ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
April, ne ears seedlings into flowering position, Aug, to Nov.; 
division of plants, Sept. to Dec. & Feb. to April. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES: L. alba (Syn. vespertina), White Campion, white, May 
to Aug., 3 ft., Britain; alpina, rosy pink, summer, 6 in., Europe (Britain); chalce- 
donica (Scarlet Lychnis or Jerusalem Cross), scarlet, summer, 3 ft., Russia, and its 
varieties alba (white) and flore-pleno (double); coronaria (Syn. Agrostemma 
coronaria), crimson, July and Aug., 2 to 3 ft., 8. Europe, and its varieties, atrosan- 
guinea (orimson-red), alba (white), and flore-pleno (red); dioica (Red Campion), 
purple, rose, summer, 3 ft., Britain; Flos-cuculi (Ragged Robin), rose, May and 
June, 1 to 2 ft., Britain, and its double variety, flore-pleno; fulgens, vermilion, 
May to Sept., 6 to 12 in., Siberia; haageana, scarlet, summer, 1 to 2 ft., hybrid; 
Lagasom, rose and white, summer, 3 in., Pyrenees; viscaria (German Catchfly), 
reddish purple, summer, 1 ft., Europe (Britain); viscaria splendens, red; viscaria 
alba, white; viscaria flore-plena, rose, double. 
ANNUAL SPECIES: L, Celi-rosa (Syn. Agrostemma Cceli-rosa), Rose of Heaven, 
rose and purple, summer, 1 ft., Levant; oculata (Syn. Viscaria oculata), pinkish 
purple, summer, 1 ft., also its varieties splendens (scarlet), cardinalis (crimson), 
abe peatel, Dunnetti (rose). Oculata is said by some authorities to te a form 
0 oe1i-rosa, 
Lycium (Box-thorn; African Tea-tree; Duke of Argyll's ‘Tea-tree. 
—Ord. Solanacex. Hardy erect & climbing flowering shrubs. Decidu- 
ous. First introduced 1696. Branches more or less spiny. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, well-drained borders with 
shoots trained to fences, arbours, porches, pergolas, verandas, trellises, 
or walls in any aspect; also suitable for hedges. Plant, Oct. to Feb. 
Prune, Oct. to Feb., removing weak shoots entirely & shortening 
vigorous ones a little. 
Hupez Cunture: Trench ground 2 spits deep & 3ft, wide. Plant 
12 in. apart in single rows, Oct. to Feb. Trim into shape, June & July. 
L. europwum an excellent climber for positions near the sea. Propa- 
gate by cuttings of firm shoots 6 to Sin. long, inserted in ordinary 
soil in shady position in Sept, or Oct.; layering shoots, Sept. to Nov. ; 
by removing suckers with roots attached, Oct. to Feb. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. afrum, crimson and violet, June and July, 6 to 8 ft., 
S. Africa; sinense (Syn. L. barbarum), the Common Box-thorn or Duke of 
Argyll’s Tea-tree, purple and yellow, summer, 10 to 12 ft., succeeded by scarlet 
berries, China. 
Lycopersicum (Love Apple; Tomato).—Ord. Solanacex. Ten- 
der annual. Nat. S. America. First introduced 1596. Fruit, vari- 
ously shaped, red or yellow; edible. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts decayed turfy loam, one part 
well-decomposed manure. Position, warm light greenhouse, Feb. to 
June; cold sunny greenhouse, June to Oct. Sow seeds in Jan. in temp. 
75° for warm greenhouse; in March in temp. 65° for cold greenhouse. 
Depth for sowing seeds, fin. Ordinary light mould suitable for sowing 
seeds in. Transfer seedlings when 3 leaves have formed singly into 2 in, 
pots, or 2in, apart in larger pots or boxes; into 6in. pots when 6 in. 
high; into 8 or 10 in. pots when 12 in. high. Drain pots well & pot 
firmly. Fill pots two-thirds full only with compost. Train plants 
with one stem only. Rub off all side shoots. Water sparingly till 
fruit forms. Syringe twice daily in fine weather, except when in 
flower. Fertilise flowers at mid-day by tapping with a stick. Apply 
liquid or artificial manures when fruit has set. Top-dress when bearing 
freely with compost of two parts loam & one part decayed manure, 
adding tablespoonful of superphosphate to every bushel. Ventilate 
freely when in flower. Dry atmosphere essential to ensure good set. 
Temp. for warm greenhouse, Feb. to June, 55° to 65°. 
CULTURE IN BOXES: Size of boxes for single plants 10 in. square; 
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