ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENINU. 
CULTURE: Soil, peaty. Position, moist shady borders. Plant, 
Sept. to Nov. & Feb. to April. Pruning unnecessary. Propagate by 
seeds sown on surface of sandy peat under bell-glass in shade in cold 
frame or greenhouse in Oct. or April; layering shoots, Sept. or Oct. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. ligustrina (Syn. L. paniculata), white, June, 4 to 
8 ft., N. America. 
Lyon’s Shell-flower (Chelone Lyoni).—See Chelone. 
Lyre-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)—See Liriodendron. 
Lysimachia (Yellow Loose-strife; Creeping Jenny; Yellow Pim- 
em Primulacew. Hardy erect or creeping herbaceous peren- 
nials. 
CULTURE OF HERBACEOUS SPECIES: Soil, ordinary rich. Posi- 
tion, moist shady borders, margins of ponds or streams. Plant, Oct. 
to April. Cut down flower stems, Nov. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE OF CREEPING JENNY.— Soil, ordinary. 
Position, moist shady rockeries or margins of beds, ponds, or streams. 
Plant, March to June. 
INDOOR CULTURE: oe two parts good ordinary soil or loam, 
one part leaf-mould, decayed manure or cocoanut-fibre refuse, & one 
part sand. Position, well-drained pots or baskets suspended in shady 
window or cool greenhouse. Pot, March to May. Water freely April 
to Sept., moderately Sept. to Dec., keep nearly ary Dec. to April. 
Apply stimulants once or twice a week May to Aug. Propagate herba- 
ceous species by division of plants Oct. to Dec., or March. Creeping 
J pais gp crision March to May. . 
HERBACEOUS SPECIES: L. atropurpurea, purple, summer, 2 ft., Greece; 
clethroides, white, July to Sept., 3 ft., Japan; ephemerum, white, summer, 8 ft., 
8. Europe; lanceolata, yellow, summer, 18 in., N. America; punctata (Syn. verticil- 
lata), yellow, summer, 1 ft., Europe; thyrsiflora, yellow, June and July, 8 ft., 
Europe; vulgaris (Yellow Loose-strife), yellow, July and August, 3 ft., Britain. 
CREEPING SPECIES: L. nemorum (Yellow Pimpernel), yellow, May to July, 
Britain; L. nummularia (Creeping Jenn, y yellow, June to Sept., Britain; nummu 
laria aurea (Golden Creeping Tenns). Past en leaved. 
Lythrum (Purple Loose-strife; Willow-weed).—Ord. Lythracesx. 
Hardy herbaceous & shrubby perennials. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, moist shady borders or mar- 
gins of ponds or streams. Plant, Oct. to Dec. or Feb. to April. Cut 
down flower stems in Nov. Water freely in dry weather. Top-dress 
with well-decayed manure, March or April. Lift, divide, and replant 
every third year. Propagate by division of Plants, Oct. or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: L. alatum, purple, July to Oct., 2 to 4 ft., N, America; 
Salicaria (Common Loose-strife), reddish purple, July 3 to 4 ft., Britain, and its 
varieties roseum and superbum; virgatum, purple, summer, 8 ft., Europe. 
Macartney Rose (Rosa bracteata).—See Rosa. 
Mace Reed (Typha latifolia) —See Typha. 
Mackaya. — Ord. Acanthacer. Greenhouse flowering shrub. 
Deciduous. _ First introduced 1869. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts decayed fibrous loam, one part dried 
cow manure, half a part sharp silver sand. Position, light airy green- 
house. Pot, March. Prune after flowering, shortening shoots to 2 or 
3 in. Water freely March to ee moderately Sept. to Nov., kee 
quite dry Nov. to March. Temp., April to Oct. 55° to 65°; Oct. to Apri 
45° to 55°. Propagate by cuttings inserted singly in 2in. pots filled 
with sandy soil, June to Aug. ansfer to 5 in. pots when rooted; 
prune closely in April and shift into 8 in. & 10 in. pots. Plants flower 
when two to three years old. 
PS CULTIVATED: M. bella, lilac and purple, April to June, 4 to 6 ft., 
atal. 
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