ENOYOLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. argenteum, yellow, Aug., 15 ft., 8. Africa. 
Leucocrinum.—oOrd. Liliaces. Hardy bulbous-rooted peren- 
nials. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam. Position, sunny, sheltered nooks of 
rockery; good drainage needed. Plant, Aug. to Nov. Protect from 
rain in winter by a hand-glass. May also be grown in pots of sandy 
soil in cold greenhouse. Pot in August. Water moderately when 
growing; keep dry when at rest. Propagate by offsets in autumn. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. montanum (Californian Soapwort), white, fragrant, 
spring, 3 in., Arizona. Ee 
Leucojum (Snowflake; Summer Snowdrop).—Ord. Amarylli- 
dacew. Hardy bulbous plants. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary rich. Position, Summer Snowflake a. 
zstivum) in sunny or shady borders or woodlands; Spring Snowflake 
(L. vernum) in shady borders or on rockeries. Both may also be 
naturalised in grass. Plant, bulbs 4in. deep, & 3in. apart, Aug. to 
Nov. Bulbs do not usually flower first year after planting, and only 
require to be lifted & replanted every five to eight years. Propagate 
by offsets, removed & replanted in Sept. or Oct. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: L. estivum (Summer Snowflake), white and green, 
May, 1 ft., Europe (Britain); hyemale (Syn. Acis autumnalis), white and green, 
April, 9 in., Portugal; pulchellum, white and green, May, 1 ft., Balearic Isles; 
vernum (Spring Snowflake), white and green, March, 1 ft., Europe; vernum car- 
paticum, white and yellow. 
Leucopogon (Australian Currant).—Ord. Epacridacerx. Green- 
house flowering shrubs. Evergreen. Nat. Australia. First intro- 
duced 1815. 
CULTURE: Compost, three-fourths fibry peat, one-fourth silver 
sand. Position, light airy greenhouse Sept. to July, sunny place out- 
doors July to Sept. Repot, April, May, or June; good drainage essen- 
tial. Prune shoots of erect kinds to within lin. of base directly after 
flowering ; pendulous kinds about half-way. Water moderately at all 
times. Syringe plants daily, March to July. Temp., Sept. to March, 
40° to 50°; March to July, 55° to 60°. Stimulants not essential. Pro- 
pagate by seeds sown immediately they ripen on surface of sandy peat 
under bell-glass in temp. 55°; cuttings of ends of shoots inserted in 
pots of sandy peat covered with bell-glass placed in cool greenhouse in 
Aug or April. 
SPEOIES OULTIVATED: L. lanceolatus, white, May, 8 to 10 ft.; Reichei, 
white, May, 4 to 6 ft. 
Leucothoe.—Ord. Ericacew. Hardy flowering shrubs. LEver- 
green. First introduced 1763. 
CULTURE: Soil, equal parts peat, leaf-mould, & sand. Position, 
open sheltered borders. Plant, Sept., Oct., March, or April. Pruning 
not necessary. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in sandy peat in 
cold frame, Feb. or March; layering shoots in Sept.; division, Oct. or 
Nov. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: L. axillaris (Syn. Andromeda axillaris white, May, 
3 ft., N. States; Catesbei (Syn. Andromeda Oatesbei), white, May, y ft., Gevrelt: 
Davisie, white, July, 1 ft., California; racemosa (Syn. Andromeda and Lyonia 
racemosa), white, May, 4 to 6 ft., N. America. 
Lewisia (Bitter-wort; Spatlum). — Ord. Portulacacew. Hardy 
herbaceous perennials. First introduced 1826. 
CULTURE: Soil, equal parts sandy loam, peat, & sand. Position, 
crevices of moist sunny rockeries. Plant, Sept., Oct., March, or April. 
Water occasionally in dry weather. Leaves wither at the time of 
flowering, or may not be produced at all. Growing period above 
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