ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 261 
form except where necessary for propagation, as in the case of 
nootkatensis. 
Z. Moerheimii. Rose-coloured flowers. 
Z. nootkatensis . Dark blue, very dwarf. 
Z. poly 'fthy Hus. A tall, purplish-blue plant flowering May to 
July, and with several varieties of white, blue and white, 
pink and yellow. 
LYCHNIS, “Campion.” (N.O. Caryophyllaceas.) 
Handsome old border plants growing in any ordinary soil and 
liking a sunny situation. Propagation by division every other year, 
either in spring or autumn, also by seed or cuttings taken in late 
summer. 
Z. Chalcedonica. Commonly called the scarlet lychnis, and its 
L. 
flowers resemble a scarlet geranium. 
There are, however, white varieties and a 
double scarlet. 
dioica alba-plena. Charming border plants 
L. 
succeeding, in any soil. 
rubra-plena. 1 to 2 feet high, and flowering 
Z. coronaria. 
June to August. 
(See Agrostemma.) 
L. Flos-jovis . 
(See Agrostemma.) 
Z. haageana and its varicoloured hybrids, salmon, white, and 
red, 2\ feet high. 
Z. Viscaria alba-plena , rosea-plena. 2 feet high. White and 
rose-coloured flowers, blooming from May to July. 
LYTHRUM, “Purple Loosestrife.” (N.O. Lythraceas.) 
Handsome plants for the back row of a border or for the water- 
side, 5 to 6 feet in height, easily increased by cuttings, liking rich 
and deep moist soil. The varieties worth growing are Z. Salicaria , 
roseum superbum , bright rose colour, and Z. virgatum , light rose 
colour. 
MACROTOMIA ECHIOIDES (or Arnebia echioides), 
“ Prophet Flower.” (N.O. Boraginacese.) 
Lemon-yellow with black blotches 6 to 12 inches high, flowering 
in April and May. An old hardy plant worth growing ; not particular 
as to soil, but apt to die out. Can be propagated by cuttings or 
seed. 
