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Liriodendron (Tulip-tree, Whitewood). MagnoUacea-. 



Increased by seeds, which are stratified as soon as they 

 are ripe, and sown tlie following spring. Named varieties 

 are grafted on seedlings. The seeds of the tulip-tree are 

 apt to be liollow, especially those grown along the eastern 

 limits of the distribution of the species. 



Litchi. See Neplielinni. 



Livistona, Latania (Fan Palm). Palmacea:. 



Seeds, sown in a sandy soil and placed in a gentle bot- 

 tom heat. 



Lloydia. Liliacecr. 



Seeds rarely. Increased by bulbels, or t)y tlie creeping 

 shoots, leaving a bulb at the extremity. 



Loasa, including Illairea. Loasacecr. 



All are easily increased by seeds sown in a light, sandy 

 soil, usually under cover. Cuttings are rarely used. 



Lobelia. Lobeliacctc. 



Ordinarily increased by seeds, which are more certain 

 if handled in pans or fiats under glass. Cuttings from 

 vigorous shoots may be employed, and strong plants of 

 some species may be divided. The cardinal flower (L. 

 cardinalis) is grown from seeds carefully sown in fine soil, 

 usually under cover. 



Locust-tree. See Robinia ; also Gleditschia. 



Loddigesia. Leguminoscc. 



Increased in spring by cuttings placed under glass, in 

 sandy soil. 



Loeselia. Poleniotiiaccre. 



Seeds. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand under 

 glass. 



Logania. Loganiacecr. 



Propagated by cuttings of firm side shoots inserted in 

 sandy soil, under glass. 



Loiseleuria. Ericacece. 



Propagation by layers ; very rarely by seeds, which are 

 slow and uncertain. Lil<e Andromeda. 



