ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
plants & inserted in ordinary soil in sunny position outdoors, April or 
aoe also by seeds sown outdoors in April. 
arxet Cunrurz: Soil, deep gravelly loam, well manured. 
Position, southerly, sheltered from north and east. Plant offsets 1 ft. 
apart each way in Oct. Following transplant 3ft. apart each way. 
For first two or three years inter-crop with radishes, lettuces, etc. 
Top-dress in autumn with 20 loads of decayed dung and 1 cwt. super- 
phosphate per acre. Gather flowers early in Aug. in dry weather only. 
Average returns per acre, £20 to £40. Average duration of planta- 
tion, 10 years. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. vera, lilac or blue, fragrant, July and Aug., 3 {t., 
8. Europe. 
Lavatera (Tree Mallow).—Ord. Malvacew. Half-hardy biennials 
& annuals. Flowering & orn. foliage. Leaves, hand-shaped, green, or 
variegated with white. 
CULTURE OF BIENNIAL SPECIES: Soil; ordinary. Position, 
warm, sheltered, dryish borders. Plant, June. 
CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary light rich. Posi- 
tion, sunny beds or borders. Sow seeds }in. deep where plants are re- 
quired to grow in Sept. or April. Propagate biennial species by seeds 
sown in pots or boxes of light soil in temp. of 55° to 60° in March or 
apn or in sunny position outdoors, April or May. 
IENNIAL SPECIES: L. arborea (Tree Mallow), purple, autumn, 8 to 10 ft., 
Europe (Britain). 
ANNUAL SPECIES: L. trimestris, rose, summer, 4 to 6 ft., 8. Europe; trimestris 
alba, white. 
Lavender (Lavandula vera).—See Lavandula. 
j Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamacyparissus).—See Santo- 
ina. 
Lavender Grass (Molinia cw#rulea)—See Molinia. 
Lawn Pearl-wort (Sagina subulata).—See Sagina. 
Lawn Spurrey.—See Sagina. 
Lawson’s Cypress (Cupressus lawsoniana).—See Cupressus. 
Layia (Tidy-tips Flower).—Ord. Composite. Hardy annuals. 
First introduced 1834. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny bed or borders. Pro- 
pagate by seeds sown 1-16in. deep in light mould in temp. 55° to 65° 
in te transplanting seedlings outdoors end of May; or outdoors in 
April, where PB ants are required to grow. 
PECIES CULTIVATED: L. calliglossa (Syn. Oxyura chrysanthemoides), yellow, 
summer, 1 ft., N. America; elegans, yellow and white, summer, 1 ft., California; 
platyglossa (Syn. Callichroa platyglossa), yellow, summer, 1 ft., California. 
Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens).—See Amorpha. 
Lead-wort.—See Plumbago and Ceratostigma. 
Leaf-flowering Cactus (Epiphyllum truncatum), — See 
Epiphyllum. 
Leather Flower (Clematis viorna).—See Clematis. 
Leather-wood (Cyrilla racemiflora).—See Cyrilla. 
Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus Libani).—See Cedrus. 
Ledum (Labrador Tea; Marsh Rosemary).—Ord. Ericacee. Hardy 
flowering shrubs. Evergreen. First introduced 1762. 
CULTURE: Soil, equal parts peat, leaf-mould, & sand. Position, 
open, well-drained beds or borders in company with azaleas, kalmias, 
etc. Plant, Oct., Nov., or March, disturbing roots as little as possible. 
Propagate by seeds sown 1-16in. deep, in a well-drained pan of sandy 
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