in sandy soil under hand-light or in cold frame iu 
April or May; layering branches in Sept. or Oct. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: K. bipinnata, yellow, summer, 10 ft., China; paniculata, 
yellow, July, 10 to 15 ft., China. 
Kohl-Rabi.—See Brassica. 
im Kolhakowaly’s Tulip (Tulipa  kolpakowskyana). — Sec 
ulipa. 
Korolkow’s Tulip (Tulipa Korolkowi).—See Tulipa. 
Kramer’s Lily (Lilium Krameri).—See Lilium. 
Kum-quat (Citrus japonica).—See Citrus. 
Labichea.—Ord. Leguminose. Greenhouse flowering shrub. 
Nat, Australia. First introduced 1840. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, & sand. Position, 
well-drained pots in light, sunny greenhouse. Pot, March. Prune into 
shape, Feb. Water moderately, Oct. to April; freely afterwards. 
Temp., March to Sept. 65° to 65°; Sept. to March 45° to 55°. Requires 
plenty of air, April to Oct. Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots in- 
serted in sand, under bell-glass in cool greenhouse, June to Aug. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. lanceolata, yellow, spring, 4 to 6 ft. 
Labrador Tea-plant (Ledum latifolium).—_See Ledum. 
Laburnum (Golden Chain)—Ord. Leguminose. Hardy deci- 
duous flowering trees. First introduced 1596. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny shrubberies. Plant, 
Oct. to March. Prune directly after flowering. May also be trained 
over pergolas, arches, etc. Propagate by seeds sown 34 in. deep out- 
doors in March or April; by layers, Oct. or Nov.; varieties by grafting 
in March; or budding in July on common species. Seeds are poisonous. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. Adami (Purple Laburnum), yellow or purple, 
spring, 15 to 20 ft., a graft hybrid between Cytisus purpureus and Laburnum vul- 
gare, often has its racemes of flowers half-yellow and half-purple; alpinum (Scotch 
Laburnum), yellow, June, 15 to 20 ft., Europe, and its varieties Parksii and 
Wateri. L. vulgare (Common Laburnum or Golden Chain), yellow, spring, 20 to 
30 ft., Europe, and its varieties foliis-aureis or aureum (golden-leaved), quercifolium 
(Oak-leaved), Carlieri (long racemes), serotinum (late flowering), monstrosum fasti- 
giatum (erect growing). 
Lace-bark Pine (Pinus burgeana)—Scee Pinus. 
Lace Fern (Cheilanthes myriophylla elegans).—See Cheilanthes. 
Lace-leaf Plant (Ouvirandra fenestralis)—See Ouvirandra. 
Lachenalia (Cape Cowslip; Leopard Lily).—Ord. Liliacee. 
Greenhouse bulbous flowering plants. Deciduous. Nat. S. Africa. 
First introduced 1752. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous sandy loam, half-part leaf- 
mould, half-part decayed cow manure, & one part fiver or coarse silver 
sand. Position, well-drained pots, pans, or baskets; light. Pot, Aug., 
plactng six bulbs tin. deep in a 5in, pot, or 1 to 2in. apart in pans 
or baskets. After potting, water & place pots in cold frame until Nov., 
then remove to airy shelf in greenhouse. Temp., 45° to 55°. Water 
moderately when growth begins; freely when well advanced. Apply 
weak stimulants occasionally when flower spikes form; discontinue 
when in bloom. After flowering gradually withhold water, place pots 
in sunny position outdoors, & keep quite dry to ripen bulbs. Growing 
period, Sept. to June; resting period, June to Sept- Forcing (L. tri- 
color): Pot & treat as above until Nov., then remove into temp. of 
55° to 65°. Propagate by offsets removed & placed in separate pots at 
otting time. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: L. aurea, yellow, spring, 1 ft.; lilacina, lilac, spring, 
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