ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
then fill up hole or trench to within 2 in. of top. Adda handful each of 
superphosphate and kainit to each hole, or lineal yard of trench, & 
fork in. Sow seeds lin. deep & 3in. apart in March in groups or 
trenches; or five seeds in a three-inch pot of good soil in cold frames 
in March, & plant out seedlings 4 to 6in. apart in April. Stake early. 
Feed with half-ounce of sulphate of ammonia to gallon of water. Give 
3 gallons to each group or lineal yard of row once a week. Nip off 
ponte of shoots when top of sticks is reached. Remove spent blooms 
aily.. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary a4 rich. 
Position, against sunny walls, fences, arbours, or tree stump or banks. 
Plant, Oct., Nov., March, or April. Apply liquid manure occasionally 
in summer. Water freely in dry weather. Prune away stems close 
to ground in Oct. Top-dress with decayed manure in March. Pro- 
pagate by seeds sown in light soil in temp. 55° to 65° in March, trans- 
planting seedlings outdoors in May; or outdoors in April; by division 
of roots in March or April. 
ANNUAL SPEOIES: L. odoratus (Sweet Pea), various, 6 to 10 ft., Italy; 
tingitanus (Tangier Pea), purple and red, summer, 4 to 6 ft., Tangier. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES: L. grandiflorus, rosy crimson, summer, 5 ft., S. Europe; 
latifolius or Sylvestris platyphyllus (Everlasting Pea), red, crimson and violet, 8 to 
10 ft., Europe; latifolius albus, white; letifiorus, flesh, summer, 10 ft., California; 
magellanicus (Lord Anson’s Pea), purple, June to Sept., 6 to 8 ft., Straits of 
Magellan; rotundifolius, rosy pink, summer, 6 ft., Asia Minor; undulatus (Syn. 
Sibthorpii), rosy purple, May and June, 2 to 3 ft., Dardanelles; splendens, carmine- 
red, summer, California. 
Lattice-leaf Plant (Ouvirandra fenestralis).--See Ouvirandra. 
Laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus).—See Prunus. 
Laurus (Bay Tree; Sweet Bay; Victor’s Laurel; Poet’s Laurel).— 
Ord. Laurinew. Hardy evergreen tree. Orn. foliage. First intro- 
duced 1562. Flowers, male & female born on separate trees, yellow, 
insignificant. Berries, dark purple; ripe, Oct. Leaves, lance-shaped, 
dark green, aromatic; used for flavouring purposes. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open, sunny lawns, sheltered 
ye haa or borders. Plant, Sept., March, or April. Prune in 
ril. 
CULTURE IN TUBS: Compcst, two paits loam, one part leaf-mould 
&sand. Position, well-drained in summer. Plant, Sept., Oct., March, 
or April. Place outdoors, ge Oct., cool greenhouse or other frost- 
proof place, Oct. to May. ater very little, Oct. to April; freely 
afterwards. Propagate by cuttings of shoots, 3 to 4in. long, inserted 
in sandy soil under hand-lights in shady place outdoors, Aug., Sept., 
or Oct.; layering shoots in Sept. or Oct. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. nobilis, 20 to 40 ft., 8. Europe. 
Laurustinus (Viburnum Tinus).—See Viburnum. 
Lavandula (Lavender).—Ord. Labiate. Hardy flowering 
shrubs. Evergreen. First introduced 1568. Flowers, highly esteemed 
for their fragrance in a dried state, and for distilling for perfumery 
purposes. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary light. Position, warm, dry, & sunny. 
Plant, March or Sept., a foot apart in rows 2ft. asunder. Water 
occasionally iz dry weather. Prune straggly plants into shape, March 
or April. Gather blossoms for drying or distilling when they assume a 
brown colour. Dry slowly in shade & store in dry place. Leaves of 
all species fragrant. Propagate by small branches pulled off large 
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