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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



synonym — Gnaphaliuin LeontopoJium (Edelweiss), 

 Alps of Europe ; height 6 inches ; white woolly 

 leaves ; Howers yellowish : June and July. Position 

 exposed ; firm, well-drained, sandy soil ; division 

 in spi'ino;, seeds. 



Leucoium (Snow-flake).— L. a?stivum (summer), Cen- 

 tral Europe ; height 18 inches ; flower pure white : 

 spring and early summer. Common rich soil : 

 division of bulbs. L. vernum (spring), Central 

 Europe ; 4 to 6 inches ; flowers white : spring. 

 -Position sheltered ; liglit rich soil. 



LiLlUM (Lily). — L. concolor pulchellum (one-coloured, 



Fig-. 64. LlTHOSPEKMLTJI Peosteatum. 



pretty), Russian Lilj-. Mongolia ; height 6 to 12 

 inches ; flowers bright scarlet, spotted black : sum- 

 mer. Position partially shaded ; peaty soil ; off- 

 sets and seeds. L. tenuifolium (narrow-leaved), 

 Siberia ; height 6 to 12 inches ; flowers bright 

 scarlet : summer. Position warm and well-drained ; 

 sandy peat and loam ; offsets and seeds. 



LiNAKiA (Toad Flax).— L. alpina (alpine), Alps of 

 Europe ; height 6 inches ; compact ; flowers 

 bluish violet, golden centre : summer and autumn. 

 Position sunny ; gritty soil. Seeds. 



Ljnn.'EA (Twin-flower). — L.borealis (northern), Britain; 



trailing ; evergreen ; flowers flesh-coloured, frag- 

 rant : May and June ; partial shade ; moist, peaty 

 soil. Division. 



LiNUM (Flax). — L. alpinum (alpine), Europe ; height 

 6 inches ; flowers blue. Position sunny and well 

 drained; sandy loam and peat. Division in 

 spring ; cuttings and seeds. L. arboreum (tree- 

 like) Crete ; height 1 foot ; flowers yellow : Maj- 

 and June. Position warm and sheltered ; sandy 

 loam and peat or leaf soil. Cuttings. L. cam- 

 panulatum (bell-shaped flowered). South Europe ; 

 height 1 foot ; flowers yellow : June to August. 

 Position warm and dry slopes ; soil sandy. Seeds. 

 L. narbonense (Narbonne), Europe ; height 15 to 

 20 inches ; flowers blue, sometimes white : May to 

 July. Position outer edge of rockwork ; rich 

 light soil. Division, cuttings and seeds. L. 

 perenne (perennial), Europe, Britain ; height 12 to 

 18 inches; flowers pale blue: June and July. 

 Any position ; common soil. Division, cuttings 

 and seeds. L. viscosum (clammy), Europe ; height 

 12 to 18 inches ; flowers pale purple : June to 

 August. Position sunny ; soil well drained, moist 

 sandy loam. Division, cuttings and seeds. 



LiTiiospERMUM (Cromwell). — L. canescens (hoary), 

 North America ; height 6 to 15 inches ; flowers 

 yellow : June and July. Position well drained and 

 sunny ; sandy loam and leaf soil. Division, cuttings 

 and seeds. L. Gastoni (Gaston's), Western Pyrenees ; 

 height 12 to 18 inches ; flowers sky blue. Position 

 sunny; rich loam. Divisions, cuttings and seeds. 

 L. prostratuni (Fig. 54), South Western Europe ; 

 trailing sub-shrub ; flowers deep blue, striped with 

 reddish violet : summer. Position sunny and well 

 drained ; rich light sandy soil. Cuttings of pre- 

 vious year's growth. 



Myosotis (Forget-me-not). — M. alpestris (alpine), 

 synonym M. rupicola, Mountains of Europe, 

 Britain ; height 2 to 3 inches ; flowers blue : 

 summer. Sunny crevices in rockwork; common 

 soil. Division, cuttings and seeds. 



Xarcissus (Daffodil). — N. bulbocodium (Hoop Petti- 

 coat) ; South- West Europe ; height 4 to 8 inches ; 

 flowers bright yellow : April and May. Position 

 sheltered slope ; deep sandy loam. Offsets and 

 seed. N. juncifolius (Rush-leaved), Spain and 

 South France ; heiglit 4 to 6 inches ; flowers 

 bright yellow : April. Position sunny and shel- 

 tered; sandy soil. Division. N. minor, Spain; 

 height 3 to 4 inches ; flowers orange, yellow cup, 

 pale sulphur division : March and April. Position 

 sunny and exposed; fine sandy soil. Division of 

 tufts. N. cyclamineus (cyclamen daffodil), yellow, 



