ENOYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Protect, Nov. to April, with layer of bracken or litter around base of 
lant. A 
CULTURE OF HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS: Soil, ordinary rich. 
Position, open sunny or partially-shaded borders, Plant, Oct., Nov., 
March or April. Mulch with decayed manure in April. Cut down 
flower stems in Oct. A 
CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Sow seeds } in. deep & 1 in. 
apart in April in patches where required to flower. Thin seedlings in 
May to 2or 3 in. apart. Remove seed pods directly they form to ensure 
continuous display of flowers. Apply stimulants when in flower. 
Water freely in dry weather. Propagate by seeds sown 4 in. deep out- 
doors in April, transplanting seedlings into flowering positions, June to 
Aug.; division of plants in April. 
SHRUBBY SPECIES: L. arboreus (Tree Lupine), yellow, fragrant, summer, 3 to 
4 ft.; arboreus alba, white. 
HERBACEOUS SPECIES: L. Cruickshankii, blue, purple, and yellow, July, 4 ft., 
Peru; nootkatensis, blue, purple, and yellow, summer, 1 ft., N. America; poly- 
phyllus (Perennial Lupin), blue, summer, 3 to 6 ft., California; polyphyllus albus, 
white. 
ANNUAL SPECIES.—L. atrococcineus hybridus, crimson, summer, 2 ft., hybrid; 
Hartwegii, blue, white, and rose, Aug. to Sept., 2 ft., Mexico, really a perennial, 
but best grown as an annual; densiflorus (Syn. Menziesii), yellow, fragrant, Aug., 
2 ft., California; mutabilis, white, blue, and yellow, fragrant, summer, 3 to 4 ft., 
Colombia; nanus, lilac and blue, summer, 1 ft., California; subcarnosus, blue and 
yellow, summer, 1 ft., Texas; tricolor elegans, blue and white, summer, | ft. 
Lycaste.—Ord. Orchidacez. arm greenhouse, evergreen, & 
deciduous orchids. First introduced 1790. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibry peat & chopped sphagnum 
moss, with little sand & charcoal. Position, well-drained pots, pans, 
or baskets, in light part of greenhouse. Pot when new growth com- 
mences: Water deciduous species freely from time new growth begins 
until Nov., then occasionally; evergreen species freely from March to 
Noy., moderately Nov. to March. Syringe once or twice daily whilst 
making growth. Ventilate freely May to Sept. Temp., April to Oct. 
55° to 65°; Oct. to April 45° to 55°. Growing period, Feb. to March; 
resting period, Oct. to Feb. Plants may be grown in sitting-room or 
cool conservatory when in flower. Flowers appear at base of new 
pseudo-bulb when latter begins to form. Propagate by division of 
pseudo-bulbs smumnedia ely after flowering. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. aromatica, yellow and orange, June, 1 ft., Mexico; 
Deppei, green, purple, yellow, and crimson, March to July, 1 ft., Mexico; macro- 
phylla, white and crimson, winter, Bolivia; macrophylla measuresiana, brown, 
green, white, and, purple, winter; Skinneri, white, rose, and crimson, Oct. to 
March, 1 ft., Guatemala; Skinneri alba, white; tetragona, green, white, purple, 
and crimson, fragrant, summer, 1 ft., Brazil. 
Lychnis (Campion; German Catchfly; Rose Campion). — Ord. 
Caryophyllacesx. ardy annuals & perennials. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES : Soil, light rich loam for L. 
alpina & L. Lagasce; open dryish beds, borders, or banks for other 
species. Plant, Oct. to Dec. & Feb. to May. Cut down flower stems 
of L. chalcedonica & L. vespertina in Oct. or Nov. Top-dress border 
species with well-decayed manure in March or April. Apply weak 
liquid manure occasionally to border species when in flower. Lift & 
replant border species every other year. 
CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny 
beds or edgings to or masses in borders. Sow in March or April for 
summer blooming; Sept. for spring flowering. Propagate by seeds 
sown 4 in. deep in light soil in sunny position outdoors in March or 
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