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LIPA V RIA. 



when they are taken up, should be 

 planted again as soon as possible. 



Lily. — See Lilium. 



Lily of the Valley. — See Con- 



VALLARIA. 



Limax. — This is the scientific name 

 for the slug, one of the most destruc- 

 tive creatures in existence for a 

 garden. The slug differs from the 

 snail in having no apparent shell, 

 though it has the rudiments of a shell 

 buried in the upper part of its body. 

 Like the snail also, it can only crawl 

 when the earth is moist with raiu or 

 dew : as when the ground is dry, it 

 absorbs too much of the slime which 

 both slugs and snails are obliged to 

 discharge from their bodies to enable 

 them to glide along. There are many 

 kinds of slugs, nearly all of which are 

 destructive to vegetation ; the only 

 exception being the shell-slug (Tes- 

 tacella), which lives on earth-worms. 

 These creatures are by no means com- 

 mon ; but they are found in the earth 

 near hothouses, in the neighbourhood 

 of London, and they may be known 

 by their dirty yellow colour, and by 

 their having a little scale-like shell, 

 which naturalists call the shield or 

 buckler, on the outside and on the 

 highest part of the body, near the 

 breathing-hole, which it is probably 

 intended to protect. Slugs may be 

 destroyed in the same manner as 

 snails. See Helix. 



Lime. — A kind of Citrus, rarely 

 grown in England, but requiring the 

 same treatment as the orange and the 

 lemon. See Citrus. 



Limna'nthes. — Limnanthecece. — 

 One of the Californian annuals, the 

 flowers of which are yellow in the 

 centre, with a deep border of white. 

 For the culture, see Annuals. 



LiMNo'cHAnis. — Hydrocharidece, 

 or ButomecB. — These plants, which 

 are natives of Brazil, are either an- 

 nual or biennial, and the seed should 

 be sown in a layer of rich, loamy soil, 



at the bottom of a cistern or tub, 

 which should be kept very moist ; and 

 as the young plants grow, the tub or 

 cistern should be gradually filled with 

 water- They require the heat of a 

 stove. 



Lina^ria. — Scrophularinece. — 

 Toad-flax. Hardy annuals, that only 

 require sowing in March, April, or 

 May, in the open border. They will 

 grow in any soil or situation ; but 

 they prefer a rather stiff, poor soil, 

 and an open, exposed situation. Se- 

 veral of the kinds have been removed 

 from the genus Antirrhinum (Snap- 

 dragon) to which they are very nearly 

 allied. 



Linn^ea. — CaprifoliacecB. — A 

 trailing plant, adapted for rockwork, 

 or pots, as it is too insignificant in its 

 appearance to produce any effect in 

 the open garden. It should be grown 

 in loam and peat, and it may be pro- 

 pagated by cuttings, which should b© 

 struck under a hand-glass. 



Linum. — Linacece. — The Flax. 

 The common flax, the fibres of the 

 stalk of which are used to make 

 linen, has pretty blue flowers ; but 

 there are other species of the genus 

 with showy yellow flowers. Some of 

 the perennial kinds are rather tender, 

 and require to be protected during 

 severe winters ; they are also liable to 

 damp off if kept too moist. They 

 should be grown in light soil, con- 

 sisting principally of vegetable mould ; 

 and the dwarf kinds are very suitable 

 for rockwork. They are generally 

 propagated by cuttings or seeds, which 

 they ripen abundantly. 



Lion's-ear. — See Leono'tis. 



Lion's-tail. — Leonbtis Leontt- 

 rus. 



Lipa ria. — Legumiyiosce. — Dwarf 

 greenhouse shrubs, with orange or 

 yellow flowers, natives of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Many of the species 

 are now called Priestleya. They 

 should be grown in loam and peat. 



