ENCYCLOPHADIA OF GARDENING. 
with yellow; Periclymenum (Common Honeysuckle), red and yellow, June to Sept., 
6 to 10 ft., Britain; sempervirens (Evergreen Honeysuckle), scarlet and yellow, 
May to Aug., 10 to 15 ft., N. America; hardy only in 8. of England; Standishii, 
wee ane PurEle: spring, 8 to 10 ft., China; tartarica, rosy, April and May, 8 to 
SHRUBBY SPECIES: L. alpigena, red, April and May, 6 ft., Europe; angusti- 
folia, yellow, April and May, 4 to 6 ft., Himalayas; bella, rosy yellow, April and 
May, 4 to 6 ft., hybrid; Morrowii, yellow, June, 4 to 6 ft., Japan; Xylosteum 
(Flag Honeysuckle), yellow, May and June, 4 to 6 ft., Europe. 
Loofah Gourd (Lufia zgyptica).—See Luffa. 
Loosestrife.—See Lysimachia and Lythrum. 
Lopezia.—Ord. Onagracew. Hardy annuals. First introduced 
1804. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny borders. Propagate by 
seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in April in patches or lines where plants are 
required to flower, or in light soil in temp. 55° to 65° in March, trans- 
planting outdoors in May. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. cordafa, purple, Aug., 18 in., Mexico; cornata, red, 
Aug., 1 ft., Mexico; grandiflora, red, Aug., 1 ft., Mexico. 
ophospermum.—See Maurandia and Rhodochiton, 
Loquat (Eriobotrya japontoa) ee Eriobotrya. 
Lord Anson’s Pea (Lathyrus magellanicus).—See Lathyrus. 
Lord Harrington’s Yew (Cephalotaxus pedunculata).—See 
Cephalotaxus. x, 
oropetaium.—Ord. Hamamelidea. Hardy deciduous flower- 
ing shrubs, Sp for outdoor and cold greenhouse culture. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary, light, rich. Position, warm 
sheltered borders. Plant, Oct. to Feb. Prune to maintain good shape 
after flowering. 
GREENHOUSE CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one 
part leaf-mould, & a liberal amount of sand. Position, pots in cold, 
sunny greenhouse; must not be forced. Water freely between March 
& Oct., moderately afterwards. Pot in Oct.; stand outdoors in full sun 
from June to Oct. to ripen wood. Propagate by cuttings in sandy soil 
in a cold frame in spring or summer; by seeds in similar soil in a cold 
frame at any time. 
Wie CULTIVATED: I. sinense, white, autumn to winter, 3 to 4 ft., 
ina. 
Lotus (Bird’s-foot' Trefoil)—Ord. Leguminosae. Greenhouse & 
hardy perennials. 
CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE SPECIES : Compost, two parts sand 
loam, one part leaf-mould, half-part each pounded charcoal & sand. 
Pot, Feb. or March. Position, pots in light airy part of sunny green- 
house. Water moderately March to Sept., very little afterwards. 
Apply weak stimulants to healthy plants in flower. Temp., March to 
Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 45° to 55°. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, ordinary rich. Position, 
sunny rockeries or elevated beds. Plant, March’ or April. This 
species makes a very pretty rock plant. Propagate greenhouse species 
by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in sandy soil in well-drained pot or pan in 
temp. 55° to 65° in March or April; cuttings of shoots inserted in well- 
drained pots of sandy soil under bell-glass in temp. 55° to 65° in sum- 
mer. Hardy species by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in April where plants 
are required to grow; division of plants in March or April. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES: L. Bertholetii (Syn. peliorynchus » scarlet, summer, 
2 ft., Canaries. 
, HARDY SPECIES: L. corniculatus (Bird’s-foot Trefoil), yellow, summer, creep- 
ing, Britain. 
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