GENERAL INDEX. 



1201 



Laclinaaa, octaii. nionog. and thymeleffi, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. v.'liich thrive only in sandy peat, and 

 young cuttings root freely in sand under a bell- 

 glass. 



Lacken, a seat in Westmeath, 76G2. 



Lactuca, lettuce, syngen. polyg. a;qual. and cieho- 

 racese, II. bien. an. Eur. and'Amer. of easy culture. 



Lactuca sativa, the garden lettuce, 3964'. 



Ladder, different sorts of, used in gardening, 1456. 



Lady-fern, nephrodium thelypteris. 



Lady's mantle, — see Alchemilla. 



Lady's slipper, — see Cypripedium. 



Lady's smock, — see Cardamine. 



Lagasca, syngen. polyg. asqual. and corymbifcrea;, a 

 S. an. S. Amer. of common culture. 



Lagerstroemia, polyan. monog. and salicaria;, S. tr. 

 E. Ind. which thrive in peat loam ; L. reginje is 

 a splendid plant, which requires a great deal of 

 heat and little water in winter j all the species 

 increase by cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. 



Lagetta, octan. dig. and thymeleffi, a S. tr. Jamaica, 

 which grows in loam and peat, and ripened cut- 

 tings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Lagoecia, cumin, pentan. monog. and umbellifereffl, 

 a H. an. Levant, of common culture. 



Lagunea, monad, polyan. and malvaceffi, a S. an. 

 Bourbon, of common culture. 



Lagurus, harestail-grass, trian. dig. and graminess, 

 a H. an. Guernsey, a grass of the easiest culture. 



Lair, V. A., his works on gardening, page 1121. 

 A. D. 181-. 



Lakes, how to form or improve in garden scenery, 

 7217. 



Lalos, J , his work on gardening, page 1122. 



A. D. 1818. 



Lam. ill. Tableau Encyclopddique et M^thodique 

 des trois K^gnes de la Nature. Botanique ; Illus- 

 trations des Genres. Par M. de Lamarck. 



Lambertia, tetran. monog. and proteaceas, a G. tr. 

 N. S. \V. which thrives well in loam and peat, 

 but is easily injured by over watering ; ripened 

 cuttings taken oS'at a joint, just before they begin 

 to grow afresh, will root in sand under a hand- 

 glass avoiding damp. 



Lambrmj, M , his works on gardening, page 



1122. A. D. 1817. 



Lamb's lettuce, — see Fedia. 



Lambton Hall, Durham, 7585. 



Lamium, archangel, didyn. gymnos. and labiateas, 

 H. peren. S. Eur. of easy culture. 



Lamoignon-Malsherbes, C. G., his works on garden- 

 ing, page 1119. A. D. 1780. 



Lanaria, hexan. monog. and hcemodoracese, a G. 

 peren. C. B. S. which thrives in loam and peat, 

 and is increased by dividing at the root. 



Lanarkshire, gardens and residences of, 7629. 



Lancashire, gardens and residences of, 7588. 



Lancashire asphodel, — see Narthecium. 



Landbaumeister, 236. 



Landridge, a seat in Devonshire, 7600. 



Landscape-gardener, or layer out of grounds, 7404. 



Landscape-gardening, 7156; principles of, 7159; 

 materials of, 7195 ; practitioners of, 7362. 



Lang, or L. Pom., Langley's Pomona, — see Langley. 



Langford, T , his work on gardening, page 1101. 



A. D. 1681. 



Langford Hall, Essex, 7542. 



Langham Cottage, Dumfrieshire, 7624. 



Langley, Batty, his works on gardening, page 1103. 

 A. D. 1728. 



Langport, Somersetshire, pine and grape stove, 

 at, 2654. 



Lantana, didyn. angios. and verbenacese, S. tr. and 



an. Ind. and Amer. of easy culture in loam and 



peat, and cuttings root readily under a hand-glass 



in sand or mould. 

 Lapeyrousia, trian. monog. and iridea, G. peren. 



C. B. S. bulbs which may be treated as ixia. 

 Lappago, trian. dig. and graminea;, a H. an. S. 



Eur. a grass of common culture. 

 Lappula, pentan. monog. and boragineze, H. bien. 



and an. Amer. of common culture. 

 Lapsana, nipplewort, syngen. polj'g. and cichora- 



ceae, H. peren. and an. Eur. of easy culture. 

 Larch, — see Pinus. 

 Larkspur, — see Delphinium. 

 Larochea, pentan. pentag. and sempervivese, G. tr. 



C. B. S. succulents which may be treated as cras- 



sula. 



Larochefocauld-Liancourt, his works on gardening, 



page 1120. A. D. 18—. 

