ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Lindelofia (Himalayan Lung-wort).—Ord. Boraginacez. Hardy 
perennial herb. First introduced 1839. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny well-drained borders. 
Plant, Oct., Nov., March or April. Cut off flower stems, Sept. Apply 
weak liquid manure occasionally during flowering period or dig de- 
cayed manure into surface of soil round base of plants in March or 
April. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in beast soil in sunny 
position outdoors in April or May, transplanting see lings following 
Aug. or Sept., for flowering the next year; division of roots in March- 
SPECIES UULTIVATED: L. spectabilis, purple, July, 18 in., Himalayas. 
Linden Tree (Tilia europxa).—See Tilia. 
Lindera (Benxjamin Bush; Spice Bush)—Ord. Laurinez. Hardy 
flowering tree. Deciduous. Nat. N. America. First introduced 1683. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open sunny shrubberies or 
borders. Plant, Oct, to Feb: Prune into shape when necessary after 
flowering. Propagate by cuttings of shoots, 6 to 8 in. long, inserted 
in sandy soil in shady sheltered position outdoors, Oct. to Nov.; layer- 
ing in Sept. or Oct. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. Benzoin, yellow, spring, 15 to 20 ft. 
Lindsaya.—Ord. Filices. Greenhouse evergreen ferns. Tronds, 
feather, kidney, or arrow-shaped. First introduced 1813. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts turfy loam, one part lumpy peat, & 
one part equal proportions of broken crocks, charcoal, & sand. Posi- 
tion, moist shady part of stove, in wardian case, or under bell-glasses. 
Pot very firmly in well-drained pots, Feb. or March. Water abun- 
dantly March to Oct., moderately afterwards. Temp., March to Sept. 
55° to 65°; Sept. to March 50° to 55°. Propagate by spores sown on 
fine sandy peat, in well-drained pans under bell-glass, in temp. 55° to 
65°, at any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. linearis, 6 in., New Zealand; trichomanoides, 6 in., 
New Zealand. 
Ling (Calluna vulgaris).—See Calluna. 
Linnzea (Twin-flower)—Ord. Caprifoliacew. Hardy trailing 
flowering shrub. Evergreen. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy peat. Position, moist rockeries or banks, 
or as edgings to beds of N, American shrubs. Plant, Oct. to March. 
Water freely in dry weather. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts peat & one part leaf-mould & 
little silver sand. Position, well-drained pots, with shoots trained to 
trellises or stakes, or suspended in baskets in cool or unheated green- 
house or frame. Pot, Feb. or March. Water freely March to Oct., 
med tee afterwards. Propagate by division of plants in Oct. or 
arch, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. borealis, white and pink, fragrant, May to July, 
N. Europe (Scotland). 
Linum (Flax; Linseed Oil Plant). — Ord. Linacee. Hardy 
annuals, perennials & shrubs. 
CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny 
beds or borders. Sow seeds } in. deep in April, in lines or masses where 
plants are required to flower. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, good ordinary. Posi- 
ge any rockeries, borders, or banks. Plant, Oct. to Dec. or Feb. 
to April. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SHRUBBY SPECIES: Soil, sandy loam, 
leaf-mould, peat, & sand. Position, warm sheltered rockeries or bor- 
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