ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 255 
L. elegans. Purple flowers in stout spikes, 4 feet high, flowering 
August and September. 
L. graminiflora. Handsome spikes of pink flowers, 3 feet 
high. August and September. 
L. pycnostachya. Crimson-purple flowers ; a fine, much- 
branched variety, 4 feet high. 
L. seariosa . Dark purple in fine spikes 3 feet high, flowering 
August to September. 
L. spicata. Spikes of purple flowers, 2 feet high. September 
and October. 
LIBERTIA, “Satin Flower.” (N.O. Irideae.) 
A graceful plant with iris-like leaves and white flowers, requiring 
a sheltered situation in free, peaty soil. Propagated by seed or by 
division in spring. The varieties are : — 
L. formosa. White, 18 inches to 2 feet high, with fine green 
foliage. Flowering in May and June. 
L. grandifiora. White flowers, 3 feet high, flowering in July, 
a better variety than the preceding one. 
L. ixioides. White, with pale yellow stamens, 2 to 4 feet high, 
flowering June to August. 
LILIUMS, “Lily.” (N.O. Liliacese.) 
These are the most beautiful bulbous plants we have, flowering 
in late spring, early summer, and late autumn, and in exquisite colour- 
ings of white, yellow, orange, pink, and crimson tints. Many are 
difficult to establish, especially in stiff, damp soils, and it is 
proposed here only to mention those of easy cultivation in the 
border. When once planted, they should be left undisturbed. 
Propagated by offsets. It may be taken as a rule that they prefer 
a light deep soil well enriched with either old manure or peat, 
bearing in mind that the bulbs should never be placed in contact 
with manure when planted, and that a mulching in April either 
with peat-moss litter or with decayed manure is very beneficial, 
and will help to prevent the cutting, drying action of cold winds 
in spring. They should be planted in September as soon as 
the stems have died down and the bulbs have become dormant. 
Water in summer is generally necessary, and it is wise to place 
a little sand and charcoal round the bulbs when planting. Snails 
and slugs must be carefully guarded against, and a ring of cocoa- 
nut-fibre refuse, ashes, or a mixture of soot and lime will help 
in keeping them off. The flower-stems should not be cut down 