 Laserpitium, laserwort, pentan. dig. and umbellife- 



reas, H. peren. and bien. Eur. of common culture. 



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Laserwort, — see Laserpitium. 

 Lasiocampa, or egger-moth, Phalacna quercus, L. 

 7075. 



Lasiopetalum, pentan. monog. and storculiaceaa, G. 

 tr. N. Koll. which grow freely in loam and peat, 

 and ripened cuttings root in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 



Lasteyrie, Comte de, his works on gardening, pa^e 



1121. A. D. 181-. 

 Lataille-des-Essarts, his writings on gardening, 



page 1118. A. D. 1766. 

 Latania, Bourbon palm, polyg. monoec. and palmea^, 



a S. tr. Mauritius, which grows in light soil, and 



requires a strong moist heat, 

 Latapie, , his work on gardening, page 1118. 



A. D. 1771. 



Lathrsea, toothwort, didyn. angios. and oroban- 

 chea3, a H. peren. Brit, of common culture in 

 loam and peat. 



Lathyrus, diadel. decan. and leguminoses, H. pe- 

 ren. and an Eur. of easy culture, — see 4310. 



Latimers, a seat in Buckinghamshire, 7547. 



Laurel, — see Laurus. 



Laureiiburg, Peter, his works on gardening, nage 



1123. A. D. 1631 

 Laurentinum, a villa of Pliny, 39. 

 Laurestine, — see Viburnum. 



Laurop, P. , his works on gardening, page 1127. 



A. D. 1810. 



Laurophyllus, polyg. dioec. and , a G. 



tr. C. B. S. which grow.s in loam and peat, and. 

 ripened cuttings root under a hand glass in sand. 



Laurus, laurel, cnnean. monog. and laurincze, S. 

 and G. tr. E. Ind. and Ami.')-, which thrive in 

 loam and peat, and ripened cuttings root in sand 

 under a hand-glass, taking care to avoid damps. 



Laurus persca, the alligator-pear, 1521. 



Lavandula, lavender, didyn. gymnos. and labiateas, 

 G. F. and H. tr. peren. and an. Eur. and Ind. 

 which succeed well in light rich soil, and ripened 

 cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Lavandula spica, the common lavender, 4183. 



Lavatera, nionadel. polyan. and inalvacea3, G. tr. 

 Eur. and Afr. which thrive well in loam and peat, 

 or any light rich soil, and ripened cuttings root in 

 sand under a hand-glass ; most of the species 

 ripen seeds : the H. bien. and an. are of easy cul- 

 ture^ 



Lavender, — see Lavandula. 



Lavender cotton, — see Santolina. 



Lavenia, syngen. polyg. asqual. and corymbiferea;, 



a H. an. E. Ind. of common culture. 

 Lariviere, de, et M— — Dumoulin, their work on 



gardening, page 1118. A. D. 1769. 

 Lawn in gardening, a surface of turf or grasses, 



kept short by frequent mowing, and generally 



situated near the house. 

 Lawranny Hall, in Pembrokeshire, 7609. 

 Lawrence, Anthony, his work on gardening, page 



1101. A. D. 1677. - 

 Laivrence, John, M. A., his Vvforks on gardening, 



page 1102. A. D. 1714. 

 -Lawson, William, his work on gardening, page 1199. 



A. D. 1597. 



Lawsonia, octan, monog. and silicaris, S. tr. Ind. 

 which thrive in loam and peat, and cuttings root 

 readily in sand under a hand-glass 



Layer out of grounds, — see Landscape-gardener. 



Layers, to propagate by, 1993, 1994. 



Laying in by the heels, or earthing in {sJieucMng, 

 Scotch), a temporary earthing or planting, to pre- 

 vent plants taken up for removal or replanting, 

 from suffering between the operations. 



Laying out grounds, — see Landscape-gardening. 



La Zenki (or the bath, Polish), a roval residence at 

 Warsaw, 281. 



Leadwort, — see Plumbago. 



Leasowes, Shropshire, 7569. 



Leatherwood, dirca palustris. 



Leaves, their importance in vegetation, 739. to 752. 

 et seq. ; more especially to bulbs, 6501 ; to cut- 

 tings, 2065. 



Leaves, to ferment for hot-beds, 2860. 



Lebeckia, diadel. decan and leguminoscEe, G. tr. 

 C. B. S. which thrive well in sandy loam and 

 peat, and young cuttings root freely in sand under 

 a bell-glass. 



Lebret, M Isidore, ,his works on gardening, 



page 1122. A.D. 1821. 



Lechea, trian. trig, and caryophylleee, H. peren. 

 Canada, which grow best in small pots of loam 

 and peat, and are increased by cuttings under ^ 



' hand-glass. 

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