lophospe'rmum. 



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LUNA^RIA. 



can exceed the beauty of the plants 

 retained in this genus, some of which 

 are tender, requiring a stove, and 

 others of which are quite hardy, 

 growing freely in the open ground. 

 Some also are quite dwarf, and others 

 tall plants ; some are blue, others 

 scarlet, and others yellow ; and some 

 are annuals, and the others perennials. 

 All the Lobelias require a light rich 

 soil, and plenty of moisture. The 

 large, tall-growing kinds, with scarlet 

 or pink flowers, are now frequently 

 called Tupa. 



Loblolly Bay. — See GobWnia. 



Locust Tree of the Americans, or 

 Cobbett's Locust.— Robinia Pseudo- 

 Acacia. — See Robi'nia. 



laOGWoun.—HcBmatoxylon campe- 

 chidnum. — A leguminous stove- 

 shrub, which grows best in loam and 

 peat, and is propagated by cuttings. 



London Pride. — Saocifraga um- 

 brosa. — See Saxifra'ga. 



Loni'ceba. — CaprifoliacecB. —The 

 upright or fly Honeysuckle. Great 

 confusion exists in botanical works 

 respecting the scientific names of the 

 different kinds of Honeysuckle, Ge- 

 nerally speaking, however, the climb- 

 ing kinds are called Caprifolium, 

 and the upright, erect shrubs, Loni- 

 cera. The latter kind are all quite 

 hardy, and will grow in any com- 

 mon soil ; and they are propagat- 

 ed by cuttings planted in the open 

 ground in autumn. L. tatarica, the 

 Tartarian honeysuckle, and L. wy- 

 losteum, the common fly honeysuc- 

 kle, are the commonest kinds. 



Loose Strife. — See Lysima^chta. 



Lope'zia. — Onagracece. — Annual 

 and biennial plants, hardy, half-hardy, 

 and tender ; but with light, feathery 

 pink flowers, and pretty ball-like 

 fruit, which is produced on long 

 stalks, and is very ornamental. For 

 the culture, see Annuals and Bien- 

 nials. 



Lophospe'rmum. — Scrophulari- 



nece — Beautiful climbing-plants, with 

 pink bell-shaped flowers, which grow 

 luxuriantly in the open border, co- 

 vering a trellis- work or a wall in an 

 incredibly short space of time. As 

 the plants are killed down to the 

 ground in winter, cuttings should be 

 taken off in autumn, and kept in a 

 greenhouse or frame during winter to 

 plant out in spring. The plants will 

 grow in any common garden soil, pro- 

 vided it is tolerably light, and that 

 they have abundance of space for their 

 roots. 



Loquat Tree. — See Ekiobothrya. 



Lora'nthus. — Loranthacece. — A 

 kind of Miseltoe, generally found on 

 the oak ; common in Germany, but 

 not yet introduced into England. 



Lord Anson's Pea. — Ldthyrus 

 Magelldnicus. — See Lathyrus. 



Lotus. — Leguminosce. — Birds'- 

 foot Trefoil. Pea-flowered annual and 

 perennial plants, generally with yel- 

 low flowers, but sometimes with white 

 or pink flowers, some of which are 

 only half-hardy. They are all grown 

 in sandy loam, and are generally 

 propagated by seeds. 



Love Apple. — The Tomata. See 

 Lycope'rsicum. 



Love lies Bleeding. — Amaran- 

 thus caudatus. — See Amaranthus. 



LoVea. — The new name for Rosa 

 berberidifblia. 



Lucu^lia. — Rubiacece. — L. gra- 

 tississima is a remarkably fragrant 

 plant, with large flowers, something 

 like those of the Hydrangea. It ia 

 grown in a greenhouse, in a mixture 

 of light turfy loam and peat; and it is 

 propagated by cuttings, which require 

 bottom-heat. 



Luna v ria. — CrucifercB. — Ho- 

 nesty. Hardy annual and perennial 

 plants, which will grow in any com- 

 mon garden soil, and only require the 

 usual treatment of their respective 

 kinds. See Annuals and Peren- 

 nials. 



